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<h1>Instructions for Building and Testing HDF5 on Windows XP </h1>

<h1>from Command Line </h1>

<hr class="first">
<p class="note">Notes:</p>

<p>1. This instruction is written for users who would like to
build HDF5 libraries and tools from the HDF5 source code package on
command line.
</p>

<p>2. Currently, we support:</p>

<ul class="intable">

  <li>
    <p>(1) Building and testing HDF5 on command line with
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0.</p>

  </li>

  <li>
    <p>(2) Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command
line with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net (2003)</p>

  </li>

  <li>
    <p>(3) Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library on command
line with Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 integration with Microsoft Visual C++
.Net 2003.</p>

    <p>For all other Windows development tools, HDF5 should be
built in the development environment. Please refer to<span class="filename"> INSTALL_Windows.txt</span> for
detailed HDF5 building and installation information, or <span class="filename">INSTALL_Windows_short_*.txt</span>
for quick HDF5 building and installation instructions. </p>

  </li>

  <li>
    <p>(4) Different compiler is using different batch files on
command line to build HDF5 Libraries.</p>

    <div style="text-align: center;">
    <table style="border: thin solid blue;" border="1">

      <tbody>

        <tr>

          <th>Compiler Name</th>

          <th colspan="2">Batch File 1</th>

          <th>Batch File 2</th>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>MSVS 6.0</td>

          <td colspan="2">hdf5bt.bat</td>

          <td>hdf5build.bat</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>MSVS .Net</td>

          <td colspan="2">hdf5bt_net.bat</td>

          <td>hdf5build_net.bat</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>Intel C++ </td>

          <td colspan="2">hdf5bt_intelc.bat</td>

          <td>hdf5build_intelc.bat</td>

        </tr>

      </tbody>
    </table>

    </div>

    <p>Be careful to choose the corresponding batch file when you
choose a procedure below to build HDF5 Libraries.</p>

  </li>

</ul>

<p class="note">3. Please read CAREFULLY about HDF5 build
and install preconditions and notes in <span class="filename">INSTALL_Windows.txt</span>
before starting below procedures. </p>

<hr class="second">
<h2>Section I: Building and testing HDF5 with Microsoft Visual
C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0.</h2>

<hr class="second">
<h3>1.&nbsp;Preconditions: </h3>

<ul class="intable">

  <li>
    <h4>1.1 Set path for Visual C++ 6.0 and Compaq Visual Fortran
6.0</h4>

    <p>Open <span class="filename">"System"</span>
in Control Panel.</p>

    <p>On the <span class="filename">"Advanced"</span>
tab, click <span class="filename">"Environment
Variables", </span> click <span class="filename">"Path"
    </span>in the <span class="filename">"System
variables" </span>box, then click<span class="filename">
"Edit"</span> and add your Visual C++ 6.0 path (For example, <span class="filename">C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin\</span>) and Compaq Visual Fortran 6.0
path (For example, <span class="filename">C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin\) </span>into<span class="filename"> "Variable Value" </span>and click<span class="filename"> "OK".</span></p>

  </li>

  <li>
    <h4>1.2 Run batch file copy_hdf.bat.</h4>

    <p>Go to <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows
    </span>and run<span class="filename">
copy_hdf.bat. </span> </p>

  </li>

</ul>

<h3>2. Building and testing HDF5 libraries and tools</h3>

<p>We provide 2 options for users to build test HDF5 libraries
and tools.</p>

<ul class="intable">

  <li>
    <h4>2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step</h4>

    <p>A batch file named <span class="filename">hdf5bt.bat
    </span>in<span class="filename">
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory is provided for users to
build and test HDF5 library and tools together from command line. </p>

    <p><span class="filename">hdf5bt.bat</span>
has four options:</p>

    <div style="text-align: center;">
    <table border="1">

      <tbody>

        <tr>

          <th>Options</th>

          <th>Illustration</th>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>hdf5bt</td>

          <td>build and test C library and tools</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>hdf5bt enablecpp</td>

          <td>build and test C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>hdf5bt enablefortran</td>

          <td>build and test C/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

        </tr>

        <tr>

          <td>hdf5bt enableall</td>

          <td>build and test C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

        </tr>

      </tbody>
    </table>

    </div>

    <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt with
appropriate options.</p>

