HDF5: Hierarchical Data Format version 5

To compile with HDF5 (http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/whatishdf5.html), the configure options are

HDF5 = yes/no [HDF5_DIR = <dir>] [LIBZ_DIR = <dir>] [LIBSZ_DIR = <dir>]

If HDF5_DIR is not given the configuration process will search for an installed HDF5 package in some standard places (defined in lib/make/extras/HDF5). If the found HDF5 library was built with the external deflate I/O filter, the configuration process also searches for the libz library and adds it to the linker flags. You may also point directly to the location of libz.a by setting LIBZ_DIR. If the found HDF5 library was built with the external szlib I/O filter, the configuration process also searches for the szlib library and adds it to the linker flags. You may also point directly to the location of libsz.a by setting LIBSZ_DIR.