[svn-r22235] Purpose: Fixed bugs HDFFV-2761 & HDFFV-7852

Description:
    - Replaced PredType::NotAtexit() with PredType::AtExit(H5CPP_EXITED);
      and used PredType::AtExit as a flag to detect when all predefined
      types have been destroyed.  Then, H5close will be called to terminate
      the library after its being re-initiated when the PredType destructors
      were activated.  This change removed the memory leaks shown by the
      user's sample program.
    - Added H5CPP_EXITED for PredType::AtExit to use as a flag
    - Updated some inaccurate comments
    - Removed stream functions from FileAccPropList
    - Replaced H5_VMS with appropriate macro in H5IdComponent.cpp
    - Corrected many URLs (hdfgroup vs. ncsa) in comments
    - Replaced std::string with H5std_string in comments
Platforms tested:
    Linux/32 2.6 (jam)
    Linux/64 2.6 (amani)
    SunOS 5.10 (linew)

19 files changed, 177 insertions, 185 deletions

diff --git a/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp b/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
index 773fc5d..975cad6 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ H5T_order_t AtomType::getOrder() const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	AtomType::getOrder
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes a reference to a \c std::string for the buffer that
+///		It takes a reference to a \c H5std_string for the buffer that
 ///		provide the text description of the returned byte order.
 ///		The text description can be either of the following:
 ///		"Little endian byte ordering (0)";
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ size_t AtomType::getPrecision() const
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetPrecision
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetPrecision
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AtomType::setPrecision( size_t precision ) const
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void AtomType::setPrecision( size_t precision ) const
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-GetOffset
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-GetOffset
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Modification
 //		12/05/00: due to C API change
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int AtomType::getOffset() const
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetOffset
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetOffset
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void AtomType::setOffset( size_t offset ) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
index 84826c4..226ae5c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ size_t Attribute::getInMemDataSize() const
     // Close the native type and the datatype of this attribute.
     if (H5Tclose(native_type) < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Tclose(native_type) failed");
+	throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Tclose(native_type) failed");
     }
     if (H5Tclose(mem_type_id) < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Tclose(mem_type_id) failed");
+	throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Tclose(mem_type_id) failed");
     }
 
     // Get number of elements of the attribute by first getting its dataspace
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ size_t Attribute::getInMemDataSize() const
     // Close the dataspace
     if (H5Sclose(space_id) < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Sclose failed");
+	throw DataSetIException(func, "H5Sclose failed");
     }
 
     // Calculate and return the size of the data
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ void Attribute::p_read_fixed_len(const DataType& mem_type, H5std_string& strg) c
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Attribute::p_read_variable_len(const DataType& mem_type, H5std_string& strg) const
 {
-
     // Prepare and call C API to read attribute.
     char *strg_C;
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
index 5b93bd5..6a8609f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5Alltypes.h"
-#include "H5private.h"           // for HDstrcpy
+#include "H5private.h"		// for HDstrcpy
 
 // There are a few comments that are common to most of the functions
 // defined in this file so they are listed here.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Group CommonFG::createGroup( const char* name, size_t size_hint ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::createGroup
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Group CommonFG::createGroup( const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint ) const
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Group CommonFG::openGroup( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openGroup
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Group CommonFG::openGroup( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ DataSet CommonFG::createDataSet( const char* name, const DataType& data_type, co
 // Function:	CommonFG::createDataSet
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataSet CommonFG::createDataSet( const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist ) const
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ DataSet CommonFG::openDataSet( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openDataSet
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataSet CommonFG::openDataSet( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void CommonFG::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* ne
 // Function:	CommonFG::link
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a curr_name and \a new_name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a curr_name and \a new_name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name ) const
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void CommonFG::unlink( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::unlink
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::unlink( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ void CommonFG::unlink( const H5std_string& name ) const
 ///\note
 ///		Exercise care in moving groups as it is possible to render
 ///		data in a file inaccessible with Group::move. Please refer
-///		to the Group Interface in the HDF5 User's Guide at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Groups.html
+///		to the Group Interface in the HDF5 User's Guide for details at:
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/UG/UG_frame09Groups.html
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Modification
 //	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void CommonFG::move( const char* src, const char* dst ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::move
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a src and \a dst.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a src and \a dst.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::move( const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst ) const
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void CommonFG::move( const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst ) const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5G.html#Group-GetObjinfo
