path: root/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt

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.

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 1.6.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 starting
          from 1.6.0 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.

      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 software 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 feature
      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 cannot 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. To build HDF5 C++ and FORTRAN libraries, please read through
      this document.
   
   2. 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.txt.

   3. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package from the 
      command line, please read INSATLL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt.
   
   4. 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/

   5. For DLL users, please do read and follow "DLL hints"
      at Section IV.

   6. For .NET users, please read section VI.

   7. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot
      release, please read Section VII.

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The following sections discuss installation procedures in detail:

   Section I:    What do we build and install
   Section II:   How to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools 
   Section III:  How to build an application using the HDF5 library 
                 or DLL
   Section IV:   Helpful pointers
   Section V:    How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression  
   Section VI:   How to build in HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET) 
   Section VII:  How to build and test HDF5 snapshot release
   Section VIII: Misc. 

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

   1. Build and Install

      HDF5 static library: 
           debug and release version

      HDF5 Dynamic Link Library(DLL): 
           debug and release version as well as export libraries for DLL

      HDF5 tools:
           HDF5 tools 

   2. Build Only (Not included in the binary distribution)        

      HDF5 tool library:
           debug and release version

      HDF5 tool export library for DLL:
           debug and release version 

      HDF5 library testing programs:
           HDF5 library comprehensive tests
		
      HDF5 related tools testing programs:
           HDF5 tools comprehensive tests

   3. Examples (Not included in the binary distribution)

      HDF5 examples:
           simple HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples

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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 and text files saved under 
   	c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the directories where they 
   	will be used.

   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 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
             hdf5_hl_fortran
             hl_test_image_fortran
             hl_test_lite_fortran
             hl_test_table_fortran
             libtest_cstubdll
             libtest_fortran
             libtest_fortrandll
             testhdf5_fortran
             testhdf5_fortrandll

      3.3 Skip this step if you are not using Intel compilers
    
          a. Intel C Compiler
             Go to Tools-->Select Compiler
             Check Intel box and click OK button.
          
          b. 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
           
          Note: Szip library is different when using Intel compiler.
                You should build Szip source codes with Intel
                compiler or download binaries for Intel compiler
                from ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/szip/bin/windows.
                The Szip library and header path should also be 
                set up accordingly (refer to precondition 6).
               
   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_fortran.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
              

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 to 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 to 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.

     
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>.


STEP 4: Building HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples (Optional)

Simple examples have been provided for users to test HDF5
C/C++/Fortran library and tools.

Note: 
      1) To build HDF5 C++ examples, HDF5 C++ library must have been
         built in step I.

      2) To build HDF5 Fortran examples, HDF5 Fortran library must
         have been built in step I.

      3) By default, the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran examples
         are linked with the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran
         libraries and DLLs.  The debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/Fortran
         examples will fail if they are linked with HDF5 binary
         distribution, which only includes the release versions of
         HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and DLLs.

To build and test HDF5 C examples:

   1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select
      the "Open Workspace" option. 
      
      Then open the workspace
      c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\examples\allexamples\allexamples.dsw.

   2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". 
       2.1 To build debug versions of C examples.
   	     In "Project configurations", select "allexamples -- Win32 Debug",
   	     select "ok". Select "Build">>"Build" or "Rebuild All" to
   	     build debug version of project "allexamples".
       2.2 To build release versions of C examples.
   	     In "Project configurations", select "allexamples -- Win32 Release",
   	     select "ok". Select "Build">>"Build" or "Rebuild All" to
   	     build release version of project "allexamples".

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

          attributetest
          attributetestdll
          chunkread
          chunkreaddll
          compoundtest 
          compoundtestdll
          extendwritetest 
          extendwritetestdll
          grouptest 
          grouptestdll
          readtest 
          readtestdll
          selectest 
          selectestdll
          writetest 
          writetestdll

   3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file 
      InstallExamples.bat which resides in the top level directory
      (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5).  This file creates 4 new directories, 
      examplesREL, examplesRELDLL, examplesDBG, and examplesDBGDLL,
      in the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory and places all the
      executables in it.  Both the release and debug versions of the
      examples should be built before this step is done.

