Merge pull request h5py#2053 from ngam/patch-1

BLD: better error message when building from source
geojunky · Feb 11, 2022 · fe226cb · fe226cb
2 parents adf2f11 + 838cff0
commit fe226cb
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/setup_configure.py b/setup_configure.py
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ def _find_hdf5_compiler_settings(mpi=False):
             if os.name != 'nt':
                 print(
                     "Building h5py requires pkg-config unless the HDF5 path "
-                    "is explicitly specified", file=sys.stderr
+                    "is explicitly specified using the environment variable HDF5_DIR. "
+                    "For more information and details, "
+                    "see https://docs.h5py.org/en/stable/build.html#custom-installation", file=sys.stderr
                 )
                 raise