Merge pull request #6 in ~VCHOI/my_third_fork from develop to bugfix/new_shutdown_fsm

* commit 'ca1ee7fae118c8d4137b1b5efe57660d2e0ff9b1': (64 commits)
  Fix memory leak in objcopy test after H5Aread of vlen data
  HDFFV-10616 add h5fc script
  Fixed a problem in the ohdr test where hard-coded strings passed to H5Awrite() triggered -fsanitize failures.
  Yanked qsort assert
  Switched to HGOTO_DONE() in the links code.
  Updated the HDqsort() macro to ensure we don't pass NULL buffers to qsort(3) in the future.
  Fixed a bug in the links code where iterating over an empty group would pass a NULL pointer to qsort(3), which is undefined behavior.
  Reset the other convenience pointer because why no
  Fixed a memory bug where a pointer is used after it's been freed.
  fixed pass_through vol
  HDFFV-10805 Add option to only build shared targets
  Fixed a warning in H5CX.c concerning incorrect use of freeing VOL connector info.
  Add H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE selection iterator creation flag, to share dataspace's selection with iterator (and with caution about not modifying or closing the dataspace while the iterator is open).
  Added a warning summary script for gcc to bin
  Fix misc. typos, etc. from code review
  Fixed problem with H5Fdelete "test" and split VFD.
  New hyperslab selection routines and new public selection iterator routines.
  Added the creation and use of an attribute access property list to testhdf5.
  Update MANIFEST for move of h5cc.in and h5redeploy.in to bin directory.
  Added missing DELETE enum value.
  ...

172 files changed, 7460 insertions, 4765 deletions

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ab7958..fc656c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -416,18 +416,23 @@ set (CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR_IN_INTERFACE ON)
 # Mac OS X Options
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if (HDF5_BUILD_FRAMEWORKS AND NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build Shared Libraries")
+  set (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build Shared Libraries" FORCE)
 endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Option to Build Shared and Static libs, default is both
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+option (ONLY_SHARED_LIBS "Only Build Shared Libraries" OFF)
+set (H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB YES)
+if (ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB NO)
+  set (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build Shared Libraries")
+endif ()
 option (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build Shared Libraries" ON)
 set (H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB NO)
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB YES)
 endif ()
-set (H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB YES)
 set (CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -737,13 +742,17 @@ add_subdirectory (src)
 
 if (HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT MATCHES "GIT" OR HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT MATCHES "TGZ")
   if (ZLIB_FOUND AND ZLIB_USE_EXTERNAL)
-    add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ZLIB)
+    if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+      add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ZLIB)
+    endif ()
     if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ZLIB)
     endif ()
   endif ()
   if (SZIP_FOUND AND SZIP_USE_EXTERNAL)
-    add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} SZIP)
+    if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+      add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} SZIP)
+    endif ()
     if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} SZIP)
     endif ()
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index c3dc0e9..9f82784 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@
 ./bin/errors              _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/genparser
 ./bin/gcov_script            _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
+./bin/h5cc.in
+./bin/h5redeploy.in
 ./bin/h5vers
 ./bin/iostats
 ./bin/locate_sw
 ./bin/make_err
 ./bin/make_overflow
 ./bin/make_vers
+./bin/Makefile.am
 ./bin/makehelp
 ./bin/mkdirs
 ./bin/newer
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@
 ./bin/switch_maint_mode      _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/timekeeper      _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/trace
+./bin/warnhist      _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./bin/yodconfigure
 ./bin/batch/ctestP.lsf.in.cmake
 ./bin/batch/ctestP.sl.in.cmake
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@
 ./fortran/src/H5Sff.F90
 ./fortran/src/H5Tf.c
 ./fortran/src/H5Tff.F90
+./fortran/src/H5VLff.F90
 ./fortran/src/H5Zf.c
 ./fortran/src/H5Zff.F90
 ./fortran/src/H5config_f.inc.cmake
@@ -261,8 +266,8 @@
 ./fortran/src/h5fc.in
 ./fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in
 
-
 ./fortran/test/Makefile.am
+./fortran/test/vol_connector.F90
 ./fortran/test/fflush1.F90
 ./fortran/test/fflush2.F90
 ./fortran/test/fortranlib_test.F90
@@ -899,6 +904,8 @@
 ./src/H5TSprivate.h
 ./src/H5VL.c
 ./src/H5VLcallback.c
+./src/H5VLconnector.h
+./src/H5VLconnector_passthru.h
 ./src/H5VLint.c
 ./src/H5VLmodule.h
 ./src/H5VLnative.c
@@ -1009,6 +1016,7 @@
 ./test/file_image.c
 ./test/file_image_core_test.h5
 ./test/fill_old.h5
+./test/fill18.h5
 ./test/fillval.c
 ./test/filter_fail.c
 ./test/filter_plugin.c
@@ -1538,11 +1546,9 @@
 ./tools/lib/io_timer.h
 
 ./tools/src/misc/Makefile.am
-./tools/src/misc/h5cc.in
 ./tools/src/misc/h5clear.c
 ./tools/src/misc/h5debug.c
 ./tools/src/misc/h5mkgrp.c
-./tools/src/misc/h5redeploy.in
 ./tools/src/misc/h5repart.c
 ./tools/test/misc/Makefile.am
 ./tools/test/misc/h5repart_gentest.c
@@ -3240,8 +3246,6 @@
 ./config/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
 ./config/cmake/CPack.Info.plist.in
 ./config/cmake/CTestCustom.cmake
-./config/cmake/FindHDFJAVA.cmake.in
-./config/cmake/FindJNI.cmake
 ./config/cmake/H5cxx_config.h.in
 ./config/cmake/H5pubconf.h.in
 ./config/cmake/hdf5-config.cmake.in
@@ -3420,6 +3424,7 @@
 ./c++/examples/Makefile.in
 ./c++/Makefile.in
 ./configure
+./bin/Makefile.in
 ./c++/src/Makefile.in
 ./c++/test/Makefile.in
 ./examples/Makefile.in
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7f872b0..d96ffe3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 # Conditionals.  These conditionals are defined during configure
 # Define each variable to empty if it is not used to placate pmake
-if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
-   TESTPARALLEL_DIR =testpar
-else
-   TESTPARALLEL_DIR=
-endif
 if BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL
    CXX_DIR =c++
 else
@@ -74,9 +69,24 @@ if BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL
 else
    HDF5_HL_DIR=
 endif
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+if BUILD_TESTS_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTPARALLEL_DIR =testpar
+else
+   TESTPARALLEL_DIR=
+endif
+if BUILD_TOOLS_CONDITIONAL
+   TOOLS_DIR =tools
+else
+   TOOLS_DIR=
+endif
 
-SUBDIRS = src test $(TESTPARALLEL_DIR) tools . $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR) \
-          $(JAVA_DIR) $(HDF5_HL_DIR)
+SUBDIRS = src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR) $(TESTPARALLEL_DIR) bin $(TOOLS_DIR) . \
+          $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR) $(JAVA_DIR) $(HDF5_HL_DIR)
 DIST_SUBDIRS = src test testpar tools . c++ fortran hl examples java
 
 # Some files generated during configure that should be cleaned
diff --git a/bin/Makefile.am b/bin/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a39b695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#
+# 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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code
+# distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.
+# If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from
+# help@hdfgroup.org.
+##
+## Makefile.am
+## Run automake to generate a Makefile.in from this file.
+#
+# HDF5 Library Makefile(.in)
+#
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
+
+# Include src directory
+AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib
+
+# These are our main targets
+bin_SCRIPTS=h5redeploy
+
+# Tell automake to clean h5redeploy script
+CLEANFILES=h5redeploy
+
+# These were generated by configure.  Remove them only when distclean.
+DISTCLEANFILES=h5cc
+
+# All programs rely on hdf5 library and h5tools library
+LDADD=$(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
+
+# How to build h5redeploy script
+h5redeploy: h5redeploy.in
+	@cp $(srcdir)/$@.in $@
+
+# h5cc needs custom install and uninstall rules, since it may be
+# named h5pcc if hdf5 is being built in parallel mode.
+if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
+  H5CC_NAME=h5pcc
+else
+  H5CC_NAME=h5cc
+endif
+
+$(DESTDIR)$(bindir):
+	echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)'"; \
+	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" || exit 1;
+
+install-exec-local: $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	@$(INSTALL) h5cc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(H5CC_NAME)
+uninstall-local:
+	@$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(H5CC_NAME)
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in b/bin/h5cc.in
index 9c4e3ca..9c4e3ca 100644
--- a/tools/src/misc/h5cc.in
+++ b/bin/h5cc.in
diff --git a/tools/src/misc/h5redeploy.in b/bin/h5redeploy.in
index 242459a..242459a 100644
--- a/tools/src/misc/h5redeploy.in
+++ b/bin/h5redeploy.in
diff --git a/bin/warnhist b/bin/warnhist
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b7ef73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/warnhist
@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+require 5.003;
+
+#
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# 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.
+#
+# Quincey Koziol, koziol@hdfgroup.org
+#  9 Aug 2013
+#
+# Purpose: Given an input file containing the output from a build of the
+#	   library, gather the file names and line numbers, alias
+#          identical types of warnings together into a single bin and
+#          report the number of warnings for each type of warning, each file
+#          and the total count of warnings
+
+# Perl modules/settings
+use strict;
+use Getopt::Std;
+
+# Global variables, for accumulating information
+my $totalcount = 0;
+my %warn_count = ();
+my $warncount;
+my %warn_file = ();
+my %warn_file_line = ();
+my %file_count = ();
+my $filecount;
+my $ignorecount = 0;
+my @ignorenames;
+my %ignored_files = ();
+my %warn_file_indices = ();
+my %file_warn_indices = ();
+my %file_warn = ();
+my %file_warn_line = ();
+my $current_warning = 0;
+my $current_file = 0;
+my $warn_index;
+my $last_c_name;
+my $last_fort_name;
+my $last_fort_line;
+
+# declare the Perl command line flags/options we want to allow
+my %options=();
+getopts("FWht:w:f:i:l", \%options);
+
+# Display usage, if requested
+if($options{h}) {
+    print "Usage: 'warnhist [-h] [-t <prefix>] [-w <n>] [-W] [-f <n>] [-F] [-l] [-i <name list> [file]'\n";
+    print "\t-h\tDisplay this usage\n";
+    print "\t-t <prefix>\tTrim pathname prefix from filenames, <prefix>\n";
+    print "\t-w <n>\tDisplay files for a given warning index list, <n>\n";
+    print "\t\t<n> can be a single value, a range, or a comma separated list\n";
+    print "\t\tFor example: '0' or '0,4' or '8-10' or '0,2-4,8-10,13'\n";
+    print "\t-W\tDisplay files for all warnings\n";
+    print "\t-f <n>\tDisplay warnings for a given file index list, <n>\n";
+    print "\t\t<n> can be a single value, a range, or a comma separated list\n";
+    print "\t\tFor example: '0' or '0,4' or '8-10' or '0,2-4,8-10,13'\n";
+    print "\t-F\tDisplay warnings for all files\n";
+    print "\t-l\tDisplay line nunbers for file/warning\n";
+    print "\t-i <name list>\tIgnore named files, <name list>\n";
+    print "\t\t<name list> is a comma separated list, with no spaces\n";
+    print "\t\tFor example: 'H5LTparse' or 'H5LTparse,H5LTanalyze'\n";
+    print "\tfile\tFilename containing build output\n";
+    print "\t\tIf no file is given, standard input is used.\n";
+    exit;
+}
+
+# Parse list of file names to ignore
+if(exists $options{i}) {
+    @ignorenames = split /,/, $options{i};
+#print @ignorenames;
+}
+
+# Parse list of warning indices to expand file names
+if(exists $options{w}) {
+    my @tmp_indices;
+
+    @tmp_indices = split /,/, $options{w};
+#print @tmp_indices;
+    for my $x (@tmp_indices) {
+#print "x = '$x'\n";
+        if($x =~ /\-/) {
+            my $start_index;
+            my $end_index;
+
+#print "matched = '$x'\n";
+            ($start_index, $end_index) = split /\-/, $x;
+#print "start_index = '$start_index', end_index = '$end_index'\n";
+            for my $y ($start_index..$end_index) {
+#print "y = '$y'\n";
+                if(!(exists $warn_file_indices{$y})) {
+                    $warn_file_indices{$y} = $y;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            if(!(exists $warn_file_indices{$x})) {
+                $warn_file_indices{$x} = $x;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#foreach (sort keys %warn_file_indices) {
+#    print "$_ : $warn_file_indices{$_}\n";
+#}
+}
+
+# Parse list of file indices to expand warnings
+if(exists $options{f}) {
+    my @tmp_indices;
+
+    @tmp_indices = split /,/, $options{f};
+#print @tmp_indices;
+    for my $x (@tmp_indices) {
+#print "x = '$x'\n";
+        if($x =~ /\-/) {
+            my $start_index;
+            my $end_index;
+
+#print "matched = '$x'\n";
+            ($start_index, $end_index) = split /\-/, $x;
+#print "start_index = '$start_index', end_index = '$end_index'\n";
+            for my $y ($start_index..$end_index) {
+#print "y = '$y'\n";
+                if(!(exists $file_warn_indices{$y})) {
+                    $file_warn_indices{$y} = $y;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            if(!(exists $file_warn_indices{$x})) {
+                $file_warn_indices{$x} = $x;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#foreach (sort keys %warn_file_indices) {
+#    print "$_ : $warn_file_indices{$_}\n";
+#}
+}
+
+PARSE_LINES:
+while (<>) {
+    my $name;
+    my $line;
+    my $prev_line;
+    my $toss;
+    my $offset;
+    my $warning;
+
+    # Retain last FORTRAN compile line, which comes a few lines before warning
+    if($_ =~ /.*\.[fF]90:.*/) {
+        ($last_fort_name, $last_fort_line, $toss) = split /\:/, $_;
+        ($last_fort_line, $toss) = split /\./, $last_fort_line;
+    }
+
+    # Retain last C compile line, which possibly comes a few lines before warning
+    if($_ =~ /.*[A-Za-z0-9_]\.c:.*/) {
+        ($last_c_name, $toss) = split /\:/, $_;
+    }
+
+    next if $_ !~ /[Ww]arning:/;
+
+    # Skip warnings from linker
+    next if $_ =~ /ld: warning:/;
+
+    # Check for weird formatting of warning message
+    if($_ =~ /^cc1: warning:.*/) {
+        $name = $last_c_name;
+        $line = "??";
+        ($toss, $toss, $warning) = split /\:/, $_;
+    # Check for FORTRAN warning output
+    } elsif($_ =~ /^Warning:.*/) {
+        $name = $last_fort_name;
+        $line = $last_fort_line;
+        ($toss, $warning) = split /\:/, $_;
+#print "1:",$.,":",$_;
+#        $_ = <>;
+#print "2:",$.,":",$_;
+#        if($_ =~ /^\sFC.*/) {
+#            $_ = <>;
+#print "3:",$.,":",$_;
+#        }
+#        ($name, $line, $toss) = split /\:/, $_;
+#print "4:","'",$name,"'","-","'",$line,"'","\n";
+        # Check for improperly parsed filename or line
+        if($name =~ /^$/) {
+            print "Filename is a null string! Input line #$. is: '$_'";
+            next
+        }
+        if($line =~ /^$/) {
+            print "Line is a null string! Input line #$. is: '$_'";
+            next
+        }
+    } else {
+        # Check for 'character offset' field
+        if($_ =~ /^.*[0-9]+\:[0-9]+\:/) {
+            ($name, $line, $offset, $toss, $warning) = split /\:/, $_;
+        } else {
+            ($name, $line, $toss, $warning) = split /\:/, $_;
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Trim leading '..' paths from filename
+    while($name =~ /^\.\.\//) {
+        $name =~ s/^\.\.\///g;
+    }
+
+    # Check for trimming prefix
+    if((exists $options{t}) && ($name =~ /$options{t}/)) {
+        $name =~ s/^$options{t}\///g;
+    }
+
+    # Check for ignored file
+    if(exists $options{i}) {
+        for my $x (@ignorenames) {
+#print "x = '$x'\n";
+            if($name =~ /$x/) {
+# print "matched name = '$name'\n";
+                $ignorecount++;
+                if(!(exists $ignored_files{$name})) {
+                    $ignored_files{$name} = $name;
+                }
+                next PARSE_LINES;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Check for improperly parsed warning (usually an undefined warning string)
+    if(!defined $warning) {
+        print "Warning Undefined! Input line is: '$_'";
+        next
+    }
+
+    # Get rid of leading & trailing whitespace
+    $warning =~ s/^\s//g;
+    $warning =~ s/\s$//g;
+
+    # Check for improperly parsed warning
+    if($warning =~ /^$/) {
+        print "Warning is a null string! Input line is: '$_'";
+        next
+    }
+
+    # Convert all quotes to '
+    $warning =~ s/‘/'/g;
+    $warning =~ s/’/'/g;
+
+    # Skip supplemental warning message
+    next if $warning =~ /near initialization for/;
+
+    # Skip GCC warning that should be a note
+    next if $_ =~ /\(this will be reported only once per input file\)/;
+
+    # Eliminate "{aka <some type>}" info
+    if($warning =~ /\s\{aka [A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*\}'/) {
+        $warning =~ s/\s\{aka [A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*\}//g;
+    }
+
+    # Genericize warnings
+    if($warning =~ /variable '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' set but not used.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /unused variable '[A-Za-z_0-9]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /implicit conversion from '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' to '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' when passing argument to function.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /implicit conversion from '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' to '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' to match other operand of binary expression.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /conversion to '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' from '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' may alter its value.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /conversion to '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' from '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' may change the sign of the result.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' discards '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' defined but not used.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /cast discards '[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /size of '[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s\*]*' is [0-9]* bytes.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/is [0-9]* bytes/is - bytes/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s\*]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s]*' from incompatible.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\(\)\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /stack usage is [0-9]* bytes.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/stack usage is [0-9]*/stack usage is -/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /stack usage might be [0-9]* bytes.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/stack usage might be [0-9]*/stack usage might be -/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /the frame size of [0-9]* bytes is larger than [0-9]* bytes.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/the frame size of [0-9]* bytes is larger than [0-9]*/the frame size of - bytes is larger than -/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /enumeration value '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' not handled in switch.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /"[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*" is not defined.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/"[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*"/"-"/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /macro "[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*" is not used.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/"[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*"/"-"/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /unused parameter '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /request for implicit conversion from '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*' to '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\<\>\[\]\(\)\*]*' not permitted in C\+\+.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*\<\>\[\]\(\)]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /no previous prototype for '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /declaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' shadows a previous local.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /cast from function call of type '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*' to non-matching type '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' declared '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' but never defined.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /declaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' shadows a global declaration.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /typedef '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' locally defined but not used.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /format '%[a-z]*' expects argument of type '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*', but argument [0-9]* has type '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*\(\),]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/but argument [0-9]*/but argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[%A-Za-z_0-9\s\*\(\),]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /conversion to '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' alters '[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*' constant value.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /to be safe all intermediate pointers in cast from '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*' to '[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*' must be 'const' qualified.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9\s\*]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /identifier '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' conflicts with C\+\+ keyword.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /nested extern declaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Procedure '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' called with an implicit interface.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Unused dummy argument '[A-Za-z_0-9]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Unused parameter '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' declared at.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Unused variable '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' declared at.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Inequality comparison for REAL\([0-9]*\) at.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/REAL\([0-9]*\)/REAL\(-\)/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Possible change of value in conversion from INTEGER\([0-9]*\) to (INTEGER|REAL)\([0-9]*\) at.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/INTEGER\([0-9]*\)/INTEGER\(-\)/g;
+        $warning =~ s/REAL\([0-9]*\)/REAL\(-\)/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' with different width due to prototype.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' as unsigned due to prototype.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' discards qualifiers from pointer target type.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' as floating rather than integer due to prototype.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' as 'float' rather than 'double' due to prototype.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' as signed due to prototype.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /format '\%[A-Za-z0-9]*' expects type '[a-z][a-z\s\*]*', but argument [0-9]* has type '[a-z][a-z\(\)_,\s\*]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/but argument [0-9]*/but argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'\%[A-Za-z0-9]*'/'\%-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[a-z][a-z_,\s\*\(\)]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /implicit declaration of function '[A-Za-z_0-9]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /'[A-Za-z_\.\[\]0-9]*' may be used uninitialized in this function.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_\.\[\]0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /redundant redeclaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*'.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /declaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' shadows a parameter.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /ISO C90 does not support the '[a-z]*' gnu_scanf length modifier.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[a-z]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /ISO C90 does not support the '[a-z]*' gnu_printf length modifier.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[a-z]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /ISO C90 does not support the '%[a-z]*' gnu_printf format.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'%[a-z]*'/'%-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /string length '[0-9]*' is greater than the length.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/string length '[0-9]*' is/string length '-' is/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /enum conversion when passing argument [0-9]* of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' is invalid.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/passing argument [0-9]*/passing argument -/g;
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /duplicate declaration of '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' is invalid in.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Variable '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' at \([0-9]*\) is a dummy argument of the BIND\(C\) procedure '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' but may not be C interoperable.*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/at \([0-9]*\)/at \(-\)/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Variable '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' at \([0-9]*\) may not be a C interoperable kind but it is BIND\(C\).*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/at \([0-9]*\)/at \(-\)/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /Component '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' in derived type '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' at \([0-9]*\) may not be C interoperable, even though derived type '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' is BIND\(C\).*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/at \([0-9]*\)/at \(-\)/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /function might be candidate for attribute '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' if it is known to return normally \[-Wsuggest-attribute=[A-Za-z_0-9]*\].*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/=[A-Za-z_0-9]*\]/=-\]/g;
+    } elsif($warning =~ /function might be candidate for attribute '[A-Za-z_0-9]*' \[-Wsuggest-attribute=[A-Za-z_0-9]*\].*/) {
+        $warning =~ s/'[A-Za-z_0-9]*'/'-'/g;
+        $warning =~ s/=[A-Za-z_0-9]*\]/=-\]/g;
+    }
+
+    # Increment count for [generic] warning
+    $warn_count{$warning}++;
+    $warn_file{$warning}{$name}++;
+    push(@{ $warn_file_line{$warning}{$name} }, $line);
+
+    # Increment count for filename
+    $file_count{$name}++;
+    $file_warn{$name}{$warning}++;
+    push(@{ $file_warn_line{$name}{$warning} }, $line);
+
+    # Increment total count of warnings
+    $totalcount++;
+
+#    print "name = $name\n";
+#    print "line = $line\n";
+#    print "offset = $offset\n";
+#    print "warning = \"$warning\"\n";
+}
+
+print "Total [non-ignored] warnings: $totalcount\n";
+print "Total ignored warnings: $ignorecount\n";
+$warncount = keys %warn_count;
+print "Total unique kinds of warnings: $warncount\n";
+$filecount = keys %file_count;
+print "Total files with warnings: $filecount\n\n";
+
+# Print warnings in decreasing frequency
+print "# of Warnings by frequency (file count)\n";
+print "=======================================\n";
+for my $x (sort {$warn_count{$b} <=> $warn_count{$a}} keys(%warn_count)) {
+    printf ("[%2d] %4d (%2d) - %s\n", $current_warning++, $warn_count{$x}, scalar(keys %{$warn_file_line{$x}}), $x);
+    if((exists $options{W}) || (exists $options{w})) {
+        my $curr_index = $current_warning - 1;
+
+        if((exists $warn_file_indices{$curr_index}) && $curr_index == $warn_file_indices{$curr_index}) {
+            for my $y (sort {$warn_file{$x}{$b} <=> $warn_file{$x}{$a}} keys(%{$warn_file{$x}})) {
+                printf ("\t%4d - %s\n", $warn_file{$x}{$y}, $y);
+                if(exists $options{l}) {
+                    printf ("\t\tLines: ");
+                    for my $z ( @{ $warn_file_line{$x}{$y} } ) {
+                        printf ("%s, ", $z);
+                    }
+                    printf("\n");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Print warnings in decreasing frequency, by filename
+print "\n# of Warnings by filename (warning type)\n";
+print   "========================================\n";
+for my $x (sort {$file_count{$b} <=> $file_count{$a}} keys(%file_count)) {
+    printf ("[%3d] %4d (%2d) - %s\n", $current_file++, $file_count{$x}, scalar(keys %{$file_warn_line{$x}}), $x);
+    if((exists $options{F}) || (exists $options{f})) {
+        my $curr_index = $current_file - 1;
+
+        if((exists $file_warn_indices{$curr_index}) && $curr_index == $file_warn_indices{$curr_index}) {
+            for my $y (sort {$file_warn{$x}{$b} <=> $file_warn{$x}{$a}} keys(%{$file_warn{$x}})) {
+                printf ("\t%4d - %s\n", $file_warn{$x}{$y}, $y);
+                if(exists $options{l}) {
+                    printf ("\t\tLines: ");
+                    for my $z ( @{ $file_warn_line{$x}{$y} } ) {
+                        printf ("%s, ", $z);
+                    }
+                    printf("\n");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Print names of files that were ignored
+print "\nIgnored filenames\n";
+print   "=================\n";
+for my $x (sort keys(%ignored_files)) {
+    print "$x\n";
+}
+
diff --git a/c++/Makefile.am b/c++/Makefile.am
index 3713901..319ce6e 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TEST_DIR = test
+else
+   TEST_DIR=
+endif
+
 ## Only recurse into subdirectories if C++ interface is enabled.
 if BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL
-   SUBDIRS=src test
+   SUBDIRS=src $(TEST_DIR)
 
 # Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
 # and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
diff --git a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index d3a18f2..2088019 100644
--- a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,17 +34,27 @@ set (tutr_examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (cpp_ex_${example} ${HDF5_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.cpp)
-  target_include_directories(cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (cpp_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/cpp)
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (example ${tutr_examples})
   add_executable (cpp_ex_${example} ${HDF5_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.cpp)
-  target_include_directories(cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (cpp_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/cpp)
 endforeach ()
 
diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 945b352..8e7f8be 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,24 +84,26 @@ set (CPP_HDRS
     ${HDF5_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5VarLenType.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/cpp)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/cpp)
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -136,7 +138,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} cpplibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} cpplibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} cpplibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -163,7 +167,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e2d685..95ca9b1 100644
--- a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,16 +38,17 @@ set (srcdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 configure_file (${HDF5_CPP_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/H5srcdir_str.h.in H5srcdir_str.h  @ONLY)
 
 add_executable (cpp_testhdf5 ${CPP_TEST_SOURCES} )
-target_include_directories(cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+target_include_directories (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
 target_compile_definitions(cpp_testhdf5
     PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
 )
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test/cpp)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/config/cmake/FindHDFJAVA.cmake.in b/config/cmake/FindHDFJAVA.cmake.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ed2b8c2..0000000
--- a/config/cmake/FindHDFJAVA.cmake.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright by The HDF Group.
-# 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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code
-# distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.
-# If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from
-# help@hdfgroup.org.
-#
-#
-# To be used by projects that make use of CMakeified hdf-java
-#
-
-#
-# Find the HDFJAVA includes and get all installed hdf-java library settings from
-# HDFJAVA-config.cmake file : Requires a CMake compatible hdf-java-@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION@ or later
-# for this feature to work. The following vars are set if hdf-java is found.
-#
-# HDFJAVA_FOUND               - True if found, otherwise all other vars are undefined
-# HDFJAVA_VERSION_STRING      - full version (e.g. @HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION@)
-# HDFJAVA_VERSION_MAJOR       - major part of version (e.g. @HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR@)
-# HDFJAVA_VERSION_MINOR       - minor part (e.g. @HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR@)
-#
-# Target names that are valid (depending on enabled options)
-# will be the following
-#
-#
-# To aid in finding HDFJAVA as part of a subproject set
-# HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR_HINT to the location where @HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@@HDF_PACKAGE_EXT@-config.cmake lies
-
-INCLUDE (SelectLibraryConfigurations)
-INCLUDE (FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-
-# The HINTS option should only be used for values computed from the system.
-set (_HDFJAVA_HINTS
-    $ENV{HOME}/.local
-    $ENV{HDFJAVA_ROOT}
-    $ENV{HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR_HINT}
-)
-# Hard-coded guesses should still go in PATHS. This ensures that the user
-# environment can always override hard guesses.
-set (_HDFJAVA_PATHS
-    $ENV{HOME}/.local
-    $ENV{HDFJAVA_ROOT}
-    $ENV{HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR_HINT}
-    /usr/lib/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-    /usr/share/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-    /usr/local/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-    /usr/local/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@/share
-)
-
-FIND_PATH (HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR "@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@@HDF_PACKAGE_EXT@-config.cmake"
-    HINTS ${_HDFJAVA_HINTS}
-    PATHS ${_HDFJAVA_PATHS}
-    PATH_SUFFIXES
-        cmake/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-        lib/cmake/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-        share/cmake/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@
-)
-
-FIND_PATH (HDFJAVA_LIBRARY "jarhdf5-@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION@.jar"
-    HINTS ${_HDFJAVA_HINTS}
-    PATHS ${_HDFJAVA_PATHS}
-    PATH_SUFFIXES
-        lib
-)
-
-if (HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR)
-  set (HDFJAVA_FOUND "YES")
-  INCLUDE (${HDFJAVA_ROOT_DIR}/@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE@@HDF_PACKAGE_EXT@-config.cmake)
-  set (HDFJAVA_LIBRARIES "${HDFJAVA_LIBRARY}")
-  set (HDFJAVA_INCLUDE_DIRS
-        ${HDFJAVA_LIBRARY}/jarhdf-@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION@.jar
-        ${HDFJAVA_LIBRARY}/jarhdf5-@HDFJAVA_PACKAGE_VERSION@.jar
-  )
-
-endif ()
diff --git a/config/cmake/FindJNI.cmake b/config/cmake/FindJNI.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e6daf6..0000000
--- a/config/cmake/FindJNI.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,347 +0,0 @@
-# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
-
-#.rst:
-# FindJNI
-# -------
-#
-# Find JNI java libraries.
-#
-# This module finds if Java is installed and determines where the
-# include files and libraries are.  It also determines what the name of
-# the library is.  The caller may set variable JAVA_HOME to specify a
-# Java installation prefix explicitly.
-#
-# This module sets the following result variables:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#   JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS      = the include dirs to use
-#   JNI_LIBRARIES         = the libraries to use
-#   JNI_FOUND             = TRUE if JNI headers and libraries were found.
-#   JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY      = the path to the jawt library
-#   JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY      = the path to the jvm library
-#   JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH     = the include path to jni.h
-#   JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2    = the include path to jni_md.h
-#   JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_PATH = the include path to jawt.h
-
-# Expand {libarch} occurences to java_libarch subdirectory(-ies) and set ${_var}
-macro(java_append_library_directories _var)
-    # Determine java arch-specific library subdir
-    # Mostly based on openjdk/jdk/make/common/shared/Platform.gmk as of openjdk
-    # 1.6.0_18 + icedtea patches. However, it would be much better to base the
-    # guess on the first part of the GNU config.guess platform triplet.
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64")
-      if(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x86_64-linux-gnux32")
-        set(_java_libarch "x32" "amd64" "i386")
-      else()
-        set(_java_libarch "amd64" "i386")
-      endif()
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^i.86$")
-        set(_java_libarch "i386")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^alpha")
-        set(_java_libarch "alpha")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^arm")
-        # Subdir is "arm" for both big-endian (arm) and little-endian (armel).
-        set(_java_libarch "arm" "aarch32")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^mips")
-        # mips* machines are bi-endian mostly so processor does not tell
-        # endianess of the underlying system.
-        set(_java_libarch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" "mips" "mipsel" "mipseb" "mips64" "mips64el" "mipsn32" "mipsn32el")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64le")
-        set(_java_libarch "ppc64" "ppc64le")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64")
-        set(_java_libarch "ppc64" "ppc")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)")
-        set(_java_libarch "ppc" "ppc64")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^sparc")
-        # Both flavours can run on the same processor
-        set(_java_libarch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" "sparc" "sparcv9")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(parisc|hppa)")
-        set(_java_libarch "parisc" "parisc64")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^s390")
-        # s390 binaries can run on s390x machines
-        set(_java_libarch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" "s390" "s390x")
-    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^sh")
-        set(_java_libarch "sh")
-    else()
-        set(_java_libarch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
-    endif()
-
-    # Append default list architectures if CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR was empty or
-    # system is non-Linux (where the code above has not been well tested)
-    if(NOT _java_libarch OR NOT (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux"))
-        list(APPEND _java_libarch "i386" "amd64" "ppc")
-    endif()
-
-    # Sometimes ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} is added to the list to prefer
-    # current value to a hardcoded list. Remove possible duplicates.
-    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _java_libarch)
-
-    foreach(_path ${ARGN})
-        if(_path MATCHES "{libarch}")
-            foreach(_libarch ${_java_libarch})
-                string(REPLACE "{libarch}" "${_libarch}" _newpath "${_path}")
-                if(EXISTS ${_newpath})
-                    list(APPEND ${_var} "${_newpath}")
-                endif()
-            endforeach()
-        else()
-            if(EXISTS ${_path})
-                list(APPEND ${_var} "${_path}")
-            endif()
-        endif()
-    endforeach()
-endmacro()
-
-#include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeFindJavaCommon.cmake)
-INCLUDE (CMakeFindJavaCommon)
-
-# Save CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK
-if(DEFINED CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK)
-  set(_JNI_CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK ${CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK})
-else()
-  unset(_JNI_CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK)
-endif()
-
-if(_JAVA_HOME_EXPLICIT)
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK NEVER)
-endif()
-
-set(JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES)
-if(_JAVA_HOME)
-  JAVA_APPEND_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES(JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES
-    ${_JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/{libarch}
-    ${_JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib
-    ${_JAVA_HOME}/lib/{libarch}
-    ${_JAVA_HOME}/lib
-    ${_JAVA_HOME}
-    )
-endif()
-get_filename_component(java_install_version
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit;CurrentVersion]" NAME)
-
-list(APPEND JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\1.4;JavaHome]/lib"
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\1.3;JavaHome]/lib"
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\${java_install_version};JavaHome]/lib"
-  )
-JAVA_APPEND_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES(JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES
-  /usr/java/lib
-  /usr/java/jre/lib
-  /usr/lib
-  /usr/lib64
-  /usr/local/lib
-  /usr/local/lib64
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java/lib
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/java/lib
-  /usr/lib/java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib64/java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/local/lib/java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/local/share/java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-sun/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /opt/sun-jdk-1.5.0.04/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00/jre/lib/{libarch}       # can this one be removed according to #8821 ? Alex
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0/jre/lib/{libarch}        # fedora
-  # Debian specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/lib
-  # Arch Linux specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default/lib/{libarch}
-  # Ubuntu specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-{libarch}/jre/lib/{libarch}     # Ubuntu 15.10
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-{libarch}/jre/lib/{libarch}     # Ubuntu 15.10
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-{libarch}/jre/lib/{libarch}     # Ubuntu 15.10
-  # OpenBSD specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/local/jdk-1.7.0/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/local/jre-1.7.0/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/local/jdk-1.6.0/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/local/jre-1.6.0/lib/{libarch}
-  # SuSE specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/java/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/jre/lib/{libarch}
-  )
-
-set(JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES)
-foreach(dir ${JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES})
-  list(APPEND JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES
-    "${dir}"
-    "${dir}/client"
-    "${dir}/server"
-    # IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, specific paths
-    "${dir}/j9vm"
-    "${dir}/default"
-    )
-endforeach()
-
-set(JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-if(_JAVA_HOME)
-  list(APPEND JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${_JAVA_HOME}/include)
-endif()
-list(APPEND JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\1.4;JavaHome]/include"
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\1.3;JavaHome]/include"
-  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\JavaSoft\\Java Development Kit\\${java_install_version};JavaHome]/include"
-)
-
-JAVA_APPEND_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES(JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-  ${_JAVA_HOME}/include
-  /usr/include
-  /usr/java/include
-  /usr/local/include
-  /usr/lib/java/include
-  /usr/lib64/java/include
-  /usr/local/lib/java/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00/include       # can this one be removed according to #8821 ? Alex
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/include
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/java-7-openjdk/include
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/include
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-{libarch}/include  # ubuntu 15.10
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-{libarch}/include  # ubuntu 15.10
-  /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-{libarch}/include  # ubuntu 15.10
-  /usr/local/share/java/include
-  /usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-sun/include
-  /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/include
-  /opt/sun-jdk-1.5.0.04/include
-  # Debian specific path for default JVM
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/include
-  # Arch specific path for default JVM
-  /usr/lib/jvm/default/include
-  # OpenBSD specific path for default JVM
-  /usr/local/jdk-1.7.0/include
-  /usr/local/jdk-1.6.0/include
-  # SuSE specific paths for default JVM
-  /usr/lib64/jvm/java/include
-  )
-
-foreach(JAVA_PROG "${JAVA_RUNTIME}" "${JAVA_COMPILE}" "${JAVA_ARCHIVE}")
-  get_filename_component(jpath "${JAVA_PROG}" PATH)
-  foreach(JAVA_INC_PATH ../include ../java/include ../share/java/include)
-    if(EXISTS ${jpath}/${JAVA_INC_PATH})
-      list(APPEND JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${jpath}/${JAVA_INC_PATH}")
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
-  foreach(JAVA_LIB_PATH
-    ../lib ../jre/lib ../jre/lib/i386
-    ../java/lib ../java/jre/lib ../java/jre/lib/i386
-    ../share/java/lib ../share/java/jre/lib ../share/java/jre/lib/i386)
-    if(EXISTS ${jpath}/${JAVA_LIB_PATH})
-      list(APPEND JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES "${jpath}/${JAVA_LIB_PATH}")
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
-endforeach()
-
-if(APPLE)
-  if(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK STREQUAL "ONLY")
-    set(_JNI_SEARCHES FRAMEWORK)
-  elseif(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK STREQUAL "NEVER")
-    set(_JNI_SEARCHES NORMAL)
-  elseif(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK STREQUAL "LAST")
-    set(_JNI_SEARCHES NORMAL FRAMEWORK)
-  else()
-    set(_JNI_SEARCHES FRAMEWORK NORMAL)
-  endif()
-  set(_JNI_FRAMEWORK_JVM NAMES JavaVM)
-  set(_JNI_FRAMEWORK_JAWT "${_JNI_FRAMEWORK_JVM}")
-else()
-  set(_JNI_SEARCHES NORMAL)
-endif()
-
-set(_JNI_NORMAL_JVM
-  NAMES jvm
-  PATHS ${JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES}
-  )
-
-set(_JNI_NORMAL_JAWT
-  NAMES jawt
-  PATHS ${JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES}
-  )
-
-foreach(search ${_JNI_SEARCHES})
-  find_library(JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY ${_JNI_${search}_JVM})
-  find_library(JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY ${_JNI_${search}_JAWT})
-  if(JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY)
-    break()
-  endif()
-endforeach()
-unset(_JNI_SEARCHES)
-unset(_JNI_FRAMEWORK_JVM)
-unset(_JNI_FRAMEWORK_JAWT)
-unset(_JNI_NORMAL_JVM)
-unset(_JNI_NORMAL_JAWT)
-
-# Find headers matching the library.
-if("${JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY};${JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY};" MATCHES "(/JavaVM.framework|-framework JavaVM);")
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK ONLY)
-else()
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK NEVER)
-endif()
-
-# add in the include path
-find_path(JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH jni.h
-  ${JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES}
-)
-
-find_path(JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2 NAMES jni_md.h jniport.h
-  PATHS
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/darwin
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/win32
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/linux
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/freebsd
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/openbsd
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/solaris
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/hp-ux
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/alpha
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}/aix
-)
-
-find_path(JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_PATH jawt.h
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-)
-
-# Restore CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK
-if(DEFINED _JNI_CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK)
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK ${_JNI_CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK})
-  unset(_JNI_CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK)
-else()
-  unset(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK)
-endif()
-
-#include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake)
-INCLUDE (FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(JNI  DEFAULT_MSG  JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY
-                                                    JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY
-                                                    JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH
-                                                    JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2
-                                                    JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_PATH)
-
-mark_as_advanced(
-  JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY
-  JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY
-  JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_PATH
-  JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH
-  JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2
-)
-
-set(JNI_LIBRARIES
-  ${JAVA_AWT_LIBRARY}
-  ${JAVA_JVM_LIBRARY}
-)
-
-set(JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH2}
-  ${JAVA_AWT_INCLUDE_PATH}
-)
-
diff --git a/config/cmake/UseJava.cmake b/config/cmake/UseJava.cmake
index 754d742..1f6b04c 100644
--- a/config/cmake/UseJava.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/UseJava.cmake
@@ -1,437 +1,373 @@
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
 
-#.rst:
-# UseJava
-# -------
-#
-# Use Module for Java
-#
-# This file provides functions for Java.  It is assumed that
-# FindJava.cmake has already been loaded.  See FindJava.cmake for
-# information on how to load Java into your CMake project.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  add_jar(target_name
-#          [SOURCES] source1 [source2 ...] [resource1 ...]
-#          [INCLUDE_JARS jar1 [jar2 ...]]
-#          [ENTRY_POINT entry]
-#          [VERSION version]
-#          [OUTPUT_NAME name]
-#          [OUTPUT_DIR dir]
-#          [GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS target [DESTINATION dir]]
-#          )
-#
-# This command creates a <target_name>.jar.  It compiles the given
-# source files (source) and adds the given resource files (resource) to
-# the jar file.  Source files can be java files or listing files
-# (prefixed by '@').  If only resource files are given then just a jar file
-# is created.  The list of include jars are added to the classpath when
-# compiling the java sources and also to the dependencies of the target.
-# INCLUDE_JARS also accepts other target names created by add_jar.  For
-# backwards compatibility, jar files listed as sources are ignored (as
-# they have been since the first version of this module).
-#
-# The default OUTPUT_DIR can also be changed by setting the variable
-# CMAKE_JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_DIR.
-#
-# Optionally, using option GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS, native header files can be generated
-# for methods declared as native. These files provide the connective glue that allow your
-# Java and C code to interact. An INTERFACE target will be created for an easy usage
-# of generated files. Sub-option DESTINATION can be used to specify output directory for
-# generated header files.
-#
-# GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS option requires, at least, version 1.8 of the JDK.
-#
-# Additional instructions:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To add compile flags to the target you can set these flags with
-#    the following variable:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -nowarn)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To add a path or a jar file to the class path you can do this
-#    with the CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH variable.
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        set(CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH /usr/share/java/shibboleet.jar)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To use a different output name for the target you can set it with:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        add_jar(foobar foobar.java OUTPUT_NAME shibboleet.jar)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To use a different output directory than CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR
-#    you can set it with:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        add_jar(foobar foobar.java OUTPUT_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To define an entry point in your jar you can set it with the ENTRY_POINT
-#    named argument:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        add_jar(example ENTRY_POINT com/examples/MyProject/Main)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To define a custom manifest for the jar, you can set it with the manifest
-#    named argument:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        add_jar(example MANIFEST /path/to/manifest)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    To add a VERSION to the target output name you can set it using
-#    the VERSION named argument to add_jar. This will create a jar file with the
-#    name shibboleet-1.0.0.jar and will create a symlink shibboleet.jar
-#    pointing to the jar with the version information.
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#     If the target is a JNI library, utilize the following commands to
-#     create a JNI symbolic link:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        set(CMAKE_JNI_TARGET TRUE)
-#        add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
-#        install_jar(shibboleet ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/shibboleet)
-#        install_jni_symlink(shibboleet ${JAVA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#     If a single target needs to produce more than one jar from its
-#     java source code, to prevent the accumulation of duplicate class
-#     files in subsequent jars, set/reset CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX prior
-#     to calling the add_jar() function:
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/foo)
-#        add_jar(foo foo.java)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/bar)
-#        add_jar(bar bar.java)
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#     For an optimum usage of option GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS, it is recommended to
-#     include module JNI before any call to add_jar. The produced target for native
-#     headers can then be used to compile C/C++ sources with command
-#     target_link_libraries.
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#        find_package(JNI)
-#        add_jar(foo foo.java GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS foo-native)
-#        add_library(bar bar.cpp)
-#        target_link_libraries(bar PRIVATE foo-native)
-#
-#
-# Target Properties:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    The add_jar() function sets some target properties. You can get these
-#    properties with the
-#       get_property(TARGET <target_name> PROPERTY <propery_name>)
-#    command.
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    INSTALL_FILES      The files which should be installed. This is used by
-#                       install_jar().
-#    JNI_SYMLINK        The JNI symlink which should be installed.
-#                       This is used by install_jni_symlink().
-#    JAR_FILE           The location of the jar file so that you can include
-#                       it.
-#    CLASSDIR           The directory where the class files can be found. For
-#                       example to use them with javah.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  find_jar(<VAR>
-#           name | NAMES name1 [name2 ...]
-#           [PATHS path1 [path2 ... ENV var]]
-#           [VERSIONS version1 [version2]]
-#           [DOC "cache documentation string"]
-#           )
-#
-# This command is used to find a full path to the named jar.  A cache
-# entry named by <VAR> is created to stor the result of this command.
-# If the full path to a jar is found the result is stored in the
-# variable and the search will not repeated unless the variable is
-# cleared.  If nothing is found, the result will be <VAR>-NOTFOUND, and
-# the search will be attempted again next time find_jar is invoked with
-# the same variable.  The name of the full path to a file that is
-# searched for is specified by the names listed after NAMES argument.
-# Additional search locations can be specified after the PATHS argument.
-# If you require special a version of a jar file you can specify it with
-# the VERSIONS argument.  The argument after DOC will be used for the
-# documentation string in the cache.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  install_jar(target_name destination)
-#  install_jar(target_name DESTINATION destination [COMPONENT component])
-#
-# This command installs the TARGET_NAME files to the given DESTINATION.
-# It should be called in the same scope as add_jar() or it will fail.
-#
-# Target Properties:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    The install_jar() function sets the INSTALL_DESTINATION target property
-#    on jars so installed. This property holds the DESTINATION as described
-#    above, and is used by install_jar_exports(). You can get this property
-#    with the
-#       get_property(TARGET <target_name> PROPERTY INSTALL_DESTINATION)
-#    command.
-#
-#
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  install_jni_symlink(target_name destination)
-#  install_jni_symlink(target_name DESTINATION destination [COMPONENT component])
-#
-# This command installs the TARGET_NAME JNI symlinks to the given
-# DESTINATION.  It should be called in the same scope as add_jar() or it
-# will fail.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  install_jar_exports(TARGETS jars...
-#                      [NAMESPACE <namespace>]
-#                      FILE <filename>
-#                      DESTINATION <dir> [COMPONENT <component>])
-#
-# This command installs a target export file ``<filename>`` for the named jar
-# targets to the given ``DESTINATION``. Its function is similar to that of
-# :command:`install(EXPORTS ...)`.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  export_jars(TARGETS jars...
-#              [NAMESPACE <namespace>]
-#              FILE <filename>)
-#
-# This command writes a target export file ``<filename>`` for the named jar
-# targets. Its function is similar to that of :command:`export(...)`.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  create_javadoc(<VAR>
-#                 PACKAGES pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
-#                 [SOURCEPATH <sourcepath>]
-#                 [CLASSPATH <classpath>]
-#                 [INSTALLPATH <install path>]
-#                 [DOCTITLE "the documentation title"]
-#                 [WINDOWTITLE "the title of the document"]
-#                 [AUTHOR TRUE|FALSE]
-#                 [USE TRUE|FALSE]
-#                 [VERSION TRUE|FALSE]
-#                 )
-#
-# Create java documentation based on files or packages.  For more
-# details please read the javadoc manpage.
-#
-# There are two main signatures for create_javadoc.  The first signature
-# works with package names on a path with source files:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    Example:
-#    create_javadoc(my_example_doc
-#      PACKAGES com.example.foo com.example.bar
-#      SOURCEPATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-#      CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-#      WINDOWTITLE "My example"
-#      DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
-#      AUTHOR TRUE
-#      USE TRUE
-#      VERSION TRUE
-#    )
-#
-#
-#
-# The second signature for create_javadoc works on a given list of
-# files.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    create_javadoc(<VAR>
-#                   FILES file1 [file2 ...]
-#                   [CLASSPATH <classpath>]
-#                   [INSTALLPATH <install path>]
-#                   [DOCTITLE "the documentation title"]
-#                   [WINDOWTITLE "the title of the document"]
-#                   [AUTHOR TRUE|FALSE]
-#                   [USE TRUE|FALSE]
-#                   [VERSION TRUE|FALSE]
-#                  )
-#
-#
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    create_javadoc(my_example_doc
-#      FILES ${example_SRCS}
-#      CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
-#      WINDOWTITLE "My example"
-#      DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
-#      AUTHOR TRUE
-#      USE TRUE
-#      VERSION TRUE
-#    )
-#
-#
-#
-# Both signatures share most of the options.  These options are the same
-# as what you can find in the javadoc manpage.  Please look at the
-# manpage for CLASSPATH, DOCTITLE, WINDOWTITLE, AUTHOR, USE and VERSION.
-#
-# The documentation will be by default installed to
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/javadoc/<VAR>
-#
-#
-#
-# if you don't set the INSTALLPATH.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#  create_javah(TARGET <target>
-#               GENERATED_FILES <VAR>
-#               CLASSES <class>...
-#               [CLASSPATH <classpath>...]
-#               [DEPENDS <depend>...]
-#               [OUTPUT_NAME <path>|OUTPUT_DIR <path>]
-#               )
-#
-# Create C header files from java classes. These files provide the connective glue
-# that allow your Java and C code to interact.
-#
-# This command will no longer be supported starting with version 10 of the JDK due
-# to the `suppression of javah tool <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/313>`_.
-# Command ``add_jar(GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS)`` must be used instead.
-#
-# There are two main signatures for create_javah.  The first signature
-# returns generated files through variable specified by GENERATED_FILES option:
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    Example:
-#    Create_javah(GENERATED_FILES files_headers
-#      CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
-#      CLASSPATH hello.jar
-#    )
-#
-#
-#
-# The second signature for create_javah creates a target which encapsulates
-# header files generation.
-#
-# ::
-#
-#    Example:
-#    Create_javah(TARGET target_headers
-#      CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
-#      CLASSPATH hello.jar
-#    )
-#
-#
-#
-# Both signatures share same options.
-#
-#  ``CLASSES <class>...``
-#    Specifies Java classes used to generate headers.
-#
-#  ``CLASSPATH <classpath>...``
-#    Specifies various paths to look up classes. Here .class files, jar files or targets
-#    created by command add_jar can be used.
-#
-#  ``DEPENDS <depend>...``
-#    Targets on which the javah target depends
-#
-#  ``OUTPUT_NAME <path>``
-#    Concatenates the resulting header files for all the classes listed by option CLASSES
-#    into <path>. Same behavior as option '-o' of javah tool.
-#
-#  ``OUTPUT_DIR <path>``
-#    Sets the directory where the header files will be generated. Same behavior as option
-#    '-d' of javah tool. If not specified, ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} is used as output directory.
+#[=======================================================================[.rst:
+UseJava
+-------
+
+Use Module for Java
+
+This file provides functions for Java.  It is assumed that
+:module:`FindJava` has already been loaded.  See :module:`FindJava` for
+information on how to load Java into your CMake project.
+
+Creating And Installing JARs
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(<target_name>
+          [SOURCES] <source1> [<source2>...] [<resource1>...]
+          [INCLUDE_JARS <jar1> [<jar2>...]]
+          [ENTRY_POINT <entry>]
+          [VERSION <version>]
+          [OUTPUT_NAME <name>]
+          [OUTPUT_DIR <dir>]
+          [GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS <target> [DESTINATION <dir>]]
+          )
+
+This command creates a ``<target_name>.jar``.  It compiles the given
+``<source>`` files and adds the given ``<resource>`` files to
+the jar file.  Source files can be java files or listing files
+(prefixed by ``@``).  If only resource files are given then just a jar file
+is created.  The list of ``INCLUDE_JARS`` are added to the classpath when
+compiling the java sources and also to the dependencies of the target.
+``INCLUDE_JARS`` also accepts other target names created by ``add_jar()``.
+For backwards compatibility, jar files listed as sources are ignored (as
+they have been since the first version of this module).
+
+The default ``OUTPUT_DIR`` can also be changed by setting the variable
+``CMAKE_JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_DIR``.
+
+Optionally, using option ``GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS``, native header files can
+be generated for methods declared as native.  These files provide the
+connective glue that allow your Java and C code to interact.  An INTERFACE
+target will be created for an easy usage of generated files.  Sub-option
+``DESTINATION`` can be used to specify the output directory for generated
+header files.
+
+``GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS`` option requires, at least, version 1.8 of the JDK.
+
+The ``add_jar()`` function sets the following target properties on
+``<target_name>``:
+
+``INSTALL_FILES``
+  The files which should be installed.  This is used by ``install_jar()``.
+``JNI_SYMLINK``
+  The JNI symlink which should be installed.  This is used by
+  ``install_jni_symlink()``.
+``JAR_FILE``
+  The location of the jar file so that you can include it.
+``CLASSDIR``
+  The directory where the class files can be found.  For example to use them
+  with ``javah``.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ install_jar(<target_name> <destination>)
+ install_jar(<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
+
+This command installs the ``<target_name>`` files to the given
+``<destination>``.  It should be called in the same scope as ``add_jar()`` or
+it will fail.
+
+The ``install_jar()`` function sets the ``INSTALL_DESTINATION`` target
+property on jars so installed.  This property holds the ``<destination>`` as
+described above, and is used by ``install_jar_exports()``.  You can get this
+information with :command:`get_property` and the ``INSTALL_DESTINATION``
+property key.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ install_jni_symlink(<target_name> <destination>)
+ install_jni_symlink(<target_name> DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
+
+This command installs the ``<target_name>`` JNI symlinks to the given
+``<destination>``.  It should be called in the same scope as ``add_jar()`` or
+it will fail.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ install_jar_exports(TARGETS <jars>...
+                     [NAMESPACE <namespace>]
+                     FILE <filename>
+                     DESTINATION <destination> [COMPONENT <component>])
+
+This command installs a target export file ``<filename>`` for the named jar
+targets to the given ``<destination>`` directory.  Its function is similar to
+that of :command:`install(EXPORTS)`.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ export_jars(TARGETS <jars>...
+             [NAMESPACE <namespace>]
+             FILE <filename>)
+
+This command writes a target export file ``<filename>`` for the named ``<jars>``
+targets.  Its function is similar to that of :command:`export`.
+
+
+Examples
+""""""""
+
+To add compile flags to the target you can set these flags with the following
+variable:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -nowarn)
+
+
+To add a path or a jar file to the class path you can do this with the
+``CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH`` variable.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  set(CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH /usr/share/java/shibboleet.jar)
+
+To use a different output name for the target you can set it with:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(foobar foobar.java OUTPUT_NAME shibboleet.jar)
+
+To use a different output directory than ``CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR`` you can
+set it with:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(foobar foobar.java OUTPUT_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+To define an entry point in your jar you can set it with the ``ENTRY_POINT``
+named argument:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(example ENTRY_POINT com/examples/MyProject/Main)
+
+To define a custom manifest for the jar, you can set it with the ``MANIFEST``
+named argument:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(example MANIFEST /path/to/manifest)
+
+To add a version to the target output name you can set it using the ``VERSION``
+named argument to ``add_jar()``.  The following example will create a jar file
+with the name ``shibboleet-1.0.0.jar`` and will create a symlink
+``shibboleet.jar`` pointing to the jar with the version information.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
+
+If the target is a JNI library, utilize the following commands to
+create a JNI symbolic link:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  set(CMAKE_JNI_TARGET TRUE)
+  add_jar(shibboleet shibbotleet.java VERSION 1.2.0)
+  install_jar(shibboleet ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/shibboleet)
+  install_jni_symlink(shibboleet ${JAVA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+
+If a single target needs to produce more than one jar from its
+java source code, to prevent the accumulation of duplicate class
+files in subsequent jars, set/reset ``CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX`` prior
+to calling the ``add_jar()`` function:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/foo)
+  add_jar(foo foo.java)
+
+  set(CMAKE_JAR_CLASSES_PREFIX com/redhat/bar)
+  add_jar(bar bar.java)
+
+For an optimum usage of option ``GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS``, it is recommended to
+include module JNI before any call to ``add_jar()``. The produced target for
+native headers can then be used to compile C/C++ sources with the
+:command:`target_link_libraries` command.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  find_package(JNI)
+  add_jar(foo foo.java GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS foo-native)
+  add_library(bar bar.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(bar PRIVATE foo-native)
+
+
+Finding JARs
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  find_jar(<VAR>
+           <name> | NAMES <name1> [<name2>...]
+           [PATHS <path1> [<path2>... ENV <var>]]
+           [VERSIONS <version1> [<version2>]]
+           [DOC "cache documentation string"]
+          )
+
+This command is used to find a full path to the named jar.  A cache
+entry named by ``<VAR>`` is created to store the result of this command.
+If the full path to a jar is found the result is stored in the
+variable and the search will not repeated unless the variable is
+cleared.  If nothing is found, the result will be ``<VAR>-NOTFOUND``, and
+the search will be attempted again next time ``find_jar()`` is invoked with
+the same variable.  The name of the full path to a file that is
+searched for is specified by the names listed after ``NAMES`` argument.
+Additional search locations can be specified after the ``PATHS`` argument.
+If you require special a version of a jar file you can specify it with
+the ``VERSIONS`` argument.  The argument after ``DOC`` will be used for the
+documentation string in the cache.
+
+
+Javadoc
+^^^^^^^
+
+The ``create_javadoc()`` command can be used to create java documentation
+based on files or packages.  For more details please read the javadoc manpage.
+
+There are two main signatures for ``create_javadoc()``.  The first signature
+works with package names on a path with source files.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ create_javadoc(<VAR>
+                PACKAGES <pkg1> [<pkg2>...]
+                [SOURCEPATH <sourcepath>]
+                [CLASSPATH <classpath>]
+                [INSTALLPATH <install path>]
+                [DOCTITLE "the documentation title"]
+                [WINDOWTITLE "the title of the document"]
+                [AUTHOR TRUE|FALSE]
+                [USE TRUE|FALSE]
+                [VERSION TRUE|FALSE]
+                )
+
+For example:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  create_javadoc(my_example_doc
+    PACKAGES com.example.foo com.example.bar
+    SOURCEPATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+    CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
+    WINDOWTITLE "My example"
+    DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
+    AUTHOR TRUE
+    USE TRUE
+    VERSION TRUE
+  )
+
+The second signature for ``create_javadoc()`` works on a given list of
+files.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  create_javadoc(<VAR>
+                 FILES <file1> [<file2>...]
+                 [CLASSPATH <classpath>]
+                 [INSTALLPATH <install path>]
+                 [DOCTITLE "the documentation title"]
+                 [WINDOWTITLE "the title of the document"]
+                 [AUTHOR TRUE|FALSE]
+                 [USE TRUE|FALSE]
+                 [VERSION TRUE|FALSE]
+                )
+
+For example:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  create_javadoc(my_example_doc
+    FILES ${example_SRCS}
+    CLASSPATH ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
+    WINDOWTITLE "My example"
+    DOCTITLE "<h1>My example</h1>"
+    AUTHOR TRUE
+    USE TRUE
+    VERSION TRUE
+  )
+
+Both signatures share most of the options.  These options are the same
+as what you can find in the javadoc manpage.  Please look at the
+manpage for ``CLASSPATH``, ``DOCTITLE``, ``WINDOWTITLE``, ``AUTHOR``, ``USE``
+and ``VERSION``.
+
+If you don't set the ``INSTALLPATH``, then by default the documentation will
+be installed to :
+
+::
+
+   ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/javadoc/<VAR>
+
+
+Header Generation
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ create_javah(TARGET <target> | GENERATED_FILES <VAR>
+              CLASSES <class>...
+              [CLASSPATH <classpath>...]
+              [DEPENDS <depend>...]
+              [OUTPUT_NAME <path>|OUTPUT_DIR <path>]
+              )
+
+Create C header files from java classes. These files provide the connective glue
+that allow your Java and C code to interact.
+
+.. deprecated:: 3.11
+
+.. note::
+
+  This command will no longer be supported starting with version 10 of the JDK
+  due to the `suppression of javah tool <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/313>`_.
+  The ``add_jar(GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS)`` command should be used instead.
+
+There are two main signatures for ``create_javah()``.  The first signature
+returns generated files through variable specified by the ``GENERATED_FILES``
+option.  For example:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  create_javah(GENERATED_FILES files_headers
+    CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
+    CLASSPATH hello.jar
+  )
+
+The second signature for ``create_javah()`` creates a target which encapsulates
+header files generation. E.g.
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+  create_javah(TARGET target_headers
+    CLASSES org.cmake.HelloWorld
+    CLASSPATH hello.jar
+  )
+
+Both signatures share same options.
+
+``CLASSES <class>...``
+  Specifies Java classes used to generate headers.
+
+``CLASSPATH <classpath>...``
+  Specifies various paths to look up classes. Here .class files, jar files or
+  targets created by command add_jar can be used.
+
+``DEPENDS <depend>...``
+  Targets on which the javah target depends.
+
+``OUTPUT_NAME <path>``
+  Concatenates the resulting header files for all the classes listed by option
+  ``CLASSES`` into ``<path>``.  Same behavior as option ``-o`` of javah tool.
+
+``OUTPUT_DIR <path>``
+  Sets the directory where the header files will be generated.  Same behavior
+  as option ``-d`` of javah tool.  If not specified,
+  :variable:`CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR` is used as the output directory.
+#]=======================================================================]
 