    <p>Test results are saved in two files:</p>

    <ul class="normal">

      <li>c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_results.txt </li>

      <li>c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt.</li>

    </ul>

    <p>In general, you only need to check <span class="filename">tests_results.txt</span>. If all the
tests passed, then you do not have to check <span class="filename">hdf5_results.txt</span>.
If some tests failed, check <span class="filename">hdf5_results.tx</span>t
can help you figure out what was wrong.</p>

  </li>

  <li>
    <h4>2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps</h4>

    <p>We also provide users with the option to build and test
HDF5 libraries and tools separately.</p>

    <ul class="intable">

      <li>
        <h4>Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

        <p>A batch file named <span class="filename">hdf5build.bat
        </span>in<span class="filename">
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory is provided for users to
build HDF5 library and tools from command line.</p>

        <p><span class="filename">hdf5build.bat</span>
has four options:</p>

        <div style="text-align: center;">
        <table border="1">

          <tbody>

            <tr>

              <th>Options</th>

              <th>Illustration</th>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5build</td>

              <td>build C library and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5build enablecpp</td>

              <td>build C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5build enablefortran</td>

              <td>build C/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5build enableall</td>

              <td>build C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>
        </table>

        </div>

        <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5build with
appropriate options. Compiling outputs are saved in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results.txt</span>.
You can check the file to find out whether there are any compilation
errors.</p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>Step 2) Test HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

        <p>A batch file named hdf5check.bat in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory
is provided for users to test HDF5 library and tools from command line.</p>

        <p><span class="filename">hdf5check.bat</span>
has four options:</p>

        <div style="text-align: center;">
        <table border="1">

          <tbody>

            <tr>

              <th>Options</th>

              <th>Illustration</th>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5check</td>

              <td>test C library and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5check enablecpp</td>

              <td>test C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5check enablefortran</td>

              <td>test C/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5check enableall</td>

              <td>test C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>
        </table>

        </div>

        <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with
appropriate options.</p>

        <p>Test results are saved into file:</p>

        <ul class="normal">

          <li>c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_results.txt.</li>

        </ul>

        <p>In general, you only need to check <span class="filename">tests_results.txt</span>. If all the
tests passed, then you do not have to check <span class="filename">check_results.txt</span>.
If some tests failed, check <span class="filename">check_results.txt</span>
can help you figure out what was wrong.</p>

      </li>

    </ul>

    <h3>3. Installing HDF5 Libraries</h3>

    <p>Run the batch file <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat</span>
to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib</span>
directory.</p>

    <p>For further information, please refer to <span class="filename">INSTALL_WINDOWS.txt</span>.</p>

    <hr class="second">
    <h2>SECTION II: Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library
with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003</h2>

    <hr class="second">
    <h3>1. Extra Preconditions:</h3>

    <ul class="intable">

      <li>
        <h4>1.1 Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 Installed</h4>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>1.2 Command-based script host (CScript.exe) installed</h4>

        <p><span class="filename">Cscript.exe</span>
is a command-line version of the Windows Script Host. Users can check
windows system directory to make sure <span class="filename">Cscript.exe</span>
installed. <span class="filename">Cscript.exe </span>will
be used during converting project files from MSVS 6.0 Format to Visual
C++ .Net 2003 format from command line.</p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>1.3 Set path for Microsoft Visual C++ .Net</h4>

        <p>Open "System" in Control Panel.</p>

        <p>On the <span class="filename">"Advanced"</span>
tab, click <span class="filename">"Environment Variables"</span>,
click <span class="filename">"Path"</span> in the <span class="filename">"System variables"</span> box, then
click<span class="filename"> "Edit"</span> and add
your Visual C++ .Net path (For example, <span class="filename">C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE) </span>into<span class="filename"> "Variable Value" </span>and click<span class="filename"> "OK".</span></p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>1.4 Run batch file <span class="filename">copy_hdf.bat.</span></h4>

        <p>Go to <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows</span>
and run <span class="filename">copy_hdf.bat</span>.
This process will copy all the necessary batch files and text files
saved under <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows</span>
directory to the directories where they will be used.</p>

