[svn-r27115] Moved testing KINDs and SIZEOFs to configure.

18 files changed, 524 insertions, 182 deletions

diff --git a/hl/Makefile.in b/hl/Makefile.in
index 56650e2..8e47cce 100644
--- a/hl/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/Makefile.in
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -515,6 +516,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
index 55e827b..5458d35 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.in
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -511,6 +512,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
index a1efec5..e5abead 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -458,6 +459,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
index c98a3a5..49a6c27 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/src/Makefile.in
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -514,6 +515,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
index 20f1039..10ba6fb 100644
--- a/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/test/Makefile.in
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -511,6 +512,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/examples/Makefile.in
index 41e510e..b9b7f68 100644
--- a/hl/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -458,6 +459,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
index 012c84a..3380d01 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.in
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -515,6 +516,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
index ae07190..4150781 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -458,6 +459,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
index 6234635..02409d9 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTf90proto.h
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ h5ltread_dataset_c (hid_t_f *loc_id,
                      size_t_f *namelen,
                      _fcd name,
                      hid_t_f *type_id,
-                     void *buf,
-                     hsize_t_f *dims);
+                     void *buf);
 
 HDF5_HL_F90CSTUBDLL
 int_f
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ h5ltset_attribute_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
 		    size_t_f *attrnamelen,
 		    _fcd attrname,
 		    size_t_f *size,
-		    void *buf, char *dtype);
+		    void *buf, char *dtype, size_t_f *sizeof_val);
 
 
 HDF5_HL_F90CSTUBDLL
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
index 7f52eb2..3122b60 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ h5ltread_dataset_c (hid_t_f *loc_id,
                      size_t_f *namelen,
                      _fcd name,
                      hid_t_f *type_id,
-                     void *buf,
-                     hsize_t_f *dims)
+                     void *buf)
 {
     int     ret_value = -1;
     herr_t  ret;
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ h5ltset_attribute_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
                          size_t_f *attrnamelen,
                          _fcd attrname,
                          size_t_f *size,
-		         void *buf, char *dtype)
+		         void *buf, char *dtype, size_t_f *sizeof_val)
 {
     int     ret_value = -1;
     herr_t  ret;
@@ -324,18 +323,25 @@ h5ltset_attribute_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
     c_size   = (size_t)*size;
 
     if( HDstrncmp(dtype,"I",1) == 0 ) {
-      if (sizeof(int_f) == sizeof(int))
-        ret = H5LTset_attribute_int(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,(const int *)buf,c_size);
-      else if (sizeof(int_f) == sizeof(long))
-	ret = H5LTset_attribute_long(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,(const long *)buf,c_size);
-      else if (sizeof(int_f) == sizeof(long long))
-        ret = H5LTset_attribute_long_long(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,(const long long *)buf,c_size);
+      if ((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(int))
+        ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_INT, (const int *)buf);
+      else if ((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(long))
+	ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_LONG, (const long *)buf);
+      else if ((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(long long))
+        ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_LLONG, (const long long *)buf);
       else
         goto done;
     } else if ( HDstrncmp(dtype,"R",1) == 0 ) {
-      ret = H5LTset_attribute_float(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, (float *)buf,c_size);
-    } else if ( HDstrncmp(dtype,"D",1) == 0 ) {
-      ret = H5LTset_attribute_double(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, (double *)buf,c_size);
+      if((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(float))
+	ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT, (const float *)buf);
+      else if((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(double))
+	ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,  (const double *)buf);
+#if H5_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE !=0
+      else if((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(long double))
+	ret = H5LT_set_attribute_numerical(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname, c_size, H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE, (const long double *)buf);
+#endif
+      else
+        goto done;
     } else if ( HDstrncmp(dtype,"C",1) == 0 ) {
 
       c_buf = (char *)HD5f2cstring((_fcd)buf, c_size);
@@ -636,6 +642,10 @@ h5ltget_attribute_c(hid_t_f *loc_id,
 	ret = H5LTget_attribute(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT,buf);
       else if((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(double))
 	ret = H5LTget_attribute(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,buf);
+#if H5_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE !=0
+      else if((size_t)*sizeof_val == sizeof(long double))
+	ret = H5LTget_attribute(c_loc_id,c_name,c_attrname,H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE,buf);
+#endif
       else
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
index 10169c5..c1ca6be 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ MODULE h5lt
   END INTERFACE
 
