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* HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP *
* (Full Version) *
***********************************************************************
The following instructions assume that the HDF5 source code package from
HDF website (http://hdfgroup.org) 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 examples (optional)
Section IV : How to build an application using the HDF5 library or DLL
Section V : How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression
Section VI : How to build HDF5 in .NET 2003
Section VII : How to build HDF5 with Fortran Support
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 : How to build HDF5 in Visual studio 2005
Section XII : Misc.
========================================================================
Preconditions and Notes
========================================================================
Preconditions:
1. Installed Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or Intel Compiler and 7zip or WinZip.
1.1 Installed Intel Compiler 9.1 if you want to build
HDF5 Fortran libraries.
Note: 1. 7zip is an open-source alternative to WinZip. Some of the
advanced functionality is disabled in WinZip unless you buy the
software. With 7zip, most of this functionality is included for
free.
2. 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 7zip or 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 1.2.3 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://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/zlib/1.2/bin/zlib123-windows.zip
to download the Zlib library.
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://ftp.hdfgroup.org/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://hdfgroup.org/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:\zlib123\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:\zlib123\include, c:\szip\include)
from the directory list, add the header path
(c:\zlib123\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:\zlib123\lib, c:\szip\dll)
from the directory list, add the library path
(c:\zlib123\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++ 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://hdfgroup.org/h4toh5/ and
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/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 fortran users, Intel fortran Compiler 9.1 is currently supported-- please
see Section VII. Intel Compiler verion 7.x and 8.x are no longer supported,
but documentation can still be found on the web at
http://hdfgroup.org/windows/docs/hdf518/dep/Install_Windows_Dep_Intel.txt
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.
12. For .Net and 2005 users, if you are not building HDF5 with
Thread-Safe Feature (see Section X), ttsafedll.dsp should
always be turned off.
13. The Compaq Fortran Compiler is no longer supported in HDF5-1.8.
========================================================================
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 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
========================================================================
Note:
To build and testHDF5 with Fortran support, please read
over Section VII.
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++ and High level C++
3.1 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
3.2 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
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 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
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 Section VII.
hdf5check enableall test HDF5 C/C++/FORTRAN libraries
and tools
To use this option, HDF5 C++ and
Fortran libraries must have been
built.
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 in
Section VII, 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 or Section VII, respectively). 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 I: 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 or HL Fortran examples, please see
Section VII, Step 3.
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++/HL examples
are linked with the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/HL
libraries and DLLs. The debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/HL
examples will fail if they are linked with HDF5 binary
distribution, which only includes the release versions of
HDF5 C/C++ 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 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
ex_ds
ex_dsdll
ex_packet
ex_packetdll
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.bat" with each option, if you see the
following messages at the end:
All of the HL C Examples Passed!
You have built HL C examples successfully. Otherwise, HL C examples
Failed to build.
========================================================================
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:\zlib123\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:\zlib123\include
c:\zlib123\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 XI "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.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/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
========================================================================
Note:
To build Fortran libraries with Intel Fortran 9.1, please see
Section VII.
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:\zlib123\include, c:\szip\include)
from the directory list, add the header path
(c:\zlib123\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:\zlib123\lib, c:\szip\dll)
from the directory list, add the library path
(c:\zlib123\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
2.1 Disable project files not relevant to C and C++.
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
ttsafedll
Click on "OK",
2.2.1 Building HDF5 C and C++ Libraries
From the main menu, choose "Build"-> "Build" or
"Rebuild ALL" to build both release and debug version of HDF5
Libraries.
2.2.2 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.
2.2.3 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.
2.2.4 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 Go to "Build" and select "Configuration Manager".
Choose "Release" or "Debug" under "Active Solution Configuration".
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 Fortran 9.1
========================================================================
Notes: 1. For Intel Compiler users, Intel fortran Compiler 9.1 is currently
supported-- please see below. Intel Compiler verion
7.x and 8.x are no longer supported, but documentation can
still be found on the web at
http://hdfgroup.org/windows/docs/hdf518/dep/Install_Windows_Dep_Intel.txt
2. The Compaq Fortran Compiler is no longer supported for HDF5 1.8.
3. Intel Fortran 9.1 works only under .Net 2003 or Visual Studio 2005
environments
4. For Visual Studio 2005 users, parallel builds should be disabled. To
do so: Go to Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > Build and Run.
Set "maximum number of parallel project builds" to 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.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/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. Instead, read Section V.
You have to read this part even if you want to use only Zlib
or Szip. You also need to read Section V.
Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 or 2005. From the main
menu, Go to Tools > Options > Intel(R) Fortran.
In the right panel, make sure your "Selected Compiler" is Intel Fortran 9.1.
Click the right-most box for "Libraries",
Add Zlib and Szip Library Path (c:\zlib123\lib, c:\szip\dll for example)
Click rightmost box for "Includes",
Add Zlib and Szip header path (c:\zlib123\include c:\szip\include, for example).
Then click "OK".
1. Build with Intel Fortran Compiler 9.1 under MSVS C++ .Net 2003 / 2005 Environment
Note: This step will build HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++
Library using .Net 2003 or Visual Studio 2005 Compiler as well as
HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library using Intel
Fortran 9.1 Compiler.
