hdf5 bug fix

Author: pvankatwyk

.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 # Read the Docs configuration file
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
-
-# Required
 version: 2
 
-# Set the OS, Python version, and other tools you might need
 build:
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
 
-apt_packages:
-    libhdf5-dev
-
-# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
-   configuration: docs/conf.py
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
 
-# Optionally, but recommended,
-# declare the Python requirements required to build your documentation
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
+# Install dependencies in order
 python:
-   install:
-   - requirements: requirements.txt
-        
+  install:
+    - requirements: docs/readthedocs.requirements.txt  # Install HDF5 support first
+    - requirements: requirements.txt  # Then install the rest

docs/readthedocs.requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+h5py  # Ensures HDF5 support
+netcdf4>=1.6.0  # Uses a prebuilt binary version