[svn-r11780] Purpose:

Added high-level example directories

Description:
Refactored common code out of examples Makefiles.am, added high-level
example directories, added packet table examples.

Solution:
Examples now draw from a common config/examples.am file, which
contains rules for installing, uninstalling, and cleaning examples.
High-level example directories are mostly empty, except for the
C and C++ packet table tests.

Platforms tested:
mir, sleipnir, copper, shanti

6 files changed, 1037 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
index a2d4315..e19cab2 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -20,5 +20,17 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 SUBDIRS=src test
+DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
+
+# Install examples
+install-examples uninstall-examples:
+	@(cd examples && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;
+
+# Check that examples can be successfully built
+check-install:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) installcheck
+
+installcheck-local:
+	@(cd examples && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
index 3042d0e..5f37302 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive check-recursive dvi-recursive \
 	uninstall-recursive
 ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 
 # Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
@@ -312,6 +311,7 @@ TRACE = perl $(top_srcdir)/bin/trace
 # *.clog are from the MPE option.
 CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog
 SUBDIRS = src test
+DIST_SUBDIRS = src test examples
 
 # Automake needs to be taught how to build lib, progs, and tests targets.
 # These will be filled in automatically for the most part (e.g.,
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ install-info: install-info-recursive
 
 install-man:
 
-installcheck-am:
+installcheck-am: installcheck-local
 
 maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-recursive
 	-rm -f Makefile
@@ -634,12 +634,12 @@ uninstall-info: uninstall-info-recursive
 	distclean-tags distdir dvi dvi-am html html-am info info-am \
 	install install-am install-data install-data-am install-exec \
 	install-exec-am install-info install-info-am install-man \
-	install-strip installcheck installcheck-am installdirs \
-	installdirs-am maintainer-clean maintainer-clean-generic \
-	maintainer-clean-recursive mostlyclean mostlyclean-generic \
-	mostlyclean-libtool mostlyclean-local mostlyclean-recursive \
-	pdf pdf-am ps ps-am tags tags-recursive uninstall uninstall-am \
-	uninstall-info-am
+	install-strip installcheck installcheck-am installcheck-local \
+	installdirs installdirs-am maintainer-clean \
+	maintainer-clean-generic maintainer-clean-recursive \
+	mostlyclean mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool \
+	mostlyclean-local mostlyclean-recursive pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
+	tags tags-recursive uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am
 
 
 # check-install is a synonym for installcheck.
@@ -656,6 +656,17 @@ check-install: installcheck
         build-tests check-clean check-install check-p check-s check-vfd \
         install-doc lib progs tests uninstall-doc _exec_check-s _test
 
+# Install examples
+install-examples uninstall-examples:
+	@(cd examples && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;
+
+# Check that examples can be successfully built
+check-install:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) installcheck
+
+installcheck-local:
+	@(cd examples && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;
+
 # lib/progs/tests targets recurse into subdirectories. build-* targets
 # build files in this directory.
 build-lib: $(LIB)
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85cb35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#
+# 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 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://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu.
+##
+## Makefile.am
+## Run automake to generate a Makefile.in from this file.
+##
+#
+# HDF5 Library Examples Makefile(.in)
+#
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
+
+# These are the programs that 'make all' or 'make prog' will build and
+# which 'make check' will run.  List them in the order they should be run.
+TEST_PROG=ptExampleFL ptExampleVL
+
+# These are the example files to be installed
+INSTALL_FILES=ptExampleFL.cpp ptExampleVL.cpp
+
+# Tell conclude.am that these are C++ tests.
+HDF_CXX=yes
+
+# Where to install examples
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(docdir)/hdf5/examples/hl/c++
+
+# How to build programs using h5c++
+$(EXTRA_PROG): $(LIBHDF5) $(LIBH5CPP) $(LIBH5CPP_HL)
+	$(H5CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/$@.cpp
+
+# List dependencies for each program.  Normally, automake would take
+# care of this for us, but if we tell automake about the programs it
+# will try to build them with the normal C++ compiler, not h5c++.  This is
+# an inelegant way of solving the problem, unfortunately.
