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Obtaining the Latest HDF5 Software

Latest Official Release of HDF5:  5-1.6.10      [ Newsletter 109 ] [ Install (Source) ] [ Compile Info ]

The latest formal release of HDF5 1.6, version 1.6.10, can be obtained from this page. This release contains bug fixes and changes since the last release.

Please note that this is the LAST release of HDF5 1.6.

Users should plan to move to the HDF5 1.8 release. Please refer to the What's New in 1.8 document for the changes in the HDF5 1.8 release.

HDF5 1.6.10 Information:


External Software

The following external libraries are OPTIONAL for use with HDF5.

External Libraries used by HDF5

SZIP Compression Information Source Code [ 2.1 ] Pre-Compiled Binaries [ 2.0 ] [ 2.1 (Windows, Mac Intel) ]
ZLIB Compression Information    

NOTE:


HDF5 1.6 Software

The SZIP and ZLIB libraries are OPTIONAL in HDF5. However, the pre-built binary distributions in the table below are built with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries, and therefore require them.

If you do not wish to include SZIP and/or ZLIB, you will have to build HDF5 from source.

For copyright information on SZIP, see SZIP licensing.


    FTP Server Location of HDF5 Software: http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current16/
or   ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/current16/

      The locations in the table below are relative to the HDF5 Software location shown above.
   

HDF5-1.6.10 Software

Platform*
Source Code
Binary Distribution**
STATIC Binary Command-line Tools (only)
    All Platforms src/
   
AIX 5.3 (32-bit) Serial
  Compilers:   xlc, xlC, xlf
 
5-1.6.10-aix-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
AIX 5.3 (64-bit) Serial
  Compilers:   xlc, xlC, xlf
 
5-1.6.10-aix64-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
FreeBSD 6.3 i386
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 3.4.6
 
5-1.6.10-freebsd-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
FreeBSD 6.3 i386
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 3.4.6
 
5-1.6.10-freebsd-shared.tar.gz  
FreeBSD 6.3 amd64
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 3.4.6
 
5-1.6.10-freebsd-amd64-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
FreeBSD 6.3 amd64
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 3.4.6
 
5-1.6.10-freebsd-amd64-shared.tar.gz  
Linux 2.6 i686
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 4.1.2, gfortran
 
5-1.6.10-linux-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
Linux 2.6 i686
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 4.1.2, gfortran
 
5-1.6.10-linux-shared.tar.gz  
Linux 2.6.16 x86_64
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 4.1.2, gfortran
 
5-1.6.10-linux-x86_64-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
Linux 2.6.16 x86_64
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 4.1.2, gfortran
 
5-1.6.10-linux-x86_64-shared.tar.gz  
Mac OS X Intel 10.5
  Compilers:   gcc & g++ 4.0.1, g95
  5-1.6.10-mac-intel-x86_64-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
Solaris 2.10 (32-bit)
  Compilers:   Sun's cc, c++, and f95
 
5-1.6.10-solaris-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
Solaris 2.10 (32-bit)
  Compilers:   Sun's cc, c++, and f95
 
5-1.6.10-solaris-shared.tar.gz  
Solaris 2.10 (64-bit)
  Compilers:   Sun's cc, c++, and f95
 
5-1.6.10-solaris64-static.tar.gz Individual Utilities
Solaris 2.10 (64-bit)
  Compilers:   Sun's cc, c++, and f95
 
5-1.6.10-solaris64-shared.tar.gz  
Windows XP (32-bit) VNET
  HDF5-1.6.10-XP32-VNET.zip Individual Utilities

*   Please note that the compilers listed under each platform in the table are those that the binaries were built with. If your compilers or platform are different than those listed, you may need to build HDF5 from source.

**   The Binary Distribution includes the libraries, include files, pre-compiled binary utilities, and release notes. They were built with the ZLIB and SZIP libraries. See External Libraries, above, regarding these external libraries.

    Previous Releases http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/prev-releases/

- - Last modified:April 14th 2010