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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt index 1a712f5..9cd69d3 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt @@ -19,22 +19,33 @@ Preconditions c:\ (any drive) MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name) + 3. Download the hdf5xxx distribution archive and use WinZip to + extract the hdf5 package into c:\MyHDFstuff. This creates a + directory called 'hdf5xxx' under MyHDFstuff which contains + several files and directories. Rename "hdf5xxx" to "hdf5". + 4. HDF5 uses zlib for compression and zlib is NOT distributed - with hdf5 lib in 1.6.??? release. You have to install your own + with hdf5 lib in 1.6.0 release. You have to install your own zlib library or you may go to HDF web site (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/gzip/) to download the correponding zlib library by yourself. If you want to build HDF5 library without using zlib, please read section V. - 5. HDF4-related tools are not built and released with HDF5 library + 5. HDF5 uses szlib(szip) for compression and szlib is distributed with hdf5 lib + in 1.6.0 release. You can also download szlib source codes and binaries from + ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/windows/ + If you want to build HDF5 library without using szlib, please read + section V. + + 6. HDF4-related tools are not built and released with HDF5 library packages any more. To obtain HDF4-related tools, please check http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/h4toh5/ and ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/h4toh5/ - 6. For .NET users, please go to section VI. + 7. For .NET users, please go to section VI. - 7. For DLL users, please do read and follow "DLL hints" at Section IV. + 8. For DLL users, please do read and follow "DLL hints" at Section IV. - 8. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot release, please + 9. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot release, please read Section VII. @@ -42,7 +53,7 @@ Preconditions The following sections discuss installation procedures in detail: - Section I: What do we build and install + Section I: What do we build and install Section II: Building and testing hdf5 libraries and non-hdf4 related hdf5 tools tools @@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ What do we build and install? non-hdf4 related tools HDF5 library testing programs: - hdf5 library related comprehensive tests + hdf5 library comprehensive tests HDF5 related tools testing programs: hdf5 tools testing programs @@ -120,18 +131,22 @@ STEP 1: Building hdf5 libraries and non-hdf4 related tools see whether the zlib dll library path is the same as C:\zlib114\dll or the correct path where you install your dll export library. If not, replace the old zlib dll library path with the correct path. + check the same path for szlib dll. You should do this for both Debug and release version. 4. Go to "Tools" and select "Options", find "Directories"; 4.1 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Include files", - If you cannot find your zlib header path(for example, C:\zlib114\include) + If you cannot find your zlib and szlib header path + (for example, C:\zlib114\include,C:\szlib\include) from the directory list, - add the header path(C:\zlib114\include) to the included directories. + add the header path(C:\zlib114\include,C:\szlib\include) to + the included directories. 4.2 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Library files", - If you cannot find your zlib library path(for example, C:\zlib114\lib) + If you cannot find your zlib and szlib library path + (for example, C:\zlib114\lib,C:szlib\lib) from the directory list, - add the library path(C:\zlib114\lib) to the included directories. + add the library path(C:\zlib114\lib,C:\szlib\lib) to the included directories. 5. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". @@ -602,18 +617,33 @@ If you would like to remove gzip compression from the hdf5 library follow the steps below. - 1) Open the H5pubconf.h file from the src directory and remove the - following four lines: + 1) Open the H5pubconf.h file from the src directory and remove(or comment + out) the following two lines: #define H5_HAVE_ZLIB_H 1 - #define H5_HAVE_LIBZ 1 - #define H5_HAVE_COMPRESS2 1 - #define H5_HAVE_COMPRESSION 1 + #define H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE 1 + + then save the file. + + 2) run-compile HDF5 library according to the previous steps. + +Diable szip compression +============================================= +If you would like to remove szip compression from the hdf5 library +follow the steps below. + + + 1) Open the H5pubconf.h file from the src directory and remove(or comment + out) the following two lines: + + #define H5_HAVE_SZLIB_H 1 + #define H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP 1 then save the file. 2) run-compile HDF5 library according to the previous steps. + Section VI: How to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET) |