   INTERFACE
-     INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,buf,dims) &
+     INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,buf) &
           BIND(C,NAME='h5ltread_dataset_c')
        IMPORT :: C_CHAR, C_PTR
        IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, HSIZE_T
@@ -255,13 +255,12 @@ MODULE h5lt
        INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: type_id                       ! datatype identifier
        INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                    ! length of name buffer
        CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name ! name of the dataset
-       INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims            ! size of the buffer buf
        TYPE(C_PTR), VALUE :: buf                                     ! data buffer
      END FUNCTION h5ltread_dataset_c
   END INTERFACE
 
   INTERFACE
-     INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,buf,dtype) &
+     INTEGER FUNCTION h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,buf,dtype, SizeOf_buf) &
           BIND(C,NAME='h5ltset_attribute_c')
        IMPORT :: C_CHAR, C_PTR
        IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T, HSIZE_T
@@ -276,6 +275,7 @@ MODULE h5lt
        CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dtype     ! flag indicating the datatype of the
                                                                      ! the buffer:
                                                                      ! R=Real, D=DOUBLE, I=Interger, C=Character
+       INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf                                 ! Sizeof the buf datatype
      END FUNCTION h5ltset_attribute_c
   END INTERFACE
 
@@ -1092,20 +1092,18 @@ CONTAINS
        dset_name,&
        type_id,&
        buf,&
-       dims,&
        errcode )
 
     IMPLICIT NONE
     INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: loc_id              ! file or group identifier
     CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name           ! name of the dataset
     INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: type_id             ! datatype identifier
-    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims  ! size of the buffer buf
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: buf                                  ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                                  ! error code
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen 
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id, buf, dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id, buf)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_ptr
 
@@ -1146,7 +1144,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int1
 
@@ -1188,7 +1186,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int2
 
@@ -1213,7 +1211,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int3
 
@@ -1234,7 +1232,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int4
 
@@ -1255,7 +1253,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int5
 
@@ -1293,7 +1291,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int6
 
@@ -1314,7 +1312,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_int7
 
@@ -1356,7 +1354,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float1
 
@@ -1381,7 +1379,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float2
 
@@ -1406,7 +1404,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float3
 
@@ -1427,7 +1425,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float4
 
@@ -1448,7 +1446,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float5
 
@@ -1486,7 +1484,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float6
 
@@ -1507,7 +1505,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_float7
 
@@ -1549,7 +1547,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double1
 
@@ -1574,7 +1572,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double2
 
@@ -1599,7 +1597,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double3
 
@@ -1620,7 +1618,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double4
 
@@ -1641,7 +1639,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double5
 
@@ -1662,7 +1660,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double6
 
@@ -1683,7 +1681,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_double7
 
@@ -1725,7 +1723,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double1
 
@@ -1750,7 +1748,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double2
 
@@ -1775,7 +1773,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double3
 
@@ -1796,7 +1794,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double4
 
@@ -1817,7 +1815,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double5
 
@@ -1838,7 +1836,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double6
 
@@ -1859,7 +1857,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,type_id,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_f_c_long_double7
 #endif
@@ -2604,7 +2602,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_1
 