+ptExampleFL: ptExampleFL.cpp
+ptExampleVL: ptExampleVL.cpp
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/examples.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b011b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,760 @@
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.9.5 from Makefile.am.
+# @configure_input@
+
+# Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+# 2003, 2004, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This Makefile.in is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without
+# even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+# PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+@SET_MAKE@
+
+#
+# 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 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://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have
+# access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu.
+#
+# HDF5 Library Examples Makefile(.in)
+#
+
+# We can't tell automake about example programs, because they need to be
+# built using h5cc (or h5fc, etc.) instead of the standard compilers.
+# This creates some extra work for us.
+srcdir = @srcdir@
+top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
+pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@
+pkglibdir = $(libdir)/@PACKAGE@
+pkgincludedir = $(includedir)/@PACKAGE@
+top_builddir = ../../..
+am__cd = CDPATH="$${ZSH_VERSION+.}$(PATH_SEPARATOR)" && cd
+INSTALL = @INSTALL@
+install_sh_DATA = $(install_sh) -c -m 644
+install_sh_PROGRAM = $(install_sh) -c
+install_sh_SCRIPT = $(install_sh) -c
+INSTALL_HEADER = $(INSTALL_DATA)
+transform = $(program_transform_name)
+NORMAL_INSTALL = :
+PRE_INSTALL = :
+POST_INSTALL = :
+NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
+PRE_UNINSTALL = :
+POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_triplet = @build@
+host_triplet = @host@
+DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/examples.am
+subdir = hl/c++/examples
+ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
+am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/configure.in
+am__configure_deps = $(am__aclocal_m4_deps) $(CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES) \
+	$(ACLOCAL_M4)
+mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/bin/mkinstalldirs
+CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/src/H5config.h
+CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
+SOURCES =
+DIST_SOURCES =
+DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
+
+# Set the paths for AFS installs of autotools for Linux machines
+# Ideally, these tools should never be needed during the build.
+ACLOCAL = /afs/ncsa/projects/hdf/packages/automake_1.9.5/Linux_2.4/bin/aclocal -I /afs/ncsa/projects/hdf/packages/libtool_1.5.14/Linux_2.4/share/aclocal
+ADD_PARALLEL_FILES = @ADD_PARALLEL_FILES@
+AMDEP_FALSE = @AMDEP_FALSE@
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+BYTESEX = @BYTESEX@
+CC = @CC@
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+CC_VERSION = @CC_VERSION@
+
+# H5_CFLAGS holds flags that should be used as CFLAGS when building hdf5,
+# but which shouldn't be exported to h5cc for building other programs.
+CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ @H5_CFLAGS@
+CONFIG_DATE = @CONFIG_DATE@
+CONFIG_MODE = @CONFIG_MODE@
+CONFIG_USER = @CONFIG_USER@
+CPP = @CPP@
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+DEFS = @DEFS@
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+DYNAMIC_DIRS = @DYNAMIC_DIRS@
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+ECHO_T = @ECHO_T@
+EGREP = @EGREP@
+EXEEXT = @EXEEXT@
+F77 = @F77@
+
+# Make sure that these variables are exported to the Makefiles
+F9XMODEXT = @F9XMODEXT@
+F9XMODFLAG = @F9XMODFLAG@
+F9XSUFFIXFLAG = @F9XSUFFIXFLAG@
+FC = @FC@
+FCFLAGS = @FCFLAGS@
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+FFLAGS = @FFLAGS@ @H5_FFLAGS@
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+# Hardcode SHELL to be /bin/sh.  Most machines have this shell, and
+# on at least one machine configure fails to detect its existence (janus).
+# Also, when HDF5 is configured on one machine but run on another,
+# configure's automatic SHELL detection may not work on the build machine.
+SHELL = /bin/sh
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+USE_FILTER_FLETCHER32 = @USE_FILTER_FLETCHER32@
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+VERSION = @VERSION@
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+host_vendor = @host_vendor@
+
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+target_alias = @target_alias@
+
+# Shell commands used in Makefiles
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+CP = cp
+TIME = time
+
+# Some machines need a command to run executables; this is that command
+# so that our tests will run.
