[svn-r19238] Description:

	Bring r19237 from trunk to 1.8 branch:

	Clean up misc. compiler warnings.

Tested on:
        FreeBSD/32 6.3 (duty) in debug mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.6.4 (amazon) w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe,
                in production mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.6.4 (amazon) w/parallel, in debug mode

10 files changed, 84 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif.h b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif.h
index 737b7de..5334919 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif.h
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int hdfWriteGIF(FILE *fp, BYTE *pic, int ptype, int w, int h, BYTE *rmap,
                 int colorstyle, int BitsPerPixel);
 
 /* WRITEHDF.C */
-int WriteHDF(GIFTOMEM , CHAR * , CHAR *);
+int WriteHDF(GIFTOMEM , CHAR * );
 
 /* Function:    ReadHDF
 ** Return:      0 on completion without error, -1 on error
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2hdf.c b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2hdf.c
index 39c71cf..1225613 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2hdf.c
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2hdf.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ main(int argv , char *argc[])
      * Call WriteHDF from here. Go ahead and change WriteHDF to write whatever
      * format you want
      */
-    if (WriteHDF(GifMemoryStruct , HDFFileName , GIFFileName))
+    if (WriteHDF(GifMemoryStruct , HDFFileName))
         printf("HDF Write Error\n\n");
 
     /* Free all buffers */
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c b/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
index a150b3c..b4cca67 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 int
-WriteHDF(GIFTOMEM GifMemoryStruct, char *HDFName , char *GIFFileName)
+WriteHDF(GIFTOMEM GifMemoryStruct, char *HDFName)
 {
     GIFHEAD          gifHead;           /* GIF Header structure            */
     GIFIMAGEDESC    *gifImageDesc;      /* Logical Image Descriptor struct */
diff --git a/test/getname.c b/test/getname.c
index eba0f6b..bef4756 100644
--- a/test/getname.c
+++ b/test/getname.c
@@ -2836,7 +2836,6 @@ test_elinks(hid_t fapl)
     char        name[NAME_BUF_SIZE];    /* Buffer for storing object's name */
     ssize_t     namelen;                /* Length of object's name */
     hbool_t     name_cached;            /* Indicate if name is cached */
-    unsigned    u;                      /* Counting variables */
 
     /* Initialize the file names */
     h5_fixname(FILENAME[1], fapl, filename1, sizeof filename1);
diff --git a/test/trefer.c b/test/trefer.c
index 6ee298f..4ab3fba 100644
--- a/test/trefer.c
+++ b/test/trefer.c
@@ -79,23 +79,19 @@ test_reference_params(void)
     hobj_ref_t *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk */
                *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk */
                *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk */
-    hobj_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={0,101,1000000000}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
     unsigned   *tu32;       /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
-    int         i, j;       /* counting variables */
-    const char *write_comment="Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
-    char        read_comment[10];
-    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type */
+    int         i;          /* counting variables */
+    const char *write_comment = "Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
     herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value     */
-    char       *ref_name;   /* Buffer for ref name */
     size_t      name_size;  /* Size of reference name */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Reference Parameters\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    tbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
 
     /* Create file */
     fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -263,9 +259,9 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Object Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    tbuf = malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)malloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
 
     /* Create file */
     fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -509,10 +505,10 @@ test_reference_region(void)
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    dwbuf = HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2);
-    drbuf = HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)(SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2));
+    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2);
+    drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)(SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2));
 
     /* Create file */
     fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -781,10 +777,10 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing 1-D Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    dwbuf = HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE3_DIM1);
-    drbuf = HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)SPACE3_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE3_DIM1);
+    drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)SPACE3_DIM1);
 
     /* Create file */
     fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -922,7 +918,7 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
     VERIFY(ret, 30, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(sid3);
     VERIFY(ret, 15, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks");
-    coords = HDmalloc(ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
     ret = H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(sid3, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist");
     VERIFY(coords[0],   2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
@@ -974,7 +970,7 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
     VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(sid3);
     VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_elem_npoints");
-    coords = HDmalloc(ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
     ret = H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(sid3, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist");
     VERIFY(coords[0], coord1[0][0], "Element Coordinates");
@@ -1313,10 +1309,10 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Deprecated Object Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf_obj = HDcalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf_obj = HDmalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    wbuf_reg = HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf_reg = HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
 
