[svn-r17515] Description:

	Bring r17496:17514 from trunk to revise_chunks branch

Tested on:
        FreeBSD/32 6.3 (duty) in debug mode
        FreeBSD/64 6.3 (liberty) w/C++ & FORTRAN, in debug mode
        Linux/32 2.6 (jam) w/PGI compilers, w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe,
                                in debug mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (smirom) w/Intel compilers w/default API=1.6.x,
                                w/C++ & FORTRAN, in production mode
        Solaris/32 2.10 (linew) w/deprecated symbols disabled, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                                w/szip filter, in production mode
        Linux/64-ia64 2.6 (cobalt) w/Intel compilers, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                                in production mode
        Linux/64-ia64 2.4 (tg-login3) w/parallel, w/FORTRAN, in debug mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (abe) w/parallel, w/FORTRAN, in production mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.5.8 (amazon) in debug mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.5.8 (amazon) w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe,
                                in production mode

12 files changed, 255 insertions, 74 deletions

diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index c23af7b..17fe9c1 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@
 ./test/testframe.c
 ./test/testhdf5.c
 ./test/testhdf5.h
+./test/testlibinfo.sh.in
 ./test/testmeta.c
 ./test/testswmr.sh
 ./test/tfile.c
diff --git a/bin/snapshot b/bin/snapshot
index e1c1f32..82bf557 100755
--- a/bin/snapshot
+++ b/bin/snapshot
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ if [ "$cmd" = "all" -o -n "$cmdtest" -o -n "$cmddiff" ]; then
 	    TIMESTAMP "check-install" && \
 	    ${MAKE} check-install && DISKUSAGE \
 	    TIMESTAMP "uninstall" && \
-	    ${MAKE} uninstall-all) && DISKUSAGE ; then
+	    ${MAKE} uninstall-all && DISKUSAGE); then
 	    :
 	else
 	    errcode=$?
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 96000b6..5daa241 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -28203,7 +28203,7 @@ if test -n "$TESTPARALLEL"; then
   fi
 fi
 
-ac_config_files="$ac_config_files src/libhdf5.settings Makefile src/Makefile test/Makefile test/testerror.sh testpar/Makefile testpar/testph5.sh perform/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/h5dump/Makefile tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh tools/h5dump/testh5dumpxml.sh tools/h5ls/testh5ls.sh tools/h5import/Makefile tools/h5diff/Makefile tools/h5jam/Makefile tools/h5jam/testh5jam.sh tools/h5repack/Makefile tools/h5repack/h5repack.sh tools/h5ls/Makefile tools/h5copy/Makefile tools/lib/Makefile tools/misc/Makefile tools/misc/h5cc tools/misc/testh5repart.sh tools/h5stat/testh5stat.sh tools/h5stat/Makefile examples/Makefile examples/testh5cc.sh c++/Makefile c++/src/Makefile c++/src/h5c++ c++/test/Makefile c++/examples/Makefile c++/examples/testh5c++.sh fortran/Makefile fortran/src/h5fc fortran/src/Makefile fortran/test/Makefile fortran/testpar/Makefile fortran/examples/Makefile fortran/examples/testh5fc.sh hl/Makefile hl/src/Makefile hl/test/Makefile hl/tools/Makefile hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile hl/examples/Makefile hl/c++/Makefile hl/c++/src/Makefile hl/c++/test/Makefile hl/c++/examples/Makefile hl/fortran/Makefile hl/fortran/src/Makefile hl/fortran/test/Makefile hl/fortran/examples/Makefile"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files src/libhdf5.settings Makefile src/Makefile test/Makefile test/testerror.sh test/testlibinfo.sh testpar/Makefile testpar/testph5.sh perform/Makefile tools/Makefile tools/h5dump/Makefile tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh tools/h5dump/testh5dumpxml.sh tools/h5ls/testh5ls.sh tools/h5import/Makefile tools/h5diff/Makefile tools/h5jam/Makefile tools/h5jam/testh5jam.sh tools/h5repack/Makefile tools/h5repack/h5repack.sh tools/h5ls/Makefile tools/h5copy/Makefile tools/lib/Makefile tools/misc/Makefile tools/misc/h5cc tools/misc/testh5repart.sh tools/h5stat/testh5stat.sh tools/h5stat/Makefile examples/Makefile examples/testh5cc.sh c++/Makefile c++/src/Makefile c++/src/h5c++ c++/test/Makefile c++/examples/Makefile c++/examples/testh5c++.sh fortran/Makefile fortran/src/h5fc fortran/src/Makefile fortran/test/Makefile fortran/testpar/Makefile fortran/examples/Makefile fortran/examples/testh5fc.sh hl/Makefile hl/src/Makefile hl/test/Makefile hl/tools/Makefile hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile hl/examples/Makefile hl/c++/Makefile hl/c++/src/Makefile hl/c++/test/Makefile hl/c++/examples/Makefile hl/fortran/Makefile hl/fortran/src/Makefile hl/fortran/test/Makefile hl/fortran/examples/Makefile"
 