      </li>

    </ul>

    <h3>2. Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries :</h3>

    <p>We provide 2 options for users to build HDF5 libraries and
tools.</p>

    <ul class="intable">

      <li>
        <h4>2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step</h4>

        <p>A batch file named <span class="filename">hdf5bt_net.bat</span>
in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span>
directory is provided for users to build and test HDF5 library and
tools together from command line. </p>

        <p><span class="filename">hdf5bt_net.bat</span>
has two options:</p>

        <div style="text-align: center;">
        <table border="1">

          <tbody>

            <tr>

              <th>Options</th>

              <th>Illustration</th>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5bt_net </td>

              <td>build and test C libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5bt_net enablecpp</td>

              <td>build and test C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>
        </table>

        </div>

        <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt_net with
one of the options.</p>

        <p>Test results are saved in two files:</p>

        <ul class="normal">

          <li>c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_results_net.txt </li>

          <li>c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt.</li>

        </ul>

        <p>In general, you only need to check <span class="filename">tests_results.txt</span>. If all the
tests passed, then you do not have to check <span class="filename">hdf5_results_net.txt</span>.
If some tests failed, check <span class="filename">hdf5_results_net.txt</span>
can help you figure out what was wrong.</p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps</h4>

        <p>We also provide users with the option to build and
test HDF5 libraries and tools separately.</p>

        <ul class="intable">

          <li>
            <h4>Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

            <p>A batch file named hdf5build_net.bat in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory
is provided for users to build HDF5 library and tools from command line.</p>

            <p> <span class="filename">hdf5build_net.bat</span>
has two options:</p>

            <div style="text-align: center;">
            <table border="1">

              <tbody>

                <tr>

                  <th>Options</th>

                  <th>Illustration</th>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5build_net</td>

                  <td>build C libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5build_net enablecpp</td>

                  <td>build C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

              </tbody>
            </table>

            </div>

            <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run<span class="filename"> hdf5build_net </span>with one of
the options. building results will be saved in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results_net.txt</span>.
You can check the file to find out whether there are any compilation
errors.</p>

          </li>

          <li>
            <h4>Step 2) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

            <p>Go to directory, run batch file <span class="filename">hdf5check.bat</span> with the
following options:</p>

            <div style="text-align: center;">
            <table border="1">

              <tbody>

                <tr>

                  <th>Options</th>

                  <th>Illustration</th>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5check</td>

                  <td>test HDF5 C library and tools</td>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5check enablecpp</td>

                  <td>test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

              </tbody>
            </table>

            </div>

            <p class="note">Notes:</p>

            <p> <span class="filename">hdf5check.bat</span>
has ONLY TWO options listed above in this case.</p>

            <p>Testing results will be saved in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_results.txt</span>.
There should be no failures at all. </p>

          </li>

        </ul>

      </li>

    </ul>

    <h3>3. Installing HDF5 Libraries</h3>

    <p>Run the batch file <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat</span>
to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into<span class="filename">
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib </span>directory.</p>

    <hr class="second">
    <h2>SECTION III: Building and testing HDF5 C and C++ Library
with Intel C++ Compiler 8.1 integration with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net
2003</h2>

    <hr class="second">
    <h3>1. Extra Preconditions:</h3>

    <ul class="intable">

      <li>
        <h4>1.1 Set path for Microsoft Visual C++ .Net and Intel
C++ 8.1</h4>

        <p>Open <span class="filename">"System"</span>
in Control Panel.</p>

        <p>On the <span class="filename">"Advanced"</span>
tab, click <span class="filename">"Environment Variables"</span>,
click <span class="filename">"Path"</span> in the <span class="filename">"System variables"</span> box, then
click<span class="filename"> "Edit"</span>&nbsp;
and add your Visual C++ .Net path (For example, <span class="filename">C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET 2003\Common7\IDE</span>) and Intel C++ 8.1 path (For
example, <span class="filename">C:\Program
Files\Intel\CPP\Compiler80\Ia32\Bin</span>) into <span class="filename">"Variable Value" and click "OK"</span>.
        </p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>1.2 Run batch file copy_hdf.bat.</h4>

        <p>Go to <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows
        </span>and run<span class="filename">
copy_hdf.bat</span>. This process will copy all the necessary
batch files and text files saved under <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows</span>
directory to the directories where they will be used. </p>

