HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP (Full Version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following instructions assume that the HDF5 source code package from HDF website (http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu) is used. ***************************WARNINGS************************************* Please read CAREFULLY about the following preconditions and notes first. Preconditions 1. Installed Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or Intel C compiler and WinZip. 1.1 Installed Compaq Visual Fortran compiler(6.0 or higher version), or Intel Fortran compiler if you want to build HDF5 Fortran libraries. Note: By default, WinZip will convert the Unix end of line format when extracting .tar file. This conversion will cause "false" failure in some HDF5 tools testings. Please uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" option in your WinZip to prevent the conversion when extracting .tar file. To uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" option: Invoke WinZip, go to "Options", select "Configuration..." Click the "Miscellaneous" tab and uncheck "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" option, then click OK. 2. Set up a directory structure to unpack the library. For example: c:\ (any drive) MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name) 3. Download the hdf5-1.8.x source code package and use WinZip to extract the HDF5 package into c:\MyHDFstuff. This creates a directory called 'hdf5-1.8.x' under MyHDFstuff which contains several files and directories. Rename "hdf5-1.8.x" to "hdf5". 4. HDF5 provide options to do in-memory compress within HDF5 library. Currently, two external compression libraries Zlib and Szip can be used with HDF5. 4.1 HDF5 uses Zlib version 1.2.2 for compression and Zlib is NOT distributed with HDF5 library in 1.8.x release. To use Zlib library, you have to install your own Zlib DLL library or go to ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/lib-external/zlib/1.2/bin to download the Zlib library. Note: Zlib 1.2.2 DLL library can also be downloaded from http://www.zlib.net/zlib122-dll.zip 4.2 HDF5 uses Szip version 2.0 for compression and Szip compression software is provided with HDF5 products in 1.8.0 release. To use Szip 2.0 library, you can download Szip source codes and binaries from ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/lib-external/szip/2.0/bin/windows Please note that Szip is not a totally open-source free software. For licensing issue of Szip, please check "Licensing terms" at http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/doc_resource/SZIP/index.html. Szip compression feature inside HDF5 is optional. 5. Define the following environment variables: HDF5_EXT_ZLIB HDF5_EXT_SZIP In this section, Zlib and Szip compression packages are assumed to be used. Please read Section V as well as this section if you do not want to use compression feature inside HDF5. To define these environment variables: Click "Start", click "Control Panel", and then double-click "System". On the "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables". If you are logged on as administrator to the local computer AND want to let all other users use these two environment variables, click "New" under "System Variables" box; otherwise, click "New" under "User Variables" box. In the New Variable window, set "Variable name" as HDF5_EXT_ZLIB and "Variable value" as zdll.lib, then click OK. Similarly, you can set: HDF5_EXT_SZIP environment variable as szlibdll.lib Notes: a. You might have to close and reopen running programs for the new environment variable settings to take effect. b. c:\zlib122\zlib1.dll and c:\szip\dll\szlibdll.dll should be copied into the location that the application can find, one suggestion is to use the c:\WINDOWS\system. 6. Set up path for external libraries and headers Skip this part if you don't want to use ANY compression features provided by HDF5. Please do read Section V. You have to read this part even if you want to only use Zlib or Szip. You also need to read Section V. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ and go to "Tools" and select "Options", find "Directories"; 6.1 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Include files", if you can not find your Zlib and Szip header path (for example, c:\zlib122\include, c:\szip\include) from the directory list, add the header path (c:\zlib122\include, c:\szip\include) to the included directories. 6.2 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Library files", If you cannot find your Zlib and Szip library path (for example, c:\zlib122\lib, c:\szip\dll) from the directory list, add the library path (c:\zlib122\lib, c:\szip\dll) to the library directories. Notes: 1. In release 1.8.0, all.zip is deprecated. Users should go to hdf5/windows directory, run copy_hdf.bat first and then open all.dsw under hdf5/windows/proj/all to start building process. 2. In release 1.8.0, all.sln was provided for command line use ONLY. all.sln should never be opened to start building HDF5 using IDE. 3. To build HDF5 C++ and FORTRAN libraries, please read through this document. 4. For users who want to quickly build HDF5 library or do not want to know HDF5 building and installation details, please read INSATLL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.txt, INSTALL_Windows_Short_Net.txt or INSTALL_Windows_Short_Intel.txt based on the compiler to be used. 5. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package from the command line, please read INSATLL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt. 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/ 7. For DLL users, please do read and follow "DLL hints" at Section IV. 8. For .NET users, please read Section VI. 9. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot release, please read Section VIII. 10. For Intel Compiler users, Intel 7.x works with MSVS 6.0 and Intel 8.1 only works with MSVS .net 2003 when you build HDF5-1.8.x, please read Section VII. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following sections discuss installation procedures in detail: Section I: What do we build and install Section II: How to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools Section III: How to build an application using the HDF5 library or DLL Section IV: Helpful pointers Section V: How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression Section VI: How to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET) Section VII: How to build HDF5 with INTEL Compiler Section VIII: How to build and test HDF5 snapshot release Section VIIII: Misc. ************************************************************************ Section I: What do we build and install? ======================================================================== 1. Build and Install HDF5 static library: debug and release version HDF5 Dynamic Link Library(DLL): debug and release version as well as export libraries for DLL HDF5 High-Level Library (Optional): HDF5 C++ Library HDF5 HL-Fortran Library HDF5 tools: HDF5 tools 2. Build Only (Not included in the binary distribution) HDF5 tool library: debug and release version HDF5 tool export library for DLL: debug and release version HDF5 library testing programs: HDF5 library comprehensive tests HDF5 related tools testing programs: HDF5 tools comprehensive tests 3. Examples (Not included in the binary distribution) HDF5 examples: simple HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples ************************************************************************ Section II: How to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools ======================================================================== STEP 1: Building HDF5 libraries and tools 1. Run batch file copy_hdf.bat. Go to c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. This process will copy all the necessary batch files,windows specific source codes and text files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the corresponding directories under hdf5. 2. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ compiler Invoke Microsoft Visual C++. From the main menu, go to "File" and select the "Open Workspace" option. Then open the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.dsw workspace. You should find windows project files listed as "all files, big files etc." on the left. 3. (Optional)HDF5 C++, Fortran libraries, HL-CPP, HL-Fortran and Intel compiler 3.1 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 C++ libraries Go to "Project" and select "dependencies"; Select "all" in the "Select project to modify:" box, then enable the desired projects: dsets_cpp dsets_cppdll hdf5_cpp hdf5_cppdll testhdf5_cpp testhdf5_cppdll 3.2 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 Fortran libraries Go to "Project" and select "dependencies"; Select "all" in the "Select project to modify:" box, then enable the desired projects: flush1_fortran flush1_fortrandll flush2_fortran flush2_fortrandll hdf5_f90cstub hdf5_f90cstubdll hdf5_fortran hdf5_fortrandll libtest_cstubdll libtest_fortran libtest_fortrandll testhdf5_fortran testhdf5_fortrandll 3.3 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 High-Level libraries Go to "Project" and select "dependencies"; Select "all" in the "Select project to modify:" box, then enable the desired projects: hdf5_hl hl_test_image hl_test_lite hl_test_table hl_test_ds hl_test_packet 3.4 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 High-Level C++ libraries Go to "Project" and select "dependencies"; Select "all" in the "Select project to modify:" box, then enable all of the project files listed in Section II Step 1(3.1) and the following desired projects: hdf5_hl_cpp hl_test_table_cpp 3.5 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 High-Level Fortran libraries Go to "Project" and select "dependencies"; Select "all" in the "Select project to modify:" box, then enable all of the project files listed in Section II Step 1(3.2) and the following desired projects: hdf5_hl_fortran hl_test_image_fortran hl_test_lite_fortran hl_test_table_fortran 3.6 If you are using Intel compilers, please read Section VII. 4. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 4.1 To build debug versions of single-threaded static libraries, Debug multithreaded DLLs and tests In "Project configurations", select "all -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version of project "all". 4.2 To build release versions of single-threaded static libraries, multithreaded DLLs and tests In "Project configurations", select "all -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version of project "all". Both debug and release versions must be built. Warning messages can be ignored. When the debug or release build is done the directories listed below will contain the following files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\debug - hdf5d.lib- the hdf5 static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\release - hdf5.lib- the hdf5 static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\debug - hdf5ddll.dll- DLL hdf5ddll.lib- the DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release - hdf5dll.dll- DLL hdf5dll.lib- the DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtest\debug - and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtest\release - libtest.lib - the internal library for test c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtestD\debug - libtestD.dll - the internal DLL for test libtestD.lib - the internal DLL export library for test c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtestD\release - libtestD.dll - the internal DLL for test libtestD.lib - the internal DLL export library for test c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslib\debug - and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslib\release - toolslib.lib- the internal tools library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslibD\debug - and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslibD\release - toolslibD.dll- DLL toolslibD.lib- the internal DLL export library for tools c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\"tools directory"- where tools are located The directories listed below will contain the following files ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 C++ libraries: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cpp\debug - hdf5_cppd.lib- the HDF5 C++ API static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cpp\release - hdf5_cpp.lib- the HDF5 C++ API static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\debug - hdf5_cppddll.dll- the HDF5 C++ API DLL hdf5_cppddll.lib- the C++ API DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\release - hdf5_cppdll.dll- the HDF5 C++ API DLL hdf5_cppdll.lib- the C++ API DLL export library The directories listed below will contain the following files ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 Fortran libraries: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortran\debug - hdf5_fortrand.lib- the HDF5 Fortran API static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortran\release - hdf5_fortran.lib- the HDF5 Fortran API static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortrandll\debug - hdf5_fortranddll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran API DLL hdf5_fortranddll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran API DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortrandll\release - hdf5_fortrandll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran API DLL hdf5_fortrandll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran API DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90sctub\debug - hdf5_f90cstubd.lib- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90cstub\release - hdf5_f90cstub.lib- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90sctubdll\debug - hdf5_f90cstubddll.dll- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub DLL hdf5_f90cstubddll.lib- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90cstubdll\release - hdf5_f90cstubdll.dll- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub DLL hdf5_f90cstubdll.lib- the HDF5 C and Fortran stub DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_cstubdll\debug - libtest_cstubddll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran test C and Fortran stub DLL libtest_cstubddll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test C and Fortran stub DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_cstubdll\release - libtest_cstubdll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran test C and Fortran stub DLL libtest_cstubdll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test C and Fortran stub DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortran\debug - libtest_fortrand.