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
@@ -29414,6 +29414,7 @@ do
     "src/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/Makefile" ;;
     "test/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES test/Makefile" ;;
     "test/testerror.sh") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES test/testerror.sh" ;;
+    "test/testlibinfo.sh") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES test/testlibinfo.sh" ;;
     "testpar/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES testpar/Makefile" ;;
     "testpar/testph5.sh") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES testpar/testph5.sh" ;;
     "perform/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES perform/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3fd05cb..e955ec8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3993,6 +3993,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/libhdf5.settings
                  src/Makefile
                  test/Makefile
                  test/testerror.sh
+                 test/testlibinfo.sh
                  testpar/Makefile
                  testpar/testph5.sh
                  perform/Makefile
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5_f.c b/fortran/src/H5_f.c
index a8b2d95..e0748b5b 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5_f.c
+++ b/fortran/src/H5_f.c
@@ -557,26 +557,28 @@ nh5init_flags_c( int_f *h5d_flags, int_f *h5f_flags,
       h5t_flags[10] = (int_f)H5T_ORDER_LE;
       h5t_flags[11] = (int_f)H5T_ORDER_BE;
       h5t_flags[12] = (int_f)H5T_ORDER_VAX;
-      h5t_flags[13] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ZERO;
-      h5t_flags[14] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ONE;
-      h5t_flags[15] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND;
-      h5t_flags[16] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ERROR;
-      h5t_flags[17] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_NONE;
-      h5t_flags[18] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_2;
-      h5t_flags[19] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_ERROR;
-      h5t_flags[20] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_IMPLIED;
-      h5t_flags[21] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_MSBSET;
-      h5t_flags[22] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_NONE;
-      h5t_flags[23] = (int_f)H5T_CSET_ASCII;
-      h5t_flags[24] = (int_f)H5T_CSET_UTF8;
-      h5t_flags[25] = (int_f)H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
-      h5t_flags[26] = (int_f)H5T_STR_NULLPAD;
-      h5t_flags[27] = (int_f)H5T_STR_SPACEPAD;
-      h5t_flags[28] = (int_f)H5T_STR_ERROR;
-      h5t_flags[29] = (int_f)H5T_VLEN;
-      h5t_flags[30] = (int_f)H5T_ARRAY;
-      h5t_flags[31] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_ASCEND;
-      h5t_flags[32] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_DESCEND;
+      h5t_flags[13] = (int_f)H5T_ORDER_NONE;
+      h5t_flags[14] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ZERO;
+      h5t_flags[15] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ONE;
+      h5t_flags[16] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND;
+      h5t_flags[17] = (int_f)H5T_PAD_ERROR;
+      h5t_flags[18] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_NONE;
+      h5t_flags[19] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_2;
+      h5t_flags[20] = (int_f)H5T_SGN_ERROR;
+      h5t_flags[21] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_IMPLIED;
+      h5t_flags[22] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_MSBSET;
+      h5t_flags[23] = (int_f)H5T_NORM_NONE;
+      h5t_flags[24] = (int_f)H5T_CSET_ASCII;
+      h5t_flags[25] = (int_f)H5T_CSET_UTF8;
+      h5t_flags[26] = (int_f)H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
+      h5t_flags[27] = (int_f)H5T_STR_NULLPAD;
+      h5t_flags[28] = (int_f)H5T_STR_SPACEPAD;
+      h5t_flags[29] = (int_f)H5T_STR_ERROR;
+      h5t_flags[30] = (int_f)H5T_VLEN;
+      h5t_flags[31] = (int_f)H5T_ARRAY;
+      h5t_flags[32] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_ASCEND;
+      h5t_flags[33] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_DESCEND;
