hdf5lib: Headers and Static Libraries for 'HDF5'
Provides a self-contained, static build of the 'HDF5' (Hierarchical Data Format 5) 'C' library (release 2.1.1) for R package developers. Designed for use in the 'LinkingTo' field, it enables zero-dependency integration by building the library entirely from source during installation. Additionally, it compiles and internally links a comprehensive suite of advanced compression filters and their 'HDF5' plugins (Zstd, LZ4, Blosc/Blosc2, Snappy, ZFP, Bzip2, LZF, Bitshuffle, szip, and gzip). These plugins are integrated out-of-the-box, allowing downstream packages to utilize high-performance compression directly through the standard 'HDF5' API while keeping the underlying third-party headers fully encapsulated. 'HDF5' is developed by The HDF Group <https://www.hdfgroup.org/>.
| Version: | 2.1.1.0 |
| Depends: | R (≥ 4.2.0) |
| Published: | 2026-04-02 |
| DOI: | 10.32614/CRAN.package.hdf5lib |
| Author: | Daniel P. Smith 
[aut, cre],
Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research [cph, fnd],
The HDF Group [ctb, cph] (HDF5 library),
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois [cph] (NCSA HDF5),
Jean-loup Gailly [ctb, cph] (zlib-ng library),
Mark Adler [ctb, cph] (zlib-ng library),
Kiyoshi Masui [ctb, cph] (bitshuffle library),
Julian R Seward [ctb, cph] (bzip2 library),
Francesc Alted [ctb, cph] (blosc and blosc2 libraries),
Blosc Development Team [cph] (blosc and blosc2 libraries),
Zeev Tarento [ctb, cph] (csnappy library),
Google Inc. [cph] (csnappy library),
Mathis Rosenhauer [ctb, cph] (libaec library),
Moritz Hanke [ctb] (libaec library),
Joerg Behrens [ctb] (libaec library),
Luis Kornblueh [ctb] (libaec library),
Marc Alexander Lehmann [ctb, cph] (liblzf library),
Yann Collet [ctb, cph] (lz4 and zstd libraries),
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC [cph] (zfp library),
Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates [cph] (zstd library),
Yuta Mori [ctb] (zstd library) |
| Maintainer: | Daniel P. Smith <dansmith01 at gmail.com> |
| BugReports: | https://github.com/cmmr/hdf5lib/issues |
| License: | MIT + file LICENSE |
| Copyright: | see file COPYRIGHTS |
| URL: | https://github.com/cmmr/hdf5lib, https://cmmr.github.io/hdf5lib/ |
| NeedsCompilation: | yes |
| Materials: | README, NEWS |
| CRAN checks: | hdf5lib results |
Documentation:
| Reference manual: | hdf5lib.html , hdf5lib.pdf |
Downloads:
| Package source: | hdf5lib_2.1.1.0.tar.gz |
| Windows binaries: | r-devel: hdf5lib_2.1.1.0.zip, r-release: hdf5lib_2.0.0.6.zip, r-oldrel: hdf5lib_2.0.0.6.zip |
| macOS binaries: | r-release (arm64): hdf5lib_2.1.1.0.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): hdf5lib_2.0.0.6.tgz, r-release (x86_64): hdf5lib_2.0.0.6.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): hdf5lib_2.0.0.6.tgz |
| Old sources: | hdf5lib archive |
Reverse dependencies:
| Reverse linking to: | h5lite |
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