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortran\release - libtest_fortranr.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test static library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortrandll\debug - libtest_fortranddll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran test DLL libtest_fortranddll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test DLL export library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortran\release - libtest_fortrandll.dll- the HDF5 Fortran test DLL libtest_fortrandll.lib- the HDF5 Fortran test DLL export library The directories listed below will contain the following files ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 High Level libraries: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl\Release - hdf5_hl.lib - HDF5 High Level Static Library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl\Debug - hdf5_hld.lib - HDF5 High Level Static Library The directories listed below will contain the following files ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 High Level C++ libraries: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cpp\Release - hdf5_hl_cpp.lib - HDF5 High Level Static Library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cpp\Debug - hdf5_hl_cpp.lib - HDF5 High Level Static Library The directories listed below will contain the following files ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 High Level Fortran libraries: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_fortran\Release - hdf5_hl_fortranr.lib - HDF5 High Level Fortran Static Library c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_fortran\Debug - hdf5_hl_fortrand.lib - HDF5 High-Level Fortran Static Library STEP 2: Testing HDF5 libraries and tools HDF5 libraries and tools should be tested to make sure that they were built correctly. We provide 2 options for users to test HDF5 libraries and tools. Option 1: Automatic testings HDF5 comes with various test suites, all of which can be tested with hdf5check.bat batch file in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. hdf5check batch file can be run with one of the following four options: hdf5check test HDF5 C library and tools only hdf5check enablecpp test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools To use this option, HDF5 C++ libraries must have been built in step I. hdf5check enablefortran test HDF5 C/FORTRAN libraries and tools To use this option, HDF5 Fortran libraries must have been built in step I. hdf5check enableall test HDF5 C/C++/FORTRAN libraries and tools To use this option, HDF5 C++ and Fortran libraries must have been built in step I. Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate option. Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_results.txt c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt. In general, you only need to check tests_results.txt. If all the tests passed, then you do not have to check check_results.txt. If some tests failed, check check_results.txt can help you figure out what was wrong. Option 2: Step-by-step HDF5 libraries and tools testings You can also test HDF5 libraries and tools one by one. There are possibly four versions of HDF5 libraries and tools testings. They are: release version release dll version debug version debug dll version We strongly suggest you to redirect your testing results into an output file so that you can easily check the testing results. You may use either Notepad or WordPad or whatever other windows word processor to check the results. For the purpose of printing, please choose font less than 14 for better alignment of the text. DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system directory. A batch file named install_dll.bat is included in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run this batch file and the following HDF5 DLLs will be copied to the system directory. hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release\hdf5dll.dll hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\debug\hdf5ddll.dll hdf5\test\libtestD\release\libtestD.dll hdf5\test\libtestD\debug\libtestDd.dll 1. HDF5 library testing cd into the hdf5\test directory. (1) basic tests Go to a) b) c) or d) to test your chosen version a) release static version type: hdf5test release >"Your output filename" b) release dll version type: hdf5test release dll > "Your output filename" c) debug static version type: hdf5test debug >"Your output filename" d) debug dll version type: hdf5test debug dll >"Your output filename" (2) timing tests Go to a) b) c) or d) to test your chosen version a) release static version type: hdf5timingtest release >"Your output filename" b) release dll version type: hdf5timingtest release dll >"Your output filename" c) debug static version type: hdf5timingtest debug >"Your output filename" d) debug dll version type: hdf5timingtest debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 2. HDF5 tools testing To test HDF5 tools, cd back into hdf5 directory and then cd into tools directory(c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools). The HDF5 tools testing results are saved into output files in tools directory by the testhdf5tools.bat as described below. Go to a) b) c) or d) to test your chosen version a) release static version type: testhdf5tools release output file: toolstest_release.txt b) release dll version type: testhdf5tools release dll output file: toolstest_releasedll.txt c) debug static version type: testhdf5tools debug output file: toolstest_debug.txt d) debug dll version type: testhdf5tools debug dll output file: toolstest_debugdll.txt Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 3. HDF5 C++ library test Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 C++ libraries and want to test them. DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system directory. A batch file named install_cppdll.bat is included in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run this batch file and the following HDF5 C++ DLLs will be copied to the system directory. hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\release\hdf5_cppdll.dll hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\debug\hdf5_cppddll.dll Run hdf5cpptest.bat in the hdf5\c++\test directory at the command prompt as below: hdf5cpptest release >"Your output filename" hdf5cpptest