Install HDF library on windows to compile HDF5Application

[EleonoraSpricigo]

Description
Hello,
I'm having hard times to include the HDF5Application within Windows operating system.
I've read the documentation, but it is mostly for Ubuntu.
I was wondering if the authors have further and more specific details about installing HDF library on windows.
Thanks

Scope

• Compilation
• KratosCore
• HDF5Application
• WIndows documentation

@roigcarlo

[antonialarese]

@EleonoraSpricigo , I guess @sunethwarna is the reponsible for the HDF5 application and might be the person able to help you using it. Thanks!

[roigcarlo]

Hi @EleonoraSpricigo,

While we don't provide any "official" guide, I can tell you what I do in my computer. Personally I have been never able to find an executable that works, so I compile it myself:

wget https://hdf-wordpress-1.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/manual/HDF5/HDF5_1_12_2/source/hdf5-1.12.2.zip -OutFile c:\TEMP\hdf5.zip; \
mkdir c:\hdf5; \
mkdir c:\hdf5\build; \
mkdir c:\hdf5\bin; \
mkdir c:\hdf5\source; \
7z x c:\TEMP\hdf5.zip -o"c:\hdf5\source"

cd 'c:/Program Files/CMake/bin/'; \
./cmake.exe -H"c:\med\source\med-5.0.0" -B"c:\med\build" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="c:\med\bin" -DMEDFILE_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DMEDFILE_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DHDF5_ROOT="c:\hdf5\bin"; \
./cmake.exe --build "c:\med\build" --target install -- /property:configuration=Release

Basically the lines correspond to:

• Download the zip file with the libratry,
• Create the build bin and source diretories
• Decompress
• CD inside the the directory with the source
• Compile
• Install

If you find it more useful, is exactly what we do for the CI machines as well https://github.com/KratosMultiphysics/Kratos/blob/master/scripts/docker_files/docker_file_wheelbuilder_windows/Dockerfile.

Later you can just reference the library using -DHDF5_ROOT pointing to the bin directory.

Let me know if that helps