[Rtftr-general] newbie: can't install octave HDF5 error

[Anthony G. <neu...@gm...>]

I'm trying to install rtftr-0.2rc2.zip in fedora 10. This is a new clean
install of fedora.
In following the INSTALL instructions rtftr-0.2rc2.zip I can't get past the
octave install. I keep getting:
configure: WARNING: HDF5 library not found.
If I do yum install hdf5 I end up with hdf5-1.8.1-2.fc10.i386 but I still
get 'WARNING: HDF5 library not found' however yum install hdf5-devel throws
up loads of errors as follows:
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octave-3.0.3-1.fc10.i386 from installed has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: libhdf5.so.5 is needed by package
6:octave-3.0.3-1.fc10.i386 (installed)
octave-forge-20080831-2.fc10.i386 from installed has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: libhdf5.so.5 is needed by package
octave-forge-20080831-2.fc10.i386 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: libhdf5.so.5 is needed by package
octave-forge-20080831-2.fc10.i386 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: libhdf5.so.5 is needed by package
6:octave-3.0.3-1.fc10.i386 (installed)
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
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I've tried installed earlier versions of hdf5 but then I get 'can't find
HDF5 library' errors when running configure on octave.
I know that rtftr is having install problems because octave won't install
properly. I've been on this for three days with no joy. How can I get
octave installed and finished?