release dll >"Your output filename" hdf5cpptest debug >"Your output filename" hdf5cpptest debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 4. HDF5 Fortran library test Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 Fortran libraries and want to test them. DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system directory. A batch file named install_f90dll.bat is included in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run this batch file and the following HDF5 Fortran DLLs will be copied to the system directory. hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90cstubdll\release\hdf5_f90cstubdll.dll hdf5\proj\hdf5_f90cstubdll\debug\hdf5_f90cstubddll.dll hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortrandll\release\hdf5_fortrandll.dll hdf5\proj\hdf5_fortrandll\debug\hdf5_fortranddll.dll hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_cstubdll\release\libtest_cstubdll.dll hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_cstubdll\debug\libtest_cstubddll.dll hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortrandll\release\libtest_fortrandll.dll hdf5\fortran\test\libtest_fortrandll\debug\libtest_fortranddll.dll Run testhdf5_fortran.bat at the command prompt as below: testhdf5_fortran release >"Your output filename" testhdf5_fortran release dll >"Your output filename" testhdf5_fortran debug >"Your output filename" testhdf5_fortran debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 5. HDF5 High-Level library test Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 High-Level libraries and want to test them. Run test_hdf5_hl.bat in the hdf5\hl\test directory at the command prompt as below: test_hdf5_hl release >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl release dll >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl debug >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 6 HDF5 High-Level C++ library test Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 High-Level C++ libraries and want to test them. Run test_hdf5_hl_cpp.bat in the hdf5\hl\c++\test directory at the command prompt as below: test_hdf5_hl_cpp release >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_cpp release dll >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_cpp debug >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_cpp debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. 7. HDF5 High-Level Fortran library test Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 High-Level Fortran libraries and want to test them. Run test_hdf5_hl_fortran.bat in the hdf5\hl\fortran\test directory at the command prompt as below: test_hdf5_hl_fortran release >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_fortran release dll >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_fortran debug >"Your output filename" test_hdf5_hl_fortran debug dll >"Your output filename" Use Notepad or WordPad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. STEP 3: Installing HDF5 Libraries We provide a batch file for users to relocate all HDF5 libraries in one folder (C++ and Fortran libraries will also be copied into this folder if they have been built in step I). The file is called installhdf5lib.bat under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run the batch file, you may see a folder called hdf5lib under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5. The layout of should be: release\include -- HDF5 header files release\bin -- HDF5 static tool executables release\bindll -- HDF5 DLL tool executables release\lib -- HDF5 static libraries release\dll -- HDF5 DLLs You may also find the similar layout for the . STEP 4: Building HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples (Optional) Simple examples have been provided for users to test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran library and tools. Note: 1) To build HDF5 C++ examples, HDF5 C++ library must have been built in step I. 2) To build HDF5 Fortran examples, HDF5 Fortran library must have been built in step I. 3) By default, the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples are linked with the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and DLLs. The debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples will fail if they are linked with HDF5 binary distribution, which only includes the release versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and DLLs. To build and test HDF5 C examples: 1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select the "Open Workspace" option. Then open the workspace c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\examples\allexamples\allexamples.dsw. 2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 2.1 To build debug versions of C examples. In "Project configurations", select "allexamples -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version of project "allexamples". 2.2 To build release versions of C examples. In "Project configurations", select "allexamples -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version of project "allexamples". When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\ attributetest attributetestdll chunkread chunkreaddll compoundtest compoundtestdll extendwritetest extendwritetestdll grouptest grouptestdll readtest readtestdll selectest selectestdll writetest writetestdll 3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file InstallExamples.bat which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file creates 4 new directories, examplesREL, examplesRELDLL, examplesDBG, and examplesDBGDLL, in the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory and places all the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the examples should be built before this step is done. 4. We provide a batch file named testExamples.bat and an expected examples tests output file named testExamples_exp_output.txt in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory for you to test HDF5 C examples. testExamples.bat batch file has 4 options: testExamples release -- for release version testExamples release dll -- for release DLL version testExamples debug -- for debug version testExamples debug dll -- for debug DLL version Invoke a command prompt window and run testExamples with appropriate options. You should get "All HDF5 C examples tests passed." when the C examples are built successfully. Otherwise, the difference between the expected outputs and actual outputs will be given. To build and test HDF5 C++ examples: 1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, choose "File" and select the "Open Workspace" option. Then open the workspace c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\c++\examples\allcppexamples\allcppexamples.dsw. 2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 2.1 To build debug versions of C++ examples. In "Project configurations", select "allcppexamples -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version of project "allcppexamples". 