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HDF5 Install Instructions for Windows NT/95/98.
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The instructions which follow assume that you will be using the the source
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code release 'zip' file (hdf5-1_4_0.zip).
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The following sections discuss in detail installation procedures.
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Section 1: Building from Source Code Release
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Section 2: Building an application using the HDF5 library or DLL
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Section 3: Some more helpful pointers
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Section 4: ZLIB library - removing or changing the path
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Section 1:
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Building from Source Code Release (hdf5-1_4_0.zip)
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==================================================
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STEP I: Preconditions
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To build the HDF5 and tests, it is assumed that you have done the following:
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1. Installed MicroSoft Developer Studio, and Visual C++ 6.0.
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2. Set up a directory structure to unpack the library. For example:
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c:\ (any drive)
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MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name)
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3. Copied the source distribution archive to that directory and
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unpacked it using the appropriate archiver options to create a
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directory hierarchy.
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Run WinZip on hdf5-1_4_0.zip (the entire source tree). This
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creates a directory called 'hdf5' which contains several files and
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directories.
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4. You do not have a version of the zlib library and you would like
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to use it. If you do not want to use the zlib library or have your
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own version read the section about the zlib library.
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5. You do need hdf4 (hdf and mfhdf) static and dll libraries to generate
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h4toh5 and h5toh4 converter tool.
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STEP II: Building the Libraries and tests.
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1. Rename the directory under C:\myHDFstuff\ from hdf5xxx to hdf5.
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2. Unpack all.zip in 'hdf5' and move the zlib.dll from
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c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\src\zlib\dll to the Windows system directory.
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NOTE TO ALPHA USERS- the version of zlib that is packaged in
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all.zip is for Intel platforms. The Alpha versions of the
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libraries can be obtained from ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/. The
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file to download is Alphazlib.zip. After the file is downloaded
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replace the src\zlib directory with the files from Alphazlib.zip.
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3. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select the "Open
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Workspace" option.
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Then open the c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\all\all.dsw workspace.
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4. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
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On Windows platform select as the active configuration
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"all -- Win32 Debug" to build debug versions of
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single-threaded static libraries, and
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tests.
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or
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"all -- Win32 Release" to build release versions of
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single-threaded static libraries, and
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tests.
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On the Alpha platform select as the active configuration
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"all -- Win32 AlphaDbg" to build debug versions of
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single-threaded static libraries, and
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tests.
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or
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"all -- Win32 AlphaRel" to build release versions of
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single-threaded static libraries, and
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tests.
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Select "Build" and "Build all.exe" to build the corresponding
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version of the HDF5 library.
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NOTE 1: "all" is a dummy target. You will get a link error when
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"all.exe." is built:
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LINK: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
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_mainCRTStartup.....
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all.exe - 2 error(s), ....
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NOTE 2: In the HDF5_1.4 beta release, you may find strange errors
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when compiling tvlstr.c at testhdf5 and testhdf5dll projects.
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Simply selecting tvlstr.c itself and compiling it separately,
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you may find tvlstr.c be compiled successfully this time.
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Now coming back to Build menu and choose Build all.exe(or choose F7 key);
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The rest of testhdf5 program will be linked successfully.
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NOTE 3: In order to test h4toh5 and h5toh4 converter, you need to have
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hdf413(or higher version) library. Please adjust processor settings to include
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hdf4 header files and adjust the hdf4 library path in your own machine. One way
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to include library is to select the current project(h4toh5 etc.) and insert
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hdf4 libraries into the current project. Make sure that you find all hdf4 library
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files following the hdf4 library templates of the current project.
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Warning messages can be ignored. The "all.exe" is never created,
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so it is OK.
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When the debug or release build is done the directories listed
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below will contain the following files :
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c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\debug -
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c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\release -
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hdf5.lib- the hdf5 library
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c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\debug -
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c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release -
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hdf5.dll- the hdf5 library
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hdf5.lib- the dll export library
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c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\"test directory"-
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where test directory is one of the following:
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big
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bittests
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chunk
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cmpd_dset
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dsets
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dtypes
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enum
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extend
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external
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fillval
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flush1
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flush2
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gheap
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hyperslab
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iopipe
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istore
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links
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mount
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mtime
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ohdr
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overhead
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ragged
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stab
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testhdf5
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unlink
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Each test directory contains debug and release subdirectories with the
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corresponding tests.
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STEP III: TESTING THE BUILD
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In a command prompt window run the test batch file which resides in the
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hdf5\test directory to make sure that the library was built correctly.
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To test, cd into the hdf5\test directory. Then type: "hdf5test [debug or
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release] [dll]" depending on which version you would like to test.
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To use the timing tests use the hdf5timingtest.bat file found in the
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hdf5\test directory. Type: "hdf5timingtest [debug or release] [dll]"
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depending on which version you would like to test.
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To test the h5dump utility, cd into hdf5\tools. Then type: "dumptest
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[debug or release] [dll]" depending on which version you would like to
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test. We are using "fc" command to compare whether dumper generates
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correct results.We recommend you to redirect(using ">")
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the output into a file to check the test output manually.
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To test the h4toh5 utility, cd into hdf5\tools.
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Then type: "h4toh5testrun [debug or release] [dll]" depending on which
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version you would like to test. We are using "fc" command to compare
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whether converter converts correctly. We recommend you to redirect (using ">")
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the output into a file to check the test output manually.
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To test the h5toh4 utility, you need to have "hdp" utilityin your system.
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cd into hdf5\tools. Four parameters should be input in this format:
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1) For windows NT 4.0 and 5.0
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type h5toh4testrun [para 1] [para 2] [para 3] [para 4]
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2) For Windows 98
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type h5toh4testwin98 [para 1] [para 2] [para 3] [para 4]
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para1: [Debug] or [Release] version you are testing.
