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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
code release 'zip' file (hdf5-1_2_0.zip).
The following sections discuss in detail installation procedures.
Building from Source Code Release (hdf5-1_2_0.zip)
===============================================
STEP I: Preconditions
To build the HDF5 and tests, it is assumed that you have done the following:
1. Installed MicroSoft Developer Studio, and Visual C++ 5.0 or 6.0.
2. Set up a directory structure to unpack the library. For
example:
c:\ (any drive)
MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name)
3. Copied the source distribution archive to that directory
and unpacked it using the appropriate archiver options to
create a directory hierarchy.
Run WinZip on hdf5-1_2_0.zip (the entire source tree).
This creates a directory called 'hdf5' which
contains several files and directories.
4. You do not have a version of the zlib library and you would like to
use it. If you do not want to use the zlib library or have your own
version read the section about the zlib library.
STEP II: Building the Libraries and tests.
1. Unpack all.zip in 'hdf5' and move the zlib.dll from
c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\src\dll to the Windows system directory.
2. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select
the "Open Workspace" option.
Then open the c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\all\all.dsw workspace.
3. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
On Windows platform select as the active configuration
"all -- Win32 Debug" to build debug versions of single-threaded
static libraries, and tests.
or
"all -- Win32 Release" to build release versions of single-threaded
static libraries, and tests.
Select "Build" and "Build all.exe" to
build the corresponding version of the HDF5 library.
NOTE: "all" is a dummy target. You will get a link error when
"all.exe." is built :
LINK: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
_mainCRTStartup.....
all.exe - 2 error(s), ....
Warning messages can be ignored. The "all.exe" is never created,
so it is OK.
When the debug or release build is done the directories listed
below will contain the following files :
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\debug -
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\release -
hdf5.lib- the hdf5 library
c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\"test directory"-
where test directory is one of the following:
big
bittests
chunk
cmpd_dset
dsets
dtypes
extend
external
fillval
flush1
flush2
gheap
hyperslab
iopipe
istore
links
mount (not supported in this release)
mtime
overhead
ragged
shtype
testhdf5
unlink
Each test directory contains debug and release subdirectories with the
corresponding tests.
STEP III: TESTING THE BUILD
In a command prompt window run the test batch file which
resides in the hdf5 directory to make sure that the library
was built correctly.
The hdf5testDBG.bat file tests the debug version of the library and
hdf5testREL.bat tests the release version of the library.
STEP IV: BUILDING THE EXAMPLES
1. Invoke Microsoft Visual C++, go to "File" and select
the "Open Workspace" option.
Then open the c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\allexamples.dsw
workspace.
2. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
On Windows platform select as the active configuration
"allexamples -- Win32 Debug" to build debug versions of the examples.
or
"allexamples -- Win32 Release" to build release versions the examples.
Select "Build" and "Build allexamples.exe" to
build the corresponding version of the examples.
When the debug build or release build is done there should be the
following subdirectories in C:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\
attributetest
chunkread
compoundtest
extendwritetest
grouptest
readtest
selecttest
writetest
3. Run the batch file "InstallExamples.bat" which resides in the top
level directory. This file creates 2 new directories, examplesREL and
examplesDEB, in the 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. The examples should be tested in these
2 new directories due to some dependencies between the examples.
STEP V:
BUILDING AN APPLICATION USING THE HDF5 LIBRARY - SOME HELPFUL POINTERS
=====================================================================
If you are building an application that uses the HDF5 library
the following locations will need to be specified for locating
header files and linking in the HDF libraries:
<top-level HDF5 directory>\src
where <top-level HDF5 directory> may be
C:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\
MORE HELPFUL POINTERS
=====================
Here are some notes that may be of help if you are not familiar
with using the Visual C++ Development Environment.
Project name and location issues:
The files in all.zip must end up in the hdf5\ directory
installed by hdf5-1_2_0.zip
If you must install all.dsw and all.dsp in another directory, relative
to hdf5\ , you will be asked to locate the sub-project files,
when you open the project all.dsw.
If you want to rename all (the entire project), you will need to modify
two files all.dsw and all.dsp as text (contrary to the explicit warnings
in the files).
You can also modify all.dsw and all.dsp as text, to allow these 2 files
to be installed in another directory.
Settings... details:
If you create your own project, the necessary settings can be
read from the all.dsp file(as text), or from the Project Settings in
the Developer Studio project settings dialog.
Project
Settings
C/C++
Category
PreProcessor
Code Generation
Use run-time Library
These are all set to use
Single-Threaded
ZLIB LIBRARY- REMOVING OR CHANGING THE PATH
============================================
If you would like to remove the zlib library from the hdf5 library or
use your own version of the zlib library then follow the steps below.
Removing the zlib library completely:
Open the all.dsw workspace file in Microsoft Visual C++. Go to the hdf5
project. Select the zlib.lib file from this project and delete(press the
'delete' key) it. Next open the H5config.h file from the src directory.
Remove the the following two lines:
#define HAVE_LIBZ 1
#define HAVE_COMPRESS2
then save the file.
Next go to the hdf5dll project. Remove the zlib.lib from this project too.
Open the project settings for the hdf5dll project. Go to the C/C++
settings tab and under the preprocessor definitions remove the ZLIB_DLL
in both the debug and the release settings. Recompile the all project and
then save the workspace.
Replacing the zlib library:
Open the all.dsw workspace and go to the hdf5 project. Delete the
zlib.lib file from the file listing. Then select the hdf5 project and
richt click to get a menu. Pick the "add files to project..." option
and find the version of the zlib that you would like to use. Then click OK
in the file chooser dialog. Repeat the steps for the hdf5dll project.
You may also want to replace the zlib.h and zconf.h files which are in
the src directory with your own versions of these files. Then recompile
the all project.
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