+
 /*
  *  H5Z flags
  */
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5f90global.f90 b/fortran/src/H5f90global.f90
index 3fc247f..28d00f7 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5f90global.f90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5f90global.f90
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ MODULE H5GLOBAL
   !
   ! H5T flags declaration
   !
-  INTEGER, PARAMETER :: H5T_FLAGS_LEN = 33
+  INTEGER, PARAMETER :: H5T_FLAGS_LEN = 34
   INTEGER H5T_flags(H5T_FLAGS_LEN)
   !DEC$if defined(BUILD_HDF5_DLL)
   !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: /H5T_FLAGS/
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ MODULE H5GLOBAL
   INTEGER ::  H5T_ORDER_LE_F 
   INTEGER ::  H5T_ORDER_BE_F
   INTEGER ::  H5T_ORDER_VAX_F
+  INTEGER ::  H5T_ORDER_NONE_F
   INTEGER ::  H5T_PAD_ZERO_F
   INTEGER ::  H5T_PAD_ONE_F
   INTEGER ::  H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND_F
@@ -741,26 +742,27 @@ MODULE H5GLOBAL
   EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(11), H5T_ORDER_LE_F)
   EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(12), H5T_ORDER_BE_F)
   EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(13), H5T_ORDER_VAX_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(14), H5T_PAD_ZERO_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(15), H5T_PAD_ONE_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(16), H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(17), H5T_PAD_ERROR_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(18), H5T_SGN_NONE_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(19), H5T_SGN_2_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(20), H5T_SGN_ERROR_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(21), H5T_NORM_IMPLIED_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(22), H5T_NORM_MSBSET_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(23), H5T_NORM_NONE_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(24), H5T_CSET_ASCII_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(25), H5T_CSET_UTF8_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(26), H5T_STR_NULLTERM_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(27), H5T_STR_NULLPAD_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(28), H5T_STR_SPACEPAD_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(29), H5T_STR_ERROR_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(30), H5T_VLEN_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(31), H5T_ARRAY_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(32), H5T_DIR_ASCEND_F)
-  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(33), H5T_DIR_DESCEND_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(14), H5T_ORDER_NONE_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(15), H5T_PAD_ZERO_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(16), H5T_PAD_ONE_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(17), H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(18), H5T_PAD_ERROR_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(19), H5T_SGN_NONE_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(20), H5T_SGN_2_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(21), H5T_SGN_ERROR_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(22), H5T_NORM_IMPLIED_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(23), H5T_NORM_MSBSET_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(24), H5T_NORM_NONE_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(25), H5T_CSET_ASCII_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(26), H5T_CSET_UTF8_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(27), H5T_STR_NULLTERM_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(28), H5T_STR_NULLPAD_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(29), H5T_STR_SPACEPAD_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(30), H5T_STR_ERROR_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(31), H5T_VLEN_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(32), H5T_ARRAY_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(33), H5T_DIR_ASCEND_F)
+  EQUIVALENCE(H5T_flags(34), H5T_DIR_DESCEND_F)
 