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
@@ -446,7 +382,7 @@ function (__java_copy_file src dest comment)
 endfunction ()
 
 function(__java_lcat VAR)
-    foreach(_line ${ARGN})
+    foreach(_line IN LISTS ARGN)
         string(APPEND ${VAR} "${_line}\n")
     endforeach()
 
@@ -568,7 +504,7 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
         set(CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_FLAG_SEP ":")
     endif()
 
-    foreach (JAVA_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH})
+    foreach (JAVA_INCLUDE_DIR IN LISTS CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH)
        string(APPEND CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH_FINAL "${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_FLAG_SEP}${JAVA_INCLUDE_DIR}")
     endforeach()
 
@@ -592,7 +528,7 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
     set(_JAVA_COMPILE_DEPENDS)
     set(_JAVA_RESOURCE_FILES)
     set(_JAVA_RESOURCE_FILES_RELATIVE)
-    foreach(_JAVA_SOURCE_FILE ${_JAVA_SOURCE_FILES})
+    foreach(_JAVA_SOURCE_FILE IN LISTS _JAVA_SOURCE_FILES)
         get_filename_component(_JAVA_EXT ${_JAVA_SOURCE_FILE} EXT)
         get_filename_component(_JAVA_FILE ${_JAVA_SOURCE_FILE} NAME_WE)
         get_filename_component(_JAVA_PATH ${_JAVA_SOURCE_FILE} PATH)
@@ -607,7 +543,7 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
             file(RELATIVE_PATH _JAVA_REL_SOURCE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${_JAVA_FULL})
             string(LENGTH ${_JAVA_REL_BINARY_PATH} _BIN_LEN)
             string(LENGTH ${_JAVA_REL_SOURCE_PATH} _SRC_LEN)
-            if (${_BIN_LEN} LESS ${_SRC_LEN})
+            if (_BIN_LEN LESS _SRC_LEN)
                 set(_JAVA_REL_PATH ${_JAVA_REL_BINARY_PATH})
             else ()
                 set(_JAVA_REL_PATH ${_JAVA_REL_SOURCE_PATH})
@@ -637,14 +573,14 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
         endif ()
     endforeach()
 
-    foreach(_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR ${_add_jar_INCLUDE_JARS})
+    foreach(_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR IN LISTS _add_jar_INCLUDE_JARS)
         if (TARGET ${_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR})
             get_target_property(_JAVA_JAR_PATH ${_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR} JAR_FILE)
             if (_JAVA_JAR_PATH)
                 string(APPEND CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH_FINAL "${CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_FLAG_SEP}${_JAVA_JAR_PATH}")
                 list(APPEND CMAKE_JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH ${_JAVA_JAR_PATH})
                 list(APPEND _JAVA_DEPENDS ${_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR})
-                list(APPEND _JAVA_COMPILE_DEPENDS ${_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR})
+                list(APPEND _JAVA_COMPILE_DEPENDS ${_JAVA_JAR_PATH})
             else ()
                 message(SEND_ERROR "add_jar: INCLUDE_JARS target ${_JAVA_INCLUDE_JAR} is not a jar")
             endif ()
@@ -705,7 +641,7 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
 
     # create the jar file
     set(_JAVA_JAR_OUTPUT_PATH
-      ${_add_jar_OUTPUT_DIR}/${_JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_NAME})
+      "${_add_jar_OUTPUT_DIR}/${_JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_NAME}")
     if (CMAKE_JNI_TARGET)
         add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${_JAVA_JAR_OUTPUT_PATH}
@@ -800,7 +736,8 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
     # this INTERFACE library depends on jar generation
     add_dependencies (${_GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS_TARGET} ${_TARGET_NAME})
 
-    set_property (DIRECTORY PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${_GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS_OUTPUT_DIR}")
+    set_property (DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES
+      "${_GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS_OUTPUT_DIR}")
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
@@ -903,15 +840,15 @@ function (find_jar VARIABLE)
 
     set(_state "name")
 
-    foreach (arg ${ARGN})
-        if (${_state} STREQUAL "name")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
+    foreach (arg IN LISTS ARGN)
+        if (_state STREQUAL "name")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
                 set(_state "versions")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "NAMES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "NAMES")
                 set(_state "names")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "PATHS")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "PATHS")
                 set(_state "paths")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOC")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOC")
                 set(_state "doc")
             else ()
                 set(_jar_names ${arg})
@@ -919,22 +856,22 @@ function (find_jar VARIABLE)
                     set(_jar_doc "Finding ${arg} jar")
                 endif ()
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "versions")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "NAMES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "versions")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "NAMES")
                 set(_state "names")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "PATHS")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "PATHS")
                 set(_state "paths")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOC")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOC")
                 set(_state "doc")
             else ()
                 set(_jar_versions ${_jar_versions} ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "names")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "names")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
                 set(_state "versions")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "PATHS")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "PATHS")
                 set(_state "paths")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOC")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOC")
                 set(_state "doc")
             else ()
                 set(_jar_names ${_jar_names} ${arg})
@@ -942,22 +879,22 @@ function (find_jar VARIABLE)
                     set(_jar_doc "Finding ${arg} jar")
                 endif ()
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "paths")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "paths")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
                 set(_state "versions")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "NAMES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "NAMES")
                 set(_state "names")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOC")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOC")
                 set(_state "doc")
             else ()
                 set(_jar_paths ${_jar_paths} ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "doc")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "doc")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "VERSIONS")
                 set(_state "versions")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "NAMES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "NAMES")
                 set(_state "names")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "PATHS")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "PATHS")
                 set(_state "paths")
             else ()
                 set(_jar_doc ${arg})
@@ -969,8 +906,8 @@ function (find_jar VARIABLE)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "find_jar: No name to search for given")
     endif ()
 
-    foreach (jar_name ${_jar_names})
-        foreach (version ${_jar_versions})
+    foreach (jar_name IN LISTS _jar_names)
+        foreach (version IN LISTS _jar_versions)
             set(_jar_files ${_jar_files} ${jar_name}-${version}.jar)
         endforeach ()
         set(_jar_files ${_jar_files} ${jar_name}.jar)
@@ -998,301 +935,301 @@ function(create_javadoc _target)
 
     set(_state "package")
 
-    foreach (arg ${ARGN})
-        if (${_state} STREQUAL "package")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+    foreach (arg IN LISTS ARGN)
+        if (_state STREQUAL "package")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_packages ${arg})
                 set(_state "packages")
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "packages")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "packages")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 list(APPEND _javadoc_packages ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "files")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "files")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 list(APPEND _javadoc_files ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "sourcepath")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "sourcepath")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 list(APPEND _javadoc_sourcepath ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "classpath")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "classpath")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
-                set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+                set(_state "sourcepath")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 list(APPEND _javadoc_classpath ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "installpath")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "installpath")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_installpath ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "doctitle")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "doctitle")
             if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_doctitle ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "windowtitle")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "windowtitle")
             if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_windowtitle ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "author")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "author")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_author ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "use")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "use")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_use ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "version")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "version")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "OVERVIEW")
                 set(_state "overview")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
                 set(_javadoc_version ${arg})
             endif ()
-        elseif (${_state} STREQUAL "overview")
-            if (${arg} STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
+        elseif (_state STREQUAL "overview")
+            if (arg STREQUAL "PACKAGES")
                 set(_state "packages")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "FILES")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "FILES")
                 set(_state "files")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "SOURCEPATH")
                 set(_state "sourcepath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "CLASSPATH")
                 set(_state "classpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "INSTALLPATH")
                 set(_state "installpath")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "DOCTITLE")
                 set(_state "doctitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "WINDOWTITLE")
                 set(_state "windowtitle")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "AUTHOR")
                 set(_state "author")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "USE")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "USE")
                 set(_state "use")
-            elseif (${arg} STREQUAL "VERSION")
+            elseif (arg STREQUAL "VERSION")
                 set(_state "version")
             else ()
-                list(APPEND _javadoc_overview ${arg})
+                set(_javadoc_overview ${arg})
             endif ()
         endif ()
     endforeach ()
@@ -1302,7 +1239,7 @@ function(create_javadoc _target)
 
     if (_javadoc_sourcepath)
         set(_start TRUE)
-        foreach(_path ${_javadoc_sourcepath})
+        foreach(_path IN LISTS _javadoc_sourcepath)
             if (_start)
                 set(_sourcepath ${_path})
                 set(_start FALSE)
@@ -1315,7 +1252,7 @@ function(create_javadoc _target)
 
     if (_javadoc_overview)
         set(_start TRUE)
-        foreach(_path ${_javadoc_overview})
+        foreach(_path IN LISTS _javadoc_overview)
             if (_start)
                 set(_overview ${_path})
                 set(_start FALSE)
@@ -1328,7 +1265,7 @@ function(create_javadoc _target)
 
     if (_javadoc_classpath)
         set(_start TRUE)
-        foreach(_path ${_javadoc_classpath})
+        foreach(_path IN LISTS _javadoc_classpath)
             if (_start)
                 set(_classpath ${_path})
                 set(_start FALSE)
@@ -1495,7 +1432,7 @@ function(export_jars)
     # Set content of generated exports file
     string(REPLACE ";" " " __targets__ "${_export_jars_TARGETS}")
     set(__targetdefs__ "")
-    foreach(_target ${_export_jars_TARGETS})
+    foreach(_target IN LISTS _export_jars_TARGETS)
         get_target_property(_jarpath ${_target} JAR_FILE)
         get_filename_component(_jarpath ${_jarpath} PATH)
         __java_export_jar(__targetdefs__ ${_target} "${_jarpath}")
@@ -1533,7 +1470,7 @@ function(install_jar_exports)
     endif()
 
     # Determine relative path from installed export file to install prefix
-    if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${_install_jar_exports_DESTINATION})
+    if(IS_ABSOLUTE "${_install_jar_exports_DESTINATION}")
       file(RELATIVE_PATH _relpath
         ${_install_jar_exports_DESTINATION}
         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
@@ -1552,7 +1489,7 @@ function(install_jar_exports)
     # Set content of generated exports file
     string(REPLACE ";" " " __targets__ "${_install_jar_exports_TARGETS}")
     set(__targetdefs__ "set(_prefix \${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/${_relpath})\n\n")
-    foreach(_target ${_install_jar_exports_TARGETS})
+    foreach(_target IN LISTS _install_jar_exports_TARGETS)
         get_target_property(_dir ${_target} INSTALL_DESTINATION)
         __java_export_jar(__targetdefs__ ${_target} "\${_prefix}/${_dir}")
     endforeach()
diff --git a/config/cmake/UseJavaClassFilelist.cmake b/config/cmake/UseJavaClassFilelist.cmake
index 4420550..b98276f 100644
--- a/config/cmake/UseJavaClassFilelist.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/UseJavaClassFilelist.cmake
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
 
-#.rst:
-# UseJavaClassFilelist
-# --------------------
-#
-#
-#
-#
-#
-# This script create a list of compiled Java class files to be added to
-# a jar file.  This avoids including cmake files which get created in
-# the binary directory.
+#[=======================================================================[.rst:
+UseJavaClassFilelist
+--------------------
+
+
+
+
+
+This script create a list of compiled Java class files to be added to
+a jar file.  This avoids including cmake files which get created in
+the binary directory.
+#]=======================================================================]
 
 if (CMAKE_JAVA_CLASS_OUTPUT_PATH)
     if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_JAVA_CLASS_OUTPUT_PATH}")
diff --git a/config/cmake/UseJavaSymlinks.cmake b/config/cmake/UseJavaSymlinks.cmake
index cd73348..a4db5c1 100644
--- a/config/cmake/UseJavaSymlinks.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/UseJavaSymlinks.cmake
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See https://cmake.org/licensing for details.
 
-#.rst:
-# UseJavaSymlinks
-# ---------------
-#
-#
-#
-#
-#
-# Helper script for UseJava.cmake
+#[=======================================================================[.rst:
+UseJavaSymlinks
+---------------
+
+
+
+
+
+Helper script for UseJava.cmake
+#]=======================================================================]
 
 if (UNIX AND _JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_LINK)
     if (_JAVA_TARGET_OUTPUT_NAME)
diff --git a/config/cmake/hdf5-config.cmake.in b/config/cmake/hdf5-config.cmake.in
index d0f1d00..1803117 100644
--- a/config/cmake/hdf5-config.cmake.in
+++ b/config/cmake/hdf5-config.cmake.in
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_ENABLE_THREADSAFE @HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT @HDF5_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT  @HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING @HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING@)
-set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS    @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
+set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS    @H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB@)
+set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS    @H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_PACKAGE_EXTLIBS      @HDF5_PACKAGE_EXTLIBS@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_EXPORT_LIBRARIES @HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT@)
 set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_TOOLSET "@CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET@")
@@ -119,9 +120,15 @@ endif ()
 
 # Handle default component(static) :
 if (NOT ${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_COMPONENTS)
+  if (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIB_TYPE)
     set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_COMPONENTS C HL static)
     set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED_static_C true)
+  else ()
+    set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIB_TYPE)
+    set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_COMPONENTS C HL shared)
+    set (${HDF5_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED_shared_C true)
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
 # Handle requested components:
diff --git a/config/cmake/jrunTest.cmake b/config/cmake/jrunTest.cmake
index 95c7583..fc49275 100644
--- a/config/cmake/jrunTest.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/jrunTest.cmake
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ message (STATUS "COMMAND: ${TEST_TESTER} -Xmx1024M -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defa
 
 if (WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
   set (ENV{PATH} "$ENV{PATH}\\;${TEST_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY}")
+else ()
+  set (ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} "$ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${TEST_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY}")
 endif ()
 
 # run the test program, capture the stdout/stderr and the result var
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ execute_process (
     RESULT_VARIABLE TEST_RESULT
     OUTPUT_FILE ${TEST_OUTPUT}
     ERROR_FILE ${TEST_OUTPUT}.err
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE TEST_OUT
     ERROR_VARIABLE TEST_ERROR
 )
 
@@ -126,11 +129,22 @@ if (NOT TEST_SKIP_COMPARE)
       file (WRITE ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_REFERENCE} "${TEST_STREAM}")
     endif ()
 
-    # now compare the output with the reference
-    execute_process (
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E compare_files ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_OUTPUT} ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_REFERENCE}
-        RESULT_VARIABLE TEST_RESULT
-    )
+    if (NOT TEST_SORT_COMPARE)
+      # now compare the output with the reference
+      execute_process (
+          COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E compare_files ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_OUTPUT} ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_REFERENCE}
+          RESULT_VARIABLE TEST_RESULT
+      )
+    else ()
+      file (STRINGS ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_OUTPUT} v1)
+      file (STRINGS ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_REFERENCE} v2)
+      list (SORT v1)
+      list (SORT v2)
+      if (NOT v1 STREQUAL v2)
+        set(TEST_RESULT 1)
+      endif ()
+    endif ()
+
     if (TEST_RESULT)
       set (TEST_RESULT 0)
       file (STRINGS ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_OUTPUT} test_act)
diff --git a/config/cmake/libhdf5.settings.cmake.in b/config/cmake/libhdf5.settings.cmake.in
index 9a534df..9e91ac0 100644
--- a/config/cmake/libhdf5.settings.cmake.in
+++ b/config/cmake/libhdf5.settings.cmake.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Linking Options:
 
 Languages:
 ----------
-                              C: yes
+                              C: YES
                      C Compiler: @CMAKE_C_COMPILER@ @CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION@
                        CPPFLAGS: @CPPFLAGS@
                     H5_CPPFLAGS: @H5_CPPFLAGS@
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Languages:
                       H5_CFLAGS: @H5_CFLAGS@
                       AM_CFLAGS: @AM_CFLAGS@
                Shared C Library: @H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB@
-               Static C Library: YES
+               Static C Library: @H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB@
 
                         Fortran: @HDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN@
 @BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@               Fortran Compiler: @CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER@ @CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION@
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Languages:
 @BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@               H5 Fortran Flags: @H5_FCFLAGS@
 @BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@               AM Fortran Flags: @AM_FCFLAGS@
 @BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@         Shared Fortran Library: @H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB@
-@BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@         Static Fortran Library: YES
+@BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@         Static Fortran Library: @H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB@
 
                             C++: @HDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB@
 @BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@                   C++ Compiler: @CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER@ @CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION@
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ Languages:
 @BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@                   H5 C++ Flags: @H5_CXXFLAGS@
 @BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@                   AM C++ Flags: @AM_CXXFLAGS@
 @BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@             Shared C++ Library: @H5_ENABLE_SHARED_LIB@
-@BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@             Static C++ Library: YES
+@BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@             Static C++ Library: @H5_ENABLE_STATIC_LIB@
 
                             JAVA: @HDF5_BUILD_JAVA@
-@BUILD_JAVA_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@                   JAVA Compiler: @CMAKE_Java_COMPILER@ @Java_VERSION@
+@BUILD_JAVA_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@                 JAVA Compiler: @CMAKE_Java_COMPILER@ @Java_VERSION@
 
 Features:
 ---------
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
index 45877d7..738c6c4 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 #############################################################################################
 ####      Only build static libraries       ####
 #set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF")
-####      Add PICC option on linux/mac       ####
+####      Only build shared libraries       ####
+#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DONLY_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF")
+####      Add PIC option on linux/mac       ####
 #set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_ANSI_CFLAGS:STRING=-fPIC")
 
 #############################################################################################
@@ -69,12 +71,12 @@ set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRIN
 
 #############################################################################################
 ### enable parallel builds
-
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
-
+if (DEFINED MPI)
+  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
+  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
+  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
+  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
+endif()
 #############################################################################################
 ### enable thread-safety builds
 
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/bsub-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/bsub-HDF5options.cmake
index 83c17aa..7473e8a 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/bsub-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/bsub-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@
 ####  Change default configuration of options in config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file        ###
 ####  format: set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DXXX:YY=ZZZZ")                 ###
 #############################################################################################
-
-### uncomment/comment and change the following lines for other configuration options
-
-#############################################################################################
-### enable parallel builds
 if (DEFINED MPI)
-  # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
-  set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
-endif ()
+    # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
+    set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
+endif()
 #############################################################################################
 ### options to run test scripts in batch commands
 set (LOCAL_BATCH_SCRIPT_COMMAND "bsub")
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/qsub-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/qsub-HDF5options.cmake
index 51c3891..34eba1b 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/qsub-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/qsub-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@
 ####  Change default configuration of options in config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file        ###
 ####  format: set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DXXX:YY=ZZZZ")                 ###
 #############################################################################################
-
-### uncomment/comment and change the following lines for other configuration options
-
-#############################################################################################
-### enable parallel builds
 if (DEFINED MPI)
-  # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
-  set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
-endif ()
+    # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
+    set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
+endif()
 #############################################################################################
 ### options to run test scripts in batch commands
 set (LOCAL_BATCH_SCRIPT_NAME "ctest.qsub")
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/raybsub-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/raybsub-HDF5options.cmake
index 4aad887..fa1ec4a 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/raybsub-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/raybsub-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@
 ####  Change default configuration of options in config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file        ###
 ####  format: set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DXXX:YY=ZZZZ")                 ###
 #############################################################################################
-
-### uncomment/comment and change the following lines for other configuration options
-
-#############################################################################################
-### enable parallel builds
 if (DEFINED MPI)
-  # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
-  set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
-endif ()
+    # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
+    set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
+endif()
 #############################################################################################
 ### options to run test scripts in batch commands
 set (LOCAL_BATCH_SCRIPT_COMMAND "raybsub")
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/sbatch-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/sbatch-HDF5options.cmake
index f70526e..3205a1c 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/sbatch-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/sbatch-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@
 ####  Change default configuration of options in config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file        ###
 ####  format: set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DXXX:YY=ZZZZ")                 ###
 #############################################################################################
-
-### uncomment/comment and change the following lines for other configuration options
-
-#############################################################################################
-### enable parallel builds
 if (DEFINED MPI)
-  # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
-  set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF")
-  set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=OFF")
-endif ()
+    # maximum parallel processor count for build and test       ####
+    set (MAX_PROC_COUNT 8)
+endif()
 #############################################################################################
 ### options to run test scripts in batch commands
 if (DEFINED KNL)
diff --git a/config/cmake_ext_mod/FindSZIP.cmake b/config/cmake_ext_mod/FindSZIP.cmake
index 699be85..97a2336 100644
--- a/config/cmake_ext_mod/FindSZIP.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake_ext_mod/FindSZIP.cmake
@@ -9,136 +9,108 @@
 # If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from
 # help@hdfgroup.org.
 #
+#########################################################################
+
+# - Derived from the FindTiff.cmake and FindJPEG.cmake that is included with cmake
+# FindSZIP
 
-# - Find SZIP library
-# - Derived from the FindTiff.cmake that is included with cmake
 # Find the native SZIP includes and library
-# This module defines
-#  SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS, where to find tiff.h, etc.
-#  SZIP_LIBRARIES, libraries to link against to use SZIP.
-#  SZIP_FOUND, If false, do not try to use SZIP.
-#    also defined, but not for general use are
-#  SZIP_LIBRARY, where to find the SZIP library.
-#  SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG - Debug version of SZIP library
-#  SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE - Release Version of SZIP library
 
-# message (STATUS "Finding SZIP library and headers..." )
+# Imported targets
+##################
 
-############################################
+# This module defines the following :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets:
 #
-# Check the existence of the libraries.
+# SZIP::SZIP
+#  The SZIP library, if found.
 #
-############################################
-# This macro was taken directly from the FindQt4.cmake file that is included
-# with the CMake distribution. This is NOT my work. All work was done by the
-# original authors of the FindQt4.cmake file. Only minor modifications were
-# made to remove references to Qt and make this file more generally applicable
-#########################################################################
+# Result variables
+###################
 
-macro (SZIP_ADJUST_LIB_VARS basename)
-  if (${basename}_INCLUDE_DIR)
+This module will set the following variables in your project:
 
-    # if only the release version was found, set the debug variable also to the release version
-    if (${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE AND NOT ${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARY       ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARIES     ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE})
-    endif ()
+#  SZIP_FOUND, true if the SZIP headers and libraries were found.
+#  SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR, the directory containing the SZIP headers.
+#  SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS, the directory containing the SZIP headers.
+#  SZIP_LIBRARIES, libraries to link against to use SZIP.
 
-    # if only the debug version was found, set the release variable also to the debug version
-    if (${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG AND NOT ${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE)
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARY         ${${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARIES       ${${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-    endif ()
-    if (${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG AND ${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE)
-      # if the generator supports configuration types then set
-      # optimized and debug libraries, or if the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE has a value
-      if (CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-        set (${basename}_LIBRARY       optimized ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE} debug ${${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-      else ()
-        # if there are no configuration types and CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE has no value
-        # then just use the release libraries
-        set (${basename}_LIBRARY       ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE} )
-      endif ()
-      set (${basename}_LIBRARIES       optimized ${${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE} debug ${${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG})
-    endif ()
+# Cache variables
+#################
 
-    set (${basename}_LIBRARY ${${basename}_LIBRARY} CACHE FILEPATH "The ${basename} library")
+# The following variables may also be set:
 
-    if (${basename}_LIBRARY)
-      set (${basename}_FOUND 1)
-    endif ()
-  endif ()
+#  SZIP_LIBRARY, where to find the SZIP library.
+#  SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG - Debug version of SZIP library
+#  SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE - Release Version of SZIP library
 
-  # Make variables changeble to the advanced user
-  MARK_AS_ADVANCED (${basename}_LIBRARY ${basename}_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${basename}_LIBRARY_DEBUG ${basename}_INCLUDE_DIR )
-endmacro ()
-
-
-# Look for the header file.
-set (SZIP_INCLUDE_SEARCH_DIRS
-    $ENV{SZIP_INSTALL}/include
-    $ENV{SZIP_INSTALL}/include/szip
-    /usr/include
-    /usr/include/szip
-)
-
-set (SZIP_LIB_SEARCH_DIRS
-    $ENV{SZIP_INSTALL}/lib
-    /usr/lib
-)
-
-set (SZIP_BIN_SEARCH_DIRS
-    $ENV{SZIP_INSTALL}/bin
-    /usr/bin
-)
-
-FIND_PATH (SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR
-    NAMES szlib.h
-    PATHS ${SZIP_INCLUDE_SEARCH_DIRS}
-    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-)
-
-if (WIN32)
-    set (SZIP_SEARCH_DEBUG_NAMES "sz_d;libsz_d")
-    set (SZIP_SEARCH_RELEASE_NAMES "sz;libsz;libszip")
-else ()
-    set (SZIP_SEARCH_DEBUG_NAMES "sz_d")
-    set (SZIP_SEARCH_RELEASE_NAMES "sz;szip")
-endif ()
+# message (STATUS "Finding SZIP library and headers..." )
+#########################################################################
 
-# Look for the library.
-FIND_LIBRARY (SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG
-    NAMES ${SZIP_SEARCH_DEBUG_NAMES}
-    PATHS ${SZIP_LIB_SEARCH_DIRS}
-    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-)
-
-FIND_LIBRARY (SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE
-    NAMES ${SZIP_SEARCH_RELEASE_NAMES}
-    PATHS ${SZIP_LIB_SEARCH_DIRS}
-    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-)
-
-SZIP_ADJUST_LIB_VARS (SZIP)
-
-if (SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR AND SZIP_LIBRARY)
-  set (SZIP_FOUND 1)
-  set (SZIP_LIBRARIES ${SZIP_LIBRARY})
-  set (SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  if (SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
-    get_filename_component (SZIP_LIBRARY_PATH ${SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG} PATH)
-    set (SZIP_LIB_DIR  ${SZIP_LIBRARY_PATH})
-  elseif ()
-    get_filename_component (SZIP_LIBRARY_PATH ${SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE} PATH)
-    set (SZIP_LIB_DIR  ${SZIP_LIBRARY_PATH})
-  endif ()
-else ()
-  set (SZIP_FOUND 0)
-  set (SZIP_LIBRARIES)
-  set (SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-endif ()
+
+find_path(SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR szlib.h)
+
+set(szip_names ${SZIP_NAMES} sz szip szip-static libsz libszip libszip-static)
+foreach(name ${szip_names})
+  list(APPEND szip_names_debug "${name}d")
+endforeach()
+
+if(NOT SZIP_LIBRARY)
+  find_library(SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES ${szip_names})
+  find_library(SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES ${szip_names_debug})
+  include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/SelectLibraryConfigurations.cmake)
+  select_library_configurations(SZIP)
+  mark_as_advanced(SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG)
+endif()
+unset(szip_names)
+unset(szip_names_debug)
+
+if(SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR}/SZconfig.h")
+    file(STRINGS "${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR}/SZconfig.h" szip_version_str
+         REGEX "^#define[\t ]+SZIP_PACKAGE_VERSION[\t ]+.*")
+
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^#define[\t ]+SZIP_PACKAGE_VERSION[\t ]+([0-9]+).*"
+           "\\1" SZIP_VERSION "${szip_version_str}")
+    unset(szip_version_str)
+endif()
+
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(SZIP
+  REQUIRED_VARS SZIP_LIBRARY SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR
+  VERSION_VAR SZIP_VERSION)
+
+if(SZIP_FOUND)
+  set(SZIP_LIBRARIES ${SZIP_LIBRARY})
+  set(SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS "${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+
+  if(NOT TARGET SZIP::SZIP)
+    add_library(SZIP::SZIP UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+    if(SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+      set_target_properties(SZIP::SZIP PROPERTIES
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    endif()
+    if(EXISTS "${SZIP_LIBRARY}")
+      set_target_properties(SZIP::SZIP PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES "C"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${SZIP_LIBRARY}")
+    endif()
+    if(EXISTS "${SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE}")
+      set_property(TARGET SZIP::SZIP APPEND PROPERTY
+        IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS RELEASE)
+      set_target_properties(SZIP::SZIP PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES_RELEASE "C"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE}")
+    endif()
+    if(EXISTS "${SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG}")
+      set_property(TARGET SZIP::SZIP APPEND PROPERTY
+        IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS DEBUG)
+      set_target_properties(SZIP::SZIP PROPERTIES
+        IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES_DEBUG "C"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced(SZIP_LIBRARY SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR)
 
 # Report the results.
 if (NOT SZIP_FOUND)
@@ -153,29 +125,3 @@ if (NOT SZIP_FOUND)
     endif ()
   endif ()
 endif ()
-
-if (SZIP_FOUND)
-  include (CheckSymbolExists)
-  #############################################
-  # Find out if SZIP was build using dll's
-  #############################################
-  # Save required variable
-  set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES_SAVE ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES})
-  set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS_SAVE    ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
-  # Add SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR to CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES
-  set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES};${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-
-  # Restore CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES and CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS variables
-  set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES_SAVE})
-  set (CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS    ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS_SAVE})
-  #
-  #############################################
-endif ()
-
-if (FIND_SZIP_DEBUG)
-  message (STATUS "SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR: ${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-  message (STATUS "SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${SZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-  message (STATUS "SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG: ${SZIP_LIBRARY_DEBUG}")
-  message (STATUS "SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE: ${SZIP_LIBRARY_RELEASE}")
-  message (STATUS "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
-endif ()
diff --git a/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFMacros.cmake b/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFMacros.cmake
index 2f4ce52..e971224 100644
--- a/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFMacros.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFMacros.cmake
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ macro (HDF_README_PROPERTIES target_fortran)
     set (BINARY_PLATFORM "${BINARY_PLATFORM} / ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID} Fortran")
   endif ()
 
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if (ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (LIB_TYPE "Shared")
+  elseif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set (LIB_TYPE "Static and Shared")
   else ()
     set (LIB_TYPE "Static")
diff --git a/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFUseFortran.cmake b/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFUseFortran.cmake
index de66e33..bed1fc1 100644
--- a/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFUseFortran.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake_ext_mod/HDFUseFortran.cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # This file provides functions for Fortran support.
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ENABLE_LANGUAGE (Fortran)
+enable_language (Fortran)
 set (HDF_PREFIX "H5")
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cf9cd64..33b3251 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -943,6 +943,48 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([FORTRAN_SHARED_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$H5_FORTRAN_SHARED" = "Xyes"])
 
 ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Check if they would like to disable building tests 
+##
+
+## This needs to be exposed for the library info file.
+AC_SUBST([HDF5_TESTS])
+
+## Default is to build tests
+HDF5_TESTS=yes
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if building tests is disabled])
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([tests],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tests],
+                              [Compile the HDF5 tests [default=yes]])],
+              [HDF5_TESTS=$enableval])
+
+if test "X$HDF5_TESTS" = "Xno"; then
+  echo "Building HDF5 tests is disabled"
+fi
+
+## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Check if they would like to disable building tools
+##
+
+## This needs to be exposed for the library info file.
+AC_SUBST([HDF5_TOOLS])
+
+## Default is to build tests and tools
+HDF5_TOOLS=yes
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if building tools is disabled])
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([tools],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tools],
+                              [Compile the HDF5 tools [default=yes]])],
+              [HDF5_TOOLS=$enableval])
+
+if test "X$HDF5_TOOLS" = "Xno"; then
+  echo "Building HDF5 tools is disabled"
+fi
+
+## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Create libtool.  If shared/static libraries are going to be enabled
 ## or disabled, it should happen before these macros.
 LT_PREREQ([2.2])
@@ -2511,8 +2553,10 @@ AC_SUBST([PARALLEL_FILTERED_WRITES])
 AC_SUBST([LARGE_PARALLEL_IO])
 
 if test -n "$PARALLEL"; then
-  ## The 'testpar' directory should participate in the build
-  TESTPARALLEL=testpar
+  if test "X$HDF5_TESTS" = "Xyes"; then
+    ## The 'testpar' directory should participate in the build
+    TESTPARALLEL=testpar
+  fi
 
   ## We are building a parallel library
   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PARALLEL], [1], [Define if we have parallel support])
@@ -3361,11 +3405,13 @@ LDFLAGS="$saved_user_LDFLAGS"
 ## need to be compiled
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF_CXX" = "Xyes"])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL], [test -n "$TESTPARALLEL"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$PARALLEL" = "Xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF_FORTRAN" = "Xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_JAVA_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF_JAVA" = "Xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF5_HL" = "Xyes"])
-
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF5_TESTS" = "Xyes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_TESTS_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL], [test -n "$TESTPARALLEL"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_TOOLS_CONDITIONAL], [test "X$HDF5_TOOLS" = "Xyes"])
 
 ## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Build the Makefiles.
@@ -3500,7 +3546,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/libhdf5.settings
                  tools/src/h5ls/Makefile
                  tools/src/h5copy/Makefile
                  tools/src/misc/Makefile
-                 tools/src/misc/h5cc
                  tools/src/h5stat/Makefile
                  tools/test/Makefile
                  tools/test/h5dump/Makefile
@@ -3540,6 +3585,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/libhdf5.settings
                  examples/Makefile
                  examples/run-c-ex.sh
                  examples/testh5cc.sh
+                 bin/h5cc
+                 bin/Makefile
                  c++/Makefile
                  c++/src/Makefile
                  c++/src/h5c++
@@ -3602,7 +3649,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([.classes], [], [$MKDIR_P java/src/.classes;
 
 AC_OUTPUT
 
-chmod 755 tools/src/misc/h5cc
+chmod 755 src/h5cc
 if test "X$HDF_CXX" = "Xyes"; then
   chmod 755 c++/src/h5c++
 fi
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2239d64..0c1157f 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,32 +41,29 @@ set (examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (${example} ${HDF5_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.c)
-  target_include_directories(${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (${example}-shared ${HDF5_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${example}-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${example}-shared SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (${example}-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
-    set_target_properties (${example}-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
+  target_include_directories (${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   endif ()
+    target_link_libraries (${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
 endforeach ()
 
 if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL)
   add_executable (ph5example ${HDF5_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5example.c)
-  target_include_directories(ph5example PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5example STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (ph5example PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${MPI_C_LIBRARIES})
-  set_target_properties (ph5example PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (ph5example-shared ${HDF5_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5example.c)
-    target_include_directories(ph5example-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5example-shared SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (ph5example-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${MPI_C_LIBRARIES})
-    set_target_properties (ph5example-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
+  target_include_directories (ph5example PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5example STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (ph5example PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${MPI_C_LIBRARIES})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5example SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (ph5example PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${MPI_C_LIBRARIES})
   endif ()
+  set_target_properties (ph5example PROPERTIES FOLDER examples)
 endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeTests.cmake b/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
index 1058566..6cab7dd 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -16,93 +16,8 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/red ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/blue ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/u2w)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared")
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared/red ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared/blue ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared/u2w)
-  endif ()
-
-  # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
-  add_test (
-      NAME EXAMPLES-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          Attributes.h5
-          btrees_file.h5
-          cmprss.h5
-          default_file.h5
-          dset.h5
-          extend.h5
-          extlink_prefix_source.h5
-          extlink_source.h5
-          extlink_target.h5
-          group.h5
-          groups.h5
-          hard_link.h5
-          mount1.h5
-          mount2.h5
-          one_index_file.h5
-          only_dspaces_and_attrs_file.h5
-          only_huge_mesgs_file.h5
-          REF_REG.h5
-          refere.h5
-          SDS.h5
-          SDScompound.h5
-          SDSextendible.h5
-          Select.h5
-          separate_indexes_file.h5
-          small_lists_file.h5
-          soft_link.h5
-          subset.h5
-          unix2win.h5
-          blue/prefix_target.h5
-          red/prefix_target.h5
-          u2w/u2w_target.h5
-          vds.h5
-          vds-exc.h5
-          vds-excalibur.h5
-          vds-exclim.h5
-          vds-percival.h5
-          vds-percival-unlim.h5
-          vds-percival-unlim-maxmin.h5
-          a.h5
-          b.h5
-          c.h5
-          d.h5
-          vds-simpleIO.h5
-          vds-eiger.h5
-  )
-  if (last_test)
-    set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-  endif ()
-  set (last_test "EXAMPLES-clear-objects")
-
-  foreach (example ${examples})
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:${example}>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${example}>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${example}.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=${example}.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    if (last_test)
-      set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "EXAMPLES-${example}")
-  endforeach ()
 
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
-    add_test (
-        NAME EXAMPLES-shared-clear-objects
-        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E remove
+  set (test_CLEANFILES
             Attributes.h5
             btrees_file.h5
             cmprss.h5
@@ -131,6 +46,9 @@
             soft_link.h5
             subset.h5
             unix2win.h5
+            blue/prefix_target.h5
+            red/prefix_target.h5
+            u2w/u2w_target.h5
             vds.h5
             vds-exc.h5
             vds-excalibur.h5
@@ -144,39 +62,39 @@
             d.h5
             vds-simpleIO.h5
             vds-eiger.h5
-            blue/prefix_target.h5
-            red/prefix_target.h5
-            u2w/u2w_target.h5
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared
-    )
-    if (last_test)
-      set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-shared-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "EXAMPLES-shared-clear-objects")
+  )
 
-    foreach (example ${examples})
-      if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-        add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-shared-${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:${example}-shared>)
-      else ()
-        add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-shared-${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${example}>"
-            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-            -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-            -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${example}.txt"
-            #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=${example}.out"
-            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared"
-            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-        )
-      endif ()
-      set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-shared-${example} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared)
-      if (last_test)
-        set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-shared-${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-      endif ()
-      set (last_test "EXAMPLES-shared-${example}")
-    endforeach ()
+  # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+  add_test (
+      NAME EXAMPLES-clear-objects
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E remove ${test_CLEANFILES}
+  )
+  if (last_test)
+    set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
+  set (last_test "EXAMPLES-clear-objects")
+
+  foreach (example ${examples})
+    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:${example}>)
+    else ()
+      add_test (NAME EXAMPLES-${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${example}>"
+          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
+          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
+          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${example}.txt"
+          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=${example}.out"
+          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+      )
+    endif ()
+    if (last_test)
+      set_tests_properties (EXAMPLES-${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+    endif ()
+    set (last_test "EXAMPLES-${example}")
+  endforeach ()
 
 ### Windows pops up a modal permission dialog on this test
   if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND NOT WIN32)
@@ -198,25 +116,4 @@
       set_tests_properties (MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-ph5example PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
     endif ()
     set (last_test "MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-ph5example")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-        add_test (NAME MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-shared-ph5example COMMAND ${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE} ${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG} ${MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS} ${MPIEXEC_PREFLAGS} $<TARGET_FILE:ph5example-shared> ${MPIEXEC_POSTFLAGS})
-      else ()
-        add_test (NAME MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-shared-ph5example COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE};${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG};${MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS};${MPIEXEC_PREFLAGS};$<TARGET_FILE:ph5example-shared>;${MPIEXEC_POSTFLAGS}"
-            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-            -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=ph5example-shared.out"
-            -D "TEST_REFERENCE:STRING=PHDF5 tests finished with no errors"
-            -D "TEST_FILTER:STRING=PHDF5 tests finished with no errors"
-            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared"
-            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/grepTest.cmake"
-        )
-      endif ()
-      set_tests_properties (MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-shared-ph5example PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5EX-shared)
-      if (last_test)
-        set_tests_properties (MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-shared-ph5example PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-      endif ()
-      set (last_test "MPI_TEST_EXAMPLES-shared-ph5example")
-    endif ()
   endif ()
diff --git a/fortran/Makefile.am b/fortran/Makefile.am
index ca0733f..c07fa3e 100644
--- a/fortran/Makefile.am
+++ b/fortran/Makefile.am
@@ -22,14 +22,21 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
-if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
+if BUILD_TESTS_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
   TESTPARALLEL_DIR=testpar
+else
+  TESTPARALLEL_DIR=
+endif
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
 endif
 
 # Subdirectories in build order, not including examples directory
 ## Only recurse into subdirectories if HDF5 is configured to use Fortran.
 if BUILD_FORTRAN_CONDITIONAL
-   SUBDIRS=src test $(TESTPARALLEL_DIR)
+   SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR) $(TESTPARALLEL_DIR)
 
 # Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
 # and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
diff --git a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c570c6..e8dddd3 100644
--- a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,56 +35,43 @@ set (F2003_examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (f90_ex_${example} ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-  target_include_directories (f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-  )
   target_compile_options(f90_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
 #  set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example} APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:>
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 #  )
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER examples/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (f90_ex_${example}-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-    target_include_directories (f90_ex_${example}-shared
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (f90_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
-            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
     )
-    target_compile_options(f90_ex_${example}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+            ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
     )
-    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}-shared
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
     )
-#    set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#    )
-#    set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#    )
-    if(MSVC)
-      set_property(TARGET f90_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-    set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTIES
+    set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
@@ -94,18 +81,10 @@ endforeach ()
 
 foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
   add_executable (f03_ex_${example} ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-  target_include_directories (f03_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-  )
   target_compile_options(f03_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET f03_ex_${example} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -115,35 +94,30 @@ foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET f03_ex_${example} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER examples/fortran03
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (f03_ex_${example}-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-    target_include_directories (f03_ex_${example}-shared
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (f03_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
-            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
     )
-    target_compile_options(f03_ex_${example}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+            ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
     )
-    target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}-shared
+    set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/fortran03
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (f03_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
     )
-#    set_property(TARGET f03_ex_${example}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#    )
-#    set_property(TARGET f03_ex_${example}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#    )
-    if(MSVC)
-      set_property(TARGET f03_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-    set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTIES
+    set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran03
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
@@ -153,19 +127,10 @@ endforeach ()
 
 if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
   add_executable (f90_ex_ph5example ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5example.f90)
-  target_include_directories (f90_ex_ph5example
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-  )
   target_compile_options(f90_ex_ph5example
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-          $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}>
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET f90_ex_ph5example APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -175,36 +140,32 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET f90_ex_ph5example PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER examples/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (f90_ex_ph5example-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5example.f90)
-    target_include_directories (f90_ex_ph5example-shared
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (f90_ex_ph5example
         PRIVATE
-            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
     )
-    target_compile_options(f90_ex_ph5example-shared
+    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+            ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+            $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}>
+    )
+    set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (f90_ex_ph5example
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
     )
-    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example-shared
+    target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
             $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}>
     )
-#    set_property(TARGET f90_ex_ph5example-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#    )
-#    set_property(TARGET f90_ex_ph5example-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#          LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#    )
-    if(MSVC)
-      set_property(TARGET f90_ex_ph5example-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-    set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example-shared PROPERTIES
+    set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
diff --git a/fortran/examples/CMakeTests.cmake b/fortran/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
index efbb209..1ad606c 100644
--- a/fortran/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/fortran/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -16,36 +16,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
-  # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
-  add_test (
-      NAME f90_ex-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          compound.h5
-          copy1.h5
-          copy2.h5
-          dsetf.h5
-          extend.h5
-          FORTRAN.h5
-          groupf.h5
-          groupsf.h5
-          h5_cmprss.h5
-          mount1.h5
-          mount2.h5
-          sdsf.h5
-          subset.h5
-          SDScompound.h5
-          test.h5
-  )
-  if (last_test)
-    set_tests_properties (f90_ex-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-  endif ()
-  set (last_test "f90_ex-clear-objects")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_test (
-        NAME f90_ex-shared-clear-objects
-        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E remove
+  set (test_CLEANFILES
             compound.h5
             copy1.h5
             copy2.h5
@@ -61,12 +32,18 @@
             subset.h5
             SDScompound.h5
             test.h5
-    )
-    if (last_test)
-      set_tests_properties (f90_ex-shared-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "f90_ex-shared-clear-objects")
+  )
+
+  # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
+  add_test (
+      NAME f90_ex-clear-objects
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E remove ${test_CLEANFILES}
+  )
+  if (last_test)
+    set_tests_properties (f90_ex-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
+  set (last_test "f90_ex-clear-objects")
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -87,26 +64,6 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
     set_tests_properties (f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "f90_ex_${example}")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME f90_ex-shared_${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:f90_ex_${example}-shared>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME f90_ex-shared_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:f90_ex_${example}-shared>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=f90_ex_${example}-shared.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=f90_ex_${example}-shared.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    if (last_test)
-      set_tests_properties (f90_ex-shared_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "f90_ex-shared_${example}")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
@@ -128,31 +85,8 @@ foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
     set_tests_properties (f03_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "f03_ex_${example}")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME f03_ex-shared_${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:f03_ex_${example}-shared>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME f03_ex-shared_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:f03_ex_${example}-shared>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=f03_ex_${example}-shared.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=f03_ex_${example}-shared.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    if (last_test)
-      set_tests_properties (f03_ex-shared_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "f03_ex-shared_${example}")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
   add_test (NAME MPI_TEST_f90_ex_ph5example COMMAND ${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE} ${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG} ${MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS} ${MPIEXEC_PREFLAGS} $<TARGET_FILE:f90_ex_ph5example> ${MPIEXEC_POSTFLAGS})
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_test (NAME MPI_TEST_f90_ex-shared_ph5example COMMAND ${MPIEXEC_EXECUTABLE} ${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG} ${MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS} ${MPIEXEC_PREFLAGS} $<TARGET_FILE:f90_ex_ph5example> ${MPIEXEC_POSTFLAGS})
-  endif ()
 endif ()
diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f71e820..4e60361 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set (Fortran_COMPILER_ID CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 add_executable (H5_buildiface ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5_buildiface.F90)
-target_include_directories(H5_buildiface
+target_include_directories (H5_buildiface
     PRIVATE
         "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}"
 )
@@ -69,24 +69,28 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared")
   set (MODSH_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
 endif ()
-file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
-set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
+  set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (H5match_types
     ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5fort_type_defines.h
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5match_types.c
 )
-target_include_directories(H5match_types PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-add_custom_command (
-    OUTPUT ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5f90i_gen.h
-           ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90
-    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5match_types>
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-    DEPENDS H5match_types
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5f90i_gen.h PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+target_include_directories (H5match_types PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_custom_command (
+      OUTPUT ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5f90i_gen.h
+             ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90
+      COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5match_types>
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
+      DEPENDS H5match_types
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5f90i_gen.h PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_custom_command (
       OUTPUT ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5f90i_gen.h
@@ -131,24 +135,26 @@ set (f90CStub_C_SHHDRS
     ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5f90i_gen.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${f90CStub_C_SOURCES} ${f90CStub_C_HDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${f90CStub_C_SOURCES} ${f90CStub_C_HDRS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE C
+  )
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${f90CStub_C_SOURCES} ${f90CStub_C_SHHDRS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -174,17 +180,19 @@ set (f90_F_GEN_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Dff.F90
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Pff.F90
 )
-add_custom_command (
-    OUTPUT ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
-    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5_buildiface>
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-    DEPENDS ${f90_F_GEN_SOURCES}
-    COMMENT "Generating the H5_gen.F90 file"
-)
-add_custom_target (H5gen ALL
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_custom_command (
+      OUTPUT ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
+      COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5_buildiface>
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
+      DEPENDS ${f90_F_GEN_SOURCES}
+      COMMENT "Generating the H5_gen.F90 file"
+  )
+  add_custom_target (H5gen ALL
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_custom_command (
@@ -217,21 +225,24 @@ set (f90_F_BASE_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Rff.F90
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Sff.F90
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Tff.F90
+    ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5VLff.F90
     ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Zff.F90
 )
 
-set (f90_F_SOURCES
-    # generated file
-    ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (f90_F_SOURCES
+      # generated file
+      ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90
 
-    ${f90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
+      ${f90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
 
-    # generated file
-    ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
+      # generated file
+      ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
 
-    # normal distribution
-    ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/HDF5.F90
-)
+      # normal distribution
+      ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/HDF5.F90
+  )
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (f90_F_SOURCES_SHARED
       # generated file
@@ -250,43 +261,45 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add Main fortran library
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_library (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${f90_F_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        "${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE
-        "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
-)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        ${LINK_Fortran_LIBS}
-        $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}>
-)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#)
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-endif()
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
-set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET})
-add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5gen)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${f90_F_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          "${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE
+          "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          ${LINK_Fortran_LIBS}
+          $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}>
+  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+#  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+#  )
+  if(MSVC)
+    set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
+  set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5gen)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${f90_F_SOURCES_SHARED})
@@ -351,35 +364,37 @@ install (
         fortheaders
 )
 
-set (mod_files
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5fortran_types.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/hdf5.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5fortkit.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5global.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5a.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5d.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5e.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5f.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5g.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5i.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5l.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lib.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5o.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5p.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5r.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5s.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5t.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5z.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5_gen.mod
-)
-install (
-    FILES
-        ${mod_files}
-    DESTINATION
-        ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
-    COMPONENT
-        fortheaders
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (mod_files
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5fortran_types.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/hdf5.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5fortkit.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5global.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5a.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5d.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5e.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5f.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5g.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5i.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5l.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lib.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5o.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5p.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5r.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5s.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5t.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5z.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5_gen.mod
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES
+          ${mod_files}
+      DESTINATION
+          ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
+      COMPONENT
+          fortheaders
+  )
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (modsh_files
@@ -421,8 +436,10 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
     #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
-  #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
+    #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} fortlibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -436,3 +453,53 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
       INCLUDES DESTINATION include
   )
 endif ()
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create pkgconfig files
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX \${prefix})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR \${exec_prefix}/lib)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR \${prefix}/include)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME "${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
+
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+
+configure_file (
+    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
+    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    @ONLY
+)
+install (
+    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_F90_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
+    COMPONENT fortlibraries
+)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER})
+  configure_file (
+      ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
+      ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5fc
+      @ONLY
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5fc
+      DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+      PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+      COMPONENT fortlibraries
+  )
+endif ()
+
+
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5Pff.F90 b/fortran/src/H5Pff.F90
index 13a2953..0c0500d 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5Pff.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5Pff.F90
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ! COPYRIGHT
 ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 !   Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
-!   Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *S
+!   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     *
@@ -7929,7 +7929,7 @@ SUBROUTINE h5pget_virtual_filename_f(dcpl_id, index, name, hdferr, name_len)
   
   INTERFACE
      INTEGER(SIZE_T) FUNCTION h5pget_virtual_filename(dcpl_id, index, name, size) BIND(C, NAME='H5Pget_virtual_filename')
-       IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, C_PTR, C_CHAR
+       IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, C_PTR
          IMPLICIT NONE
        INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN), VALUE :: dcpl_id
        INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: index
@@ -7997,7 +7997,7 @@ SUBROUTINE h5pget_virtual_dsetname_f(dcpl_id, index, name, hdferr, name_len)
   
   INTERFACE
      INTEGER(SIZE_T) FUNCTION h5pget_virtual_dsetname(dcpl_id, index, name, size) BIND(C, NAME='H5Pget_virtual_dsetname')
-       IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, C_PTR, C_CHAR
+       IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, C_PTR
          IMPLICIT NONE
        INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN), VALUE :: dcpl_id
        INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: index
@@ -8018,7 +8018,6 @@ SUBROUTINE h5pget_virtual_dsetname_f(dcpl_id, index, name, hdferr, name_len)
      ELSE
         CALL HD5c2fstring(name,c_name,LEN(name))
      ENDIF
-
   ENDIF
 
