---
name: "h4cc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hdf4-tools"
version: "4.3.0-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/h4cc"
---

# h4cc(1)

compiles an HDF4 C program

## NAME

h4cc - compiles an HDF4 C program

## SYNOPSIS

**h4cc**  \[*OPTIONS*\] \<*compile line*\>

## DESCRIPTION

**h4cc** compiles an HDF4 C program.

## OPTIONS

- FC**-help**F\[0\]

  Display usage information

- FC**-echo**F\[0\]

  Show all the shell commands executed

- FC**-prefix**F\[0\]=*DIR*

  Prefix directory to find HDF4 FC*lib/*F\[0\] and FC*include/*F\[0\] subdirectories \[default: /usr\]

- FC**-show**F\[0\]

  Show the commands without executing them

- FC**-shlib**F\[0\]

  Compile with shared HDF4 libraries \[default for hdf4 built without static libraries\]

- FC**-noshlib**F\[0\]

  Compile with static HDF4 libraries \[default for hdf4 built with static libraries\]

- \<*compile line*\>

  the normal compile line options for your compiler. **h4cc** uses the same compiler you used to compile HDF4. Check with your compiler's man pages for more information on which options are needed.

You can override the compiler, linker, and whether or not to use static or shared libraries to compile your program by setting the following environment variables accordingly:

- HDF4\_CC

  use a different C compiler

- HDF4\_CLINKER

  use a different linker

- HDF4\_USE\_SHLIB=\[yes\|no\]

  use shared or static version of the HDF4 library \[default: no\]