   !
   ! H5Z flags declaration
diff --git a/src/H5.c b/src/H5.c
index b49db8d..f11e8b7 100644
--- a/src/H5.c
+++ b/src/H5.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "H5Lprivate.h"		/* Links		  		*/
 #include "H5Pprivate.h"		/* Property lists			*/
 #include "H5Tprivate.h"		/* Datatypes				*/
-#include "H5SLprivate.h"    /* Skip lists                           */
+#include "H5SLprivate.h"        /* Skip lists                           */
 
 
 /****************/
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ H5check_version(unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum)
     static int	checked = 0;            /* If we've already checked the version info */
     static int	disable_version_check = 0;      /* Set if the version check should be disabled */
     herr_t      ret_value=SUCCEED;       /* Return value */
+    static char *version_mismatch_warning=VERSION_MISMATCH_WARNING;
 
     FUNC_ENTER_API_NOINIT_NOFS(H5check_version)
     H5TRACE3("e", "IuIuIu", majnum, minnum, relnum);
@@ -644,15 +645,16 @@ H5check_version(unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum)
             H5_VERS_RELEASE!=relnum) {
         switch (disable_version_check) {
 	case 0:
-            HDfputs (VERSION_MISMATCH_WARNING
+	    HDfprintf(stderr, "%s%s", version_mismatch_warning,
 		     "You can, at your own risk, disable this warning by setting the environment\n"
 		     "variable 'HDF5_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK' to a value of '1'.\n"
-		     "Setting it to 2 will suppress the warning messages totally.\n",
-		     stderr);
+		     "Setting it to 2 will suppress the warning messages totally.\n");
 	    /* Mention the versions we are referring to */
 	    HDfprintf (stderr, "Headers are %u.%u.%u, library is %u.%u.%u\n",
 		     majnum, minnum, relnum,
 		     (unsigned)H5_VERS_MAJOR, (unsigned)H5_VERS_MINOR, (unsigned)H5_VERS_RELEASE);
+	    /* Show library settings if available */
+	    HDfprintf (stderr, "%s", H5libhdf5_settings);
 
 	    /* Bail out now. */
 	    HDfputs ("Bye...\n", stderr);
@@ -662,14 +664,18 @@ H5check_version(unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum)
 	    break;
 	default:
 	    /* continue with a warning */
-            HDfprintf (stderr, VERSION_MISMATCH_WARNING
-                     "'HDF5_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK' "
+	    /* Note that the warning message is embedded in the format string. */
+            HDfprintf (stderr,
+                     "%s'HDF5_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK' "
                      "environment variable is set to %d, application will\n"
-                     "continue at your own risk.\n", disable_version_check);
+                     "continue at your own risk.\n",
+		     version_mismatch_warning, disable_version_check);
 	    /* Mention the versions we are referring to */
 	    HDfprintf (stderr, "Headers are %u.%u.%u, library is %u.%u.%u\n",
 		     majnum, minnum, relnum,
 		     (unsigned)H5_VERS_MAJOR, (unsigned)H5_VERS_MINOR, (unsigned)H5_VERS_RELEASE);
+	    /* Show library settings if available */
+	    HDfprintf (stderr, "%s", H5libhdf5_settings);
 	    break;
         } /* end switch */
 
diff --git a/src/H5detect.c b/src/H5detect.c
index 8d7b93b..d5801ef 100644
--- a/src/H5detect.c
+++ b/src/H5detect.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static void detect_C99_integers16(void);
 static void detect_C99_integers32(void);
 static void detect_C99_integers64(void);
 static void detect_alignments(void);
-static void insert_libhdf5_settings(void);
+static void insert_libhdf5_settings(FILE *flibinfo);
+static void make_libinfo(void);
 static size_t align_g[] = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16};
 static jmp_buf jbuf_g;
 
@@ -505,8 +506,10 @@ sigbus_handler(int UNUSED signo)
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:	insert_libhdf5_settings
  *
- * Purpose:	Insert contents of libhdf5.settings so that it is included
- *		in all hdf5 executables.
+ * Purpose:	insert the contents of libhdf5.settings into a file
+ *		represented by flibinfo.
+ *		Make it an empty string if H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO is not
+ *		defined, i.e., not enabled.
  *
  * Return:	void
  *
@@ -519,9 +522,10 @@ sigbus_handler(int UNUSED signo)
  */
 #define LIBSETTINGSFNAME "libhdf5.settings"
 static void
-insert_libhdf5_settings(void)
+insert_libhdf5_settings(FILE *flibinfo)
 {
-    FILE *fsettings;
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO
+    FILE *fsettings;	/* for files libhdf5.settings */
     int inchar;
     int	bol=0;	/* indicates the beginning of a new line */
 