 END SUBROUTINE h5pget_virtual_dsetname_f
@@ -8115,5 +8114,97 @@ END SUBROUTINE h5pget_virtual_dsetname_f
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5pset_dset_no_attrs_hint_f
 
+!****s* H5P/H5Pset_vol_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5Pset_vol_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Set the file VOL connector (VOL_ID) for a file access
+!  property list (PLIST_ID)
+! INPUTS
+!  plist_id     - access property list identifier.
+!  new_vol_id   - VOL connector id.
+!
+! OUTPUTS
+!  hdferr       - error code:
+!                  0 on success and -1 on failure
+!
+! OPTIONAL
+!  new_vol_info - VOL connector info.
+!
+! AUTHOR
+!  M.S. Breitenfeld
+!  May 2019
+!
+! Fortran Interface:
+  SUBROUTINE h5pset_vol_f(plist_id, new_vol_id, hdferr, new_vol_info)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN)   :: plist_id
+    INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN)   :: new_vol_id
+    INTEGER        , INTENT(OUT)  :: hdferr
+    TYPE(C_PTR)    , OPTIONAL     :: new_vol_info
+!*****
+
+    TYPE(C_PTR) :: new_vol_info_default
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER FUNCTION h5pset_vol(plist_id, new_vol_id, new_vol_info) BIND(C, NAME='H5Pset_vol')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T, C_PTR
+         IMPLICIT NONE
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: plist_id
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: new_vol_id
+         TYPE(C_PTR)   , INTENT(IN), VALUE :: new_vol_info
+       END FUNCTION h5pset_vol
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    new_vol_info_default = C_NULL_PTR
+    IF(PRESENT(new_vol_info)) new_vol_info_default=new_vol_info
+
+    hdferr = INT(h5pset_vol(plist_id, new_vol_id, new_vol_info_default))
+
+  END SUBROUTINE h5pset_vol_f
+
+!****s* H5P/H5Pget_vol_id_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5Pget_vol_id_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Get the file VOL connector (VOL_ID) for a file access
+!  property list (PLIST_ID)
+! INPUTS
+!  plist_id - access property list identifier.
+!
+! OUTPUTS
+!  vol_id   - VOL connector id.
+!  hdferr   - error code:
+!               0 on success and -1 on failure
+!
+! AUTHOR
+!  M.S. Breitenfeld
+!  May 2019
+!
+! Fortran Interface:
+  SUBROUTINE h5pget_vol_id_f(plist_id, vol_id, hdferr)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN)   :: plist_id
+    INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(OUT)  :: vol_id
+    INTEGER        , INTENT(OUT)  :: hdferr
+!*****
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER FUNCTION h5pget_vol_id(plist_id, vol_id) BIND(C, NAME='H5Pget_vol_id')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T, C_PTR
+         IMPLICIT NONE
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: plist_id
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: vol_id
+       END FUNCTION h5pget_vol_id
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    hdferr = INT(h5pget_vol_id(plist_id, vol_id))
+
+  END SUBROUTINE h5pget_vol_id_f
+
 END MODULE H5P
 
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5Sf.c b/fortran/src/H5Sf.c
index 8abea25..1031914 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5Sf.c
+++ b/fortran/src/H5Sf.c
@@ -994,6 +994,165 @@ done:
     return ret_value;
 }
 
+/****if* H5Sf/h5scombine_hyperslab_c
+ * NAME
+ *  h5scombine_hyperslab_c
+ * PURPOSE
+ *  Call H5Scombine_hyperslab
+ * INPUTS
+ *  space_id - identifier of the dataspace
+ *  operator - defines how the new selection is combined
+ *  start    - offset of start of hyperslab
+ *  count    - number of blocks included in the hyperslab
+ *  stride   - hyperslab stride (interval between blocks)
+ *  block    - size of block in the hyperslab
+ * OUTPUTS
+ *  hyper_id - identifier for the new dataspace
+ * RETURNS
+ *  0 on success, -1 on failure
+ * AUTHOR
+ *  Elena Pourmal
+ *  Monday, October 7, 2002
+ * HISTORY
+ *
+ * SOURCE
+*/
+
+int_f
+h5scombine_hyperslab_c ( hid_t_f *space_id , int_f *op, hsize_t_f *start, hsize_t_f *count, hsize_t_f *stride, hsize_t_f *block, hid_t_f *hyper_id)
+/******/
+{
+  int ret_value = -1;
+  hid_t c_space_id;
+  hid_t c_hyper_id;
+  hsize_t *c_start = NULL;
+  hsize_t *c_count = NULL;
+  hsize_t *c_stride = NULL;
+  hsize_t *c_block = NULL;
+
+  H5S_seloper_t c_op;
+  herr_t  status;
+  int rank;
+  int i;
+
+  rank = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(*space_id);
+  if (rank < 0 ) return ret_value;
+  c_start = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hsize_t)*rank);
+  if (c_start == NULL) goto DONE;
+
+  c_count = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hsize_t)*rank);
+  if (c_count == NULL) goto DONE;
+
+  c_stride = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hsize_t)*rank);
+  if (c_stride == NULL) goto DONE;
+
+  c_block = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hsize_t)*rank);
+  if (c_block == NULL) goto DONE;
+
+
+  /*
+   * Reverse dimensions due to C-FORTRAN storage order.
+   */
+
+  for (i=0; i < rank; i++) {
+      int t= (rank - i) - 1;
+      c_start[i] = (hsize_t)start[t];
+      c_count[i] = (hsize_t)count[t];
+      c_stride[i] = (hsize_t)stride[t];
+      c_block[i] = (hsize_t)block[t];
+  }
+
+   c_op = (H5S_seloper_t)*op;
+
+  c_space_id = (hid_t)*space_id;
+  c_hyper_id = H5Scombine_hyperslab(c_space_id, c_op, c_start, c_stride, c_count, c_block);
+  if ( c_hyper_id < 0  ) goto DONE;
+  *hyper_id = (hid_t_f)c_hyper_id;
+  ret_value = 0;
+DONE:
+  if(c_start != NULL) HDfree(c_start);
+  if(c_count != NULL) HDfree(c_count);
+  if(c_stride!= NULL) HDfree(c_stride);
+  if(c_block != NULL) HDfree(c_block);
+  return ret_value;
+}
+/****if* H5Sf/h5scombine_select_c
+ * NAME
+ *  h5scombine_select_c
+ * PURPOSE
+ *  Call H5Scombine_ select
+ * INPUTS
+ *  space1_id - identifier of the first dataspace
+ *  operator  - defines how the new selection is combined
+ *  space2_id - identifier of the second dataspace
+ * OUTPUTS
+ *  ds_id     - identifier for the new dataspace
+ * RETURNS
+ *  0 on success, -1 on failure
+ * AUTHOR
+ *  Elena Pourmal
+ *  Monday, October 7, 2002
+ * HISTORY
+ *
+ * SOURCE
+*/
+
+int_f
+h5scombine_select_c ( hid_t_f *space1_id , int_f *op, hid_t_f *space2_id, hid_t_f *ds_id)
+/******/
+{
+  int ret_value = -1;
+  hid_t c_space1_id;
+  hid_t c_space2_id;
+  hid_t c_ds_id;
+  H5S_seloper_t c_op;
+
+  c_op = (H5S_seloper_t)*op;
+
+  c_space1_id = (hid_t)*space1_id;
+  c_space2_id = (hid_t)*space2_id;
+  c_ds_id = H5Scombine_select(c_space1_id, c_op, c_space2_id);
+  if ( c_ds_id < 0  ) return ret_value;
+  *ds_id = (hid_t_f)c_ds_id;
+  ret_value = 0;
+  return ret_value;
+}
+/****if* H5Sf/h5smodify_select_c
+ * NAME
+ *  h5smodify_select_c
+ * PURPOSE
+ *  Call H5Smodify_select
+ * INPUTS
+ *  space1_id - identifier of the first dataspace  to modify
+ *  operator - defines how the new selection is combined
+ *  space2_id - identifier of the second dataspace
+ * RETURNS
+ *  0 on success, -1 on failure
+ * AUTHOR
+ *  Elena Pourmal
+ *  Monday, October 7, 2002
+ * HISTORY
+ *
+ * SOURCE
+*/
+
+int_f
+h5smodify_select_c ( hid_t_f *space1_id , int_f *op, hid_t_f *space2_id)
+/******/
+{
+  int ret_value = -1;
+  hid_t c_space1_id;
+  hid_t c_space2_id;
+  H5S_seloper_t c_op;
+
+  c_op = (H5S_seloper_t)*op;
+
+  c_space1_id = (hid_t)*space1_id;
+  c_space2_id = (hid_t)*space2_id;
+  if( H5Smodify_select(c_space1_id, c_op, c_space2_id)< 0) return ret_value;
+  ret_value = 0;
+  return ret_value;
+}
 
 /****if* H5Sf/h5sget_select_type_c
  * NAME
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5Sff.F90 b/fortran/src/H5Sff.F90
index bd3dcf4..e6f8e4c 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5Sff.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5Sff.F90
@@ -1275,6 +1275,310 @@ CONTAINS
     DEALLOCATE(def_stride)
     
   END SUBROUTINE h5sselect_hyperslab_f
+!  !$!
+!  !$!****s* H5S/h5scombine_hyperslab_f
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NAME
+!  !$!		h5scombine_hyperslab_f
+!  !$!
+!  !$! PURPOSE
+!  !$!	Combine a hyperslab selection with the current
+!  !$!               selection for a dataspace
+!  !$!
+!  !$! INPUTS
+!  !$!		space_id	- dataspace of selection to use
+!  !$!		operator	- flag, valid values are:
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+!  !$!		start		- array with hyperslab offsets
+!  !$!		count		- number of blocks included in the
+!  !$!				  hyperslab
+!  !$! OUTPUTS
+!  !$!               hyper_id        - identifier for the new hyperslab
+!  !$!		hdferr:		- error code
+!  !$!				 	Success:  0
+!  !$!				 	Failure: -1
+!  !$! OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+!  !$!		stride		- array with hyperslab strides
+!  !$!		block		- array with hyperslab block sizes
+!  !$!
+!  !$! AUTHOR
+!  !$!	Elena Pourmal
+!  !$!		October 7, 2002
+!  !$!
+!  !$! HISTORY
+!  !$!
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NOTES
+!  !$! Commented out until 1.6 ? 10/08/2002
+!  !$!
+!  !$! SOURCE
+!  SUBROUTINE h5scombine_hyperslab_f(space_id, operator, start, count, &
+!  hyper_id,  hdferr, stride, block)
+!  IMPLICIT NONE
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Dataspace identifier
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator     ! Flag, valid values are:
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+                                                !
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: start
+                                          ! Starting coordinates of the hyperslab
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: count
+                                          ! Number of blocks to select
+                                          ! from dataspace
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: hyper_id ! New hyperslab identifier
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr     ! Error code
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: stride
+                                          ! Array of how many elements to move
+                                          ! in each direction
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(:), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: block
+                                          ! Sizes of element block
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(:), ALLOCATABLE :: def_block
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(:), ALLOCATABLE :: def_stride
+!  INTEGER :: rank
+!  INTEGER :: error1, error2
+
+!  INTERFACE
+!  INTEGER FUNCTION h5scombine_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, &
+!  start, count, stride, block, hyper_id)
+!  USE H5GLOBAL
+!  !DEC$IF DEFINED(HDF5F90_WINDOWS)
+!  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES C,reference,decorate,alias:'H5SCOMBINE_HYPERSLAB_C'::h5scombine_hyperslab_c
+!  !DEC$ENDIF
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: start
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: count
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: stride
+!  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: block
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: hyper_id
+!  END FUNCTION h5scombine_hyperslab_c
+!  END INTERFACE
+
+!  if (present(stride).and. present(block)) then
+!  hdferr = h5scombine_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, start, count, &
+!  stride, block, hyper_id)
+!  return
+!  endif
+            ! Case of optional parameters.
+            !
+            ! Find the rank of the dataspace to allocate memory for
+            ! default stride and block arrays.
+            !
+!  CALL h5sget_simple_extent_ndims_f(space_id, rank, hdferr)
+!  if( hdferr .EQ. -1) return
+            !
+!  if (present(stride).and. .not.present(block)) then
+!  allocate(def_block(rank), stat=error1)
+!  if (error1.NE.0) then
+!  hdferr = -1
+!  return
+!  endif
+!  def_block = 1
+!  hdferr = h5scombine_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, start, count, &
+!  stride, def_block, hyper_id)
+!  deallocate(def_block)
+!  return
+!  endif
+
+!  if (.not.present(stride).and. present(block)) then
+!  allocate(def_stride(rank), stat=error2)
+!  if (error2.NE.0) then
+!  hdferr = -1
+!  return
+!  endif
+!  def_stride = 1
+!  hdferr = h5scombine_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, start, count, &
+!  def_stride, block, hyper_id)
+!  deallocate(def_stride)
+!  return
+!  endif
+!  allocate(def_block(rank), stat=error1)
+!  allocate(def_stride(rank), stat=error2)
+!  if ((error1.NE.0) .OR. (error2.NE.0)) then
+!  hdferr = -1
+!  return
+!  endif
+!  def_block = 1
+!  def_stride = 1
+!  hdferr = h5scombine_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, start, count, &
+!  def_stride, def_block, hyper_id)
+!  deallocate(def_block)
+!  deallocate(def_stride)
+
+!  END SUBROUTINE h5scombine_hyperslab_f
+
+!  !$!
+!  !$!****s* H5S/
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NAME
+!  !$!		h5scombine_select_f
+!  !$!
+!  !$! PURPOSE
+!  !$!	Combine two hyperslab selections with an operation
+!  !$!               and return a dataspace with resulting selection.
+!  !$!
+!  !$! INPUTS
+!  !$!		space1_id	- dataspace of selection to use
+!  !$!		operator	- flag, valid values are:
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+!  !$!		space2_id	- dataspace of selection to use
+!  !$! OUTPUTS
+!  !$!               ds_id           - idataspace identifier with the new selection
+!  !$!		hdferr:		- error code
+!  !$!				 	Success:  0
+!  !$!				 	Failure: -1
+!  !$! OPTIONAL PARAMETERS		- NONE
+!  !$!
+!  !$! AUTHOR
+!  !$!	Elena Pourmal
+!  !$!		October 7, 2002
+!  !$!
+!  !$! HISTORY
+!  !$!
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NOTES commented out until 1.6 release(?) 10/08/2002
+!  !$!
+
+!  ! SOURCE
+!  !$          SUBROUTINE h5scombine_select_f(space1_id, operator, space2_id, &
+!  ds_id,  hdferr)
+!  IMPLICIT NONE
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space1_id ! First dataspace identifier
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space2_id ! Second dataspace identifier
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator     ! Flag, valid values are:
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+                                                !
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: ds_id ! New dataspace identifier
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr     ! Error code
+!
+!  INTERFACE
+!  INTEGER FUNCTION h5scombine_select_c(space1_id, operator, &
+!  space2_id, ds_id)
+!  USE H5GLOBAL
+!  !DEC$IF DEFINED(HDF5F90_WINDOWS)
+!  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES C,reference,decorate,alias:'H5SCOMBINE_SELECT_C'::h5scombine_select_c
+!  !DEC$ENDIF
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space1_id
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space2_id
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: ds_id
+!  END FUNCTION h5scombine_select_c
+!  END INTERFACE
+
+!  hdferr = h5scombine_select_c(space1_id, operator, space2_id, &
+!  ds_id)
+!  return
+
+!  END SUBROUTINE h5scombine_select_f
+
+!  !$!
+!  !$!****s* H5S/
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NAME
+!  !$!		h5smodify_select_f
+!  !$!
+!  !$! PURPOSE
+!  !$!	Refine a hyperslab selection with an operation
+!  !$!               using second hyperslab
+!  !$!
+!  !$! INPUTS
+!  !$!		space1_id	- dataspace of selection  to modify
+!  !$!		operator	- flag, valid values are:
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+!  !$!				  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+!  !$!		space2_id	- dataspace of selection to use
+!  !$!
+!  !$! OUTPUTS
+!  !$!		hdferr:		- error code
+!  !$!				 	Success:  0
+!  !$!				 	Failure: -1
+!  !$! OPTIONAL PARAMETERS		- NONE
+!  !$!
+!  !$! AUTHOR
+!  !$!	Elena Pourmal
+!  !$!		October 7, 2002
+!  !$!
+!  !$! HISTORY
+!  !$!
+!  !$!
+!  !$! NOTESCommented out until 1.6 release(?) 10/08/2002 EIP
+!  !$!
+
+!  ! SOURCE
+!  SUBROUTINE h5smodify_select_f(space1_id, operator, space2_id, &
+!  hdferr)
+!  IMPLICIT NONE
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(INOUT) :: space1_id ! Dataspace identifier to
+                                                       ! modify
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space2_id ! Second dataspace identifier
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator     ! Flag, valid values are:
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOOP_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_SET_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_OR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_AND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_XOR_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTB_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_NOTA_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_APPEND_F
+						!  H5S_SELECT_PREPEND_F
+                                                !
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr     ! Error code
+
+!  INTERFACE
+!  INTEGER FUNCTION h5smodify_select_c(space1_id, operator, &
+!  space2_id)
+!  USE H5GLOBAL
+!  !DEC$IF DEFINED(HDF5F90_WINDOWS)
+!  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES C,reference,decorate,alias:'H5SMODIFY_SELECT_C'::h5smodify_select_c
+!  !DEC$ENDIF
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(INOUT) :: space1_id
+!  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space2_id
+!  INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator
+!  END FUNCTION h5smodify_select_c
+!  END INTERFACE
+
+!  hdferr = h5smodify_select_c(space1_id, operator, space2_id)
+!  return
+
+!  END SUBROUTINE h5smodify_select_f
 
 !
 !****s* H5S/h5sget_select_type_f
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5VLff.F90 b/fortran/src/H5VLff.F90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9abc157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fortran/src/H5VLff.F90
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+!****h* ROBODoc/H5VL
+!
+! NAME
+!  MODULE H5VL
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  This file contains Fortran interfaces for H5VL (VOL) functions.
+!
+! COPYRIGHT
+! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+!   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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+!   distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+!   If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+!   help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+!
+! NOTES
+!       _____ __  __ _____   ____  _____ _______       _   _ _______
+!      |_   _|  \/  |  __ \ / __ \|  __ \__   __|/\   | \ | |__   __|
+! ****   | | | \  / | |__) | |  | | |__) | | |  /  \  |  \| |  | |    ****
+! ****   | | | |\/| |  ___/| |  | |  _  /  | | / /\ \ | . ` |  | |    ****
+! ****  _| |_| |  | | |    | |__| | | \ \  | |/ ____ \| |\  |  | |    ****
+!      |_____|_|  |_|_|     \____/|_|  \_\ |_/_/    \_\_| \_|  |_|
+!
+!  If you add a new H5VL function you must add the function name to the
+!  Windows dll file 'hdf5_fortrandll.def.in' in the fortran/src directory.
+!  This is needed for Windows based operating systems.
+!
+!*****
+
+MODULE H5VL
+
+  USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING, ONLY : C_PTR, C_FUNPTR, C_CHAR, C_INT64_T, C_INT
+  USE H5GLOBAL
+  USE H5fortkit
+
+  IMPLICIT NONE
+
+CONTAINS
+
+! H5VLregister_connector
+
+!
+!****s* H5VL/H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Registers a new VOL connector as a member of the virtual object
+!  layer class by name.
+!
+! INPUTS
+!  name - Connector name
+! OUTPUTS
+!  vol_id - VOL id
+!  hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
+! SOURCE
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f(name, vol_id, hdferr, vipl_id)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: vol_id
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+    INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: vipl_id
+!*****
+    CHARACTER(LEN=LEN_TRIM(name)+1,KIND=C_CHAR) :: c_name
+    INTEGER(HID_T) :: vipl_id_default
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER(HID_T) FUNCTION H5VLregister_connector_by_name(name, vipl_id) &
+            BIND(C,NAME='H5VLregister_connector_by_name')
+         IMPORT :: C_CHAR
+         IMPORT :: HID_T
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: vipl_id
+       END FUNCTION H5VLregister_connector_by_name
+    END INTERFACE
+    
+    vipl_id_default = H5P_DEFAULT_F
+    IF(PRESENT(vipl_id)) vipl_id_default = vipl_id
+
+    c_name = TRIM(name)//C_NULL_CHAR
+    vol_id = H5VLregister_connector_by_name(c_name, vipl_id_default)
+
+    hdferr = 0
+    IF(vol_id.LT.0) hdferr = H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLregister_connector_by_value_f(connector_value, vol_id, hdferr, vipl_id)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: connector_value
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: vol_id
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+    INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: vipl_id
+!*****
+    INTEGER(HID_T) :: vipl_id_default
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER(HID_T) FUNCTION H5VLregister_connector_by_value(connector_value, vipl_id) &
+            BIND(C,NAME='H5VLregister_connector_by_value')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T
+         IMPORT :: C_INT
+         INTEGER(C_INT), VALUE :: connector_value
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: vipl_id
+       END FUNCTION H5VLregister_connector_by_value
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    vipl_id_default = H5P_DEFAULT_F
+    IF(PRESENT(vipl_id)) vipl_id_default = vipl_id
+
+    vol_id = H5VLregister_connector_by_value(INT(connector_value,C_INT), vipl_id_default)
+
+    hdferr = 0
+    IF(vol_id.LT.0) hdferr = H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLregister_connector_by_value_f
+
+!
+!****s* H5VL/H5VLis_connector_registered_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5VLis_connector_registered_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Tests whether a VOL class has been registered or not.
+!
+! INPUTS
+!  name - Connector name
+! OUTPUTS
+!  registered - state of VOL class registration 
+!  hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
+! SOURCE
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLis_connector_registered_f(name, registered,  hdferr)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+    LOGICAL, INTENT(OUT) :: registered
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+!*****
+    CHARACTER(LEN=LEN_TRIM(name)+1,KIND=C_CHAR) :: c_name
+    INTEGER(C_INT) :: registered_c
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER(C_INT) FUNCTION H5VLis_connector_registered(name) BIND(C,NAME='H5VLis_connector_registered')
+         IMPORT :: C_CHAR
+         IMPORT :: C_INT
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+       END FUNCTION H5VLis_connector_registered
+    END INTERFACE
+    
+    c_name = TRIM(name)//C_NULL_CHAR
+    registered_c = H5VLis_connector_registered(c_name)
+
+    hdferr = 0
+    registered = .FALSE.
+    IF(registered_c .GT. 0) registered = .TRUE.
+    IF(registered_c .LT. 0) hdferr = INT(registered_c)
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLis_connector_registered_f
+
+!
+!****s* H5VL/H5VLis_connector_registered_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5VLis_connector_registered_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Retrieves the ID for a registered VOL connector.
+!
+! INPUTS
+!  name - Connector name
+! OUTPUTS
+!  vol_id - Connector id
+!  hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
+! SOURCE
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLget_connector_id_f(name, vol_id, hdferr)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: vol_id
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+!*****
+    CHARACTER(LEN=LEN_TRIM(name)+1,KIND=C_CHAR) :: c_name
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER(HID_T) FUNCTION H5VLget_connector_id(name) BIND(C,NAME='H5VLget_connector_id')
+         IMPORT :: C_CHAR
+         IMPORT :: HID_T
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: name
+       END FUNCTION H5VLget_connector_id
+    END INTERFACE
+    
+    c_name = TRIM(name)//C_NULL_CHAR
+    vol_id = H5VLget_connector_id(c_name)
+
+    IF(vol_id.LT.0)THEN
+       hdferr = -1
+       vol_id = H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+    ENDIF
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLget_connector_id_f
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLget_connector_name_f(obj_id, name, hdferr, name_len)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: obj_id
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(OUT) :: name
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+    INTEGER(SIZE_T), OPTIONAL     :: name_len
+!*****
+    CHARACTER(LEN=1,KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(1:LEN(name)+1), TARGET :: c_name
+    INTEGER(SIZE_T) :: l
+    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER(SIZE_T) FUNCTION H5VLget_connector_name(obj_id, name, size) BIND(C,NAME='H5VLget_connector_name')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, C_PTR, C_CHAR
+         IMPLICIT NONE
+         INTEGER(HID_T) , INTENT(IN), VALUE :: obj_id
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(OUT) :: name
+        ! TYPE(C_PTR), value :: name
+         INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: size
+       END FUNCTION H5VLget_connector_name
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    hdferr = 0
+    IF(PRESENT(name_len))THEN
+       c_name(1:1)(1:1) = C_NULL_CHAR
+       name_len = INT(H5VLget_connector_name(obj_id, c_name, 1_SIZE_T), SIZE_T)
+       IF(name_len.LT.0) hdferr = H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+    ELSE
+       l = INT(LEN(name)+1,SIZE_T)
+       IF(INT(H5VLget_connector_name(obj_id, c_name, l), SIZE_T).LT.0)THEN
+          hdferr = H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+       ELSE
+          CALL HD5c2fstring(name,c_name,LEN(name))
+       ENDIF
+    ENDIF
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLget_connector_name_f
+
+! 
+!
+!****s* H5VL/H5VLclose_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5VLclose_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Closes a VOL connector ID.
+!
+! INPUTS
+!  vol_id - A valid identifier of the connectory to unregister.
+!
+! OUTPUTS
+!  hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
+! SOURCE
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLclose_f(vol_id, hdferr)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: vol_id
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+!*****
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER FUNCTION H5VLclose(vol_id) BIND(C, NAME='H5VLclose')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: vol_id
+       END FUNCTION H5VLclose
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    hdferr = INT(H5VLclose(vol_id))
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLclose_f
+
+!
+!****s* H5VL/H5VLunregister_connector_f
+!
+! NAME
+!  H5VLunregister_connector_f
+!
+! PURPOSE
+!  Removes a VOL connector ID from the library.
+!
+! INPUTS
+!  plugin_id - A valid identifier of the connector to unregister.
+!
+! OUTPUTS
+!  hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
+! SOURCE
+
+  SUBROUTINE H5VLunregister_connector_f(plugin_id, hdferr)
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: plugin_id
+    INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
+!*****
+
+    INTERFACE
+       INTEGER FUNCTION H5VLunregister_connector(plugin_id) BIND(C, NAME='H5VLunregister_connector')
+         IMPORT :: HID_T
+         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN), VALUE :: plugin_id
+       END FUNCTION H5VLunregister_connector
+    END INTERFACE
+
+    hdferr = INT(H5VLunregister_connector(plugin_id))
+
+  END SUBROUTINE H5VLunregister_connector_f
+
+END MODULE H5VL
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5_f.c b/fortran/src/H5_f.c
index 69ba8b3..2d1c6e7 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5_f.c
+++ b/fortran/src/H5_f.c
@@ -498,6 +498,16 @@ h5init_flags_c( int_f *h5d_flags, size_t_f *h5d_size_flags,
     h5i_flags[4] = (int_f)H5I_DATASET;
     h5i_flags[5] = (int_f)H5I_ATTR;
     h5i_flags[6] = (int_f)H5I_BADID;
+    h5i_flags[7] = (int_f)H5I_UNINIT;
+    h5i_flags[8] = (int_f)H5I_VFL;
+    h5i_flags[9] = (int_f)H5I_VOL;
+    h5i_flags[10] = (int_f)H5I_GENPROP_CLS;
+    h5i_flags[11] = (int_f)H5I_GENPROP_LST;
+    h5i_flags[12] = (int_f)H5I_ERROR_CLASS;
+    h5i_flags[13] = (int_f)H5I_ERROR_MSG;
+    h5i_flags[14] = (int_f)H5I_ERROR_STACK;
+    h5i_flags[15] = (int_f)H5I_NTYPES;
+    h5i_flags[16] = (int_f)H5I_INVALID_HID;
 /*
  *  H5L flags
  */
@@ -632,7 +642,6 @@ h5init_flags_c( int_f *h5d_flags, size_t_f *h5d_size_flags,
       h5s_flags[15] = (int_f)H5S_SEL_POINTS;
       h5s_flags[16] = (int_f)H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS;
       h5s_flags[17] = (int_f)H5S_SEL_ALL;
-
 /*
  *  H5T flags
  */
@@ -671,7 +680,6 @@ h5init_flags_c( int_f *h5d_flags, size_t_f *h5d_size_flags,
       h5t_flags[32] = (int_f)H5T_ARRAY;
       h5t_flags[33] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_ASCEND;
       h5t_flags[34] = (int_f)H5T_DIR_DESCEND;
-
 /*
  *  H5Z flags
  */
@@ -695,10 +703,6 @@ h5init_flags_c( int_f *h5d_flags, size_t_f *h5d_size_flags,
       h5z_flags[17] = (int_f)H5Z_SO_FLOAT_ESCALE;
       h5z_flags[18] = (int_f)H5Z_SO_INT;
       h5z_flags[19] = (int_f)H5Z_SO_INT_MINBITS_DEFAULT;
-/*
- *  H5A flags
- */
-
 
 /*
  *  H5 Generic flags introduced in version 1.8
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5_ff.F90 b/fortran/src/H5_ff.F90
index 84529e4..443be79 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5_ff.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5_ff.F90
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ MODULE H5LIB
   !
   ! H5I flags declaration
   !
-  INTEGER, PARAMETER :: H5I_FLAGS_LEN = 7
+  INTEGER, PARAMETER :: H5I_FLAGS_LEN = 17
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(1:H5I_FLAGS_LEN) :: H5I_flags
   !
   ! H5L flags declaration
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ MODULE H5LIB
   !
   INTEGER, PARAMETER :: H5T_FLAGS_LEN = 35
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(1:H5T_FLAGS_LEN) :: H5T_flags
+
   !
   ! H5Z flags declaration
   !
@@ -443,13 +444,23 @@ CONTAINS
     !
     ! H5I flags declaration
     !
-    H5I_FILE_F      = H5I_flags(1)
-    H5I_GROUP_F     = H5I_flags(2)
-    H5I_DATATYPE_F  = H5I_flags(3)
-    H5I_DATASPACE_F = H5I_flags(4)
-    H5I_DATASET_F   = H5I_flags(5)
-    H5I_ATTR_F      = H5I_flags(6)
-    H5I_BADID_F     = H5I_flags(7)
+    H5I_FILE_F        = H5I_flags(1)
+    H5I_GROUP_F       = H5I_flags(2)
+    H5I_DATATYPE_F    = H5I_flags(3)
+    H5I_DATASPACE_F   = H5I_flags(4)
+    H5I_DATASET_F     = H5I_flags(5)
+    H5I_ATTR_F        = H5I_flags(6)
+    H5I_BADID_F       = H5I_flags(7)
+    H5I_UNINIT_F      = H5I_flags(8)
+    H5I_VFL_F         = H5I_flags(9)
+    H5I_VOL_F         = H5I_flags(10)
+    H5I_GENPROP_CLS_F = H5I_flags(11)
+    H5I_GENPROP_LST_F = H5I_flags(12)
+    H5I_ERROR_CLASS_F = H5I_flags(13)
+    H5I_ERROR_MSG_F   = H5I_flags(14)
+    H5I_ERROR_STACK_F = H5I_flags(15)
+    H5I_NTYPES_F      = H5I_flags(16)
+    H5I_INVALID_HID_F = H5I_flags(17)
     !
     ! H5L flags
     !    
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90 b/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
index b705cc1..02e3bc3 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5f90global.F90
@@ -435,15 +435,36 @@ MODULE H5GLOBAL
   !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_DATASET_F
   !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_ATTR_F
   !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_BADID_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_UNINIT_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_VFL_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_VOL_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_GENPROP_CLS_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_GENPROP_LST_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_ERROR_CLASS_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_ERROR_MSG_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_ERROR_STACK_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_NTYPES_F
+  !DEC$ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: H5I_INVALID_HID_F
   !DEC$endif
 
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_FILE_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_GROUP_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_DATATYPE_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_DATASPACE_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_DATASET_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_ATTR_F
-  INTEGER ::  H5I_BADID_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_FILE_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_GROUP_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_DATATYPE_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_DATASPACE_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_DATASET_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_ATTR_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_BADID_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_UNINIT_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_VFL_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_VOL_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_GENPROP_CLS_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_GENPROP_LST_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_ERROR_CLASS_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_ERROR_MSG_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_ERROR_STACK_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_NTYPES_F
+  INTEGER :: H5I_INVALID_HID_F
+
   !
   ! H5L flags declaration
   !
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h b/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
index b357715..5faf4b4 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
+++ b/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ H5_FCDLL int_f h5sset_extent_none_c( hid_t_f *space_id );
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sselect_hyperslab_c( hid_t_f *space_id , int_f *op, hsize_t_f *start, hsize_t_f *count, hsize_t_f *stride, hsize_t_f *block);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sget_select_type_c( hid_t_f *space_id , int_f *op);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sselect_elements_c( hid_t_f *space_id , int_f *op, size_t_f *nelements, hsize_t_f *coord);
+H5_FCDLL int_f h5scombine_hyperslab_c( hid_t_f *space_id , int_f *op, hsize_t_f *start, hsize_t_f *count, hsize_t_f *stride, hsize_t_f *block, hid_t_f *hyper_id);
+H5_FCDLL int_f h5scombine_select_c( hid_t_f *space1_id , int_f *op, hid_t_f *space2_id, hid_t_f *ds_id);
+H5_FCDLL int_f h5smodify_select_c( hid_t_f *space1_id , int_f *op, hid_t_f *space2_id);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sdecode_c( _fcd buf, hid_t_f *obj_id );
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sencode_c(_fcd buf, hid_t_f *obj_id, size_t_f *nalloc, hid_t_f *fapl_id );
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5sextent_equal_c( hid_t_f * space1_id, hid_t_f *space2_id, hid_t_f *c_equal);
diff --git a/fortran/src/HDF5.F90 b/fortran/src/HDF5.F90
index 0370224..fe38b7d 100644
--- a/fortran/src/HDF5.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/HDF5.F90
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ MODULE HDF5
   USE H5O
   USE H5P
   USE H5R
+  USE H5VL
   USE H5Z
   USE H5_gen
   USE H5LIB
diff --git a/fortran/src/Makefile.am b/fortran/src/Makefile.am
index 666f6cb..4009439 100644
--- a/fortran/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/fortran/src/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif
 libhdf5_fortran_la_SOURCES=H5f90global.F90 \
           H5fortran_types.F90 H5_ff.F90 H5Aff.F90 H5Dff.F90 H5Eff.F90    \
           H5Fff.F90 H5Gff.F90 H5Iff.F90 H5Lff.F90 H5Off.F90 H5Pff.F90 H5Rff.F90 H5Sff.F90    \
-          H5Tff.F90 H5Zff.F90 H5_gen.F90 H5fortkit.F90 \
+          H5Tff.F90 H5VLff.F90 H5Zff.F90 H5_gen.F90 H5fortkit.F90 \
           H5f90kit.c H5_f.c H5Af.c H5Df.c H5Ef.c H5Ff.c H5Gf.c           \
           H5If.c H5Lf.c H5Of.c H5Pf.c H5Rf.c H5Sf.c H5Tf.c H5Zf.c HDF5.F90
 
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ H5Pff.lo:            $(srcdir)/H5Pff.F90 H5f90global.lo H5fortkit.lo
 H5Rff.lo:            $(srcdir)/H5Rff.F90 H5f90global.lo
 H5Sff.lo:            $(srcdir)/H5Sff.F90 H5f90global.lo
 H5Tff.lo:            $(srcdir)/H5Tff.F90 H5f90global.lo
+H5VLff.lo:           $(srcdir)/H5VLff.F90 H5f90global.lo
 H5Zff.lo:            $(srcdir)/H5Zff.F90 H5f90global.lo
 H5_gen.lo:           H5_gen.F90 H5f90global.lo H5Aff.lo H5Dff.lo H5Pff.lo
 HDF5.lo:             $(srcdir)/HDF5.F90 H5f90global.lo H5_ff.lo H5Aff.lo  \
diff --git a/fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in b/fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in
index 3a0ca81..e31a582 100644
--- a/fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in
+++ b/fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ H5P_mp_H5PGET_VIRTUAL_FILENAME_F
 H5P_mp_H5PGET_VIRTUAL_DSETNAME_F
 H5P_mp_H5PGET_DSET_NO_ATTRS_HINT_F
 H5P_mp_H5PSET_DSET_NO_ATTRS_HINT_F
+H5P_mp_H5PSET_VOL_F
+H5P_mp_H5PGET_VOL_ID_F
 ; Parallel
 @H5_NOPAREXP@H5P_mp_H5PSET_FAPL_MPIO_F
 @H5_NOPAREXP@H5P_mp_H5PGET_FAPL_MPIO_F
@@ -452,6 +454,14 @@ H5T_mp_H5TGET_NATIVE_TYPE_F
 H5T_mp_H5TCONVERT_F
 H5T_mp_H5TENUM_INSERT_F90
 H5T_mp_H5TENUM_INSERT_F03
+; H5VL
+H5VL_mp_H5VLREGISTER_CONNECTOR_BY_NAME_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLREGISTER_CONNECTOR_BY_VALUE_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLIS_CONNECTOR_REGISTERED_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLGET_CONNECTOR_ID_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLGET_CONNECTOR_NAME_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLCLOSE_F
+H5VL_mp_H5VLUNREGISTER_CONNECTOR_F
 ; H5Z
 H5Z_mp_H5ZUNREGISTER_F
 H5Z_mp_H5ZFILTER_AVAIL_F
diff --git a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index b862fcd..3f049af 100644
--- a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project (HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS C Fortran)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 add_executable (H5_test_buildiface ${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/test/H5_test_buildiface.F90)
-target_include_directories(H5_test_buildiface
+target_include_directories (H5_test_buildiface
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR} ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}
 )
@@ -35,31 +35,34 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared")
   set (MODSH_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
 endif ()
-file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static")
-set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static")
+  set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add Test Lib
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC t.c)
-set_source_files_properties (t.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-)
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC t.c)
+  set_source_files_properties (t.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE C
+  )
+else ()
   add_library (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED t.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -78,19 +81,19 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
 endif ()
 
-add_custom_command (
-    OUTPUT ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
-    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5_test_buildiface>
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static
-    DEPENDS H5_test_buildiface
-    COMMENT "Generating the tf_gen.F90 file"
-)
-add_custom_target (H5testgen ALL
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_custom_command (
+      OUTPUT ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
+      COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5_test_buildiface>
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static
+      DEPENDS H5_test_buildiface
+      COMMENT "Generating the tf_gen.F90 file"
+  )
+  add_custom_target (H5testgen ALL
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+else ()
   add_custom_command (
       OUTPUT ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared/tf_gen.F90
       COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5_test_buildiface>
@@ -104,15 +107,16 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared/tf_gen.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
 endif ()
 
-set (HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES
-    # generated files
-    ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES
+      # generated files
+      ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/static/tf_gen.F90
 
-    # normal distribution
-    tf.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      # normal distribution
+      tf.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
+else ()
   set (HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES_SHARED
       # generated file
       ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared/tf_gen.F90
@@ -123,40 +127,40 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES_SHARED} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
 endif ()
 
-add_library (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-    INTERFACE
-        "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
-)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#)
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-endif()
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} H5testgen)
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
+      INTERFACE
+          "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+#  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+#  )
+  if(MSVC)
+    set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} H5testgen)
+else ()
   add_library (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_F90_TF_SOURCES_SHARED})
   target_include_directories (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE
@@ -218,18 +222,10 @@ add_executable (testhdf5_fortran
     tH5Z.F90
     tHDF5.F90
 )
-target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran
-    PRIVATE
-        "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-)
 target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran
     PRIVATE
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
 )
-target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran
-    PRIVATE
-        ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
 #set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran APPEND PROPERTY
 #    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #)
@@ -239,58 +235,36 @@ target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran  PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
 endif()
-set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran PROPERTIES
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    FOLDER test/fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (testhdf5_fortran-shared
-      fortranlib_test.F90
-      tH5A.F90
-      tH5D.F90
-      tH5E.F90
-      tH5F.F90
-      tH5G.F90
-      tH5I.F90
-      tH5P.F90
-      tH5R.F90
-      tH5S.F90
-      tH5Sselect.F90
-      tH5T.F90
-      tH5VL.F90
-      tH5Z.F90
-      tHDF5.F90
-  )
-  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran-shared
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran
       PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
   )
-  target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran-shared
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+          ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran
+      PRIVATE
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
   )
-  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran-shared
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
   )
-#  set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#  )
-#  set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#  )
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-  endif()
-  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran-shared PROPERTIES
+  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
 
 #-- Adding test for testhdf5_fortran_1_8
@@ -302,18 +276,10 @@ add_executable (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
     tH5MISC_1_8.F90
     tHDF5_1_8.F90
 )
-target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
-    PRIVATE
-        "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-)
 target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran_1_8
     PRIVATE
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
 )
-target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
-    PRIVATE
-        ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
 #set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran_1_8 APPEND PROPERTY
 #    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #)
@@ -323,49 +289,36 @@ target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran_1_8 PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
 endif()
-set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 PROPERTIES
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    FOLDER test/fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
-      fortranlib_test_1_8.F90
-      tH5O.F90
-      tH5A_1_8.F90
-      tH5G_1_8.F90
-      tH5MISC_1_8.F90
-      tHDF5_1_8.F90
-  )
-  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
       PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
   )
-  target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+          ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
+      PRIVATE
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
   )
-  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
   )
-#  set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#  )
-#  set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#  )
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_property(TARGET testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-  endif()
-  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared PROPERTIES
+  set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
 
 #-- Adding test for fortranlib_test_F03
@@ -379,18 +332,10 @@ add_executable (fortranlib_test_F03
     tH5T_F03.F90
     tHDF5_F03.F90
 )
-target_include_directories (fortranlib_test_F03
-    PRIVATE
-        "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
-)
 target_compile_options(fortranlib_test_F03
     PRIVATE
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
 )
-target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03
-    PRIVATE
-        ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
 #set_property(TARGET fortranlib_test_F03 APPEND PROPERTY
 #    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #)
@@ -400,67 +345,44 @@ target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
 endif()
-set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    FOLDER test/fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (fortranlib_test_F03-shared
-      fortranlib_test_F03.F90
-      tH5E_F03.F90
-      tH5F_F03.F90
-      tH5L_F03.F90
-      tH5O_F03.F90
-      tH5P_F03.F90
-      tH5T_F03.F90
-      tHDF5_F03.F90
-  )
-  target_include_directories (fortranlib_test_F03-shared
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (fortranlib_test_F03
       PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static"
   )
-  target_compile_options(fortranlib_test_F03-shared
+  target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+          ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (fortranlib_test_F03
+      PRIVATE
+          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared"
   )
-  target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03-shared
+  target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
   )
-#  set_property(TARGET fortranlib_test_F03-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#  )
-#  set_property(TARGET fortranlib_test_F03-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#  )
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_property(TARGET fortranlib_test_F03-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-  endif()
-  set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03-shared PROPERTIES
+  set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
 
 #-- Adding test for fflush1
 add_executable (fflush1 fflush1.F90)
-target_include_directories (fflush1
-    PRIVATE
-        ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
 target_compile_options(fflush1
     PRIVATE
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
 )
-target_link_libraries (fflush1
-    PRIVATE
-        ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
 #set_property(TARGET fflush1 APPEND PROPERTY
 #    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #)
@@ -470,58 +392,44 @@ target_link_libraries (fflush1
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET fflush1 PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
 endif()
-set_target_properties (fflush1 PROPERTIES
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    FOLDER test/fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-add_dependencies (fflush1 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (fflush1-shared fflush1.F90)
-  target_include_directories (fflush1-shared
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (fflush1
       PRIVATE
-          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
   )
-  target_compile_options(fflush1-shared
+  target_link_libraries (fflush1
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+          ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (fflush1 PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  add_dependencies (fflush1 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (fflush1
+      PRIVATE
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  target_link_libraries (fflush1-shared
+  target_link_libraries (fflush1
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
   )
-#  set_property(TARGET fflush1-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#  )
-#  set_property(TARGET fflush1-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#  )
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_property(TARGET fflush1-shared  PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-  endif()
-  set_target_properties (fflush1-shared PROPERTIES
+  set_target_properties (fflush1 PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  add_dependencies (fflush1-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies (fflush1 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
 
 #-- Adding test for fflush2
 add_executable (fflush2 fflush2.F90)
-target_include_directories (fflush2
-    PRIVATE
-        ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
 target_compile_options (fflush2
     PRIVATE
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
 )
-target_link_libraries (fflush2
-    PRIVATE
-        ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
 #set_property(TARGET fflush2 APPEND PROPERTY
 #    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #)
@@ -531,42 +439,83 @@ target_link_libraries (fflush2
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET fflush2 PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
 endif()
-set_target_properties (fflush2 PROPERTIES
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    FOLDER test/fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-add_dependencies (fflush2 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (fflush2-shared fflush2.F90)
-  target_include_directories (fflush2-shared
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (fflush2
       PRIVATE
-          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
   )
-  target_compile_options(fflush2-shared
+  target_link_libraries (fflush2
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+          ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (fflush2 PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
   )
-  target_link_libraries (fflush2-shared
+  add_dependencies (fflush2 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (fflush2
+      PRIVATE
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (fflush2
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
   )
-#  set_property(TARGET fflush2-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#  )
-#  set_property(TARGET fflush2-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#  )
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_property(TARGET fflush2-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-  endif()
-  set_target_properties (fflush2-shared PROPERTIES
+  set_target_properties (fflush2 PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+  )
+  add_dependencies (fflush2 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
+
+#-- Adding test for vol_connector
+add_executable (vol_connector vol_connector.F90)
+target_compile_options(vol_connector
+    PRIVATE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+)
+#set_property(TARGET vol_connector APPEND PROPERTY
+#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+#)
+#set_property(TARGET vol_connector APPEND PROPERTY
+#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+#)
+if(MSVC)
+  set_property(TARGET vol_connector PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
+endif()
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_include_directories (vol_connector
+      PRIVATE
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (vol_connector
+      PRIVATE
+          ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (vol_connector PROPERTIES
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      FOLDER test/fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  add_dependencies (vol_connector ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  target_include_directories (vol_connector
+      PRIVATE
+          ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (vol_connector
+      PRIVATE
+          ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  set_target_properties (vol_connector PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
   )
-  add_dependencies (fflush2-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies (vol_connector ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 5fa10f4..20fb7e3 100644
--- a/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -15,48 +15,49 @@
 ###           T E S T I N G                                                ###
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fshared")
-endif ()
+
+set (test_CLEANFILES
+          a.h5
+          b.h5
+          c.h5
+          d.h5
+          dsetf_F03.h5
+          enum1.h5
+          extern_1a.raw
+          extern_2a.raw
+          extern_3a.raw
+          extern_4a.raw
+          extren_raw.raw
+          get_info.h5
+          nbit.h5
+          t_array_F03.h5
+          t_bit_F03.h5
+          t_controlchar_F03.h5
+          t_enum_F03.h5
+          t_objref_F03.h5
+          t_opaque_F03.h5
+          t_regref_F03.h5
+          t_string_F03.h5
+          t_vlen_F03.h5
+          t_vlstring_F03.h5
+          t_vlstringrw_F03.h5
+          tarray1.h5
+          tarray2.h5
+          tarray3.h5
+          test_create.h5
+          tget_file_image.h5
+          th5o_ref.h5
+          titerate.h5
+          vds.h5
+          visit.h5
+)
 
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (
     NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5-clear-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
         -E remove
-        a.h5
-        b.h5
-        c.h5
-        d.h5
-        dsetf_F03.h5
-        enum1.h5
-        extern_1a.raw
-        extern_2a.raw
-        extern_3a.raw
-        extern_4a.raw
-        extren_raw.raw
-        get_info.h5
-        nbit.h5
-        t_array_F03.h5
-        t_bit_F03.h5
-        t_controlchar_F03.h5
-        t_enum_F03.h5
-        t_objref_F03.h5
-        t_opaque_F03.h5
-        t_regref_F03.h5
-        t_string_F03.h5
-        t_vlen_F03.h5
-        t_vlstring_F03.h5
-        t_vlstringrw_F03.h5
-        tarray1.h5
-        tarray2.h5
-        tarray3.h5
-        test_create.h5
-        tget_file_image.h5
-        th5o_ref.h5
-        titerate.h5
-        vds.h5
-        visit.h5
+        ${test_CLEANFILES}
 )
 if (last_test)
   set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
@@ -122,6 +123,24 @@ endif ()
 #  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[ ]*0 error.s")
   set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8)
 
+#-- Adding test for vol_connector
+if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+  add_test (NAME FORTRAN_vol_connector COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:vol_connector>)
+else ()
+  add_test (NAME FORTRAN_vol_connector COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+      -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:vol_connector>"
+      -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+      -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
+      -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
+      -D "TEST_REGEX= 0 error.s."
+      -D "TEST_MATCH= 0 error(s)"
+      -D "TEST_OUTPUT=vol_connector.txt"
+      #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=vol_connector.out"
+      -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+  )
+endif ()
+
 #-- Adding test for fflush1
 add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fflush1 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:fflush1>)
 set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fflush1 PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_testhdf5-clear-objects)
@@ -129,114 +148,3 @@ set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fflush1 PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_testhdf5-clear-
 #-- Adding test for fflush2
 add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fflush2 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:fflush2>)
 set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fflush2 PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_fflush1)
-
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_test (
-    NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5-shared-clear-objects
-    COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        a.h5
-        b.h5
-        c.h5
-        d.h5
-        dsetf_F03.h5
-        enum1.h5
-        extern_1a.raw
-        extern_2a.raw
-        extern_3a.raw
-        extern_4a.raw
-        extren_raw.raw
-        get_info.h5
-        nbit.h5
-        t_array_F03.h5
-        t_bit_F03.h5
-        t_controlchar_F03.h5
-        t_enum_F03.h5
-        t_objref_F03.h5
-        t_opaque_F03.h5
-        t_regref_F03.h5
-        t_string_F03.h5
-        t_vlen_F03.h5
-        t_vlstring_F03.h5
-        t_vlstringrw_F03.h5
-        tarray1.h5
-        tarray2.h5
-        tarray3.h5
-        test_create.h5
-        tget_file_image.h5
-        th5o_ref.h5
-        titerate.h5
-        vds.h5
-        visit.h5
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fshared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5-shared-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_testhdf5-clear-objects)
-
-  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5_fortran-shared>)
-  else ()
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran-shared COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5_fortran-shared>"
-        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-        -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-        -D "TEST_REGEX= 0 error.s."
-        -D "TEST_MATCH= 0 error(s)"
-        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testhdf5_fortran.txt"
-        #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=testhdf5_fortran.out"
-        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fshared"
-        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-    )
-  endif ()
-#  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran-shared PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[ ]*0 error.s")
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS "FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran;FORTRAN_testhdf5-shared-clear-objects")
-
-  #-- Adding test for testhdf5_fortran_1_8
-  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared>)
-  else ()
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared>"
-        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-        -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-        -D "TEST_REGEX= 0 error.s."
-        -D "TEST_MATCH= 0 error(s)"
-        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testhdf5_fortran_1_8.txt"
-        #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=testhdf5_fortran_1_8.out"
-        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fshared"
-        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-    )
-  endif ()
-#  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[ ]*0 error.s")
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_testhdf5_fortran_1_8)
-
-  #-- Adding test for fortranlib_test_F03
-  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:fortranlib_test_F03-shared>)
-  else ()
-    add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03-shared COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:fortranlib_test_F03-shared>"
-        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-        -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-        -D "TEST_REGEX= 0 error.s."
-        -D "TEST_MATCH= 0 error(s)"
-        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=fortranlib_test_F03.txt"
-        #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=fortranlib_test_F03.out"
-        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fshared"
-        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-    )
-  endif ()
-#    set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03-shared PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[ ]*0 error.s")
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_fortranlib_test_F03)
-
-  #-- Adding test for fflush1
-  add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fflush1-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:fflush1-shared>)
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fflush1-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_fflush2)
-
-  #-- Adding test for fflush2
-  add_test (NAME FORTRAN_fflush2-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:fflush2-shared>)
-  set_tests_properties (FORTRAN_fflush2-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS FORTRAN_fflush1-shared)
-endif ()
diff --git a/fortran/test/Makefile.am b/fortran/test/Makefile.am
index 8613cf9..f0d7f03 100644
--- a/fortran/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/fortran/test/Makefile.am
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # Our main targets, the tests themselves
-TEST_PROG=fortranlib_test fflush1 fflush2 fortranlib_test_1_8 fortranlib_test_F03
+TEST_PROG=fortranlib_test fflush1 fflush2 fortranlib_test_1_8 fortranlib_test_F03 vol_connector
 
 check_PROGRAMS=$(TEST_PROG)
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fortranlib_test_1_8_SOURCES = tH5O.F90 tH5A_1_8.F90 tH5G_1_8.F90 tH5MISC_1_8.F90
 fortranlib_test_F03_SOURCES = tH5E_F03.F90 tH5F_F03.F90 tH5L_F03.F90 \
         tH5O_F03.F90 tH5P_F03.F90 tH5T_F03.F90 tHDF5_F03.F90 fortranlib_test_F03.F90
 