1.1 Open all.dsw and Convert Project Files (.dsp) to Visual
C++ .Net Format (.vcproj)
Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ .Net or 2005. 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.
1.2 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, but for now, skip
the projects labelled "**SKIP**":
flush1_fortrandll
flush2_fortran
flush2_fortrandll
hdf5_fortran
hdf5_fortrandll
**SKIP** libtest_fortran
libtest_fortrandll
testhdf5_fortran
testhdf5_fortrandll
**SKIP** 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
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".
Do the same thing for hdf5_hl_fortran.
1.3 Change project dependencies
To check the project dependencies:
Right click the selected project, you should see "Project Dependencies" on the menu,
click "Project Dependencies", You should see a "Project Dependencies" panel, with
the selected project and the projects it depends on checked under "Depends on" list.
Make sure all intel fortran projects have their corrsponding dependencies as follows:
hdf5_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub
hdf5_fortrandll: hdf5dll, hdf5_f90cstubdll
libtest_fortran: libtest, libtest_fotran_lib
libtest_fortrandll: libtest_cstubdll, libtestD
hdf5_hl_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, hdf5_hl,
hdf5_hl_fortran_lib
hdf5_hl_fortrandll: hdf5dll, hdf5_hldll,
hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5_f90cstubdll
flush1_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, libtest,
libtest_fortran, libtest_fortran_lib
flush1_fortrandll: hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5dll, libtest_fortrandll
libtest_cstubdll, libtestD
flush2_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, libtest,
libtest_fortran, libtest_fortran_lib
flush2_fortrandll: hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5dll, libtest_fortrandll
libtest_cstubdll, libtestD
testhdf5_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, libtest,
libtest_fortran, libtest_fortran_lib
testhdf5_fortrandll: hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5dll, libtest_fortrandll
libtest_cstubdll, libtestD
hl_test_image_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, hdf5_hl,
hdf5_hl_fortran, hdf5_hl_fortran_lib
hl_test_image_fortrandll: hdf5dll, hdf5_hldll,
hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll, hdf5_hl_fortrandll
hl_test_lite_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, hdf5_hl,
hdf5_hl_fortran, hdf5_hl_fortran_lib
hl_test_lite_fortrandll: hdf5dll, hdf5_hldll,
hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll, hdf5_hl_fortrandll
hl_test_table_fortran: hdf5, hdf5_f90cstub,
hdf5_fortran, hdf5_hl,
hdf5_hl_fortran, hdf5_hl_fortran_lib
hl_test_table_fortrandll:hdf5dll, hdf5_hldll,
hdf5_f90cstubdll, hdf5_fortrandll,
hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll, hdf5_hl_fortrandll
1.4 Building HDF5 C/C++/Fortran Libraries and Tools
Select "Build", then Select "Configuration Manager".
Select "Debug" or "Release"
Disable ttsafedll
Select "ok". Select "Build" -> "Build" or "Rebuild All" to
build Debug or Release version of HDF5 C, C++, fortran
Library using Intel fortran 9.1 Compiler with .Net 2003 or .Net 2005.
2. Test HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library
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 used to test HDF libraries with Fortran with
the following options:
hdf5check enablefortran test HDF5 C/FORTRAN libraries and
tools
hdf5check enableall test HDF5 C/C++/FORTRAN libraries
and tools
To use this option, HDF5 C++ and
Fortran libraries must have been
built.
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
Note: This section provides step-by-step instructions for testing the
Fortran librariy and tools only. To test the rest of the HDF5 library
and tools, please see Section II, Step 2.
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.
3. (Optional) Build HDF5 Fortan and HL Fortran Examples
Note: This section only covers building Fortran and HL Fortran examples.
For other examples, please see Section III.
To build and test HDF5 Fortran example:
---------------------------------------
1. Invoke the Intel Fortran Compiler 9.1 or above 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 Fortran examples:
---------------------------------------------------
1. Invoke Compaq Visual Fortran 9.1, 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 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 1.8 release 0
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.
========================================================================
Section XI: How to build HDF5 in Visual studio 2005 on windows 32-bit and 64-bit platform
========================================================================
The building procedure is almost the same as building HDF5 on .Net 2003.
For 64-bit, currently we only support HDF5 as an 32-bit application and you may need to
pay attention to the following reminders:
1) To use zlib or szlib compression packages:
Use zlib 1.2.2 DLL provided at
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/zlib/1.2/bin/zlib123-windows.zip
Use szlib 2.0 DLL provided at
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.0/bin/windows/xp-net
2) Make sure that WIN32 macro is set at visual studio 2005.
3) You may use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE to disable the warnings.
Please refer to Section VI: How to build HDF5 in Visual Studio .Net 2003.
Please also note that the example workspace may not work properly. You may need to reset hdf5
library path.
========================================================================
Section XII: 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".
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. Backward compatibility with 1.6
If you are going to use 1.6 APIs with 1.8 branch, you may do the following two things:
3.1 Uncomment out /*#define H5_WANT_H5_V1_6_COMPAT 1*/ inside h5pubconf.h under windows\src.
3.2 Set up an environment variable H5_WANT_H5_V1_6_COMPAT to 1, this will be used to test compatibility
of error APIs.
Remember to undo 1 and 2 after you test if you are not going to use 1.6 backward compatibility option.
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