@@ -529,34 +533,66 @@ insert_libhdf5_settings(void)
         perror(LIBSETTINGSFNAME);
         exit(1);
     }
-    /* print variable definition */
-    printf("extern char H5libhdf5_settings[]=\n");
+    /* print variable definition and the string */
+    fprintf(flibinfo, "char H5libhdf5_settings[]=\n");
     bol++;
     while (EOF != (inchar = getc(fsettings))){
 	if (bol){
 	    /* Start a new line */
-	    printf("\t\"");
+	    fprintf(flibinfo, "\t\"");
 	    bol = 0;
 	}
 	if (inchar == '\n'){
 	    /* end of a line */
-	    printf("\\n\"\n");
+	    fprintf(flibinfo, "\\n\"\n");
 	    bol++;
 	}else{
-	    putchar(inchar);
+	    putc(inchar, flibinfo);
 	}
     }
     if (feof(fsettings)){
 	/* wrap up */
 	if (!bol){
 	    /* EOF found without a new line */
-	    printf("\\n\"\n");
+	    fprintf(flibinfo, "\\n\"\n");
 	};
-	printf(";\n\n");
+	fprintf(flibinfo, ";\n\n");
     }else{
 	fprintf(stderr, "Read errors encountered with %s\n", LIBSETTINGSFNAME);
 	exit(1);
     }
+    if (0 != fclose(fsettings)){
+	perror(LIBSETTINGSFNAME);
+	exit(1);
+    }
+#else
+    /* print variable definition and an empty string */
+    fprintf(flibinfo, "char H5libhdf5_settings[]=\"\";\n");
+#endif
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	make_libinfo
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Create the embedded library information definition.
+ * 		This sets up for a potential extension that the declaration
+ *		is printed to a file different from stdout.
+ *
+ * Return:	void
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Albert Cheng
+ *		Sep 15, 2009
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+make_libinfo(void)
+{
+    /* print variable definition and then the string as a macro. */
+    insert_libhdf5_settings(stdout);
 }
 
 
@@ -623,11 +659,13 @@ print_results(int nd, detected_t *d, int na, malign_t *misc_align)
 /********************/\n\
 /* Public Variables */\n\
 /********************/\n\
-\n\n\
+\n\
+\n\
 /*****************************/\n\
 /* Library Private Variables */\n\
 /*****************************/\n\
-\n\n\
+\n\
+\n\
 /*********************/\n\
 /* Package Variables */\n\
 /*********************/\n\
@@ -639,10 +677,8 @@ print_results(int nd, detected_t *d, int na, malign_t *misc_align)
 /*******************/\n\
 \n");
 
-#ifdef H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO
-    /* Insert content of libhdf5.settings */
-    insert_libhdf5_settings();
-#endif
+    /* Generate embedded library information variable definition */
+    make_libinfo();
 
     /* The interface initialization function */
     printf("\n\
@@ -1119,8 +1155,8 @@ find_bias(int epos, int esize, int *perm, void *_a)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:	print_header
- *
- * Purpose:	Prints the C file header for the generated file.
+     *
+     * Purpose:	Prints the C file header for the generated file.
  *
  * Return:	void
  *
diff --git a/src/H5private.h b/src/H5private.h
index 9c18be2..2c4576f 100644
--- a/src/H5private.h
+++ b/src/H5private.h
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ typedef struct H5_debug_t {
 
 extern H5_debug_t		H5_debug_g;
 #define H5DEBUG(X)		(H5_debug_g.pkg[H5_PKG_##X].stream)
+extern char H5libhdf5_settings[];	/* embedded library information */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Purpose:	These macros are inserted automatically just after the
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 81c7362..d52606a 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_builddir)/src
 
 # Test script for error_test and err_compat
-TEST_SCRIPT = testerror.sh $(srcdir)/testswmr.sh
+TEST_SCRIPT = testerror.sh testlibinfo.sh $(srcdir)/testswmr.sh
 check_SCRIPTS = $(TEST_SCRIPT)
 SCRIPT_DEPEND = error_test$(EXEEXT) err_compat$(EXEEXT)
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index 406f02c..7d75ec1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
 DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
-	$(srcdir)/testerror.sh.in $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am \
+	$(srcdir)/testerror.sh.in $(srcdir)/testlibinfo.sh.in \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am \
 	$(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am COPYING
 bin_PROGRAMS = swmr_generator$(EXEEXT) swmr_reader$(EXEEXT) \
 	swmr_writer$(EXEEXT)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ am__configure_deps = $(am__aclocal_m4_deps) $(CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES) \
 	$(ACLOCAL_M4)
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/src/H5config.h
-CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = testerror.sh
+CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = testerror.sh testlibinfo.sh
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
 LTLIBRARIES = $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)
 libh5test_la_LIBADD =
@@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog cmpd_dset.h5 \
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_builddir)/src
 
