Bug#853750: hdfview: HDF5 files appear empty
A further update, the Arch Linux AUR package is now building HDFView 3.1 successfully. I'm using it on Arch and it works. If Debian wants to replicate this for their package, see the build script here: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=hdfview The AUR package patches HDFview's build.xml file to unbundle java from the resulting package and to remove what looks like a workaround for incorrect library filenames that is not relevant on Arch. This may or may not be identical on Debian, but may be a useful starting point for anyone wanting to solve this bug.
Bug#853750: hdfview not usable
If anyone is interested in resolving this bug, they might be interested in the Arch Linux AUR package: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=hdfview as an example of how to build HDFview 3 from source. I'm using HDFview 3 on Arch via this package and all is well. -Chris On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 8:48 PM Chris Billington wrote: > The HDF group now have binary builds of HDFVIEW version 3 available for > download (requires login): > > https://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/hdfview/ > > I have confirmed it works on Ubuntu 18.04, though it needs a java path > changed as mentioned here: > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/907159/hdfview-working-in-ubuntu-17-04 > > -Chris >
Bug#853750: hdfview not usable
The HDF group now have binary builds of HDFVIEW version 3 available for download (requires login): https://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/hdfview/ I have confirmed it works on Ubuntu 18.04, though it needs a java path changed as mentioned here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/907159/hdfview-working-in-ubuntu-17-04 -Chris
