HDF5

Download Source:	ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/hdf5-1.8.2/src/hdf5-1.8.2.tar.gz

Introduction to HDF5

HDF5 is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data. HDF5 stores two primary objects: datasets and groups. A dataset is a multidimensional array of data elements, and a group is a structure for organizing objects in an HDF5 file. The internal structure of an HDF5 file is very similar to the filesystem hierarchy.

Homepage: http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5

Dependencies

Optional

• OpenSSL
• MPICH Required for parallel HDF support.

Configuration Information

The following options may be passed to the configure script:

F9X=gfortran: Specifies the FORTRAN compiler to interface with.

--enable-fortran: Compile the FORTRAN interface.

--enable-cxx: Compile the C++ interface.

--enable-linux-lfs: Enable support for large (64-bit) files on Linux.

--with-ssl=<LIB>: Use the SSL library.

--enable-parallel: Enable MPI-IO and MPI support.

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

F9X=gfortran ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
--enable-fortran --enable-cxx &&
make

Install the package:

make install

Install the documentation:

make install-doc

Multilib

32Bit

To do ...

N32

To do ...

64Bit

To do ...

Contents

Installed Directories:	/usr/doc/hdf5
Installed Programs:	h5c++, h5cc, h5fc, h5debug, h5diff, h5dump, h5import, h5jam, h5ls, h5repack, h5unjam
Installed Libraries:	libhdf5.{a,so}, libhdf5_cpp.{a,so}, libhdf5_fortran.{a,so}, libhdf5_hl.{a,so},

Short Descriptions

/usr/doc/hdf5:	Directory containing example programs for using HDF5 files with c, c++, and/or FORTRAN as well as the documentation.
h5c++:	Script to assist in interfacing HDF5 to c++.
h5cc:	Script to assist in interfacing HDF5 to c.
h5fc:	Script to assist in interfacing HDF5 to FORTRAN.
h5debug:	Program to assist in debugging HDF5 file.
h5diff:	Similar to the diff program except for HDF5 files.
h5dump:	Dumps information from an HDF5 file to stdout.
h5import:	Converts data stored in one or more ASCII or binary files into one or more datasets in an existing or new HDF5 file.
h5jam:	Add 'user_block_file' to front of 'h5_file'.
h5ls:	Displays contents of HDF5 file similar to ls command.
h5repack:	Compresses HDF5 file using gzip or szip.
h5unjam:	Extracts user block from 'h5_file' into 'user_block_file' and HDF5 file into 'h5_file_out'.