@@ -2627,7 +2625,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_2
 
@@ -2650,7 +2648,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_3
 
@@ -2669,7 +2667,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_4
 
@@ -2688,7 +2686,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_5
 
@@ -2707,7 +2705,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_6
 
@@ -2726,7 +2724,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_int_f_7
 
@@ -2767,7 +2765,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_1
 
@@ -2790,7 +2788,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_2
 
@@ -2813,7 +2811,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_3
 
@@ -2832,7 +2830,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_4
 
@@ -2851,7 +2849,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_5
 
@@ -2870,7 +2868,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_6
 
@@ -2889,7 +2887,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_float_f_7
 
@@ -2929,7 +2927,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_1
 
@@ -2952,7 +2950,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_2
 
@@ -2975,7 +2973,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_3
 
@@ -2994,7 +2992,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_4
 
@@ -3013,7 +3011,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_5
 
@@ -3032,7 +3030,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_6
 
@@ -3051,7 +3049,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_double_f_7
 
@@ -3092,7 +3090,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_1
 
@@ -3115,7 +3113,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_2
 
@@ -3138,7 +3136,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_3
 
@@ -3157,7 +3155,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_4
 
@@ -3176,7 +3174,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_5
 
@@ -3195,7 +3193,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_6
 
@@ -3214,7 +3212,7 @@ CONTAINS
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
 
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr,dims)
+    errcode = h5ltread_dataset_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,f_ptr)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltread_dataset_c_long_double_f_7
 #endif
@@ -3320,6 +3318,61 @@ CONTAINS
   ! Make/Read attribute functions
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ! Function: h5ltset_attribute_f
+  !
+  ! Purpose: Create and write an attribute
+  !
+  ! Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
+  !
+  ! Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
+  !
+  ! Date: May 4, 2015
+  !
+  ! Comments:
+  !
+  ! Modifications:
+  !
+  !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_f(loc_id,&
+       dset_name,&
+       attr_name,&
+       buf,&
+       buf_type, SizeOf_buf_type, &
+       size,&
+       errcode )
+
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: loc_id             ! file or group identifier
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name          ! name of the dataset
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: attr_name          ! name of the attribute
+    TYPE(C_PTR) :: buf                                 ! data buffer
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: buf_type           !
+    INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: size               ! size of attribute array
+    INTEGER :: errcode                                 ! error code
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                 ! name length
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                                 ! name length 
+
+    CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR) :: buf_type_uppercase  
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
+
+    namelen = LEN(dset_name)
+    attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
+
+    buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = buf_type(1:1)
+    IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'i')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'I'
+    ELSE IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'r')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'R'
+    ELSE IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'c')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'C'
+    ENDIF
+
+    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,&
+         buf,buf_type_uppercase(1:1)//C_NULL_CHAR, SizeOf_buf_type)
+
+  END SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_f
 
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ! Function: h5ltset_attribute_int_f
@@ -3355,12 +3408,20 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                 ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                                 ! name length          
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
 
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1:1))
 
+#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+    SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+#else
+    SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(buf(1))
+#endif
+
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
     attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
-    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,f_ptr,'I'//C_NULL_CHAR)
+    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,&
+         f_ptr,'I'//C_NULL_CHAR,SizeOf_buf_type)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_int_f
 
@@ -3398,12 +3459,20 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                         ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                         ! name length             
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
 
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1))
 
+#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+    SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+#else
+    SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(buf(1))
+#endif
+
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
     attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
-    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,f_ptr,'R'//C_NULL_CHAR)
+    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,&
+         f_ptr,'R'//C_NULL_CHAR, SizeOf_buf_type)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_float_f
 
@@ -3441,12 +3510,20 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                         ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                         ! name length
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
 
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1)) 
 
+#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+    SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+#else
+    SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(buf(1))
+#endif
+
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
     attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
-    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,f_ptr,'D'//C_NULL_CHAR)
+    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,size,&
+         f_ptr,'R'//C_NULL_CHAR,SizeOf_buf_type)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_double_f
 
@@ -3484,13 +3561,21 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                         ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: buflen                          ! data buffer length           
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
 
     f_ptr = C_LOC(buf(1)(1:1))
 
