Instructions for Building and Testing HDF5 in Command Line on Windows XP ************************************************************************ Note: This instruction is written for users who would like to build HDF5 libraries and tools from the HDF5 source code package on command line. Currently, we support 1. Building and testing HDF5 on command line with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0. 2. Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command line with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net (2003) 3. Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command line with Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 integration with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003. For all other Windows development tools, HDF5 should be built in the development environment. Please refer to INSTALL_Windows.txt for detailed HDF5 building and installation information, or INSTALL_Windows_short.txt for quick HDF5 building and installation instructions. 4. Different compiler is using different batch files on command line to build HDF5 Libraries. Compiler Name Batch File to Be Used MSVS 6.0 hdf5bt.bat hdf5build.bat MSVS .Net hdf5bt_net.bat hdf5build_net.bat Intel C++ hdf5bt_intelc.bat hdf5build_intelc.bat Be careful to type in the corresponding command when you choose a procedure below to build HDF5 Libraries. *****************************WARNINGS*********************************** Please read CAREFULLY about HDF5 build and install preconditions and notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures. ************************************************************************ Preconditions 1. Add WinZip command line support (Optional) To use WinZip command line utility, you have to install WinZip 9.0 or higher version. If you want to extract zip files on the command line, you should 1.1 Install WinZip command line support add-on 1.1 Download WinZip command line support add-on 1.1 from http://www.winzip.com and install it. 1.2 Add WinZip into environment path 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 WinZip path (For example C:\Program Files\WinZip) into "Variable Value" and click "OK". Note: You can also extract zip files from interactive WinZip interface without the above two steps. *********************************************************************** Section I: Building and testing HDF5 on command line with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0. *********************************************************************** 1. Extra Preconditions: 1.1 Set path for Visual C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0 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++ 6.0 path (For example, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin\) and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0 path (For example, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin\) into "Variable Value" and click "OK". 1.2 Run batch file copy_hdf.bat. Go to c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. 2. Building and testing HDF5 libraries and tools We provide 2 options for users to build test HDF5 libraries and tools. 2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step A batch file named hdf5bt.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build and test HDF5 library and tools together from command line. hdf5bt.bat has four options: hdf5bt build and test C library and tools hdf5bt enablecpp build and test C/C++ libraries and tools hdf5bt enablefortran build and test C/Fortran libraries and tools hdf5bt enableall build and test C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt with appropriate options. Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_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 hdf5_results.txt. If some tests failed, check hdf5_results.txt can help you figure out what was wrong. 2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps We also provide users with the option to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools seperately. Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools A batch file named hdf5build.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build HDF5 library and tools from command line. hdf5build.bat has four options: hdf5build build HDF5 C library and tools hdf5build enablecpp build HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools hdf5build enablefortran build HDF5 C/Fortran libraries and tools hdf5build enableall build HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5build with appropriate options. Compiling outputs are saved in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results.txt. You can check the file to find out whether there are any compilation errors. Step 2) Test HDF5 Libraries and Tools A batch file named hdf5check.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to test HDF5 library and tools from command line. hdf5check.bat has four options: hdf5check test HDF5 C library and tools hdf5check enablecpp test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools hdf5check enablefortran test HDF5 C/Fortran libraries and tools hdf5check enableall test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate options. Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_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. 3. Installing HDF5 Libraries Run the batch file c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib directory. For further information, please refer to INSTALL_WINDOWS.txt. ************************************************************************ SECTION II: Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command line with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 *********************************************************************** 1. Extra Preconditions: 1.1 Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 Installed 1.2 Command-based script host (CScript.exe) installed Cscript.exe is a command-line version of the Windows Script Host. Users can check windows system directory to make sure Cscript.exe installed. Cscript.exe will be used during converting project files from MSVS 6.0 Format to Visual C++ .Net 2003 format. 1.3 Set path for Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 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". 1.4 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 and text files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the directories where they will be used. 1.5 Convert project files format from MSVS 6.0 to MSVS .Net Go to directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 and run convert_to_vcproj.bat in the following format convert_to_vcproj "Absolute path of directory hdf5" For example: convert_to_vcproj c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 The converting results will be saved into file convert.log under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5. The messages should look like Converting: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.dsp New Project Name: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.vcproj Note: all.sln was provided with HDF5-1.8.0 Release. Users don't need to convert the workspace from MSVS 6.0 format to MSVS .Net Format 2. Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries : We provide 2 options for users to build HDF5 libraries and tools. 2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step A batch file named hdf5bt_net.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build and test HDF5 library and tools together from command line. Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt_net in the following format to build and test C/C++ libraries and tools. hdf5bt_net enablecpp Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_results_net.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 hdf5_results_net.txt. If some tests failed, check hdf5_results_net.txt can help you figure out what was wrong. 2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps We also provide users with the option to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools seperately. Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools A batch file named hdf5build_net.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build HDF5 library and tools from command line. Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5build_net.bat in the following format to build HDF5 C/C++ library and tools. hdf5build_net enablecpp Building results will be saved in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results_net.txt. You can check the file to find out whether there are any compilation errors. Step 2) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools Go to directory, run batch file hdf5check with the following options: hdf5check test HDF5 C library and tools hdf5check enablecpp test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools Note: hdf5check.bat has ONLY TWO options listed above in this case. Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_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. 3. Installing HDF5 Libraries Run the batch file c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib directory. *********************************************************************** SECTION III: Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command line with Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 integration with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 ************************************************************************ 1. Extra Preconditions: 1.1 Set path for Microsoft Visual C++ .Net and Intel C++ 8.1 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) and Intel C++ 8.1 path (For example, C:\Program Files\Intel\CPP\Compiler80\Ia32\Bin) into "Variable Value" and click "OK". 1.2 Install ICProjConvert80 Utility and set its path Intel provided this utility to convert a solution or project(s) in a solution from the Visual C++ .Net project system to the Intel C++ Compiler project system. Users who have not install this utility, can open IntelC++Compiler81 package, go to directory "IA32", open Data1.zip with winzip, find ICProjConvert80.exe and extract it to a corresponding directory. For example, C:\Program Files\Intel\CPP\Compiler80\Ia32\Bin Refer to 1.1 and set path for utility ICProjConvert80. 1.3 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 and text files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the directories where they will be used. 1.4 Convert project files format from MSVS 6.0 to MSVS .Net Format Go to directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 and run convert_to_vcproj.bat in the following format: convert_to_vcproj "Absolute path of directory hdf5" For example: convert_to_vcproj c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 The converting results will be saved into file convert.log under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5. The messages should look like Converting: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.dsp New Project Name: c:\MyHDFstuff\\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.vcproj 2. Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries : We provide 2 options for users to build HDF5 libraries and tools. 2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step A batch file named hdf5bt_intelc.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build and test HDF5 library and tools together from command line. Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt_intelc in the following format to build and test C/C++ libraries and tools. hdf5bt_intelc enablecpp Test results will be saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_results_intelc.txt c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt. Project conversion results from MSVS .Net format to Intel C++ fomat will be saved in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\convert_intel.log Check convert_intel.log to see if all of the project files have been converted successfully. Conversion messages should look like: "projname.vcproj": has been converted from Microsoft VC++ project system to the Intel C++ 8.x project system. In general, you only need to check tests_results.txt. If all the tests passed, then you do not have to check hdf5_results_intelc.txt. If some tests failed, check hdf5_results_intelc.txt can help you figure out what was wrong. 2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps We also provide users with the option to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools seperately. Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools A batch file named hdf5build_intelc.bat in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory is provided for users to build HDF5 library and tools from command line. Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5build_intelc in the following format to build HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools. hdf5build_intelc enablecpp Compiling outputs are saved in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results_intelc.txt. You can check the file to find out whether there are any compiling errors. Step 2) Testing HDF5 Libraries and Tools Go to directory, run batch file hdf5check with the following options: hdf5check test HDF5 C library and tools hdf5check enablecpp test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools Notes: hdf5check.bat has ONLY TWO options listed above in this case. Test results are saved in two files: c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_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. 3. Installing HDF5 Libraries Run the batch file c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib directory. For further information, please refer to INSTALL_WINDOWS.txt. Please send email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu for further assistance.