HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP with INTEL Compiler

(Short Version)


Notes:

1. This short instruction is written for users who want to quickly build HDF5 library and tools from the HDF5 source code package with Intel Compiler but do not want to know HDF5 building and installation details on Windows XP. For detailed HDF5 build and install information, or if you have trouble following any steps in the instructions, please refer to INSTALL_Windows.txt for further information. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package from the command line, please refer to INSATLL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt.

2. 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.

3. 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 whilt Debug version doesn't.

4. Szip library is different when using Intel compiler. You should build Szip source codes with Intel compiler or download binaries for Intel compiler from ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/2.0/bin/windows.

5. Set up path for external libraries and headers

6. Part II, 2.1 in this document 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 as well as HDF5 Static Fortran Library, Please go to Part II, 2.2 directly!

7. Only short information was given on test HDF5 Libraries. Users want to know detailed information about testing HDF5 Libraries and tools, please refer to document INSTALL_Windows.html, Section II, STEP 2 Testing HDF5 libraries and tools.

8. If  you are not building HDF5 with Thread-Safe Feature, ttsafedll.dsp should be turned off always.

Warnings:

Please read CAREFULLY about HDF5 build and install preconditions and notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.


Part I. Building HDF5 with INTEL compiler 7.1 with MSVS 6.0



Part II. Building HDF5 with INTEL compiler 8.1 with Visual C++ .Net 2003 Environment



Part III Build HDF5 C and C++ Library with Intel C++ Compiler



Part IV: 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.


Part V: Building HDF5 Examples (Optional)


Please read section II, step 4 in INSTALL_Windows.html.


Need further assistance? email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu or go to http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/windows/questions to get help on windows

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