+vol_connector_SOURCES=vol_connector.F90
 
 fflush1_SOURCES=fflush1.F90
 fflush2_SOURCES=fflush2.F90
diff --git a/fortran/test/vol_connector.F90 b/fortran/test/vol_connector.F90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aabb2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fortran/test/vol_connector.F90
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+!****h* root/fortran/test/vol_connector.F90
+!
+! NAME
+!  vol_connector.F90
+!
+! FUNCTION
+!
+!  Tests basic Fortran VOL plugin operations (registration, etc.).
+!  Uses the null VOL connector (built with the testing code)
+!  which is loaded as a dynamic plugin.
+!
+! COPYRIGHT
+! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+!   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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+!   distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+!   If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+!   help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+!
+!*****
+
+MODULE VOL_TMOD
+
+  USE HDF5
+  USE TH5_MISC
+  USE TH5_MISC_GEN
+  IMPLICIT NONE
+
+  INTEGER, PARAMETER :: NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_VALUE = 0
+  CHARACTER(LEN=180) :: NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME
+
+CONTAINS
+
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ! Function:    test_registration_by_name()
+  !
+  ! Purpose:     Tests if we can load, register, and close a VOL
+  !              connector by name.
+  !
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  !
+
+  SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_name(total_error)
+
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+
+    INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT) :: total_error
+    INTEGER :: error = 0
+
+    LOGICAL :: is_registered = .FALSE.
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: vol_id = 0, vol_id_out = 1
+    CHARACTER(LEN=64) :: name
+    CHARACTER(LEN=1) :: name_null
+    INTEGER(SIZE_T) :: name_len
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: file_id
+
+    ! The null VOL connector should not be registered at the start of the test
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f( "FAKE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME", is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .FALSE., total_error)
+
+    ! Register the connector by name
+    CALL H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, vol_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f",error,total_error)
+    
+    ! The connector should be registered now
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .TRUE., total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_id_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, vol_id_out, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_id_f",error,total_error)
+
+    CALL H5Fcreate_f("voltest.h5",H5F_ACC_TRUNC_F, file_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5F_create_f",error,total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_name_f(file_id, name, error, name_len)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_name_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLget_connector_name_f", INT(name_len), LEN_TRIM(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME), total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_name_f(file_id, name, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_name_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLget_connector_name_f", TRIM(name), NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_name_f(file_id, name_null, error, name_len)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_name_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLget_connector_name_f", INT(name_len), LEN_TRIM(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME), total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_name_f(file_id, name_null, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_name_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLget_connector_name_f", name_null, NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME(1:1), total_error)
+
+    CALL H5Fclose_f(file_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5Fclose_f",error,total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLclose_f(vol_id_out, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLclose_f",error, total_error)
+
+  END SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_name
+
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ! Function:    test_registration_by_value()
+  !
+  ! Purpose:     Tests if we can load, register, and close a VOL
+  !              connector by value.
+  !
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_value(total_error)
+
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+
+    INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT) :: total_error
+    INTEGER :: error = 0
+    
+    LOGICAL :: is_registered = .FALSE.
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: vol_id = 0
+
+
+    ! The null VOL connector should not be registered at the start of the test
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f( "FAKE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME", is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .FALSE., total_error)
+
+    ! Register the connector by value
+    CALL H5VLregister_connector_by_value_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_VALUE, vol_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLregister_connector_by_value_f", error, total_error)
+
+    ! The connector should be registered now
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .TRUE., total_error)
+
+  END SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_value
+
+
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ! Function:    test_registration_by_name()
+  !
+  ! Purpose:     Tests if we can load, register, and close a VOL
+  !              connector by name.
+  !
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  !
+
+  SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_fapl(total_error)
+
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+
+    INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT) :: total_error
+    INTEGER :: error = 0
+
+    LOGICAL :: is_registered = .FALSE.
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: vol_id = 0, vol_id_out = 1
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: file_id
+    INTEGER(hid_t) :: fapl_id
+    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f( "FAKE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME", is_registered, error)
+
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .FALSE., total_error)
+
+    ! The null VOL connector should not be registered at the start of the test
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f( "FAKE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME", is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .FALSE., total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, vol_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLregister_connector_by_name_f",error,total_error)
+  
+    ! The connector should be registered now
+    CALL H5VLis_connector_registered_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, is_registered, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLis_connector_registered_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLis_connector_registered_f", is_registered, .TRUE., total_error)
+
+    ! Register the connector
+    CALL H5Pcreate_f(H5P_FILE_ACCESS_F, fapl_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5Pcreate_f",error,total_error)
+
+    IF(TRIM(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME) .EQ. "native")THEN
+       CALL H5Pset_vol_f(fapl_id, vol_id, error)
+       CALL check("H5Pset_vol_f",error,total_error)
+
+       CALL H5Pget_vol_id_f(fapl_id, vol_id_out, error)
+       CALL check("H5Pget_vol_id_f",error,total_error)
+       CALL VERIFY("H5Pget_vol_id_f", vol_id_out, vol_id, total_error)
+
+       f_ptr = C_NULL_PTR
+       CALL H5Pset_vol_f(fapl_id, vol_id, error, f_ptr)
+       CALL check("H5Pset_vol_f",error,total_error)
+       
+       CALL H5Pget_vol_id_f(fapl_id, vol_id_out, error)
+       CALL check("H5Pget_vol_id_f",error,total_error)
+       CALL VERIFY("H5Pget_vol_id_f", vol_id_out, vol_id, total_error)
+    ENDIF
+
+    CALL H5VLget_connector_id_f(NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME, vol_id_out, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLget_connector_id_f",error,total_error)
+    CALL VERIFY("H5VLget_connector_id_f", vol_id_out, vol_id, total_error)
+    CALL H5Fcreate_f("voltest.h5",H5F_ACC_TRUNC_F, file_id, error, H5P_DEFAULT_F, fapl_id)
+
+    CALL check("H5F_create_f",error,total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLclose_f(vol_id_out, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLclose_f",error, total_error)
+
+    CALL H5VLclose_f(vol_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5VLclose_f",error, total_error)
+
+    CALL H5Fclose_f(file_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5Fclose_f",error,total_error)
+
+    CALL H5Pclose_f(fapl_id, error)
+    CALL check("H5Pclose_f",error,total_error)
+
+  END SUBROUTINE test_registration_by_fapl
+
+
+END MODULE VOL_TMOD
+
+
+PROGRAM vol_connector
+
+  USE HDF5
+  USE VOL_TMOD
+
+  IMPLICIT NONE
+  INTEGER :: total_error = 0
+  INTEGER :: error
+  INTEGER :: ret_total_error
+  LOGICAL :: cleanup, status
+  CHARACTER(LEN=12) :: VOL_CONNECTOR_ENV
+  INTEGER :: LEN = 0
+
+  CALL h5open_f(error)
+  cleanup = .TRUE.
+  CALL h5_env_nocleanup_f(status)
+  IF(status) cleanup=.FALSE.
+
+  WRITE(*,'(18X,A)') '=============================='
+  WRITE(*,'(24X,A)') 'FORTRAN VOL tests'
+  WRITE(*,'(18X,A)') '=============================='
+
+  WRITE(*,'(A)') "Testing VOL connector plugin functionality."
+
+  ! Check to see if the VOL connector was set with an env variable
+  CALL GET_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE("HDF5_VOL_CONNECTOR", VOL_CONNECTOR_ENV, LEN)
+  IF(LEN.NE.0)THEN
+     NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME = TRIM(VOL_CONNECTOR_ENV)
+  ELSE
+     NATIVE_VOL_CONNECTOR_NAME = "native"
+  ENDIF
+
+  ret_total_error = 0
+  CALL test_registration_by_name(ret_total_error)
+  CALL write_test_status(ret_total_error, ' Testing VOL registration by name', total_error)
+
+  ret_total_error = 0
+  CALL test_registration_by_value(ret_total_error)
+  CALL write_test_status(ret_total_error, ' Testing VOL registration by value', total_error)
+
+  ret_total_error = 0
+  CALL test_registration_by_fapl(ret_total_error)
+  CALL write_test_status(ret_total_error, ' Testing VOL registration by fapl', total_error)
+
+  WRITE(*, fmt = '(/18X,A)') '============================================'
+  WRITE(*, fmt = '(19X, A)', advance='NO') ' FORTRAN VOL tests completed with '
+  WRITE(*, fmt = '(I4)', advance='NO') total_error
+  WRITE(*, fmt = '(A)' ) ' error(s) ! '
+  WRITE(*,'(18X,A)') '============================================'
+  
+  CALL h5close_f(error)
+
+  ! if errors detected, exit with non-zero code.
+  IF (total_error .NE. 0) CALL h5_exit_f(1)
+
+END PROGRAM vol_connector
diff --git a/hl/Makefile.am b/hl/Makefile.am
index 172d0e8..ded7aa0 100644
--- a/hl/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/Makefile.am
@@ -31,11 +31,21 @@ endif
 if BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL
   CXX_DIR = c++
 endif
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  TEST_DIR = test
+else
+  TEST_DIR =
+endif
+if BUILD_TOOLS_CONDITIONAL
+  TOOLS_DIR = tools
+else
+  TOOLS_DIR =
+endif
 
 ## Don't recurse into any subdirectories if HDF5 is not configured to
 ## use the HL library
 if BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL
-   SUBDIRS=src test tools $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
+   SUBDIRS=src $(TEST_DIR) $(TOOLS_DIR) $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
 
 # Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
 # and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
index 1968bf5..f9ea328 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
-SUBDIRS=src test
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR)
 DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
 
 # Install examples
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e64239..50e08e8 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@ project (HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES CXX)
 #  Add in the examples for the Packet Table codes
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (ptExampleFL ${HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ptExampleFL.cpp)
-target_include_directories(ptExampleFL PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (ptExampleFL PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (ptExampleFL PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl/cpp)
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 77419c6..eb83d8c 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ project (HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC CXX)
 set (HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5PacketTable.cpp)
 set (HDF5_HL_CPP_HDRS ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5PacketTable.h)
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -83,7 +87,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 68c049c..cfb24a8 100644
--- a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,26 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
 project (HDF5_HL_CPP_TEST CXX)
 
 add_executable (hl_ptableTest ${HDF5_HL_CPP_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/ptableTest.cpp)
-target_include_directories(hl_ptableTest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (hl_ptableTest PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl/cpp)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 97c6de5..86c1770 100644
--- a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ set (examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (hl_ex_${example} ${HDF5_HL_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl)
 endforeach ()
 
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
index ad18a21..7d24770 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
-SUBDIRS=src test
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR)
 DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
 
 # Install examples
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 27971b2..e41b8fe 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,18 +8,10 @@ set (examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (hl_f90_ex_${example} ${HDF5_HL_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-  target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
-  )
   target_compile_options(hl_f90_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET hl_f90_ex_${example} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -29,11 +21,35 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+    )
+  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ec3b63..a684088 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 add_executable (H5HL_buildiface ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5HL_buildiface.F90  )
-target_include_directories(H5HL_buildiface PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}")
+target_include_directories (H5HL_buildiface PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}")
 if (WIN32 AND MSVC)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set_target_properties (H5HL_buildiface PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/MT")
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared")
   set (MODSH_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
 endif ()
-file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
-set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
+  set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # hl_f90CStub lib
@@ -54,24 +56,25 @@ set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
 
 set (HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LTf90proto.h)
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
-
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE C
+  )
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -99,21 +102,23 @@ set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5IMff.F90
 )
 
-add_custom_command (
-    OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
-    COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 files"
-)
-add_custom_target (H5HLgen ALL
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-    PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_custom_command (
+      OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+      COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
+      COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 files"
+  )
+  add_custom_target (H5HLgen ALL
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+      PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
+  )
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_custom_command (
       OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5TBff_gen.F90
@@ -132,15 +137,16 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
 endif ()
 
-set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
-
-    # generated files
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
 
+      # generated files
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED
       ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
@@ -152,42 +158,43 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
 endif ()
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE
-        "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-    PRIVATE
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
-)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#)
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-endif()
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
-set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET})
-add_dependencies(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5HLgen)
-
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE
+          "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+#  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+#  )
+  if(MSVC)
+    set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
+  set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5HLgen)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED})
   target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
@@ -240,24 +247,25 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-set (mod_files
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb_const.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt_const.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5im.mod
-)
-
-install (
-    FILES
-        ${mod_files}
-    DESTINATION
-        ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
-    COMPONENT
-        fortheaders
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (mod_files
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb_const.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt_const.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5im.mod
+  )
 
+  install (
+      FILES
+          ${mod_files}
+      DESTINATION
+          ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
+      COMPONENT
+          fortheaders
+  )
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (modsh_files
       ${MODSH_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
@@ -285,8 +293,10 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
     #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
-  #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+    #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index fca2852..c152142 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,18 +13,10 @@ set (H5_TESTS
 
 macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
   add_executable (hl_f90_${file} ${file}.F90)
-  target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
-  )
   target_compile_options(hl_f90_${file}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -34,35 +26,30 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER test/hl/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (hl_f90_${file}-shared ${file}.F90)
-    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}-shared
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
-            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
     )
-    target_compile_options(hl_f90_${file}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER test/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
     )
-    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
     )
-#    set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#    )
-#    set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#    )
-    if(MSVC)
-      set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTIES
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER test/hl/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 54cc6ef..2137d1a 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+set (test_CLEANFILES
+          dsetf1.h5
+          dsetf2.h5
+          dsetf3.h5
+          dsetf4.h5
+          dsetf5.h5
+          f1img.h5
+          f1tab.h5
+          f2tab.h5
+          tstds.h5
+)
+
 macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST file)
   if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
     add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}>)
@@ -32,61 +44,15 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST file)
     )
   endif ()
   set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file} PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_FORTRAN_test-clear-objects)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}-shared>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}-shared>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=hl_f90_${file}-shared.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=hl_f90_${file}-shared.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects)
-  endif ()
 endmacro ()
 
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (
     NAME HL_FORTRAN_test-clear-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        dsetf1.h5
-        dsetf2.h5
-        dsetf3.h5
-        dsetf4.h5
-        dsetf5.h5
-        f1img.h5
-        f1tab.h5
-        f2tab.h5
-        tstds.h5
+        -E remove ${test_CLEANFILES}
 )
 
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_test (
-      NAME HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          dsetf1.h5
-          dsetf2.h5
-          dsetf3.h5
-          dsetf4.h5
-          dsetf5.h5
-          f1img.h5
-          f1tab.h5
-          f2tab.h5
-          tstds.h5
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects
-      PROPERTIES DEPENDS "HL_FORTRAN_f90_tsttable;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstimage;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstlite;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstds"
-  )
-endif ()
-
 foreach (h5_test ${H5_TESTS})
   ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST(${h5_test})
 endforeach ()
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bf0f6ff..7125403 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,21 +32,23 @@ set (HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LTparse.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}")
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}")
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -107,7 +111,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 238b5e1..2959c6c 100644
--- a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,29 +17,26 @@ configure_file (${HDF5_HL_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/H5srcdir_str.h.in H5srcdir_str.h  @ON
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Macro used to add a unit test
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-MACRO (HL_ADD_EXE hl_name)
+macro (HL_ADD_EXE hl_name)
   add_executable (hl_${hl_name} ${hl_name}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
-      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
-  set_target_properties (hl_${hl_name} PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
-ENDMACRO ()
-
-MACRO (HL_ADD_SHEXE hl_name)
-  add_executable (hl_${hl_name} ${hl_name}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
-      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
-  )
+  target_include_directories (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
+        ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
+        ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+    )
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_${hl_name} PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
-ENDMACRO ()
+endmacro ()
 
 HL_ADD_EXE (test_lite)
 HL_ADD_EXE (test_image)
@@ -52,22 +49,31 @@ HL_ADD_EXE (test_h5do_compat)
 
 # test_packet has two source files
 add_executable (hl_test_packet test_packet.c test_packet_vlen.c)
-target_include_directories(hl_test_packet PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (hl_test_packet PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (hl_test_packet PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # This executable is used to generate test files for the test_ds test.
 # It should only be run during development when new test files are needed
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_gen_test_ds gen_test_ds.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_gen_test_ds STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE
       ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
   set_target_properties (hl_gen_test_ds PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl/gen)
 
   add_executable (hl_gen_test_ld gen_test_ld.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_gen_test_ld STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE
       ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
index a27ab18..14a5f5f 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,24 +14,58 @@ set (GIF2H5_SOURCES
 )
 
 #-- Add gif2hdf5 program
-add_executable (gif2h5 ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(gif2h5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (gif2h5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (gif2h5 PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (gif2h5 ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (gif2h5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (gif2h5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (gif2h5 PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
+      gif2h5
+  )
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (gif2h5-shared ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (gif2h5-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (gif2h5-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (gif2h5-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5-shared")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      gif2h5-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 #-- Add h52gif program
 set (hdf2gif_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/hdf2gif.c
     ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/hdfgifwr.c
 )
-add_executable (h52gif ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(h52gif PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h52gif PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h52gif PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h52gif ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h52gif PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h52gif PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h52gif PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h52gif
+  )
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h52gif-shared ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h52gif-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h52gif-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h52gif-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif-shared")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h52gif-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -39,9 +73,9 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
   #  used in the CMake Build system as we rely on the test files that are
   #  shipped with HDF5 source archives
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-  if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+  if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
       add_executable (hl_h52gifgentest ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/h52gifgentst.c)
-      target_include_directories(hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+      target_include_directories (hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
       TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_h52gifgentest STATIC)
       target_link_libraries (hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
       set_target_properties (hl_h52gifgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools/hl)
@@ -58,8 +92,7 @@ endif ()
 if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   install (
       TARGETS
-          gif2h5
-          h52gif
+          ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
       EXPORT
           ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT hltoolsapplications
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
index d30d66a..9ffde58 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/sr
 
 # These are our main targets, the tools
 
-TEST_SCRIPT=h52giftest.sh
-check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
-
 bin_PROGRAMS=gif2h5 h52gif
-noinst_PROGRAMS=h52gifgentst
 
 # Add h52gif and gif2h5 specific linker flags here
 h52gif_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
@@ -37,12 +33,18 @@ gif2h5_SOURCES=gif2hdf.c gif2mem.c decompress.c gifread.c writehdf.c
 
 h52gif_SOURCES=hdf2gif.c hdfgifwr.c 
 
-h52gifgentst_SOURCES=h52gifgentst.c 
 
 # Programs all depend on the hdf5 library, the tools library, and the HL
 # library.
 LDADD=$(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  TEST_SCRIPT=h52giftest.sh
+  check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
+  noinst_PROGRAMS=h52gifgentst
+  h52gifgentst_SOURCES=h52gifgentst.c 
+endif
+
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.h5
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.gif
 
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d1c341..b3d65f7 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,22 @@ set (H5WATCH_SOURCES
 )
 
 #-- Add h5watch program
-add_executable (h5watch ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(h5watch PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5watch PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5watch PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5watch ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h5watch PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5watch PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5watch PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5watch)
+endif ()
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5watch-shared ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h5watch-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5watch-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5watch-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} h5watch-shared)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
   #-- Add swmr_check_compat_vfd program
@@ -21,9 +32,14 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/swmr_check_compat_vfd.c
   )
   add_executable (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd ${hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
 
   #-- Add extend_dset program
@@ -31,15 +47,25 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/extend_dset.c
   )
   add_executable (extend_dset ${extend_dset_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(extend_dset PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (extend_dset PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (extend_dset PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
 
   add_executable (h5watchgentest ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/h5watchgentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5watchgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5watchgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5watchgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools/hl)
 
   include (CMakeTests.cmake)
@@ -51,7 +77,7 @@ endif ()
 if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   install (
       TARGETS
-          h5watch
+          ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
       EXPORT
           ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT hltoolsapplications
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
index a4d3fa2..e5a7641 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ add_custom_target(H5WATCH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by H5WATCH tes
       add_test (
           NAME H5WATCH-${resultfile}-clear-objects
           COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-              -E remove
-                  ${resultfile}.h5
+              -E remove ${resultfile}.h5
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5WATCH-${resultfile}-clear-objects PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       add_test (
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
index c60fceb..0bf265e 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 # Include src and tools/lib directories
-AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/src -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/test
+AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/src
 
 # These are our main targets, the tools
-TEST_SCRIPT=testh5watch.sh
-check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
-SCRIPT_DEPEND=swmr_check_compat_vfd$(EXEEXT) extend_dset$(EXEEXT) h5watch$(EXEEXT)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS=h5watch
-noinst_PROGRAMS=swmr_check_compat_vfd h5watchgentest extend_dset
+noinst_PROGRAMS=swmr_check_compat_vfd
 
 # Add h5watch specific linker flags here
 h5watch_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
@@ -36,13 +33,19 @@ h5watch_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 # library.
 LDADD=$(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
-# Add extend_dset specific preprocessor flags here
-# (add the main test subdirectory to the include file path)
-extend_dset_CPPFLAGS=$(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/test
-# Add extend_dset specific library flags here
-# (add the main test library to the list of libraries)
-extend_dset_LDADD=$(LDADD) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
-
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/hl/test
+  TEST_SCRIPT=testh5watch.sh
+  check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
+  SCRIPT_DEPEND=swmr_check_compat_vfd$(EXEEXT) extend_dset$(EXEEXT) h5watch$(EXEEXT)
+  noinst_PROGRAMS+=h5watchgentest extend_dset
+  # Add extend_dset specific preprocessor flags here
+  # (add the main test subdirectory to the include file path)
+  extend_dset_CPPFLAGS=$(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/test
+  # Add extend_dset specific library flags here
+  # (add the main test library to the list of libraries)
+  extend_dset_LDADD=$(LDADD) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
+endif
 #
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.h5
 DISTCLEANFILES=testh5watch.sh
diff --git a/java/Makefile.am b/java/Makefile.am
index ed2414d..51398f2 100644
--- a/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/Makefile.am
@@ -23,13 +23,21 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+   TESTEXAMPLES_DIR =examples
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+   TESTEXAMPLES_DIR=
+endif
+
 ## Only recurse into subdirectories if the Java (JNI) interface is enabled.
 if BUILD_JAVA_CONDITIONAL
 
 # Mark this directory as part of the JNI API
 JAVA_API=yes
 
-SUBDIRS=src test examples
+SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR) $(TESTEXAMPLES_DIR)
 
 # Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
 # and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
diff --git a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
index 9294bad..cb5ed22 100644
--- a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
+++ b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final long H5E_CANTDEC = H5E_CANTDEC();
     public static final long H5E_CANTDECODE = H5E_CANTDECODE();
     public static final long H5E_CANTDELETE = H5E_CANTDELETE();
+    public static final long H5E_CANTDELETEFILE = H5E_CANTDELETEFILE();
     public static final long H5E_CANTENCODE = H5E_CANTENCODE();
     public static final long H5E_CANTFLUSH = H5E_CANTFLUSH();
     public static final long H5E_CANTFREE = H5E_CANTFREE();
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final long H5P_OBJECT_COPY = H5P_OBJECT_COPY();
     public static final long H5P_LINK_CREATE = H5P_LINK_CREATE();
     public static final long H5P_LINK_ACCESS = H5P_LINK_ACCESS();
+    public static final long H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE = H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE();
     public static final long H5P_FILE_CREATE_DEFAULT = H5P_FILE_CREATE_DEFAULT();
     public static final long H5P_FILE_ACCESS_DEFAULT = H5P_FILE_ACCESS_DEFAULT();
     public static final long H5P_DATASET_CREATE_DEFAULT = H5P_DATASET_CREATE_DEFAULT();
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final long H5P_OBJECT_COPY_DEFAULT = H5P_OBJECT_COPY_DEFAULT();
     public static final long H5P_LINK_CREATE_DEFAULT = H5P_LINK_CREATE_DEFAULT();
     public static final long H5P_LINK_ACCESS_DEFAULT = H5P_LINK_ACCESS_DEFAULT();
+    public static final long H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT = H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT();
     public static final int H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED = H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED();
     public static final int H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED = H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED();
     public static final long H5P_DEFAULT = H5P_DEFAULT();
@@ -861,6 +864,8 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final long H5E_CANTDELETE();
 
+    private static native final long H5E_CANTDELETEFILE();
+
     private static native final long H5E_CANTENCODE();
 
     private static native final long H5E_CANTFLUSH();
@@ -1352,6 +1357,8 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final long H5P_LINK_ACCESS();
 
+    private static native final long H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE();
+
     private static native final long H5P_FILE_CREATE_DEFAULT();
 
     private static native final long H5P_FILE_ACCESS_DEFAULT();
@@ -1382,6 +1389,8 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final long H5P_LINK_ACCESS_DEFAULT();
 
+    private static native final long H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT();
+
     private static native final int H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED();
 
     private static native final int H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED();
diff --git a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/exceptions/HDF5LibraryException.java b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/exceptions/HDF5LibraryException.java
index 3a1361a..54acbdd 100644
--- a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/exceptions/HDF5LibraryException.java
+++ b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/exceptions/HDF5LibraryException.java
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ public class HDF5LibraryException extends HDF5Exception {
         else if (err_code == HDF5Constants.H5E_MOUNT) {
             return "file mount error";
         }
+        else if (err_code == HDF5Constants.H5E_CANTDELETEFILE) {
+            return "Unable to delete file";
+        }
         else if (err_code == HDF5Constants.H5E_SEEKERROR) {
             return "seek failed";
         }
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ public class HDF5LibraryException extends HDF5Exception {
             return "unrecognized message";
         }
         else if (err_code == HDF5Constants.H5E_CANTDELETE) {
-            return " Can't delete message";
+            return "Can't delete message";
         }
         else if (err_code == HDF5Constants.H5E_CANTOPENOBJ) {
             return "Can't open object";
diff --git a/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
index 42b4a48..a05921b 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ set (CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR_IN_INTERFACE ON)
 
 ########### JNI libraries always must be built shared  ###############
 add_library (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CSRCS} ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CHDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET}
+target_include_directories (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET}
     PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
 )
 TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c b/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
index 74eb436..b9e320f 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1CANTDECODE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1CANTDELETE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5E_CANTDELETE; }
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1CANTDELETEFILE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5E_CANTDELETEFILE; }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1CANTENCODE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5E_CANTENCODE; }
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1CANTFLUSH(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5E_CANTFLUSH; }
@@ -731,6 +733,8 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1LINK_1CREATE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1LINK_1ACCESS(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_LINK_ACCESS;}
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1VOL_1INITIALIZE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE;}
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1FILE_1CREATE_1DEFAULT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_FILE_CREATE_DEFAULT;}
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1FILE_1ACCESS_1DEFAULT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_FILE_ACCESS_DEFAULT;}
@@ -760,6 +764,8 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1LINK_1CREATE_1DEFAULT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_LINK_CREATE_DEFAULT;}
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1LINK_1ACCESS_1DEFAULT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_LINK_ACCESS_DEFAULT;}
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1VOL_1INITIALIZE_1DEFAULT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT;}
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5P_1CRT_1ORDER_1TRACKED(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls){return H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED;}
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5Imp.c b/java/src/jni/h5Imp.c
index 99c91fd..f0dd691 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5Imp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5Imp.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ done:
     if (libversionArray)
         UNPIN_INT_ARRAY(ENVONLY, libversion, libversionArray, (status < 0) ? JNI_ABORT : 0);
 
-	return (jint)status;
+    return (jint)status;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5get_1libversion */
 
 /*
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
index d46773a..5500847 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dfill
 {
     jboolean  isCopy1;
     jboolean  isCopy2;
-    herr_t    status;
+    herr_t    status = FAIL;
     jbyte    *fillP = NULL;
     jbyte    *buffP = NULL;
 
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5eImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5eImp.c
index 4ab00df..937323e 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5eImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5eImp.c
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ static herr_t H5E_walk_cb(int nindx, const H5E_error2_t *info, void *cb_data);
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eauto_1is_1v2
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id)
 {
     unsigned int is_stack = 0;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eauto_is_v2: invalid stack ID");
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eregister_1class
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jstring cls_name, jstring lib_name, jstring version)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jstring cls_name, jstring lib_name, jstring version)
 {
     const char* the_cls_name = NULL;
     const char* the_lib_name = NULL;
     const char* the_version = NULL;
     hid_t       ret_val = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == cls_name)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eregister_class: class name is NULL");
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eunregister_1class
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong cls_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong cls_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (cls_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eunregister_class: invalid error class ID");
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eclose_1msg
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong err_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong err_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (err_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eclose_msg: invalid error message ID");
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Ecreate_1msg
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong err_id, jint msg_type, jstring err_msg)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong err_id, jint msg_type, jstring err_msg)
 {
     H5E_type_t  error_msg_type = (H5E_type_t)msg_type;
     const char *the_err_msg = NULL;
     hid_t       ret_val = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (err_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Ecreate_msg: invalid error class ID");
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Ecreate_1stack
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss)
 {
     hid_t ret_val = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((ret_val = H5Ecreate_stack()) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eget_1current_1stack
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss)
 {
     hid_t ret_val = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((ret_val = H5Eget_current_stack()) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eclose_1stack
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eclose_stack: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eprint2
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id, jobject stream_obj)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id, jobject stream_obj)
 {
     herr_t ret_val = FAIL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eprint2: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eget_1class_1name
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong cls_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong cls_id)
 {
     jstring  str = NULL;
     ssize_t  buf_size;
     char    *namePtr = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (cls_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eget_class_name: invalid error class ID");
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eset_1current_1stack
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eset_current_stack: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Epop
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id, jlong count)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id, jlong count)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Epop: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Epush2
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id, jstring filename, jstring funcname,
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id, jstring filename, jstring funcname,
         jint linenumber, jlong class_id, jlong major_id, jlong minor_id, jstring err_desc)
 {
     const char *fName = NULL;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Epush2
     const char *errMsg = NULL;
     herr_t      ret_val = FAIL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Epush2: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eclear2
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eclear2: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eget_1msg
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong msg_id, jintArray error_msg_type_list)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong msg_id, jintArray error_msg_type_list)
 {
     H5E_type_t  error_msg_type;
     jstring     str = NULL;
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eget_1msg
     jint       *theArray = NULL;
     char       *namePtr = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (msg_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eget_msg: invalid error message ID");
@@ -496,11 +496,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Eget_1num
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id)
 {
     ssize_t ret_val = -1;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (stk_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Eget_num: invalid error stack ID");
@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Ewalk2
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong stk_id, jlong direction, jobject callback_op, jobject op_data)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong stk_id, jlong direction, jobject callback_op, jobject op_data)
 {
     cb_wrapper wrapper = { callback_op, op_data };
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     ENVPTR->GetJavaVM(ENVONLY, &jvm);
     CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
index 80567d9..4fd6807 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1name
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
     jstring  str = NULL;
     ssize_t  buf_size;
     char    *namePtr = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     /* Get the length of the name */
     if ((buf_size = H5Fget_name((hid_t)file_id, NULL, 0)) < 0)
@@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1freespace
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
     hssize_t ret_val = -1;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((ret_val = H5Fget_freespace((hid_t)file_id)) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1obj_1ids
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id, jint types, jlong maxObjs,
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id, jint types, jlong maxObjs,
           jlongArray obj_id_list)
 {
     jboolean  isCopy;
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1obj_1ids
     jlong    *obj_id_listP = NULL;
     hid_t    *id_list = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == obj_id_list)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Fget_obj_ids: obj_id_list is NULL");
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1obj_1count
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id, jint types)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id, jint types)
 {
     ssize_t ret_val = -1;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((ret_val = H5Fget_obj_count((hid_t)file_id, (unsigned int)types)) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -506,11 +506,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jdouble JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1mdc_1hit_1rate
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
     double rate = 0.0;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Fget_mdc_hit_rate((hid_t)file_id, &rate) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1mdc_1size
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id, jlongArray metadata_cache)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id, jlongArray metadata_cache)
 {
     jboolean  isCopy;
     size_t    max_size = 0, min_clean_size = 0, cur_size = 0;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1mdc_1size
     jsize     size = 0;
     int       cur_num_entries = -1;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == metadata_cache)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Fget_mdc_size: metadata cache array is NULL");
@@ -612,9 +612,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Freset_1mdc_1hit_1rate_1stats
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Freset_mdc_hit_rate_stats((hid_t)file_id) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fclear_1elink_1file_1cache
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Fclear_elink_file_cache((hid_t)file_id) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -648,9 +648,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fstart_1swmr_1write
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Fstart_swmr_write((hid_t)file_id) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -666,9 +666,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fstart_1mdc_1logging
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Fstart_mdc_logging((hid_t)file_id) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -684,9 +684,9 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fstop_1mdc_1logging
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id)
 {
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Fstop_mdc_logging((hid_t)file_id) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1mdc_1logging_1status
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong file_id, jbooleanArray mdc_logging_status)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong file_id, jbooleanArray mdc_logging_status)
 {
     jboolean  *mdc_logging_status_ptr = NULL;
     jboolean   isCopy;
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fget_1mdc_1logging_1status
     hbool_t    is_currently_logging;
     jsize      size;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == mdc_logging_status)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Fget_mdc_logging_status: mdc_logging_status is NULL");
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5gImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5gImp.c
index b579f31..79b1b65 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5gImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5gImp.c
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Gcreate_1anon
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong loc_id, jlong gcpl_id, jlong gapl_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong loc_id, jlong gcpl_id, jlong gapl_id)
 {
     hid_t group_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((group_id = H5Gcreate_anon((hid_t)loc_id, (hid_t)gcpl_id, (hid_t)gapl_id)) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Gget_1create_1plist
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong loc_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong loc_id)
 {
     hid_t plist_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((plist_id = H5Gget_create_plist((hid_t)loc_id)) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Gget_1info
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong loc_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong loc_id)
 {
     H5G_info_t group_info;
     jobject    obj = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (H5Gget_info((hid_t)loc_id, &group_info) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Gget_1info_1by_1name
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong loc_id, jstring name, jlong lapl_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong loc_id, jstring name, jlong lapl_id)
 {
     H5G_info_t  group_info;
     const char *grpName = NULL;
     jobject     obj = NULL;
     herr_t      ret_val = FAIL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == name)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Gget_info_by_name: group name is NULL");
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Gget_1info_1by_1idx
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong loc_id, jstring name, jint index_type,
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong loc_id, jstring name, jint index_type,
           jint order, jlong n, jlong lapl_id)
 {
     H5_iter_order_t  corder = (H5_iter_order_t)order;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Gget_1info_1by_1idx
     jobject          obj = NULL;
     herr_t           ret_val = FAIL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == name)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Gget_info_by_idx: group name is NULL");
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5lImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5lImp.c
index af6c8ba..7413023 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5lImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5lImp.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ H5L_iterate_cb
     jclass      cls;
     jvalue      args[5];
     void       *op_data = (void *)wrapper->op_data;
-    jint        status;
+    jint        status = -1;
 
     if (JVMPTR->AttachCurrentThread(JVMPAR, (void **)&cbenv, NULL) < 0) {
         CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(CBENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
index 83e2216..1a77fd3 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5rImp.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Rget_1obj_1type2
     jboolean  isCopy, isCopy2;
     jbyte    *refBuf = NULL;
     jint     *ref_objP = NULL;
-    jint      status;
+    jint      status = -1;
     int       retVal = -1;
 
     UNUSED(clss);
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5sImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5sImp.c
index d8110a1..eedd42e 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5sImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5sImp.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Screate_1simple
     hsize_t  *lp = NULL;
     jlong    *dimsP = NULL, *maxdimsP = NULL;
     jlong    *jlp = NULL;
-    jsize     drank, mrank;
+    jsize     drank = 0, mrank = 0;
     int       i;
     hid_t     retVal = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
@@ -1129,14 +1129,14 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jbyteArray JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Sencode
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong obj_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong obj_id)
 {
     unsigned char *bufPtr = NULL;
     size_t         buf_size = 0;
     herr_t         status = FAIL;
     jbyteArray     returnedArray = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (obj_id < 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Sencode: invalid object ID");
@@ -1173,13 +1173,13 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Sdecode
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jbyteArray buf)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jbyteArray buf)
 {
     jboolean  isCopy;
     jbyte    *bufP = NULL;
     hid_t     sid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == buf)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Sdecode: buffer is NULL");
@@ -1203,11 +1203,11 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Sis_1regular_1hyperslab
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jlong obj_id)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong obj_id)
 {
     htri_t bval = JNI_FALSE;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if ((bval = H5Sis_regular_hyperslab((hid_t)obj_id)) < 0)
         H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5tImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5tImp.c
index 313ca8b..460f12e 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5tImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5tImp.c
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ done:
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5Tarray_get_dims2
+ * Method:    H5Tget_array_dims2
  * Signature: (J[J)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5util.c b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
index 10ca3f2..af83caa 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5util.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
@@ -3453,7 +3453,7 @@ done:
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5export_1dataset
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jstring file_export_name, jstring file_name, jstring object_path, jint binary_order)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jstring file_export_name, jstring file_name, jstring object_path, jint binary_order)
 {
     const char *file_export = NULL;
     const char *object_name = NULL;
@@ -3462,9 +3462,9 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5export_1dataset
     herr_t      ret_val = FAIL;
     hid_t       file_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
     hid_t       dataset_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
-    FILE       *stream;
+    FILE       *stream = NULL;
 
-    UNUSED(cls);
+    UNUSED(clss);
 
     if (NULL == file_export_name)
         H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5export_dataset: file_export_name is NULL");
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 649ae24..986b1e8 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,28 @@ New Features
 
     Configuration:
     -------------
+    - Add option to build only shared libs
+
+      A request was made to prevent building static libraries and only build
+      shared.  A new option was added to CMake, ONLY_SHARED_LIBS, which will
+      skip building static libraries. Certain utility functions will build with
+      static libs but are not published. Tests are adjusted to use the correct
+      libraries.
+
+      (ADB - 2019/06/12, HDFFV-10805)
+
+    - Add options to enable or disable building tools and tests
+    
+      Configure options --enable-tests and --enable-tools were added for 
+      autotools configure.  These options are enabled by default, and can be
+      disabled with either --disable-tests (or tools) or --enable-tests=no 
+      (or --enable-tools=no).  Build time is reduced ~20% when tools are 
+      disabled, 35% when tests are disabled, 45% when both are disabled.
+      Reenabling them after the initial build requires running configure
+      again with the option(s) enabled.
+
+      (LRK - 2019/06/12, HDFFV-9976)
+
     - Change tools test that test the error stack
 
       There are some use cases which can cause the error stack of tools to be
@@ -256,6 +278,19 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.10.3 release
 
     Library
     -------
+    - Fixed an issue where copying a version 1.8 dataset between files using
+      H5Ocopy fails due to an incompatible fill version
+
+      When using the HDF5 1.10.x H5Ocopy() API call to copy a version 1.8
+      dataset to a file created with both high and low library bounds set to
+      H5F_LIBVER_V18, the H5Ocopy() call will fail with the error stack indicating
+      that the fill value version is out of bounds.
+
+      This was fixed by changing the fill value message version to H5O_FILL_VERSION_3 
+      (from H5O_FILL_VERSION_2) for H5F_LIBVER_V18.
+
+      (VC - 2019/6/14, HDFFV-10800)
+
     - Fixed a bug that would cause an error or cause fill values to be
       incorrectly read from a chunked dataset using the "single chunk" index if
       the data was held in cache and there was no data on disk.
@@ -350,6 +385,18 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.10.3 release
 
       (JTH - 2018/08/25, HDFFV-10501)
 
+    - When iterating over an old-style group (i.e., when not using the latest
+      file format) of size 0, a NULL pointer representing the empty links
+      table would be sent to qsort(3) for sorting, which is undefined behavior.
+
+      Iterating over an empty group is explicitly tested in the links test.
+      This has not caused any failures to date and was flagged by gcc's
+      -fsanitize=undefined.
+
+      The library no longer attempts to sort an empty array.
+
+      (DER - 2019/06/18, HDFFV-10829)
+
     Java Library:
     ----------------
     - JNI native library dependencies
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9730436..4cf4965 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ set (H5VL_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLpassthru.c
 )
 set (H5VL_HDRS
+    ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLconnector.h
+    ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLconnector_passthru.h
     ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLnative.h
     ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLpassthru.h
     ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5VLpublic.h
@@ -967,7 +969,7 @@ endif ()
 
 if (NOT EXISTS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Tinit.c)
   add_executable (H5detect ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5detect.c)
-  target_include_directories(H5detect PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (H5detect PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   target_compile_definitions(H5detect PUBLIC ${HDF_EXTRA_C_FLAGS} ${HDF_EXTRA_FLAGS})
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (H5detect STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (H5detect
@@ -1057,7 +1059,7 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 
 add_executable (H5make_libsettings ${HDF5_SRC_DIR}/H5make_libsettings.c)
-target_include_directories(H5make_libsettings PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+target_include_directories (H5make_libsettings PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
 target_compile_definitions(H5make_libsettings PUBLIC ${HDF_EXTRA_C_FLAGS} ${HDF_EXTRA_FLAGS})
 TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (H5make_libsettings STATIC)
 target_link_libraries (H5make_libsettings
@@ -1097,46 +1099,48 @@ option (HDF5_ENABLE_DEBUG_APIS "Turn on extra debug output in all packages" OFF)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add H5Tinit source to build - generated by H5detect/CMake at configure time
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set (gen_SRCS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Tinit.c ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/H5lib_settings.c)
-add_custom_target (gen_${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ALL DEPENDS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/gen_SRCS.stamp1 ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/gen_SRCS.stamp2)
-
-add_library (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${common_SRCS} ${gen_SRCS} ${H5_PUBLIC_HEADERS} ${H5_PRIVATE_HEADERS} ${H5_GENERATED_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        ${HDF_EXTRA_C_FLAGS}
-        ${HDF_EXTRA_FLAGS}
-        $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,DEBUG,NDEBUG>
-    PRIVATE
-        $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_TRACE}>:H5_DEBUG_API>  # Enable tracing of the API
-        $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_DEBUG_APIS}>:H5Z_DEBUG;H5T_DEBUG;H5ST_DEBUG;H5S_DEBUG;H5O_DEBUG;H5I_DEBUG;H5HL_DEBUG;H5F_DEBUG;H5D_DEBUG;H5B2_DEBUG;H5AC_DEBUG>
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE ${LINK_LIBS} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
-    PUBLIC $<$<NOT:$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>>:${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}>
-)
-if (NOT WIN32)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (gen_SRCS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/H5Tinit.c ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/H5lib_settings.c)
+  add_custom_target (gen_${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ALL DEPENDS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/gen_SRCS.stamp1 ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/gen_SRCS.stamp2)
+
+  add_library (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${common_SRCS} ${gen_SRCS} ${H5_PUBLIC_HEADERS} ${H5_PRIVATE_HEADERS} ${H5_GENERATED_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          ${HDF_EXTRA_C_FLAGS}
+          ${HDF_EXTRA_FLAGS}
+          $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,DEBUG,NDEBUG>
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_TRACE}>:H5_DEBUG_API>  # Enable tracing of the API
+          $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_DEBUG_APIS}>:H5Z_DEBUG;H5T_DEBUG;H5ST_DEBUG;H5S_DEBUG;H5O_DEBUG;H5I_DEBUG;H5HL_DEBUG;H5F_DEBUG;H5D_DEBUG;H5B2_DEBUG;H5AC_DEBUG>
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>
+      PRIVATE ${LINK_LIBS} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+      PUBLIC $<$<NOT:$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>>:${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}>
   )
-endif ()
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries)
-add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} gen_${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>
+    )
+  endif ()
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries)
+  add_dependencies (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} gen_${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
 
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (shared_gen_SRCS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/H5Tinit.c ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5lib_settings.c)
   add_custom_target (gen_${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ALL DEPENDS ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/shared_gen_SRCS.stamp1 ${HDF5_GENERATED_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/shared_gen_SRCS.stamp2)
 
   add_library (${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${common_SRCS} ${shared_gen_SRCS} ${H5_PUBLIC_HEADERS} ${H5_PRIVATE_HEADERS} ${H5_GENERATED_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -1187,7 +1191,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} libraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} libraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} libraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -1216,7 +1222,9 @@ foreach (libs ${LINK_LIBS} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE} -l${libs}")
 endforeach ()
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/src/H5Adense.c b/src/H5Adense.c
index 81e0dc5..bddfe31 100644
--- a/src/H5Adense.c
+++ b/src/H5Adense.c
@@ -325,14 +325,11 @@ H5A__dense_fnd_cb(const H5A_t *attr, hbool_t *took_ownership, void *_user_attr)
      */
     if(*user_attr != NULL) {
         H5A_t *old_attr = *user_attr;
-        if(old_attr->shared) {
-            /* Free any dynamically allocated items */
-            if(H5A__free(old_attr) < 0)
-                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release attribute info")
 
-            /* Destroy shared attribute struct */
-            old_attr->shared = H5FL_FREE(H5A_shared_t, old_attr->shared);
-        } /* end if */
+        /* Free any dynamically allocated items */
+        if(old_attr->shared)
+            if(H5A__shared_free(old_attr) < 0)
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release attribute info")
 
         old_attr = H5FL_FREE(H5A_t, old_attr);
      } /* end if */
diff --git a/src/H5Aint.c b/src/H5Aint.c
index ebd6860..808d9b3 100644
--- a/src/H5Aint.c
+++ b/src/H5Aint.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ H5A__write(H5A_t *attr, const H5T_t *mem_type, const void *buf)
                 if(NULL == (attr->shared->data = H5FL_BLK_MALLOC(attr_buf, dst_type_size * nelmts)))
                     HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, FAIL, "memory allocation failed")
 
-            /* Copy the attribute data into the user's buffer */
+            /* Copy the attribute data into the attribute data buffer */
             H5MM_memcpy(attr->shared->data, buf, (dst_type_size * nelmts));
         } /* end else */
 
@@ -1092,48 +1092,55 @@ done:
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function:    H5A__free
+ * Function:    H5A__shared_free
  *
- * Purpose:     Frees all memory associated with an attribute, but does not
- *              free the H5A_t structure (which should be done in H5T_close).
+ * Purpose:     Cleans up the shared attribute data. This will free
+ *              the attribute's shared structure as well.
+ *
+ *              attr and attr->shared must not be NULL
  *
  * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
  *
- * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
- *		Monday, November 15, 2004
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Monday, November 15, 2004
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
-H5A__free(H5A_t *attr)
+H5A__shared_free(H5A_t *attr)
 {
     herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;           /* Return value */
 
     FUNC_ENTER_PACKAGE
 
     HDassert(attr);
+    HDassert(attr->shared);
 
-    /* Free dynamically allocated items */
+    /* Free dynamically allocated items.
+     * When possible, keep trying to shut things down (via HDONE_ERROR).
+     */
     if(attr->shared->name) {
         H5MM_xfree(attr->shared->name);
         attr->shared->name = NULL;
     }
     if(attr->shared->dt) {
         if(H5T_close_real(attr->shared->dt) < 0)
-            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release datatype info")
+            HDONE_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release datatype info")
         attr->shared->dt = NULL;
     }
     if(attr->shared->ds) {
         if(H5S_close(attr->shared->ds) < 0)
-            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release dataspace info")
+            HDONE_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release dataspace info")
         attr->shared->ds = NULL;
     }
     if(attr->shared->data)
         attr->shared->data = H5FL_BLK_FREE(attr_buf, attr->shared->data);
 
-done:
+    /* Destroy shared attribute struct */
+    attr->shared = H5FL_FREE(H5A_shared_t, attr->shared);
+
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
-} /* end H5A__free() */
+} /* end H5A__shared_free() */
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1197,11 +1204,9 @@ H5A__close(H5A_t *attr)
     /* Reference count can be 0.  It only happens when H5A__create fails. */
     if(attr->shared->nrefs <= 1) {
         /* Free dynamically allocated items */
-        if(H5A__free(attr) < 0)
-            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release attribute info")
-
-        /* Destroy shared attribute struct */
-        attr->shared = H5FL_FREE(H5A_shared_t, attr->shared);
+        if(attr->shared)
+            if(H5A__shared_free(attr) < 0)
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "can't release attribute info")
     } /* end if */
     else {
         /* There are other references to the shared part of the attribute.
@@ -2400,7 +2405,7 @@ H5A__attr_post_copy_file(const H5O_loc_t *src_oloc, const H5A_t *attr_src,
 
             /* Determine size of the destination datatype */
             if(0 == (dst_dt_size = H5T_get_size(attr_dst->shared->dt)))
-                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "unable to determine datatype size")
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to determine datatype size")
             /* Determine # of reference elements to copy */
             ref_count = attr_dst->shared->data_size / dst_dt_size;
 
diff --git a/src/H5Apkg.h b/src/H5Apkg.h
index 91061cd..f3870c0 100644
--- a/src/H5Apkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Apkg.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ H5_DLL H5A_t *H5A__copy(H5A_t *new_attr, const H5A_t *old_attr);
 H5_DLL hid_t H5A__get_type(H5A_t *attr);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5A__get_info(const H5A_t *attr, H5A_info_t *ainfo);
 H5_DLL hid_t H5A__get_create_plist(H5A_t* attr);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5A__free(H5A_t *attr);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5A__shared_free(H5A_t *attr);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5A__close(H5A_t *attr);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5A__close_cb(H5VL_object_t *attr_vol_obj);
 H5_DLL htri_t H5A__get_ainfo(H5F_t *f, H5O_t *oh, H5O_ainfo_t *ainfo);
diff --git a/src/H5CX.c b/src/H5CX.c
index 5474b63..22ed893 100644
--- a/src/H5CX.c
+++ b/src/H5CX.c
@@ -982,18 +982,9 @@ H5CX_free_state(H5CX_state_t *api_state)
     /* Release the VOL connector property, if it was set */
     if(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_id) {
         /* Clean up any VOL connector info */
-        if(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_info) {
-            H5VL_class_t *connector;       /* Pointer to connector */
-
-            /* Retrieve the connector for the ID */
-            if(NULL == (connector = (H5VL_class_t *)H5I_object(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_id)))
-                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_CONTEXT, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a VOL connector ID")
-
-            /* Free the connector info */
-            if(H5VL_free_connector_info(connector, api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_info) < 0)
+        if(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_info)
+            if(H5VL_free_connector_info(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_id, api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_info) < 0)
                 HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_CONTEXT, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "unable to release VOL connector info object")
-        } /* end if */
-
         /* Decrement connector ID */
         if(H5I_dec_ref(api_state->vol_connector_prop.connector_id) < 0)
             HDONE_ERROR(H5E_CONTEXT, H5E_CANTDEC, FAIL, "can't close VOL connector ID")
diff --git a/src/H5F.c b/src/H5F.c
index 779c940..d216cd2 100644
--- a/src/H5F.c
+++ b/src/H5F.c
@@ -560,20 +560,21 @@ done:
  *
  * Purpose:     Check if the file can be opened with the given fapl.
  *
- * Return:      TRUE/FALSE/FAIL
+ * Return:      Succeed:    TRUE/FALSE
+ *              Failure:    FAIL (includes file does not exist)
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 htri_t
-H5Fis_accessible(const char *name, hid_t fapl_id)
+H5Fis_accessible(const char *filename, hid_t fapl_id)
 {
     htri_t      ret_value;              /* Return value */
 
     FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
-    H5TRACE2("t", "*si", name, fapl_id);
+    H5TRACE2("t", "*si", filename, fapl_id);
 
     /* Check args */
-    if(!name || !*name)
+    if(!filename || !*filename)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADRANGE, FAIL, "no file name specified")
 
     /* Check the file access property list */
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ H5Fis_accessible(const char *name, hid_t fapl_id)
             HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not file access property list")
 
     /* Check if file is accessible */
-    if(H5VL_file_specific(NULL, H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE, H5P_DATASET_XFER_DEFAULT, H5_REQUEST_NULL, fapl_id, name, &ret_value) < 0)
+    if(H5VL_file_specific(NULL, H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE, H5P_DATASET_XFER_DEFAULT, H5_REQUEST_NULL, fapl_id, filename, &ret_value) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_NOTHDF5, FAIL, "unable to determine if file is accessible as HDF5")
 
 done:
@@ -838,6 +839,68 @@ done:
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    H5Fdelete
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Deletes an HDF5 file.
+ *
+ * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+herr_t
+H5Fdelete(const char *filename, hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    H5P_genplist_t         *plist;                  /* Property list pointer */
+    H5VL_connector_prop_t   connector_prop;         /* Property for VOL connector ID & info */
+    htri_t                  is_hdf5 = FAIL;
+    herr_t                  ret_value = SUCCEED;
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
+    H5TRACE2("e", "*si", filename, fapl_id);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(!filename || !*filename)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADRANGE, FAIL, "no file name specified")
+
+    /* Check the file access property list */
+    if(H5P_DEFAULT == fapl_id)
+        fapl_id = H5P_FILE_ACCESS_DEFAULT;
+    else
+        if(TRUE != H5P_isa_class(fapl_id, H5P_FILE_ACCESS))
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a file access property list")
+
+    /* Verify access property list and set up collective metadata if appropriate */
+    if(H5CX_set_apl(&fapl_id, H5P_CLS_FACC, H5I_INVALID_HID, TRUE) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTSET, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't set access property list info")
+
+    /* Get the VOL info from the fapl */
+    if(NULL == (plist = (H5P_genplist_t *)H5I_object_verify(fapl_id, H5I_GENPROP_LST)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a property list")
+    if(H5P_peek(plist, H5F_ACS_VOL_CONN_NAME, &connector_prop) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTGET, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't get VOL connector info")
+
+    /* Stash a copy of the "top-level" connector property, before any pass-through
+     *  connectors modify or unwrap it.
+     */
+    if(H5CX_set_vol_connector_prop(&connector_prop) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTSET, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't set VOL connector info in API context")
+
+    /* Make sure this is HDF5 storage for this VOL connector */
+    if(H5VL_file_specific(NULL, H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE, H5P_DATASET_XFER_DEFAULT, H5_REQUEST_NULL, fapl_id, filename, &is_hdf5) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_NOTHDF5, FAIL, "unable to determine if file is accessible as HDF5")
+    if(!is_hdf5)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_NOTHDF5, FAIL, "not an HDF5 file")
+
+    /* Delete the file */
+    if(H5VL_file_specific(NULL, H5VL_FILE_DELETE, H5P_DATASET_XFER_DEFAULT, H5_REQUEST_NULL, fapl_id, filename, &ret_value) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTDELETEFILE, FAIL, "unable to delete the file")
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Fdelete() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    H5Freopen
  *
  * Purpose:     Reopen a file.  The new file handle which is returned points
diff --git a/src/H5Fint.c b/src/H5Fint.c
index 2e8771c..ee9afed 100644
--- a/src/H5Fint.c
+++ b/src/H5Fint.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ H5F__is_hdf5(const char *name, hid_t fapl_id)
      *          should work with arbitrary VFDs, unlike H5Fis_hdf5().
      */
     if(NULL == (file = H5FD_open(name, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, fapl_id, HADDR_UNDEF)))
-        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_IO, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to open file")
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to open file")
 
     /* The file is an hdf5 file if the hdf5 file signature can be found */
     if(H5FD_locate_signature(file, &sig_addr) < 0)
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ done:
     /* Close the file */
     if(file)
         if(H5FD_close(file) < 0 && TRUE == ret_value)
-            HDONE_ERROR(H5E_IO, H5E_CANTCLOSEFILE, FAIL, "unable to close file")
+            HDONE_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTCLOSEFILE, FAIL, "unable to close file")
 
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5F__is_hdf5() */
diff --git a/src/H5Fpublic.h b/src/H5Fpublic.h
index 52f1ee2..dd794e4 100644
--- a/src/H5Fpublic.h
+++ b/src/H5Fpublic.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ H5_DLL hid_t  H5Fopen(const char *filename, unsigned flags,
 H5_DLL hid_t  H5Freopen(hid_t file_id);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5Fflush(hid_t object_id, H5F_scope_t scope);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5Fclose(hid_t file_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5Fdelete(const char *filename, hid_t fapl_id);
 H5_DLL hid_t  H5Fget_create_plist(hid_t file_id);
 H5_DLL hid_t  H5Fget_access_plist(hid_t file_id);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5Fget_intent(hid_t file_id, unsigned *intent);
diff --git a/src/H5Glink.c b/src/H5Glink.c
index 82a2dcf..04ccbc5 100644
--- a/src/H5Glink.c
+++ b/src/H5Glink.c
@@ -402,15 +402,14 @@ done:
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function:	H5G__link_sort_table
+ * Function:    H5G__link_sort_table
  *
  * Purpose:     Sort table containing a list of links for a group
  *
- * Return:	Success:        Non-negative
- *		Failure:	Negative
+ * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
  *
- * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
- *	        Nov 20, 2006
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Nov 20, 2006
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -418,11 +417,20 @@ herr_t
 H5G__link_sort_table(H5G_link_table_t *ltable, H5_index_t idx_type,
     H5_iter_order_t order)
 {
+    herr_t  ret_value = SUCCEED;
+
     FUNC_ENTER_PACKAGE_NOERR
 
     /* Sanity check */
     HDassert(ltable);
 
+    /* Can't sort when empty since the links table will be NULL */
+    if(0 == ltable->nlinks)
+        HGOTO_DONE(ret_value);
+
+    /* This should never be NULL if the number of links is non-zero */
+    HDassert(ltable->lnks);
+
     /* Pick appropriate sorting routine */
     if(idx_type == H5_INDEX_NAME) {
         if(order == H5_ITER_INC)
@@ -442,6 +450,7 @@ H5G__link_sort_table(H5G_link_table_t *ltable, H5_index_t idx_type,
             HDassert(order == H5_ITER_NATIVE);
     } /* end else */
 
+done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(SUCCEED)
 } /* end H5G__link_sort_table() */
 
diff --git a/src/H5Ipublic.h b/src/H5Ipublic.h
index 56873ec..def785f 100644
--- a/src/H5Ipublic.h
+++ b/src/H5Ipublic.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef enum H5I_type_t {
     H5I_ERROR_CLASS,            /* type ID for error classes                    */
     H5I_ERROR_MSG,              /* type ID for error messages                   */
     H5I_ERROR_STACK,            /* type ID for error stacks                     */
+    H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER,         /* type ID for dataspace selection iterator     */
     H5I_NTYPES                  /* number of library types, MUST BE LAST!       */
 } H5I_type_t;
 
diff --git a/src/H5Oattr.c b/src/H5Oattr.c
index 0a7c4bf..f685a00c 100644
--- a/src/H5Oattr.c
+++ b/src/H5Oattr.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ H5O_attr_decode(H5F_t *f, H5O_t *open_oh, unsigned H5_ATTR_UNUSED mesg_flags,
      * What's actually shared, though, is only the extent.
      */
     if(NULL == (attr->shared->ds = H5FL_CALLOC(H5S_t)))
-	HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, NULL, "memory allocation failed")
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, NULL, "memory allocation failed")
 