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5G.html#Group-GetObjinfo
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& st
 // Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2005
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ H5std_string CommonFG::getLinkval( const char* name, size_t size ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::getLinkval
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5std_string CommonFG::getLinkval( const H5std_string& name, size_t size ) const
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void CommonFG::setComment( const char* name, const char* comment ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::setComment
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name and \a comment.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name and \a comment.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::setComment( const H5std_string& name, const H5std_string& comment ) const
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void CommonFG::removeComment(const char* name) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::removeComment
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May 2005
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::removeComment(const H5std_string& name) const
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ H5std_string CommonFG::getComment( const char* name, size_t bufsize ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::getComment
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5std_string CommonFG::getComment( const H5std_string& name, size_t bufsize ) const
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ void CommonFG::mount( const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::mount
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::mount( const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist ) const
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ void CommonFG::unmount( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::unmount
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CommonFG::unmount( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ DataType CommonFG::openDataType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openDataType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataType CommonFG::openDataType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openArrayType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ CompType CommonFG::openCompType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openCompType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CompType CommonFG::openCompType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ EnumType CommonFG::openEnumType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openEnumType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 EnumType CommonFG::openEnumType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ IntType CommonFG::openIntType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openIntType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 IntType CommonFG::openIntType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ FloatType CommonFG::openFloatType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openFloatType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FloatType CommonFG::openFloatType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ StrType CommonFG::openStrType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openStrType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 StrType CommonFG::openStrType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::openVarLenType
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ int CommonFG::iterateElems( const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void*
 // Function:	CommonFG::iterateElems
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int CommonFG::iterateElems( const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void* op_data )
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ ssize_t CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c std::string for \a name.
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ssize_t CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index f73be0f..f7aaa72 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void DataSet::read( void* buf, const DataType& mem_type, const DataSpace& mem_sp
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	DataSet::read
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes a reference to a \c std::string for the buffer.
+///		It takes a reference to a \c H5std_string for the buffer.
 ///\param	buf - IN: Buffer for read data
 ///\param	mem_type - IN: Memory datatype
 ///\param	mem_space - IN: Memory dataspace
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void DataSet::write( const void* buf, const DataType& mem_type, const DataSpace&
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	DataSet::write
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes a reference to a \c std::string for the buffer.
+///		It takes a reference to a \c H5std_string for the buffer.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Modification
 //	Jul 2009
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ int DataSet::iterateElems( void* buf, const DataType& type, const DataSpace& spa
 ///		For more information, please see the Description section in
 ///		C layer Reference Manual at:
 ///\par
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5D.html#Dataset-Extend
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5D.html#Dataset-Extend
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataSet::extend( const hsize_t* size ) const
@@ -649,14 +649,14 @@ void DataSet::fillMemBuf(void *buf, DataType& buf_type, DataSpace& space)
 // Function:	DataSet::getObjType
 ///\brief	Retrieves the type of object that an object reference points to.
 ///\param	ref_type - IN: Type of reference to query, valid values are:
-///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT \tReference is an object reference.
-///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION \tReference is a dataset region reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT         - Reference is an object reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION - Reference is a dataset region reference.
 ///\param	ref      - IN: Reference to query
 ///\return	An object type, which can be one of the following:
-///		\li \c H5G_LINK (0) \tObject is a symbolic link.
-///		\li \c H5G_GROUP (1) \tObject is a group.
-///		\li \c H5G_DATASET (2) \tObject is a dataset.
-///		\li \c H5G_TYPE Object (3) \tis a named datatype
+///		\li \c H5G_LINK (0)    - Object is a symbolic link.
+///		\li \c H5G_GROUP (1)   - Object is a group.
+///		\li \c H5G_DATASET (2) - Object is a dataset.
+///		\li \c H5G_TYPE (3)    - Object is a named datatype
 ///\exception	H5::DataSetIException
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ H5G_obj_t DataSet::getObjType(void *ref, H5R_type_t ref_type) const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	DataSet::getRegion
 ///\brief	Retrieves a dataspace with the region pointed to selected.
