diff --git a/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh b/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
index 11e3bdbdc..23c923a89 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ if ! command -v ninja &> /dev/null; then
     fi
 fi
 
-NPROC=$(nproc)
-
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_libaec.sh ${ARGS}
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_zlib.sh ${ARGS}
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_hdf5.sh ${ARGS}
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh b/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
index 35773e427..e7e63a20c 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
 fi
 
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
@@ -54,7 +56,6 @@ if [ ! -d ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/hdfsrc ]; then
     curl -s -L https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/releases/download/hdf5-${HDF5_VER}/hdf5-${HDF5_VER}.tar.gz | tar xvz -C ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}
 fi
 
-
 printf "\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*               BUILDING HDF5 LIBRARY                   *\n"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ ZLIB_TGZ_NAME="zlib-${ZLIB_VER}.tar.gz"
 ZLIB_TGZ_ORIGPATH="https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/download/v${ZLIB_VER}/"
 LIBAEC_TGZ_NAME="libaec-${AEC_VER}.tar.gz"
 LIBAEC_TGZ_ORIGPATH="https://github.com/MathisRosenhauer/libaec/releases/download/v${AEC_VER}/"
+curl -L "https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5_plugins/archive/refs/tags/${PLUGIN_VER}.tar.gz" -o hdf5_plugins.tar.gz
 
 HDF5_ROOT=${PREFIX}
 ZLIB_ROOT=${PREFIX}
@@ -85,20 +87,19 @@ else
 fi
 
 ARGLIST="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT} \
+    -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING="NO" \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
-    -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING=TGZ \
-    -DBUILD_ZLIB_WITH_FETCHCONTENT:BOOL=ON \
-    -DZLIB_USE_LOCALCONTENT:BOOL=OFF \
-    -DZLIB_TGZ_ORIGNAME:STRING=${ZLIB_TGZ_NAME} \
-    -DZLIB_TGZ_ORIGPATH:STRING=${ZLIB_TGZ_ORIGPATH} \
-    -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON \
-    -DBUILD_SZIP_WITH_FETCHCONTENT:BOOL=ON \
-    -DLIBAEC_USE_LOCALCONTENT:BOOL=OFF \
-    -DLIBAEC_TGZ_ORIGNAME:STRING=${LIBAEC_TGZ_NAME} \
-    -DLIBAEC_TGZ_ORIGPATH:STRING=${LIBAEC_TGZ_ORIGPATH} \
+    -DZLIB_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${ZLIB_LIBRARY} \
+    -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=${ZLIB_ROOT}/include \
+    -DZLIB_USE_EXTERNAL:BOOL=OFF \
+    -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON  \
+    -DSZIP_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${SZIP_LIBRARY} \
+    -DSZIP_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=${SZIP_ROOT}/include \
     -DHDF5_ENABLE_PLUGIN_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN:BOOL=OFF \
+    -DHDF5_BUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON \
+    -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF"
 
 
@@ -108,13 +109,25 @@ fi
 
 cmake -B build -C ./config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake -G Ninja ${ARGLIST} .
 
-cmake --build build -j${NPROC}
+cmake --build build -j${NPROC} --config Release
 if [ -w ${PREFIX} ]; then
     cmake --install build 
 else
     sudo cmake --install build 
 fi
 
+# tar xvzf hdf5_plugins.tar.gz
+# PLUGIN_SOURCE=hdf5_plugins-${PLUGIN_VER}
+
+# BUILD_OPTIONS="-DTGZPATH:PATH=${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/libs -DH5PL_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING=\"TGZ\""
+# cmake -B ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/build -C ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release ${BUILD_OPTIONS} -G Ninja ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}
+# cmake --build ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/build -j${NPROC} --config Release
+# if [ -w ${PREFIX} ]; then
+#     cmake --install ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/build 
+# else
+#     sudo cmake --install ${PLUGIN_SOURCE}/build 
+# fi
+
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    printf "hdf5 could not be compiled.\n"
    exit 1
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh b/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh
index 50266c12e..f8028448a 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
 fi
 
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_netcdf-c.sh b/buildscripts/build_netcdf-c.sh
index 76a7ce794..0d4686005 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_netcdf-c.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_netcdf-c.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
 fi
 
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
@@ -55,10 +57,11 @@ printf "*********************************************************\n"
 cd ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/netcdf-c-*
 NCDIR="${PREFIX}"
 ZLIB_ROOT=${PREFIX}
-cmake -B build -S . -G Ninja \
+cmake -B build -S . -G Ninja --debug-find \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
     -DHDF5_DIR:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT}/cmake \
     -DHDF5_ROOT:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT} \
+    -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH:PATH="${PREFIX}" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING="${NCDIR}" \
     -DENABLE_DAP:BOOL=OFF \
     -DENABLE_BYTERANGE:BOOL=OFF \
@@ -67,7 +70,8 @@ cmake -B build -S . -G Ninja \
     -DENABLE_NCZARR_FILTER_TESTING:BOOL=OFF \
     -DENABLE_NCZARR_FILTERS_TESTING:BOOL=OFF \
     -DENABLE_LIBXML2:BOOL=OFF \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib"
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib" \
+    -DENABLE_REMOTE_FORTRAN_BOOTSTRAP:BOOL=ON
 
 cmake --build build -j${NPROC} 
 if [ -w ${PREFIX} ]; then
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_netcdf-fortran.sh b/buildscripts/build_netcdf-fortran.sh
index 81afcc8ea..0457e74c7 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_netcdf-fortran.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_netcdf-fortran.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
 fi
 
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_zlib.sh b/buildscripts/build_zlib.sh
index 9c6b414fd..c3ef95318 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_zlib.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_zlib.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
 fi
 
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
@@ -51,9 +53,7 @@ printf "LDFLAGS: ${LDFLAGS}\n"
 printf "*********************************************************\n"
 
 cd ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/zlib-*
-cmake -B build -S . -G Ninja \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib"
+cmake -B build -S . -G Ninja -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} 
     
 cmake --build build -j${NPROC}
 if [ -w ${PREFIX} ]; then