2.2 To build release versions of C++ examples. In "Project configurations", select "allcppexamples -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version of project "allcppexamples". When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\c++\examples\ chunkstest chunkstestdll compoundtest compoundtestdll createtest createtestdll extend_dstest extend_dstestdll h5grouptest h5grouptestdll readdatatest readdatatestdll writedatatest writedatatestdll 3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file InstallcppExamples.bat which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file creates 4 new directories, cppexamplesREL, cppexamplesRELDLL, cppexamplesDBG, and cppexamplesDBGDLL, in the c:\MyHDFstuff\c++\examples directory and places all the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the examples should be built before this step is done. 4. We provide a batch file named testcppExamples.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\c++\examples directory for you to test HDF5 C++ examples. testcppExamples.bat batch file has 4 options: testcppExamples release -- for release version testcppExamples release dll -- for release DLL version testcppExamples debug -- for debug version testcppExamples debug dll -- for debug DLL version Invoke a command prompt window and run testcppExamples with appropriate options. You should get "All HDF5 C++ examples tests passed." when the C++ examples are built successfully. Otherwise, the difference between the expected outputs and actual outputs will be given. To build and test HDF5 Fortran example: 1. Invoke Compaq Visual Fortran or intel Fortran under Microsoft Visual studio development environment, go to "File" and select the "Open Workspace" option. Then open the workspace c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\fortran\examples\allf90examples\allf90examples.dsw. 2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 2.1 To build debug versions of Fortran examples. In "Project configurations", select "allf90examples -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version of project "allf90examples". 2.2 To build release versions of Fortran examples. In "Project configurations", select "allf90examples -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version of project "allf90examples". When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\examples\ attreexampletest attreexampletestdll compoundtest compoundtestdll dsetexampletest dsetexampletestdll fileexampletest fileexampletestdll groupexampletest groupexampletestdll grpdsetexampletest grpdsetexampletestdll grpittest grpittestdll grpsexampletest grpsexampletestdll hyperslabtest hyperslabtestdll mountexampletest mountexampletest refobjexampletest refobjexampletestdll refregexampletest refregexampletestdll rwdsetexampletest rwdsetexampletestdll selecteletest selecteletestdll 3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file Installf90Examples.bat which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file creates 4 new directories, f90examplesREL, f90examplesRELDLL, f90examplesDBG, and f90examplesDBGDLL, in the c:\MyHDFstuff\fortran\examples directory and places all the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the examples should be built before this step is done. ************************************************************************ Section III: Building an application using the HDF5 library or DLL ======================================================================== Waring: The instructions below will only describe how to build an application using the release version of the HDF5 library or DLL. To use the debug version of the HDF5 library or DLL, you need to substitute the release version of the HDF5 library or DLL with the debug version. To use HDF5 static library To build an application that uses the HDF5 static library the following locations will need to be specified for locating header files and linking with the HDF static library, for example: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib If you have installed HDF5 library in Section II, step 3. We assume that you will use Zlib and Szip compression with HDF5 library. To specify these locations in the settings for your VC++ project, you may choose one of the following two methods. 1) Method One To insert the path that specifies HDF5 and Zlib, Szip header files: 1. Open your VC++ project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it is the active project. 2. Go to the Project menu and chose the "Settings" option. 3. Choose the build configuration you would like to modify in the drop down menu labeled with "Settings For:" 4. Choose the C/C++ tab 5. Choose "Preprocessor" in the drop down menu labeled with "Category:" 6. In a text-area labeled with "Additional include directories:", add HDF5, Zlib, and Szip header files directories. For example: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include c:\zlib122\include c:\szip\include Then click OK. 7. (optional) to use HDF5 Fortran static library, the location of Fortran module files should be specified by following Project->Settings->Fortran->Preprocessor, and in a test-area labeled with "INCLUDE and USE Paths:", add HDF5 Fortran module files directories. For example: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include To link the HDF5 library with your application: 1. Open your VC++ project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it is the active project. 2. Go to the Project menu and chose "Add to Project" option and then "Files" option. 3. Change the "Files of type:" to "Library Files (.lib)" 4. Navigate through the directories until you find the location of the hdf5.lib. 5. Select hdf5.lib and click OK. 6. repeat 1-5, to select zdll.lib and szlibdll.lib. 7. (optional) repeat 1-5, to select hdf5_cpp.lib to link with HDF5 C++ static library. 8. (optional) repeat 1-5, to select hdf5_fortran.lib to link with HDF5 Fortran static library. 2) Method Two 1. Go to Tools->Options->Directories, 2. Insert the correct HDF5, Zlib, Szip paths for both headers(include) and libraries. For example, c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib c:\zlib122\include c:\zlib122\lib c:\szip\include c:\szip\dll 3. Go to the Project menu and choose the "Settings" option. 4. Find the "link" option and "Input" category, insert "zdll.lib, szlibdll.lib, hdf5.lib". 5. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_cpp.lib" if you want to use HDF5 C++ static library. 6. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_fortran.lib" if you want to use HDF5 Fortran static library. To use the DLL: 1. Follow the steps for specifying the location of the header files as shown above. 2. Follow the steps for linking the HDF5 library as shown above except now link the export library that is created with the DLL. The export library is called hdf5dll.lib for HDF5 C libray, hdf5_cppdll.lib for HDF5 C++ library, and hdf5_fortrandll.lib for HDF5 Fortran library. 3. Place the DLL in a location that Windows will be able to locate it. The searched path and order for DLL's is a) The directory where the executable module for the current process is located. b) The current directory. c} The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory. d) The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory. e) The directories listed in the PATH environment variable. 