+///\param	ref      - IN: Reference to get region of
 ///\param	ref_type - IN: Type of reference to get region of - default
 ///		to H5R_DATASET_REGION
-///\param	ref      - IN: Reference to get region of
 ///\return	DataSpace instance
 ///\exception	H5::DataSetIException
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ DataSpace DataSet::getRegion(void *ref, H5R_type_t ref_type) const
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    DataSet::getId
-// Purpose:     Get the id of this attribute
+///\brief	Get the id of this dataset.
 // Description:
 //              Class hierarchy is revised to address bugzilla 1068.  Class
 //              AbstractDs and Attribute are moved out of H5Object.  In
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ void DataSet::p_read_variable_len(const hid_t mem_type_id, const hid_t mem_space
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    DataSet::p_setId (private)
-///\brief       Sets the identifier of this object to a new value.
+///\brief       Sets the identifier of this dataset to a new value.
 ///
 ///\exception   H5::IdComponentException when the attempt to close the HDF5
 ///             object fails
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
index 2c6fd37..755ca5b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ hssize_t DataSpace::getSelectElemNpoints () const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectElemPointList
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectElemPointList
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataSpace::getSelectElemPointlist ( hsize_t startpoint, hsize_t numpoints, hsize_t *buf ) const
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void DataSpace::getSelectElemPointlist ( hsize_t startpoint, hsize_t numpoints,
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectBounds
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectBounds
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataSpace::getSelectBounds ( hsize_t* start, hsize_t* end ) const
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void DataSpace::getSelectBounds ( hsize_t* start, hsize_t* end ) const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectElements
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectElements
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataSpace::selectElements ( H5S_seloper_t op, const size_t num_elements, const hsize_t *coord) const
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ bool DataSpace::selectValid () const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectHyperslab
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectHyperslab
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataSpace::selectHyperslab( H5S_seloper_t op, const hsize_t *count, const hsize_t *start, const hsize_t *stride, const hsize_t *block ) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
index e13b330..3edb163 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
@@ -52,16 +52,14 @@ namespace H5 {
 // Function:	DataType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief	Creates a datatype using an existing datatype's id
 ///\param	existing_id - IN: Id of the existing datatype
-///\param	predefined  - IN: Indicates whether or not this datatype is
-///		a predefined datatype; default to \c false
 // Description
 //		Constructor creates a copy of an existing DataType using
-//		its id.  The argument "predefined" is default to false;
-//		when a default datatype is created, this argument is set
-//		to true so H5Tclose will not be called on it later. - need
-//		a reassessment after changing to the new ref counting mech.
-//		- BMR 5/2004
+//		its id.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Modification
+//	Dec, 2005
+//		Removed second argument, "predefined", after changing to the
+//		new ref counting mechanism that relies on C's ref counting.
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataType::DataType(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object()
 {
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ void DataType::copy( const DataType& like_type )
 ///\param	dset - IN: Dataset
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jan, 2007
-///\parDescription
+///\par Description
 ///		The resulted dataset will be transient and modifiable.