+#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+    SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf(1)(1:1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+#else
+    SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF((buf(1)(1:1))
+#endif
+
     namelen = LEN(dset_name)
     attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
     buflen = LEN(buf)
-    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buflen,f_ptr,'C'//C_NULL_CHAR)
+    errcode = h5ltset_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buflen,&
+         f_ptr,'C'//C_NULL_CHAR, SizeOf_buf_type)
 
   END SUBROUTINE h5ltset_attribute_string_f
 
@@ -3511,26 +3596,40 @@ CONTAINS
   !
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-!!$  SUBROUTINE h5ltget_attribute_f(loc_id,&
-!!$       dset_name,&
-!!$       attr_name,&
-!!$       buf,&
-!!$       errcode )
-!!$
-!!$    IMPLICIT NONE
-!!$    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: loc_id             ! file or group identifier
-!!$    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name          ! name of the dataset
-!!$    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: attr_name          ! name of the attribute
-!!$    INTEGER :: errcode                                 ! error code
-!!$    TYPE(C_PTR) :: buf! data buffer
-!!$    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                         ! name length
-!!$    INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                         ! name length
-!!$
-!!$    namelen = LEN(dset_name)
-!!$    attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
-!!$    errcode = h5ltget_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name,buf,'I'//C_NULL_CHAR)
-!!$
-!!$  END SUBROUTINE h5ltget_attribute_f
+  SUBROUTINE h5ltget_attribute_f(loc_id,&
+       dset_name,&
+       attr_name,&
+       buf, buf_type, SizeOf_buf_type, &
+       errcode )
+
+    IMPLICIT NONE
+    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: loc_id             ! file or group identifier
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name          ! name of the dataset
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: attr_name          ! name of the attribute
+    INTEGER, INTENT(out) :: errcode                    ! error code
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: buf_type
+    TYPE(C_PTR) :: buf! data buffer
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                         ! name length
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: attrlen                         ! name length
+    CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR) :: buf_type_uppercase
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: SizeOf_buf_type
+
+    namelen = LEN(dset_name)
+    attrlen = LEN(attr_name)
+
+    buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = buf_type(1:1)
+    IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'i')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'I'
+    ELSE IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'r')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'R'
+    ELSE IF(buf_type_uppercase(1:1).EQ.'c')THEN
+       buf_type_uppercase(1:1) = 'C'
+    ENDIF
+    errcode = h5ltget_attribute_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,attrlen,attr_name, &
+         buf, buf_type_uppercase//C_NULL_CHAR, SizeOf_buf_type)
+
+
+  END SUBROUTINE h5ltget_attribute_f
 
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ! Function: h5ltget_attribute_int_f
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
index 510e4148..f513337 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/Makefile.in
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -535,6 +536,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
index 371b6fd..2c75fa5 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/Makefile.in
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -523,6 +524,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/tstlite.f90 b/hl/fortran/test/tstlite.f90
index 22b99a5..8fe9612 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/tstlite.f90
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/tstlite.f90
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ END PROGRAM lite_test
 
 SUBROUTINE test_dataset1D()
 
+USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
 USE H5LT ! module of H5LT
 USE HDF5 ! module of HDF5 library
 
@@ -55,11 +56,12 @@ INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: buf1                     ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: bufr1                    ! Data buffer
 REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1)    :: buf2                     ! Data buffer
 REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1)    :: bufr2                    ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: buf3            ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: bufr3           ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: buf3    ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: bufr3   ! Data buffer
 INTEGER        :: errcode                            ! Error flag
 INTEGER        :: i                                  ! general purpose integer
-
+TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
+integer(HID_T) :: mytype
 
 CALL test_begin(' Make/Read datasets (1D)        ')
 