     /* Create file */
     fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
index fcdfbd5..aa2e823 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
@@ -707,34 +707,29 @@ error:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-
-static const char* MapIdToName(hid_t refobj_id,
-                               trav_table_t *travt)
+static const char*
+MapIdToName(hid_t refobj_id, trav_table_t *travt)
 {
-    unsigned int i;
+    unsigned int u;
     const char* ret = NULL;
-    H5O_info_t   ref_oinfo;     /* Stat for the refobj id */
 
     /* linear search */
-    for(i = 0; i < travt->nobjs; i++)
-    {
-        if(travt->objs[i].type == H5O_TYPE_DATASET || 
-           travt->objs[i].type == H5O_TYPE_GROUP ||
-           travt->objs[i].type == H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE)
-        {
+    for(u = 0; u < travt->nobjs; u++) {
+        if(travt->objs[u].type == H5O_TYPE_DATASET || 
+                travt->objs[u].type == H5O_TYPE_GROUP ||
+                travt->objs[u].type == H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE) {
             H5O_info_t   ref_oinfo;     /* Stat for the refobj id */
 
             /* obtain information to identify the referenced object uniquely */
             if(H5Oget_info(refobj_id, &ref_oinfo) < 0)
                 goto out;
 
-            if(ref_oinfo.addr == travt->objs[i].objno)
-            {
-                ret = travt->objs[i].name;
+            if(ref_oinfo.addr == travt->objs[u].objno) {
+                ret = travt->objs[u].name;
                 goto out;
-            }
+            } /* end if */
         }  /* end if */
-    } /* i */
+    } /* u */
 
 out:
     return ret;
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5diff_array.c b/tools/lib/h5diff_array.c
index c94c91f..d3f3c6b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5diff_array.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5diff_array.c
@@ -5825,8 +5825,6 @@ void print_header(int        pp,        /* print percentage */
                 const char *obj1,
                 const char *obj2 )
 {
-    int i;
-
     /* print header */
     parallel_print("%-16s","size:");
     print_dimensions (rank,dims);
@@ -5834,8 +5832,7 @@ void print_header(int        pp,        /* print percentage */
     print_dimensions (rank,dims);
     parallel_print("\n");
 
-    if (pp)
-    {
+    if(pp) {
         parallel_print("%-15s %-15s %-15s %-15s %-15s\n",
             "position",
             (obj1!=NULL) ? obj1 : " ",
@@ -5844,8 +5841,7 @@ void print_header(int        pp,        /* print percentage */
             "relative");
         parallel_print("------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
     }
-    else
-    {
+    else {
         parallel_print("%-15s %-15s %-15s %-20s\n",
             "position",
             (obj1!=NULL) ? obj1 : " ",
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.c b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
index f29d6bf..e0ead62 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
@@ -204,10 +204,12 @@ static const h5tools_dump_header_t * h5tools_dump_header_format;
 /* local prototypes */
 static int do_bin_output(FILE *stream, hid_t container, hsize_t nelmts, hid_t tid, void *_mem);
 static int render_bin_output(FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem);
+static int render_bin_output_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_id, FILE *stream,
+    hid_t container, int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t nblocks, hsize_t *ptdata);
 static hbool_t render_bin_output_region_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
-                         FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem);
+                         FILE *stream, hid_t container);
 static hbool_t render_bin_output_region_points(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
-                         FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem);
+                         FILE *stream, hid_t container);
 static hbool_t h5tools_is_zero(const void *_mem, size_t size);
 
 hbool_t h5tools_render_element(FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info,
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ hbool_t h5tools_render_region_element(FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info,
                 hsize_t local_elmt_counter/*element counter*/,
                 hsize_t elmt_counter);
 
-int h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
+static int h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_id,
         FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info, h5tools_context_t ctx,
         h5tools_str_t *buffer/*string into which to render */, size_t ncols,
         int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t nblocks, hsize_t *ptdata);
@@ -669,8 +671,7 @@ h5tools_simple_prefix(FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info,
     }
 