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataType::copy(const DataSet& dset)
@@ -517,7 +515,7 @@ DataType DataType::getSuper() const
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more information, please see:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-Register
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-Register
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DataType::registerFunc( H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const
@@ -794,17 +792,33 @@ void DataType::close()
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Modification
 //		- Replaced resetIdComponent() with decRefCount() to use C
-//		library ID reference counting mechanism - BMR, Jun 1, 2004
+//		  library ID reference counting mechanism - BMR, Jun 1, 2004
 //		- Replaced decRefCount with close() to let the C library
-//		handle the reference counting - BMR, Jun 1, 2006
+//		  handle the reference counting - BMR, Jun 1, 2006
+//		- Added the use of H5CPP_EXITED to terminate the HDF5 library
+//		  and elimiate previous memory leaks.  See comments in the
+//		  header file "H5PredType.h" for details. - BMR, Mar 30, 2012
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataType::~DataType()
 {
-	try {
-	    close();
-	} catch (Exception close_error) {
-	    cerr << inMemFunc("~DataType - ") << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
+    try
+    {
+	/* If this is the object AtExit, terminate the HDF5 library.  This is
+	   to eliminate memory leaks due to the library being re-initiated
+	   (after the program has ended) and not re-terminated. */
+	if (id == H5CPP_EXITED)
+	{
+	    herr_t ret_value = H5close();
+	    if (ret_value == FAIL)
+		throw DataTypeIException(inMemFunc("~DataType - "), "H5close failed");
 	}
+	// Close the HDF5 datatype
+	else
+	    close();
+    }
+    catch (Exception close_error) {
+	cerr << inMemFunc("~DataType - ") << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
+    }
 }
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 } // end namespace
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
index 981085d..ece435c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ int DSetCreatPropList::getChunk( int max_ndims, hsize_t* dim ) const
 ///\param	layout - IN: Type of storage layout for raw data
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
-///		For information on setting layout type, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetLayout
+///		For information on valid layout types, please refer to
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetLayout
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DSetCreatPropList::setLayout(H5D_layout_t layout) const
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void DSetCreatPropList::setSzip(unsigned int options_mask, unsigned int pixels_p
 ///\par
 ///		For information on setting fill value, please refer to the
 ///		C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillValue
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillValue
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DSetCreatPropList::setFillValue( const DataType& fvalue_type, const void* value ) const
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ bool DSetCreatPropList::allFiltersAvail()
 ///\par Description
 ///		Please refer to the Reference Manual of \c H5Pset_shuffle for
 ///		details.
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetShuffle
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetShuffle
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DSetCreatPropList::setShuffle() const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.cpp
index 0f7faa2..0785735 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void DSetMemXferPropList::getMulti(hid_t *memb_dxpl)
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For detail, please refer to the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSmallData
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSmallData
 // Programmer:	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DSetMemXferPropList::setSmallDataBlockSize(hsize_t size)
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ hsize_t DSetMemXferPropList::getSmallDataBlockSize()
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please refer to the C layer Reference
 ///		Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetHyperVectorSize
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetHyperVectorSize
 // Programmer:	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DSetMemXferPropList::setHyperVectorSize(size_t vector_size)
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
index f2ab0f3..4fb3836 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void FileAccPropList::setStdio() const
 ///		driver was set for the property list.  The driver ID is
 ///		only valid as long as the file driver remains registered.
 ///		Valid driver identifiers can be found at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetDriver
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetDriver
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ hid_t FileAccPropList::getDriver() const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For a list of valid driver identifiers, please see the C
 ///		layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetDriver
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetDriver
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setDriver(hid_t new_driver_id, const void *new_driver_info) const
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ hsize_t FileAccPropList::getFamilyOffset() const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more details on the use of \c H5FD_CORE driver, please
 ///		refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplCore
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplCore
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setCore (size_t increment, hbool_t backing_store) const
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ FileAccPropList FileAccPropList::getFamily(hsize_t& memb_size) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		Temporary - For information, please refer to:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplSplit
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplSplit
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setSplit( FileAccPropList& meta_plist, FileAccPropList& raw_plist, const char* meta_ext, const char* raw_ext ) const
@@ -292,47 +292,9 @@ void FileAccPropList::setSplit( FileAccPropList& meta_plist, FileAccPropList& ra
    setSplit( meta_plist, raw_plist, meta_ext.c_str(), raw_ext.c_str() );
 }
 
-#ifdef H5_HAVE_STREAM // for Stream Virtual File Driver
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	FileAccPropList::getStream
-///\brief	Retrieves the streaming I/O driver settings
-///\return	The streaming I/O file access property list structure
-///		For detail on this structure, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplStream
-///\exception	H5::PropListIException
-// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5FD_stream_fapl_t FileAccPropList::getStream() const
-{
-   H5FD_stream_fapl_t fapl;
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_fapl_stream(id, &fapl);
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-   {
-      throw PropListIException("FileAccPropList::getStream", "H5Pget_fapl_stream failed");
-   }
-   return(fapl);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	FileAccPropList::setStream
-///\brief	Modifies this file access property list to use the Stream
-///		driver.
