Optionally Use Static Linking to HDF5 (#823)

Author: HunterBelanger

CMake/HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET libdeps)
   # HDF5
   if(NOT DEFINED HDF5_C_LIBRARIES)
     set(HDF5_PREFER_PARALLEL ${HIGHFIVE_PARALLEL_HDF5})
+    set(HDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${HIGHFIVE_STATIC_HDF5})
     find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
   endif()
 

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ option(HIGHFIVE_USE_OPENCV "Enable OpenCV testing" ${USE_OPENCV})
 option(HIGHFIVE_USE_XTENSOR "Enable xtensor testing" ${USE_XTENSOR})
 option(HIGHFIVE_EXAMPLES "Compile examples" ON)
 option(HIGHFIVE_PARALLEL_HDF5 "Enable Parallel HDF5 support" OFF)
+option(HIGHFIVE_STATIC_HDF5 "Staticly link to HDF5 library" OFF)
 option(HIGHFIVE_BUILD_DOCS "Enable documentation building" ON)
 option(HIGHFIVE_VERBOSE "Set logging level to verbose." OFF)
 option(HIGHFIVE_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS "Enable bounds check for STL." OFF)