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--- hdf5-software [2015/06/08 09:43] – aorth
+++ hdf5-software [2017/09/28 10:35] (current) – [Installation] aorth
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 HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data. It supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient I/O and for high volume and complex data. The HDF5 Technology suite includes tools and applications for managing, manipulating, viewing, and analyzing data in the HDF5 format.
-==== Information ====
+===== Information =====
-  * Version: 1.8.15-patch1
+  * Version: 1.8.19
   * Added: December, 2014
-  * Updated: June, 2015
+  * Updated: September, 2017
   * Link: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/
-=== Usage ===
+===== Usage =====
-See versions of htseq which are available:
+See versions of hdf5 which are available:
 <code>$ module avail hdf5</code>
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 Load a particular version:
-<code>$ module load hdf5/1.8.15-patch1</code>
+<code>$ module load hdf5/1.8.19</code>
 List contents of an archive:
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 <code>$ h5dump -d /MultiPart/Parts file_s1_p0.bas.h5</code>
-=== Installation ===
+===== Installation =====
 Notes from the sysadmin during installation:
 <code>$ cd /tmp
-$ wget http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-1.8.15-patch1.tar.gz
+$ wget https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current18/src/hdf5-1.8.19.tar.gz
-$ tar xf hdf5-1.8.15-patch1.tar.gz
+$ tar xf hdf5-1.8.19.tar.gz
-$ scl enable devtoolset-2 bash
+$ cd hdf5-1.8.19
-$ ./configure --prefix=/export/apps/hdf5/1.8.15-patch1
+$ scl enable devtoolset-4 bash
-$ sudo mkdir -p /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.15-patch1
+$ ./configure --prefix=/export/apps/hdf5/1.8.19 --enable-production --enable-cxx
-$ sudo chown aorth /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.15-patch1
+$ make
+$ make check
+$ sudo mkdir -p /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.19
+$ sudo chown aorth /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.19
 $ make install
-$ sudo chown -R root /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.15-patch1</code>
+$ sudo chown -R root /export/apps/hdf5/1.8.19</code>
+Note that the ''--enable-cxx'' option to configure is important as it enables the installation of the C++ header files that other programs can use to compile against.