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diff --git a/academic/h5utils/README b/academic/h5utils/README index 3b0ed29af6..60dcde6366 100644 --- a/academic/h5utils/README +++ b/academic/h5utils/README @@ -1,9 +1,33 @@ -H5utils is is a set of utilities for visualization and -conversion of scientific data in the free, portable HDF5 -format. Besides providing a simple tool for batch -visualization as PNG images, h5utils also includes -programs to convert HDF5 datasets into the formats -required by other free visualization software (e.g. -plain text, Vis5d, and VTK). - -Optional dependencies: libmatheval, octave, hdf, and perhaps Vis5d. +h5utils (visualization and conversion of HDF5 data) + +H5utils is is a set of utilities for visualization and conversion of +scientific data in the free, portable HDF5 format. Besides providing +a simple tool for batch visualization as PNG images, h5utils also +includes programs to convert HDF5 datasets into the formats required +by other free visualization software (e.g. plain text, Vis5d, and +VTK). + +This package requires: hdf5 + +You probably want to preinstall: libmatheval + +You possibly want to install: octave, hdf; and perhaps Vis5d (not on +SBo). + + +Configuration: + +You can add additional options to the command line using the +environment variable SBOPTIONS_H5UTILS; e.g. to enable the hdf4 utils +and not rely on the conversion routines, use + +SBOPTIONS_H5UTILS="--with-hdf4" ./h5utils.Slackbuild + +Alternatively, if building non-interactively (e.g. if using slpkg), +use/create the file /etc/sbo_pkg_options.conf since this slackbuild +script will search it for options. Simply include a line starting +"h5utils:" followed by options, e.g.: + +h5utils: --with-hdf4 + + |