     /* Decode attribute's dataspace extent */
     if((extent = (H5S_extent_t *)(H5O_MSG_SDSPACE->decode)(f, open_oh,
@@ -253,15 +253,11 @@ H5O_attr_decode(H5F_t *f, H5O_t *open_oh, unsigned H5_ATTR_UNUSED mesg_flags,
 done:
     if(NULL == ret_value)
         if(attr) {
-            if(attr->shared) {
-                /* Free any dynamically allocated items */
-                if(H5A__free(attr) < 0)
+            /* Free any dynamically allocated items */
+            if(attr->shared)
+                if(H5A__shared_free(attr) < 0)
                     HDONE_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, NULL, "can't release attribute info")
 
-                /* Destroy shared attribute struct */
-                attr->shared = H5FL_FREE(H5A_shared_t, attr->shared);
-            } /* end if */
-
             attr = H5FL_FREE(H5A_t, attr);
         } /* end if */
 
diff --git a/src/H5Ofill.c b/src/H5Ofill.c
index d87dc84..53abff3 100644
--- a/src/H5Ofill.c
+++ b/src/H5Ofill.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ const H5O_msg_class_t H5O_MSG_FILL_NEW[1] = {{
 /* Format version bounds for fill value */
 const unsigned H5O_fill_ver_bounds[] = {
     H5O_FILL_VERSION_1,     /* H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST */
-    H5O_FILL_VERSION_2,     /* H5F_LIBVER_V18 */
+    H5O_FILL_VERSION_3,     /* H5F_LIBVER_V18 */
     H5O_FILL_VERSION_3,     /* H5F_LIBVER_V110 */
     H5O_FILL_VERSION_LATEST /* H5F_LIBVER_LATEST */
 };
diff --git a/src/H5Pint.c b/src/H5Pint.c
index b07f42d..04411a5 100644
--- a/src/H5Pint.c
+++ b/src/H5Pint.c
@@ -127,62 +127,65 @@ static herr_t H5P__free_del_name_cb(void *item, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED *key, void H
  * Predefined property list classes. These are initialized at runtime by
  * H5P__init_package() in this source file.
  */
-hid_t H5P_CLS_ROOT_ID_g                         = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_ROOT_ID_g                         = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_ROOT_g                  = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_OBJECT_CREATE_ID_g                = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_OBJECT_CREATE_ID_g                = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_OBJECT_CREATE_g         = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_CREATE_ID_g                  = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_CREATE_ID_g                  = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_FILE_CREATE_g           = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_ACCESS_ID_g                  = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_ACCESS_ID_g                  = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_FILE_ACCESS_g           = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_CREATE_ID_g               = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_CREATE_ID_g               = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_DATASET_CREATE_g        = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_ACCESS_ID_g               = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_ACCESS_ID_g               = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_DATASET_ACCESS_g        = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_XFER_ID_g                 = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_DATASET_XFER_ID_g                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_DATASET_XFER_g          = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g                   = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g                   = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_g            = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_GROUP_CREATE_ID_g                 = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_GROUP_CREATE_ID_g                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_GROUP_CREATE_g          = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_GROUP_ACCESS_ID_g                 = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_GROUP_ACCESS_ID_g                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_GROUP_ACCESS_g          = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_CREATE_ID_g              = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_CREATE_ID_g              = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_CREATE_g       = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_ACCESS_ID_g              = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_ACCESS_ID_g              = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_DATATYPE_ACCESS_g       = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_ID_g             = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_ID_g             = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_g      = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g             = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g             = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_g      = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g                  = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g                  = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_g           = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_ID_g                  = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_ID_g                  = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_g           = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g                  = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g                  = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_g           = NULL;
-hid_t H5P_CLS_STRING_CREATE_ID_g                = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_STRING_CREATE_ID_g                = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_STRING_CREATE_g         = NULL;
+hid_t H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g               = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+H5P_genclass_t *H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_g        = NULL;
 
 /*
  * Predefined property lists for each predefined class. These are initialized
  * at runtime by H5P__init_package() in this source file.
  */
-hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_CREATE_ID_g          = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_ACCESS_ID_g          = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_CREATE_ID_g       = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_ACCESS_ID_g       = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_XFER_ID_g         = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g           = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_GROUP_CREATE_ID_g         = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_GROUP_ACCESS_ID_g         = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_DATATYPE_CREATE_ID_g      = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_DATATYPE_ACCESS_ID_g      = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_ID_g     = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g     = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g          = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_CREATE_ID_g          = FAIL;
-hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g          = FAIL;
+hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_CREATE_ID_g          = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_ACCESS_ID_g          = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_CREATE_ID_g       = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_ACCESS_ID_g       = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_DATASET_XFER_ID_g         = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g           = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_GROUP_CREATE_ID_g         = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_GROUP_ACCESS_ID_g         = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_DATATYPE_CREATE_ID_g      = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_DATATYPE_ACCESS_ID_g      = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_ID_g     = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g     = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g          = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_CREATE_ID_g          = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g          = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+hid_t H5P_LST_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g       = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
 /* Root property list class library initialization object */
 const H5P_libclass_t H5P_CLS_ROOT[1] = {{
@@ -283,6 +286,26 @@ const H5P_libclass_t H5P_CLS_TACC[1] = {{
     NULL 		        /* Class close callback info    */
 }};
 
+/* VOL initialization property list class library initialization object */
+/* (move to proper source code file when used for real) */
+const H5P_libclass_t H5P_CLS_VINI[1] = {{
+    "VOL initialization",		/* Class name for debugging     */
+    H5P_TYPE_VOL_INITIALIZE,  /* Class type                   */
+
+    &H5P_CLS_ROOT_g,	/* Parent class                 */
+    &H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_g,	/* Pointer to class             */
+    &H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g,	/* Pointer to class ID          */
+    &H5P_LST_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g,	/* Pointer to default property list ID */
+    NULL,			/* Default property registration routine */
+
+    NULL,		        /* Class creation callback      */
+    NULL,		        /* Class creation callback info */
+    NULL,			/* Class copy callback          */
+    NULL,		        /* Class copy callback info     */
+    NULL,			/* Class close callback         */
+    NULL 		        /* Class close callback info    */
+}};
+
 
 /* Library property list classes defined in other code modules */
 /* (And not present in src/H5Pprivate.h) */
@@ -331,7 +354,8 @@ static H5P_libclass_t const * const init_class[] = {
     H5P_CLS_TACC,       /* Datatype access */
     H5P_CLS_ACRT,       /* Attribute creation */
     H5P_CLS_AACC,       /* Attribute access */
-    H5P_CLS_LCRT        /* Link creation */
+    H5P_CLS_LCRT,       /* Link creation */
+    H5P_CLS_VINI        /* VOL initialization */
 };
 
 /* Declare a free list to manage the H5P_genclass_t struct */
@@ -525,7 +549,8 @@ H5P_term_package(void)
                         H5P_LST_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g =
                         H5P_LST_LINK_CREATE_ID_g =
                         H5P_LST_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g =
-                        H5P_LST_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g = (-1);
+                        H5P_LST_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g =
+                        H5P_LST_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g = H5I_INVALID_HID;
                 } /* end if */
             } /* end if */
 
@@ -552,6 +577,7 @@ H5P_term_package(void)
                         H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_g =
                         H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_g =
                         H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_g =
+                        H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_g =
                         H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_g = NULL;
 
                         H5P_CLS_ROOT_ID_g =
@@ -571,7 +597,8 @@ H5P_term_package(void)
                         H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g =
                         H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_ID_g =
                         H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g =
-                        H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g = (-1);
+                        H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g =
+                        H5P_CLS_FILE_MOUNT_ID_g = H5I_INVALID_HID;
                 } /* end if */
             } /* end if */
 
@@ -5408,7 +5435,7 @@ H5P__new_plist_of_type(H5P_plist_type_t type)
     FUNC_ENTER_PACKAGE
 
     /* Sanity checks */
-    HDcompile_assert(H5P_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS == (H5P_TYPE_MAX_TYPE - 1));
+    HDcompile_assert(H5P_TYPE_VOL_INITIALIZE == (H5P_TYPE_MAX_TYPE - 1));
     HDassert(type >= H5P_TYPE_USER && type <= H5P_TYPE_LINK_ACCESS);
 
     /* Check arguments */
@@ -5487,6 +5514,10 @@ H5P__new_plist_of_type(H5P_plist_type_t type)
             class_id = H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g;
             break;
 
+        case H5P_TYPE_VOL_INITIALIZE:
+            class_id = H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g;
+            break;
+
         case H5P_TYPE_USER:     /* shut compiler warnings up */
         case H5P_TYPE_ROOT:
         case H5P_TYPE_MAX_TYPE:
diff --git a/src/H5Pprivate.h b/src/H5Pprivate.h
index 49f7a12..07910c3 100644
--- a/src/H5Pprivate.h
+++ b/src/H5Pprivate.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef enum H5P_plist_type_t {
     H5P_TYPE_LINK_CREATE       = 16,
     H5P_TYPE_LINK_ACCESS       = 17,
     H5P_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS  = 18,
+    H5P_TYPE_VOL_INITIALIZE    = 19,
     H5P_TYPE_MAX_TYPE
 } H5P_plist_type_t;
 
diff --git a/src/H5Ppublic.h b/src/H5Ppublic.h
index 90e6618..cad2071 100644
--- a/src/H5Ppublic.h
+++ b/src/H5Ppublic.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #define H5P_OBJECT_COPY         (H5OPEN H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g)
 #define H5P_LINK_CREATE         (H5OPEN H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_ID_g)
 #define H5P_LINK_ACCESS         (H5OPEN H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g)
+#define H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE      (H5OPEN H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g)
 
 /*
  * The library's default property lists
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
 #define H5P_OBJECT_COPY_DEFAULT        (H5OPEN H5P_LST_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g)
 #define H5P_LINK_CREATE_DEFAULT        (H5OPEN H5P_LST_LINK_CREATE_ID_g)
 #define H5P_LINK_ACCESS_DEFAULT        (H5OPEN H5P_LST_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g)
+#define H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT     (H5OPEN H5P_LST_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g)
 
 /* Common creation order flags (for links in groups and attributes on objects) */
 #define H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED           0x0001
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_CLS_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_CLS_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_CREATE_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_CLS_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g;
+H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_CLS_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g;
 
 /* Default roperty list IDs */
 /* (Internal to library, do not use!  Use macros above) */
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_LST_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_LST_OBJECT_COPY_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_CREATE_ID_g;
 H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_LST_LINK_ACCESS_ID_g;
+H5_DLLVAR hid_t H5P_LST_VOL_INITIALIZE_ID_g;
 
 /*********************/
 /* Public Prototypes */
diff --git a/src/H5S.c b/src/H5S.c
index 3926b5f..5153045 100644
--- a/src/H5S.c
+++ b/src/H5S.c
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ static const H5I_class_t H5I_DATASPACE_CLS[1] = {{
     (H5I_free_t)H5S_close	/* Callback routine for closing objects of this class */
 }};
 
+/* Dataspace selection iterator ID class */
+static const H5I_class_t H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER_CLS[1] = {{
+    H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER,		/* ID class value */
+    0,				/* Class flags */
+    0,				/* # of reserved IDs for class */
+    (H5I_free_t)H5S_sel_iter_close	/* Callback routine for closing objects of this class */
+}};
+
 
 /* Flag indicating "top" of interface has been initialized */
 static hbool_t H5S_top_package_initialize_s = FALSE;
@@ -120,6 +128,10 @@ H5S__init_package(void)
     if(H5I_register_type(H5I_DATASPACE_CLS) < 0)
 	HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to initialize dataspace ID class")
 
+    /* Initialize the atom group for the dataspace selction iterator IDs */
+    if(H5I_register_type(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER_CLS) < 0)
+	HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to initialize dataspace selection iterator ID class")
+
     /* Mark "top" of interface as initialized, too */
     H5S_top_package_initialize_s = TRUE;
 
@@ -159,6 +171,11 @@ H5S_top_term_package(void)
             n++; /*H5I*/
 	} /* end if */
 
+	if(H5I_nmembers(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER) > 0) {
+	    (void)H5I_clear_type(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER, FALSE, FALSE);
+            n++; /*H5I*/
+	} /* end if */
+
 	/* Mark "top" of interface as closed */
         if(0 == n)
             H5S_top_package_initialize_s = FALSE;
@@ -198,11 +215,15 @@ H5S_term_package(void)
     if(H5_PKG_INIT_VAR) {
         /* Sanity checks */
         HDassert(0 == H5I_nmembers(H5I_DATASPACE));
+        HDassert(0 == H5I_nmembers(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER));
         HDassert(FALSE == H5S_top_package_initialize_s);
 
         /* Destroy the dataspace object id group */
         n += (H5I_dec_type_ref(H5I_DATASPACE) > 0);
 
+        /* Destroy the dataspace selection iterator object id group */
+        n += (H5I_dec_type_ref(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER) > 0);
+
 	/* Mark interface as closed */
         if(0 == n)
             H5_PKG_INIT_VAR = FALSE;
@@ -448,10 +469,14 @@ H5S_close(H5S_t *ds)
     if(H5S__extent_release(&ds->extent) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "unable to release dataspace extent")
 
-    /* Release the main structure */
-    ds = H5FL_FREE(H5S_t, ds);
-
 done:
+    /* Release the main structure.
+     * Always do this to ensure that we don't leak memory when calling this
+     * function on partially constructed dataspaces (which will fail one or
+     * both of the above calls)
+     */
+    H5FL_FREE(H5S_t, ds);
+
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5S_close() */
 
diff --git a/src/H5Shyper.c b/src/H5Shyper.c
index 63f457b..4c8e458 100644
--- a/src/H5Shyper.c
+++ b/src/H5Shyper.c
@@ -726,10 +726,27 @@ H5S__hyper_iter_init(const H5S_t *space, H5S_sel_iter_t *iter)
     else {      /* Initialize the information needed for non-regular hyperslab I/O */
         H5S_hyper_span_info_t *spans;   /* Pointer to hyperslab span info node */
 
-        /* Share the source dataspace's span tree by incrementing the reference count on it */
-        HDassert(space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst);
-        iter->u.hyp.spans = space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst;
-        iter->u.hyp.spans->count++;
+        /* If this iterator is created from an API call, by default we clone the
+         *  selection now, as the dataspace could be modified or go out of scope.
+         *  
+         *  However, if the H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE flag is given,
+         *  the selection is shared between the selection iterator and the
+         *  dataspace.  In this case, the application _must_not_ modify or
+         *  close the dataspace that the iterator is operating on, or undefined
+         *  behavior will occur.
+         */
+        if((iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_API_CALL) && 
+                !(iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE)) {
+            /* Copy the span tree */
+            if(NULL == (iter->u.hyp.spans = H5S__hyper_copy_span(space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst, space->extent.rank)))
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTCOPY, FAIL, "can't copy span tree")
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            /* Share the source dataspace's span tree by incrementing the reference count on it */
+            HDassert(space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst);
+            iter->u.hyp.spans = space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst;
+            iter->u.hyp.spans->count++;
+        } /* end else */
 
         /* Initialize the starting span_info's and spans */
         spans = iter->u.hyp.spans;
@@ -3431,7 +3448,7 @@ H5S__get_select_hyper_nblocks(const H5S_t *space, hbool_t app_ref)
         /* Check each dimension */
         for(ret_value = 1, u = 0; u < space->extent.rank; u++)
             ret_value *= (app_ref ? space->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.app[u].count :
-                                    space->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].count);
+                    space->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].count);
     } /* end if */
     else
         ret_value = H5S__hyper_span_nblocks(space->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst);
@@ -10408,6 +10425,213 @@ done:
 } /* end H5S__fill_in_select() */
 
 
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
+    H5Scombine_hyperslab
+ PURPOSE
+    Specify a hyperslab to combine with the current hyperslab selection and
+    return a new dataspace with the combined selection as the selection in the
+    new dataspace.
+ USAGE
+    hid_t H5Scombine_hyperslab(dsid, op, start, stride, count, block)
+        hid_t dsid;             IN: Dataspace ID of selection to use
+        H5S_seloper_t op;       IN: Operation to perform on current selection
+        const hsize_t *start;        IN: Offset of start of hyperslab
+        const hsize_t *stride;       IN: Hyperslab stride
+        const hsize_t *count;        IN: Number of blocks included in hyperslab
+        const hsize_t *block;        IN: Size of block in hyperslab
+ RETURNS
+    Dataspace ID on success / H5I_INVALID_HID on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Combines a hyperslab selection with the current selection for a dataspace,
+    creating a new dataspace to return the generated selection.
+    If the current selection is not a hyperslab, it is freed and the hyperslab
+    parameters passed in are combined with the H5S_SEL_ALL hyperslab (ie. a
+    selection composing the entire current extent).  If STRIDE or BLOCK is
+    NULL, they are assumed to be set to all '1'.
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+hid_t
+H5Scombine_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op, const hsize_t start[],
+    const hsize_t stride[], const hsize_t count[], const hsize_t block[])
+{
+    H5S_t	*space;                 /* Dataspace to modify selection of */
+    H5S_t	*new_space = NULL;      /* New dataspace created */
+    hid_t	ret_value;              /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+    H5TRACE6("i", "iSs*h*h*h*h", space_id, op, start, stride, count, block);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == (space = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a dataspace")
+    if(start == NULL || count == NULL)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "hyperslab not specified")
+    if(!(op >= H5S_SELECT_SET && op <= H5S_SELECT_NOTA))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_UNSUPPORTED, H5I_INVALID_HID, "invalid selection operation")
+
+    /* Generate new space, with combination of selections */
+    if(H5S_combine_hyperslab(space, op, start, stride, count, block, &new_space) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to set hyperslab selection")
+
+    /* Atomize */
+    if((ret_value = H5I_register(H5I_DATASPACE, new_space, TRUE)) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATOM, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register dataspace atom")
+
+done:
+    if(ret_value < 0 && new_space)
+        H5S_close(new_space);
+
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Scombine_hyperslab() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5S__combine_select
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Internal version of H5Scombine_select().
+ *
+ * Return:	New dataspace on success/NULL on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
+ *              Tuesday, October 30, 2001
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static H5S_t *
+H5S__combine_select(H5S_t *space1, H5S_seloper_t op, H5S_t *space2)
+{
+    H5S_t *new_space = NULL;    /* New dataspace generated */
+    H5S_t *ret_value = NULL;    /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC
+
+    /* Check args */
+    HDassert(space1);
+    HDassert(space2);
+    HDassert(op >= H5S_SELECT_OR && op <= H5S_SELECT_NOTA);
+
+    /* Check if space1 selections has span trees */
+    if(NULL == space1->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst)
+        if(H5S__hyper_generate_spans(space1) < 0)
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_UNINITIALIZED, NULL, "dataspace does not have span tree")
+
+    if(NULL == space2->select.sel_info.hslab->span_lst) {
+        hsize_t tmp_start[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+        hsize_t tmp_stride[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+        hsize_t tmp_count[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+        hsize_t tmp_block[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+        unsigned u;
+
+        for(u = 0; u < space2->extent.rank; u++) {
+            tmp_start[u] = space2->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].start;
+            tmp_stride[u] = space2->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].stride;
+            tmp_count[u] = space2->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].count;
+            tmp_block[u] = space2->select.sel_info.hslab->diminfo.opt[u].block;
+        } /* end for */
+
+        /* Combine hyperslab selection with regular selection directly */
+        if(H5S_combine_hyperslab(space1, op, tmp_start, tmp_stride, tmp_count, tmp_block, &new_space) < 0)
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "unable to set hyperslab selection")
+    } /* end if */
+    else{
+        /* Combine new_space (a copy of space 1) & space2, with the result in new_space */
+        if(H5S__fill_in_select(space1, op, space2, &new_space) < 0)
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTCLIP, NULL, "can't clip hyperslab information")
+    } /* end else */
+
+    /* Set unlim_dim */
+    new_space->select.sel_info.hslab->unlim_dim = -1;
+
+    /* Set return value */
+    ret_value = new_space;
+
+done:
+    if(ret_value == NULL && new_space)
+        H5S_close(new_space);
+
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
+} /* end H5S__combine_select() */
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
+    H5Scombine_select
+ PURPOSE
+    Combine two hyperslab selections with an operation, returning a dataspace
+    with the resulting selection.
+ USAGE
+    hid_t H5Scombine_select(space1, op, space2)
+        hid_t space1;           IN: First Dataspace ID
+        H5S_seloper_t op;       IN: Selection operation
+        hid_t space2;           IN: Second Dataspace ID
+ RETURNS
+    Dataspace ID on success / H5I_INVALID_HID on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Combine two existing hyperslab selections with an operation, returning
+    a new dataspace with the resulting selection.  The dataspace extent from
+    space1 is copied for the dataspace extent of the newly created dataspace.
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+hid_t
+H5Scombine_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op, hid_t space2_id)
+{
+    H5S_t	*space1;                /* First Dataspace */
+    H5S_t	*space2;                /* Second Dataspace */
+    H5S_t	*new_space = NULL;      /* New Dataspace */
+    hid_t	ret_value;              /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+    H5TRACE3("i", "iSsi", space1_id, op, space2_id);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == (space1 = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space1_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a dataspace")
+    if(NULL == (space2 = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space2_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a dataspace")
+    if(!(op >= H5S_SELECT_OR && op <= H5S_SELECT_NOTA))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_UNSUPPORTED, H5I_INVALID_HID, "invalid selection operation")
+
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have the same rank */
+    if(space1->extent.rank != space2->extent.rank)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "dataspaces not same rank")
+
+    /* Note: currently, the offset of each dataspace is ignored */
+#if 0
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have the same offset */
+    /* Same note as in H5Smodify_select */
+    for(u=0; u<space1->extent.rank; u++) {
+        if(space1->select.offset[u] != space2->select.offset[u])
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "dataspaces not same offset")
+    } /* end for */
+#endif
+
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have hyperslab selections */
+    if(H5S_GET_SELECT_TYPE(space1) != H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS || H5S_GET_SELECT_TYPE(space2) != H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "dataspaces don't have hyperslab selections")
+
+    /* Go combine the dataspaces */
+    if(NULL == (new_space = H5S__combine_select(space1, op, space2)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to create hyperslab selection")
+
+    /* Atomize */
+    if((ret_value = H5I_register(H5I_DATASPACE, new_space, TRUE)) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATOM, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register dataspace atom")
+
+done:
+    if(ret_value < 0 && new_space)
+        H5S_close(new_space);
+
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Scombine_select() */
+
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:	H5S__modify_select
  *
@@ -10470,6 +10694,88 @@ done:
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NAME
+    H5Smodify_select
+ PURPOSE
+    Refine a hyperslab selection with an operation using a second hyperslab
+    to modify it
+ USAGE
+    herr_t H5Smodify_select(space1, op, space2)
+        hid_t space1;           IN/OUT: First Dataspace ID
+        H5S_seloper_t op;       IN: Selection operation
+        hid_t space2;           IN: Second Dataspace ID
+ RETURNS
+    Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Refine an existing hyperslab selection with an operation, using a second
+    hyperslab.  The first selection is modified to contain the result of
+    space1 operated on by space2.
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+herr_t
+H5Smodify_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op, hid_t space2_id)
+{
+    H5S_t	*space1;                /* First Dataspace */
+    H5S_t	*space2;                /* Second Dataspace */
+    herr_t      ret_value = SUCCEED;    /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
+    H5TRACE3("e", "iSsi", space1_id, op, space2_id);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == (space1 = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space1_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataspace")
+    if(NULL == (space2 = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space2_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataspace")
+    if(!(op >= H5S_SELECT_OR && op <= H5S_SELECT_NOTA))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_UNSUPPORTED, FAIL, "invalid selection operation")
+
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have the same rank */
+    if(space1->extent.rank != space2->extent.rank)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "dataspaces not same rank")
+
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have the same offset */
+    /** Note that this is a tricky part of this function. It's
+     *  possible that two dataspaces have different "offset". If the
+     *  space2 has smaller offset value than that of space1 in a
+     *  dimension, then the span elements of this dimension in
+     *  space2 could have negative "low" and "high" values relative
+     *  to the offset in space1. In other words, if the bounds of
+     *  span elements in space2 are adjusted relative to the offset
+     *  in space1, then every span element's bound is computed as
+     *  "origin_bound+offset2-offset1". Therefore, if offset2 (the
+     *  offset of space2) is smaller, then
+     *  "origin_bound+offset2-offset1" could be negative which is
+     *  not allowed by the bound type declaration as hsize_t!
+     *  As a result, if the op is an OR selection, then the final
+     *  result may contain span elements that have negative bound!
+     *  So right now, the difference in the offset is totally
+     *  ignored!!
+     */
+#if 0
+    for(u=0; u<space1->extent.rank; u++) {
+        if(space1->select.offset[u] != space2->select.offset[u])
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "dataspaces not same offset")
+    } /* end for */
+#endif
+
+    /* Check that both dataspaces have hyperslab selections */
+    if(H5S_GET_SELECT_TYPE(space1) != H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS || H5S_GET_SELECT_TYPE(space2) != H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "dataspaces don't have hyperslab selections")
+
+    /* Go refine the first selection */
+    if(H5S__modify_select(space1, op, space2) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to modify hyperslab selection")
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Smodify_select() */
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
     H5S__hyper_proj_int_build_proj
  PURPOSE
     Secondary iteration routine for H5S__hyper_project_intersection
@@ -11306,11 +11612,11 @@ H5S__hyper_get_clip_diminfo(hsize_t start, hsize_t stride, hsize_t *count,
 herr_t
 H5S_hyper_clip_unlim(H5S_t *space, hsize_t clip_size)
 {
-    H5S_hyper_sel_t *hslab;     /* Convenience pointer to hyperslab info */
-    hsize_t orig_count;         /* Original count in unlimited dimension */
-    int orig_unlim_dim;         /* Original unliminted dimension */
-    H5S_hyper_dim_t *diminfo;   /* Convenience pointer to diminfo.opt in unlimited dimension */
-    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED; /* Return value */
+    H5S_hyper_sel_t *hslab = NULL;      /* Convenience pointer to hyperslab info */
+    hsize_t orig_count;                 /* Original count in unlimited dimension */
+    int orig_unlim_dim;                 /* Original unliminted dimension */
+    H5S_hyper_dim_t *diminfo = NULL;    /* Convenience pointer to diminfo.opt in unlimited dimension */
+    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;         /* Return value */
 
     FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)
 
@@ -11341,6 +11647,10 @@ H5S_hyper_clip_unlim(H5S_t *space, hsize_t clip_size)
         /* Convert to "none" selection */
         if(H5S_select_none(space) < 0)
             HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTDELETE, FAIL, "can't convert selection")
+
+        /* Reset the convenience pointers */
+        hslab = NULL;
+        diminfo = NULL;
     } /* end if */
     /* Check for single block in unlimited dimension */
     else if(orig_count == (hsize_t)1) {
@@ -11393,7 +11703,7 @@ H5S_hyper_clip_unlim(H5S_t *space, hsize_t clip_size)
     } /* end else */
 
     /* Update the upper bound, if the diminfo is valid */
-    if(H5S_DIMINFO_VALID_YES == hslab->diminfo_valid)
+    if(hslab && (H5S_DIMINFO_VALID_YES == hslab->diminfo_valid))
         hslab->diminfo.high_bounds[orig_unlim_dim] =
                 hslab->diminfo.opt[orig_unlim_dim].start +
                 hslab->diminfo.opt[orig_unlim_dim].stride * (hslab->diminfo.opt[orig_unlim_dim].count - 1) +
diff --git a/src/H5Spkg.h b/src/H5Spkg.h
index 93114bd..4752c59 100644
--- a/src/H5Spkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Spkg.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 /* Length of stack-allocated sequences for "project intersect" routines */
 #define H5S_PROJECT_INTERSECT_NSEQS 256
 
+/* Internal flags for initializing selection iterators */
+#define H5S_SEL_ITER_API_CALL   0x1000 /* Selection iterator created from API call */
+
 
 /* Initial version of the dataspace information */
 #define H5O_SDSPACE_VERSION_1	1
diff --git a/src/H5Spoint.c b/src/H5Spoint.c
index 445566a..875c018 100644
--- a/src/H5Spoint.c
+++ b/src/H5Spoint.c
@@ -180,14 +180,32 @@ H5FL_DEFINE_STATIC(H5S_pnt_list_t);
 static herr_t
 H5S__point_iter_init(const H5S_t *space, H5S_sel_iter_t *iter)
 {
-    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC_NOERR
+    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;         /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC
 
     /* Check args */
     HDassert(space && H5S_SEL_POINTS == H5S_GET_SELECT_TYPE(space));
     HDassert(iter);
 
-    /* Share point list for internal iterations */
-    iter->u.pnt.pnt_lst = space->select.sel_info.pnt_lst;
+    /* If this iterator is created from an API call, by default we clone the
+     *  selection now, as the dataspace could be modified or go out of scope.
+     *  
+     *  However, if the H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE flag is given,
+     *  the selection is shared between the selection iterator and the
+     *  dataspace.  In this case, the application _must_not_ modify or
+     *  close the dataspace that the iterator is operating on, or undefined
+     *  behavior will occur.
+     */
+    if((iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_API_CALL) && 
+            !(iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE)) {
+        /* Copy the point list */
+        if(NULL == (iter->u.pnt.pnt_lst = H5S__copy_pnt_list(space->select.sel_info.pnt_lst, space->extent.rank)))
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTCOPY, FAIL, "can't copy point list")
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        /* OK to share point list for internal iterations */
+        iter->u.pnt.pnt_lst = space->select.sel_info.pnt_lst;
 
     /* Start at the head of the list of points */
     iter->u.pnt.curr = iter->u.pnt.pnt_lst->head;
@@ -195,7 +213,8 @@ H5S__point_iter_init(const H5S_t *space, H5S_sel_iter_t *iter)
     /* Initialize type of selection iterator */
     iter->type = H5S_sel_iter_point;
 
-    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(SUCCEED)
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5S__point_iter_init() */
 
 
@@ -537,13 +556,18 @@ H5S__point_iter_get_seq_list(H5S_sel_iter_t *iter, size_t maxseq, size_t maxelem
  REVISION LOG
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
-H5S__point_iter_release(H5S_sel_iter_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED * iter)
+H5S__point_iter_release(H5S_sel_iter_t * iter)
 {
     FUNC_ENTER_STATIC_NOERR
 
     /* Check args */
     HDassert(iter);
 
+    /* If this iterator copied the point list, we must free it */
+    if((iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_API_CALL) && 
+            !(iter->flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE))
+        H5S__free_pnt_list(iter->u.pnt.pnt_lst);
+
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(SUCCEED)
 } /* end H5S__point_iter_release() */
 
diff --git a/src/H5Spublic.h b/src/H5Spublic.h
index 84e577b..23e6846 100644
--- a/src/H5Spublic.h
+++ b/src/H5Spublic.h
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@
                                                  * earlier offset than the previous
                                                  * one.
                                                  */
+#define H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE 0x0002 /* Don't copy the dataspace
+                                                 * selection when creating the
+                                                 * selection iterator.
+                                                 * 
+                                                 * This can improve performance
+                                                 * of creating the iterator, but
+                                                 * the dataspace _MUST_NOT_ be
+                                                 * modified or closed until the
+                                                 * selection iterator is closed
+                                                 * or the iterator's behavior
+                                                 * will be undefined.
+                                                 */
 
 /* Different types of dataspaces */
 typedef enum H5S_class_t {
@@ -144,6 +156,11 @@ H5_DLL herr_t H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(hid_t spaceid, hsize_t startpoint,
 H5_DLL herr_t H5Sselect_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
     const hsize_t start[], const hsize_t _stride[], const hsize_t count[],
     const hsize_t _block[]);
+H5_DLL hid_t H5Scombine_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
+    const hsize_t start[], const hsize_t _stride[], const hsize_t count[],
+    const hsize_t _block[]);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5Smodify_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op, hid_t space2_id);
+H5_DLL hid_t H5Scombine_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op, hid_t space2_id);
 H5_DLL htri_t H5Sis_regular_hyperslab(hid_t spaceid);
 H5_DLL htri_t H5Sget_regular_hyperslab(hid_t spaceid, hsize_t start[],
     hsize_t stride[], hsize_t count[], hsize_t block[]);
@@ -151,6 +168,12 @@ H5_DLL hssize_t H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(hid_t spaceid);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(hid_t spaceid, hsize_t startblock,
     hsize_t numblocks, hsize_t buf[/*numblocks*/]);
 
+/* Operations on dataspace selection iterators */
+H5_DLL hid_t H5Ssel_iter_create(hid_t spaceid, size_t elmt_size, unsigned flags);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(hid_t sel_iter_id, size_t maxseq,
+    size_t maxbytes, size_t *nseq, size_t *nbytes, hsize_t *off, size_t *len);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5Ssel_iter_close(hid_t sel_iter_id);
+
 /* Symbols defined for compatibility with previous versions of the HDF5 API.
  *
  * Use of these symbols is deprecated.
diff --git a/src/H5Sselect.c b/src/H5Sselect.c
index 6983c93..c40ff69 100644
--- a/src/H5Sselect.c
+++ b/src/H5Sselect.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 /* Local Macros */
 /****************/
 
+/* All the valid public flags to H5Ssel_iter_create() */
+#define H5S_SEL_ITER_ALL_PUBLIC_FLAGS (H5S_SEL_ITER_GET_SEQ_LIST_SORTED | \
+                H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE)
 
 
 /******************/
@@ -2500,3 +2503,217 @@ done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5S_select_subtract() */
 
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
+    H5Ssel_iter_create
+ PURPOSE
+    Create a dataspace selection iterator for a dataspace's selection
+ USAGE
+    hid_t H5Ssel_iter_create(space)
+        hid_t   space;  IN: ID of the dataspace with selection to iterate over
+ RETURNS
+    Valid dataspace selection iterator ID on success, H5I_INVALID_HID on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Creates a selection iterator and initializes it to start at the first
+    element selected in the dataspace.
+ PROGRAMMER
+    Quincey Koziol -  February 11, 2019
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+hid_t
+H5Ssel_iter_create(hid_t space_id, size_t elmt_size, unsigned flags)
+{
+    H5S_t  *space;              /* Dataspace with selection to iterate over */
+    H5S_sel_iter_t *sel_iter;   /* Selection iterator created */
+    hid_t  ret_value;           /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+    H5TRACE3("i", "izIu", space_id, elmt_size, flags);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == (space = (H5S_t *)H5I_object_verify(space_id, H5I_DATASPACE)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a dataspace")
+    if(elmt_size == 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "element size must be greater than 0")
+    if(flags != (flags & H5S_SEL_ITER_ALL_PUBLIC_FLAGS))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "invalid selection iterator flag")
+
+    /* Allocate the iterator */
+    if(NULL == (sel_iter = H5FL_MALLOC(H5S_sel_iter_t)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTALLOC, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't allocate selection iterator")
+
+    /* Add flag to indicate that this iterator is from an API call */
+    flags |= H5S_SEL_ITER_API_CALL;
+
+    /* Initialize the selection iterator */
+    if(H5S_select_iter_init(sel_iter, space, elmt_size, flags) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTINIT, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to initialize selection iterator")
+
+    /* Atomize */
+    if((ret_value = H5I_register(H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER, sel_iter, TRUE)) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register dataspace selection iterator atom")
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Ssel_iter_create() */
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
+    H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list
+ PURPOSE
+    Retrieve a list of offset / length sequences for the elements in an iterator
+ USAGE
+    herr_t H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(sel_iter_id, maxseq, maxbytes, nseq, nbytes, off, len)
+        hid_t   sel_iter_id;  IN: ID of the dataspace selection iterator to retrieve sequence from
+        size_t  maxseq;       IN: Max. # of sequences to retrieve
+        size_t  maxbytes;     IN: Max. # of bytes to retrieve in sequences
+        size_t *nseq;         OUT: # of sequences retrieved
+        size_t *nbytes;       OUT: # of bytes retrieved, in all sequences
+        hsize_t *off;         OUT: Array of sequence offsets
+        size_t *len;          OUT: Array of sequence lengths
+ RETURNS
+    Non-negative on success / Negative on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Retrieve a list of offset / length pairs (a list of "sequences") matching
+    the selected elements for an iterator, according to the iteration order for
+    the iterator.  The lengths returned are in _bytes_, not elements.
+    
+    Note that the iteration order for "all" and "hyperslab" selections is
+    row-major (i.e. "C-ordered"), but the iteration order for "point"
+    selections is "in order selected", unless the H5S_SEL_ITER_GET_SEQ_LIST_SORTED
+    flag is passed to H5Sset_iter_create for a point selection.
+
+    MAXSEQ and MAXBYTES specify the most sequences or bytes possible to
+    place into the OFF and LEN arrays. *NSEQ and *NBYTES return the actual
+    number of sequences and bytes put into the arrays.
+
+    Each call to H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list() will retrieve the next set
+    of sequences for the selection being iterated over.
+
+    The total number of bytes possible to retrieve from a selection iterator
+    is the 'elmt_size' passed to H5Ssel_iter_create multiplied by the number
+    of elements selected in the dataspace the iterator was created from
+    (which can be retrieved with H5Sget_select_npoints).  When there are no
+    further sequences of elements to retrieve, calls to this routine will
+    set *NSEQ and *NBYTES to zero.
+ PROGRAMMER
+    Quincey Koziol -  February 11, 2019
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+herr_t
+H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(hid_t sel_iter_id, size_t maxseq, size_t maxbytes,
+    size_t *nseq, size_t *nbytes, hsize_t *off, size_t *len)
+{
+    H5S_sel_iter_t *sel_iter;           /* Dataspace selection iterator to operate on */
+    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;         /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
+    H5TRACE7("e", "izz*z*z*h*z", sel_iter_id, maxseq, maxbytes, nseq, nbytes, off,
+             len);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == (sel_iter = (H5S_sel_iter_t *)H5I_object_verify(sel_iter_id, H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER)))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataspace selection iterator")
+    if(NULL == nseq)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "'nseq' pointer is NULL")
+    if(NULL == nbytes)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "'nbytes' pointer is NULL")
+    if(NULL == off)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "offset array pointer is NULL")
+    if(NULL == len)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "length array pointer is NULL")
+
+    /* Get the sequences of bytes */
+    if(maxseq > 0 && maxbytes > 0) {
+        if(H5S_SELECT_ITER_GET_SEQ_LIST(sel_iter, maxseq, maxbytes, nseq, nbytes, off, len) < 0)
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "sequence length generation failed")
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        *nseq = *nbytes = 0;
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5S_sel_iter_close
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Releases a dataspace selection iterator and its memory.
+ *
+ * Return:	Non-negative on success / Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
+ *		Monday, February 11, 2019
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+herr_t
+H5S_sel_iter_close(H5S_sel_iter_t *sel_iter)
+{
+    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;         /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)
+
+    /* Sanity check */
+    HDassert(sel_iter);
+
+    /* Call selection type-specific release routine */
+    if(H5S_SELECT_ITER_RELEASE(sel_iter) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "problem releasing a selection iterator's type-specific info")
+
+    /* Release the structure */
+    sel_iter = H5FL_FREE(H5S_sel_iter_t, sel_iter);
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
+} /* end H5S_sel_iter_close() */
+
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ NAME
+    H5Ssel_iter_close
+ PURPOSE
+    Close a dataspace selection iterator
+ USAGE
+    herr_t H5Ssel_iter_close(sel_iter_id)
+        hid_t   sel_iter_id;  IN: ID of the dataspace selection iterator to close
+ RETURNS
+    Non-negative on success / Negative on failure
+ DESCRIPTION
+    Close a dataspace selection iterator, releasing its state.
+ PROGRAMMER
+    Quincey Koziol -  February 11, 2019
+ GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
+ EXAMPLES
+ REVISION LOG
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+herr_t
+H5Ssel_iter_close(hid_t sel_iter_id)
+{
+    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;         /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
+    H5TRACE1("e", "i", sel_iter_id);
+
+    /* Check args */
+    if(NULL == H5I_object_verify(sel_iter_id, H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER))
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataspace selection iterator")
+
+    /* When the reference count reaches zero the resources are freed */
+    if(H5I_dec_app_ref(sel_iter_id) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTDEC, FAIL, "problem freeing dataspace selection iterator ID")
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
+} /* end H5Ssel_iter_close() */
+
diff --git a/src/H5VL.c b/src/H5VL.c
index d4c0ff2..5c62f6f 100644
--- a/src/H5VL.c
+++ b/src/H5VL.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "H5private.h"          /* Generic Functions                    */
 #include "H5Eprivate.h"         /* Error handling                       */
 #include "H5Iprivate.h"         /* IDs                                  */
+#include "H5Pprivate.h"         /* Property lists                       */
 #include "H5VLpkg.h"            /* Virtual Object Layer                 */
 
 /* VOL connectors */
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
  * Purpose:     Registers a new VOL connector as a member of the virtual object
  *              layer class.
  *
+ *              VIPL_ID is a VOL initialization property list which must be
+ *              created with H5Pcreate(H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE) (or H5P_DEFAULT).
+ *
  * Return:      Success:    A VOL connector ID which is good until the
  *                          library is closed or the connector is
  *                          unregistered.
@@ -101,6 +105,13 @@ H5VLregister_connector(const H5VL_class_t *cls, hid_t vipl_id)
     if (cls->wrap_cls.get_wrap_ctx && !cls->wrap_cls.free_wrap_ctx)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "VOL connector must provide free callback for object wrapping contexts when a get callback is provided")
 
+   /* Check VOL initialization property list */
+    if(H5P_DEFAULT == vipl_id)
+        vipl_id = H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT;
+    else
+        if(TRUE != H5P_isa_class(vipl_id, H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE))
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a VOL initialize property list")
+
     /* Register connector */
     if((ret_value = H5VL__register_connector(cls, TRUE, vipl_id)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register VOL connector")
@@ -116,6 +127,9 @@ done:
  * Purpose:     Registers a new VOL connector as a member of the virtual object
  *              layer class.
  *
+ *              VIPL_ID is a VOL initialization property list which must be
+ *              created with H5Pcreate(H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE) (or H5P_DEFAULT).
+ *
  * Return:      Success:    A VOL connector ID which is good until the
  *                          library is closed or the connector is
  *                          unregistered.
@@ -138,6 +152,13 @@ H5VLregister_connector_by_name(const char *name, hid_t vipl_id)
     if (0 == HDstrlen(name))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_UNINITIALIZED, H5I_INVALID_HID, "zero-length VOL connector name is disallowed")
 
+   /* Check VOL initialization property list */
+    if(H5P_DEFAULT == vipl_id)
+        vipl_id = H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT;
+    else
+        if(TRUE != H5P_isa_class(vipl_id, H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE))
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a VOL initialize property list")
+
     /* Register connector */
     if((ret_value = H5VL__register_connector_by_name(name, TRUE, vipl_id)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register VOL connector")
@@ -153,6 +174,9 @@ done:
  * Purpose:     Registers a new VOL connector as a member of the virtual object
  *              layer class.
  *
+ *              VIPL_ID is a VOL initialization property list which must be
+ *              created with H5Pcreate(H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE) (or H5P_DEFAULT).
+ *
  * Return:      Success:    A VOL connector ID which is good until the
  *                          library is closed or the connector is
  *                          unregistered.
@@ -173,6 +197,13 @@ H5VLregister_connector_by_value(H5VL_class_value_t value, hid_t vipl_id)
     if(value < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_UNINITIALIZED, H5I_INVALID_HID, "negative VOL connector value is disallowed")
 
+   /* Check VOL initialization property list */
+    if(H5P_DEFAULT == vipl_id)
+        vipl_id = H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE_DEFAULT;
+    else
+        if(TRUE != H5P_isa_class(vipl_id, H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE))
+            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a VOL initialize property list")
+
     /* Register connector */
     if((ret_value = H5VL__register_connector_by_value(value, TRUE, vipl_id)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register VOL connector")
@@ -187,9 +218,9 @@ done:
  *
  * Purpose:     Tests whether a VOL class has been registered or not
  *
- * Return:      >0 if the VOL class has been registered
- *              0 if it is unregistered
- *              <0 on error (if the class is not a valid class ID)
+ * Return:      >0 if a VOL connector with that name has been registered
+ *              0 if a VOL connector with that name has NOT been registered
+ *              <0 on errors
  *
  * Programmer:  Dana Robinson
  *              June 17, 2017
@@ -218,8 +249,12 @@ done:
  *
  * Purpose:     Retrieves the ID for a registered VOL connector.
  *
- * Return:      Positive if the VOL class has been registered
- *              Negative on error (if the class is not a valid class or not registered)
+ * Return:      A valid VOL connector ID if a connector by that name has
+ *              been registered. This ID will need to be closed using
+ *              H5VLclose().
+ *
+ *              H5I_INVALID_HID on error or if a VOL connector of that
+ *              name has not been registered.
  *
  * Programmer:  Dana Robinson
  *              June 17, 2017
@@ -247,7 +282,12 @@ done:
  * Function:    H5VLget_connector_name
  *
  * Purpose:     Returns the connector name for the VOL associated with the
- *              object or file ID
+ *              object or file ID.
+ *
+ *              This works like other calls where the caller must provide a
+ *              buffer of the appropriate size for the library to fill in.
+ *              i.e., passing in a NULL pointer for NAME will return the
+ *              required size of the buffer.
  *
  * Return:      Success:        The length of the connector name
  *
@@ -314,6 +354,9 @@ done:
  *              this VOL connector or files which are already opened under with
  *              this connector.
  *
+ *              The native VOL connector cannot be unregistered and attempts
+ *              to do so are considered an error.
+ *
  * Return:      Success:    Non-negative
  *
  *              Failure:    Negative
diff --git a/src/H5VLcallback.c b/src/H5VLcallback.c
index 2d1274c..696ccab 100644
--- a/src/H5VLcallback.c
+++ b/src/H5VLcallback.c
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ H5VL_file_specific(const H5VL_object_t *vol_obj, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_t
     arg_started = TRUE;
 
     /* Special treatment of file access check */
-    if(specific_type == H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE) {
+    if(specific_type == H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE || specific_type == H5VL_FILE_DELETE) {
         H5P_genplist_t     *plist;          /* Property list pointer */
         H5VL_connector_prop_t  connector_prop;    /* Property for VOL connector ID & info */
         va_list             tmp_args;       /* argument list passed from the API call */
diff --git a/src/H5VLconnector.h b/src/H5VLconnector.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de518f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/H5VLconnector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * 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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * This file contains public declarations for authoring VOL connectors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _H5VLconnector_H
+#define _H5VLconnector_H
+
+/* Public headers needed by this file */
+#include "H5public.h"           /* Generic Functions                    */
+#include "H5Apublic.h"          /* Attributes                           */
+#include "H5ESpublic.h"         /* Event Stack                          */
+#include "H5Fpublic.h"          /* Files                                */
+#include "H5Ipublic.h"          /* IDs                                  */
+#include "H5Lpublic.h"          /* Links                                */
+#include "H5Opublic.h"          /* Objects                              */
+#include "H5Rpublic.h"          /* References                           */
+#include "H5VLpublic.h"         /* Virtual Object Layer                 */
+
+
+/*****************/
+/* Public Macros */
+/*****************/
+
+/* Capability flags for connector */
+#define H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE              0       /* No special connector capabilities */
+#define H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE        0x01    /* Connector is threadsafe */
+
+
+/*******************/
+/* Public Typedefs */
+/*******************/
+
+/* types for attribute GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_attr_get_t {
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_ACPL,                     /* creation property list              */
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_INFO,                     /* info                                */
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_NAME,                     /* access property list                */
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_SPACE,                    /* dataspace                           */
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_STORAGE_SIZE,             /* storage size                        */
+    H5VL_ATTR_GET_TYPE                      /* datatype                            */
+} H5VL_attr_get_t;
+
+/* types for attribute SPECFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_attr_specific_t {
+    H5VL_ATTR_DELETE,                       /* H5Adelete(_by_name/idx)             */
+    H5VL_ATTR_EXISTS,                       /* H5Aexists(_by_name)                 */
+    H5VL_ATTR_ITER,                         /* H5Aiterate(_by_name)                */
+    H5VL_ATTR_RENAME                        /* H5Arename(_by_name)                 */
+} H5VL_attr_specific_t;
+
+/* types for dataset GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_dataset_get_t {
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_DAPL,                  /* access property list                */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_DCPL,                  /* creation property list              */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_OFFSET,                /* offset                              */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_SPACE,                 /* dataspace                           */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_SPACE_STATUS,          /* space  status                       */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_STORAGE_SIZE,          /* storage size                        */
+    H5VL_DATASET_GET_TYPE                   /* datatype                            */
+} H5VL_dataset_get_t;
+
+/* types for dataset SPECFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_dataset_specific_t {
+    H5VL_DATASET_SET_EXTENT,                /* H5Dset_extent                       */
+    H5VL_DATASET_FLUSH,                     /* H5Dflush                            */
+    H5VL_DATASET_REFRESH                    /* H5Drefresh                          */
+} H5VL_dataset_specific_t;
+
+/* types for datatype GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_datatype_get_t {
+    H5VL_DATATYPE_GET_BINARY,               /* get serialized form of transient type    */
+    H5VL_DATATYPE_GET_TCPL                  /* datatype creation property list          */
+} H5VL_datatype_get_t;
+
+/* types for datatype SPECFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_datatype_specific_t {
+    H5VL_DATATYPE_FLUSH,
+    H5VL_DATATYPE_REFRESH
+} H5VL_datatype_specific_t;
+
+/* types for file GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_file_get_t {
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_FAPL,                     /* file access property list            */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_FCPL,                     /* file creation property list          */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_INTENT,                   /* file intent                          */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_FILENO,                   /* file number                          */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_NAME,                     /* file name                            */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_OBJ_COUNT,                /* object count in file                 */
+    H5VL_FILE_GET_OBJ_IDS                   /* object ids in file                   */
+} H5VL_file_get_t;
+
+/* types for file SPECIFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_file_specific_t {
+    H5VL_FILE_FLUSH,                        /* Flush file                       */
+    H5VL_FILE_REOPEN,                       /* Reopen the file                  */
+    H5VL_FILE_MOUNT,                        /* Mount a file                     */
+    H5VL_FILE_UNMOUNT,                      /* Unmount a file                   */
+    H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE,                /* Check if a file is accessible    */
+    H5VL_FILE_DELETE                        /* Delete a file                    */
+} H5VL_file_specific_t;
+
+/* types for group GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_group_get_t {
+    H5VL_GROUP_GET_GCPL,                    /* group creation property list     */
+    H5VL_GROUP_GET_INFO                     /* group info                       */
+} H5VL_group_get_t;
+
+/* types for group SPECFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_group_specific_t {
+    H5VL_GROUP_FLUSH,
+    H5VL_GROUP_REFRESH
+} H5VL_group_specific_t;
+
+/* link create types for VOL */
+typedef enum H5VL_link_create_type_t {
+    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_HARD,
+    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_SOFT,
+    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_UD
+} H5VL_link_create_type_t;
+
+/* types for link GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_link_get_t {
+    H5VL_LINK_GET_INFO,        /* link info                         */
+    H5VL_LINK_GET_NAME,        /* link name                         */
+    H5VL_LINK_GET_VAL          /* link value                        */
+} H5VL_link_get_t;
+
+/* types for link SPECIFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_link_specific_t {
+    H5VL_LINK_DELETE,          /* H5Ldelete(_by_idx)                */
+    H5VL_LINK_EXISTS,          /* link existence                    */
+    H5VL_LINK_ITER             /* H5Literate/visit(_by_name)              */
+} H5VL_link_specific_t;
+
+/* types for object GET callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_object_get_t {
+    H5VL_REF_GET_NAME,                 /* object name, for reference        */
+    H5VL_REF_GET_REGION,               /* dataspace of region               */
+    H5VL_REF_GET_TYPE,                 /* type of object                    */
+    H5VL_OBJECT_GET_NAME               /* object name                       */
+} H5VL_object_get_t;
+
+/* types for object SPECIFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_object_specific_t {
+    H5VL_OBJECT_CHANGE_REF_COUNT,       /* H5Oincr/decr_refcount             */
+    H5VL_OBJECT_EXISTS,                 /* H5Oexists_by_name                 */
+    H5VL_OBJECT_VISIT,                  /* H5Ovisit(_by_name)                */
+    H5VL_REF_CREATE,                    /* H5Rcreate                         */
+    H5VL_OBJECT_FLUSH,                  /* H5{D|G|O|T}flush                  */
+    H5VL_OBJECT_REFRESH                 /* H5{D|G|O|T}refresh                */
+} H5VL_object_specific_t;
+
+/* types for async request SPECIFIC callback */
+typedef enum H5VL_request_specific_t {
+    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITANY,               /* Wait until any request completes */
+    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITSOME,              /* Wait until at least one requesst completes */
+    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITALL                /* Wait until all requests complete */
+} H5VL_request_specific_t;
+
+/* types for different ways that objects are located in an HDF5 container */
+typedef enum H5VL_loc_type_t {
+    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_SELF,
+    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_NAME,
+    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_IDX,
+    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_ADDR,
+    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_REF
+} H5VL_loc_type_t;
+
+struct H5VL_loc_by_name {
+    const char *name;
+    hid_t lapl_id;
+};
+
+struct H5VL_loc_by_idx {
+    const char *name;
+    H5_index_t idx_type;
+    H5_iter_order_t order;
+    hsize_t n;
+    hid_t lapl_id;
+};
+
+struct H5VL_loc_by_addr {
+    haddr_t addr;
+};
+
+struct H5VL_loc_by_ref {
+    H5R_type_t ref_type;
+    const void *_ref;
+    hid_t lapl_id;
+};
+
+/* Structure to hold parameters for object locations. 
+ * either: BY_ADDR, BY_ID, BY_NAME, BY_IDX, BY_REF
+ *
+ * Note: Leave loc_by_addr as the first union member so we
+ *       can perform the simplest initialization of the struct
+ *       without raising warnings.
+ */
+typedef struct H5VL_loc_params_t {
+    H5I_type_t      obj_type;
+    H5VL_loc_type_t type;
+    union{
+        struct H5VL_loc_by_addr loc_by_addr;
+        struct H5VL_loc_by_name loc_by_name;
+        struct H5VL_loc_by_idx  loc_by_idx;
+        struct H5VL_loc_by_ref  loc_by_ref;
+    } loc_data;
+} H5VL_loc_params_t;
+
+/* VOL connector info fields & callbacks */
+typedef struct H5VL_info_class_t {
+    size_t size;                                    /* Size of the VOL info                         */
+    void * (*copy)(const void *info);               /* Callback to create a copy of the VOL info    */
+    herr_t (*cmp)(int *cmp_value, const void *info1, const void *info2); /* Callback to compare VOL info */
+    herr_t (*free)(void *info);                     /* Callback to release a VOL info               */
+    herr_t (*to_str)(const void *info, char **str); /* Callback to serialize connector's info into a string */
+    herr_t (*from_str)(const char *str, void **info); /* Callback to deserialize a string into connector's info */
+} H5VL_info_class_t;
+
+/* VOL object wrap / retrieval callbacks */
+/* (These only need to be implemented by "pass through" VOL connectors) */
+typedef struct H5VL_wrap_class_t {
+    void * (*get_object)(const void *obj);          /* Callback to retrieve underlying object       */
+    herr_t (*get_wrap_ctx)(const void *obj, void **wrap_ctx); /* Callback to retrieve the object wrapping context for the connector */
+    void * (*wrap_object)(void *obj, H5I_type_t obj_type, void *wrap_ctx); /* Callback to wrap a library object */
+    void * (*unwrap_object)(void *obj);             /* Callback to unwrap a library object */
+    herr_t (*free_wrap_ctx)(void *wrap_ctx);        /* Callback to release the object wrapping context for the connector */
+} H5VL_wrap_class_t;
+
+/* H5A routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_attr_class_t {
+    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *attr_name,
+            hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t acpl_id, hid_t aapl_id,
+            hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *attr_name,
+                  hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*read)(void *attr, hid_t mem_type_id, void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*write)(void *attr, hid_t mem_type_id, const void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_attr_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_attr_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*close) (void *attr, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+} H5VL_attr_class_t;
+
+/* H5D routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_dataset_class_t {
+    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
+            hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id,
+            hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
+                  hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*read)(void *dset, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id,
+                   hid_t xfer_plist_id, void * buf, void **req);
+    herr_t (*write)(void *dset, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id,
+                    hid_t xfer_plist_id, const void * buf, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_dataset_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_dataset_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*close) (void *dset, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+} H5VL_dataset_class_t;
+
+/* H5T routines*/
+typedef struct H5VL_datatype_class_t {
+    void *(*commit)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name, hid_t type_id,
+                    hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t tcpl_id, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char * name,
+                  hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)   (void *obj, H5VL_datatype_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_datatype_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*close) (void *dt, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+} H5VL_datatype_class_t;
+
+/* H5F routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_file_class_t {
+    void *(*create)(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fcpl_id,
+                    hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    void *(*open)(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_file_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*close) (void *file, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+} H5VL_file_class_t;
+
+/* H5G routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_group_class_t {
+    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
+        hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t gcpl_id, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
+                  hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_group_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_group_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*close) (void *grp, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+} H5VL_group_class_t;
+
+/* H5L routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_link_class_t {
+    herr_t (*create)(H5VL_link_create_type_t create_type, void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params,
+            hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list argumenmts);
+    herr_t (*copy)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
+                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2,
+                   hid_t lcpl, hid_t lapl, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*move)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
+                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2,
+                   hid_t lcpl, hid_t lapl, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_link_get_t get_type,
+                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_link_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+} H5VL_link_class_t;
+
+/* H5O routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_object_class_t {
+    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5I_type_t *opened_type,
+                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*copy)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1, const char *src_name,
+                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, const char *dst_name,
+                   hid_t ocpypl_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_object_get_t get_type,
+                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_object_specific_t specific_type,
+                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+} H5VL_object_class_t;
+
+/* Asynchronous request 'notify' callback */
+typedef herr_t (*H5VL_request_notify_t)(void *ctx, H5ES_status_t status);
+
+/* Async request operation routines */
+typedef struct H5VL_request_class_t {
+    herr_t (*wait)(void *req, uint64_t timeout, H5ES_status_t *status);
+    herr_t (*notify)(void *req, H5VL_request_notify_t cb, void *ctx);
+    herr_t (*cancel)(void *req);
+    herr_t (*specific)(void *req, H5VL_request_specific_t specific_type, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *req, va_list arguments);
+    herr_t (*free)(void *req);
+} H5VL_request_class_t;
+
+/*
+ * VOL connector identifiers.  Values 0 through 255 are for connectors defined
+ * by the HDF5 library.  Values 256 through 511 are available for testing new
+ * filters.  Subsequent values should be obtained from the HDF5 development
+ * team at help@hdfgroup.org.
+ */
+typedef int H5VL_class_value_t;
+
+/* Class information for each VOL connector */
+typedef struct H5VL_class_t {
+    /* Overall connector fields & callbacks */
+    unsigned int version;                   /* VOL connector class struct version #     */
+    H5VL_class_value_t value;               /* Value to identify connector              */
+    const char *name;                       /* Connector name (MUST be unique!)         */
+    unsigned cap_flags;                     /* Capability flags for connector           */
+    herr_t (*initialize)(hid_t vipl_id);    /* Connector initialization callback        */
+    herr_t (*terminate)(void);              /* Connector termination callback           */
+
+    /* VOL framework */
+    H5VL_info_class_t       info_cls;       /* VOL info fields & callbacks  */
+    H5VL_wrap_class_t       wrap_cls;       /* VOL object wrap / retrieval callbacks */
+
+    /* Data Model */
+    H5VL_attr_class_t       attr_cls;       /* Attribute (H5A*) class callbacks */
+    H5VL_dataset_class_t    dataset_cls;    /* Dataset (H5D*) class callbacks   */
+    H5VL_datatype_class_t   datatype_cls;   /* Datatype (H5T*) class callbacks  */
+    H5VL_file_class_t       file_cls;       /* File (H5F*) class callbacks      */
+    H5VL_group_class_t      group_cls;      /* Group (H5G*) class callbacks     */
+    H5VL_link_class_t       link_cls;       /* Link (H5L*) class callbacks      */
+    H5VL_object_class_t     object_cls;     /* Object (H5O*) class callbacks    */
+
+    /* Services */
+    H5VL_request_class_t    request_cls;    /* Asynchronous request class callbacks */
+
+    /* Catch-all */
+    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments); /* Optional callback */
+} H5VL_class_t;
+
+
+/********************/
+/* Public Variables */
+/********************/
+
+/*********************/
+/* Public Prototypes */
+/*********************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Helper routines for VOL connector authors */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLobject(hid_t obj_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _H5VLconnector_H */
+
diff --git a/src/H5VLconnector_passthru.h b/src/H5VLconnector_passthru.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2bd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/H5VLconnector_passthru.h
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * 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 COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * This file contains public declarations for authoring VOL connectors
+ * which act as "passthrough" connectors that forward their API calls to
+ * an underlying connector. 
+ *
+ * An example of this might be a logging connector, which creates log messages
+ * and then passes the call on to an underlying VOL connector.
+ *
+ * The functionality required to implement such a connector is specialized
+ * and non-trivial so it has been split into this header in an effort to keep
+ * the H5VLconnector.h header easier to understand.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _H5VLconnector_passthru_H
+#define _H5VLconnector_passthru_H
+
+/* Public headers needed by this file */
+#include "H5public.h"           /* Generic Functions                    */
+#include "H5Ipublic.h"          /* IDs                                  */
+#include "H5VLpublic.h"         /* Virtual Object Layer                 */
+
+/* Semi-public headers mainly for VOL connector authors */
+#include "H5VLconnector.h"
+
+
+/*****************/
+/* Public Macros */
+/*****************/
+
+/*******************/
+/* Public Typedefs */
+/*******************/
+
+/********************/
+/* Public Variables */
+/********************/
+
+/*********************/
+/* Public Prototypes */
+/*********************/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Helper routines for VOL connector authors */
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcmp_connector_cls(int *cmp, hid_t connector_id1, hid_t connector_id2);
+H5_DLL hid_t H5VLwrap_register(void *obj, H5I_type_t type);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLretrieve_lib_state(void **state);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrestore_lib_state(const void *state);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLreset_lib_state(void);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_lib_state(void *state);
+
+/* Pass-through callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLget_object(void *obj, hid_t connector_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_wrap_ctx(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, void **wrap_ctx);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLwrap_object(void *obj, H5I_type_t obj_type, hid_t connector_id,
+    void *wrap_ctx);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLunwrap_object(void *obj, hid_t connector_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_wrap_ctx(void *wrap_ctx, hid_t connector_id);
+
+/* Public wrappers for generic callbacks */
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLinitialize(hid_t connector_id, hid_t vipl_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLterminate(hid_t connector_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_cap_flags(hid_t connector_id, unsigned *cap_flags);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_value(hid_t connector_id, H5VL_class_value_t *conn_value);
+
+/* Public wrappers for info fields and callbacks */
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcopy_connector_info(hid_t connector_id, void **dst_vol_info, void *src_vol_info);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcmp_connector_info(int *cmp, hid_t connector_id, const void *info1,
+    const void *info2);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_connector_info(hid_t connector_id, void *vol_info);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLconnector_info_to_str(const void *info, hid_t connector_id, char **str);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLconnector_str_to_info(const char *str, hid_t connector_id, void **info);
+
+/* Public wrappers for attribute callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLattr_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *attr_name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t acpl_id, hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLattr_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_read(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_write(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dtype_id, const void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_get(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_attr_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_attr_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_close(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+
+/* Public wrappers for dataset callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLdataset_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id, hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLdataset_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_read(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t plist_id, void *buf, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_write(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t plist_id, const void *buf, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_get(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_dataset_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_dataset_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_close(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+
+/* Public wrappers for file callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLfile_create(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fcpl_id, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLfile_open(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_get(void *file, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_file_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_close(void *file, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+
+/* Public wrappers for group callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLgroup_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t gcpl_id, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLgroup_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_get(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_group_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_group_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_close(void *grp, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+
+/* Public wrappers for link callbacks */
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_create(H5VL_link_create_type_t create_type, void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_copy(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
+                             void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, hid_t connector_id,
+                             hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_move(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
+                             void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, hid_t connector_id,
+                             hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_get(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_link_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_link_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+
+/* Public wrappers for object callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLobject_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5I_type_t *opened_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_copy(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1, const char *src_name,
+                               void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, const char *dst_name,
+                               hid_t connector_id, hid_t ocpypl_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_get(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_object_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_object_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+
+/* Public wrappers for named datatype callbacks */
+H5_DLL void *H5VLdatatype_commit(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t type_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t tcpl_id, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL void *H5VLdatatype_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_get(void *dt, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_datatype_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_datatype_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_close(void *dt, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
+
+/* Public wrappers for asynchronous request callbacks */
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_wait(void *req, hid_t connector_id, uint64_t timeout, H5ES_status_t *status);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_notify(void *req, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_request_notify_t cb, void *ctx);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_cancel(void *req, hid_t connector_id);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_specific(void *req, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_request_specific_t specific_type, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_optional(void *req, hid_t connector_id, va_list arguments);
+H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_free(void *req, hid_t connector_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _H5VLconnector_passthru_H */
+
diff --git a/src/H5VLnative_file.c b/src/H5VLnative_file.c
index 8903911..eeaade6 100644
--- a/src/H5VLnative_file.c
+++ b/src/H5VLnative_file.c
@@ -386,10 +386,16 @@ H5VL__native_file_specific(void *obj, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type,
 