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname1, H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER, bufr1, dims, err
 !
 DO i = 1, DIM1
  IF ( buf1(i) .NE. bufr1(i) ) THEN
-   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer'
+   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer (I)'
    PRINT *,  bufr1(i), ' and ',   buf1(i)
    STOP
   ENDIF
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, bufr2, dims, errcod
 !
 DO i = 1, DIM1
  IF ( buf2(i) .NE. bufr2(i) ) THEN
-   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer'
+   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer (R)'
    PRINT *,  bufr2(i), ' and ',   buf2(i)
    STOP
   ENDIF
@@ -139,19 +141,30 @@ END DO
 !
 ! write dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf3, errcode)
-
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3(1))
+!PRINT*,h5kind_to_type(INT(KIND(buf3(1))), INT(H5_REAL_KIND)),  H5T_NATIVE_REAL_8,H5T_NATIVE_REAL,H5T_NATIVE_REAL_16
+PRINT*, KIND(buf3(1)), Fortran_REAL_16
+mytype = h5kind_to_type(KIND(buf3(1)), H5_REAL_KIND)
+PRINT*,sizeof(buf3(1))
+CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, &
+     mytype, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf3, errcode)
+! h5kind_to_type(KIND(buf3(1)), H5_REAL_KIND)
+stop
 !
 ! read dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, bufr3, dims, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(bufr3(1))
+CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, &
+     h5kind_to_type(KIND(bufr3(1)), H5_REAL_KIND), f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, bufr3, dims, errcode)
 
 !
 ! compare read and write buffers.
 !
 DO i = 1, DIM1
  IF ( buf3(i) .NE. bufr3(i) ) THEN
-   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer'
+   PRINT *, 'read buffer differs from write buffer (D)'
    PRINT *,  bufr3(i), ' and ',   buf3(i)
    STOP
   ENDIF
@@ -179,6 +192,7 @@ END SUBROUTINE test_dataset1D
 
 SUBROUTINE test_dataset2D()
 
+USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
 USE H5LT ! module of H5LT
 USE HDF5 ! module of HDF5 library
 
@@ -199,12 +213,13 @@ INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1*DIM2) :: buf                 ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1*DIM2) :: bufr                ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2) :: buf2                ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2) :: buf2r               ! Data buffer
-REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2)    :: buf3                ! Data buffer
-REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2)    :: buf3r               ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2) :: buf4       ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2) :: buf4r      ! Data buffer
+REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2), TARGET    :: buf3                ! Data buffer
+REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2), TARGET    :: buf3r               ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2), TARGET :: buf4       ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2), TARGET :: buf4r      ! Data buffer
 INTEGER        :: errcode                            ! Error flag
 INTEGER(HSIZE_T) :: i, j, n                            ! general purpose integers
+TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
 
 CALL test_begin(' Make/Read datasets (2D)        ')
 
@@ -296,12 +311,16 @@ END DO
 !
 ! write dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3(1,1))
+CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3, errcode)
 
 !
 ! read dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3r, dims, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3r(1,1))
+CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3r, dims, errcode)
 
 !
 ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -323,12 +342,16 @@ END DO
 !
 ! write dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4(1,1))
+CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4, errcode)
 
 !
 ! read dataset.
-!
-CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4r, dims, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4r(1,1))
+CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
+
+!CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4r, dims, errcode)
 
 !
 ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -366,7 +389,7 @@ END SUBROUTINE test_dataset2D
 
 
 SUBROUTINE test_dataset3D()
-
+USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
 USE H5LT ! module of H5LT
 USE HDF5 ! module of HDF5 library
 
@@ -387,16 +410,16 @@ INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1*DIM2*DIM3) :: buf                   ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1*DIM2*DIM3) :: bufr                  ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3) :: buf2                  ! Data buffer
 INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3) :: buf2r                 ! Data buffer
-REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3)    :: buf3                  ! Data buffer
-REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3)    :: buf3r                 ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3) :: buf4         ! Data buffer
-DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3) :: buf4r        ! Data buffer
+REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3), TARGET    :: buf3                  ! Data buffer
+REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3), TARGET    :: buf3r                 ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3), TARGET :: buf4         ! Data buffer
+DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1,DIM2,DIM3), TARGET :: buf4r        ! Data buffer
 INTEGER        :: rank = 3                                  ! Dataset rank
 INTEGER        :: errcode                                   ! Error flag
 INTEGER(HSIZE_T) :: i, j, k, n                                ! general purpose integers
 INTEGER          :: type_class
 INTEGER(SIZE_T)  :: type_size
-
+TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
 CALL test_begin(' Make/Read datasets (3D)        ')
 