   4. We provide a batch file named testExamples.bat and an expected
      examples tests output file named testExamples_exp_output.txt
      in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory for you to test HDF5
      C examples.
      
      testExamples.bat batch file has 4 options:

         testExamples release     -- for release version

         testExamples release dll -- for release DLL version

         testExamples debug       -- for debug version

         testExamples debug dll   -- for debug DLL version

      Invoke a command prompt window and run testExamples with
      appropriate options.  You should get "All HDF5 C examples tests
      passed." when the C examples are built successfully.  Otherwise,
      the difference between the expected outputs and actual outputs
      will be given.

To build and test HDF5 C++ examples:

   1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "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.

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Section III: Building an application using the HDF5 library or DLL
========================================================================
Waring: The instructions below will only describe how to build an
        application using the release version of the HDF5 library or
        DLL.  To use the debug version of the HDF5 library or DLL, you
        need to substitute the release version of the HDF5 library or
        DLL with the debug version.

To use HDF5 static library

  To build an application that uses the HDF5 static library the
  following locations will need to be specified for locating header
  files and linking with the HDF static library, for example:

   c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
   c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib

  if you have installed HDF5 library in Section II, step 3.

  We assume that you will use Zlib and Szip compression with HDF5
  library.

  To specify these locations in the settings for your VC++ project,
  you may choose one of the following two methods.

   1) Method One

    To insert the path that specifies HDF5 and Zlib, Szip header files:

    1. Open your VC++ project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it
       is the active project.

    2. Go to the Project menu and chose the "Settings" option.

    3. Choose the build configuration you would like to modify in the
       drop down menu labeled with "Settings For:"

    4. Choose the C/C++ tab

    5. Choose "Preprocessor" in the drop down menu labeled with
       "Category:"

    6. In a text-area labeled with "Additional include directories:",
       add HDF5, Zlib, and Szip header files directories.  For example:
       
          c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
          c:\zlib122\include
          c:\szip\include

       Then click OK.

    7. (optional) to use HDF5 Fortran static library, the location of 
       Fortran module files should be specified by following
       Project->Settings->Fortran->Preprocessor,
       and in a test-area labeled with "INCLUDE and USE Paths:", add
       HDF5 Fortran module files directories.  For example:

          c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include

    To link the HDF5 library with your application:

    1. Open your VC++ project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it
       is the active project.

    2. Go to the Project menu and chose the "Add to Project" option and
       then "Files" option.

    3. Change the "Files of type:" to "Library Files (.lib)"

    4. Navigate through the directories until you find the location of 
       the hdf5.lib. 

    5. Select hdf5.lib and click OK.

    6. repeat 1-5, to select zdll.lib and szlibdll.lib.

    7. (optional) repeat 1-5, to select hdf5_cpp.lib to link with HDF5
       C++ static library.

    8. (optional) repeat 1-5, to select hdf5_fortran.lib to link with
       HDF5 Fortran static library.

   2) Method Two

    1. Go to Tools->Options->Directories,

    2. Insert the correct HDF5, Zlib, Szip paths for both headers(include)
       and libraries.  For example, 
       
          c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
          c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib
          c:\zlib122\include
          c:\zlib122\lib
          c:\szip\include
          c:\szip\dll

    3. Go to the Project menu and choose the "Settings" option.

    4. Find the "link" option and "Input" category, insert 
       "zdll.lib, szlibdll.lib, hdf5.lib".

    5. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_cpp.lib" if you want to 
       use HDF5 C++ static library.

    6. (Optional) repeat 3-4, to insert "hdf5_fortran.lib" if you want to 
       use HDF5 Fortran static library.


To use the DLL:

    1. Follow the steps for specifying the location of the header files
       as shown above.

    2. Follow the steps for linking the HDF5 library as shown above
       except now link the export library that is created with the DLL.
       The export library is called hdf5dll.lib for HDF5 C libray,
       hdf5_cppdll.lib for HDF5 C++ library, and hdf5_fortrandll.lib
       for HDF5 Fortran library.

