path: root/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt

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*        HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP           *
*                         (Full Version)                              *
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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.

Contents:

   Section       :  Preconditions and Notes
   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    :  How to build examples (optional)
   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 Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library
   Section IX    :  How to build and test HDF5 snapshot release
   Section X     :  How to build HDF5 with Thread-Safe Feature
   Section XI    :  Misc.


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                          Preconditions and Notes
========================================================================

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 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.
   
   10. For users who would like to build Muti-threaded version of HDF5
       library, please read Section VIII.
   
   11. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot
       release, please read Section IX.


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                 Section I: What do we build and install? 
========================================================================

   1. Build and Install

      HDF5 static library: 
           debug and release versionu

      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 and High level 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
             hdf5_hldll
             hl_test_image
             hl_test_imagedll
             hl_test_lite
             hl_test_litedll
             hl_test_table
             hl_test_tabledll
             hl_test_ds
             hl_test_dsdll
             hl_test_packet
             hl_test_packetdll
             
      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
          	 hdf5_hl_cppdll
          	 hl_test_table_cpp
          	 hl_test_table_cppdll
          
              
      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_f90cstubdll
             hdf5_hl_fortran
             hdf5_hl_fortrandll
             hl_test_image_fortran
             hl_test_image_fortrandll
             hl_test_lite_fortran
             hl_test_lite_fortrandll
             hl_test_table_fortran
             hl_test_table_fortrandll
             
      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
       	       
       	   c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Release -
       			
       	       hdf5_hldll.dll - HDF5 High Level DLL
       	       hdf5_hldll.lib - HDF5 High Level export Library
       			  
       	    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Debug - 
       			
       	       hdf5_hldlld.dll - HDF5 High Level DLL
       	       hdf5_hldlld.lib - HDF5 High Level export 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  C++ Static Library
       	    
       	    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cpp\Debug -
       			
       	       hdf5_hl_cpp.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ Static Library
       	    
       	    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cppdll\Release -
       			
       	       hdf5_hl_cppdll.dll - HDF5 High Level C++ DLL
       	       hdf5_hl_cppdll.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ export Library
       	    
       	    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cppdll\Debug -
       			
       	        hdf5_hl_cppdlld.dll - HDF5 High Level C++ DLL
       	       hdf5_hl_cppdlld.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ export 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_f90cstubdll\Release -
            
            hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll.dll - HDF5 High Level C and Fortran stub DLL
            hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll.lib - HDF5 High Level C and Fortran stub export library
            
            c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll\Debug -
            
            hdf5_hl_f90cstubdlld.dll - HDF5 High Level C and Fortran stub DLL
            hdf5_hl_f90cstubdlld.lib - HDF5 High Level C and Fortran stub export library
       
            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    
           
           c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_fortrandll\Release - 
            
            hdf5_hl_fortrandll.dll - HDF5 High Level Fortran DLL
            hdf5_hl_fortrandll.lib - HDF5 High Level Fortran export Library
            
            c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_fortrandll\Debug - 
            
            hdf5_hl_fortrandlld.dll - HDF5 High Level Fortran DLL
            hdf5_hl_fortrandlld.lib - HDF5 High Level Fortran export 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.
    
    DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system
    directory.  A batch file named install_hldll.bat is included in 
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.  Run this batch file and the 
    following HDF5 high level DLLs will be copied to the system
    directory.
    
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Release\hdf5_hldll.dll
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Debug\hdf5_hldlld.dll
    
    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.
    
    DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system
    directory.  A batch file named install_hlcppdll.bat is included in 
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.  Run this batch file and the 
    following HDF5 high level c++ DLLs will be copied to the system
    directory.
    
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hlcppdll\Release\hdf5_hlcppdll.dll
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hlcppdll\Debug\hdf5_hlcppdlld.dll
    
    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.
    
    DLLs listed below should be placed into the Windows system
    directory.  A batch file named install_hlf90dll.bat is included in 
    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.  Run this batch file and the 
    following HDF5 high level fortran DLLs will be copied to the system
    directory.
    
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll\Release\hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll.dll
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll\Debug\hdf5_hl_f90cstubdlld.dll
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hlfortrandll\Release\hdf5_hlfortrandll.dll
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hlfortrandll\Debug\hdf5_hlfortrandlld.dll
    
    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 <release> layout of <hdf5lib> 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 <debug>.