+# We use RUNTESTS instead of RUNSERIAL directly because it may be that
+# some tests need to be run with a different command.  Older versions
+# of the makefiles used the command
+# $(LIBTOOL) --mode=execute
+# in some directories, for instance.
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+
+# Libraries to link to while building
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+LIBH5TEST = $(top_builddir)/test/libh5test.la
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+LIBH5FTEST = $(top_builddir)/fortran/test/libh5test_fortran.la
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+LIBH5CPP_HL = $(top_builddir)/hl/c++/src/libhdf5_hl_cpp.la
+docdir = $(exec_prefix)/doc
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_FALSE@H5CC = $(bindir)/h5cc
+
+# Scripts used to build examples
+# If only shared libraries have been installed, have h5cc build examples with
+# shared libraries instead of static libraries
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@H5CC = $(bindir)/h5cc -shlib
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_FALSE@H5CC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pcc
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@H5CC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pcc -shlib
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_FALSE@H5FC = $(bindir)/h5fc
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@H5FC = $(bindir)/h5fc -shlib
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_FALSE@H5FC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pfc
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@H5FC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pfc -shlib
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_FALSE@H5CPP = $(bindir)/h5c++
+@BUILD_SHARED_ONLY_CONDITIONAL_TRUE@H5CPP = $(bindir)/h5c++ -shlib
+
+# The trace script; this is used on source files from the C library to
+# insert tracing macros.
+TRACE = perl $(top_srcdir)/bin/trace
+
+# .chkexe files are used to mark tests that have run successfully.
+# .chklog files are output from those tests.
+# *.clog are from the MPE option.
+CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog *.h5
+
+# These are the programs that 'make all' or 'make prog' will build and
+# which 'make check' will run.  List them in the order they should be run.
+TEST_PROG = ptExampleFL ptExampleVL
+
+# These are the example files to be installed
+INSTALL_FILES = ptExampleFL.cpp ptExampleVL.cpp
+
+# Tell conclude.am that these are C++ tests.
+HDF_CXX = yes
+
+# Where to install examples
+EXAMPLEDIR = $(docdir)/hdf5/examples/hl/c++
+
+# Assume that all tests in this directory are examples, and tell
+# conclude.am when to build them.
+EXAMPLE_PROG = $(TEST_PROG_PARA) $(TEST_PROG)
+EXTRA_PROG = $(EXAMPLE_PROG)
+
+# We need to tell automake what to clean
+MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.raw *.meta *.o
+CLEANFILES = $(TEST_PROG) $(TEST_PROG_PARA)
+
+# Automake needs to be taught how to build lib, progs, and tests targets.
+# These will be filled in automatically for the most part (e.g.,
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+# EXTRA_TEST variables are supplied to allow the user to force targets to
+# be built at certain times. 
+LIB = $(lib_LIBRARIES) $(lib_LTLIBRARIES) $(noinst_LIBRARIES)                 \
+      $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES) $(check_LIBRARIES) $(check_LTLIBRARIES) $(EXTRA_LIB)
+
+PROGS = $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(bin_SCRIPTS) $(noinst_PROGRAMS) $(noinst_SCRIPTS)   \
+        $(EXTRA_PROG)
+
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) $(check_SCRIPTS) $(EXTRA_TEST) 
+TEST_PROG_CHKEXE = $(TEST_PROG:=.chkexe_)
+TEST_PROG_PARA_CHKEXE = $(TEST_PROG_PARA:=.chkexe_)
+TEST_SCRIPT_CHKSH = $(TEST_SCRIPT:=.chkexe_)
+TEST_SCRIPT_PARA_CHKSH = $(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA:=.chkexe_)
+all: all-am
+
+.SUFFIXES:
+$(srcdir)/Makefile.in: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am $(top_srcdir)/config/examples.am $(top_srcdir)/config/conclude.am $(am__configure_deps)
+	@for dep in $?; do \
+	  case '$(am__configure_deps)' in \
+	    *$$dep*) \
+	      cd $(top_builddir) && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) am--refresh \
+		&& exit 0; \
+	      exit 1;; \
+	  esac; \
+	done; \
+	echo ' cd $(top_srcdir) && $(AUTOMAKE) --foreign  hl/c++/examples/Makefile'; \
+	cd $(top_srcdir) && \
+	  $(AUTOMAKE) --foreign  hl/c++/examples/Makefile
+.PRECIOUS: Makefile
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	@case '$?' in \
+	  *config.status*) \
+	    cd $(top_builddir) && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) am--refresh;; \
+	  *) \
+	    echo ' cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@ $(am__depfiles_maybe)'; \
+	    cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@ $(am__depfiles_maybe);; \
+	esac;
+
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+	cd $(top_builddir) && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) am--refresh
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+	-rm -f *.lo
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+uninstall-info-am:
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+	    || cp -p $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file \
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+	done
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+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) INSTALL_PROGRAM="$(INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM)" \
+	  install_sh_PROGRAM="$(INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM)" INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG=-s \
+	  `test -z '$(STRIP)' || \
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+
+clean-generic:
+	-test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(CLEANFILES)
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+install-man:
+
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+	install install-am install-data install-data-am \
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+	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool mostlyclean-local pdf \
+	pdf-am ps ps-am uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am \
+	uninstall-local
+
+
+# check-install is a synonym for installcheck.
