error command 'i686-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1

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after i download Silomesh package in order to preview plot in 3D , I tried to run setup.py install i keep getting this error
error command ‘i686-linux-gnu-gcc’ failed with exit status 1
is there is anyway to over this error ??

Thanks in advance

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Hi Ahmed,

It looks like the relevant line is:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lhdf5

It is looking for an HDF5 library and cannot find one. On Ubuntu, try installing the libhdf5-dev package and then re-run setup.py.

Best,
Paul

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Thanks alot , I will check it

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there is something wrong still getting the same error after installing HDF5 libhdf5-dev package
can I preview using ParaView ??

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Try editing setup.py and changing libraries=[‘siloh5’, ‘hdf5’] to libraries=[‘siloh5’, ‘hdf5_serial’]