Build HDF5 with Intel Compilers

build-hdf5.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-building-hdf5-with-intel-compilers

## PREREQS
# 1) szip 2.1
export CC=icc
export CXX=icpc
export FC=ifort
export CFLAGS='-O3 -xHost -ip'
export CXXFLAGS='-O3 -xHost -ip'
export FCFLAGS='-O3 -xHost -ip'
tar -zxvf szip-2.1.tar.gz
cd szip-2.1
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/szip-2.1
make
make check
make install
# 2) zlib 1.2.7
export CC=icc
export CFLAGS='-O3 -xHost -ip'
tar -zxvf zlib-1.2.7.tar.gz
cd zlib-1.2.7 
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/zlib-1.2.7 
make
make check
make install
## ENV
export CC=icc
export F9X=mpifort
export FC=mpifort
export CXX=icpc
### BUILD
njobs=$(( $(nproc) / 2 ))
tar -zxvf hdf5-1.8.8.tar.gz
cd hdf5-1.8.8
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/hdf5-1.8.8 --enable-fortran --enable-cxx --enable-hl --enable-shared \
            --with-szip=/usr/local/szip-2.1 --with-zlib=/usr/local/zlib-1.2.7 --enable-parallel
make -j $njobs && make -j $njobs check
make -j $njobs install
#### USAGE
# -lhdf5
# #include <hdf5.h>

You'll need to change the install location by changing the --prefix option accordingly. You also may need to update several of your environment variables (e.g. $LD_LIBRARY_PATH) to point to the local install locations.

You'll need to change the install location by changing the --prefix option accordingly. You also may need to update several of your environment variables (e.g. $LD_LIBRARY_PATH) to point to the local install locations.

I'm a real noob on this... but I think I am having a similar issue. Can you elaborate more on the environment variables?

I am getting an error from missing 'hdf5.mod' even though I think I am pointing my program to the right library. I installed hdf5 v1.8 through brew.

could you please replace --with-szip by --with-szlib as it is the flag used by the current version of hdf5