HDF5 target issue in CMake

[saitta-s]

Hi @sigurdstorve,

I've been trying to compile the program in CMake, but no matter how I install HDF5, I keep getting the same warning which causes cmake to not generate the file pyrfsim.so.

CMake Warning at CMakelists.txt:41 (message):
Could not find imported HDF5 targets. Using module-mode instead.

I tried installing different versions of HDF5 on different versions of Ubuntu but nothing.
I'm doing some research which involves simulating echocardiography and COLE seems to be the only feasible solution.

Please, any kind of help could save me.

Thanks.

[Doul00]

I know the issue is old, but in case it might help someone in the future

• Visit https://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/hdf5/
• Choose the HDF5 version
• Download the Source - CMAKE package for Windows (resp. Unix)
• In HDF5options.cmake, make sure to add the following lines:

Build with shared libraries:
set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON")

Build C++ libraries
set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=ON"

• Run the build script provided in the downloaded package.
• Once the build is finished:
  • On Windows, open HDF5.sln and run the INSTALL target
  • Then go to the build directory. In resp. ZLIB-prefix and SZIP-prefix, find the .sln files and run the INSTALL targets

The link should work from there