# check first if we have OpenEXR (>= 2.0.0)

pkg-config --libs --cflags "OpenEXR >= 2.0.0"
# should print something like this:
-I/usr/include/OpenEXR -lIlmImf -lImath -lHalf -lIex -lIexMath -lIlmThread -lpthread

# if not, get OpenEXR

wget https://github.com/openexr/openexr/archive/v2.2.0.tar.gz

# if not already installed on the system

cp v2.2.0.tar.gz /usr/local
cd /usr/local/
tar zxfv v2.2.0.tar.gz
cd openexr-2.2.0
cd IlmBase
./bootstrap
./configure --enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no --with-pic
make
make install
cd ../OpenEXR
./bootstrap
../configure --enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no --with-pic
make
make install

# before running 'make'

setenv OPENEXR_DIR /usr/local
setenv ILMBASE_DIR /usr/local
make

# or (using bash)

export OPENEXR_DIR=/usr/local
export ILMBASE_DIR=/usr/local
make