Tool Names: h5cc and h5pcc
Syntax:
h5cc [OPTIONS ] compile_line
h5pcc [OPTIONS ] compile_line
Purpose:
Helper scripts to compile HDF5 C applications.
Description:
h5cc and h5pcc can be used in much the same way as mpicc by MPICH is used to compile an HDF5 program. These tools take care of specifying on the command line the locations of the HDF5 header files and libraries. h5cc is for use in serial computing environments; h5pcc is for parallel environments.

h5cc and h5pcc subsume all other compiler scripts in that if you have used a set of scripts to compile the HDF5 library, then h5cc and h5pcc also use those scripts. For example, when compiling an MPICH program, you use the mpicc script. If you have built HDF5 using MPICH, then h5cc uses the MPICH program for compilation.

Some programs use HDF5 in only a few modules. It is not necessary to use h5cc or h5pcc to compile those modules which do not use HDF5. In fact, since h5cc and h5pcc are only convenience scripts, you can still compile HDF5 modules in the normal manner, though you will have to specify the HDF5 libraries and include paths yourself. Use the -show option to see the details.

An example of how to use h5cc to compile the program hdf_prog, which consists of the modules prog1.c and prog2.c and uses the HDF5 shared library, would be as follows. h5pcc is used in an identical manner. 

        # h5cc -c prog1.c
        # h5cc -c prog2.c
        # h5cc -shlib -o hdf_prog prog1.o prog2.o
Options and Parameters:
-help
Print a help message.
-echo
Show all the shell commands executed.
-prefix=DIR
Use the directory DIR to find the HDF5 lib/ and include/ subdirectories.
Default: prefix specified when configuring HDF5.
-show
Show the commands without executing them.
-shlib
Compile using shared HDF5 libraries.
-noshlib
Compile using static HDF5 libraries [default].
compile_line
The normal compile line options for your compiler. h5cc and h5pcc use the same compiler you used to compile HDF5; check your compiler's manual for more information on which options are needed.
Environment Variables:
When set, these environment variables override some of the built-in h5cc and h5pcc defaults.
HDF5_CC
Use a different C compiler.
HDF5_CLINKER
Use a different linker.
HDF5_USE_SHLIB=[yes|no]
Use shared version of the HDF5 library [default: no].