[svn-r20559] Description:

	Bring r20407:20557 from trunk to revise_chunks branch

Tested on:
        FreeBSD/32 6.3 (duty) in debug mode
        FreeBSD/64 6.3 (liberty) w/C++ & FORTRAN, in debug mode
        Linux/32 2.6 (jam) w/PGI compilers, w/default API=1.8.x,
                w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe, in debug mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (amani) w/Intel compilers, w/default API=1.6.x,
                w/C++ & FORTRAN, in production mode
        Solaris/32 2.10 (linew) w/deprecated symbols disabled, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                w/szip filter, w/threadsafe, in production mode
        Linux/PPC 2.6 (heiwa) w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe, in debug mode
        Linux/64-ia64 2.6 (ember) w/Intel compilers, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                in production mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (abe) w/parallel, w/FORTRAN, in debug mode

7 files changed, 129 insertions, 60 deletions

diff --git a/c++/Makefile.in b/c++/Makefile.in
index 23b5ef0..93d29d9 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.in
+++ b/c++/Makefile.in
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/src/H5config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
+AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
+am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_GEN_0 = @echo "  GEN   " $@;
+AM_V_at = $(am__v_at_$(V))
+am__v_at_ = $(am__v_at_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_at_0 = @
 SOURCES =
 DIST_SOURCES =
 RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive check-recursive dvi-recursive \
@@ -115,13 +121,16 @@ AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 # but which should not be exported to h5cc for building other programs.
 # AM_CFLAGS is an automake construct which should be used by Makefiles 
 # instead of CFLAGS, as CFLAGS is reserved solely for the user to define.
+# This applies to FCFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, and LDFLAGS as well.
 AM_CFLAGS = @AM_CFLAGS@ @H5_CFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @AM_CPPFLAGS@ @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 AM_CXXFLAGS = @AM_CXXFLAGS@ @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AM_FCFLAGS = @AM_FCFLAGS@ @H5_FCFLAGS@
-AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@
+AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ @H5_LDFLAGS@
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = @AM_MAKEFLAGS@
 AR = @AR@
+AS = @AS@
 
 # Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
 # Ideally, these tools should never be needed during the build.
@@ -181,7 +190,10 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 H5_CFLAGS = @H5_CFLAGS@
 H5_CPPFLAGS = @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 H5_CXXFLAGS = @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+H5_CXX_SHARED = @H5_CXX_SHARED@
 H5_FCFLAGS = @H5_FCFLAGS@
+H5_FORTRAN_SHARED = @H5_FORTRAN_SHARED@
+H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_LONE_COLON = @H5_LONE_COLON@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
diff --git a/c++/examples/Makefile.in b/c++/examples/Makefile.in
index 4efc6ef..08ff8f1 100644
--- a/c++/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/c++/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/src/H5config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = run-c++-ex.sh testh5c++.sh
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
+AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
+am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_GEN_0 = @echo "  GEN   " $@;
+AM_V_at = $(am__v_at_$(V))
+am__v_at_ = $(am__v_at_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_at_0 = @
 SOURCES =
 DIST_SOURCES =
 am__tty_colors = \
@@ -82,13 +88,16 @@ AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 # but which should not be exported to h5cc for building other programs.
 # AM_CFLAGS is an automake construct which should be used by Makefiles 
 # instead of CFLAGS, as CFLAGS is reserved solely for the user to define.
+# This applies to FCFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, and LDFLAGS as well.
 AM_CFLAGS = @AM_CFLAGS@ @H5_CFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @AM_CPPFLAGS@ @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 AM_CXXFLAGS = @AM_CXXFLAGS@ @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AM_FCFLAGS = @AM_FCFLAGS@ @H5_FCFLAGS@
-AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@
+AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ @H5_LDFLAGS@
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = @AM_MAKEFLAGS@
 AR = @AR@
+AS = @AS@
 
 # Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
 # Ideally, these tools should never be needed during the build.
@@ -148,7 +157,10 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 H5_CFLAGS = @H5_CFLAGS@
 H5_CPPFLAGS = @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 H5_CXXFLAGS = @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+H5_CXX_SHARED = @H5_CXX_SHARED@
 H5_FCFLAGS = @H5_FCFLAGS@
+H5_FORTRAN_SHARED = @H5_FORTRAN_SHARED@
+H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_LONE_COLON = @H5_LONE_COLON@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
diff --git a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
index bd7106e..21db584 100755
--- a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
@@ -43,17 +43,18 @@ H5TOOL_BIN="${prefix}/bin/${H5TOOL}"   # The path of the tool binary
 #### Run test ####
 RunTest()
 {
+    TEST_EXEC=$1
     Test=$1".cpp"
 
     echo
     echo "#################  $1  #################"
-    ${H5TOOL_BIN} $Test
+    ${H5TOOL_BIN} -o $TEST_EXEC $Test
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
         echo "messed up compiling $Test"
         exit 1
     fi
-    ./a.out
+    ./$TEST_EXEC
 }
 
 
@@ -64,12 +65,19 @@ RunTest()
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then
     if (RunTest create &&\
+        rm create &&\
         RunTest readdata &&\
+        rm readdata &&\
         RunTest writedata &&\
+        rm writedata &&\
         RunTest compound &&\
+        rm compound &&\
         RunTest extend_ds &&\
+        rm extend_ds &&\
         RunTest chunks &&\
-        RunTest h5group); then
+        rm chunks &&\
+        RunTest h5group &&\
+        rm h5group); then
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_SUCCESS}
     else
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_FAILURE}
@@ -77,7 +85,6 @@ then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-rm a.out
 rm *.o
 rm *.h5
 echo
diff --git a/c++/src/Makefile.am b/c++/src/Makefile.am
index 5cde27b..6278fa0 100644
--- a/c++/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/src/Makefile.am
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ libhdf5_cpp_la_SOURCES=H5Exception.cpp H5IdComponent.cpp H5Library.cpp        \
         H5ArrayType.cpp H5VarLenType.cpp H5CompType.cpp H5DataSet.cpp         \
         H5CommonFG.cpp H5Group.cpp H5File.cpp
 
+# HDF5 C++ library depends on HDF5 Library.
+libhdf5_cpp_la_LIBADD=$(LIBHDF5)
+
 # Public headers
 include_HEADERS=H5Cpp.h H5AbstractDs.h H5AtomType.h H5Attribute.h H5Classes.h \
         H5CommonFG.h H5CompType.h H5DataSet.h H5DataSpace.h H5DataType.h      \
diff --git a/c++/src/Makefile.in b/c++/src/Makefile.in
index 4089ad6..72f1695 100644
--- a/c++/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/c++/src/Makefile.in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ am__base_list = \
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" \
 	"$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
 LTLIBRARIES = $(lib_LTLIBRARIES)
-libhdf5_cpp_la_LIBADD =
+libhdf5_cpp_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBHDF5)
 am_libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS = H5Exception.lo H5IdComponent.lo \
 	H5Library.lo H5Attribute.lo H5Object.lo H5PropList.lo \
 	H5FaccProp.lo H5FcreatProp.lo H5DcreatProp.lo H5DxferProp.lo \
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ am_libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS = H5Exception.lo H5IdComponent.lo \
 	H5StrType.lo H5ArrayType.lo H5VarLenType.lo H5CompType.lo \
 	H5DataSet.lo H5CommonFG.lo H5Group.lo H5File.lo
 libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS)
-libhdf5_cpp_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) \
-	$(CXXFLAGS) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_$(V))
+am__v_lt_ = $(am__v_lt_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_lt_0 = --silent
+libhdf5_cpp_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CXX \
+	$(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXXLD) \
+	$(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 SCRIPTS = $(bin_SCRIPTS)
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = -I.@am__isrc@ -I$(top_builddir)/src
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/depcomp
@@ -114,13 +118,26 @@ am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles
 am__mv = mv -f
 CXXCOMPILE = $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
-LTCXXCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	--mode=compile $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
-	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
+LTCXXCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CXX) $(DEFS) \
+	$(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) \
+	$(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
+AM_V_CXX = $(am__v_CXX_$(V))
+am__v_CXX_ = $(am__v_CXX_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CXX_0 = @echo "  CXX   " $@;
+AM_V_at = $(am__v_at_$(V))
+am__v_at_ = $(am__v_at_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_at_0 = @
 CXXLD = $(CXX)
-CXXLINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	--mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+CXXLINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) \
+	$(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+AM_V_CXXLD = $(am__v_CXXLD_$(V))
+am__v_CXXLD_ = $(am__v_CXXLD_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CXXLD_0 = @echo "  CXXLD " $@;
+AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
+am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_GEN_0 = @echo "  GEN   " $@;
 SOURCES = $(libhdf5_cpp_la_SOURCES)
 DIST_SOURCES = $(libhdf5_cpp_la_SOURCES)
 HEADERS = $(include_HEADERS)
@@ -137,13 +154,16 @@ AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 # but which should not be exported to h5cc for building other programs.
 # AM_CFLAGS is an automake construct which should be used by Makefiles 
 # instead of CFLAGS, as CFLAGS is reserved solely for the user to define.
+# This applies to FCFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, and LDFLAGS as well.
 AM_CFLAGS = @AM_CFLAGS@ @H5_CFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @AM_CPPFLAGS@ @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 AM_CXXFLAGS = @AM_CXXFLAGS@ @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AM_FCFLAGS = @AM_FCFLAGS@ @H5_FCFLAGS@
-AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ $(am__append_1)
+AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ @H5_LDFLAGS@ $(am__append_1)
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = @AM_MAKEFLAGS@
 AR = @AR@
+AS = @AS@
 
 # Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
 # Ideally, these tools should never be needed during the build.
@@ -203,7 +223,10 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 H5_CFLAGS = @H5_CFLAGS@
 H5_CPPFLAGS = @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 H5_CXXFLAGS = @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+H5_CXX_SHARED = @H5_CXX_SHARED@
 H5_FCFLAGS = @H5_FCFLAGS@
+H5_FORTRAN_SHARED = @H5_FORTRAN_SHARED@
+H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_LONE_COLON = @H5_LONE_COLON@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
@@ -428,6 +451,9 @@ libhdf5_cpp_la_SOURCES = H5Exception.cpp H5IdComponent.cpp H5Library.cpp
         H5CommonFG.cpp H5Group.cpp H5File.cpp
 
 
+# HDF5 C++ library depends on HDF5 Library.
+libhdf5_cpp_la_LIBADD = $(LIBHDF5)
+
 # Public headers
 include_HEADERS = H5Cpp.h H5AbstractDs.h H5AtomType.h H5Attribute.h H5Classes.h \
         H5CommonFG.h H5CompType.h H5DataSet.h H5DataSpace.h H5DataType.h      \
@@ -527,7 +553,7 @@ clean-libLTLIBRARIES:
 	  rm -f "$${dir}/so_locations"; \
 	done
 libhdf5_cpp.la: $(libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	$(libhdf5_cpp_la_LINK) -rpath $(libdir) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
+	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(libhdf5_cpp_la_LINK) -rpath $(libdir) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_OBJECTS) $(libhdf5_cpp_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
 install-binSCRIPTS: $(bin_SCRIPTS)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
 	test -z "$(bindir)" || $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"
@@ -597,22 +623,25 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/H5VarLenType.Plo@am__quote@
 
 .cpp.o:
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 .cpp.obj:
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o $@ `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
 
