--- ./src/H5FDdirect.c.orig 2011-11-07 14:11:30.000000000 -0800 +++ ./src/H5FDdirect.c 2011-12-21 16:50:03.000000000 -0800 @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ * this file. */ /* #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600 */ +#define O_DIRECT 0x00010000 + #include "H5private.h" /* Generic Functions */ #include "H5Eprivate.h" /* Error handling */ #include "H5Fprivate.h" /* File access */