                 /* Call private routine */
                 if((*ret = H5F__is_hdf5(name, fapl_id)) < 0)
-                    HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_IO, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "error in HDF5 file check")
+                    HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "error in HDF5 file check")
                 break;
             }
 
+        /* H5Fdelete */
+        case H5VL_FILE_DELETE:
+            {
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_FILE, H5E_UNSUPPORTED, FAIL, "H5Fdelete() is currently not supported in the native VOL connector")
+                break;
+            }
 
 
         default:
diff --git a/src/H5VLpassthru.c b/src/H5VLpassthru.c
index ef92ddb..eecdac2 100644
--- a/src/H5VLpassthru.c
+++ b/src/H5VLpassthru.c
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@
 
 
 /* Header files needed */
-/* (Public HDF5 and standard C / POSIX only) */
+/* Do NOT include private HDF5 files here! */
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+
+/* Public HDF5 file */
 #include "hdf5.h"
+
+/* This connector's header */
 #include "H5VLpassthru.h"
 
 
@@ -1733,7 +1737,7 @@ H5VL_pass_through_file_specific(void *file, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type,
         /* Re-issue 'file specific' call, using the unwrapped pieces */
         ret_value = H5VL_pass_through_file_specific_reissue(o->under_object, o->under_vol_id, specific_type, dxpl_id, req, (int)loc_type, name, child_file->under_object, plist_id);
     } /* end if */
-    else if(specific_type == H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE) {
+    else if(specific_type == H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE || specific_type == H5VL_FILE_DELETE) {
         H5VL_pass_through_info_t *info;
         hid_t fapl_id, under_fapl_id;
         const char *name;
diff --git a/src/H5VLpublic.h b/src/H5VLpublic.h
index ebe424a..12448b6 100644
--- a/src/H5VLpublic.h
+++ b/src/H5VLpublic.h
@@ -19,387 +19,29 @@
 
 /* Public headers needed by this file */
 #include "H5public.h"           /* Generic Functions                    */
-#include "H5Apublic.h"          /* Attributes                           */
-#include "H5ESpublic.h"         /* Event Stack                          */
-#include "H5Fpublic.h"          /* Files                                */
-#include "H5Ipublic.h"		/* IDs			  		*/
-#include "H5Lpublic.h"          /* Links                                */
-#include "H5Opublic.h"          /* Objects                              */
-#include "H5Rpublic.h"          /* References                           */
+#include "H5Ipublic.h"          /* IDs                                  */
+
+/* Semi-public headers mainly for VOL connector authors */
+#include "H5VLconnector.h"
+#include "H5VLconnector_passthru.h"
 
 
 /*****************/
 /* Public Macros */
 /*****************/
 
-/* Default VOL connector value */
-#define H5VL_VOL_DEFAULT                    0
-
-
-/*******************/
-/* Public Typedefs */
-/*******************/
-
-/* types for attribute GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_attr_get_t {
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_ACPL,                     /* creation property list              */
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_INFO,                     /* info                                */
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_NAME,                     /* access property list                */
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_SPACE,                    /* dataspace                           */
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_STORAGE_SIZE,             /* storage size                        */
-    H5VL_ATTR_GET_TYPE                      /* datatype                            */
-} H5VL_attr_get_t;
-
-/* types for attribute SPECFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_attr_specific_t {
-    H5VL_ATTR_DELETE,                       /* H5Adelete(_by_name/idx)             */
-    H5VL_ATTR_EXISTS,                       /* H5Aexists(_by_name)                 */
-    H5VL_ATTR_ITER,                         /* H5Aiterate(_by_name)                */
-    H5VL_ATTR_RENAME                        /* H5Arename(_by_name)                 */
-} H5VL_attr_specific_t;
-
-/* types for dataset GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_dataset_get_t {
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_DAPL,                  /* access property list                */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_DCPL,                  /* creation property list              */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_OFFSET,                /* offset                              */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_SPACE,                 /* dataspace                           */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_SPACE_STATUS,          /* space  status                       */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_STORAGE_SIZE,          /* storage size                        */
-    H5VL_DATASET_GET_TYPE                   /* datatype                            */
-} H5VL_dataset_get_t;
-
-/* types for dataset SPECFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_dataset_specific_t {
-    H5VL_DATASET_SET_EXTENT,                /* H5Dset_extent                       */
-    H5VL_DATASET_FLUSH,                     /* H5Dflush                            */
-    H5VL_DATASET_REFRESH                    /* H5Drefresh                          */
-} H5VL_dataset_specific_t;
-
-/* types for datatype GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_datatype_get_t {
-    H5VL_DATATYPE_GET_BINARY,               /* get serialized form of transient type */
-    H5VL_DATATYPE_GET_TCPL	                /* datatype creation property list	   */
-} H5VL_datatype_get_t;
-
-/* types for datatype SPECFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_datatype_specific_t {
-    H5VL_DATATYPE_FLUSH,
-    H5VL_DATATYPE_REFRESH
-} H5VL_datatype_specific_t;
-
-/* types for file GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_file_get_t {
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_FAPL,                     /* file access property list	*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_FCPL,	                    /* file creation property list	*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_INTENT,	            /* file intent           		*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_FILENO,	            /* file number           		*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_NAME,	                    /* file name             		*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_OBJ_COUNT,	            /* object count in file	       	*/
-    H5VL_FILE_GET_OBJ_IDS	            /* object ids in file     		*/
-} H5VL_file_get_t;
-
-/* types for file SPECIFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_file_specific_t {
-    H5VL_FILE_FLUSH,                        /* Flush file                       */
-    H5VL_FILE_REOPEN,                       /* Reopen the file                  */
-    H5VL_FILE_MOUNT,                        /* Mount a file                     */
-    H5VL_FILE_UNMOUNT,                      /* Unmount a file                   */
-    H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE                 /* Check if a file is accessible    */
-} H5VL_file_specific_t;
-
-/* types for group GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_group_get_t {
-    H5VL_GROUP_GET_GCPL,	            /* group creation property list	*/
-    H5VL_GROUP_GET_INFO 	            /* group info             		*/
-} H5VL_group_get_t;
-
-/* types for group SPECFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_group_specific_t {
-    H5VL_GROUP_FLUSH,
-    H5VL_GROUP_REFRESH
-} H5VL_group_specific_t;
-
-/* link create types for VOL */
-typedef enum H5VL_link_create_type_t {
-    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_HARD,
-    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_SOFT,
-    H5VL_LINK_CREATE_UD
-} H5VL_link_create_type_t;
-
-/* types for link GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_link_get_t {
-    H5VL_LINK_GET_INFO,        /* link info         		    */
-    H5VL_LINK_GET_NAME,	       /* link name                         */
-    H5VL_LINK_GET_VAL          /* link value                        */
-} H5VL_link_get_t;
-
-/* types for link SPECIFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_link_specific_t {
-    H5VL_LINK_DELETE,          /* H5Ldelete(_by_idx)                */
-    H5VL_LINK_EXISTS,          /* link existence                    */
-    H5VL_LINK_ITER             /* H5Literate/visit(_by_name)              */
-} H5VL_link_specific_t;
-
-/* types for object GET callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_object_get_t {
-    H5VL_REF_GET_NAME,                 /* object name, for reference        */
-    H5VL_REF_GET_REGION,               /* dataspace of region               */
-    H5VL_REF_GET_TYPE,                 /* type of object                    */
-    H5VL_OBJECT_GET_NAME               /* object name                       */
-} H5VL_object_get_t;
-
-/* types for object SPECIFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_object_specific_t {
-    H5VL_OBJECT_CHANGE_REF_COUNT,       /* H5Oincr/decr_refcount             */
-    H5VL_OBJECT_EXISTS,                 /* H5Oexists_by_name                 */
-    H5VL_OBJECT_VISIT,                  /* H5Ovisit(_by_name)                */
-    H5VL_REF_CREATE,                    /* H5Rcreate                         */
-    H5VL_OBJECT_FLUSH,                  /* H5{D|G|O|T}flush                  */
-    H5VL_OBJECT_REFRESH                 /* H5{D|G|O|T}refresh                */
-} H5VL_object_specific_t;
-
-/* types for async request SPECIFIC callback */
-typedef enum H5VL_request_specific_t {
-    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITANY,               /* Wait until any request completes */
-    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITSOME,              /* Wait until at least one requesst completes */
-    H5VL_REQUEST_WAITALL                /* Wait until all requests complete */
-} H5VL_request_specific_t;
-
-/* types for different ways that objects are located in an HDF5 container */
-typedef enum H5VL_loc_type_t {
-    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_SELF,
-    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_NAME,
-    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_IDX,
-    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_ADDR,
-    H5VL_OBJECT_BY_REF
-} H5VL_loc_type_t;
-
-struct H5VL_loc_by_name {
-    const char *name;
-    hid_t lapl_id;
-};
-
-struct H5VL_loc_by_idx {
-    const char *name;
-    H5_index_t idx_type;
-    H5_iter_order_t order;
-    hsize_t n;
-    hid_t lapl_id;
-};
-
-struct H5VL_loc_by_addr {
-    haddr_t addr;
-};
-
-struct H5VL_loc_by_ref {
-    H5R_type_t ref_type;
-    const void *_ref;
-    hid_t lapl_id;
-};
-
-/* Structure to hold parameters for object locations. 
- * either: BY_ADDR, BY_ID, BY_NAME, BY_IDX, BY_REF
- *
- * Note: Leave loc_by_addr as the first union member so we
- *       can perform the simplest initialization of the struct
- *       without raising warnings.
+/* VOL connector identifier values
+ * These are H5VL_class_value_t values, NOT hid_t values!
  */
-typedef struct H5VL_loc_params_t {
-    H5I_type_t      obj_type;
-    H5VL_loc_type_t type;
-    union{
-        struct H5VL_loc_by_addr loc_by_addr;
-        struct H5VL_loc_by_name loc_by_name;
-        struct H5VL_loc_by_idx  loc_by_idx;
-        struct H5VL_loc_by_ref  loc_by_ref;
-    } loc_data;
-} H5VL_loc_params_t;
-
-/* VOL connector info fields & callbacks */
-typedef struct H5VL_info_class_t {
-    size_t size;                                    /* Size of the VOL info                         */
-    void * (*copy)(const void *info);               /* Callback to create a copy of the VOL info    */
-    herr_t (*cmp)(int *cmp_value, const void *info1, const void *info2); /* Callback to compare VOL info */
-    herr_t (*free)(void *info);                     /* Callback to release a VOL info               */
-    herr_t (*to_str)(const void *info, char **str); /* Callback to serialize connector's info into a string */
-    herr_t (*from_str)(const char *str, void **info); /* Callback to deserialize a string into connector's info */
-} H5VL_info_class_t;
-
-/* VOL object wrap / retrieval callbacks */
-/* (These only need to be implemented by "pass through" VOL connectors) */
-typedef struct H5VL_wrap_class_t {
-    void * (*get_object)(const void *obj);          /* Callback to retrieve underlying object       */
-    herr_t (*get_wrap_ctx)(const void *obj, void **wrap_ctx); /* Callback to retrieve the object wrapping context for the connector */
-    void * (*wrap_object)(void *obj, H5I_type_t obj_type, void *wrap_ctx); /* Callback to wrap a library object */
-    void * (*unwrap_object)(void *obj);             /* Callback to unwrap a library object */
-    herr_t (*free_wrap_ctx)(void *wrap_ctx);        /* Callback to release the object wrapping context for the connector */
-} H5VL_wrap_class_t;
-
-/* H5A routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_attr_class_t {
-    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *attr_name,
-            hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t acpl_id, hid_t aapl_id,
-            hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *attr_name,
-                  hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*read)(void *attr, hid_t mem_type_id, void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*write)(void *attr, hid_t mem_type_id, const void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_attr_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_attr_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*close) (void *attr, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-} H5VL_attr_class_t;
-
-/* H5D routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_dataset_class_t {
-    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
-            hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id,
-            hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
-                  hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*read)(void *dset, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id,
-                   hid_t xfer_plist_id, void * buf, void **req);
-    herr_t (*write)(void *dset, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id,
-                    hid_t xfer_plist_id, const void * buf, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_dataset_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_dataset_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*close) (void *dset, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-} H5VL_dataset_class_t;
-
-/* H5T routines*/
-typedef struct H5VL_datatype_class_t {
-    void *(*commit)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name, hid_t type_id,
-                    hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t tcpl_id, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char * name,
-                  hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)   (void *obj, H5VL_datatype_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_datatype_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*close) (void *dt, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-} H5VL_datatype_class_t;
-
-/* H5F routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_file_class_t {
-    void *(*create)(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fcpl_id,
-                    hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    void *(*open)(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_file_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*close) (void *file, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-} H5VL_file_class_t;
-
-/* H5G routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_group_class_t {
-    void *(*create)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
-        hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t gcpl_id, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const char *name,
-                  hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, H5VL_group_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, H5VL_group_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*close) (void *grp, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-} H5VL_group_class_t;
-
-/* H5L routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_link_class_t {
-    herr_t (*create)(H5VL_link_create_type_t create_type, void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params,
-            hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list argumenmts);
-    herr_t (*copy)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
-                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2,
-                   hid_t lcpl, hid_t lapl, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*move)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
-                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2,
-                   hid_t lcpl, hid_t lapl, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_link_get_t get_type,
-                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_link_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-} H5VL_link_class_t;
-
-/* H5O routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_object_class_t {
-    void *(*open)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5I_type_t *opened_type,
-                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*copy)(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1, const char *src_name,
-                   void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, const char *dst_name,
-                   hid_t ocpypl_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-    herr_t (*get)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_object_get_t get_type,
-                  hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, H5VL_object_specific_t specific_type,
-                       hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-} H5VL_object_class_t;
-
-/* Asynchronous request 'notify' callback */
-typedef herr_t (*H5VL_request_notify_t)(void *ctx, H5ES_status_t status);
-
-/* Async request operation routines */
-typedef struct H5VL_request_class_t {
-    herr_t (*wait)(void *req, uint64_t timeout, H5ES_status_t *status);
-    herr_t (*notify)(void *req, H5VL_request_notify_t cb, void *ctx);
-    herr_t (*cancel)(void *req);
-    herr_t (*specific)(void *req, H5VL_request_specific_t specific_type, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *req, va_list arguments);
-    herr_t (*free)(void *req);
-} H5VL_request_class_t;
-
-/*
- * VOL connector identifiers.  Values 0 through 255 are for connectors defined
- * by the HDF5 library.  Values 256 through 511 are available for testing new
- * filters.  Subsequent values should be obtained from the HDF5 development
- * team at help@hdfgroup.org.
- */
-typedef int H5VL_class_value_t;
-
-/* VOL connector identifier values */
 #define H5_VOL_INVALID  (-1)    /* Invalid ID for VOL connector iD */
-#define H5_VOL_NATIVE   0       /* Native HDF5 file formnat VOL connector */
+#define H5_VOL_NATIVE   0       /* Native HDF5 file format VOL connector */
 #define H5_VOL_RESERVED 256     /* VOL connector IDs below this value are reserved for library use */
-#define H5_VOL_MAX	65535	/* Maximum VOL connector ID */
-
-/* Capability flags for connector */
-#define H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE              0       /* No special connector capabilities */
-#define H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE        0x01    /* Connector is threadsafe */
-
-/* Class information for each VOL connector */
-typedef struct H5VL_class_t {
-    /* Overall connector fields & callbacks */
-    unsigned int version;                   /* VOL connector class struct version #     */
-    H5VL_class_value_t value;               /* Value to identify connector              */
-    const char *name;                       /* Connector name (MUST be unique!)         */
-    unsigned cap_flags;                     /* Capability flags for connector           */
-    herr_t (*initialize)(hid_t vipl_id);    /* Connector initialization callback        */
-    herr_t (*terminate)(void);              /* Connector termination callback           */
+#define H5_VOL_MAX      65535   /* Maximum VOL connector ID */
 
-    /* VOL framework */
-    H5VL_info_class_t       info_cls;       /* VOL info fields & callbacks  */
-    H5VL_wrap_class_t       wrap_cls;       /* VOL object wrap / retrieval callbacks */
-
-    /* Data Model */
-    H5VL_attr_class_t       attr_cls;       /* Attribute (H5A*) class callbacks */
-    H5VL_dataset_class_t    dataset_cls;    /* Dataset (H5D*) class callbacks   */
-    H5VL_datatype_class_t   datatype_cls;   /* Datatype (H5T*) class callbacks  */
-    H5VL_file_class_t       file_cls;       /* File (H5F*) class callbacks      */
-    H5VL_group_class_t      group_cls;      /* Group (H5G*) class callbacks     */
-    H5VL_link_class_t       link_cls;       /* Link (H5L*) class callbacks      */
-    H5VL_object_class_t     object_cls;     /* Object (H5O*) class callbacks    */
-
-    /* Services */
-    H5VL_request_class_t    request_cls;    /* Asynchronous request class callbacks */
-
-    /* Catch-all */
-    herr_t (*optional)(void *obj, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments); /* Optional callback */
-} H5VL_class_t;
 
+/*******************/
+/* Public Typedefs */
+/*******************/
 
 /********************/
 /* Public Variables */
@@ -413,7 +55,10 @@ typedef struct H5VL_class_t {
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/* VOL Connector Functionality */
+/* The H5VL types uses in the API calls are not opaque - they are defined in
+ * H5VLconnector.h, which is included at the top of this file.
+ */
+
 H5_DLL hid_t H5VLregister_connector(const H5VL_class_t *cls, hid_t vipl_id);
 H5_DLL hid_t H5VLregister_connector_by_name(const char *connector_name, hid_t vipl_id);
 H5_DLL hid_t H5VLregister_connector_by_value(H5VL_class_value_t connector_value, hid_t vipl_id);
@@ -424,112 +69,6 @@ H5_DLL herr_t H5VLclose(hid_t connector_id);
 H5_DLL herr_t H5VLunregister_connector(hid_t connector_id);
 
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * VOL callback wrappers and helper routines, for _VOL_connector_ authors only! *
- * (Not part of the public API for _application_ developers)                 *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/* Helper routines for VOL connector authors */
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcmp_connector_cls(int *cmp, hid_t connector_id1, hid_t connector_id2);
-H5_DLL hid_t H5VLwrap_register(void *obj, H5I_type_t type);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLobject(hid_t obj_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLretrieve_lib_state(void **state);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrestore_lib_state(const void *state);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLreset_lib_state(void);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_lib_state(void *state);
-
-
-/* Public wrappers for generic callbacks */
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLinitialize(hid_t connector_id, hid_t vipl_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLterminate(hid_t connector_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_cap_flags(hid_t connector_id, unsigned *cap_flags);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_value(hid_t connector_id, H5VL_class_value_t *conn_value);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcopy_connector_info(hid_t connector_id, void **dst_vol_info, void *src_vol_info);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLcmp_connector_info(int *cmp, hid_t connector_id, const void *info1,
-    const void *info2);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_connector_info(hid_t connector_id, void *vol_info);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLconnector_info_to_str(const void *info, hid_t connector_id, char **str);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLconnector_str_to_info(const char *str, hid_t connector_id, void **info);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLget_object(void *obj, hid_t connector_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLget_wrap_ctx(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, void **wrap_ctx);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLwrap_object(void *obj, H5I_type_t obj_type, hid_t connector_id,
-    void *wrap_ctx);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLunwrap_object(void *obj, hid_t connector_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfree_wrap_ctx(void *wrap_ctx, hid_t connector_id);
-
-/* Public wrappers for attribute callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLattr_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *attr_name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t acpl_id, hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLattr_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t aapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_read(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_write(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dtype_id, const void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_get(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_attr_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_attr_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLattr_close(void *attr, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-
-/* Public wrappers for dataset callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLdataset_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id, hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLdataset_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t dapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_read(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t plist_id, void *buf, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_write(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t plist_id, const void *buf, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_get(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_dataset_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_dataset_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdataset_close(void *dset, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-
-/* Public wrappers for file callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLfile_create(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fcpl_id, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLfile_open(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_get(void *file, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_file_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_file_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLfile_close(void *file, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-
-/* Public wrappers for group callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLgroup_create(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t gcpl_id, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLgroup_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t gapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_get(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_group_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_group_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLgroup_close(void *grp, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-
-/* Public wrappers for link callbacks */
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_create(H5VL_link_create_type_t create_type, void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_copy(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
-                             void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, hid_t connector_id,
-                             hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_move(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1,
-                             void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, hid_t connector_id,
-                             hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t lapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_get(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_link_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_link_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLlink_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-
-/* Public wrappers for object callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLobject_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5I_type_t *opened_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_copy(void *src_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params1, const char *src_name,
-                               void *dst_obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params2, const char *dst_name,
-                               hid_t connector_id, hid_t ocpypl_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_get(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_object_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_specific(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_object_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLobject_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-
-/* Public wrappers for named datatype callbacks */
-H5_DLL void *H5VLdatatype_commit(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t type_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t tcpl_id, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL void *H5VLdatatype_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, hid_t connector_id, const char *name, hid_t tapl_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_get(void *dt, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_datatype_get_t get_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_specific(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_datatype_specific_t specific_type, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_optional(void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLdatatype_close(void *dt, hid_t connector_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void **req);
-
-/* Public wrappers for asynchronous request callbacks */
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_wait(void *req, hid_t connector_id, uint64_t timeout, H5ES_status_t *status);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_notify(void *req, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_request_notify_t cb, void *ctx);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_cancel(void *req, hid_t connector_id);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_specific(void *req, hid_t connector_id, H5VL_request_specific_t specific_type, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_optional(void *req, hid_t connector_id, va_list arguments);
-H5_DLL herr_t H5VLrequest_free(void *req, hid_t connector_id);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/H5err.txt b/src/H5err.txt
index 4eedc0f..d4edfba 100644
--- a/src/H5err.txt
+++ b/src/H5err.txt
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ MINOR, FILEACC, H5E_NOTHDF5, Not an HDF5 file
 MINOR, FILEACC, H5E_BADFILE, Bad file ID accessed
 MINOR, FILEACC, H5E_TRUNCATED, File has been truncated
 MINOR, FILEACC, H5E_MOUNT, File mount error
+MINOR, FILEACC, H5E_CANTDELETEFILE, Unable to delete file
 
 # Generic low-level file I/O errors
 MINOR, FILE, H5E_SEEKERROR, Seek failed
diff --git a/src/H5trace.c b/src/H5trace.c
index 851ec73..9c858fc 100644
--- a/src/H5trace.c
+++ b/src/H5trace.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,10 @@ H5_trace(const double *returning, const char *func, const char *type, ...)
                                 HDfprintf(out, "%ld (err stack)", (long)obj);
                                 break;
 
+                            case H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER:
+                                HDfprintf(out, "%ld (dataspace selection iterator)", (long)obj);
+                                break;
+
                             case H5I_NTYPES:
                                 HDfprintf (out, "%ld (ntypes - error)", (long)obj);
                                 break;
@@ -1568,6 +1572,10 @@ H5_trace(const double *returning, const char *func, const char *type, ...)
                                     HDfprintf(out, "H5I_ERROR_STACK");
                                     break;
 
+                                case H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER:
+                                    HDfprintf(out, "H5I_SPACE_SEL_ITER");
+                                    break;
+
                                 case H5I_NTYPES:
                                     HDfprintf(out, "H5I_NTYPES");
                                     break;
@@ -2714,6 +2722,9 @@ H5_trace(const double *returning, const char *func, const char *type, ...)
                                 case H5VL_FILE_GET_INTENT:
                                     HDfprintf(out, "H5VL_FILE_GET_INTENT");
                                     break;
+                                case H5VL_FILE_GET_FILENO:
+                                    HDfprintf(out, "H5VL_FILE_GET_FILENO");
+                                    break;
                                 case H5VL_FILE_GET_NAME:
                                     HDfprintf(out, "H5VL_FILE_GET_NAME");
                                     break;
@@ -2755,6 +2766,9 @@ H5_trace(const double *returning, const char *func, const char *type, ...)
                                 case H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE:
                                     HDfprintf(out, "H5VL_FILE_IS_ACCESSIBLE");
                                     break;
+                                case H5VL_FILE_DELETE:
+                                    HDfprintf(out, "H5VL_FILE_DELETE");
+                                    break;
                                 default:
                                     HDfprintf(out, "%ld", (long)specific);
                                     break;
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 378e390..0eaae1a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ libhdf5_la_SOURCES= H5.c H5checksum.c H5dbg.c H5system.c H5timer.c H5trace.c \
         H5Torder.c \
         H5Tpad.c H5Tprecis.c H5Tstrpad.c H5Tvisit.c H5Tvlen.c H5TS.c \
         H5VL.c H5VLcallback.c H5VLint.c H5VLnative.c \
-		H5VLnative_attr.c H5VLnative_dataset.c H5VLnative_datatype.c \
-		H5VLnative_file.c H5VLnative_group.c H5VLnative_link.c H5VLnative_object.c \
-		H5VLpassthru.c \
+        H5VLnative_attr.c H5VLnative_dataset.c H5VLnative_datatype.c \
+        H5VLnative_file.c H5VLnative_group.c H5VLnative_link.c H5VLnative_object.c \
+        H5VLpassthru.c \
         H5VM.c H5WB.c H5Z.c  \
         H5Zdeflate.c H5Zfletcher32.c H5Znbit.c H5Zshuffle.c \
         H5Zscaleoffset.c H5Zszip.c H5Ztrans.c
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ include_HEADERS = hdf5.h H5api_adpt.h H5overflow.h H5pubconf.h H5public.h H5vers
         H5MMpublic.h H5Opublic.h H5Ppublic.h \
         H5PLextern.h H5PLpublic.h \
         H5Rpublic.h H5Spublic.h H5Tpublic.h \
-        H5VLnative.h H5VLpassthru.h H5VLpublic.h H5Zpublic.h
+        H5VLconnector.h H5VLconnector_passthru.h \
+        H5VLnative.h H5VLpassthru.h H5VLpublic.h \
+        H5Zpublic.h
 
 # install libhdf5.settings in lib directory
 settingsdir=$(libdir)
@@ -209,3 +211,4 @@ trace: $(libhdf5_la_SOURCES)
 	done
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
+
diff --git a/src/libhdf5.settings.in b/src/libhdf5.settings.in
index 9d0e29f..37957a2 100644
--- a/src/libhdf5.settings.in
+++ b/src/libhdf5.settings.in
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Features:
 Parallel Filtered Dataset Writes: @PARALLEL_FILTERED_WRITES@
               Large Parallel I/O: @LARGE_PARALLEL_IO@
               High-level library: @HDF5_HL@
+                Build HDF5 Tests: @HDF5_TESTS@
+                Build HDF5 TOOLS: @HDF5_TOOLS@
                     Threadsafety: @THREADSAFE@
              Default API mapping: @DEFAULT_API_VERSION@
   With deprecated public symbols: @DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS@
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c7888b8..15d10a7 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,24 +25,27 @@ set (TEST_LIB_HEADERS
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/swmr_common.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${TEST_LIB_SOURCES} ${TEST_LIB_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC ${LINK_LIBS} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
-)
-if (MINGW)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "wsock32.lib")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${TEST_LIB_SOURCES} ${TEST_LIB_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC ${LINK_LIBS} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+  )
+  if (MINGW)
+    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "wsock32.lib")
+  endif ()
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/test)
 endif ()
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${TEST_LIB_SOURCES} ${TEST_LIB_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -87,9 +90,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set (HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET            ${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_CORENAME})
 
     add_library (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${plugin_name}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    target_include_directories (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
     TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
     H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
     set_target_properties (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/TEST_PLUGIN)
 
@@ -112,9 +115,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set (HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET            ${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_CORENAME})
 
     add_library (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${plugin_name}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    target_include_directories (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
     TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
     H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
     set_target_properties (${HDF5_TEST_PLUGIN_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/TEST_PLUGIN)
 
@@ -149,9 +152,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set (HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET             ${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_CORENAME})
 
     add_library (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${vol_lib}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    target_include_directories (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
     TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+    target_link_libraries (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
     H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
     set_target_properties (${HDF5_VOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/TEST_PLUGIN)
 
@@ -282,17 +285,15 @@ set (H5_TESTS
 
 macro (ADD_H5_EXE file)
   add_executable (${file} ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${file}.c)
-  target_include_directories(${file} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (${file} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (${file} PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (${file}-shared ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${file}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${file}-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file}-shared SHARED)
-    target_link_libraries (${file}-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
-    set_target_properties (${file}-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+  target_include_directories (${file} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (${file} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (${file} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   endif ()
+  set_target_properties (${file} PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 endmacro ()
 
 set (H5_TESTS_MULTIPLE
@@ -314,66 +315,58 @@ endforeach ()
 ######### Also special handling of link libs #############
 #-- Adding test for direct_chunk
 add_executable (direct_chunk ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/direct_chunk.c)
-target_include_directories(direct_chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (direct_chunk STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (direct_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
-set_target_properties (direct_chunk PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (direct_chunk-shared ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/direct_chunk.c)
-  target_include_directories(direct_chunk-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (direct_chunk-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (direct_chunk-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
-  set_target_properties (direct_chunk-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (direct_chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (direct_chunk STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (direct_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (direct_chunk SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (direct_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (direct_chunk PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 
 ######### Special handling for multiple sources #############
 #-- Adding test for testhdf5
 add_executable (testhdf5 ${testhdf5_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testhdf5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (testhdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (testhdf5-shared ${testhdf5_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(testhdf5-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testhdf5-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (testhdf5-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (testhdf5-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testhdf5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testhdf5 SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (testhdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 #-- Adding test for cache_image
 add_executable (cache_image ${cache_image_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(cache_image PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cache_image STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (cache_image PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (cache_image PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (cache_image-shared ${cache_image_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(cache_image-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cache_image-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (cache_image-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (cache_image-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (cache_image PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cache_image STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (cache_image PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cache_image SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (cache_image PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (cache_image PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 #-- Adding test for ttsafe
 add_executable (ttsafe ${ttsafe_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(ttsafe PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ttsafe STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (ttsafe PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-if (NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries (ttsafe
-    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>
-  )
+target_include_directories (ttsafe PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ttsafe STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (ttsafe PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries (ttsafe
+      PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>
+    )
+  endif ()
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ttsafe SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (ttsafe PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>)
 endif ()
 set_target_properties (ttsafe PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (ttsafe-shared ${ttsafe_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(ttsafe-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ttsafe-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (ttsafe-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE}>:Threads::Threads>)
-  set_target_properties (ttsafe-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ###           A D D I T I O N A L   T E S T S                              ###
@@ -443,43 +436,33 @@ endforeach ()
 #   This has to be copied to the test directory for execve() to find it
 #   and it can't be renamed (i.e., no <foo>-shared).
 add_executable (accum_swmr_reader ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/accum_swmr_reader.c)
-target_include_directories(accum_swmr_reader PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (accum_swmr_reader STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (accum_swmr_reader PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (accum_swmr_reader PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (accum_swmr_reader STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (accum_swmr_reader PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (accum_swmr_reader SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (accum_swmr_reader PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (accum_swmr_reader PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 #-- Set accum dependencies
 set_target_properties (accum PROPERTIES DEPENDS accum_swmr_reader)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set_target_properties (accum-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS accum_swmr_reader)
-endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ###    P L U G I N  T E S T S
 ##############################################################################
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (filter_plugin ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/filter_plugin.c)
-  target_include_directories(filter_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (filter_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (filter_plugin SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (filter_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (filter_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (filter_plugin PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
   add_executable (vol_plugin ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/vol_plugin.c)
-  target_include_directories(vol_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (vol_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (vol_plugin SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (vol_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (vol_plugin PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-else ()
-  add_executable (filter_plugin ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/filter_plugin.c)
-  target_include_directories(filter_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (filter_plugin STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (filter_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (filter_plugin PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-
-  add_executable (vol_plugin ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/vol_plugin.c)
-  target_include_directories(vol_plugin PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (vol_plugin STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (vol_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (vol_plugin PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (vol_plugin PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 endif ()
 
@@ -488,44 +471,38 @@ endif ()
 ##############################################################################
 set (use_append_chunk_SOURCES ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/use_append_chunk.c ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/use_common.c)
 add_executable (use_append_chunk ${use_append_chunk_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(use_append_chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_chunk STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (use_append_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (use_append_chunk PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (use_append_chunk-shared ${use_append_chunk_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(use_append_chunk-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_chunk-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (use_append_chunk-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (use_append_chunk-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (use_append_chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_chunk STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (use_append_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_chunk SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (use_append_chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (use_append_chunk PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 set (use_append_mchunks_SOURCES ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/use_append_mchunks.c ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/use_common.c)
 add_executable (use_append_mchunks ${use_append_mchunks_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(use_append_mchunks PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_mchunks STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (use_append_mchunks PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (use_append_mchunks PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (use_append_mchunks-shared ${use_append_mchunks_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(use_append_mchunks-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_mchunks-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (use_append_mchunks-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (use_append_mchunks-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (use_append_mchunks PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_mchunks STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (use_append_mchunks PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_append_mchunks SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (use_append_mchunks PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (use_append_mchunks PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 set (use_disable_mdc_flushes_SOURCES ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/use_disable_mdc_flushes.c)
 add_executable (use_disable_mdc_flushes ${use_disable_mdc_flushes_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(use_disable_mdc_flushes PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_disable_mdc_flushes STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (use_disable_mdc_flushes PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (use_disable_mdc_flushes PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_executable (use_disable_mdc_flushes-shared ${use_disable_mdc_flushes_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(use_disable_mdc_flushes-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_disable_mdc_flushes-shared SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (use_disable_mdc_flushes-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (use_disable_mdc_flushes-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
+target_include_directories (use_disable_mdc_flushes PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_disable_mdc_flushes STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (use_disable_mdc_flushes PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (use_disable_mdc_flushes SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (use_disable_mdc_flushes PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
+set_target_properties (use_disable_mdc_flushes PROPERTIES FOLDER test)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/test/CMakePassthroughVOLTests.cmake b/test/CMakePassthroughVOLTests.cmake
index 928654e..24a0201 100644
--- a/test/CMakePassthroughVOLTests.cmake
+++ b/test/CMakePassthroughVOLTests.cmake
@@ -31,37 +31,23 @@ foreach (voltest ${VOL_LIST})
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}")
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/testfiles")
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/testfiles/plist_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared")
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/testfiles")
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (voltest ${VOL_LIST})
   foreach (h5_tfile ${HDF5_TEST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (voltest ${VOL_LIST})
   foreach (ref_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/${ref_file}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/${ref_file}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (voltest ${VOL_LIST})
   foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/${h5_file}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/${h5_file}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
@@ -69,17 +55,10 @@ foreach (voltest ${VOL_LIST})
   foreach (plistfile ${HDF5_REFERENCE_PLIST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files")
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files")
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${voltest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 add_custom_target(HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_VOLTEST_LIB_files_list})
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_custom_target(HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_VOLTEST_LIBSH_files_list})
-endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
@@ -133,39 +112,10 @@ endif ()
               ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}"
               WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}
           )
-          if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-            add_test (
-                NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-                COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                    -E remove
-                        ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out
-                        ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out.err
-            )
-            add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared
-                COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                    -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${voltest}-shared>"
-                    -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                    -D "TEST_VOL:STRING=${volinfo}"
-                    -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                    -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out"
-                    -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                    -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/volTest.cmake"
-            )
-            set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared PROPERTIES
-                DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-                ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared
-            )
-          endif ()
         else ()
           add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}
               COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP VOL-${volname}-${voltest}"
           )
-          if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-            add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared
-                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared"
-            )
-          endif ()
         endif ()
       else ()
         add_test (
@@ -190,30 +140,6 @@ endif ()
             ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}"
             WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}
         )
-        if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-          add_test (
-              NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-              COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                  -E remove
-                      ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out
-                      ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out.err
-          )
-          add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared
-              COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${voltest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VOL:STRING=${volinfo}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/volTest.cmake"
-          )
-          set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared PROPERTIES
-              DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-              ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-              WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared
-          )
-        endif ()
       endif ()
     else ()
       add_test (
@@ -238,30 +164,6 @@ endif ()
           ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname};HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}
       )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT "${voltest}" STREQUAL "cache")
-        add_test (
-            NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${voltest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VOL:STRING=${volinfo}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/volTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared
-        )
-        endif ()
     endif ()
   endmacro ()
 
@@ -289,30 +191,6 @@ endif ()
           ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}
       )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-        add_test (
-            NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${voltest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VOL:STRING=${volinfo}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${volname}-${voltest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/volTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-${voltest}-shared-clear-objects
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared
-        )
-      endif ()
   endmacro ()
 
   macro (ADD_VOL_TEST volname volinfo resultcode)
@@ -333,15 +211,6 @@ endif ()
     if (NOT CYGWIN)
       set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-cache PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
     endif ()
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-flush2-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-flush1-shared)
-      set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-flush1-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 10)
-      set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-flush2-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 10)
-      set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-istore-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-      if (NOT CYGWIN AND NOT WIN32)
-        set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-cache-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-      endif ()
-    endif ()
     if (HDF5_TEST_FHEAP_PASSTHROUGH_VOL)
       add_test (
           NAME VOL-${volname}-fheap-clear-objects
@@ -366,31 +235,6 @@ endif ()
           ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname};HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}
       )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-        add_test (
-            NAME VOL-${volname}-fheap-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-fheap-shared.out
-                    ${volname}-shared/${volname}-fheap-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VOL-${volname}-fheap-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:fheap-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VOL:STRING=${volinfo}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${volname}-fheap-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/volTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VOL-${volname}-fheap-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VOL-${volname}-fheap-shared-clear-objects
-            TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT}
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${volname}-shared
-        )
-      endif ()
     endif ()
   endmacro ()
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 3e6add0..1e7ddff 100644
--- a/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST")
 file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/testfiles")
 file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/testfiles/plist_files")
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared")
-  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/testfiles")
-  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/testfiles/plist_files")
-endif ()
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copy all the HDF5 files from the source directory into the test directory
@@ -39,20 +34,9 @@ add_custom_command (
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
     ARGS       -E copy_if_different "$<TARGET_FILE:accum_swmr_reader>" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/accum_swmr_reader"
 )
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_custom_command (
-      TARGET     accum_swmr_reader
-      POST_BUILD
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-      ARGS       -E copy_if_different "$<TARGET_FILE:accum_swmr_reader>" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/accum_swmr_reader"
-  )
-endif ()
 
 foreach (h5_tfile ${HDF5_TEST_FILES})
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIB_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -68,9 +52,6 @@ set (HDF5_REFERENCE_FILES
 
 foreach (ref_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_FILES})
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/${ref_file}" "HDF5_TEST_LIB_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/${ref_file}" "HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,10 +111,6 @@ set (HDF5_REFERENCE_PLIST_FILES
 foreach (plistfile ${HDF5_REFERENCE_PLIST_FILES})
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIB_files")
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIB_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files")
-    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -158,6 +135,7 @@ set (HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES
     filespace_1_6.h5
     filespace_1_8.h5
     fill_old.h5
+    fill18.h5
     filter_error.h5
     fsm_aggr_nopersist.h5
     fsm_aggr_persist.h5
@@ -194,38 +172,35 @@ set (HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES
 
 foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES})
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/${h5_file}" "HDF5_TEST_LIB_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/${h5_file}" "HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 add_custom_target(HDF5_TEST_LIB_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_TEST_LIB tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_files_list})
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_custom_target(HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_TEST_LIBSH tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_files_list})
-endif ()
+
+set (testhdf5_CLEANFILES
+          coord.h5
+          dtypes10.h5
+          sys_file1
+          tattr.h5
+          tfile1.h5
+          tfile2.h5
+          tfile3.h5
+          tfile4.h5
+          tfile5.h5
+          tfile6.h5
+          tfile7.h5
+          tfilespace.h5
+          th5o_file
+          th5s1.h5
+          tselect.h5
+          tsohm.h5
+          tsohm_dst.h5
+          tsohm_src.h5
+)
 
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (NAME H5TEST-clear-testhdf5-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        coord.h5
-        dtypes10.h5
-        sys_file1
-        tattr.h5
-        tfile1.h5
-        tfile2.h5
-        tfile3.h5
-        tfile4.h5
-        tfile5.h5
-        tfile6.h5
-        tfile7.h5
-        tfilespace.h5
-        th5o_file
-        th5s1.h5
-        tselect.h5
-        tsohm.h5
-        tsohm_dst.h5
-        tsohm_src.h5
+        -E remove ${testhdf5_CLEANFILES}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY
         ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
 )
@@ -255,59 +230,6 @@ set_tests_properties (H5TEST-testhdf5-select PROPERTIES
     ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600;srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST"
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
 )
-if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-testhdf5-objects
-        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E remove
-            coord.h5
-            dtypes10.h5
-            sys_file1
-            tattr.h5
-            tfile1.h5
-            tfile2.h5
-            tfile3.h5
-            tfile4.h5
-            tfile5.h5
-            tfile6.h5
-            tfile7.h5
-            tfilespace.h5
-            th5o_file
-            th5s1.h5
-            tselect.h5
-            tsohm.h5
-            tsohm_dst.h5
-            tsohm_src.h5
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-testhdf5-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_clear_testhdf5)
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-base COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5-shared> -x heap -x file -x select)
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-base PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_clear_testhdf5
-        ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600;srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-heap COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5-shared> -o heap)
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-heap PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_clear_testhdf5
-        ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600;srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-file COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5-shared> -o file)
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-file PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_clear_testhdf5
-        ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600;srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-select COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:testhdf5-shared> -o select)
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-testhdf5-select PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_clear_testhdf5
-        ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600;srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-  endif ()
-endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
@@ -568,6 +490,7 @@ foreach (h5_test ${H5_TESTS})
             -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
             -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
             -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${h5_test}.txt"
+            -D "TEST_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY=${CMAKE_TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}"
             #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=${test}.out"
             -D "TEST_FOLDER=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST"
             -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
@@ -587,49 +510,6 @@ set_tests_properties (H5TEST-big PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
 set_tests_properties (H5TEST-btree2 PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
 set_tests_properties (H5TEST-objcopy PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
 
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          ${test_CLEANFILES}
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_clear_objects)
-
-  foreach (h5_test ${H5_TESTS})
-    if (NOT h5_test IN_LIST H5TEST_SEPARATE_TESTS)
-      if ("${h5_test}" STREQUAL "big" AND CYGWIN)
-        add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-${h5_test}
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP ${test}-shared"
-        )
-      else ()
-        add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-${h5_test} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${h5_test}-shared>"
-            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-            -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-            -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${h5_test}.txt"
-            #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=${test}.out"
-            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-        )
-      endif ()
-      set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-${h5_test} PROPERTIES
-          FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_clear_objects
-          ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-      )
-    endif ()
-  endforeach ()
-
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-fheap PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-big PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-btree2 PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-objcopy PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-endif ()
-
 #-- Adding test for cache
 if (NOT CYGWIN)
   add_test (NAME H5TEST-clear-cache-objects
@@ -663,22 +543,22 @@ if (NOT CYGWIN)
 endif ()
 
 if (TEST_CACHE_IMAGE)
-#-- Adding test for cache_image
-add_test (
-    NAME H5TEST-clear-cache_image-objects
-    COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        cache_image_test.h5
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY
-        ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
-)
-set_tests_properties (H5TEST-clear-cache_image-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP cache_image_clear_objects)
-add_test (NAME H5TEST-cache_image COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cache_image>)
-set_tests_properties (H5TEST-cache_image PROPERTIES
-    FIXTURES_REQUIRED cache_image_clear_objects
-    ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
-)
+  #-- Adding test for cache_image
+  add_test (
+      NAME H5TEST-clear-cache_image-objects
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E remove
+          cache_image_test.h5
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY
+         ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
+  )
+  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-clear-cache_image-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP cache_image_clear_objects)
+  add_test (NAME H5TEST-cache_image COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cache_image>)
+  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-cache_image PROPERTIES
+      FIXTURES_REQUIRED cache_image_clear_objects
+      ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
+  )
 endif ()
 
 #-- Adding test for external_env
@@ -758,40 +638,6 @@ set_tests_properties (H5TEST-vds_env PROPERTIES
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
 )
 
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  #-- Adding test for cache
-  if (NOT CYGWIN AND NOT WIN32)
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-cache-objects
-        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E remove
-            cache_test.h5
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-clear-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_cache_clear_objects)
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-cache COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cache-shared>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-cache COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cache-shared>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cache-shared.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=cache-shared.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-cache PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_cache_clear_objects
-        ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-cache PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-  endif ()
-endif ()
-
 #-- Adding test for flush1/2
 add_test (NAME H5TEST-clear-flush-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
@@ -857,7 +703,6 @@ set_tests_properties (H5TEST-tcheck_version-release PROPERTIES
     WILL_FAIL "true"
 )
 
-
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 ###           A D D I T I O N A L   T E S T S                              ###
@@ -1029,170 +874,6 @@ add_test (NAME H5TEST-testlibinfo
         ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST
 )
 