-///\param	fapl - IN: The streaming I/O file access property list
-///\exception	H5::PropListIException
-///\par Description
-///		For detail on \a fapl, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplStream
-// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void FileAccPropList::setStream(H5FD_stream_fapl_t &fapl) const
-{
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Pset_fapl_stream (id, &fapl);
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-   {
-      throw PropListIException("FileAccPropList::setStream", "H5Pset_fapl_stream failed");
-   }
-}
-#endif // Stream Virtual File Driver
+// Stream Virtual File Driver had been removed from the main library.
+// FileAccPropList::[s,g]etStream are now removed from the C++ API.
+// -BMR, March, 2012
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	FileAccPropList::getSieveBufSize
@@ -360,7 +322,7 @@ size_t FileAccPropList::getSieveBufSize() const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For detail on data sieving, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSieveBufSize
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSieveBufSize
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setSieveBufSize(size_t bufsize) const
@@ -380,7 +342,7 @@ void FileAccPropList::setSieveBufSize(size_t bufsize) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For more detail, please see the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetMetaBlockSize
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetMetaBlockSize
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setMetaBlockSize(hsize_t &block_size) const
@@ -420,7 +382,7 @@ hsize_t FileAccPropList::getMetaBlockSize() const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For detail on \a flags, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplStream
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplLog
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setLog(const char *logfile, unsigned flags, size_t buf_size) const
@@ -477,7 +439,7 @@ void FileAccPropList::setSec2() const
 ///		The parameter \a alignment must have a positive value.
 ///
 ///		For detail on \a setting alignment, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetAlignment
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetAlignment
 // Programmer:	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setAlignment( hsize_t threshold, hsize_t alignment ) const
@@ -514,7 +476,7 @@ void FileAccPropList::getAlignment( hsize_t &threshold, hsize_t &alignment ) con
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		More details and valid values for \a dtype can be found at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetMultiType
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetMultiType
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setMultiType(H5FD_mem_t dtype) const
@@ -533,7 +495,7 @@ void FileAccPropList::setMultiType(H5FD_mem_t dtype) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		More details and possible returned values can be found at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetMultiType
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetMultiType
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5FD_mem_t FileAccPropList::getMultiType() const
@@ -634,7 +596,7 @@ H5F_close_degree_t FileAccPropList::getFcloseDegree()
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For detail on \a fapl, please refer to
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFaplStream
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetGCReferences
 // Programmer:	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileAccPropList::setGcReferences( unsigned gc_ref ) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
index 53d18f6..8d9965e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ hsize_t FileCreatPropList::getUserblock() const
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information on setting sizes, please refer to the
 ///		C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSizes
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSizes
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileCreatPropList::setSizes( size_t sizeof_addr, size_t sizeof_size ) const
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void FileCreatPropList::getSizes( size_t& sizeof_addr, size_t& sizeof_size ) con
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSymK
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSymK
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileCreatPropList::setSymk( unsigned ik, unsigned lk ) const
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void FileCreatPropList::setSymk( unsigned ik, unsigned lk ) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSymK
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetSymK
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileCreatPropList::getSymk( unsigned& ik, unsigned& lk ) const
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void FileCreatPropList::getSymk( unsigned& ik, unsigned& lk ) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetIstoreK
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetIstoreK
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FileCreatPropList::setIstorek( unsigned ik ) const
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void FileCreatPropList::setIstorek( unsigned ik ) const
 ///\exception	H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information, please see
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetIstoreK
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-GetIstoreK
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 unsigned FileCreatPropList::getIstorek() const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index a773489..da0241f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ H5File::H5File() : IdComponent(), id(0) {}
 ///		For info on file creation in the case of an already-open file,
 ///		please refer to the \b Special \b case section in the C layer
 ///		Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5F.html#File-Create
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5F.html#File-Create
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5File::H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist ) : IdComponent(0)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ H5File::H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& c
 // Function:	H5File overloaded constructor
 ///\brief	This is another overloaded constructor.  It differs from the
 ///		above constructor only in the type of the \a name argument.
-///\param	name - IN: Name of the file - \c std::string
+///\param	name - IN: Name of the file - \c H5std_string
 ///\param	flags - IN: File access flags
 ///\param	create_plist - IN: File creation property list, used when
 ///		modifying default file meta-data.  Default to
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ bool H5File::isHdf5(const char* name)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	H5File::isHdf5
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes an \c std::string for \a name.