4. To modify your own application settings, please DO FOLLOW the "DLL Hints" at Section IV "HELPFUL POINTERS". ************************************************************************ Section IV: HELPFUL POINTERS ======================================================================== Here are some helpful notes if you are not familiar with using the Visual C++ Development Environment. Project name and location issues: If you must install all.dsw and all.dsp in another directory, relative to hdf5 directory, you will be asked to locate the sub-project files, when you open the project all.dsw. If you want to rename all (the entire project), you will need to modify two files all.dsw and all.dsp as text (contrary to the explicit warnings in the files). You can also modify all.dsw and all.dsp as text, to allow these 2 files to be installed in another directory. Settings... details: If you create your own project, the necessary settings can be read from the all.dsp file(as text), or from the Project Settings in the Developer Studio project settings dialog. Project Settings C/C++ Category Code Generation Use run-time Library These are all set to use Single-Threaded DLL... hints: If you want to use DLL versions of HDF5 library in your application, you should 1) put HDF5 DLL into windows system directory 2) add HDF5 DLL export library into your project 3) Follow "Settings... details" into the last line: change Single-Threaded into Multithreaded DLL or Debug Multithreaded DLL 4) Follow "Settings.. details" into PreProcessor: Project Settings C/C++ Category PreProcessor Find PreProcessor definations and Add _HDF5USEDLL_ at the end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 C DLL. 5) (optional) repeat 4), add HDF5CPP_USEDLL at the end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 C++ DLL. 6) (optional) Follow Project->Settings->Fortran->Category-> General->Predefined Preprocess or Symbols, and add "HDF5F90_WINDOWS" to use HDF5 Fortran DLL. ************************************************************************ Section V: How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression Warning: When you modify the H5pubconf.h file as described below, DO NOT just change the values of these macros from 1 to 0. Please DO remove(or comment out) appropriate lines. 1. Disable Gzip compression If you would like to remove Gzip compression from the HDF5 library, follow the steps below. 1.1 Open the H5pubconf.h file from the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\src directory and remove(or comment out) the following two lines: #define H5_HAVE_ZLIB_H 1 #define H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE 1 then save the file. 1.2 Delete HDF5_EXT_ZLIB environment variable if you have set it in preconditions. 1.3 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II. When you disable Gzip, you may get the following message when building HDF5 libraries: The following environment variables were not found $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB) This message can be ignored. 2. Disable Szip compression (both encoder and decoder) If you would like to remove Szip compression from the HDF5 library, follow the steps below. 2.1 Open the H5pubconf.h file from the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\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. 2.2 Delete HDF5_EXT_SZIP environment variable if you have set it in preconditions. 2.3 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II. When you disable Szip, you may get the following message when building HDF5 libraries: The following environment variables were not found $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP) This message can be ignored. Notes: To disable Gzip and Szip at the same time, just follow 1.1~1.2 and 2.1~2.2 and run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II. 3. Disable Szip encoder If you would like to just disable Szip encoder from the HDF5 library while keeping Szip decoder enabled, follow the steps below. 3.1 Download Szip library without encoder Szip library is different if you want to disable Szip encoder. Download szip_noencoder binaries from ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/2.0/bin/windows. The Szip library and header path should also be set up accordingly (refer to precondition 6). 3.2 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II. ************************************************************************ Section VI: How to build HDF5 in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003 ======================================================================== Preconditions: a. Set up path for Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003 compiler Open "System" in Control Panel. On the "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables", click "Path" in the "System variables" box, then click "Edit" and add your Visual C++ .Net path (For example, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE) into "Variable Value" and click "OK". b. Set up path for external libraries and headers Skip this part if you don't want to use ANY compression features provided by HDF5. Please do read Section V. You have to read this part even if you want to only use Zlib or Szip. You also need to read Section V. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net and go to "Tools" and select "Options". In the left pane of "Option" window poped up, choose and extend "Projects", Click on "VC++ Directories". In the right pane, Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Include files", if you can not find your Zlib and Szip header path (for example, c:\zlib122\include, c:\szip\include) from the directory list, add the header path (c:\zlib122\include, c:\szip\include) to the included directories. Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Library files", If you cannot find your Zlib and Szip library path (for example, c:\zlib122\lib, c:\szip\dll) from the directory list, add the library path (c:\zlib122\lib, c:\szip\dll) to the library directories. 1. Open all.dsw workspace Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003. From the main menu, go to "File" and select "Open Solution". In the "Open Solution" window, Change "Files of type" to "All Project Files". Choose "all.dsw" under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all. In the pop up window, chooise "Yes To All" to convert all project files to Visual C++ .Net project format. 2. Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries Users can choose the desirable libraries to be built according to the following describtion. 2.1 If you don't want to build HDF5 C++ Libraries, Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager". Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration" Disable the following projects: dsets_cpp dsets_cppdll hdf5_cpp hdf5_cppdll testhdf5_cpp testhdf5_cppdll hdf5_hl_cpp hl_test_table_cpp Click on "OK", From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or "Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5 Libraries. 2.2 If you don't want to build HDF5 Fortran Libraries, Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager". Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration" Disable the following projects: flush1_fortran flush1_fortrandll flush2_fortran flush2_fortrandll hdf5_f90cstub hdf5_f90cstubdll hdf5_fortran hdf5_fortrandll libtest_cstubdll libtest_fortran libtest_fortrandll testhdf5_fortran testhdf5_fortrandll hdf5_hl_fortran hl_test_image_fortran hl_test_lite_fortran hl_test_table_fortran Click on "OK", From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or "Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5 Libraries. 2.3 If you don't want to build HDF5 High-Level Libraries, Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager". Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration" Disable the following projects: hdf5_hl hl_test_image hl_test_lite hl_test_table hl_test_ds hl_test_packet Click on "OK", From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or "Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5 Libraries. 2.4 If you want to build HDF5 C++ libarty without High-Level C++ Libraries, Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager". Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration" Disable the following projects: hdf5_hl_cpp hl_test_table_cpp Click on "OK", From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or "Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5 Libraries. 2.5 If you want to build HDF5 Fortran Libraries without High-Level Fortran Libraries, Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager". Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration". Disable the following projects: hdf5_hl_fortran hl_test_image_fortran hl_test_lite_fortran hl_test_table_fortran Click on "OK", From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or "Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5 Libraries. 3. Testing HDF5 Libraries and Tools. Go back to Section II, continue with STEP 2 (Testing HDF5 libraries and tools) to test HDF5 C and C++ Libraries. 4. If you want to change some project setting, select the project and right click the button to choose Properties; find the similar menu there as in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. NOTE: Please read Section V if you do not want to use compression feature inside HDF5. ************************************************************************ Section VII: How to build HDF5 with INTEL Compiler ======================================================================== Notes: 1. For Intel Compiler users, Intel 7.x works with MSVS 6.0 and Intel 8.1 only works with MSVS .net 2003 when you build HDF5-1.8.x. 2. HDF5 Fortran DLL Libraries is not supported with Intel Fortran 8.1 integration with Visual C++ .Net 2003 Environment. But Release version of HDF5 Fortran DLL libraries works with Intel Fortran Compiler while Debug version doesn't. 3. Szip library is different when using Intel compiler. You should build Szip source codes with Inter compiler or download binaries for Intel compiler from ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/2.0/bin/windows. 1. INTEL compiler 7.1 1.1. Intel C Compiler Go to Tools-->Select Compiler Check Intel box and click OK button. 1.2. Intel Fortran Compiler Go to Tools-->Select Compiler Check Intel box and click OK button. Go to Tools-->Customize-->Add-ins and Macro Files and check Intel Fortran Compiler Build Tool 2. INTEL compiler 8.1 Preconditions: a. Setup Szip Library for Intel Compiler. Intel compilers use different Szip library from other compilers. Szip source codes or binaries for Intel compiler can be downloaded from the following address: ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/2.0/bin/windows. b. Set up path for external libraries and headers Skip this part if you don't want to use ANY compression features provided by HDF5. Please do read Section V. You have to read this part even if you want to only use Zlib or Szip. You also need to read Section V. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003. From the main menu, Go to Tools > Options > Intel C++. In the left pane, Click on "Intel C++ 8.1" to set the directories and default options. In "Include", Add Zlib and Szip header path (c:\zlib122\include c:\szip\include). In "Library", Add Zlib and Szip Library Path (c:\zlib122\lib, c:\szip\dll). Then click "OK". 2.1 Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 under MSVS C++ .Net 2003 Environment Notes: This step will build ONLY HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++ Library using Intel C++ Compiler. If you want to build HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++ Library using Intel C++ 8.1 Compiler as well as HDF5 Static Fortran Library using Intel Fortran 8.1 Compiler, Please go to 2.2 directly! 2.1.1 Open all.dsw and Convert Project Files to Visual C++ .Net Format Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003. From the main menu, go to "File" and select "Open Solution". In the "Open Solution" window, Change "Files of type" to "All Project Files". Choose "all.dsw" under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all. In the pop up window, choose "Yes To All" to convert all project files to Visual C++ .Net project format. 2.1.2 Convert to Use Intel C++ Project System Right click on the solution name "all.sln" in the "Solution Explorer". From the pop-up menu select "Convert to use Intel C++ Project System" to convert all .Net project files to Intel C++ project files. 2.1.3 Choose Intel Compiler Go to Tools > Options, In the left pane, choose "Intel C++", click "General". In the right pane, under "Compiler selection", choose "Intel C++ 8.1", then click "OK". 2.1.4 Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries and Tools Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". Select "all -- Win32 Debug" or "all -- Win32 Release" Disable all Fortran project files listed below: flush1_fortran flush1_fortrandll flush2_fortran flush2_fortrandll hdf5_f90cstub hdf5_f90cstubdll hdf5_fortran hdf5_fortrandll libtest_cstubdll libtest_fortran libtest_fortrandll testhdf5_fortran testhdf5_fortrandll hdf5_hl_fortran hl_test_image_fortran hl_test_lite_fortran hl_test_table_fortran Select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version of project "all". 2.1.5 Testing HDF5 C and C++ Libraries and Tools Go back to Section II, continue with STEP 2(Testing HDF5 libraries and tools) to test HDF5 C and C++ Libraries. 2.2 Intel Fortran Compiler 8.1 under MSVS C++ .Net 2003 Environment Note: This step will build HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++ Library using Intel C++ 8.1 Compiler as well as HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library using Intel Fortran 8.1 Compiler. Users who want to build ONLY HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++ LibraryPlease go to 2.1. 