Section III: How to build examples (optional)

Simple examples have been provided for users to test HDF5
C/C++/Fortran and high level 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) To build HDF5 High Level C examples, HDF5 High level library 
         must have been built in step I.

      4) By default, the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran/HL examples
         are linked with the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran/HL 
         libraries and DLLs.  The debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran/HL
         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.
      
To build and test HDF5 High Level C examples:
---------------------------------------------

   1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select
      the "Open Workspace" option. 
      
      Then open the workspace 

c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\allhlcexamples.dsw

   2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 

       2.1 To build debug versions of High Level C examples.
   	   In "Project configurations", select 
           "allhlcexamples -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select 
           "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version 
           of project "allhlcexamples".

       2.2 To build release versions of C examples.
   	   In "Project configurations", select 
           "allhlcexamples -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select 
           "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version
           of project "allhlcexamples".

      When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the 
      following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\examples

          allhlcexamples
          ex_images
          ex_imagesdll
          ex_lite
          ex_litedll
          ex_table
          ex_tabledll

   3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file 
      Install_hlcexamples.bat which resides in the top level directory
      (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5).  This file creates 4 new directories, 
      HLCexamplesRELEASE, HLCexamplesRELEASEDLL, HLCexamplesDEBUG, and 
      HLCexamplesDEBUGDLL, in the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\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 test_hl_cexamples.bat in 
      c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\examples directory for you to test 
      HDF5 high level C examples.
      
      test_hl_cexamples.bat batch file has 4 options:
      
         Options                        purpose                                   

         test_hl_cexamples release      -- for release version

         test_hl_cexamples release dll  -- for release DLL version

         test_hl_cexamples debug        -- for debug version

         test_hl_cexamples debug dll    -- for debug DLL version

      Invoke a command prompt window and run test_hl_cexamples with
      appropriate options.

      When you run "test_hl_cexamples release", the output will look 
      like:
      
      Testing release  version of High Level examples

      Example make an attribute                              PASSED
      Example make indexed image                             PASSED
      Example make a table                                   PASSED
      
      Similar messages should be generated with another three options 
      If the high level C examples are built successfully.

To build and test HDF5 High Level Fortran examples:
---------------------------------------------------

   1. Invoke Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6c, open the workspace

    c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\hl\fortran\examples\ (continue next line)
      allhlf90examples\allhlf90examples.dsw

   2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".

       2.1 To build debug versions of High Level Fortran examples.
           In "Project configurations", select
           "allhlf90examples -- Win32 Debug", select "ok". Select
           "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build debug version
           of project "allhlf90examples".

       2.2 To build release versions of Fortran examples.
           In "Project configurations", select
           "allhlf90examples -- Win32 Release", select "ok". Select
           "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to build release version
           of project "allhlf90examples".

      When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the
      following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\examples

          ex_lite
          ex_litedll

3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file
      Install_hlf90examples.bat which resides in the top level directory
      (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5).  This file creates 4 new directories,
      HLf90examplesRELEASE, HLf90examplesRELEASEDLL, HLf90examplesDEBUG, 
      and HLf90examplesDEBUGDLL, in the 
      c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\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.

   4. We provide a batch file named test_hl_f90examples.bat in
      c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\examples directory for you to test
      HDF5 high level fortran examples.

      test_hl_f90examples.bat batch file has 4 options:

         Options                          purpose

         test_hl_f90examples release      -- for release version

         test_hl_f90examples release dll  -- for release DLL version

         test_hl_f90examples debug        -- for debug version

         test_hl_f90examples debug dll    -- for debug DLL version

      Invoke a command prompt window and run test_hl_f90examples with
      appropriate options.

      When you run "test_hl_f90examples release", the output will look
      like:
      
          release  version of High Level Fortran examples     PASSED

      Similar messages should be generated with another three options
      If the high level Fortran examples are built successfully.


========================================================================
   Section IV: 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.
       
    7. (Optional)repeast 3-4, to insert "hdf5_hl.lib" if you want to use
        HDF5 high leve static library.
       
    7. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_hl_cpp.lib" if you want to 
       use HDF5 high level C++ static library.

    8. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_hl_fortran.lib" if you want to 
       use HDF5 high level 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 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,   
   choose "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 description.
   
