HDF5 1.6.10 and HDF5 1.8.4 are currently in prerelease. HDF5 1.6.10 is
the last release of the 1.6.x series. HDF5 1.8.x can also be compiled
in 1.6.x compatibility mode, but this shouldn’t be done by default. I
think it’s hard to make a case for the hdf5_select approach you
suggest. First, there’s only 2 or 3 ports that need hdf5 1.6 (I
think). Second, with gcc and python there really are many versions
simultaneously in use. The cost of switching versions is significant
with gcc and python and it makes sense to support multiple versions.
Since I am the maintainer of the hdf5-18 port I might be somewhat
biased, but the least bad solution might be to have the hdf5 port
install its files in ${prefix}/lib/hdf5-16/.
On Nov 6, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Darren Weber wrote:
I've got a hdf5 dilemma ;-)
$ port installed hdf5*
The following ports are currently installed:
hdf5 @1.6.9_0+threadsafe (active)
hdf5-18 @1.8.3_0
hdf5-18 @1.8.3_1
$ sudo port activate hdf5-18 @1.8.3_1
---> Activating hdf5-18 @1.8.3_1
Error: port activate failed: Image error: /opt/local/bin/gif2h5 is
being used by the active hdf5 port. Please deactivate this port
first, or use 'port -f activate hdf5-18' to force the activation.
The hdf5 and hdf5-18 ports are behaving like separate ports, up to
the point of activation conflicts. There are two maintainers for
these ports (in the CC list of this email); can we get together on
this and work out the activation conflict?
Is it possible to have multiple version specific libs/bins
installed? Is it as simple as providing some version specific file-
name mangles (with symlinks and maybe a hdf5_select utility like the
gcc_select or python_select utility)?
A quick search on the user email list brings up a number of ports
that depend on hdf5 with dependency build issues.
What is the current status of play on hdf5 and what is the
recommended version to have installed?
Take care,
Darren
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