     /* Calculate new prefix */
-    h5tools_str_prefix(&prefix, info, elmtno, ctx->ndims, ctx->p_min_idx,
-                       ctx->p_max_idx, ctx);
+    h5tools_str_prefix(&prefix, info, elmtno, ctx->ndims, ctx);
 
     /* Write new prefix to output */
     if (ctx->indent_level >= 0) {
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ h5tools_region_simple_prefix(FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info,
     }
 
     /* Calculate new prefix */
-    h5tools_str_region_prefix(&prefix, info, elmtno, ptdata, ctx->ndims, ctx->p_min_idx,
+    h5tools_str_region_prefix(&prefix, info, elmtno, ptdata, ctx->ndims, 
             ctx->p_max_idx, ctx);
 
     /* Write new prefix to output */
@@ -1299,8 +1300,8 @@ h5tools_render_region_element(FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info,
  *      hssize_t nblocks is the number of blocks in the region
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-int
-h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
+static int
+h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_id,
         FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info, h5tools_context_t ctx,
         h5tools_str_t *buffer/*string into which to render */, size_t ncols,
         int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t nblocks, hsize_t *ptdata) {
@@ -1584,8 +1585,8 @@ h5tools_dump_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
 
     ctx->need_prefix = TRUE;
 
-    h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(region_space, region_id,
-            rawdatastream, info, *ctx, buffer, ncols, ndims, type_id, nblocks, ptdata);
+    h5tools_print_region_data_blocks(region_id, rawdatastream, info, *ctx,
+        buffer, ncols, ndims, type_id, nblocks, ptdata);
 
  done:
     free(ptdata);
@@ -1645,12 +1646,11 @@ int
 h5tools_print_region_data_points(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
         FILE *stream, const h5tool_format_t *info, h5tools_context_t ctx,
         h5tools_str_t *buffer, size_t ncols,
-        int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t npoints, hsize_t *ptdata) {
+        int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t npoints, hsize_t *ptdata)
+{
     HERR_INIT(int, SUCCEED)
     hbool_t  dimension_break = TRUE;
-    hsize_t  alloc_size;
     hsize_t *dims1 = NULL;
-    h5tools_context_t region_ctx; /* print context  */
     hsize_t  elmtno; /* elemnt index  */
     unsigned int region_flags; /* buffer extent flags */
     hsize_t  curr_pos;
@@ -3867,10 +3867,10 @@ render_bin_output(FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem)
                 region_space = H5Rget_region(container, H5R_DATASET_REGION, mem);
                 if (region_space >= 0) {
                     region_type = H5Sget_select_type(region_space);
-                    if(region_type==H5S_SEL_POINTS)
-                        render_bin_output_region_points(region_space, region_id, stream, container, tid, mem);
+                    if(region_type == H5S_SEL_POINTS)
+                        render_bin_output_region_points(region_space, region_id, stream, container);
                     else
-                        render_bin_output_region_blocks(region_space, region_id, stream, container, tid, mem);
+                        render_bin_output_region_blocks(region_space, region_id, stream, container);
                     H5Sclose(region_space);
                 } /* end if (region_space >= 0) */
                 H5Dclose(region_id);
@@ -3918,17 +3918,16 @@ CATCH
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-int
-render_bin_output_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
-        FILE *stream, hid_t container,
-        int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t nblocks, hsize_t *ptdata) {
+static int
+render_bin_output_region_data_blocks(hid_t region_id, FILE *stream,
+    hid_t container, int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t nblocks, hsize_t *ptdata)
+{
     HERR_INIT(int, SUCCEED)
     hsize_t     *dims1 = NULL;
     hsize_t     *start = NULL;
     hsize_t     *count = NULL;
     size_t       numelem;
     hsize_t      total_size[H5S_MAX_RANK];
-    unsigned int region_flags; /* buffer extent flags */
     int          jndx;
     int          type_size;
     hid_t        mem_space = -1;
@@ -4020,9 +4019,10 @@ CATCH
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-hbool_t
+static hbool_t
 render_bin_output_region_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
-        FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem) {
+        FILE *stream, hid_t container)
+{
     HERR_INIT(hbool_t, TRUE)
     hssize_t     nblocks;
     hsize_t      alloc_size;
@@ -4030,7 +4030,6 @@ render_bin_output_region_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
     int          ndims;
     hid_t        dtype;
     hid_t        type_id;
-    int          i;
 