+# Add this build rule here (rather than in conclude.am, where build rules
+# normally go) because it should be included in the top-level Makefile.am
+# as well.
+check-install: installcheck
+
+# List all build rules defined by HDF5 Makefiles as "PHONY" targets here.
+# This tells the Makefiles that these targets are not files to be built but
+# commands that should be executed even if a file with the same name already
+# exists.
+.PHONY: build-check-clean build-check-p build-check-s build-lib build-progs \
+        build-tests check-clean check-install check-p check-s check-vfd \
+        install-doc lib progs tests uninstall-doc _exec_check-s _test
+
+# How to build programs using h5c++
+$(EXTRA_PROG): $(LIBHDF5) $(LIBH5CPP) $(LIBH5CPP_HL)
+	$(H5CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/$@.cpp
+
+# List dependencies for each program.  Normally, automake would take
+# care of this for us, but if we tell automake about the programs it
+# will try to build them with the normal C++ compiler, not h5c++.  This is
+# an inelegant way of solving the problem, unfortunately.
+ptExampleFL: ptExampleFL.cpp
+ptExampleVL: ptExampleVL.cpp
+
+# How to create EXAMPLEDIR if it doesn't already exist
+$(EXAMPLEDIR):
+	-$(top_srcdir)/bin/mkdirs $@
+
+# Install and uninstall rules.  We install the source files, not the
+# example programs themselves.
+install-data-local:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-examples
+uninstall-local:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) uninstall-examples
+
+install-examples: $(EXAMPLEDIR) $(INSTALL_FILES)
+	@for f in X $(INSTALL_FILES); do                                     \
+	  if test $$f != X; then                                             \
+	    (set -x; $(INSTALL) $(srcdir)/$$f $(EXAMPLEDIR)/. || exit 1);\
+	  fi;                                                                \
+	done
+
+uninstall-examples:
+	@if test -n "$(INSTALL_FILES)" -a -d $(EXAMPLEDIR); then                                 \
+	  set -x; cd $(EXAMPLEDIR) && $(RM) $(INSTALL_FILES);              \
+        fi
+
+installcheck-local:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check
+
+# lib/progs/tests targets recurse into subdirectories. build-* targets
+# build files in this directory.
+build-lib: $(LIB)
+build-progs: $(LIB) $(PROGS)
+build-tests: $(LIB) $(PROGS) $(TESTS)
+
+# General rule for recursive building targets.
+# BUILT_SOURCES contain targets that need to be built before anything else
+# in the directory (e.g., for Fortran type detection)
+lib progs tests check-s check-p :: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) build-$@ || exit 1;
+	@for d in X $(SUBDIRS); do                                             \
+	    if test $$d != X && test $$d != .; then                           \
+	        (set -x; cd $$d && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;     \
+	    fi;                                                               \
+	done
+
+# General rule for recursive cleaning targets.  Like the rule above,
+# but doesn't require building BUILT_SOURCES.