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  #-- Adding test for err_compat
-  if (HDF5_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS)
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-err_compat-objects
-        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E remove
-            err_compat.txt
-            err_compat.txt.err
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-err_compat-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_err_compat_clear_objects)
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-err_compat COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:err_compat-shared>"
-        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-        -D "TEST_MASK_ERROR=true"
-        -D "ERROR_APPEND=1"
-        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=err_compat.txt"
-        -D "TEST_REFERENCE=err_compat_1"
-        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-err_compat PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_err_compat_clear_objects
-        ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-  endif ()
-
-  #-- Adding test for error_test
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-error_test-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          error_test.txt
-          error_test.txt.err
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-error_test-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_error_test_clear_objects)
-  if (HDF5_USE_16_API_DEFAULT)
-    add_test (
-        NAME H5TEST-shared-error_test
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP $<TARGET_FILE:error_test-shared>"
-    )
-    set_property(TEST H5TEST-shared-error_test PROPERTY DISABLED)
-  else ()
-    add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-error_test COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:error_test-shared>"
-        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-        -D "TEST_MASK_ERROR=true"
-        -D "ERROR_APPEND=1"
-        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=error_test.txt"
-        -D "TEST_REFERENCE=error_test_1"
-        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-    )
-    set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-error_test PROPERTIES
-        FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_error_test_clear_objects
-        ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared;HDF5_PLUGIN_PRELOAD=::"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-    )
-  endif ()
-
-  #-- Adding test for links_env
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-links_env-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          links_env.txt
-          links_env.txt.err
-          extlinks_env0.h5
-          extlinks_env1.h5
-          tmp/extlinks_env1.h5
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-links_env-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_links_env_clear_objects)
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-links_env COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-      -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:links_env-shared>"
-      -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-      #-D "TEST_ENV_VAR:STRING=HDF5_EXT_PREFIX"
-      #-D "TEST_ENV_VALUE:STRING=.:tmp"
-      -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-      -D "TEST_OUTPUT=links_env.txt"
-      -D "TEST_REFERENCE=links_env.out"
-      -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-      -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-links_env PROPERTIES
-      FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_links_env_clear_objects
-      ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared;HDF5_EXT_PREFIX=.:tmp"
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-
-  #-- Adding test for external_env
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-external_env-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          extern_1r.raw
-          extern_2r.raw
-          extern_3r.raw
-          extern_4r.raw
-          extern_1w.raw
-          extern_2w.raw
-          extern_3w.raw
-          extern_4w.raw
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-external_env-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_external_env_clear_objects)
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-external_env COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-      -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:external_env-shared>"
-      -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-      -D "TEST_ENV_VAR:STRING=HDF5_EXTFILE_PREFIX"
-      -D "TEST_ENV_VALUE:STRING=\${ORIGIN}"
-      -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-      -D "TEST_OUTPUT=external_env.txt"
-      -D "TEST_REFERENCE=external_env.out"
-      -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-      -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-external_env PROPERTIES
-      FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_external_env_clear_objects
-      ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-
-  #-- Adding test for vds_env
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-clear-vds_env-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          vds_virt_0.h5
-          vds_virt_3.h5
-          vds_src_2.h5
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-clear-vds_env-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP shared_vds_env_clear_objects)
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-vds_env COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-      -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:vds_env-shared>"
-      -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-      -D "TEST_ENV_VAR:STRING=HDF5_VDS_PREFIX"
-      -D "TEST_ENV_VALUE:STRING=\${ORIGIN}/tmp"
-      -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-      -D "TEST_OUTPUT=vds_env.txt"
-      -D "TEST_REFERENCE=vds_env.out"
-      -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-      -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (H5TEST-shared-vds_env PROPERTIES
-      FIXTURES_REQUIRED shared_vds_env_clear_objects
-      ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared"
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-
-  #-- Adding test for libinfo
-  add_test (NAME H5TEST-shared-testlibinfo
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}>" -P "${GREP_RUNNER}"
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY
-          ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared
-  )
-endif ()
-
 ##############################################################################
 ###    F I L T E R  P L U G I N  T E S T S
 ##############################################################################
@@ -1239,9 +920,6 @@ if (ENABLE_EXTENDED_TESTS)
 
 #-- Adding test for flushrefresh
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/flushrefresh_test")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST-shared/flushrefresh_test")
-  endif ()
   find_package (Perl)
   if (PERL_FOUND)
     add_test (NAME H5TEST-clear-testflushrefresh-objects
@@ -1272,10 +950,10 @@ if (ENABLE_EXTENDED_TESTS)
         ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/flushrefresh_test"
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/H5TEST/flushrefresh_test
     )
-  else ()
-    message (STATUS "Cannot execute TEST flushrefresh - perl not found")
   endif ()
-endif()
+else ()
+  message (STATUS "Cannot execute TEST flushrefresh - perl not found")
+endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
@@ -1322,10 +1000,10 @@ endif ()
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   macro (ADD_H5_GENERATOR genfile)
     add_executable (${genfile} ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${genfile}.c)
-    target_include_directories(${genfile} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    target_include_directories (${genfile} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
     TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${genfile} STATIC)
     target_link_libraries (${genfile} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
     set_target_properties (${genfile} PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/test)
diff --git a/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake b/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
index 383b2f4..0ddce92 100644
--- a/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
+++ b/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
@@ -34,37 +34,23 @@ foreach (vfdtest ${VFD_LIST})
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}")
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/testfiles")
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/testfiles/plist_files")
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared")
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/testfiles")
-    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files")
-  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (vfdtest ${VFD_LIST})
   foreach (h5_tfile ${HDF5_TEST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_tfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/${h5_tfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (vfdtest ${VFD_LIST})
   foreach (ref_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/${ref_file}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${ref_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/${ref_file}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (vfdtest ${VFD_LIST})
   foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/${h5_file}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/${h5_file}" "${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/${h5_file}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
@@ -72,17 +58,10 @@ foreach (vfdtest ${VFD_LIST})
   foreach (plistfile ${HDF5_REFERENCE_PLIST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files")
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files")
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files/${plistfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files")
-      HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdtest}-shared/testfiles/plist_files/def_${plistfile}" "HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files")
-    endif ()
   endforeach ()
 endforeach ()
 
 add_custom_target(HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_VFDTEST_LIB_files_list})
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_custom_target(HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH tests" DEPENDS ${HDF5_VFDTEST_LIBSH_files_list})
-endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
@@ -136,39 +115,10 @@ endif ()
               ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
               WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
           )
-          if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-            add_test (
-                NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-                COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                    -E remove
-                        ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out
-                        ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out.err
-            )
-            add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared
-                COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                    -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}-shared>"
-                    -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                    -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-                    -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                    -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out"
-                    -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                    -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-            )
-            set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared PROPERTIES
-                DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-                ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared
-            )
-          endif ()
         else ()
           add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}
               COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}"
           )
-          if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-            add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared
-                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "SKIP VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared"
-            )
-          endif ()
         endif ()
       else ()
         add_test (
@@ -193,30 +143,6 @@ endif ()
             ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
             WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
         )
-        if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-          add_test (
-              NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-              COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                  -E remove
-                      ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out
-                      ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out.err
-          )
-          add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared
-              COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-          )
-          set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared PROPERTIES
-              DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-              ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-              WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared
-          )
-        endif ()
       endif ()
     else ()
       add_test (
@@ -241,80 +167,32 @@ endif ()
           ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname};HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
       )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND NOT "${vfdtest}" STREQUAL "cache")
-        add_test (
-            NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared
-        )
-        endif ()
     endif ()
   endmacro ()
 
   macro (DO_VFD_TEST vfdtest vfdname resultcode)
-      add_test (
-          NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-clear-objects
-          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-              -E remove
-                  ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out
-                  ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out.err
-      )
-      add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}
-          COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}>"
-              -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-              -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-              -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-              -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out"
-              -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
-              -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-      )
-      set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest} PROPERTIES
-          DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-clear-objects
-          ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
-          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
-      )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-        add_test (
-            NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-shared-clear-objects
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared
-        )
-      endif ()
+    add_test (
+        NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-clear-objects
+        COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+            -E remove
+                ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out
+                ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out.err
+    )
+    add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}
+        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:${vfdtest}>"
+            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+            -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
+            -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
+            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-${vfdtest}.out"
+            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
+            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
+    )
+    set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest} PROPERTIES
+        DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-${vfdtest}-clear-objects
+        ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
+    )
   endmacro ()
 
   macro (ADD_VFD_TEST vfdname resultcode)
@@ -334,15 +212,6 @@ endif ()
     if (NOT CYGWIN)
       set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-cache PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
     endif ()
-    if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-      set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-flush2-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-flush1-shared)
-      set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-flush1-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 10)
-      set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-flush2-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 10)
-      set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-istore-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-      if (NOT CYGWIN AND NOT WIN32)
-        set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-cache-shared PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT})
-      endif ()
-    endif ()
     if (HDF5_TEST_FHEAP_VFD)
       add_test (
           NAME VFD-${vfdname}-fheap-clear-objects
@@ -367,31 +236,6 @@ endif ()
           ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname};HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
       )
-      if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-        add_test (
-            NAME VFD-${vfdname}-fheap-shared-clear-objects
-            COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                -E remove
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-fheap-shared.out
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-fheap-shared.out.err
-        )
-        add_test (NAME VFD-${vfdname}-fheap-shared
-            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:fheap-shared>"
-                -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-                -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-                -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-                -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-fheap-shared.out"
-                -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared"
-                -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-        )
-        set_tests_properties (VFD-${vfdname}-fheap-shared PROPERTIES
-            DEPENDS VFD-${vfdname}-fheap-shared-clear-objects
-            TIMEOUT ${CTEST_VERY_LONG_TIMEOUT}
-            ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared;HDF5TestExpress=${HDF_TEST_EXPRESS}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}-shared
-        )
-      endif ()
     endif ()
   endmacro ()
 
diff --git a/test/fill18.h5 b/test/fill18.h5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c092f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fill18.h5
diff --git a/test/null_vol_connector.c b/test/null_vol_connector.c
index b78e859..5ed8545 100644
--- a/test/null_vol_connector.c
+++ b/test/null_vol_connector.c
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@
  *              (registration, etc.).
  */
 
+
+/* Public HDF5 header */
+#include "hdf5.h"
+
+/* For HDF5 plugin functionality */
 #include "H5PLextern.h"
 
+
+/* This connector's header */
 #include "null_vol_connector.h"
 
 /* The VOL class struct */
diff --git a/test/objcopy.c b/test/objcopy.c
index df1c0e4..e646c87 100644
--- a/test/objcopy.c
+++ b/test/objcopy.c
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ test_copy_dataset_versionbounds(hid_t fcpl_src, hid_t fapl_src)
     char src_fname[NAME_BUF_SIZE];      /* Name of source file */
     char dst_fname[NAME_BUF_SIZE];      /* Name of destination file */
     H5F_libver_t low, high;             /* File format bounds */
-    unsigned srcdset_fillversion;       /* Fill version of source dataset */
+    unsigned srcdset_layoutversion;     /* Layout version of source dataset */
     int i, j;                           /* Local index variables */
     H5D_t *dsetp = NULL;                /* Pointer to internal dset structure */
     herr_t ret;                         /* Generic return value */
@@ -2179,7 +2179,8 @@ test_copy_dataset_versionbounds(hid_t fcpl_src, hid_t fapl_src)
 
     /* Get the internal dset ptr to get the fill version for verifying later */
     if ((dsetp = (H5D_t *)H5VL_object(did_src)) == NULL) TEST_ERROR
-    srcdset_fillversion = dsetp->shared->dcpl_cache.fill.version;
+
+    srcdset_layoutversion = dsetp->shared->layout.version;
 
     /* Close dataspace */
     if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
@@ -2224,9 +2225,9 @@ test_copy_dataset_versionbounds(hid_t fcpl_src, hid_t fapl_src)
             /* If copy failed, check if the failure is expected */
             if (ret < 0)
             {
-                /* Failure is valid if fill version of source dataset is
+                /* Failure is valid if layout version of source dataset is
                    greater than destination */
-                if (srcdset_fillversion <= H5O_fill_ver_bounds[high])
+                if (srcdset_layoutversion <= H5O_layout_ver_bounds[high])
                     TEST_ERROR
 
                 /* Close the DST file before continue */
@@ -5870,12 +5871,14 @@ compare_attribute_compound_vlstr(hid_t loc, hid_t loc2)
 {
     hid_t aid = -1, aid2 = -1;    /* Attribute IDs */
     hid_t tid = -1, tid2 = -1;    /* Datatype IDs */
+    hid_t sid = -1, sid2 = -1;    /* Dataspace IDs */
+    hid_t dxpl_id = -1;
     typedef struct {        /* Compound structure for the attribute */
     int i;
     char *v;
     } s1;
     s1 rbuf;            /* Buffer for data read */
-    s1 rbuf2;            /* Buffer for data read */
+    s1 rbuf2;           /* Buffer for data read */
 
     /* Open the attributes attached to the objects */
     if((aid = H5Aopen_by_idx(loc, ".", H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
@@ -5889,6 +5892,12 @@ compare_attribute_compound_vlstr(hid_t loc, hid_t loc2)
     if((tid2 = H5Aget_type(aid2)) < 0)
     FAIL_STACK_ERROR
 
+    /* Get the attributes' dataspaces */
+    if((sid = H5Aget_space(aid)) < 0)
+    FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+    if((sid2 = H5Aget_space(aid2)) < 0)
+    FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
     /* Read the attributes */
     if(H5Aread(aid, tid, &rbuf) < 0)
     FAIL_STACK_ERROR
@@ -5903,6 +5912,19 @@ compare_attribute_compound_vlstr(hid_t loc, hid_t loc2)
     if(HDmemcmp(rbuf.v, rbuf2.v, HDstrlen(rbuf.v)))
     FAIL_STACK_ERROR
 
+    /* Reclaim vlen buffer */
+    if((dxpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_XFER)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_vlen_mem_manager(dxpl_id, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, dxpl_id, &rbuf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, dxpl_id, &rbuf2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pclose(dxpl_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Close the dataspaces */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0)
+    FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+    if(H5Sclose(sid2) < 0)
+    FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
     /* Close the attributes */
     if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0)
     FAIL_STACK_ERROR
@@ -5914,8 +5936,13 @@ error:
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
         H5Aclose(aid);
         H5Aclose(aid2);
+        H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, &rbuf);
+        H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, &rbuf2);
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+        H5Sclose(sid2);
         H5Tclose(tid);
         H5Tclose(tid2);
+        H5Pclose(dxpl_id);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/test/ohdr.c b/test/ohdr.c
index 9fc5791..d15e43b 100644
--- a/test/ohdr.c
+++ b/test/ohdr.c
@@ -751,27 +751,6 @@ error:
 } /* test_unknown() */
 
 /*
- * Set an attribute with the given information.
- * If the out parameter `attr_id` is negative, a new attribute will be
- * created with the given information. Else, it will attempt to update the
- * attribute with the new value.
- *
- * `dataspace_id` ignored if `attribute_id` >= 0
- */
-static herr_t
-put_attribute(hid_t loc_id, const char *attrname, const void *attrvalue, hid_t datatype_id, hid_t dataspace_id, hid_t *attribute_id)
-{   
-    if((*attribute_id) < 0) {
-        hid_t id = -1;
-        id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, attrname, datatype_id, dataspace_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-        if(id < 0) 
-            return FAIL;
-        *attribute_id = id;
-    }
-    return H5Awrite(*attribute_id, datatype_id, attrvalue);
-} /* put_attribute */
-
-/*
  * Count the number of attributes attached to an object.
  * Returns negative in event of error.
  */
@@ -830,216 +809,181 @@ oh_compare(hid_t did1, hid_t did2)
  * Conduct additions side-by-side with a standard datataset and one with
  * minimized dataset object headers.
  */
+#define ATTR_NAME_MAX   16
+#define ATTR_SHORT      "first"
+#define ATTR_LONG       "second"
+#define N_ATTRS         64
 static herr_t
 test_minimized_dset_ohdr_attribute_addition(hid_t fapl_id)
 {
-    hsize_t array_10[1]      = {10}; /* dataspace extent */
-    char    buffer[10]       = "";   /* to inspect string attribute */
-    int     a_out            = 0;
-    char    filename[512]    = "";
-    hid_t   int_type_id      = -1;
-    hid_t   char_type_id     = -1;
-    hid_t   dcpl_id          = -1;
-    hid_t   dspace_id        = -1;
-    hid_t   dspace_scalar_id = -1;
-    hid_t   dset_id          = -1;
-    hid_t   mindset_id       = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_1_id        = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_1a_id       = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_2_id        = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_2a_id       = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_3_id        = -1;
-    hid_t   attr_3a_id       = -1;
-    hid_t   file_id          = -1;
-    herr_t  ret;
-    int     count = 0;
-
-    TESTING("minimized dset object headers attribute additions")
-
-    /*********
-     * SETUP *
-     *********/
-
-    if(h5_fixname(FILENAME[1], fapl_id, filename, sizeof(filename)) == NULL)
-        TEST_ERROR
-
-    dspace_id = H5Screate_simple(1, array_10, NULL);
-    if(dspace_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    dspace_scalar_id = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
-    if(dspace_scalar_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    char_type_id = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_CHAR);
-    if(char_type_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    int_type_id = H5Tcopy(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
-    if(int_type_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    dcpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
-    if(dcpl_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    ret = H5Pset_dset_no_attrs_hint(dcpl_id, TRUE);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    file_id = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_id);
-    if(file_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-        count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    } H5E_END_TRY;
-    if(count != -1) TEST_ERROR
-
-    dset_id = H5Dcreate2(file_id, "dataset", int_type_id, dspace_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    if(dset_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    mindset_id  = H5Dcreate2(file_id, "mindataset", int_type_id, dspace_id, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl_id, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    if(mindset_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
-
-    /********************
-     * TEST/DEMONSTRATE *
-     ********************/
-
-    /* -------------------
-     * no attributes added
-     */
+    hsize_t dims[1]             = {0};  /* dataspace extent */
+    char    filename[512]       = "";
+    char    attr_name[ATTR_NAME_MAX] = "";
+    hid_t   fid                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t   dcpl_id             = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t   sid                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t   did                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t   aid                 = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    char    *in_buf             = NULL;
+    char    *out_buf            = NULL;
+    size_t  buf_size            = 0;
+    int     out_val             = 0;
+    int     in_val              = 0;
+    int     i;
+
+    TESTING("adding attributes to datasets created with H5Pset_dset_no_attrs_hint()")
+
+    /* Create the test file */
+    if(NULL == h5_fixname(FILENAME[1], fapl_id, filename, sizeof(filename)))
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if((fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_id)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    if(count != 0) TEST_ERROR
-    count = count_attributes(mindset_id);
-    if(count != 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Set the 'no attrs' hint on the dcpl */
+    if((dcpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(H5Pset_dset_no_attrs_hint(dcpl_id, TRUE) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    /* -----------------
-     * add one attribute
-     */
-    ret = put_attribute(dset_id, "PURPOSE", "DEMO", char_type_id, dspace_id, &attr_1_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* The dataset doesn't need to contain data */
+    dims[0] = 0;
+    if((sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = put_attribute(mindset_id, "PURPOSE", "DEMO", char_type_id, dspace_id, &attr_1a_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Create the dataset */
+    if((did = H5Dcreate2(fid, "H5Pset_dset_no_attrs_hint", H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl_id, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    if(count != 1) TEST_ERROR
-    count = count_attributes(mindset_id);
-    if(count != 1) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Close */
+    if(H5Pclose(dcpl_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_1_id, char_type_id, buffer);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(HDstrcmp("DEMO", buffer)) TEST_ERROR
+    /**********************************************
+     * ADD A (STRING) ATTRIBUTE AND MANIPULATE IT *
+     **********************************************/
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_1a_id, char_type_id, buffer);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(HDstrcmp("DEMO", buffer)) TEST_ERROR
+    buf_size = HDstrlen(ATTR_LONG) + 1;
+    if(NULL == (in_buf = (char *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(char))))
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(NULL == (out_buf = (char *)HDcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(char))))
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    /* -----------------
-     * modify one attribute
+    /* Create a string attribute on the dataset
+     *
+     * It has to be long enough to hold the longest string we're going to write
+     * to it.
      */
+    dims[0] = buf_size;
+    if((sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, "string_attr", H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = put_attribute(dset_id, "PURPOSE", "REWRITE", char_type_id, -1, &attr_1_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Write attribute data */
+    HDstrcpy(in_buf, ATTR_SHORT);
+    if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, in_buf) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = put_attribute(mindset_id, "PURPOSE", "REWRITE", char_type_id, -1, &attr_1a_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Make sure the count is correct */
+    if(count_attributes(did) != 1)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    if(count != 1) TEST_ERROR
-    count = count_attributes(mindset_id);
-    if(count != 1) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Read the data back and verify */
+    if(H5Aread(aid, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, out_buf) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(HDstrcmp(in_buf, out_buf))
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_1_id, char_type_id, buffer);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(HDstrcmp("REWRITE", buffer)) TEST_ERROR
+    /* modify the string attribute */
+    HDmemset(in_buf, 0, buf_size);
+    HDstrcpy(in_buf, ATTR_LONG);
+    if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, in_buf) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_1a_id, char_type_id, buffer);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(HDstrcmp("REWRITE", buffer)) TEST_ERROR
+    if(count_attributes(did) != 1)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    /* -----------------
-     * add second attribute
-     */
+    /* Read the data back and verify */
+    if(H5Aread(aid, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, out_buf) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(HDstrcmp(in_buf, out_buf))
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    a_out = 5;
-    ret = put_attribute(dset_id, "RANK", &a_out, int_type_id, dspace_scalar_id, &attr_2_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Close */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    a_out = 3;
-    ret = put_attribute(mindset_id, "RANK", &a_out, int_type_id, dspace_scalar_id, &attr_2a_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /***************************************
+     * ADD A BUNCH OF (INTEGER) ATTRIBUTES *
+     ***************************************/
 
-    count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    if(count != 2) TEST_ERROR
-    count = count_attributes(mindset_id);
-    if(count != 2) TEST_ERROR
+    if((sid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_2_id, int_type_id, &a_out);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(a_out != 5) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Loop over a reasonable number of attributes */
+    for(i = 0; i < N_ATTRS; i++) {
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_2a_id, int_type_id, &a_out);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(a_out != 3) TEST_ERROR
+        /* Set the attribute's name */
+        if(HDsnprintf(attr_name, ATTR_NAME_MAX, "int_attr_%d", i) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
 
-    /* -----------------
-     * add third attribute
-     */
+        /* Create an integer attribute on the dataset */
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, attr_name, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID)
+            TEST_ERROR;
 
-    a_out = -86;
-    ret = put_attribute(dset_id, "FLAVOR", &a_out, int_type_id, dspace_scalar_id, &attr_3_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        /* Write attribute data */
+        in_val = i;
+        if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_NATIVE_INT, &in_val) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
 
-    a_out = 2185;
-    ret = put_attribute(mindset_id, "FLAVOR", &a_out, int_type_id, dspace_scalar_id, &attr_3a_id);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        /* Make sure the count is correct (already has one attribute) */
+        if(count_attributes(did) != i + 2)
+            TEST_ERROR;
 
-    count = count_attributes(dset_id);
-    if(count != 3) TEST_ERROR
-    count = count_attributes(mindset_id);
-    if(count != 3) TEST_ERROR
+        /* Read the data back and verify */
+        if(H5Aread(aid, H5T_NATIVE_INT, &out_val) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+        if(in_val != out_val)
+            TEST_ERROR;
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_3_id, int_type_id, &a_out);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(a_out != -86) TEST_ERROR
+        /* Close */
+        if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0)
+            TEST_ERROR;
+    }
 
-    ret = H5Aread(attr_3a_id, int_type_id, &a_out);
-    if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(a_out != 2185) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Close */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    /************
-     * TEARDOWN *
-     ************/
+    /* Close the remaining IDs */
+    if(H5Dclose(did) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if(H5Fclose(fid) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
-    if(H5Tclose(int_type_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Tclose(char_type_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Pclose(dcpl_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Sclose(dspace_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Dclose(dset_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Dclose(mindset_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_1_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_1a_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_2_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_2a_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_3_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Aclose(attr_3a_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
-    if(H5Fclose(file_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    /* Free memory */
+    HDfree(in_buf);
+    HDfree(out_buf);
 
-    PASSED()
+    PASSED();
     return SUCCEED;
 
 error :
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-        (void)H5Tclose(int_type_id);
-        (void)H5Tclose(char_type_id);
         (void)H5Pclose(dcpl_id);
-        (void)H5Sclose(dspace_id);
-        (void)H5Dclose(dset_id);
-        (void)H5Dclose(mindset_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_1_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_1a_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_2_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_2a_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_3_id);
-        (void)H5Aclose(attr_3a_id);
-        (void)H5Fclose(file_id);
+        (void)H5Sclose(sid);
+        (void)H5Dclose(did);
+        (void)H5Aclose(aid);
+        (void)H5Fclose(fid);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    HDfree(in_buf);
+    HDfree(out_buf);
+
     return FAIL;
 } /* test_minimized_dset_ohdr_attribute_addition */
 
@@ -1085,19 +1029,24 @@ test_minimized_dset_ohdr_size_comparisons(hid_t fapl_id)
      * file-minimized |   F_x   |   F_Y    |   F_N
      */
 
-    TESTING("minimized dset object headers size comparisons");
 
     /*********
      * SETUP *
      *********/
 
+    /* Set filenames (not in a test, can't use TEST_ERROR) */
     if(h5_fixname(FILENAME[1], fapl_id, filename_a, sizeof(filename_a)) == NULL)
-        TEST_ERROR
-
+        return FAIL;
     if(h5_fixname(FILENAME[2], fapl_id, filename_b, sizeof(filename_b)) == NULL)
-        TEST_ERROR
+        return FAIL;
 
     for (compact = 0; compact < 2; compact++) { /* 0 or 1 */
+
+        if(compact)
+            TESTING("minimized dset object headers size comparisons (compact)")
+        else
+            TESTING("minimized dset object headers size comparisons")
+
         dcpl_default = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE);
         if(dcpl_default < 0) TEST_ERROR
  
@@ -1112,15 +1061,13 @@ test_minimized_dset_ohdr_size_comparisons(hid_t fapl_id)
         if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
 
         if(compact) {
-            HDprintf("...compact ");
             ret = H5Pset_layout(dcpl_default, H5D_COMPACT);
             if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
             ret = H5Pset_layout(dcpl_minimize, H5D_COMPACT);
             if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
             ret = H5Pset_layout(dcpl_dontmin, H5D_COMPACT);
             if(ret < 0) TEST_ERROR
-        } else 
-            HDprintf("...not compact ");
+        }
 
         dspace_id = H5Screate_simple(1, array_10, NULL);
         if(dspace_id < 0) TEST_ERROR
@@ -1191,9 +1138,10 @@ test_minimized_dset_ohdr_size_comparisons(hid_t fapl_id)
         if(H5Dclose(dset_F_N_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
         if(H5Dclose(dset_F_Y_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
 
+        PASSED()
+
     } /* compact and non-compact */
 
-    PASSED()
     return SUCCEED;
 
 error :
diff --git a/test/tattr.c b/test/tattr.c
index 37763da..b83ed9f 100644
--- a/test/tattr.c
+++ b/test/tattr.c
@@ -581,107 +581,118 @@ test_attr_flush(hid_t fapl)
 static void
 test_attr_plist(hid_t fapl)
 {
-    hid_t        fid1;           /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t        dataset;        /* Dataset ID            */
-    hid_t        sid1,sid2;      /* Dataspace ID            */
-    hid_t        attr;           /* Attribute ID        */
-    hid_t        plist;          /* Property list ID             */
-    hsize_t      dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1, SPACE1_DIM2, SPACE1_DIM3};
-    hsize_t      dims2[] = {ATTR1_DIM1};
-    H5T_cset_t   cset;           /* Character set for attributes */
-    herr_t       ret;            /* Generic return value        */
+    hid_t       fid = H5I_INVALID_HID;          /* File ID */
+    hid_t       did = H5I_INVALID_HID;          /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t       dsid = H5I_INVALID_HID;         /* Dataspace ID (for dataset) */
+    hid_t       asid = H5I_INVALID_HID;         /* Dataspace ID (for attribute) */
+    hid_t       aid = H5I_INVALID_HID;          /* Attribute ID */
+    hid_t       acpl_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;      /* Attribute creation property list ID */
+    hid_t       aapl_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;      /* Attribute access property list ID */
+    hsize_t     dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1, SPACE1_DIM2, SPACE1_DIM3};
+    hsize_t     dims2[] = {ATTR1_DIM1};
+    H5T_cset_t  cset;                           /* Character set for attributes */
+    herr_t      ret;                            /* Generic return value */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Attribute Property Lists\n"));
 
     /* Create file */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILENAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid = H5Fcreate(FILENAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for dataset */
-    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    dsid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(dsid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, DSET1_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl_g, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    did = H5Dcreate2(fid, DSET1_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, dsid, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl_g, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(did, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create dataspace for attribute */
-    sid2 = H5Screate_simple(ATTR1_RANK, dims2, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    asid = H5Screate_simple(ATTR1_RANK, dims2, NULL);
+    CHECK(asid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create default creation property list for attribute */
+    acpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE);
+    CHECK(acpl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
-    /* Create default property list for attribute */
-    plist = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE);
-    CHECK(plist, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    /* Create default access property list for attribute
+     * This currently has no properties, but we need to test its creation
+     * and use.
+     */
+    aapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(aapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Get the character encoding and ensure that it is the default (ASCII) */
-    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(plist, &cset);
+    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(acpl_id, &cset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
     VERIFY(cset, H5T_CSET_ASCII, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
 
     /* Create an attribute for the dataset using the property list */
-    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ATTR1_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid2, plist, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(attr, FAIL, "H5Acreate2");
+    aid = H5Acreate2(did, ATTR1_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_INT, asid, acpl_id, aapl_id);
+    CHECK(aid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
 
-    /* Close the property list, and get the attribute's property list */
-    ret = H5Pclose(plist);
+    /* Close the property list, and get the attribute's creation property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(acpl_id);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
-    plist = H5Aget_create_plist(attr);
-    CHECK(plist, FAIL, "H5Aget_create_plist");
+    acpl_id = H5Aget_create_plist(aid);
+    CHECK(acpl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Aget_create_plist");
 
     /* Get the character encoding and ensure that it is the default (ASCII) */
-    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(plist, &cset);
+    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(acpl_id, &cset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
     VERIFY(cset, H5T_CSET_ASCII, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
 
     /* Close the property list and attribute */
-    ret = H5Pclose(plist);
+    ret = H5Pclose(acpl_id);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
-    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    ret = H5Aclose(aid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
 
     /* Create a new property list and modify it to use a different encoding */
-    plist = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE);
-    CHECK(plist, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
-    ret = H5Pset_char_encoding(plist, H5T_CSET_UTF8);
+    acpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE);
+    CHECK(acpl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
+    ret = H5Pset_char_encoding(acpl_id, H5T_CSET_UTF8);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_char_encoding");
 
     /* Get the character encoding and ensure that it has been changed */
-    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(plist, &cset);
+    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(acpl_id, &cset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
     VERIFY(cset, H5T_CSET_UTF8, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
 
     /* Create an attribute for the dataset using the modified property list */
-    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ATTR2_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid2, plist, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(attr, FAIL, "H5Acreate2");
+    aid = H5Acreate2(did, ATTR2_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_INT, asid, acpl_id, aapl_id);
+    CHECK(aid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
 
     /* Close the property list and attribute */
-    ret = H5Pclose(plist);
+    ret = H5Pclose(acpl_id);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
-    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    ret = H5Aclose(aid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
 
     /* Re-open the second attribute and ensure that its character encoding is correct */
-    attr = H5Aopen(dataset, ATTR2_NAME, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(attr, FAIL, "H5Aopen");
-    plist = H5Aget_create_plist(attr);
-    CHECK(plist, FAIL, "H5Aget_create_plist");
-    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(plist, &cset);
+    aid = H5Aopen(did, ATTR2_NAME, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(aid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Aopen");
+    acpl_id = H5Aget_create_plist(aid);
+    CHECK(acpl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Aget_create_plist");
+    ret = H5Pget_char_encoding(acpl_id, &cset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
     VERIFY(cset, H5T_CSET_UTF8, "H5Pget_char_encoding");
 
     /* Close everything */
-    ret=H5Sclose(sid1);
+    ret = H5Sclose(dsid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
-    ret=H5Sclose(sid2);
+    ret = H5Sclose(asid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
-    ret = H5Pclose(plist);
+    ret = H5Pclose(aapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+    ret = H5Pclose(acpl_id);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
-    ret=H5Aclose(attr);
+    ret = H5Aclose(aid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
-    ret=H5Dclose(dataset);
+    ret = H5Dclose(did);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
-    ret=H5Fclose(fid1);
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 }  /* test_attr_plist() */
 
diff --git a/test/tfile.c b/test/tfile.c
index 695d437..140bd14 100644
--- a/test/tfile.c
+++ b/test/tfile.c
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ const char *FILESPACE_NAME[] = {
     NULL
 };
 
+
+/* Declarations for test_libver_bounds_copy():                          */
+/* SRC_FILE: source file created under 1.8 branch with latest format    */
+/* DST_FILE: destination file for copying the dataset in SRC_FILE       */
+/* DSET_DS1: the dataset created in SRC_FILE to be copied to DST_FILE   */
+#define SRC_FILE        "fill18.h5"
+#define DST_FILE        "fill18_copy.h5"
+#define DSET_DS1        "DS1"
+
 /* Local test function declarations for version bounds */
 static void test_libver_bounds_low_high(void);
 static void test_libver_bounds_super(hid_t fapl);
@@ -1850,6 +1859,102 @@ test_file_ishdf5(const char *env_h5_drvr)
 } /* end test_file_ishdf5() */
 #endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
 
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_file_delete(): tests H5Fdelete for all VFDs
+**
+*****************************************************************/
+#define FILE_DELETE             "test_file_delete"
+#define FILE_DELETE_NOT_HDF5    "test_file_delete_not_hdf5"
+static void
+test_file_delete(hid_t fapl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       fid = H5I_INVALID_HID;  /* File to be deleted */
+    char        filename[FILENAME_LEN]; /* Filename to use */
+    htri_t      is_hdf5;                /* Whether a file is an HDF5 file */
+    int         fd;                     /* POSIX file descriptor */
+    int         iret;
+    herr_t      ret;
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Deletion of HDF5 Files\n"));
+
+    /*************/
+    /* HDF5 FILE */
+    /*************/
+
+    /* This is just a placeholder until the native VOL connector supports
+     * H5Fdelete().
+     */
+
+    /* Get fapl-dependent filename */
+    h5_fixname(FILE_DELETE, fapl_id, filename, sizeof(filename));
+
+    /* Create a file */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_id);
+    CHECK(fid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    VERIFY(ret, SUCCEED, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Verify that the file is an HDF5 file */
+    is_hdf5 = H5Fis_accessible(filename, fapl_id);
+    VERIFY(is_hdf5, TRUE, "H5Fis_accessible");
+
+    /* Attempt to delete the file - should fail */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        ret = H5Fdelete(filename, fapl_id);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Fdelete");
+
+    /* Verify that the file still exists */
+    is_hdf5 = H5Fis_accessible(filename, fapl_id);
+    VERIFY(is_hdf5, TRUE, "H5Fis_accessible");
+
+    /* Actually delete the test file */
+    h5_delete_test_file(FILE_DELETE, fapl_id);
+
+    /*****************/
+    /* NON-HDF5 FILE */
+    /*****************/
+
+    /* Get fapl-dependent filename */
+    h5_fixname(FILE_DELETE_NOT_HDF5, fapl_id, filename, sizeof(filename));
+
+    /* Create a non-HDF5 file */
+    fd = HDopen(filename, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, H5_POSIX_CREATE_MODE_RW);
+    CHECK_I(fd, "HDopen");
+
+    /* Close the file */
+    ret = HDclose(fd);
+    VERIFY(ret, 0, "HDclose");
+
+    /* Verify that the file is not an HDF5 file */
+    /* Note that you can get a FAIL result when h5_fixname()
+     * perturbs the filename as a file with that exact name
+     * may not have been created since we created it with
+     * open(2) and not the library.
+     */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        is_hdf5 = H5Fis_accessible(filename, fapl_id);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    CHECK(is_hdf5, TRUE, "H5Fis_accessible");
+
+    /* Try to delete it (should fail) */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        ret = H5Fdelete(filename, fapl_id);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Fdelete");
+
+    /* Delete the file */
+    iret = HDremove(filename);
+    VERIFY(iret, 0, "HDremove");
+
+} /* end test_file_delete() */
+
+
 /****************************************************************
 **
 **  test_file_open_dot(): low-level file test routine.
@@ -5277,6 +5382,79 @@ test_libver_bounds_open(void)
 } /* end test_libver_bounds_open() */
 
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_libver_bounds_copy
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Test to verify HDFFV-10800 is fixed:
+ *              This test is copied from the user test program: copy10.c.
+ *              (See attached programs in the jira issue.)
+ *
+ *              The source file used in the test is generated by the user test 
+ *              program "fill18.c" with the 1.8 library.  The file is created 
+ *              with the latest format and the dataset created in the file
+ *              has version 3 fill value message (latest).
+ *
+ *              The test creates the destination file with (v18, v18) version bounds.
+ *              H5Ocopy() should succeed in copying the dataset in the source file 
+ *              to the destination file.
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:    0
+ *              Failure:    number of errors
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+test_libver_bounds_copy(void)
+{
+    hid_t src_fid = -1;     /* File ID */
+    hid_t dst_fid = -1;     /* File ID */
+    hid_t fapl = -1;        /* File access property list ID */
+    const char *src_fname;  /* Source file name */
+    herr_t ret;             /* Generic return value */
+
+    /* Output message about the test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing H5Ocopy a dataset in a 1.8 library file to a 1.10 library file\n"));
+
+    /* Get the test file name */
+    src_fname = H5_get_srcdir_filename(SRC_FILE); 
+
+    /* Open the source test file */
+    src_fid = H5Fopen(src_fname, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(src_fid, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Create file access property list */
+    fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(fapl, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Set library version bounds to (v18, v18) */
+    ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, H5F_LIBVER_V18, H5F_LIBVER_V18);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_libver_bounds");
+
+    /* Create the destination file with the fapl */
+    dst_fid = H5Fcreate(DST_FILE, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(dst_fid, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Close the fapl */
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Copy the dataset in the source file to the destination file */
+    ret = H5Ocopy(src_fid, DSET_DS1, dst_fid, DSET_DS1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VERIFY(ret, SUCCEED, "H5Ocopy");
+
+    /* Close the source file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(src_fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Close the destination file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(dst_fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Remove the destination file */
+    HDremove(DST_FILE);
+
+} /* end test_libver_bounds_copy() */
+
 /****************************************************************
 **
 **  test_libver_bounds():
@@ -5295,6 +5473,7 @@ test_libver_bounds(void)
     test_libver_bounds_real(H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST, 1, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, 2);
     test_libver_bounds_real(H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, 2, H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST, 2);
     test_libver_bounds_open();
+    test_libver_bounds_copy();
 } /* end test_libver_bounds() */
 
 /**************************************************************************************
@@ -7606,6 +7785,8 @@ void
 test_file(void)
 {
     const char  *env_h5_drvr;         /* File Driver value from environment */
+    hid_t fapl_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;    /* VFD-dependent fapl ID */
+    herr_t   ret;
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Low-Level File I/O\n"));
@@ -7615,6 +7796,10 @@ test_file(void)
     if(env_h5_drvr == NULL)
         env_h5_drvr = "nomatch";
 
+    /* Improved version of VFD-dependent checks */
+    fapl_id = h5_fileaccess();
+    CHECK(fapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "h5_fileaccess");
+
     test_file_create();                         /* Test file creation(also creation templates)*/
     test_file_open();                           /* Test file opening */
     test_file_reopen();                         /* Test file reopening */
@@ -7624,6 +7809,7 @@ test_file(void)
     test_file_perm();                           /* Test file access permissions */
     test_file_perm2();                          /* Test file access permission again */
     test_file_is_accessible(env_h5_drvr);       /* Test detecting HDF5 files correctly */
+    test_file_delete(fapl_id);                  /* Test H5Fdelete */
     test_file_open_dot();                       /* Test opening objects with "." for a name */
     test_file_open_overlap();                   /* Test opening files in an overlapping manner */
     test_file_getname();                        /* Test basic H5Fget_name() functionality */
@@ -7662,6 +7848,10 @@ test_file(void)
     test_file_ishdf5(env_h5_drvr);              /* Test detecting HDF5 files correctly */
     test_deprec();                              /* Test deprecated routines */
 #endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
 } /* test_file() */
 
 
@@ -7690,5 +7880,6 @@ cleanup_file(void)
     HDremove(FILE5);
     HDremove(FILE6);
     HDremove(FILE7);
+    HDremove(DST_FILE);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/tselect.c b/test/tselect.c
index 842fe17..d912df5 100644
--- a/test/tselect.c
+++ b/test/tselect.c
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@
 #define SPACE13_DIM3    50
 #define SPACE13_NPOINTS 4
 
+/* Information for testing selection iterators */
+#define SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ        256
+
 
 /* Location comparison function */
 static int compare_size_t(const void *s1, const void *s2);
@@ -4918,6 +4921,466 @@ test_select_hyper_union(void)
 
 /****************************************************************
 **
+**  test_select_hyper_union_stagger(): Test basic H5S (dataspace) selection code.
+**      Tests unions of staggered hyperslabs.  (Uses H5Scombine_hyperslab
+**      and H5Smodify_select instead of H5Sselect_hyperslab)
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_select_hyper_union_stagger(void)
+{
+    hid_t file_id;      /* File ID */
+    hid_t dset_id;      /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t dataspace;    /* File dataspace ID */
+    hid_t memspace;     /* Memory dataspace ID */
+    hid_t tmp_space;    /* Temporary dataspace ID */
+    hid_t tmp2_space;   /* Another emporary dataspace ID */
+    hsize_t dimsm[2]={7,7}; /* Memory array dimensions */
+    hsize_t dimsf[2]={6,5}; /* File array dimensions */
+    hsize_t count[2]={3,1}; /* 1st Hyperslab size */
+    hsize_t count2[2]={3,1}; /* 2nd Hyperslab size */
+    hsize_t count3[2]={2,1}; /* 3rd Hyperslab size */
+    hsize_t start[2]={0,0};  /* 1st Hyperslab offset */
+    hsize_t start2[2]={2,1}; /* 2nd Hyperslab offset */
+    hsize_t start3[2]={4,2}; /* 3rd Hyperslab offset */
+    hsize_t count_out[2]={4,2}; /* Hyperslab size in memory */
+    hsize_t start_out[2]={0,3}; /* Hyperslab offset in memory */
+    int data[6][5];     /* Data to write */
+    int data_out[7][7]; /* Data read in */
+    int input_loc[8][2]={{0,0},
+                         {1,0},
+                         {2,0},
+                         {2,1},
+                         {3,1},
+                         {4,1},
+                         {4,2},
+                         {5,2}};
+    int output_loc[8][2]={{0,3},
+                         {0,4},
+                         {1,3},
+                         {1,4},
+                         {2,3},
+                         {2,4},
+                         {3,3},
+                         {3,4}};
+    int dsetrank=2;     /* File Dataset rank */
+    int memrank=2;      /* Memory Dataset rank */
+    int i,j;            /* Local counting variables */
+    herr_t error;
+    hsize_t stride[2]={1,1};
+    hsize_t block[2]={1,1};
+
+    /* Initialize data to write */
+    for(i=0; i<6; i++)
+        for(j=0; j<5; j++)
+           data[i][j] = j*10 + i;
+
+    /* Create file */
+    file_id=H5Fcreate(FILENAME,H5F_ACC_TRUNC,H5P_DEFAULT,H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(file_id, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create File Dataspace */
+    dataspace=H5Screate_simple(dsetrank,dimsf,NULL);
+    CHECK(dataspace, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create File Dataset */
+    dset_id=H5Dcreate2(file_id,"IntArray",H5T_NATIVE_INT,dataspace,H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset_id, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Write File Dataset */
+    error=H5Dwrite(dset_id,H5T_NATIVE_INT,dataspace,dataspace,H5P_DEFAULT,data);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close things */
+    error=H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    error = H5Dclose(dset_id);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+    error = H5Fclose(file_id);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Initialize intput buffer */
+    memset(data_out, 0, 7 * 7 * sizeof(int));
+
+    /* Open file */
+    file_id = H5Fopen(FILENAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(file_id, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open dataset */
+    dset_id = H5Dopen2(file_id, "IntArray", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset_id, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Get the dataspace */
+    dataspace = H5Dget_space(dset_id);
+    CHECK(dataspace, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+
+    /* Select the hyperslabs */
+    error = H5Sselect_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+    tmp_space = H5Scombine_hyperslab(dataspace, H5S_SELECT_OR, start2, stride, count2, block);
+    CHECK(tmp_space, FAIL, "H5Scombine_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Copy the file dataspace and select hyperslab */
+    tmp2_space = H5Scopy(dataspace);
+    CHECK(tmp2_space, FAIL, "H5Scopy");
+    error=H5Sselect_hyperslab(tmp2_space, H5S_SELECT_SET, start3, stride, count3, block);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Combine the copied dataspace with the temporary dataspace */
+    error=H5Smodify_select(tmp_space,H5S_SELECT_OR,tmp2_space);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Smodify_select");
+
+    /* Create Memory Dataspace */
+    memspace=H5Screate_simple(memrank,dimsm,NULL);
+    CHECK(memspace, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select hyperslab in memory */
+    error=H5Sselect_hyperslab(memspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start_out, stride, count_out, block);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Read File Dataset */
+    error=H5Dread(dset_id,H5T_NATIVE_INT,memspace,tmp_space,H5P_DEFAULT,data_out);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Verify input data */
+    for(i=0; i<8; i++) {
+        if(data[input_loc[i][0]][input_loc[i][1]]!=data_out[output_loc[i][0]][output_loc[i][1]]) {
+            printf("input data #%d is wrong!\n",i);
+            printf("input_loc=[%d][%d]\n",input_loc[i][0],input_loc[i][1]);
+            printf("output_loc=[%d][%d]\n",output_loc[i][0],output_loc[i][1]);
+            printf("data=%d\n",data[input_loc[i][0]][input_loc[i][1]]);
+            TestErrPrintf("data_out=%d\n",data_out[output_loc[i][0]][output_loc[i][1]]);
+        } /* end if */
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Close things */
+    error=H5Sclose(tmp2_space);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    error=H5Sclose(tmp_space);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    error=H5Sclose(dataspace);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    error=H5Sclose(memspace);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    error=H5Dclose(dset_id);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+    error=H5Fclose(file_id);
+    CHECK(error, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+}
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_select_hyper_union_3d(): Test basic H5S (dataspace) selection code.
+**      Tests unions of hyperslabs in 3-D (Uses H5Scombine_hyperslab
+**      and H5Scombine_select instead of H5Sselect_hyperslab)
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_select_hyper_union_3d(void)
+{
+    hid_t		fid1;		/* HDF5 File IDs		*/
+    hid_t		dataset;	/* Dataset ID			*/
+    hid_t		sid1,sid2;	/* Dataspace ID			*/
+    hid_t		tmp_space;	/* Temporary Dataspace ID	*/
+    hid_t		tmp2_space;	/* Another temporary Dataspace ID	*/
+    hsize_t		dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1, SPACE1_DIM2, SPACE1_DIM3};
+    hsize_t		dims2[] = {SPACE4_DIM1, SPACE4_DIM2, SPACE4_DIM3};
+    hsize_t		dims3[] = {SPACE3_DIM1, SPACE3_DIM2};
+    hsize_t		start[SPACE1_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t		stride[SPACE1_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t		count[SPACE1_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t		block[SPACE1_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
+    struct row_list {
+        size_t z;
+        size_t y;
+        size_t x;
+        size_t l;
+    } rows[]= {             /* Array of x,y,z coordinates & length for each row written from memory */
+        {0,0,0,6},          /* 1st face of 3-D object */
+        {0,1,0,6},
+        {0,2,0,6},
+        {0,3,0,6},
+        {0,4,0,6},
+        {1,0,0,6},          /* 2nd face of 3-D object */
+        {1,1,0,6},
+        {1,2,0,6},
+        {1,3,0,6},
+        {1,4,0,6},
+        {2,0,0,6},          /* 3rd face of 3-D object */
+        {2,1,0,10},
+        {2,2,0,10},
+        {2,3,0,10},
+        {2,4,0,10},
+        {2,5,2,8},
+        {2,6,2,8},
+        {3,0,0,6},          /* 4th face of 3-D object */
+        {3,1,0,10},
+        {3,2,0,10},
+        {3,3,0,10},
+        {3,4,0,10},
+        {3,5,2,8},
+        {3,6,2,8},
+        {4,0,0,6},          /* 5th face of 3-D object */
+        {4,1,0,10},
+        {4,2,0,10},
+        {4,3,0,10},
+        {4,4,0,10},
+        {4,5,2,8},
+        {4,6,2,8},
+        {5,1,2,8},          /* 6th face of 3-D object */
+        {5,2,2,8},
+        {5,3,2,8},
+        {5,4,2,8},
+        {5,5,2,8},
+        {5,6,2,8},
+        {6,1,2,8},          /* 7th face of 3-D object */
+        {6,2,2,8},
+        {6,3,2,8},
+        {6,4,2,8},
+        {6,5,2,8},
+        {6,6,2,8},
+        {7,1,2,8},          /* 8th face of 3-D object */
+        {7,2,2,8},
+        {7,3,2,8},
+        {7,4,2,8},
+        {7,5,2,8},
+        {7,6,2,8}};
+    uint8_t    *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk */
+               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk */
+               *tbuf,       /* temporary buffer pointer */
+               *tbuf2;      /* temporary buffer pointer */
+    int        i,j,k;      /* Counters */
+    herr_t		ret;		/* Generic return value		*/
+    hsize_t	    npoints;	/* Number of elements in selection */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Hyperslab Selection Functions with unions of 3-D hyperslabs\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE4_DIM1 * SPACE4_DIM2 * SPACE4_DIM3);
+    CHECK(wbuf, NULL, "HDmalloc");
+    rbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), SPACE3_DIM1 * SPACE3_DIM2);
+    CHECK(rbuf, NULL, "HDcalloc");
+
+    /* Initialize write buffer */
+    for(i=0, tbuf=wbuf; i<SPACE4_DIM1; i++)
+        for(j=0; j<SPACE4_DIM2; j++)
+            for(k=0; k<SPACE4_DIM3; k++)
+                *tbuf++=(uint8_t)((((i*SPACE4_DIM2)+j)*SPACE4_DIM3)+k);
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILENAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+/* Test case of two blocks which overlap corners and must be split */
+    /* Create dataspace for dataset on disk */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for writing buffer */
+    sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE4_RANK, dims2, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select 2x15x13 hyperslab for disk dataset */
+    start[0]=1; start[1]=0; start[2]=0;
+    stride[0]=1; stride[1]=1; stride[2]=1;
+    count[0]=2; count[1]=15; count[2]=13;
+    block[0]=1; block[1]=1; block[2]=1;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid1,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Select 5x5x6 hyperslab for memory dataset */
+    start[0]=0; start[1]=0; start[2]=0;
+    stride[0]=1; stride[1]=1; stride[2]=1;
+    count[0]=5; count[1]=5; count[2]=6;
+    block[0]=1; block[1]=1; block[2]=1;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Union overlapping 15x20 hyperslab for memory dataset (forming a irregularly shaped region) */
+    start[0]=2; start[1]=1; start[2]=2;
+    stride[0]=1; stride[1]=1; stride[2]=1;
+    count[0]=6; count[1]=6; count[2]=8;
+    block[0]=1; block[1]=1; block[2]=1;
+    tmp_space = H5Scombine_hyperslab(sid2,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(tmp_space, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Combine dataspaces and create new dataspace */
+    tmp2_space = H5Scombine_select(sid2,H5S_SELECT_OR,tmp_space);
+    CHECK(tmp2_space, FAIL, "H5Scombin_select");
+
+    npoints = (hsize_t)H5Sget_select_npoints(tmp2_space);
+    VERIFY(npoints, 15*26, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, SPACE1_NAME, H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret=H5Dwrite(dataset,H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR,tmp2_space,sid1,H5P_DEFAULT,wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close temporary dataspaces */
+    ret = H5Sclose(tmp_space);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(tmp2_space);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close memory dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for reading buffer */
+    sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE3_RANK, dims3, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select 15x26 hyperslab for reading memory dataset */
+    start[0]=0; start[1]=0;
+    stride[0]=1; stride[1]=1;
+    count[0]=15; count[1]=26;
+    block[0]=1; block[1]=1;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret=H5Dread(dataset,H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR,sid2,sid1,H5P_DEFAULT,rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Compare data read with data written out */
+    for(i=0,tbuf2=rbuf; i<(int)(sizeof(rows)/sizeof(struct row_list)); i++) {
+        tbuf=wbuf+(rows[i].z*SPACE4_DIM3*SPACE4_DIM2)+(rows[i].y*SPACE4_DIM3)+rows[i].x;
+        for(j=0; j<(int)rows[i].l; j++, tbuf++, tbuf2++) {
+            if(*tbuf!=*tbuf2)
+                TestErrPrintf("%d: hyperslab values don't match!, i=%d, j=%d, *tbuf=%d, *tbuf2=%d\n",__LINE__,i,j,(int)*tbuf,(int)*tbuf2);
+        } /* end for */
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Close memory dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+}   /* test_select_hyper_union_3d() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_select_hyper_valid_combination(): Tests invalid and valid
+**  combinations of selections on dataspace for H5Scombine_select
+**  and H5Smodify_select.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_select_hyper_valid_combination(void)
+{
+    hid_t	single_pt_sid;	/* Dataspace ID	with single point selection */
+    hid_t	single_hyper_sid;	/* Dataspace ID	with single block hyperslab selection */
+    hid_t	regular_hyper_sid;	/* Dataspace ID	with regular hyperslab selection */
+	hid_t   non_existent_sid = -1; /* A non-existent space id */
+    hid_t	tmp_sid;	/* Temporary dataspace ID */
+    hsize_t	dims2D[] = {SPACE9_DIM1, SPACE9_DIM2};
+	hsize_t	dims3D[] = {SPACE4_DIM1, SPACE4_DIM2, SPACE4_DIM3};
+
+    hsize_t	coord1[1][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for single point selection */
+    hsize_t     start[SPACE4_RANK]; /* Hyperslab start */
+    hsize_t     stride[SPACE4_RANK]; /* Hyperslab stride */
+    hsize_t     count[SPACE4_RANK]; /* Hyperslab block count */
+    hsize_t     block[SPACE4_RANK]; /* Hyperslab block size */
+    herr_t	ret;		/* Generic return value	*/
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(6, ("Testing Selection Combination Validity\n"));
+    assert(SPACE9_DIM2>=POINT1_NPOINTS);
+
+    /* Create dataspace for single point selection */
+    single_pt_sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE9_RANK, dims2D, NULL);
+    CHECK(single_pt_sid, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select sequence of ten points for multiple point selection */
+    coord1[0][0] = 2; coord1[0][1] = 2;
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(single_pt_sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)1, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for single hyperslab selection */
+    single_hyper_sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE9_RANK, dims2D, NULL);
+    CHECK(single_hyper_sid, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select 10x10 hyperslab for single hyperslab selection  */
+    start[0]=1; start[1]=1;
+    stride[0]=1; stride[1]=1;
+    count[0]=1; count[1]=1;
+    block[0]=(SPACE9_DIM1-2); block[1]=(SPACE9_DIM2-2);
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(single_hyper_sid,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for regular hyperslab selection */
+    regular_hyper_sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE4_RANK, dims3D, NULL);
+    CHECK(regular_hyper_sid, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Select regular, strided hyperslab selection */
+    start[0]=2; start[1]=2; start[2]=2;
+    stride[0]=2; stride[1]=2; stride[2]=2;
+    count[0]=5; count[1]=2; count[2]=5;
+    block[0]=1; block[1]=1; block[2]=1;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(regular_hyper_sid,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,stride,count,block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+
+    /* Test all the selections created */
+
+	/* Test the invalid combinations between point and hyperslab */
+	tmp_sid = H5Scombine_select(single_pt_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, single_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Scombine_select");
+
+	tmp_sid = H5Smodify_select(single_pt_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, single_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Smodify_select");
+
+	/* Test the invalid combination between two hyperslab but of different dimension size */
+	tmp_sid = H5Scombine_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, regular_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Scombine_select");
+
+	tmp_sid = H5Smodify_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, regular_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Smodify_select");
+
+	/* Test invalid operation inputs to the two functions */
+	tmp_sid = H5Scombine_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, single_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Scombine_select");
+
+	tmp_sid = H5Smodify_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, single_hyper_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Smodify_select");
+
+	/* Test inputs in case of non-existent space ids */
+	tmp_sid = H5Scombine_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, non_existent_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Scombine_select");
+
+	tmp_sid = H5Smodify_select(single_hyper_sid, H5S_SELECT_AND, non_existent_sid);
+	VERIFY(tmp_sid, FAIL, "H5Smodify_select");
+
+	/* Close dataspaces */
+    ret = H5Sclose(single_pt_sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(single_hyper_sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(regular_hyper_sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+}   /* test_select_hyper_valid_combination() */
+
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
 **  test_select_hyper_and_2d(): Test basic H5S (dataspace) selection code.
 **      Tests 'and' of hyperslabs in 2-D
 **
@@ -14453,6 +14916,283 @@ test_irreg_io(void)
 