 # Test script for error_test and err_compat
-TEST_SCRIPT = testerror.sh $(srcdir)/testswmr.sh
+TEST_SCRIPT = testerror.sh testlibinfo.sh $(srcdir)/testswmr.sh
 check_SCRIPTS = $(TEST_SCRIPT)
 SCRIPT_DEPEND = error_test$(EXEEXT) err_compat$(EXEEXT)
 
@@ -786,6 +787,8 @@ $(ACLOCAL_M4): @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(am__aclocal_m4_deps)
 $(am__aclocal_m4_deps):
 testerror.sh: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/testerror.sh.in
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
+testlibinfo.sh: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/testlibinfo.sh.in
+	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
 
 clean-noinstLTLIBRARIES:
 	-test -z "$(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)" || rm -f $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)
diff --git a/test/testlibinfo.sh.in b/test/testlibinfo.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97fb59d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testlibinfo.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root
+# of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the
+# root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and
+# is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at
+# http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.
+
+
+#
+# Tests for the embedded library information feature.
+# Part 1:
+# Verify the HDF5 library does contains an exact copy of the content of the
+# libhdf5.settings file.
+# Part 2:
+# If executable is linked with the static hdf5 library (how to determine?),
+# verify an executable indeed contains an exact copy of hte content of the
+# libhdf5.settings file.
+#
+# Programmer: Albert Cheng
+#	      Sep 18, 2009
+
+# Determine the configure options of the hdf5 library and executables.
+
+Shared_Lib=@enable_shared@
+Static_Lib=@enable_static@
+Static_exec=@STATIC_EXEC@
+
+
+# Print a line-line message left justified in a field of 70 characters.
+#
+LINEMSG() {
+   SPACES="                                                               "
+   echo "Check file $* $SPACES" | cut -c1-70 | tr -d '\012'
+}
+
+
+# Print a "SKIP" message
+SKIP() {
+    LINEMSG $*
+    echo  " -SKIP-"
+}
+  
+# Function definitions
+CHECK_LIBINFO(){
+    LINEMSG $1
+    if strings $1 | grep "SUMMARY OF THE HDF5 CONFIGURATION" > /dev/null; then
+	echo " PASSED"
+    else
+	echo " FAILED"
+	nerrors=`expr $nerrors + 1`
+    fi
+}
+
+
+# MAIN Body
+nerrors=0
+H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO=`grep '#define H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO ' ../src/H5pubconf.h`
+
+# Skip the rest if embedded-libinfo is not enabled.
+if [ -z "$H5_HAVE_EMBEDDED_LIBINFO" ]; then
+    echo "embedded-libinfo is not enabled. Test skipped."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# The location of HDF library file(s) depends on whether shared lib is
+# built too.
+if [ -n $Shared_Lib ]; then
+   h5libdir=../src/.libs
+else
+   h5libdir=../src
+fi 
+
+# Different OS uses different naming for shared libs.
+case `uname -s` in
+    Darwin)	# MacOS
+        shlibsuffix=.dylib
+        break
+        ;;
+    *)		# default
+        shlibsuffix=.so
+        break
+        ;;
+esac
+
+h5libsettings=../src/libhdf5.settings 
+
+# Part 1:
+# Verify the HDF5 library does contains an exact copy of the content of the
+# libhdf5.settings file.
+# Check dynamic library file if built.
+if [ x-$Shared_Lib = x-yes ]; then
+    CHECK_LIBINFO ${h5libdir}/libhdf5${shlibsuffix}
+else
+    SKIP ${h5libdir}/libhdf5${shlibsuffix}
+fi
+
+# Though rare, libhdf5.a may not have been built.
+if [ x-$Static_Lib = x-yes ]; then
+    CHECK_LIBINFO ${h5libdir}/libhdf5.a
+else
+    SKIP ${h5libdir}/libhdf5.a
+fi
+
+# Check if executables has the lib information only if shared lib is not
+# built or static-exec is used.  (Don't care static-exec since it affects
+# tools binary only.)
+if [ x-$Shared_Lib != x-yes ]; then
+    CHECK_LIBINFO testhdf5
+else
+    SKIP testhdf5
+fi
+
+
+if [ $nerrors -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "***$nerrors errors encountered***"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "No error encountered"
+    exit 0
+fi