+check-clean ::
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) build-$@ || exit 1;
+	@for d in X $(SUBDIRS); do                                             \
+	    if test $$d != X && test $$d != .; then                           \
+	        (set -x; cd $$d && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $@) || exit 1;     \
+	    fi;                                                               \
+	done
+# Tell Automake to build tests when the user types `make all' (this is
+# not its default behavior).  Also build EXTRA_LIB and EXTRA_PROG since
+# Automake won't build them automatically, either.
+all-local: $(EXTRA_LIB) $(EXTRA_PROG) $(TESTS)
+
+# make install-doc doesn't do anything outside of doc directory, but
+# Makefiles should recognize it.
+# UPDATE: docs no longer reside in this build tree, so this target
+# is depreciated.
+install-doc uninstall-doc:
+	@echo "Nothing to be done."
+
+# clean up files generated by tests so they can be re-run.
+build-check-clean:
+	$(RM) $(CHECK_CLEANFILES)
+
+# run check-clean whenever mostlyclean is run
+mostlyclean-local: build-check-clean
+
+# Run each test in order, passing $(TEST_FLAGS) to the program.
+# Since tests are done in a shell loop, "make -i" does apply inside it.
+# Set HDF5_Make_Ignore to a non-blank string to ignore errors inside the loop.
+# The timestamps give a rough idea how much time the tests use.
+#
+# Note that targets in TESTS (defined above) will be built when the user
+# types 'make tests' or 'make check', but only programs in TEST_PROG,
+# TEST_PROG_PARA, or TEST_SCRIPT will actually be executed.
+check-TESTS: test
+
+test _test:
+	@$(MAKE) build-check-s
+	@$(MAKE) build-check-p
+
+# Actual execution of check-s.
+build-check-s: $(LIB) $(PROGS) $(TESTS)
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG)$(TEST_SCRIPT)"; then      \
+	   echo "===Serial tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` begin `date`==="; \
+	fi
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) _exec_check-s
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG)$(TEST_SCRIPT)"; then      \
+	    echo "===Serial tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` ended `date`===";\
+	fi
+
+_exec_check-s: $(TEST_PROG_CHKEXE) $(TEST_SCRIPT_CHKSH)
+
+# The dummy.chkexe here prevents the target from being
+# empty if there are no tests in the current directory.
+# $${log} is the log file.
+# $${tname} is the name of test.
+$(TEST_PROG_CHKEXE) $(TEST_PROG_PARA_CHKEXE) dummy.chkexe_:
+	@if test "X$@" != "X.chkexe_" && test "X$@" != "Xdummy.chkexe_"; then \
+	   tname=$(@:.chkexe_=)$(EXEEXT);\
+	   log=$(@:.chkexe_=.chklog); \
+	   echo "============================"; \
+	   if $(top_srcdir)/bin/newer $(@:.chkexe_=.chkexe) $${tname}; then \
+	      echo "No need to test $${tname} again."; \
+	   else \
+	      echo "============================" > $${log}; \
+	      if test "X$(HDF_FORTRAN)" = "Xyes"; then \
+	         echo "Fortran API: Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "Fortran API: $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log}; \
+	      elif test "X$(HDF_CXX)" = "Xyes"; then \
+	         echo "C++ API: Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "C++ API: $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log};\
+	      else \
+	         echo "Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "$${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log}; \
+	      fi; \
+	      echo "============================" >> $${log}; \
+	      srcdir="$(srcdir)" \
+	         $(TIME) $(RUNTESTS) ./$${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) >> $${log} 2>&1 \
+	         && touch $(@:.chkexe_=.chkexe) || \
+	         (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") || \
+	         (cat $${log} && false) || exit 1; \
+	      echo "" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "Finished testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "============================" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "Finished testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	      cat $${log}; \
+	   fi; \
+	   echo "============================"; \
+	fi
+
+# The dummysh.chkexe here prevents the target from being
+# empty if there are no tests in the current directory.
+# $${log} is the log file.
+# $${tname} is the name of test.
