[svn-r3884] Purpose:

    Document bug fix
Description:
    IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!
    A case where metadata in a file could get corrupted in certain unusual
    sitations was detected and fixed.

    I _strongly_ suggest upgrading to the latest snapshot after this patch is
    committed.

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index f2953f1..1b3ade0 100644
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -35,24 +35,26 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.4.0
 
 Library
 -------
-   * Fixed bug with contiguous hyperslabs not being detected, causing
-     slower I/O than necessary.
-   * Fixed bug where non-aligned hyperslab I/O on chunked datasets was
-     causing errors during I/O
-   * The RCSID string in H5public.h was causing the C++ compiling problem
-     because when it was included multiple times, C++ did not like multiple
-     definitions of the same static variable.  All occurance of RCSID
-     definition are removed since we have not used it consistently before.
-   * Fixed bug with non-zero userblock sizes causing raw data to not write
-     correctly. 
-   * Fixed build on Linux systems with --enable-static-exec flag. It now
-     works correctly.
+    * Fixed bug with contiguous hyperslabs not being detected, causing
+      slower I/O than necessary.
+    * Fixed bug where non-aligned hyperslab I/O on chunked datasets was
+      causing errors during I/O
+    * The RCSID string in H5public.h was causing the C++ compiling problem
+      because when it was included multiple times, C++ did not like multiple
+      definitions of the same static variable.  All occurance of RCSID
+      definition are removed since we have not used it consistently before.
+    * Fixed bug with non-zero userblock sizes causing raw data to not write
+      correctly. 
+    * Fixed build on Linux systems with --enable-static-exec flag. It now
+      works correctly.
+    * IMPORTANT: Fixed file metadata corruption bug which could cause metadata
+      data loss in certain situations.
 
 Configuration
 -------------
-   * Changed the default value of $NPROCS from 2 to 3 since 3 processes
-     have a much bigger chance catching parallel errors than just 2.
-   * Basic port to Compaq (nee DEC) Alpha OSF 5.
+    * Changed the default value of $NPROCS from 2 to 3 since 3 processes
+      have a much bigger chance catching parallel errors than just 2.
+    * Basic port to Compaq (nee DEC) Alpha OSF 5.
 
 
 Tools
@@ -65,21 +67,21 @@ Documentation
 New Features
 ============
 
-   * C++ API:
-       - Added two new member functions: Exception::getFuncName() and
-         Exception::getCFuncName() to provide the name of the member
-         function, where an exception is thrown.
-       - IdComponent::operator= becomes a virtual function because
-         DataType, DataSpace, and PropList provide their own
-         implementation.  The new operator= functions invoke H5Tcopy,
-         H5Scopy, and H5Pcopy to make a copy of a datatype, dataspace,
-         and property list, respectively.
-   * F90 API:
-       - Added aditional parameter "dims" to the h5dread/h5dwrite and
-         h5aread/h5awrite subroutines. This parameter is 1D array of size
-         7 and contains the sizes of the data buffer dimensions. 
-   * F90 static library is available on Windows platforms. See
-     INSTALL_Windows.txt for details.
+    * C++ API:
+        - Added two new member functions: Exception::getFuncName() and
+          Exception::getCFuncName() to provide the name of the member
+          function, where an exception is thrown.
+        - IdComponent::operator= becomes a virtual function because
+          DataType, DataSpace, and PropList provide their own
+          implementation.  The new operator= functions invoke H5Tcopy,
+          H5Scopy, and H5Pcopy to make a copy of a datatype, dataspace,
+          and property list, respectively.
+    * F90 API:
+        - Added aditional parameter "dims" to the h5dread/h5dwrite and
+          h5aread/h5awrite subroutines. This parameter is 1D array of size
+          7 and contains the sizes of the data buffer dimensions. 
+    * F90 static library is available on Windows platforms. See
+      INSTALL_Windows.txt for details.
 
 
 Platforms Tested