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| -rw-r--r-- | release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt | 10 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt index 6163539..20da44a 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt @@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Preconditions: gcc-3.4.4 is included in Cygwin, which includes: gcc : GNU C compiler gcc-g++: GNU C++ compiler - gcc-g77: GNU Fortran 77 compiler 2.2 Fortran Compiler HDF5-1.8 Supported @@ -97,8 +96,17 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin 2.3 Bzip'd tar archive (*.tar.bz2) $ bunzip2 < hdf5-1.8.1.tar.bz2 | tar xf - + +2. Setup Environment + + In Cygwin, most compilers and setting are automatically detected during + the configure script. However, if you are building Fortran we recommend + that you explicitly set the "FC" variable in your environment to use the + g95 Fortran compiler. For example, issue the command: + + $ export FC=g95 -3. Configuring +4. Configuring Notes: See detailed information in hdf5/release_docs/INSTALL, part 5. Full installation instructions for source @@ -112,19 +120,19 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin In short, - 3.1 To configure HDF5 C Library, using + To configure HDF5 C Library, using $ ./configure - 3.2 To configure HDF5 C/C++ Library, using + To configure HDF5 C/C++ Library, using $ ./configure --enable-cxx - 3.3 To configure HDF5 C/Fortran Library, using + To configure HDF5 C/Fortran Library, using $ ./configure --enable-fortran - 3.4 To configure HDF5 C with Szip library, using + To configure HDF5 C with Szip library, using $ ./configure --with-szlib="path to szlib" @@ -135,15 +143,15 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin $ ./configure --with-szlib=/cygdrive/c/szip - 3.5 To configure HDF5 C without Zlib, + To configure HDF5 C without Zlib, To disable zlib, using $ ./configure --without-zlib - 3.6 Two ways to configure HDF5 C with specified Zlib + Two ways to configure HDF5 C with specified Zlib - 3.6.1 Using + Using $ ./configure --with-zlib=INCDIR,LIBDIR @@ -153,7 +161,7 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin $ ./configure --with-zlib=/cygdrive/c/usr/include,/cygdrive/c/usr/lib - 3.6.2 Through the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS Variables + Through the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS Variables For example, if zlib was installed in the directory /cygdrive/c/usr then using the following command to configure @@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin $ LDFLAGS=-L/cygdrive/c/usr/lib \ $ ./configure - 3.7 To specify the installation directories, using + To specify the installation directories, using $ ./configure --prefix="path for installation" @@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin the path with the `--prefix=PATH' switch as in the above command. - 3.8 Combination of Switches + Combination of Switches All of the above switches can be combined together. For example, if users want to configure HDF5 C/C++/Fortran @@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin --enable-fortran <"If no more switches, then hit Enter"> -4. Make and Make Check +5. Make and Make Check After configuration is done successfully, run the following series of commands to build, test and install HDF5 @@ -220,17 +228,17 @@ Install HDF5 on Cygwin Before run "make install", check output file for "make check", there should be no failures at all. -5. Make Install +6. Make Install $ make install > "output file name" -6. Check installed HDF5 library +7. Check installed HDF5 library - After step 4, go to your installation directory, there should be + After step 6, go to your installation directory, there should be three subdirectories: "bin" "include" and "lib". -7. Known Problems +8. Known Problems Shared libraries can not be built on Cygwin In release 1.8. diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt index 4fc7819..76b0c09 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt @@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ Contents: Preconditions: - 1. Installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. + 1. Installed Microsoft Visual Studio. This document is written for Visual + Studio 2005, although we also support Visual Studio .NET 2003. Most of + the instructions are the same, although some features are unsupported in + Visual Studio .NET. For simple Visual Studio .NET instructions, see the + document INSTALL_Windows_NET.TXT. 2. (Optional) Installed Intel Compiler 9.1 if you want to build HDF5 Fortran libraries. @@ -428,7 +432,9 @@ Note: The complete testing suite can take a long time to run on even fast set HDF5TestExpress=3 - If the variable is unset, it takes on the value 1. + If the variable is unset, it takes on the value 1. Note that when + HDF5TestExpress is set to 2 or 3, some features may not be thoroughly + tested. For most users, we recommend not setting this variable. We provide 2 options for users to test HDF5 libraries and tools. |