+$(TEST_SCRIPT_CHKSH) $(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA_CHKSH) dummysh.chkexe_:
+	@if test "X$@" != "X.chkexe_" && test "X$@" != "Xdummysh.chkexe_"; then \
+	   cmd=$(@:.chkexe_=);\
+	   tname=`basename $$cmd`;\
+	   chkname=`basename $(@:.chkexe_=.chkexe)`;\
+	   log=`basename $(@:.chkexe_=.chklog)`; \
+	   echo "============================"; \
+	   if $(top_srcdir)/bin/newer $${chkname} $$cmd $(SCRIPT_DEPEND); then \
+	      echo "No need to test $${tname} again."; \
+	   else \
+	      echo "============================" > $${log}; \
+	      if test "X$(HDF_FORTRAN)" = "Xyes"; then \
+	         echo "Fortran API: Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "Fortran API: $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log}; \
+	      elif test "X$(HDF_CXX)" = "Xyes"; then \
+	         echo "C++ API: Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "C++ API: $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log}; \
+	      else \
+	         echo "Testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	         echo "$${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS) Test Log" >> $${log}; \
+	      fi; \
+	      echo "============================" >> $${log}; \
+	      RUNSERIAL="$(RUNSERIAL)" RUNPARALLEL="$(RUNPARALLEL)"           \
+	      srcdir="$(srcdir)" \
+	         $(TIME) $(SHELL) $$cmd $(TEST_FLAGS) >> $${log} 2>&1 \
+	         && touch $${chkname} || \
+	         (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") || \
+	         (cat $${log} && false) || exit 1; \
+	      echo "" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "Finished testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "============================" >> $${log}; \
+	      echo "Finished testing $${tname} $(TEST_FLAGS)"; \
+	      cat $${log}; \
+	   fi; \
+	   echo "============================"; \
+	fi
+
+# Actual execution of check-p.
+build-check-p: $(LIB) $(PROGS) $(TESTS)
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG_PARA)$(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA)"; then      \
+	   echo "===Parallel tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` begin `date`==="; \
+	fi
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG_PARA)"; then                                \
+	    echo "**** Hint ****";                                            \
+	    echo "Parallel test files reside in the current directory"        \
+	         "by default.";                                               \
+	    echo "Set HDF5_PARAPREFIX to use another directory. E.g.,";       \
+	    echo "    HDF5_PARAPREFIX=/PFS/user/me";                          \
+	    echo "    export HDF5_PARAPREFIX";                                \
+	    echo "    make check";                                            \
+	    echo "**** end of Hint ****";                                     \
+	fi
+	@for test in $(TEST_PROG_PARA) dummy; do                             \
+	   if test $$test != dummy; then                                      \
+	      $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $$test.chkexe_ \
+	      RUNTESTS="$(RUNPARALLEL)" || exit 1; \
+	   fi;                                                                \
+	done
+	@for test in $(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA) dummy; do                           \
+	  if test $$test != dummy; then                                      \
+	    $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $$test.chkexe_ || exit 1; \
+	  fi;                                                                 \
+	done
+	@if test -n "$(TEST_PROG_PARA)$(TEST_SCRIPT_PARA)"; then      \
+	    echo "===Parallel tests in `echo ${PWD} | sed -e s:.*/::` ended `date`===";\
+	fi
+
+# Run test with different Virtual File Driver
+check-vfd:
+	@for vfd in $(VFD_LIST) dummy; do                                     \
+	    if test $$vfd != dummy; then                                      \
+	        echo "============================";                          \
+	        echo "Testing Virtual File Driver $$vfd";                     \
+	        echo "============================";                          \
+	        HDF5_DRIVER=$$vfd $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check;              \
+	    fi;                                                               \
+	done
+# Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
+# Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
+.NOEXPORT:
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleFL.cpp b/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleFL.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa05f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleFL.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+ /* 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 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://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have     *
+  * access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu. *
+  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include "H5PacketTable.h"
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Packet Table Fixed-Length Example
+ *
+ * Example program that creates a packet table and performs
+ * writes and reads.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    herr_t err;     /* Return value from function calls */
+    hid_t fileID;   /* HDF5 identifier for file */
+    hsize_t count;  /* Number of records in table */
+