    3. Place the DLL in a location that Windows will be able to locate 
       it. The searched path and order for DLL's is

       a) The directory where the executable module for the current
          process is located.
       b) The current directory. 
       c} The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function 
          retrieves the path of this directory. 
       d) The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function
          retrieves the path of this directory.
       e) The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.
 
    4. To modify your own application settings, please DO FOLLOW the 
       "DLL Hints" at section IV "HELPFUL POINTERS".

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Section IV: HELPFUL POINTERS
========================================================================

Here are some notes that may be of help if you are not familiar with
using the Visual C++ Development Environment.

Project name and location issues: 
       
    If you must install all.dsw and all.dsp in another directory,
    relative to hdf5 directory, you will be asked to locate the 
    sub-project files, when you open the project all.dsw.

    If you want to rename all (the entire project), you will need to
    modify two files all.dsw and all.dsp as text (contrary to the
    explicit warnings in the files).

    You can also modify all.dsw and all.dsp as text, to allow these 2
    files to be installed in another directory.

  
Settings... details:

    If you create your own project, the necessary settings can be read
    from the all.dsp file(as text), or from the Project Settings in the
    Developer Studio project settings dialog.

    Project
       Settings
          C/C++
             Category
                Code Generation
                   Use run-time Library
                      These are all set to use Single-Threaded

DLL... hints:
  
   If you want to use DLL versions of HDF5 library in your application, 
   you should  
      1) put HDF5 DLL into windows system directory
      2) add HDF5 DLL export library into your project
      3) Follow "Settings... details" into the last line:
         change Single-Threaded into Multithreaded DLL or 
         Debug Multithreaded DLL
      4) Follow "Settings.. details" into PreProcessor:
         Project
            Settings
               C/C++
                  Category
                     PreProcessor

         Find PreProcessor definations and Add _HDF5USEDLL_ at the
         end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 C DLL.

      5) (optional) repeat 4), add HDF5CPP_USEDLL at the
         end of the PreProcessor definitions to use HDF5 C++ DLL.

      6) (optional) Follow Project->Settings->Fortran->Category->
         General->Predefined Preprocess or Symbols, and add 
         "HDF5F90_WINDOWS" to use HDF5 Fortran DLL.

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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 three
          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.

   Note:   

   To disable Gzip and Szip at the same time, just follow 1.1~1.3
   and 2.1~2.4 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.

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Section VI: How to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET)    
========================================================================

We just briefly introduce you how to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET);

1. Open the old workspace file with the "Open solution" option,
   .NET will automatically convert the data space file to solution file.
2. Then find  "Build" and go to "Configuration Manager"; choose
   "release" or "debug", then choose "build all".
3. 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 6.0.
4. You need to specify the zlib and szip include header files and 
   libraries under Tools->Options->Projects->VC++ Directories and choose
   Include and libraries under the category of "show directories for" to
   add the corresponding path if you want to use compression feature
   inside HDF5.

NOTE: Please read section V if you do not want to use compression
      feature inside HDF5.
 
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Section VII: Building and testing HDF5 snapshot release
========================================================================

Note: This section is only for users who would like to build and test 
      HDF5 snapshot release.

If you want to test and build HDF5 snapshot release, you need extra 
steps to automatically generate H5Tinit.c before going to section II
step 1(2).

Previous step: section II, step 1(1).
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).

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Section VIII: Misc.
========================================================================

1) drivers we support
The default driver on windows we support is sec2 driver. However, stdio
driver is also supported. If you want to use stdio driver in your 
application, you may set environment variable HDF5_DRIVER to "stdio".

On windows XP, the following steps should be followed to set the
environment variable,

 a) Go to Control panel and find "system",
 b) Click "system" and choose "advanced",
 c) Choose Environment Variables
 d) Add new variable "HDF5_DRIVER"
 e) set the "HDF5_DRIVER" to "stdio"

Reminder: if you don't want to use stdio driver, please remember to 
delete the environment variable "HDF5_DRIVER" or change the variable 
value to "sec2".


Please send email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu for further assistance.