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| author | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 1999-12-13 20:39:48 (GMT) |
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| committer | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 1999-12-13 20:39:48 (GMT) |
| commit | 658fdbfb981b60eb42a6be70b5e2baf9f01989cd (patch) | |
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[svn-r1874] Bringing all changes from R1.2 tree into R1.3 tree.
(except Datatypes.html, H5.format.html, ddl.html)
This version of HDF5 Ref Manual includes FORTRAN API references.
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diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5.html b/doc/html/RM_H5.html index 27c96a3..6457994 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5.html @@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ and it users. <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> <dl> <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>majnum</code> - <dd>The major version of the library. + <dd>OUT: The major version of the library. <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>minnum</code> - <dd>The minor version of the library. + <dd>OUT: The minor version of the library. <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>relnum</code> - <dd>The release number of the library. + <dd>OUT: The release number of the library. </dl> <dt><strong>Returns:</strong> <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful; @@ -187,22 +187,24 @@ and it users. <dt><strong>Description:</strong> <dd><code>H5check_version</code> verifies that the arguments match the version numbers compiled into the library. This function is intended - to be called from user to verify that the versions of header files - compiled into the application match the version of the HDF5 library. + to be called by the user to verify that the version of the header files + compiled into the application match the version of the HDF5 library being used. <p> Due to the risks of data corruption or segmentation faults, <code>H5check_version</code> causes the application to abort if the version numbers do not match. + <p> + If the version numbers of the library do not match + the version numbers in the header files being checked, the library calls the + standard C function <code>abort()</code>. <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> <dl> - <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>majnum</code> - <dd>The major version of the library. - <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>minnum</code> - <dd>The minor version of the library. - <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>relnum</code> - <dd>The release number of the library. - <dt><em>unsigned *</em><code>patnum</code> - <dd>The patch number of the library. + <dt><em>unsigned </em><code>majnum</code> + <dd>IN: The major version of the library. + <dt><em>unsigned </em><code>minnum</code> + <dd>IN: The minor version of the library. + <dt><em>unsigned </em><code>relnum</code> + <dd>IN: The release number of the library. </dl> <dt><strong>Returns:</strong> <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful. |