 
@@ -492,12 +515,16 @@ END DO
 !
 ! write dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3(1,1,1))
+CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3, errcode)
 
 !
 ! read dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3r, dims, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3r(1,1,1))
+CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+!CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, buf3r, dims, errcode)
 
 !
 ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -521,12 +548,14 @@ END DO
 !
 ! write dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4(1,1,1))
+CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
 
 !
 ! read dataset.
 !
-CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, buf4r, dims, errcode)
+f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4r(1,1,1))
+CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
 
 !
 ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -608,22 +637,22 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
   INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:) :: ibufr_6       ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: ibuf_7      ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: ibufr_7     ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:) :: rbuf_4                ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:) :: rbufr_4               ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbuf_4                ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbufr_4               ! Data buffer
   REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbuf_5      ! Data buffer
   REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbufr_5     ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:) :: rbuf_6            ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:) :: rbufr_6           ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: rbuf_7          ! Data buffer
-  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: rbufr_7         ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:) :: dbuf_4    ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:) :: dbufr_4            ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:) :: dbuf_5           ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:) :: dbufr_5          ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:) :: dbuf_6         ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:) :: dbufr_6        ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: dbuf_7       ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:) :: dbufr_7      ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbuf_6            ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbufr_6           ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbuf_7          ! Data buffer
+  REAL, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: rbufr_7         ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbuf_4    ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbufr_4            ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbuf_5           ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbufr_5          ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbuf_6         ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbufr_6        ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbuf_7       ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:,:,:,:,:,:,:), TARGET :: dbufr_7      ! Data buffer
   INTEGER        :: errcode                                   ! Error flag
   INTEGER(HSIZE_T)        :: i, j, k, l, m, n, o, nn                   ! general purpose integers
   INTEGER          :: type_class
@@ -786,7 +815,7 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
      CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER, ibufr_4, dims(1:rank), errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.5)THEN
      f_ptr = C_LOC(ibufr_5(1,1,1,1,1))
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER, f_ptr, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.6)THEN
      CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_INTEGER, ibufr_6, dims(1:rank), errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.7)THEN
@@ -846,14 +875,20 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
   ! write dataset.
   !
   IF(rank.EQ.4)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_4, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbuf_4(1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+    ! CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_4, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.5)THEN
      f_ptr = C_LOC(rbuf_5(1,1,1,1,1))
      CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.6)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_6, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbuf_6(1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+     !CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_6, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.7)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_7, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbuf_7(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
+     !CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbuf_7, errcode)
   ENDIF
      
 
@@ -861,14 +896,17 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
   ! read dataset.
   !
   IF(rank.EQ.4)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbufr_4, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbufr_4(1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.5)THEN
      f_ptr = C_LOC(rbufr_5(1,1,1,1,1))
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.6)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbufr_6, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbufr_6(1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.7)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, rbufr_7, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(rbufr_7(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
   ENDIF
 
   !
@@ -925,13 +963,17 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
   ! write dataset.
   !
   IF(rank.EQ.4)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbuf_4, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbuf_4(1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.5)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbuf_5, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbuf_5(1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.6)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbuf_6, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbuf_6(1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.7)THEN
-     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbuf_7, errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbuf_7(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims(1:rank), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ENDIF
      
 
@@ -939,13 +981,17 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasetND(rank)
   ! read dataset.
   !
   IF(rank.EQ.4)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbufr_4, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbufr_4(1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.5)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbufr_5, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbufr_5(1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.6)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbufr_6, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbufr_6(1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ELSE IF(rank.EQ.7)THEN
-     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, dbufr_7, dims(1:rank), errcode)
+     f_ptr = C_LOC(dbufr_7(1,1,1,1,1,1,1))
+     CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
   ENDIF
 
   !
@@ -1042,6 +1088,7 @@ END SUBROUTINE test_datasetND
 
 SUBROUTINE test_datasets()
 
