This directory contains the binary (release) distribution of 
HDF4.2.5 that was compiled on an Intel PC running Windows XP, using 
Cygwin.  It was built with the following options: 
	-- C/Fortran libraries, static only
	-- ZLIB, SZIP, and JPEG
	-- Static HDF4 tools

The contents of this directory are:

    COPYING             - Copyright notice
    INSTALL_Cygwin.txt  - Install instructions from the source code.
    README.txt          - This file
    RELEASE.txt         - Detailed information regarding this release
    bin/                - HDF4 static Utilities
    include/            - HDF4 include files
    lib/                - HDF4 libraries 
    share/              - HDF4 man pages
  

The binaries were built with ZLIB compression enabled (zlib 1.2.3). Therefore 
you MUST link with the GNU ZLIB library when compiling with these binaries.
ZLIB binary packages can be downloaded through the Cygwin setup program.

The binaries were built with JPEG Library (jpeg 6b). Therefore 
you MUST link with the JPEG library when compiling with these binaries. 
JPEG binary packages can be downloaded through the Cygwin setup program.

These binaries were also built with SZIP 2.1 compression (encoder ENABLED).  
When compiling with these binaries, you must link with the SZIP library.  
Information regarding SZIP can be found at:

   http://www.hdfgroup.org/doc_resource/SZIP/

You can obtain the SZIP source code from our ftp server at:
  
   ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.1/src/

Source code can be found on the THG ftp server in:

   ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF/HDF_Current/src	

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to:

    help@hdfgroup.org