 .cpp.lo:
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(LTCXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Plo
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(LTCXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Plo
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=yes @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(LTCXXCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/c++/test/Makefile.in b/c++/test/Makefile.in
index 68418d9..096e33a 100644
--- a/c++/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/c++/test/Makefile.in
@@ -76,19 +76,35 @@ am_testhdf5_OBJECTS = testhdf5.$(OBJEXT) dsets.$(OBJEXT) \
 testhdf5_OBJECTS = $(am_testhdf5_OBJECTS)
 testhdf5_LDADD = $(LDADD)
 testhdf5_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBH5CPP) $(LIBHDF5)
+AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_$(V))
+am__v_lt_ = $(am__v_lt_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_lt_0 = --silent
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = -I.@am__isrc@ -I$(top_builddir)/src
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/depcomp
 am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles
 am__mv = mv -f
 CXXCOMPILE = $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
-LTCXXCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	--mode=compile $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
-	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
+LTCXXCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CXX) $(DEFS) \
+	$(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) \
+	$(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
+AM_V_CXX = $(am__v_CXX_$(V))
+am__v_CXX_ = $(am__v_CXX_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CXX_0 = @echo "  CXX   " $@;
+AM_V_at = $(am__v_at_$(V))
+am__v_at_ = $(am__v_at_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_at_0 = @
 CXXLD = $(CXX)
-CXXLINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	--mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+CXXLINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) \
+	$(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+AM_V_CXXLD = $(am__v_CXXLD_$(V))
+am__v_CXXLD_ = $(am__v_CXXLD_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CXXLD_0 = @echo "  CXXLD " $@;
+AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
+am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_GEN_0 = @echo "  GEN   " $@;
 SOURCES = $(testhdf5_SOURCES)
 DIST_SOURCES = $(testhdf5_SOURCES)
 ETAGS = etags
@@ -104,13 +120,16 @@ AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 # but which should not be exported to h5cc for building other programs.
 # AM_CFLAGS is an automake construct which should be used by Makefiles 
 # instead of CFLAGS, as CFLAGS is reserved solely for the user to define.
+# This applies to FCFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, and LDFLAGS as well.
 AM_CFLAGS = @AM_CFLAGS@ @H5_CFLAGS@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @AM_CPPFLAGS@ @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 AM_CXXFLAGS = @AM_CXXFLAGS@ @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AM_FCFLAGS = @AM_FCFLAGS@ @H5_FCFLAGS@
-AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ $(am__append_1)
+AM_LDFLAGS = @AM_LDFLAGS@ @H5_LDFLAGS@ $(am__append_1)
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = @AM_MAKEFLAGS@
 AR = @AR@
+AS = @AS@
 
 # Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
 # Ideally, these tools should never be needed during the build.
@@ -170,7 +189,10 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 H5_CFLAGS = @H5_CFLAGS@
 H5_CPPFLAGS = @H5_CPPFLAGS@
 H5_CXXFLAGS = @H5_CXXFLAGS@
+H5_CXX_SHARED = @H5_CXX_SHARED@
 H5_FCFLAGS = @H5_FCFLAGS@
+H5_FORTRAN_SHARED = @H5_FORTRAN_SHARED@
+H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_LONE_COLON = @H5_LONE_COLON@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
@@ -448,7 +470,7 @@ clean-checkPROGRAMS:
 	rm -f $$list
 testhdf5$(EXEEXT): $(testhdf5_OBJECTS) $(testhdf5_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f testhdf5$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CXXLINK) $(testhdf5_OBJECTS) $(testhdf5_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(testhdf5_OBJECTS) $(testhdf5_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 
 mostlyclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -470,22 +492,25 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/tvlstr.Po@am__quote@
 
 .cpp.o:
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXXCOMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 .cpp.obj:
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-@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
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diff --git a/c++/test/th5s.cpp b/c++/test/th5s.cpp
index e63c9af..221a61b 100644
--- a/c++/test/th5s.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/th5s.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ int space5_data = 7;
  *		       passed to verify_val to 'long' as well.  If problems
  *		       arises later, this will have to be specificly handled
  *		       with a special routine.
+ *     April 12, 2011: Raymond Lu
+ *                     Starting from the 1.8.7 release, we allow dimension
+ *                     size to be zero.  So I took out the test against it.
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void test_h5s_basic()
@@ -204,28 +207,6 @@ static void test_h5s_basic()
     // CHECK_I(ret, "H5Fclose");  // leave this here, later, fake a failure
 		// in the p_close see how this will handle it. - BMR
 
-	// Verify that incorrect dimensions don't work
-	dims1[0] = 0;
-	try {
-	    DataSpace wrongdim_ds (SPACE1_RANK, dims1);
-
-	    // Should FAIL but didn't, so throw an invalid action exception
-	    throw InvalidActionException("DataSpace constructor", "Attempted to use incorrect dimensions");
-	}
-	catch( DataSpaceIException E ) // catching use of incorrect dimensions
-	{} // do nothing, exception expected
-
-	// Another incorrect dimension case
-	DataSpace sid3 (H5S_SIMPLE);
-	try {
-	    sid3.setExtentSimple( SPACE1_RANK, dims1 );
-
-	    // Should FAIL but didn't, so throw an invalid action exception
-	    throw InvalidActionException("DataSpace::setExtentSimple", "Attempted to use incorrect dimensions");
-	}
-	catch (DataSpaceIException E) // catching use of incorrect dimensions
-	{} // do nothing, exception expected
-
 	PASSED();
     }	// end of try block