I had to change the prefix in h5c++ but that was all I changed. I tried both the run-c++-ex and just regular h5c++ create.cpp and got the same error.
I downloaded mine from an http URL. Not sure if the FTP and HTTP versions point to the same place.
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From: hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org [mailto:hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org] On Behalf Of Elena Pourmal
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 11:43 PM
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Cc: McDonald, Stuart M.
Subject: Re: [Hdf-forum] Libraries compiled wrong on site?
David,
On Aug 8, 2011, at 12:42 PM, McCloskey, David L. wrote:
I just compiled it on my system using the default compilers (gcc/g++). Objdump works. Also, my software links and builds and runs normally. Has anyone verified that the build on the web site works?
I just did. I downloaded the source from ftp, unpacked, then changed h5c++ to use intel icpc and compiled one of the C++ examples. Worked fine with both static and shared libraries.
Have you tried h5c++ (as is) to run create.cpp example (found under share/hdf5_examples/c++) just to check if distribution works on your machine?
Here is the output of objdump
[epourmal@koala lib]$ pwd
/mnt/scr1/epourmal/_tmp_forum/hdf5-1.8.7-linux-x86_64-shared/lib
[epourmal@koala lib]$ objdump -f libhdf5.so.7.0.1
libhdf5.so.7.0.1: file format elf64-x86-64
architecture: i386:x86-64, flags 0x00000150:
HAS_SYMS, DYNAMIC, D_PAGED
start address 0x0000000000034da0
Of course, I am on the same machine where binaries were built, that is why everything works for me 
Thanks,
Elena
See my attached hdf5.settings to see how similar our builds are on paper.
David McCloskey
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From: hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org<mailto:hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org> [mailto:hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org] On Behalf Of McCloskey, David L.
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:27 PM
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Cc: McDonald, Stuart M.
Subject: Re: [Hdf-forum] Libraries compiled wrong on site?
This is a C++ library. I use both C and C libraries (as you can see), using Intel compiler.
/usr/local/products/intel/Compiler/11.1/069/bin/intel64/icpc -o libcorestore.so -g -shared -Wl,-soname,libcorestore.120.so -L/vobs/wec/lib/SLES10 -L/opt/wec/lib -L/users/mcclosdl/temp/hdf5-1.8.7-linux-x86_64-shared/lib -L/usr/local/products/intel/Compiler/11.1/069/lib/intel64 [all my .o files] -lxml2 -lcrypto -lhdf5 -lhdf5_cpp -lifcore -openmp
/users/mcclosdl/temp/hdf5-1.8.7-linux-x86_64-shared/lib/libhdf5.so: file not recognized: File format not recognized
However, even outside of compiling, I can get errors. For example:
$ objdump -f libhdf5.so.7.0.1
objdump: libhdf5.so.7.0.1: File format not recognized
David McCloskey
(412) 374-3789
From: hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org<mailto:hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org> [mailto:hdf-forum-bounces@hdfgroup.org] On Behalf Of Pierre de Buyl
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 12:19 PM
To: HDF Users Discussion List
Cc: McDonald, Stuart M.
Subject: Re: [Hdf-forum] Libraries compiled wrong on site?
Hello,
Are you using the C library or another one (then, the compiler matters more precisely).
Also, does your system provides hdf5 as a package ? It may be easier.
Finally, can you copy the terminal session showing the error ?
Regards,
Pierre
Le 8 août 11 à 11:01, McCloskey, David L. a écrit :
When I download this, http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/bin/linux-x86_64/hdf5-1.8.7-linux-x86_64-shared.tar.gz
The lib directory contains files that are not recognized by my compiler. Normally objects say (GNU/Linux) when I "file" them; these say "SYSV".
$ uname -a
Linux gemini02 2.6.16.60-0.39.3-smp #1 SMP Mon May 11 11:46:34 UTC 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ file *
libhdf5.a: current ar archive
libhdf5.la: ASCII English text
libhdf5.settings: ASCII text, with very long lines
libhdf5.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libhdf5_cpp.a: current ar archive
libhdf5_cpp.la: ASCII English text
libhdf5_cpp.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5_cpp.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_cpp.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5_cpp.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_cpp.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libhdf5_fortran.a: current ar archive
libhdf5_fortran.la: ASCII English text
libhdf5_fortran.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5_fortran.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_fortran.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5_fortran.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_fortran.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libhdf5_hl.a: current ar archive
libhdf5_hl.la: ASCII English text
libhdf5_hl.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_hl.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libhdf5_hl_cpp.a: current ar archive
libhdf5_hl_cpp.la: ASCII English text, with very long lines
libhdf5_hl_cpp.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libhdf5hl_fortran.a: current ar archive
libhdf5hl_fortran.la: ASCII English text, with very long lines
libhdf5hl_fortran.so: symbolic link to `libhdf5hl_fortran.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5hl_fortran.so.7: symbolic link to `libhdf5hl_fortran.so.7.0.1'
libhdf5hl_fortran.so.7.0.1: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libsz.so: symbolic link to `libsz.so.2.0.0'
libsz.so.2: symbolic link to `libsz.so.2.0.0'
libsz.so.2.0.0: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
libz.so: symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.5'
libz.so.1: symbolic link to `libz.so.1.2.5'
libz.so.1.2.5: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), not stripped
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