+    /* Buffers to hold data */
+    int readBuffer[5];
+    int writeBuffer[5];
+
+    /* Initialize buffers */
+    for(int x=0; x<5; x++)
+    {
+        writeBuffer[x]=x;
+        readBuffer[x] = -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Create a new HDF5 file */
+    fileID = H5Fcreate("PTcppexampleFL.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if(fileID <0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create file.\n");
+
+    /* Create a fixed-length packet table. */
+    FL_PacketTable ptable(fileID, "/examplePacketTable", H5T_NATIVE_INT, 1);
+    if(! ptable.IsValid())
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create packet table.");
+
+    /* Append five packets to the packet table, one at a time */
+    for(int x=0; x<5; x++)
+    {
+        err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(writeBuffer[x]) );
+        if(err<0)
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+    }
+
+    /* Get the number of packets in the packet table.  This should be five. */
+    count = ptable.GetPacketCount(err);
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error getting packet count.");
+
+    printf("Number of packets in packet table after five appends: %d\n", count);
+
+    /* Initialize packet table's "current record" */
+    ptable.ResetIndex();
+
+    /* Iterate through packets, read each one back */
+    for(int x=0; x<5; x++)
+    {
+        err = ptable.GetNextPacket( &(readBuffer[x]) );
+        if(err < 0)
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error reading record.");
+
+        printf("Packet %d's value is %d.\n", x, readBuffer[x]);
+    }
+
+    /* The packet table will close automatically when its object goes */
+    /* out of scope.  */
+
+    err = H5Fclose(fileID);
+    if( err < 0 )
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close file.\n");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp b/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fbf9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/ptExampleVL.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+  * 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 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://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html.  If you do not have     *
+  * access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu. *
+  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include "H5PacketTable.h"
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Packet Table Variable-Length Example
+ *
+ * Example program that creates a packet table and performs
+ * writes and reads.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    herr_t err;     /* Return value from function calls */
+    hid_t fileID;   /* HDF5 identifier for file */
+    hsize_t count;  /* Number of records in table */
+    int x;          /* Loop variable */
+
+    /* This example has two different sizes of "record": longs and shorts */
+    long longBuffer[5];
+    short shortBuffer[5];
+
+    /* Buffer of hvl_t structs to read back records */
+    hvl_t readBuffer[5];
+
+   /* Initialize buffers */
+    for(x=0; x<5; x++)
+    {
+        longBuffer[x] = -x;
+        shortBuffer[x] = x;
+    }
+
+    /* Create a new HDF5 file */
+    fileID = H5Fcreate("PTcppexampleVL.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if(fileID <0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create file.\n");
+
+    /* Create a variable-length packet table. */
+    VL_PacketTable ptable(fileID, "/examplePacketTable", 1);
+
+    if(! ptable.IsValid())
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create packet table.");
+
+    /* Append five packets to the packet table. */
+    /* In C++, there is no need to package data into hvl_t structs. */
+    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[0]), sizeof(long));
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(shortBuffer[1]), sizeof(short));
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[2]), sizeof(long));
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(longBuffer[3]), sizeof(long));
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+    err = ptable.AppendPacket( &(shortBuffer[4]), sizeof(short));
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error adding record.");
+
+    /* Get the number of packets in the packet table.  This should be five. */
+    count = ptable.GetPacketCount(err);
+    if(err < 0)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error getting packet count.");
+
+    printf("Number of packets in packet table after five appends: %d\n", count);
+
+    /* Initialize packet table's "current record" */
+    ptable.ResetIndex();
+
+    /* Iterate through packets, read each one back */
+    for(int x=0; x<5; x++)
+    {
+        err = ptable.GetNextPacket( &(readBuffer[x]) );
+        if(err < 0)
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error reading record.");
+
+        printf("Packet %d's length is %d.\n", x, readBuffer[x].len);
+        if(readBuffer[x].len == sizeof(long))
+            printf("Packet %d's value is %d.\n", x, *((long *) readBuffer[x].p) );
+        else
+            printf("Packet %d's value is %d.\n", x, *((short *) readBuffer[x].p) );
+    }
+
+    /* The packet table will close automatically when its object goes */
+    /* out of scope.  */
+
+    err = H5Fclose(fileID);
+    if( err < 0 )
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close file.\n");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+