-///\param	name - IN: Name of the file - \c std::string
+///		It takes an \c H5std_string for \a name.
+///\param	name - IN: Name of the file - \c H5std_string
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool H5File::isHdf5(const H5std_string& name )
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ void H5File::openFile(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileAccPropLis
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	H5File::openFile
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes an \c std::string for \a name.
-///\param	name         - IN: Name of the file - \c std::string
+///		It takes an \c H5std_string for \a name.
+///\param	name         - IN: Name of the file - \c H5std_string
 ///\param	flags        - IN: File access flags
 ///\param	access_plist - IN: File access property list.  Default to
 ///		FileAccPropList::DEFAULT
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ H5std_string H5File::getFileName() const
 ///\brief	Retrieves the type of object that an object reference points to.
 ///\param	ref      - IN: Reference to query
 ///\param	ref_type - IN: Type of reference, valid values are:
-///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT \tReference is an object reference.
-///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION \tReference is a dataset region reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT         - Reference is an object reference
+///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION - Reference is a dataset region reference
 ///\return	Object type, which can be one of the following:
 ///		\li \c H5G_LINK    - Object is a symbolic link.
 ///		\li \c H5G_GROUP   - Object is a group.
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ void H5File::p_reference(void* ref, const char* name, hid_t space_id, H5R_type_t
 ///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced
 ///\param       dataspace - IN: Dataspace with selection
 ///\param       ref_type - IN: Type of reference to query, valid values are:
-///             \li \c H5R_OBJECT \tReference is an object reference.
-///             \li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION \tReference is a dataset region
-///                     reference. - this is the default
+///             \li \c H5R_OBJECT         - Reference is an object reference
+///             \li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION - Reference is a dataset region
+///                     reference - this is the default
 ///\exception   H5::IdComponentException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ void H5File::reference(void* ref, const char* name) const
 // Function:    H5File::reference
 ///\brief       This is an overloaded function, provided for your convenience.
 ///             It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///             \c std::string for the object's name.
+///             \c H5std_string for the object's name.
 ///\param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
-///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced - \c std::string
+///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced - \c H5std_string
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5File::reference(void* ref, const H5std_string& name) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
index afcc7eb..6ec2dbb 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ hid_t Group::getLocId() const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	Group overloaded constructor
 ///\brief	Creates a Group object using the id of an existing group.
-///\param	group_id - IN: Id of an existing group
+///\param	existing_id - IN: Id of an existing group
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Group::Group(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object()
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ Group::Group(Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type) : H5Object()
 ///\brief	Retrieves the type of object that an object reference points to.
 ///\param	ref      - IN: Reference to query
 ///\param	ref_type - IN: Type of reference to query, valid values are:
-///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT \tReference is an object reference.
-///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION \tReference is a dataset region reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT         - Reference is an object reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION - Reference is a dataset region reference.
 ///\return	An object type, which can be one of the following:
-///			H5G_LINK Object is a symbolic link.
-///			H5G_GROUP Object is a group.
-///			H5G_DATASET   Object is a dataset.
-///			H5G_TYPE Object is a named datatype
+///		\li \c H5G_LINK (0)    - Object is a symbolic link.
+///		\li \c H5G_GROUP (1)   - Object is a group.
+///		\li \c H5G_DATASET (2) - Object is a dataset.
+///		\li \c H5G_TYPE (3)    - Object is a named datatype
 ///\exception	H5::GroupIException
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ DataSpace Group::getRegion(void *ref, H5R_type_t ref_type) const
 // Purpose:     Get the id of this attribute
 // Modification:
 //      May 2008 - BMR
-//              Class hierarchy is revised to address bugzilla 1068.  Class
-//              AbstractDS and Attribute are moved out of H5Object.  In
-//              addition, member IdComponent::id is moved into subclasses, and
-//              IdComponent::getId now becomes pure virtual function.