   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          
        hdf5_hl_cppdll                                              
        hl_test_table_cpp
        hl_test_table_cppdll
   
   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
        hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll
        hdf5_hl_fortrandll                                                            
        hl_test_image_fortran
        hl_test_image_fortrandll                                                     
        hl_test_lite_fortran                                               
        hl_test_lite_fortrandll
        hl_test_table_fortran	                                           
        hl_test_table_fortrandll
                                                                           
   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 
        hdf5_hldll                                                           
        hl_test_image                                                      
        hl_test_imagedll
        hl_test_lite                                                       
        hl_test_litedll
        hl_test_table                                                      
        hl_test_tabledll
        hl_test_ds                                                         
        hl_test_dsdll
        hl_test_packet                                                     
        hl_test_packetdll
                                                                           
   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
        hdf5_hl_cppdll                                                        
        hl_test_table_cpp             
        hl_test_table_cppdll
   
   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
        hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll
        hdf5_hl_fortrandll                                                            
        hl_test_image_fortran
        hl_test_image_fortrandll                                                     
        hl_test_lite_fortran                                               
        hl_test_lite_fortrandll
        hl_test_table_fortran	                                           
        hl_test_table_fortrandll                                              
   
   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.
        
        4. Run hdf5/windows/copy_hdf.bat first before open all.dsw. 

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
        hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll
        hdf5_hl_fortrandll                                                            
        hl_test_image_fortran
        hl_test_image_fortrandll                                                     
        hl_test_lite_fortran                                               
        hl_test_lite_fortrandll
        hl_test_table_fortran	                                           
        hl_test_table_fortrandll
    	        
      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 (.dsp) to Visual 
            C++ .Net Format (.vcproj) 
 
      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++/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
       hdf5_hl_fortrandll
       hl_test_image_fortrandll
       hl_test_lite_fortrandll
       hl_test_table_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 static 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 : How to build Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library  
========================================================================

Notes: Preconditions and Section I also apply to this section. Users who 
       want to build Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library, please read 
       those two sections carefully before go to the following part.
              
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. Please refer to Section II, Step 3(3) to set the dependencies of 
   project "all.dsp".

4. Change Project settings

   Choose "Project"->"Settings", 
   In the left pane of the window "Project Settings",  from the drop 
   down box to the right of "Setting For:", choose "Win32 Release"; 
   Highlight all of the static project file in the left lower pane 
   by pressing "ctrl" key while clicking the project file name.
     
   In the right pane of the "Project Settings" window, choose "C/C++".
   From the drop down box to the right of "Category",  choose 
   "Code Generation", under "Use run-time library:", 
   "Single-Threaded" should appear. If it is blank inside this
   box, check if you highlight some dll project files. Change 
   "Single-Threaded" to "Multithreaded".
    
   In the left pane of the window "Project Settings",  from the drop 
   down box to the right of "Setting For:", choose "Win32 Debug"; 
   Highlight all of the static project file in the left lower pane 
   by pressing "ctrl" key while clicking the project file name.
     
   In the right pane of the "Project Settings" window, choose "C/C++".
   From the drop down box to the right of "Category",  choose 
   "Code Generation", under "Use run-time library:", 
   "Debug Single-Threaded" should appear. If it is blank inside this 
   box, check if you highlight some dll project files. Change
   "Debug Single-Threaded" to "Debug Multithreaded"
     
5. Go back to Section II, Step 1 (4), continue to build and test HDF5 library.
      	

========================================================================
        Section IX: 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 successfully 
by other compilers.
 
 1) Previous step: Section II, step 1(1)

 2) Follow the steps in Section X, 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 X: How To Build And Test HDF5 With Thread-Safe Feature
========================================================================

   All of the preconditions in "Preconditions" Section at the 
   beginning of this document also apply to this section. There
   are some extra preconditions for this section only as following.

   pre1. Pthread-Win32 Installed

   Posix Threads for Windows is a open source free software. Users can 
   download it from http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/.

   HDF5 release 1.8.0 supports Pthread-Win32 2.7.0 (2005-06-04) or 
   later. Since pthreadVC2.dll used by HDF5 1.8.0 is the release version
   dll of pthread-win32, ONLY HDF5 1.8.0 release dll are supported and 
   tested on Windows XP. 
 
   pre2. Set Path for Pthread-Win32 header and library
   
   Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, go to Tools->Options->Directories. 

   From the drop-down box under "Show directories for:",

       Choose "Include files", add in the path to Pthread-Win32 header 
       file(For example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\INCLUDE).
       
