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Cactus Code Frequently Asked Questions
-$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.40 2002-08-19 10:42:23 allen Exp $
+$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.41 2002-08-20 11:35:32 allen Exp $
Also available at http://www.cactuscode.org/Documentation/FAQ
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overkill and using just 'const cGH *' is fine.
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+
+38. When trying the new gcc 3.1.1 compiler on Linux, I received a lot of
+ warnings about the compiler flag "-I/usr/local/include".
+
+ This is because HDF5 is installed on this machine in what we
+ would consider to be a sub-optimal place. HDF5 is preferably
+ installed in own installation directory with (optionally) sym-links to
+ the system directories. Cactus configurations should use the HDF5
+ installation directory itself.
+
+ It is a matter of office debate as to whether it would be really be a
+ good idea or not to check for and remove system directories, we can come
+ up with pathological examples both if they are left or if they are
+ removed.
+
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