+  USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
   USE H5LT ! module of H5LT
   USE HDF5 ! module of HDF5 library
 
@@ -1064,10 +1111,10 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasets()
   CHARACTER(LEN=8)            :: buf1r                 ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1)          :: buf2            ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1)          :: bufr2           ! Data buffer
-  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1)             :: buf3            ! Data buffer
-  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1)             :: bufr3           ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: buf4            ! Data buffer
-  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1) :: bufr4           ! Data buffer
+  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET             :: buf3            ! Data buffer
+  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1) , TARGET            :: bufr3           ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: buf4            ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: bufr4           ! Data buffer
   INTEGER          :: i, n                             ! general purpose integer
   INTEGER          :: has                              ! general purpose integer
   INTEGER          :: type_class
@@ -1075,6 +1122,7 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasets()
   LOGICAL :: path_valid  ! status of the path
   CHARACTER(LEN=6) :: chr_exact
   CHARACTER(LEN=8) :: chr_lg
+  TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
 
   !
   ! Initialize FORTRAN predefined datatypes.
@@ -1137,12 +1185,14 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasets()
   !
   ! write dataset.
   !
-  CALL h5ltmake_dataset_float_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, buf3, errcode)
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3(1))
+  CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
 
   !
   ! read dataset.
   !
-  CALL h5ltread_dataset_float_f(file_id, dsetname3, bufr3, dims, errcode)
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(bufr3(1))
+  CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname3, H5T_NATIVE_REAL, f_ptr, errcode)
 
   !
   ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -1167,12 +1217,16 @@ SUBROUTINE test_datasets()
   !
   ! write dataset.
   !
-  CALL h5ltmake_dataset_double_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, buf4, errcode)
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4(1))
+  CALL h5ltmake_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
+  !CALL h5ltmake_dataset_double_f(file_id, dsetname4, rank, dims, buf4, errcode)
 
   !
   ! read dataset.
   !
-  CALL h5ltread_dataset_double_f(file_id, dsetname4, bufr4, dims, errcode)
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4(1))
+  CALL h5ltread_dataset_f(file_id, dsetname4, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, f_ptr, errcode)
+  !CALL h5ltread_dataset_double_f(file_id, dsetname4, bufr4, dims, errcode)
 
   !
   ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -1341,7 +1395,7 @@ END SUBROUTINE test_datasets
 
 SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
 
-  USE ISO_C_BINDING
+  USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
   USE H5LT ! module of H5LT
   USE HDF5 ! module of HDF5 library
 
@@ -1365,10 +1419,10 @@ SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
 !  CHARACTER(LEN=18)                 :: bufr_c_lg       ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1)          :: buf2            ! Data buffer
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1)          :: bufr2           ! Data buffer
-  REAL(C_FLOAT), DIMENSION(DIM1)             :: buf3            ! Data buffer
-  REAL(C_FLOAT), DIMENSION(DIM1)             :: bufr3           ! Data buffer
-  REAL(C_DOUBLE), DIMENSION(DIM1) :: buf4            ! Data buffer
-  REAL(C_DOUBLE), DIMENSION(DIM1) :: bufr4           ! Data buffer
+  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1), target     :: buf3            ! Data buffer
+  REAL, DIMENSION(DIM1), target     :: bufr3           ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: buf4            ! Data buffer
+  DOUBLE PRECISION, DIMENSION(DIM1), TARGET :: bufr4           ! Data buffer
   INTEGER        :: errcode                            ! Error flag
   INTEGER        :: i, n                               ! general purpose integer
   INTEGER(SIZE_T) size                                 ! size of attribute array
@@ -1380,7 +1434,8 @@ SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
   INTEGER        :: rank = 1                           ! Dataset rank
   CHARACTER(LEN=5), PARAMETER :: dsetname1 = "dset1"   ! Dataset name
   INTEGER, DIMENSION(DIM1)    :: buf                   ! Data buffer
-  
+  INTEGER(SIZE_T)  :: SizeOf_buf_type
+  TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
 