+//		Class hierarchy is revised to address bugzilla 1068.  Class
+//		AbstractDS and Attribute are moved out of H5Object.  In
+//		addition, member IdComponent::id is moved into subclasses, and
+//		IdComponent::getId now becomes pure virtual function.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2008
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 hid_t Group::getId() const
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ hid_t Group::getId() const
 ///\brief       Sets the identifier of this object to a new value.
 ///
 ///\exception   H5::IdComponentException when the attempt to close the HDF5
-///             object fails
+///		object fails
 // Description:
-//              The underlaying reference counting in the C library ensures
-//              that the current valid id of this object is properly closed.
-//              Then the object's id is reset to the new id.
+//		The underlaying reference counting in the C library ensures
+//		that the current valid id of this object is properly closed.
+//		Then the object's id is reset to the new id.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Group::p_setId(const hid_t new_id)
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
index 1cac0c1..9f96277 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
  * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
-#ifdef H5_VMS
+#ifdef OLD_HEADER_FILENAME
+#include <iostream.h>
+#else
 #include <iostream>
-#endif /*H5_VMS*/
-
+#endif
 #include <string>
+
 #include "H5Include.h"
 #include "H5Exception.h"
 #include "H5Library.h"
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ int IdComponent::getCounter() const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	hdfObjectType
 ///\brief	Given an id, returns the type of the object.
-///return	a valid HDF object type, which may be one of the following:
+///\return	a valid HDF object type, which may be one of the following:
 ///		\li \c H5I_FILE
 ///		\li \c H5I_GROUP
 ///		\li \c H5I_DATATYPE
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Library.cpp b/c++/src/H5Library.cpp
index e7557b3..ecc5141 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Library.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Library.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void H5Library::getLibVersion( unsigned& majnum, unsigned& minnum, unsigned& rel
 ///\par Description
 ///		For information about library version, please refer to
 ///		the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5.html#Library-VersCheck
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5.html#Library-VersCheck
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Library::checkVersion(unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void H5Library::garbageCollect()
 ///		Setting a value of -1 for a limit means no limit of that type.
 ///		For more information on free list limits, please refer to C
 ///		layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5.html#Library-SetFreeListLimits
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5.html#Library-SetFreeListLimits
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Library::setFreeListLimits(int reg_global_lim, int reg_list_lim,
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
index e25c255..3c85502 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Attribute H5Object::createAttribute( const char* name, const DataType& data_type
 // Function:	H5Object::createAttribute
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes
-///		a reference to an \c std::string for \a name.
+///		a reference to an \c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Attribute H5Object::createAttribute( const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const PropList& create_plist ) const
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Attribute H5Object::openAttribute( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	H5Object::openAttribute
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes
-///		a reference to an \c std::string for \a name.
+///		a reference to an \c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Attribute H5Object::openAttribute( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -194,15 +194,17 @@ Attribute H5Object::openAttribute( const unsigned int idx ) const
 ///\brief	Iterates a user's function over all the attributes of an H5
 ///		object, which may be a group, dataset or named datatype.
 ///\param	user_op - IN: User's function to operate on each attribute
-///\param	idx - IN/OUT: Starting (IN) and ending (OUT) attribute indices
+///\param	_idx - IN/OUT: Starting (IN) and ending (OUT) attribute indices
 ///\param	op_data - IN: User's data to pass to user's operator function
 ///\return	Returned value of the last operator if it was non-zero, or
 ///		zero if all attributes were processed
 ///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
 ///\par Description
+///		The signature of user_op is
+///		void (*)(H5::H5Object&, H5std_string, void*).
 ///		For information, please refer to the C layer Reference Manual
 ///		at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5A.html#Annot-Iterate
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5A.html#Annot-Iterate
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int H5Object::iterateAttrs( attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned *_idx, void *op_data )
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ void H5Object::removeAttr( const char* name ) const
 // Function:	H5Object::removeAttr
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes
-///		a reference to an \c std::string for \a name.
+///		a reference to an \c H5std_string for \a name.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Object::removeAttr( const H5std_string& name ) const
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ void H5Object::renameAttr(const char* oldname, const char* newname) const
 // Function:	H5Object::renameAttr
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function in that it takes
-///		a reference to an \c std::string for the names.