     if((nblocks = H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(region_space)) <= 0)
         H5E_THROW(FALSE, H5E_tools_min_id_g, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks failed");
@@ -4053,8 +4052,8 @@ render_bin_output_region_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
     if((type_id = H5Tget_native_type(dtype, H5T_DIR_DEFAULT)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(FALSE, H5E_tools_min_id_g, "H5Tget_native_type failed");
 
-    render_bin_output_region_data_blocks(region_space, region_id,
-            stream, container, ndims, type_id, nblocks, ptdata);
+    render_bin_output_region_data_blocks(region_id, stream, container, ndims,
+            type_id, nblocks, ptdata);
 
  done:
     free(ptdata);
@@ -4092,12 +4091,10 @@ render_bin_output_region_blocks(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
 int
 render_bin_output_region_data_points(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
         FILE *stream, hid_t container,
-        int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t npoints, hsize_t *ptdata) {
+        int ndims, hid_t type_id, hssize_t npoints, hsize_t *ptdata)
+{
     HERR_INIT(int, SUCCEED)
-    hsize_t  alloc_size;
     hsize_t *dims1 = NULL;
-    unsigned int region_flags; /* buffer extent flags */
-    int      indx;
     int      jndx;
     int      type_size;
     hid_t    mem_space = -1;
@@ -4150,15 +4147,15 @@ CATCH
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-hbool_t
+static hbool_t
 render_bin_output_region_points(hid_t region_space, hid_t region_id,
-        FILE *stream, hid_t container, hid_t tid, void *_mem) {
+        FILE *stream, hid_t container)
+{
     HERR_INIT(hbool_t, TRUE)
     hssize_t npoints;
     hsize_t  alloc_size;
     hsize_t *ptdata;
     int      ndims;
-    int      indx;
     hid_t    dtype;
     hid_t    type_id;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
index da9218f..46ad8c9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ h5tools_str_fmt(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, size_t start, const char *fmt)
  */
 char *
 h5tools_str_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const h5tool_format_t *info,
-                   hsize_t elmtno, unsigned ndims, hsize_t min_idx[],
-                   hsize_t max_idx[], h5tools_context_t *ctx)
+    hsize_t elmtno, unsigned ndims, h5tools_context_t *ctx)
 {
     size_t i = 0;
     hsize_t curr_pos = elmtno;
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ h5tools_str_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str/*in,out*/, const h5tool_format_t *info,
  */
 char *
 h5tools_str_region_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
-        hsize_t elmtno, hsize_t *ptdata, unsigned ndims, hsize_t min_idx[], hsize_t max_idx[],
+        hsize_t elmtno, hsize_t *ptdata, unsigned ndims, hsize_t max_idx[],
         h5tools_context_t *ctx)
 {
     hsize_t p_prod[H5S_MAX_RANK];
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ h5tools_str_region_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
  */
 void
 h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(h5tools_str_t *str, hid_t region,
-        const h5tool_format_t *info, h5tools_context_t *ctx)
+        const h5tool_format_t *info)
 {
     hssize_t   nblocks;
     hsize_t    alloc_size;
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(h5tools_str_t *str, hid_t region,
 
         alloc_size = nblocks * ndims * 2 * sizeof(ptdata[0]);
         assert(alloc_size == (hsize_t) ((size_t) alloc_size)); /*check for overflow*/
-        ptdata = malloc((size_t) alloc_size);
+        ptdata = (hsize_t *)malloc((size_t) alloc_size);
         H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(nblocks, hssize_t, hsize_t);
         H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(region, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)nblocks, ptdata);
 