       Choose "Library files", add in the path to Pthread-Winew library
       (For example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\LIB).

   pre3. Enable HDF5 Thread-safe Feature on Windows

   Go to directory c:\MYHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\src, open H5pubconf.h and 
   find the following messages and remove those comment signs referred to by those
   two arrows and save H5pubconf.h
   

   /*Users want to build and test hdf5 library with thread safe enabled,
     Make the following block active
   */

   /*                                            <----
     #if defined _DLL                                
     #define H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE
     #define H5_HAVE_SYSTEM_SCOPE_THREADS 1          
     #if defined TTSAFE_H                             
     #define sleep Sleep                              
     #endif                                           
     #endif                                           
   */                                            <----


   pre4. Define Environment Variable(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD) for PthreadVC2.lib 
      
      To define this environment variable:
      
      Click "Start" -> "Control Panel" ->  "System" -> "Advanced" -> "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_PTHREAD 
      "Variable value" as pthreadVC2.lib

      click OK.
  
   pre5. Copy pthreadVC2.dll to System Directory
      
      pthreadVC2.dll should be copied into the location that applications can find. 
     One suggestion is to use the c:\WINDOWS\system.
      
 
1. Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature

   1.1 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.


   1.2 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. 

   1.3 Add in Thread-safe Source Code for HDF5 Library

   Expand project "hdf5dll", right click on "source" and choose
   "Add Files to Folder...", browse to add in file "H5TS.c" under 
   directory c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\src.

   1.4 Link to  pthreadVC2.lib

   Right click on project "hdf5dll", choose "Set as Active Project".
   
   Go to Project->Setting

      On the left pane, choose "Win32 Release" to the right of 
      "Settings For:" 

      On the right pane, choose "Link", choose "Input" from the 
      drop-down box to the right of "Category:"
   
      Under "Object/library modules:", add in "$(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD)"
      (No quotation marks).

   Click on "OK".

   1.5 Set Project Active Configurations
   
   Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose "hdf5dll-Win32 Release"
   under "Project configurations:", Click "OK".

   1.6 Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature
   
   Go to Build->Build hdf5dll.dll to build HDF5 Release DLL with 
   thread-safe feature.

   Warning messages can be ignored. But there should be no failures at 
   all.

2. Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL
   
   2.1 Build Release Version of Project libtestD
   
   Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose 
   "libtestD-Win32 Release" under "Project configurations:", Click "OK".

   Go to Build->Build libtestD.dll to build release version of Project
   libtestD.

   2.2 Build Release Version of Project ttsafedll
    
   Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose 
   "ttsafedll-Win32 Release" under "Project configurations:", Click "OK".

   Go to Build->Build ttsafedll.exe to build release version of Project
   ttsafedll.exe.

   2.3 Install hdf5dll.dll 
   
   Invoke a comand prompt, change directory to c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5, run 
   batch file install_dll.bat to copy
   c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release\hdf5dll.dll into system 
   directory.

   2.4 Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL
   
   Set project file ttsafedll.dsp as the active project file if it is 
   not. Go to Build->Execute ttsafedll.exe, the following is the 
   test messages users should get:

       For help use: ttsafedll.exe -help
       Linked with hdf5 version 1.7 release 51
       Testing  -- multi-dataset creation (dcreate) 
       Testing  -- per-thread error stacks (error) 
       Testing  -- thread cancellation safety test (cancel) 
       Testing  -- multi-attribute creation (acreate) 
   

       All tests were successful. 


       Cleaning Up temp files...
   
   Users who got the same messages as above have successfully built the
   release version of hdf5dll.dll.

3. Build, Test and Install HDF5 Library and Tools
 
   Go back to Section II, Step I(2) to Build, test and install HDF5 
   libary and tools.
   
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                            Section XI: Misc.
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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".

2. Helpful Pointers

Here are some helpful notes if you are not familiar with
using the Visual C++ Development Environment.

    2.1 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.

  
    2.2 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

    2.3 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) repeat 4), add _HDF5USEHLDLL_ at the
         end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 high level 
         DLL.
            
      7) (optional) repeat 4), add HDF5USE_HLCPPDLL at the
         end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 high level C++
         DLL.
         
      8) (optional) Follow Project->Settings->Fortran->Category->
         General->Predefined Preprocess or Symbols, and add 
         "HDF5F90_WINDOWS" to use HDF5 Fortran DLL.


3. Use HDF5 to obtain debug information from library
    
    3.1 Define Debug Macro

    Go to directory c:\MYHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\src, open H5pubconf.h 
    and define the following debug macro:

		#define H5S_DEBUG 1

    Save H5pubconf.h.

    3.2 Go back to Section II, continue building and testing HDF5 

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