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para2: The top directory path(including the drive name) where hdf5 tools
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is located,for example: D:/h5_1.4
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para3: The full path where hdp is located, for example D:/H414/bin
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para4: If no dll version,leave this parameter empty or type DLL
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NOTE: The appropriate dll should be placed in the Windows\system
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directory before using the dlls.
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NOTE: The debug dll tests on the Alpha platform currently are not
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completely working. The release dll is fine though.
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STEP IV: BUILDING THE EXAMPLES
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1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select
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the "Open Workspace" option.
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Then open the c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\allexamples\allexamples.dsw
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workspace.
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2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
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On Windows platform select as the active configuration
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"allexamples -- Win32 Debug" to build debug versions of the
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examples.
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or
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"allexamples -- Win32 Release" to build release versions the
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examples.
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On Alpha platform select as the active configuration
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"allexamples -- Win32 AlphaDbg" to build debug versions of the
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examples.
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or
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"allexamples -- Win32 AlphaRel" to build release versions the
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examples.
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Select "Build" and "Build allexamples.exe" to build the
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corresponding version of the examples.
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When the debug build or release build is done there should be
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the following subdirectories in C:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\
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attributetest
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chunkread
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compoundtest
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extendwritetest
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grouptest
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readtest
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selecttest
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writetest
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3. Run the batch file "InstallExamples.bat" which resides in the
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top level directory. This file creates 2 new directories,
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examplesREL and examplesDBG, in the examples directory and places
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all the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of
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the examples should be built before this step is done. The
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examples should be tested in these 2 new directories due to some
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dependencies between the examples.
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Section 2:
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BUILDING AN APPLICATION USING THE HDF5 LIBRARY OR DLL- SOME HELPFUL POINTERS
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============================================================================
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If you are building an application that uses the HDF5 library the
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following locations will need to be specified for locating header files
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and linking in the HDF libraries:
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<top-level HDF5 directory>\src
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where <top-level HDF5 directory> may be
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C:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\
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To specify this location in the settings for your VC++ project:
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1. Open your VC project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it is
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the active project.
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2. Go to the Project menu and chose the 'Settings' option.
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3. Chose the build configuration you would like to modify in the
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drop down menu labeled with 'Settings For:'
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4. Chose the C/C++ tab
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5. At the bottom of the window, there should be a text-area labeled
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with 'Project Options:'. In this text-area, scroll until you
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reach the end and type /I "<top-level HDF5 directory>\src" and
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then click OK.
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To link the HDF5 library with your application:
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1. Open your VC project in Microsoft Visual C++ and make sure it is
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the active project.
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2. Go to the Project menu and chose the 'Add to Project' option and
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then 'Files' option.
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3. Change the 'Files of type:' to 'Library Files (.lib)'
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4. Navigate through the directories until you find the location of the
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hdf5.lib.
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5. Select hdf5.lib and click OK.
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To use the DLL:
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1. Follow the steps for specifing the location of the header files
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as shown above.
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2. Follow the steps for linking the HDF5 library as shown above
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except now link the export library that is created with the DLL.
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The export library is called hdf5dll.lib.
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3. Place the DLL in a location that Windows will be able to locate it.
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The search path and order for DLL's is
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a) The directory where the executable module for the current
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process is located.
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b) The current directory.
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c} The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function
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retrieves the path of this directory.
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d) The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function
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retrieves the path of this directory.
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e) The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.
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Section 3:
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MORE HELPFUL POINTERS
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=====================
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Here are some notes that may be of help if you are not familiar with
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using the Visual C++ Development Environment.
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Project name and location issues:
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The files in all.zip must end up in the hdf5\ directory installed by
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hdf5-1_4_0.zip
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If you must install all.dsw and all.dsp in another directory,
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relative to hdf5\ , you will be asked to locate the sub-project
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files, when you open the project all.dsw.
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If you want to rename all (the entire project), you will need to
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modify two files all.dsw and all.dsp as text (contrary to the
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explicit warnings in the files).
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You can also modify all.dsw and all.dsp as text, to allow these 2
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files to be installed in another directory.
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Settings... details:
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If you create your own project, the necessary settings can be read
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from the all.dsp file(as text), or from the Project Settings in the
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Developer Studio project settings dialog.
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Project
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Settings
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C/C++
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Category
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PreProcessor
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Code Generation
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Use run-time Library
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These are all set to use
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Single-Threaded
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Section 4:
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ZLIB LIBRARY- REMOVING OR CHANGING THE PATH
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============================================
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If you would like to remove the zlib library from the hdf5 library or use
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your own version of the zlib library then follow the steps below.
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Removing the zlib library completely:
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Open the all.dsw workspace file in Microsoft Visual C++. Go to the
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hdf5 project. Select the zlib.lib file from this project and
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delete(press the 'delete' key) it. Next open the H5config.h file
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from the src directory. Remove the the following two lines:
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#define HAVE_LIBZ 1
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#define HAVE_COMPRESS2
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then save the file.
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Next go to the hdf5dll project. Remove the zlib.lib from this project
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too. Open the project settings for the hdf5dll project. Go to the
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C/C++ settings tab and under the preprocessor definitions remove the
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ZLIB_DLL in both the debug and the release settings. Recompile the
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all project and then save the workspace.
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Replacing the zlib library:
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Open the all.dsw workspace and go to the hdf5 project. Delete the
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zlib.lib file from the file listing. Then select the hdf5 project
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and richt click to get a menu. Pick the "add files to project..."
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option and find the version of the zlib that you would like to use.
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Then click OK in the file chooser dialog. Repeat the steps for the
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hdf5dll project. You may also want to replace the zlib.h and zconf.h
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files which are in the src directory with your own versions of these
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files. Then recompile the all project.
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