      </li>

    </ul>

    <h3>2. Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries :</h3>

    <p>We provide 2 options for users to build HDF5 libraries and
tools.</p>

    <ul class="intable">

      <li>
        <h4>2.1 Options A: Build and test in one step</h4>

        <p>A batch file named <span class="filename">hdf5bt_intelc.bat
        </span>in<span class="filename">
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory is provided for users to
build and test HDF5 library and tools together from command line. </p>

        <p><span class="filename">hdf5bt_intelc.bat</span>
has two options:</p>

        <div style="text-align: center;">
        <table border="1">

          <tbody>

            <tr>

              <th>Options</th>

              <th>Illustration</th>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5bt_intelc</td>

              <td>build and test C libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td>hdf5bt_intelc enablecpp</td>

              <td>build and test C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>
        </table>

        </div>

        <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5bt_intelc
with one of the options.</p>

        <p>Test results will be saved in two files:</p>

        <ul class="normal">

          <li><span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5_results_intelc.txt
            </span> </li>

          <li><span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt.</span></li>

        </ul>

        <p>Project conversion results from MSVS .Net format to
Intel C++ fomat will be saved in </p>

        <ul class="normal">

          <li><span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\convert_intel.txt</span></li>

        </ul>

        <p>Check <span class="filename">convert_intel.txt</span>
to see if all of the project files have been converted successfully.
Conversion messages should look like:</p>

        <ul class="normal">

          <li>"projname.vcproj": has been converted from
Microsoft VC++ project system to the Intel C++ 8.x project system.</li>

        </ul>

        <p>In general, you only need to check <span class="filename">tests_results.txt</span>. If all the
tests passed, then you do not have to check <span class="filename">hdf5_results_intelc.txt</span>.
If some tests failed, check <span class="filename">hdf5_results_intelc.txt</span>
can help you figure out what was wrong. </p>

      </li>

      <li>
        <h4>2.2 Options B: Build and test in two steps </h4>

        <p>We also provide users with the option to build and
test HDF5 libraries and tools separately.</p>

        <ul class="intable">

          <li>
            <h4>Step 1) Build HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

            <p>A batch file named <span class="filename">hdf5build_intelc.bat
            </span>in<span class="filename">
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5</span> directory is provided for users to
build HDF5 library and tools from command line. </p>

            <p> <span class="filename">hdf5build_intelc.bat</span>
has only one option:</p>

            <div style="text-align: center;">
            <table border="1">

              <tbody>

                <tr>

                  <th>Options</th>

                  <th>Illustration</th>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5build_intelc</td>

                  <td>build C libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5build_intelc enablecpp</td>

                  <td>build C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

              </tbody>
            </table>

            </div>

            <p>Invoke a command prompt window and run <span class="filename">hdf5build_intelc</span> with this
option. Compiling outputs are saved in <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build_results_intelc.txt.</span>
You can check the file to find out whether there are any compiling
errors. </p>

          </li>

          <li>
            <h4>Step 2) Testing HDF5 Libraries and Tools</h4>

            <p>Go to directory, run batch file <span class="filename">hdf5check</span> with the following
options: </p>

            <p>&nbsp;</p>

            <div style="text-align: center;">
            <table border="1">

              <tbody>

                <tr>

                  <th>Options</th>

                  <th>Illustration</th>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5check</td>

                  <td>test HDF5 C library and tools</td>

                </tr>

                <tr>

                  <td>hdf5check enablecpp</td>

                  <td>test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools</td>

                </tr>

              </tbody>
            </table>

            </div>

            <p class="note">Notes:</p>

            <p><span class="filename">hdf5check.bat</span>
has ONLY TWO options listed above in this case.</p>

            <p>Testing results will be saved in c<span class="filename">:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_results.txt</span>.
There should be no failures at all. </p>

          </li>

        </ul>

      </li>

    </ul>

    <h3>3. Installing HDF5 Libraries</h3>

    <p>Run the batch file <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat</span>
to install all HDF5 libraries and tools into <span class="filename">c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib</span>
directory. </p>

    <hr class="first">
    <h4>Need further assistance? email to <a href="mailto:help@hdfgroup.org">help@hdfgroup.org</a>
or go to <a href="http://hdfgroup.org/windows/questions.html">http://hdfgroup.org/windows/questions.html</a>
to get help on windows</h4>

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