2.2.1 Open all.dsw and Convert Project Files to Visual C++ .Net Format Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003. From the main menu, go to "File" and select "Open Solution". In the "Open Solution" window, Change "Files of type" to "All Project Files". Choose "all.dsw" under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all. In the pop up window, choose "Yes To All" to convert all project files to Visual C++ .Net project format. 2.2.2 Extract Compaq Fortran Project Files a. Select project "flush1_fortran" in the Solution Explorer window. In the Project menu, select "Extract Compaq Visual Fortran Project". Do the same thing for the following project files: flush2_fortran hdf5_fortran testhdf5_fortran hdf5_hl_fortran hl_test_image_fortran hl_test_lite_fortran hl_test_table_fortran b. Select project "libtest_fortran" in the Solution Explorer window. In the Project menu, select "Extract Compaq Visual Fortran Project". Since Project file "libtest_fortran" contain both C and Fortran code, you will be asked to specify which project, either Fortran or C/C++, will serve as the main project for this mixed language projects. Choose "The Intel Fortran project" as the the main project and click "OK". 2.2.3 Change project dependencies of "libtest_fortran" Highlight project "libtest_fortran", choose tab "Project"-> "Project Dependencies", uncheck "libtest". 2.2.4 Convert to Use Intel C++ Project System Right click on the solution name "all.sln" in the "Solution Explorer". From the pop-up menu select "Convert to use Intel C++ Project System" to convert all .Net C++ project files to Intel C++ project formats. 2.2.5 Building HDF5 C, C++ and Static Fortran Libraries and Tools Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". Select "all -- Win32 Debug" or "all -- Win32 Release" Disable all Fortran DLL project files listed below: flush1_fortrandll flush2_fortrandll hdf5_fortrandll libtest_fortrandll testhdf5_fortrandll Select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build Debug or Release version of HDF5 C, C++ Static and DLL Library using Intel C++ 8.1 Compiler and HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library using Intel Fortran 8.1 compiler. 2.2.6 Test HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library a. Test HDF5 Static Fortran Library Go to directory c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\test, Run batch file testhdf5_fortran.bat with the following two options to test fortran static library testhdf5_fortran release >> "Your output file name" testhdf5_fortran debug >> "Your output file name" Check your output files, there should be no "failures" at all. b. Test HDF5 High Level Fortran Library Go to directory c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\test, Run batch file testhdf5_fortran.bat with the following two options to test fortran static library test_hdf5_hl_fortran release >> "Your output file name" test_hdf5_hl_fortran debug >> "Your output file name" Check your output files, there should be no "failures" at all. ************************************************************************ Section VIII: Building and testing HDF5 snapshot release ======================================================================== Note: This section is only for users who would like to build and test HDF5 snapshot release. Step I: Generate H5Tinit.c using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 For users who would like to build and test HDF5 C and C++ library ONLY, it is necessary to manually generate H5Tinit.c before going to Section II step 1(2). Follow the steps below to generate H5Tinit.c manually using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. We don't guarantee that H5Tinit.c can be sucesessfully created by other compilers. 1. Previous step: Section II, step 1(1). 2. Extra steps: 1) Open c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\typegen\typegen.dsw. 2) Build the project file. 3) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\src. 4) type H5Tinit.exe >H5Tinit.c 5) Go back to Section II, continue with step 1(2). Step II: Generate H5f90i_gen.h and H5fortran_types.f90 using Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6c Note: The users who don't want to build fortran library can skip this step. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 with Fortran library. It is necessary to manually generate the following three files with the given compiler before go to Section II: Files to be Generated Compiler to be Used H5f90i_gen.h Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 H5fortran_types.f90 Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 H5Tinit.c Visual C++ 6.0 We don't guarantee that these three files can be created sucessfully by other compilers. 1) Previous step: Section II, step 1(1) 2) Follow the steps in Section VIII, Step I to generate H5Tinit.c. 3) Open and build H5fortran_detect_gen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran Go to the following directory c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\H5fortran_detect_gen Open H5fortran_detect_gen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran and build the project file. 4) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. Type H5fortran_detect_gen.exe > H5fortran_detect.f90 5) Open and build fortrantypegen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran Go to the following directory c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\fortrantypegen Open fortrantypegen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran and build the project file. 6) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. type H5fortran_detect.exe > H5fort_type_defines.h 7) Open and build matchtypegen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran Go to the following directory c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\matchtypegen Open matchtypegen.dsw and build the project file. 8) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. type H5match_types.exe This step will generate H5f90i_gen.h and H5fortran_types.f90 automatically. 9) Go back to Section II, step 1(2) to build and test HDF5 Libraries and Tools ************************************************************************ Section VIIII: Misc. ======================================================================== 1) drivers we support The default driver on windows we support is sec2 driver. However, stdio driver is also supported. If you want to use stdio driver in your application, you may set environment variable HDF5_DRIVER to "stdio". On windows XP, the following steps should be followed to set the environment variable, a) Go to Control panel and find "system", b) Click "system" and choose "advanced", c) Choose Environment Variables d) Add new variable "HDF5_DRIVER" e) set the "HDF5_DRIVER" to "stdio" Reminder: if you don't want to use stdio driver, please remember to delete the environment variable "HDF5_DRIVER" or change the variable value to "sec2". Please send email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu for further assistance.