@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(h5tools_str_t *str, hid_t region,
  */
 void
 h5tools_str_dump_region_points(h5tools_str_t *str, hid_t region,
-        const h5tool_format_t *info, h5tools_context_t *ctx)
+        const h5tool_format_t *info)
 {
     hssize_t   npoints;
     hsize_t    alloc_size;
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ h5tools_str_dump_region_points(h5tools_str_t *str, hid_t region,
 
         alloc_size = npoints * ndims * sizeof(ptdata[0]);
         assert(alloc_size == (hsize_t) ((size_t) alloc_size)); /*check for overflow*/
-        ptdata = malloc((size_t) alloc_size);
+        ptdata = (hsize_t *)malloc((size_t) alloc_size);
         H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(npoints, hssize_t, hsize_t);
         H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(region, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)npoints, ptdata);
 
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ h5tools_str_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info, hid_t contai
     char          *name;
     unsigned char *ucp_vp = (unsigned char *)vp;
     char          *cp_vp = (char *)vp;
-    hid_t          memb, obj, region;
+    hid_t          memb, obj;
     unsigned       nmembs;
     static char    fmt_llong[8], fmt_ullong[8];
     H5T_str_t      pad;
@@ -970,7 +969,7 @@ h5tools_str_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info, hid_t contai
             h5tools_str_append(str, "NULL");
         }
         else {
-            h5tools_str_sprint_region(str, info, container, vp, ctx);
+            h5tools_str_sprint_region(str, info, container, vp);
         }
     }
     else if (H5Tequal(type, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ)) {
@@ -1148,7 +1147,7 @@ h5tools_str_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info, hid_t contai
  */
 void
 h5tools_str_sprint_region(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
-        hid_t container, void *vp, h5tools_context_t *ctx)
+        hid_t container, void *vp)
 {
     hid_t   obj, region;
     char    ref_name[1024];
@@ -1166,9 +1165,9 @@ h5tools_str_sprint_region(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
 
             region_type = H5Sget_select_type(region);
             if(region_type==H5S_SEL_POINTS)
-                h5tools_str_dump_region_points(str, region, info, ctx);
+                h5tools_str_dump_region_points(str, region, info);
             else
-                h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(str, region, info, ctx);
+                h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(str, region, info);
 
             h5tools_str_append(str, "}");
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h
index 98dd065..599c7d1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.h
@@ -33,20 +33,17 @@ extern char    *h5tools_str_reset(h5tools_str_t *str);
 extern char    *h5tools_str_trunc(h5tools_str_t *str, size_t size);
 extern char    *h5tools_str_fmt(h5tools_str_t *str, size_t start, const char *fmt);
 extern char    *h5tools_str_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
-                                   hsize_t elmtno, unsigned ndims, hsize_t min_idx[],
-                                   hsize_t max_idx[], h5tools_context_t *ctx);
+                        hsize_t elmtno, unsigned ndims, h5tools_context_t *ctx);
 /*
  * new functions needed to display region reference data
  */
 extern char    *h5tools_str_region_prefix(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
-                                   hsize_t elmtno, hsize_t *ptdata, unsigned ndims, hsize_t min_idx[],
+                                   hsize_t elmtno, hsize_t *ptdata, unsigned ndims, 
                                    hsize_t max_idx[], h5tools_context_t *ctx);
-extern void     h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(h5tools_str_t *, hid_t, const h5tool_format_t *,
-                                   h5tools_context_t *ctx);
-extern void     h5tools_str_dump_region_points(h5tools_str_t *, hid_t, const h5tool_format_t *,
-                                   h5tools_context_t *ctx);
+extern void     h5tools_str_dump_region_blocks(h5tools_str_t *, hid_t, const h5tool_format_t *);
+extern void     h5tools_str_dump_region_points(h5tools_str_t *, hid_t, const h5tool_format_t *);
 extern void     h5tools_str_sprint_region(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info, hid_t container,
-                                   void *vp, h5tools_context_t *ctx);
+                                   void *vp);
 extern char    *h5tools_str_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5tool_format_t *info,
                                    hid_t container, hid_t type, void *vp,
                                    h5tools_context_t *ctx);