 /****************************************************************
 **
+**  test_sel_iter(): Test selection iterator API routines.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_sel_iter(void)
+{
+    hid_t       sid;            /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t       iter_id;        /* Dataspace selection iterator ID */
+    hsize_t	dims1[] = {6, 12};  /* 2-D Dataspace dimensions */
+    hsize_t	dims2[] = {32}; /* 1-D dataspace dimensions */
+    hsize_t	coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][2]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
+    hsize_t     start[2];       /* Hyperslab start */
+    hsize_t     stride[2];      /* Hyperslab stride */
+    hsize_t     count[2];       /* Hyperslab block count */
+    hsize_t     block[2];       /* Hyperslab block size */
+    size_t      nseq;           /* # of sequences retrieved */
+    size_t      nbytes;         /* # of bytes retrieved */
+    hsize_t     off[SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ];  /* Offsets for retrieved sequences */
+    size_t      len[SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ];  /* Lengths for retrieved sequences */
+    H5S_sel_type sel_type;      /* Selection type */
+    unsigned    sel_share;      /* Whether to share selection with dataspace */
+    unsigned    sel_iter_flags; /* Flags for selection iterator creation */
+    herr_t	ret;		/* Generic return value	*/
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(6, ("Testing Dataspace Selection Iterators\n"));
+
+    /* Create dataspace */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+
+    /* Try creating selection iterator object with bad parameters */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Bad dataspace ID */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(H5I_INVALID_HID, (size_t)1, (unsigned)0);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Bad element size */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)0, (unsigned)0);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Bad flag(s) */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)0xffff);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+    /* Try closing selection iterator, with bad parameters */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid ID */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(H5I_INVALID_HID);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Not a selection iterator ID */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(sid);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+
+    /* Try with no selection sharing, and with sharing */
+    for(sel_share = 0; sel_share < 2; sel_share++) {
+        /* Set selection iterator sharing flags */
+        if(sel_share)
+            sel_iter_flags = H5S_SEL_ITER_SHARE_WITH_DATASPACE;
+        else
+            sel_iter_flags = 0;
+
+        /* Create selection iterator object */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)sel_iter_flags);
+        CHECK(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+        /* Close selection iterator */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+        /* Try closing selection iterator twice */
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid ID */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+
+        /* Create selection iterator object */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)sel_iter_flags);
+        CHECK(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+        /* Try retrieving sequences, with bad parameters */
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid ID */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(H5I_INVALID_HID, (size_t)1, (size_t)1, &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid nseq pointer */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)1, (size_t)1, NULL, &nbytes, off, len);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid nbytes pointer */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)1, (size_t)1, &nseq, NULL, off, len);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid offset array */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)1, (size_t)1, &nseq, &nbytes, NULL, len);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {     /* Invalid length array */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)1, (size_t)1, &nseq, &nbytes, off, NULL);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+
+        /* Close selection iterator */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+
+        /* Test iterators on various basic selection types */
+        for(sel_type = H5S_SEL_NONE; sel_type <= H5S_SEL_ALL; sel_type = (H5S_sel_type)(sel_type + 1)) {
+            switch(sel_type) {
+                case H5S_SEL_NONE:          /* "None" selection */
+                    ret = H5Sselect_none(sid);
+                    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_none");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_POINTS:        /* Point selection */
+                    /* Select sequence of ten points */
+                    coord1[0][0] = 0;       coord1[0][1] = 9;
+                    coord1[1][0] = 1;       coord1[1][1] = 2;
+                    coord1[2][0] = 2;       coord1[2][1] = 4;
+                    coord1[3][0] = 0;       coord1[3][1] = 6;
+                    coord1[4][0] = 1;       coord1[4][1] = 8;
+                    coord1[5][0] = 2;       coord1[5][1] = 10;
+                    coord1[6][0] = 0;       coord1[6][1] = 11;
+                    coord1[7][0] = 1;       coord1[7][1] = 4;
+                    coord1[8][0] = 2;       coord1[8][1] = 1;
+                    coord1[9][0] = 0;       coord1[9][1] = 3;
+                    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)POINT1_NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+                    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS:    /* Hyperslab selection */
+                    /* Select regular hyperslab */
+                    start[0] = 3;   start[1] = 0;
+                    stride[0] = 2;  stride[1] = 2;
+                    count[0] = 2;   count[1] = 5;
+                    block[0] = 1;   block[1] = 1;
+                    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+                    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_ALL:           /* "All" selection */
+                    ret = H5Sselect_all(sid);
+                    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_all");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_ERROR:
+                case H5S_SEL_N:
+                default:
+                    HDassert(0 && "Can't occur");
+                    break;
+            } /* end switch */
+
+            /* Create selection iterator object */
+            iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)sel_iter_flags);
+            CHECK(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+            /* Try retrieving no sequences, with 0 for maxseq & maxbytes */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)0, (size_t)1, &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+            CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+            VERIFY(nseq, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+            VERIFY(nbytes, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)1, (size_t)0, &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+            CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+            VERIFY(nseq, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+            VERIFY(nbytes, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+
+            /* Try retrieving all sequences */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ, (size_t)(1024 * 1024), &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+            CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+
+            /* Check results from retrieving sequence list */
+            switch(sel_type) {
+                case H5S_SEL_NONE:          /* "None" selection */
+                    VERIFY(nseq, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    VERIFY(nbytes, 0, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_POINTS:        /* Point selection */
+                    VERIFY(nseq, 10, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    VERIFY(nbytes, 10, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_HYPERSLABS:    /* Hyperslab selection */
+                    VERIFY(nseq, 10, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    VERIFY(nbytes, 10, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_ALL:           /* "All" selection */
+                    VERIFY(nseq, 1, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    VERIFY(nbytes, 72, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+                    break;
+
+                case H5S_SEL_ERROR:
+                case H5S_SEL_N:
+                default:
+                    HDassert(0 && "Can't occur");
+                    break;
+            } /* end switch */
+
+            /* Close selection iterator */
+            ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+            CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+        } /* end for */
+
+        /* Point selection which will merge into smaller # of sequences */
+        coord1[0][0] = 0;       coord1[0][1] = 9;
+        coord1[1][0] = 0;       coord1[1][1] = 10;
+        coord1[2][0] = 0;       coord1[2][1] = 11;
+        coord1[3][0] = 0;       coord1[3][1] = 6;
+        coord1[4][0] = 1;       coord1[4][1] = 8;
+        coord1[5][0] = 2;       coord1[5][1] = 10;
+        coord1[6][0] = 0;       coord1[6][1] = 11;
+        coord1[7][0] = 1;       coord1[7][1] = 4;
+        coord1[8][0] = 1;       coord1[8][1] = 5;
+        coord1[9][0] = 1;       coord1[9][1] = 6;
+        ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)POINT1_NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+
+        /* Create selection iterator object */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)sel_iter_flags);
+        CHECK(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+        /* Try retrieving all sequences */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ, (size_t)(1024 * 1024), &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        VERIFY(nseq, 6, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        VERIFY(nbytes, 10, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+
+        /* Close selection iterator */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+
+        /* Select irregular hyperslab, which will merge into smaller # of sequences  */
+        start[0] = 3;   start[1] = 0;
+        stride[0] = 2;  stride[1] = 2;
+        count[0] = 2;   count[1] = 5;
+        block[0] = 1;   block[1] = 1;
+        ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+        start[0] = 3;   start[1] = 3;
+        stride[0] = 2;  stride[1] = 2;
+        count[0] = 2;   count[1] = 5;
+        block[0] = 1;   block[1] = 1;
+        ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid, H5S_SELECT_OR, start, stride, count, block);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+        /* Create selection iterator object */
+        iter_id = H5Ssel_iter_create(sid, (size_t)1, (unsigned)sel_iter_flags);
+        CHECK(iter_id, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_create");
+
+        /* Try retrieving all sequences */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list(iter_id, (size_t)SEL_ITER_MAX_SEQ, (size_t)(1024 * 1024), &nseq, &nbytes, off, len);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        VERIFY(nseq, 6, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+        VERIFY(nbytes, 20, "H5Ssel_iter_get_seq_list");
+
+        /* Close selection iterator */
+        ret = H5Ssel_iter_close(iter_id);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ssel_iter_close");
+
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Close dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+}   /* test_sel_iter() */
+
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
 **  test_select(): Main H5S selection testing routine.
 **
 ****************************************************************/
@@ -14519,6 +15259,12 @@ test_select(void)
     test_select_hyper_offset2();/* Test more selection offset code with hyperslabs */
     test_select_point_offset(); /* Test selection offset code with elements */
     test_select_hyper_union();  /* Test hyperslab union code */
+
+    /* Fancy hyperslab API tests */
+    test_select_hyper_union_stagger();  /* Test hyperslab union code for staggered slabs */
+    test_select_hyper_union_3d();  /* Test hyperslab union code for 3-D dataset */
+    test_select_hyper_valid_combination(); /* Test different input combinations */
+
     test_select_hyper_and_2d(); /* Test hyperslab intersection (AND) code for 2-D dataset */
     test_select_hyper_xor_2d(); /* Test hyperslab XOR code for 2-D dataset */
     test_select_hyper_notb_2d(); /* Test hyperslab NOTB code for 2-D dataset */
@@ -14622,6 +15368,8 @@ test_select(void)
     /* Test irregular selection I/O */
     test_irreg_io();
 
+    /* Test selection iterators */
+    test_sel_iter();
 }   /* test_select() */
 
 
diff --git a/test/vol.c b/test/vol.c
index e5b8243..5ff0af0 100644
--- a/test/vol.c
+++ b/test/vol.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Purpose:	Tests the virtual object layer (H5VL)
+ * Purpose: Tests the virtual object layer (H5VL)
  *
  *          This is a minimal test to ensure VOL usage (setting a VOL, etc.)
  *          works as expected. Actual VOL functionality is tested using
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ static herr_t
 test_vol_registration(void)
 {
     hid_t native_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t lapl_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t vipl_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
     herr_t ret = SUCCEED;
     htri_t is_registered = FAIL;
     hid_t vol_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
@@ -158,47 +160,66 @@ test_vol_registration(void)
 
     /* The test/fake VOL connector should not be registered at the start of the test */
     if ((is_registered = H5VLis_connector_registered(FAKE_VOL_NAME)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     if (is_registered > 0)
         FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("VOL connector is inappropriately registered");
 
-    /* Load a VOL interface */
-    if ((vol_id = H5VLregister_connector(&fake_vol_g, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+    /* Test registering a connector with an incorrect property list (SHOULD FAIL) */
+    if ((lapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_ACCESS)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        vol_id = H5VLregister_connector(&fake_vol_g, lapl_id);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    if (H5I_INVALID_HID != vol_id)
+        FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("should not be able to register a connector with an incorrect property list");
+    if (H5Pclose(lapl_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    /* Load a VOL interface
+     * The vipl_id does nothing without a VOL that needs it, but we do need to
+     * test creating a property list of that class and passing it along as a
+     * smoke check.
+     */
+    if ((vipl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if ((vol_id = H5VLregister_connector(&fake_vol_g, vipl_id)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Pclose(vipl_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
     /* The test/fake VOL connector should be registered now */
     if ((is_registered = H5VLis_connector_registered(FAKE_VOL_NAME)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     if (0 == is_registered)
         FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("VOL connector is un-registered");
 
     /* Re-register a VOL connector */
     if ((vol_id2 = H5VLregister_connector(&fake_vol_g, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
     /* The test/fake VOL connector should still be registered now */
     if ((is_registered = H5VLis_connector_registered(FAKE_VOL_NAME)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     if (0 == is_registered)
         FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("VOL connector is un-registered");
 
     /* Unregister the second test/fake VOL ID */
     if (H5VLunregister_connector(vol_id2) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
     /* The test/fake VOL connector should still be registered now */
     if ((is_registered = H5VLis_connector_registered(FAKE_VOL_NAME)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     if (0 == is_registered)
         FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("VOL connector is un-registered");
 
     /* Unregister the original test/fake VOL ID */
     if (H5VLunregister_connector(vol_id) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
 
     /* Try to unregister the native VOL connector (should fail) */
     if (H5I_INVALID_HID == (native_id = H5VLget_connector_id(H5VL_NATIVE_NAME)))
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
         ret = H5VLunregister_connector(native_id);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
@@ -211,6 +232,8 @@ test_vol_registration(void)
 error:
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
         H5VLunregister_connector(vol_id);
+        H5Pclose(lapl_id);
+        H5Pclose(vipl_id);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
     return FAIL;
 
@@ -235,7 +258,7 @@ test_native_vol_init(void)
 
     /* The native VOL connector should always be registered */
     if ((is_registered = H5VLis_connector_registered(H5VL_NATIVE_NAME)) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR;
+        TEST_ERROR;
     if (0 == is_registered)
         FAIL_PUTS_ERROR("native VOL connector is un-registered");
 
@@ -293,7 +316,7 @@ test_basic_file_operation(const char *env_h5_drvr)
     if(H5Pset_fclose_degree(fapl_id, H5F_CLOSE_SEMI) < 0)
         TEST_ERROR;
     if(H5Pset_metadata_read_attempts(fapl_id, 9) < 0)
-        FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        TEST_ERROR
 
     /* H5Fcreate */
     if ((fid = H5Fcreate(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl_id)) < 0)
diff --git a/testpar/CMakeLists.txt b/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
index 96ce0c0..1aecef6 100644
--- a/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,24 +22,38 @@ set (testphdf5_SOURCES
 
 #-- Adding test for testhdf5
 add_executable (testphdf5 ${testphdf5_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(testphdf5
+target_include_directories (testphdf5
     PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
 )
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testphdf5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (testphdf5
-    PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
-)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testphdf5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (testphdf5
+      PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testphdf5 SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (testphdf5
+      PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (testphdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test/par)
 
 MACRO (ADD_H5P_EXE file)
   add_executable (${file} ${HDF5_TEST_PAR_SOURCE_DIR}/${file}.c)
-  target_include_directories(${file}
+  target_include_directories (${file}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
   )
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (${file}
-      PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
-  )
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (${file}
+        PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+    )
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${file} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (${file}
+        PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+    )
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (${file} PROPERTIES FOLDER test/par)
 ENDMACRO (ADD_H5P_EXE file)
 
diff --git a/testpar/CMakeTests.cmake b/testpar/CMakeTests.cmake
index b4c8111..0702d13 100644
--- a/testpar/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/testpar/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (NAME MPI_TEST-clear-testphdf5-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        ParaTest.h5
+        -E remove ParaTest.h5
     WORKING_DIRECTORY
         ${HDF5_TEST_PAR_BINARY_DIR}
 )
diff --git a/testpar/CMakeVFDTests.cmake b/testpar/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
index c0b848b..7333c6d 100644
--- a/testpar/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
+++ b/testpar/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ endforeach ()
             NAME MPI_TEST_VFD-${vfdname}-${h5_test}-clear-objects
             COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
                 -E remove
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${h5_test}.out
-                    ${vfdname}-shared/${vfdname}-${h5_test}.out.err
+                    ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${h5_test}.out
+                    ${vfdname}/${vfdname}-${h5_test}.out.err
         )
         add_test (
           NAME MPI_TEST_VFD-${vfdname}-${h5_test}
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index c53ecd6..5877cef 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+
 CONFIG=ordered
 
 # All subdirectories
-SUBDIRS=lib src test
+SUBDIRS=lib src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR)
 
 # Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
 # and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
diff --git a/tools/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1596ea7..e9dfcaa 100644
--- a/tools/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,25 +32,27 @@ set (H5_TOOLS_LIB_HDRS
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCES} ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_HDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-#target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE H5DIFF_DEBUG>)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
-)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/tools)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCES} ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_HDRS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  #target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE H5DIFF_DEBUG>)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>"
+  )
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/tools)
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCES} ${H5_TOOLS_LIB_HDRS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} toolslibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} toolslibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} toolslibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
diff --git a/tools/src/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
index 10b3f3d..85233ef 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5COPY C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5copy and test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5copy ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/h5copy.c)
-target_include_directories(h5copy PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5copy STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5copy PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5copy PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5copy")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5copy ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/h5copy.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5copy PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5copy STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5copy PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5copy PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5copy")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5copy)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5copy)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5copy-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/h5copy.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5copy-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5copy-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5copy-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5copy-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5copy-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
diff --git a/tools/src/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
index 671e6b6..96ed6ad 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,24 +4,25 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5diff executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5diff
-    ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
-    ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_main.c
-)
-target_include_directories(h5diff PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5diff STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5diff PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5diff PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5diff")
-
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5diff)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5diff
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_main.c
+  )
+  target_include_directories (h5diff PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5diff STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5diff PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5diff PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5diff")
 
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5diff)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5diff-shared
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_main.c
   )
-  target_include_directories(h5diff-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5diff-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5diff-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5diff-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5diff-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
@@ -31,15 +32,30 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif ()
 
 if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL)
-  add_executable (ph5diff
-      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
-      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5diff_main.c
-  )
-  target_include_directories(ph5diff PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5diff STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (ph5diff PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>")
-  set_target_properties (ph5diff PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};ph5diff")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_executable (ph5diff
+        ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
+        ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5diff_main.c
+    )
+    target_include_directories (ph5diff PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5diff STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (ph5diff PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>")
+    set_target_properties (ph5diff PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+    set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};ph5diff")
+    set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} ph5diff)
+  endif ()
+  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_executable (ph5diff-shared
+        ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diff_common.c
+        ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5diff_main.c
+    )
+    target_include_directories (ph5diff-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ph5diff-shared SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (ph5diff-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} "$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_LIBRARIES}>")
+    set_target_properties (ph5diff-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+    set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};ph5diff-shared")
+    set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} ph5diff-shared)
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
@@ -63,16 +79,4 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
           ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT toolsapplications
   )
-
-  if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL)
-    #INSTALL_PROGRAM_PDB (ph5diff ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} toolsapplications)
-
-    install (
-        TARGETS
-            ph5diff
-        EXPORT
-            ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT toolsapplications
-    )
-  endif ()
 endif ()
diff --git a/tools/src/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
index 25166c7..383b04e 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5dump executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5dump
-    ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump.c
-    ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_ddl.c
-    ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_xml.c
-)
-target_include_directories(h5dump PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5dump STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5dump PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5dump PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5dump")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5dump
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump.c
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_ddl.c
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_xml.c
+  )
+  target_include_directories (h5dump PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5dump STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5dump PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5dump PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5dump")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5dump)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5dump)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5dump-shared
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_ddl.c
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dump_xml.c
   )
-  target_include_directories(h5dump-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5dump-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5dump-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5dump-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5dump-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
diff --git a/tools/src/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
index 79a1316..540be8c 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5FC C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5format_convert executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5format_convert ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5FC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5format_convert.c)
-target_include_directories(h5format_convert PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5format_convert STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5format_convert PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5format_convert PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5format_convert")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5format_convert ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5FC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5format_convert.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5format_convert PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5format_convert STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5format_convert PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5format_convert PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5format_convert")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5format_convert)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5format_convert)
+endif ()
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5format_convert-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5FC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5format_convert.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5format_convert-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5format_convert-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5format_convert-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5format_convert-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5format_convert-shared")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} h5format_convert-shared)
+endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/tools/src/h5import/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b38420..dd7921d 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,15 +4,29 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5IMPORT C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5import executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5import ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5IMPORT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5import.c)
-target_include_directories(h5import PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5import STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5import PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-#set_target_properties (h5import PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS H5DEBUGIMPORT)
-set_target_properties (h5import PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5import")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5import ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5IMPORT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5import.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5import PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5import STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5import PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  #set_target_properties (h5import PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS H5DEBUGIMPORT)
+  set_target_properties (h5import PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5import")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5import)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5import)
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5import-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5IMPORT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5import.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5import-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5import-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5import-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  #set_target_properties (h5import-shared PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS H5DEBUGIMPORT)
+  set_target_properties (h5import-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5import-shared")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} h5import-shared)
+endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/tools/src/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
index c455b2f..f430417 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,24 +4,47 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5jam executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5jam ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5jam.c)
-target_include_directories(h5jam PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5jam STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5jam PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5jam PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5jam")
-
-add_executable (h5unjam ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5unjam.c)
-target_include_directories(h5unjam PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5unjam STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5unjam PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5unjam PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5unjam")
-
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
-    h5jam
-    h5unjam
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5jam ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5jam.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5jam PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5jam STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5jam PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5jam PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5jam")
+
+  add_executable (h5unjam ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5unjam.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5unjam PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5unjam STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5unjam PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5unjam PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5unjam")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
+      h5jam
+      h5unjam
+  )
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5jam-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5jam.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5jam-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5jam-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5jam-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5jam-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5jam-shared")
+
+  add_executable (h5unjam-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5unjam.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5unjam-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5unjam-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5unjam-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5unjam-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5unjam-shared")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h5jam-shared
+      h5unjam-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/tools/src/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b31b84..f2470fb 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5LS C)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5ls executable
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5ls ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5LS_SOURCE_DIR}/h5ls.c)
-target_include_directories(h5ls PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5ls STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5ls PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5ls PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5ls")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5ls ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5LS_SOURCE_DIR}/h5ls.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5ls PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5ls STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5ls PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5ls PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5ls")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5ls)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5ls)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5ls-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5LS_SOURCE_DIR}/h5ls.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5ls-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5ls-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5ls-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5ls-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5ls-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
index c0cd558..4a1430e 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@ set (REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repack.c
 )
 
-add_executable (h5repack ${REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES} ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repack_main.c)
-target_include_directories(h5repack PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repack STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5repack PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5repack PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5repack")
-
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5repack)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5repack ${REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES} ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repack_main.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5repack PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repack STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repack PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5repack PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5repack")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5repack)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5repack-shared ${REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES} ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repack_main.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5repack-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5repack-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repack-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5repack-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5repack-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/Makefile.am b/tools/src/h5repack/Makefile.am
index c71e65b..925b8a7 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ libh5repack_la_SOURCES=h5repack.c h5repack_copy.c h5repack_filters.c \
                        h5repack_opttable.c h5repack_parse.c h5repack_refs.c \
                        h5repack_verify.c
 libh5repack_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libh5repack_la_LIBADD=$(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
+libh5repack_la_LIBADD=$(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
 
 # Our main target, h5repack tool
diff --git a/tools/src/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
index 56c172c..55c675f 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5STAT C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5stat executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-add_executable (h5stat ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5STAT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5stat.c)
-target_include_directories(h5stat PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5stat STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5stat PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5stat PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5stat")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5stat ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5STAT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5stat.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5stat PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5stat STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5stat PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5stat PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5stat")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5stat)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5stat)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5stat-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5STAT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5stat.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5stat-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5stat-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5stat-shared SHARED)
   target_link_libraries (h5stat-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5stat-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
diff --git a/tools/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 937799f..7c3d7f0 100644
--- a/tools/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,40 +5,78 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC C)
 # Add the misc executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 #-- Misc Executables
-add_executable (h5debug ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5debug.c)
-target_include_directories(h5debug PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5debug STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5debug PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5debug PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5debug")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5debug ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5debug.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5debug PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5debug STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5debug PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5debug PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5debug")
 
-add_executable (h5repart ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repart.c)
-target_include_directories(h5repart PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5repart PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5repart PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5repart")
+  add_executable (h5repart ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repart.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5repart PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repart PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5repart PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5repart")
 
-add_executable (h5mkgrp ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5mkgrp.c)
-target_include_directories(h5mkgrp PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5mkgrp STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5mkgrp PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5mkgrp PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5mkgrp")
+  add_executable (h5mkgrp ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5mkgrp.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5mkgrp PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5mkgrp STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5mkgrp PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5mkgrp PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5mkgrp")
 
-add_executable (h5clear ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear.c)
-target_include_directories(h5clear PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5clear PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5clear PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5clear")
+  add_executable (h5clear ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5clear PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5clear PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5clear PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5clear")
 
-set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
-    h5debug
-    h5repart
-    h5mkgrp
-    h5clear
-)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
+      h5debug
+      h5repart
+      h5mkgrp
+     h5clear
+  )
+endif ()
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5debug-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5debug.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5debug-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5debug-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5debug-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5debug-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5debug-shared")
+
+  add_executable (h5repart-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repart.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5repart-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repart-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5repart-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5repart-shared")
+
+  add_executable (h5mkgrp-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5mkgrp.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5mkgrp-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5mkgrp-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5mkgrp-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5mkgrp-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5mkgrp-shared")
+
+  add_executable (h5clear-shared ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear.c)
+  target_include_directories (h5clear-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5clear-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5clear-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h5clear-shared")
+
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h5debug-shared
+      h5repart-shared
+      h5mkgrp-shared
+      h5clear-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Generate the h5cc file containing settings needed to compile programs
diff --git a/tools/src/misc/Makefile.am b/tools/src/misc/Makefile.am
index 64c5ee5..f1d2aaf 100644
--- a/tools/src/misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/src/misc/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib
 
 # These are our main targets, the tools
 bin_PROGRAMS=h5debug h5repart h5mkgrp h5clear
-bin_SCRIPTS=h5redeploy
 
 # Add h5debug, h5repart, and h5mkgrp specific linker flags here
 h5debug_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
@@ -31,30 +30,7 @@ h5repart_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 h5mkgrp_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 h5clear_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
-# Tell automake to clean h5redeploy script
-CLEANFILES=h5redeploy
-
-# These were generated by configure.  Remove them only when distclean.
-DISTCLEANFILES=h5cc
-
 # All programs rely on hdf5 library and h5tools library
 LDADD=$(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
-# h5cc needs custom install and uninstall rules, since it may be
-# named h5pcc if hdf5 is being built in parallel mode.
-if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL
-  H5CC_NAME=h5pcc
-else
-  H5CC_NAME=h5cc
-endif
-
-install-exec-local:
-	@$(INSTALL) h5cc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(H5CC_NAME)
-uninstall-local:
-	@$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(H5CC_NAME)
-
-# How to build h5redeploy script
-h5redeploy: h5redeploy.in
-	@cp $(srcdir)/$@.in $@
-
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
index a71a12a..57c8fc6 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5copy test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5copygentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5COPY_SOURCE_DIR}/h5copygentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5copygentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5copygentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5copygentest STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (h5copygentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5copygentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET           ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_CORENAME})
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED dynlib_copy.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   # make plugins dir
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake
index 85a8788..856aa72 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
   endforeach ()
   add_custom_target(h5copy_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by h5copy tests" DEPENDS ${h5copy_files_list})
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 ###           T H E   T E S T S  M A C R O S                               ###
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
   #
-  # Perform h5copy according to passing parmeters
+  # Perform h5copy according to passing parameters
   #
   macro (ADD_H5_F_TEST testname resultcode infile fparam vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY_F-${testname}
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -f ${fparam} -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -f ${fparam} -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
     )
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       if (last_test)
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@
     if (NOT ${resultcode} EQUAL 2)
       add_test (
           NAME H5COPY_F-${testname}-DIFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5COPY_F-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_F-${testname})
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY-${testname}
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
     )
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       if (last_test)
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@
     if (NOT ${resultcode} EQUAL 2)
       add_test (
           NAME H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname})
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY-${testname}-prefill
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
     )
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       if (last_test)
@@ -161,14 +167,14 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY-${testname}
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
     )
     set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname}-prefill)
     # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
     if (NOT ${resultcode} EQUAL 2)
       add_test (
           NAME H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> -v ./testfiles/${infile} ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5COPY-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY-${testname})
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${pfile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${pfile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -v -s ${psparam} -d ${pdparam}
     )
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       if (last_test)
@@ -202,14 +208,14 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN}
     )
     set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-prefill)
     # resultcode=2 will cause the test to skip the diff test
     if (NOT ${resultcode} EQUAL 2)
       add_test (
           NAME H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-DIFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> -v ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> -v ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${srcname} ${dstname}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5COPY_SAME-${testname}-DIFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5COPY_SAME-${testname})
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_CMP_TEST testname resultcode infile vparam sparam srcname dparam dstname)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}> -i ./testfiles/${infile} -o ./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5 ${vparam} ${sparam} ${srcname} ${dparam} ${dstname} ${ARGN})
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
         set_tests_properties (H5COPY-CMP-${testname} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
       endif ()
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5COPY-CMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5copy>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5copy${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=-i;./testfiles/${infile};-o;./testfiles/${testname}.out.h5;${vparam};${sparam};${srcname};${dparam};${dstname}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=./testfiles/${testname}.out.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
index c0aac36..b01cbc4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5DIFF C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5diff and test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5diffgentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5DIFF_SOURCE_DIR}/h5diffgentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5diffgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5diffgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5diffgentest STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (h5diffgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5diffgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET           ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_CORENAME})
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED dynlib_diff.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   # make plugins dir
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeTests.cmake
index 6bce3f7..bbde8f4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
   endif ()
   add_custom_target(h5diff_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by h5diff tests" DEPENDS ${h5diff_files_list})
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 ###           T H E   T E S T S  M A C R O S                               ###
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DIFF-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DIFF-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DIFF-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DIFF-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -375,7 +381,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DIFF-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5diff>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
index 51938ae..df90ed4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET           ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_CORENAME})
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED dynlib_dump.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   # make plugins dir
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ endif ()
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5dump test executable
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5dumpgentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5DUMP_SOURCE_DIR}/h5dumpgentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5dumpgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5dumpgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5dumpgentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5dumpgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (h5dumpgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5dumpgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
 
   #add_test (NAME h5dumpgentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dumpgentest>)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
index 4393e8d..eb55b29 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -401,10 +401,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_HELP_TEST testname resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       if (last_test)
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
@@ -425,7 +431,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=h5dump-${testname}.out"
@@ -454,7 +460,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -475,7 +481,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -490,7 +496,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST_N resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -511,7 +517,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-N.out"
@@ -526,7 +532,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST_EXPORT resultfile targetfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -547,7 +553,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${resultfile}.txt;${targetfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -569,7 +575,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST_EXPORT_DDL resultfile targetfile resultcode ddlfile)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> --ddl=${ddlfile}.txt ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> --ddl=${ddlfile}.txt ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -591,7 +597,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=--ddl=${ddlfile}.txt;${ARGN};${resultfile}.txt;${targetfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -627,7 +633,7 @@
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-output-${resultfile}-clear-objects PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-output-${resultfile}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${resultfile}.txt ${targetfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-output-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-output-${resultfile} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5DUMP-output-${resultfile}-clear-objects)
@@ -655,7 +661,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -682,7 +688,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -709,7 +715,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -739,7 +745,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-IMPORT-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};-o;${resultfile}.bin;${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${conffile}.out"
@@ -771,7 +777,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP_UD-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsPBITS.cmake b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsPBITS.cmake
index a8ccb7d..feb5c68 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsPBITS.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsPBITS.cmake
@@ -119,10 +119,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_PBITS_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/pbits")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/pbits"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
index d7e3b88..c557ba4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
@@ -115,10 +115,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_VDS_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -139,7 +145,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_VDS_PREFIX_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP_PREFIX-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP_PREFIX-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP_PREFIX-${resultfile} PROPERTIES
           ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_VDS_PREFIX=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds/"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds/prefix"
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP_PREFIX-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds/prefix"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_VDS_LAYOUT resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> -p ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> -p ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-p;${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsXML.cmake b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsXML.cmake
index e48cec1..a883b86 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsXML.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTestsXML.cmake
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_XML_SKIP_H5_TEST skipresultfile skipresultcode testtype)
     if ("${testtype}" STREQUAL "SKIP")
       if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@
 
   macro (ADD_XML_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5DUMP_XML-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> --xml ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5DUMP_XML-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}> --xml ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5DUMP_XML-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/xml")
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5DUMP_XML-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5DUMP_XML-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=--xml;${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/xml"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
index 170ba4c..019252f 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5FC C)
 # Add the h5format_convert test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (h5fc_chk_idx ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5FC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5fc_chk_idx.c)
-target_include_directories(h5fc_chk_idx PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5fc_chk_idx STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5fc_chk_idx PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (h5fc_chk_idx PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5fc_chk_idx STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5fc_chk_idx PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5fc_chk_idx SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5fc_chk_idx PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (h5fc_chk_idx PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5fc_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5FC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5fc_gentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5fc_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5fc_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5fc_gentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5fc_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (h5fc_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5fc_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
 
   #add_test (NAME h5fc_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5fc_gentest>)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeTests.cmake
index 718a877..e1abc48 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5format_convert/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_OUTPUT testname resultfile resultcode testfile)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@
           add_test (
               NAME H5FC-${testname}-${testfile}
               COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
                   -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN};outtmp.h5"
                   -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                   -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@
           add_test (
               NAME H5FC-${testname}-NA
               COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
                   -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
                   -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                   -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC-${testname}-${testfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN};outtmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC-${testname}-${testfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN};outtmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN};./testfiles/tmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testfiles/${testname}.out"
@@ -293,7 +299,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=-d;${ARGN};./testfiles/chktmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testfiles/${testname}.out"
@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5format_convert${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN};./testfiles/dmptmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testfiles/${testname}.out"
@@ -348,7 +354,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5FC_CHECK_DUMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-BH;./testfiles/dmptmp.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=testfiles/${testname}_chk.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5import/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
index 500be58..9364683 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5import/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5IMPORT C)
 # Add the h5import executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (h5importtest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5IMPORT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5importtest.c)
-target_include_directories(h5importtest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5importtest STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5importtest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (h5importtest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5importtest STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5importtest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5importtest SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5importtest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (h5importtest PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5import/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5import/CMakeTests.cmake
index 1090640..9d36276 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5import/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5import/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -95,10 +95,17 @@
 ###           T H E   T E S T S  M A C R O S                               ###
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
+
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST testname importfile conffile testfile)
     # If using memchecker skip macro based tests
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5IMPORT-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5import> ${importfile} -c ${conffile} -o ${testfile})
+      add_test (NAME H5IMPORT-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5import${tgt_ext}> ${importfile} -c ${conffile} -o ${testfile})
       if (last_test)
         set_tests_properties (H5IMPORT-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5IMPORT-h5importtest)
       endif ()
@@ -116,13 +123,13 @@
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5IMPORT-${testname}-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5IMPORT-h5importtest)
 
-      add_test (NAME H5IMPORT-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5import> ${importfile} -c ${conffile} -o ${testfile})
+      add_test (NAME H5IMPORT-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5import${tgt_ext}> ${importfile} -c ${conffile} -o ${testfile})
       set_tests_properties (H5IMPORT-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5IMPORT-${testname}-clear-objects)
 
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT-${testname}-H5DMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}.new"
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT-${testname}-H5DMP_CMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=testfiles/${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}.out"
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@
         add_test (
             NAME H5IMPORT-DUMP-${testname}-H5DMP
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-p;-d;${datasetname};-o;d${testfile}.bin;-b;NATIVE;testfiles/${testfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=d${testfile}.dmp"
@@ -182,7 +189,7 @@
         add_test (
             NAME H5IMPORT-DUMP-${testname}-H5DMP
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-p;-d;${datasetname};-o;d${testfile}.bin;-y;--width=1;testfiles/${testfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=d${testfile}.dmp"
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT-DUMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5import>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5import${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=d${testfile}.bin;-c;d${testfile}.dmp;-o;d${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=d${testfile}.imp"
@@ -209,7 +216,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT-DUMP-${testname}-H5DFF
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5diff>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-r;d${testfile};testfiles/${testfile};${datasetname};${datasetname}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=d${testfile}.dff"
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT_SUB-DUMP-${testname}-H5DMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-p;-d;${datasetname};${ARGN};-o;${testname}.bin;-b;NATIVE;testfiles/${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.dmp"
@@ -256,7 +263,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT_SUB-DUMP-${testname}-H5IMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5import>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5import${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${testname}.bin;-c;${testname}.dmp;-o;d-${testname}.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.imp"
@@ -268,7 +275,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5IMPORT_SUB-DUMP-${testname}-CMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-p;d-${testname}.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=d-${testname}.dmp"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
index cc70adc..585a8a1 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5JAM C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5jam test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5jamgentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/h5jamgentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5jamgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5jamgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5jamgentest STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (h5jamgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5jamgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
@@ -15,15 +15,25 @@ if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
 endif ()
 
 add_executable (getub ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/getub.c)
-target_include_directories(getub PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (getub STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (getub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (getub PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (getub STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (getub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (getub SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (getub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (getub PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 add_executable (tellub ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5JAM_SOURCE_DIR}/tellub.c)
-target_include_directories(tellub PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (tellub STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (tellub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (tellub PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (tellub STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (tellub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (tellub SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (tellub PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (tellub PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeTests.cmake
index 677ba5c..84af48b 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5jam/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   # ============================================================
   # TEST_H5JAM_OUTPUT
   # For the purpose to verify only output & exitcode from h5jam
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@
   macro (TEST_H5JAM_OUTPUT expectfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5JAM-${expectfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5JAM-${expectfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${expectfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
       endif ()
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5JAM-${expectfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5jam>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5jam${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${expectfile}.out"
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@
   macro (TEST_H5UNJAM_OUTPUT expectfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5JAM-UNJAM-${expectfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5JAM-UNJAM-${expectfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5JAM-UNJAM-${expectfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
       endif ()
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5JAM-UNJAM-${expectfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${expectfile}.out"
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5JAM-${testname}-CHECKFILE-H5DMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=testfiles/${expected}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${actual}.new"
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5JAM-${testname}-CHECKFILE-H5DMP_CMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${actual}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${actual}.out"
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${ufile}
         )
         set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM_D-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM-clear-objects)
-        add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam> -i ${infile} -u ${ufile} -o ${outfile})
+        add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam${tgt_ext}> -i ${infile} -u ${ufile} -o ${outfile})
         set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM_D-clear-objects)
         set (compare_test ${ufile})
       else ()
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@
           add_test (
               NAME H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM
               COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam>"
+                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam${tgt_ext}>"
                   -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-i;${infile};-o;${outfile}"
                   -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
                   -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${outfile}.ufile.txt"
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@
           set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM-clear-objects)
           set (compare_test "${outfile}.ufile.txt")
         else ()
-          add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam> -i ${infile} -o ${outfile})
+          add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5unjam${tgt_ext}> -i ${infile} -o ${outfile})
           set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}-UNJAM-clear-objects)
           set (compare_test "")
         endif ()
@@ -261,7 +267,7 @@
           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${outfile} ${infile}.cpy.h5
       )
     endif ()
-    add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam> -u testfiles/${jamfile} -i testfiles/${infile} -o ${outfile} ${ARGN})
+    add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam${tgt_ext}> -u testfiles/${jamfile} -i testfiles/${infile} -o ${outfile} ${ARGN})
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}-clear-objects)
       set (compare_test ${outfile})
@@ -316,7 +322,7 @@
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}_NONE_COPY PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}_NONE-SETUP)
 
-      add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}_NONE COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam> -u testfiles/${jamfile} -i ${chkfile} ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5JAM-${testname}_NONE COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5jam${tgt_ext}> -u testfiles/${jamfile} -i ${chkfile} ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5JAM-${testname}_NONE PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5JAM-${testname}_NONE_COPY)
 
       set (compare_test ${chkfile})
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
index dc5804c..f5c5671 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET           ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_CORENAME})
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED dynlib_ls.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   # make plugins dir
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTests.cmake
index 95af5ab..f4babb6 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -134,10 +134,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5LS-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5LS-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5LS-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
         set_tests_properties (H5LS-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5LS-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5LS-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5LS_UD-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
index 562a892..04fb306 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/CMakeTestsVDS.cmake
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_VDS_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5LS-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5LS-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5LS-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds")
       if (${resultcode} EQUAL 1)
         set_tests_properties (H5LS-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5LS-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/vds"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_VDS_PREFIX_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5LS_PREFIX-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5LS_PREFIX-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5LS_PREFIX-${resultfile} PROPERTIES
           ENVIRONMENT "HDF5_VDS_PREFIX=\${ORIGIN}"
           WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5LS_PREFIX-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=vds/prefix/${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
index 890d5d2..1f4428f 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5REPACK C)
 # Add h5Repack test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (testh5repack_detect_szip ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/testh5repack_detect_szip.c)
-target_include_directories(testh5repack_detect_szip
+target_include_directories (testh5repack_detect_szip
     PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR};${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
 )
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testh5repack_detect_szip STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (testh5repack_detect_szip PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testh5repack_detect_szip STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (testh5repack_detect_szip PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (testh5repack_detect_szip SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (testh5repack_detect_szip PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (testh5repack_detect_szip PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 set (REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES
@@ -22,11 +27,16 @@ set (REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repack.c
 )
 add_executable (h5repacktest ${REPACK_COMMON_SOURCES} ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repacktst.c)
-target_include_directories(h5repacktest
+target_include_directories (h5repacktest
     PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_H5REPACK_SOURCE_DIR};${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
 )
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repacktest STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5repacktest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repacktest STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repacktest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repacktest SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repacktest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (h5repacktest PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,15 +51,15 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET          ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VCORENAME})
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED dynlib_rpk.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_NAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   add_library (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} SHARED dynlib_vrpk.c)
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VTARGET} ${HDF5_TOOL_PLUGIN_LIB_VNAME} SHARED "LIB")
 
   # make plugins dir
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeTests.cmake
index 7dbf2a1..3a90b2c 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -157,10 +157,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_HELP_TEST testname resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5REPACK-h5repack-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5REPACK-h5repack-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK-h5repack-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       if (last_test)
         set_tests_properties (H5REPACK-h5repack-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK-h5repack-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=h5repack-${testname}.out"
@@ -213,12 +219,12 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_OLD-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} -i ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} -o ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} -i ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} -o ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_OLD-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_OLD-${testname}-clear-objects)
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_OLD-${testname}_DFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_OLD-${testname}_DFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_OLD-${testname})
     endif ()
@@ -245,12 +251,12 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> --enable-error-stack ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> --enable-error-stack ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK-${testname}-clear-objects)
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK-${testname}_DFF
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> --enable-error-stack ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> --enable-error-stack ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK-${testname}_DFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK-${testname})
     endif ()
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@
       if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_CMP-${testname}
-            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
+            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
         )
         if (last_test)
           set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_CMP-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
@@ -290,7 +296,7 @@
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_CMP-${testname}
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${resultfile};out-${testname}.${resultfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-${testname}.out"
@@ -318,7 +324,7 @@
       if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_MASK-${testname}
-            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
+            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
         )
         if (last_test)
           set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_MASK-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
@@ -338,7 +344,7 @@
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_MASK-${testname}
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${resultfile};out-${testname}.${resultfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-${testname}.out"
@@ -376,14 +382,14 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_DMP-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${resultfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_DMP-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_DMP-${testname}-clear-objects)
       if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_DMP-h5dump-${testname}
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-q;creation_order;-pH;out-${testname}.${resultfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-${testname}.out"
@@ -419,14 +425,14 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_STAT-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${statarg}.${resultfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${resultfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${statarg}.${resultfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_STAT-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_STAT-${testname}-clear-objects)
       if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_STAT-h5stat-${testname}
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-S;-s;out-${statarg}.${resultfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-${testname}.out"
@@ -463,19 +469,19 @@
         endif ()
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}
-            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
         )
         set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}-clear-objects)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}_DFF
-            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5diff${tgt_ext}> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
         )
         set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}_DFF PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname})
         if (NOT ${resultcode})
           add_test (
               NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}_DMP
               COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                   -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-d;${testdset};-pH;out-${testname}.${testfile}"
                   -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                   -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}-${testname}-v.out"
@@ -498,7 +504,7 @@
           add_test (
               NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT-${testname}_DMP
               COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                  -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                   -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-pH;out-${testname}.${testfile}"
                   -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                   -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}-${testname}-v.out"
@@ -538,14 +544,14 @@
         endif ()
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT_VDS-${testname}
-            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+            COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
         )
         set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT_VDS-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
         set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT_VDS-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT_VDS-${testname}-clear-objects)
         add_test (
             NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_LAYOUT_VDS-${testname}_DMP
             COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+                -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
                 -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-d;${testdset};-p;out-${testname}.${testfile}"
                 -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
                 -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}-${testname}-v.out"
@@ -575,13 +581,13 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_SUPERBLOCK-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> -j;${lowbound};-k;${highbound} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> -j;${lowbound};-k;${highbound} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_VERIFY_SUPERBLOCK-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_VERIFY_SUPERBLOCK-${testname}-clear-objects)
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_VERIFY_SUPERBLOCK-${testname}_DMP
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-H;-B;out-${testname}.${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testfile}-${testname}-v.out"
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME ADD_H5_VERIFY_INVALIDBOUNDS-h5repack-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> -j;${lowbound};-k;${highbound} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> -j;${lowbound};-k;${highbound} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}.${testfile}
       )
       set_tests_properties (
           ADD_H5_VERIFY_INVALIDBOUNDS-h5repack-${testname} PROPERTIES
@@ -629,12 +635,12 @@
       endif ()
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_META-${testname}_N
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}_N.${testname}.h5
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}_N.${testname}.h5
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_META-${testname}_N PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_META-${testname}_N-clear-objects)
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_META-${testname}_M
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}_M.${testname}.h5
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repack${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testfile} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/out-${testname}_M.${testname}.h5
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5REPACK_META-${testname}_M PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5REPACK_META-${testname}_N)
 
@@ -662,7 +668,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_UD-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5repack-shared>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${resultfile};out-${testname}.${resultfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
@@ -677,7 +683,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5REPACK_UD-${testname}-h5dump
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump-shared>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-pH;out-${testname}.${resultfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-${testname}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
index e65c76f..f3bd20b 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5STAT C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the h5stat test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5stat_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_H5STAT_SOURCE_DIR}/h5stat_gentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5stat_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (h5stat_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5stat_gentest STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (h5stat_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5stat_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeTests.cmake
index 737f4b5..63886d0 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5stat/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -93,10 +93,16 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5STAT-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5stat> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5STAT-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5stat${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5STAT-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
       endif ()
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5STAT-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@
   macro (ADD_H5_ERR_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME H5STAT-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5stat> ${ARGN})
+      add_test (NAME H5STAT-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5stat${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN})
       if (${resultcode})
         set_tests_properties (H5STAT-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
       endif ()
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5STAT-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5stat${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 556b5b2..f5e3ea3 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC C)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Add the misc test executables
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (h5repart_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5repart_gentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5repart_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_gentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5repart_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5repart_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_gentest STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5repart_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_gentest SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5repart_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5repart_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
   #add_test (NAME h5repart_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart_gentest>)
 
   add_executable (h5clear_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear_gentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5clear_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear_gentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5clear_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5clear_gentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear_gentest STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5clear_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear_gentest SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5clear_gentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5clear_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
   #add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear_gentest>)
 
@@ -24,15 +34,25 @@ if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
 endif ()
 
 add_executable (h5repart_test ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/repart_test.c)
-target_include_directories(h5repart_test PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_test STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5repart_test PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (h5repart_test PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_test STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repart_test PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5repart_test SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5repart_test PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (h5repart_test PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 add_executable (clear_open_chk ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/clear_open_chk.c)
-target_include_directories(clear_open_chk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (clear_open_chk STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (clear_open_chk PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (clear_open_chk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (clear_open_chk STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (clear_open_chk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (clear_open_chk SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (clear_open_chk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (clear_open_chk PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
 include (CMakeTestsRepart.cmake)
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
index 24774fd..c7b2fe9 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   # Need special dependencies for tests that use the same reference file
   # This is an issue on Windows
   macro (ADD_H5_CMP testname resultfile resultcode)
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_CMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_CMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_CMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_CMP-${testname}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN};${testfile}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}.out"
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_RET-${testname}
-          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear> ${ARGN}
+          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}> ${ARGN}
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR_RET-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR_RET-${testname} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "${resultcode}")
@@ -255,7 +261,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_FILESIZE_CMP-${testname}_before_size
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=--filesize;${testname}.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}_before_size.out"
@@ -267,12 +273,12 @@
       if (NOT ${incr_size} MATCHES "NONE")
           add_test (
               NAME H5CLEAR_FILESIZE_INCR-${testname}
-              COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear> --increment=${incr_size} ${testname}.h5
+              COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}> --increment=${incr_size} ${testname}.h5
           )
       else ()
           add_test (
               NAME H5CLEAR_FILESIZE_INCR-${testname}
-              COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear> --increment ${testname}.h5
+              COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}> --increment ${testname}.h5
           )
       endif ()
       set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR_FILESIZE_INCR-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5CLEAR_FILESIZE_CMP-${testname}_after_size
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=--filesize;${testname}.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${testname}_after_size.out"
@@ -317,7 +323,7 @@
       endif ()
 
       # After "h5clear" the file, the subsequent file open succeeds
-      add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-h5clr-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear> -s ${testfile}.h5)
+      add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-h5clr-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear${tgt_ext}> -s ${testfile}.h5)
       set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-h5clr-${testname} PROPERTIES DEPENDS H5CLEAR-clr_open_chk-${testname}_${resultcode})
       set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-h5clr-${testname} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-clr_open_chk-${testname} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:clear_open_chk> ${testfile}.h5)
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsMkgrp.cmake b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsMkgrp.cmake
index db3b7e4..3ac5fc1 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsMkgrp.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsMkgrp.cmake
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode resultoption)
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       add_test (
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@
 
     add_test (
         NAME H5MKGRP-${resultfile}
-        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5mkgrp> ${resultoption} ${resultfile}.h5 ${ARGN}
+        COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5mkgrp${tgt_ext}> ${resultoption} ${resultfile}.h5 ${ARGN}
     )
     set_tests_properties (H5MKGRP-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
     if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5MKGRP-${resultfile}-h5ls
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5ls${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=-v;-r;${resultfile}.h5"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@
       add_test (
           NAME H5MKGRP_CMP-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5mkgrp>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5mkgrp${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsRepart.cmake b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsRepart.cmake
index 8edd243..53949a2 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsRepart.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsRepart.cmake
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
   add_test (
     NAME H5REPART-clearall-objects
@@ -74,25 +80,25 @@
   set_tests_properties (H5REPART-clearall-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP clear_testrepart)
 
   # repartition family member size to 20,000 bytes.
-  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_20K COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart> -m 20000 family_file%05d.h5 fst_family%05d.h5)
+  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_20K COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart${tgt_ext}> -m 20000 family_file%05d.h5 fst_family%05d.h5)
   set_tests_properties (H5REPART-h5repart_20K PROPERTIES
       FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_testrepart
   )
 
   # repartition family member size to 5 KB.
-  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_5K COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart> -m 5k family_file%05d.h5 scd_family%05d.h5)
+  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_5K COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart${tgt_ext}> -m 5k family_file%05d.h5 scd_family%05d.h5)
   set_tests_properties (H5REPART-h5repart_5K PROPERTIES
       FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_testrepart
   )
 
   # convert family file to sec2 file of 20,000 bytes
-  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_single COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart> -m 20000 -family_to_single family_file%05d.h5 family_to_single.h5)
+  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_single COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart${tgt_ext}> -m 20000 -family_to_single family_file%05d.h5 family_to_single.h5)
   set_tests_properties (H5REPART-h5repart_single PROPERTIES
       FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_testrepart
   )
 
   # convert family file to sec2 file of 20,000 bytes (old argument)
-  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_sec2 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart> -m 20000 -family_to_sec2 family_file%05d.h5 family_to_sec2.h5)
+  add_test (NAME H5REPART-h5repart_sec2 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart${tgt_ext}> -m 20000 -family_to_sec2 family_file%05d.h5 family_to_sec2.h5)
   set_tests_properties (H5REPART-h5repart_sec2 PROPERTIES
       FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_testrepart
   )
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/vds/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/misc/vds/CMakeLists.txt
index 98bce4d..092cabc 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/vds/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/misc/vds/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ project (HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_VDS C)
 
 MACRO (ADD_H5_GENERATOR genfile)
   add_executable (${genfile} ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_VDS_SOURCE_DIR}/${genfile}.c)
-  target_include_directories(${genfile} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${genfile} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (${genfile} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (${genfile} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${genfile} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (${genfile} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${genfile} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (${genfile} PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (${genfile} PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
 ENDMACRO ()
 
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/perform/CMakeLists.txt
index 14abdec..5a45d34 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/perform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ set (h5perf_serial_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/sio_engine.c
 )
 add_executable (h5perf_serial ${h5perf_serial_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(h5perf_serial PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (h5perf_serial PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (h5perf_serial PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 if (HDF5_BUILD_PERFORM_STANDALONE)
@@ -20,11 +25,17 @@ if (HDF5_BUILD_PERFORM_STANDALONE)
   set (h5perf_serial_alone_SOURCES
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/sio_perf.c
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/sio_engine.c
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/sio_standalone.c
   )
   add_executable (h5perf_serial_alone ${h5perf_serial_alone_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(h5perf_serial_alone PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial_alone STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5perf_serial_alone PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial_alone STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_serial_alone SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5perf_serial_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5perf_serial_alone PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
   set_property (TARGET h5perf_serial_alone
       APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS STANDALONE
@@ -36,9 +47,14 @@ set (chunk_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/chunk.c
 )
 add_executable(chunk ${chunk_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk STATIC)
-target_link_libraries(chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (chunk PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (chunk PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (chunk PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 #-- Adding test for iopipe
@@ -46,9 +62,14 @@ set (iopipe_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/iopipe.c
 )
 add_executable (iopipe ${iopipe_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(iopipe PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (iopipe STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (iopipe PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (iopipe PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (iopipe STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (iopipe PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (iopipe SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (iopipe PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (iopipe PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 #-- Adding test for chunk_cache
@@ -56,9 +77,14 @@ set (chunk_cache_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/chunk_cache.c
 )
 add_executable (chunk_cache ${chunk_cache_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(chunk_cache PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk_cache STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (chunk_cache PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (chunk_cache PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk_cache STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (chunk_cache PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (chunk_cache SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (chunk_cache PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (chunk_cache PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 #-- Adding test for overhead
@@ -66,9 +92,14 @@ set (overhead_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/overhead.c
 )
 add_executable (overhead ${overhead_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(overhead PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (overhead STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (overhead PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (overhead PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (overhead STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (overhead PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (overhead SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (overhead PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (overhead PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 #-- Adding test for perf_meta
@@ -76,9 +107,14 @@ set (perf_meta_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/perf_meta.c
 )
 add_executable (perf_meta ${perf_meta_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(perf_meta PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (perf_meta STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (perf_meta PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (perf_meta PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (perf_meta STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (perf_meta PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (perf_meta SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (perf_meta PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (perf_meta PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 #-- Adding test for zip_perf
@@ -86,9 +122,14 @@ set (zip_perf_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/zip_perf.c
 )
 add_executable (zip_perf ${zip_perf_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(zip_perf PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (zip_perf STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (zip_perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+target_include_directories (zip_perf PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (zip_perf STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (zip_perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (zip_perf SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (zip_perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (zip_perf PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
 if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND BUILD_TESTING)
@@ -98,9 +139,14 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/pio_engine.c
   )
   add_executable (h5perf ${h5perf_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(h5perf PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5perf PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5perf PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5perf PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
 
   if (HDF5_BUILD_PERFORM_STANDALONE)
@@ -108,11 +154,17 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND BUILD_TESTING)
     set (h5perf_alone_SOURCES
         ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/pio_perf.c
         ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/pio_engine.c
+        ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_PERFORM_SOURCE_DIR}/pio_standalone.c
     )
     add_executable (h5perf_alone ${h5perf_alone_SOURCES})
-    target_include_directories(h5perf_alone PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_alone STATIC)
-    target_link_libraries (h5perf_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+    target_include_directories (h5perf_alone PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+    if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_alone STATIC)
+      target_link_libraries (h5perf_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+    else ()
+      TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5perf_alone SHARED)
+      target_link_libraries (h5perf_alone PRIVATE ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+    endif ()
     set_target_properties (h5perf_alone PROPERTIES FOLDER perform)
     set_property (TARGET h5perf_alone
         APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS STANDALONE