   !
   ! Initialize FORTRAN predefined datatypes.
@@ -1448,11 +1503,26 @@ SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
   !
   ! write attribute.
   !
-  CALL h5ltset_attribute_float_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,buf3,size,errcode)
+!#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+  SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf3(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+!#else
+!  SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(bufr4(1))
+!#endif
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(buf3(1))
+  CALL h5ltset_attribute_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,f_ptr,"REAL", SizeOf_buf_type, size,errcode)
+  !CALL h5ltset_attribute_float_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,buf3,size,errcode)
   !
   ! read attribute.
   !
-  CALL h5ltget_attribute_float_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,bufr3,errcode)
+!#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+  SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(bufr3(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+!#else
+!  SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(bufr4(1))
+!#endif
+
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(bufr3(1))
+  CALL h5ltget_attribute_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,f_ptr,"REAL",SizeOf_buf_type,errcode)
+  !CALL h5ltget_attribute_float_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname3,bufr3,errcode)
 
   !
   ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -1473,15 +1543,30 @@ SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
 
   CALL test_begin(' Set/Get attributes double      ')
   
+  SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(buf4(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+
   !
   ! write attribute.
   !
-  CALL h5ltset_attribute_double_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,buf4,size,errcode)
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(buf4(1))
+  CALL h5ltset_attribute_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,f_ptr,"real", SizeOf_buf_type, size, errcode)
+
+  !CALL h5ltset_attribute_double_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,f_ptr,"Real", SizeOf_buf_type, size, errcode)
 
   !
   ! read attribute.
   !
-  CALL h5ltget_attribute_double_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,bufr4,errcode)
+
+!#ifdef H5_FORTRAN_HAVE_STORAGE_SIZE
+  SizeOf_buf_type = STORAGE_SIZE(bufr4(1), c_size_t)/STORAGE_SIZE(c_char_'a',c_size_t)
+!#else
+!  SizeOf_buf_type = SIZEOF(bufr4(1))
+!#endif
+
+  f_ptr = C_LOC(bufr4(1))
+  CALL h5ltget_attribute_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,f_ptr,"REAL",SizeOf_buf_type,errcode)
+
+!  CALL h5ltget_attribute_double_f(file_id,dsetname1,attrname4,bufr4,errcode)
 
   !
   ! compare read and write buffers.
@@ -1611,11 +1696,6 @@ SUBROUTINE test_attributes()
   !
 END SUBROUTINE test_attributes
 
-
-
-
-
-
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! test_begin
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/src/Makefile.in b/hl/src/Makefile.in
index 2f619b8..a1bf57d 100644
--- a/hl/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/src/Makefile.in
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -513,6 +514,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/test/Makefile.in b/hl/test/Makefile.in
index f180d68..074ed79 100644
--- a/hl/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/test/Makefile.in
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -550,6 +551,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/tools/Makefile.in b/hl/tools/Makefile.in
index 300e063..42b09c6 100644
--- a/hl/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -512,6 +513,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
index a5b9948..b26df4b 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.in
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ H5_LDFLAGS = @H5_LDFLAGS@
 H5_VERSION = @H5_VERSION@
 HADDR_T = @HADDR_T@
 HAVE_DMALLOC = @HAVE_DMALLOC@
+HAVE_FLOAT128 = @HAVE_FLOAT128@
 HAVE_PTHREAD = @HAVE_PTHREAD@
 HDF5_HL = @HDF5_HL@
 HDF5_INTERFACES = @HDF5_INTERFACES@
@@ -526,6 +527,16 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_URL = @PACKAGE_URL@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_INTEGER_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS@
+PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF = @PAC_FC_ALL_REAL_KINDS_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_DOUBLE_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_INTEGER_SIZEOF@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_KIND@
+PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF = @PAC_FORTRAN_NATIVE_REAL_SIZEOF@
 PARALLEL = @PARALLEL@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PERL = @PERL@