+///		a reference to an \c H5std_string for the names.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar, 2005
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Object::renameAttr(const H5std_string& oldname, const H5std_string& newname) const
@@ -366,9 +368,9 @@ void H5Object::p_reference(void* ref, const char* name, hid_t space_id, H5R_type
 ///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced
 ///\param       dataspace - IN: Dataspace with selection
 ///\param       ref_type - IN: Type of reference to query, valid values are:
-///             \li \c H5R_OBJECT \tReference is an object reference.
-///             \li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION \tReference is a dataset region
-///                     reference. - this is the default
+///		\li \c H5R_OBJECT         - Reference is an object reference.
+///		\li \c H5R_DATASET_REGION - Reference is a dataset region
+///			reference. - this is the default
 ///\exception   H5::IdComponentException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -410,9 +412,9 @@ void H5Object::reference(void* ref, const char* name) const
 // Function:    H5Object::reference
 ///\brief       This is an overloaded function, provided for your convenience.
 ///             It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///             \c std::string for the object's name.
+///             \c H5std_string for the object's name.
 ///\param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
-///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced - \c std::string
+///\param       name - IN: Name of the object to be referenced - \c H5std_string
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Object::reference(void* ref, const H5std_string& name) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PredType.cpp b/c++/src/H5PredType.cpp
index 347f02f..9dfc760 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PredType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PredType.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ namespace H5 {
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PredType::PredType( const hid_t predtype_id ) : AtomType( predtype_id )
 {
-    id = H5Tcopy(predtype_id);
+    if (predtype_id == H5CPP_EXITED)
+	id = predtype_id;
+    else
+	id = H5Tcopy(predtype_id);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ PredType::PredType() : AtomType() {}
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PredType::PredType( const PredType& original ) : AtomType( original ) {}
 
-const PredType PredType::NotAtexit;	// only for atexit/global dest. problem
+// Flag to terminate HDF5 library in DataType::~DataType
+const PredType PredType::AtExit(H5CPP_EXITED);
 
 // Definition of pre-defined types
 const PredType PredType::C_S1( H5T_C_S1 );
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PredType.h b/c++/src/H5PredType.h
index 69abfcb..9cb1c65 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PredType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5PredType.h
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@
 namespace H5 {
 #endif
 
+/* This constant is defined for a workaround to eliminate memory leaks due to
+   the library being re-initiated when PredType destructors are invoked.  A
+   PredType instant with H5CPP_EXITED as the value of its "id" is constructed
+   before the other PredType objects are created.  At exit, when this special
+   PredType object is to be destructed, no HDF5 library function will be called
+   and the library will be terminated.  -BMR, Mar 30, 2012 */
+#define H5CPP_EXITED	-3  // -3 is less likely to be used elsewhere
+
 class H5_DLLCPP PredType : public AtomType {
    public:
-	// Returns this class name
+	///\brief Returns this class name
 	virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("PredType"); }
 
 	// Makes a copy of the predefined type and stores the new
@@ -229,9 +237,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP PredType : public AtomType {
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
    private:
-	// added this to work around the atexit/global destructor problem
-	// temporarily - it'll prevent the use of atexit to clean up
-	static const PredType NotAtexit;	// not working yet
+	// Added this to work around the atexit/global destructor problem.
+	// It'll help to terminate the library after other PredType instances
+	// are closed.  -BMR, Mar 30, 2012
+	static const PredType AtExit;
 
    protected:
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
index 550c90d..ceea15f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const
 /// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
 ///		accepts.
 ///\param	name - IN: Name of property to set - \c H5std_string
-///\param	strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c std::string
+///\param	strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c H5std_string
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, H5std_string& strg) const
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
index e632c4d..a906b72 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ StrType::StrType( const PredType& pred_type, const size_t& size ) : AtomType()
 // Function:	StrType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief	Creates a string datatype with a specified length
 ///\param	dummy - IN: To simplify calling the previous constructor
-//			and avoid prototype clash with another constructor
+///			and avoid prototype clash with another constructor
 ///\param	size  - IN: Length of the new string type
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ H5T_str_t StrType::getStrpad() const
 ///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
 ///\par Description
 ///		For detail, please refer to the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetStrpad
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5T.html#Datatype-SetStrpad
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void StrType::setStrpad( H5T_str_t strpad ) const