Merge branch 'develop' into parallel_vds_developinactive/parallel_vds_develop

30 files changed, 518 insertions, 385 deletions

diff --git a/hl/Makefile.am b/hl/Makefile.am
index aee1f86..ded7aa0 100644
--- a/hl/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/Makefile.am
@@ -31,11 +31,27 @@ endif
 if BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL
   CXX_DIR = c++
 endif
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  TEST_DIR = test
+else
+  TEST_DIR =
+endif
+if BUILD_TOOLS_CONDITIONAL
+  TOOLS_DIR = tools
+else
+  TOOLS_DIR =
+endif
 
 ## Don't recurse into any subdirectories if HDF5 is not configured to
 ## use the HL library
 if BUILD_HDF5_HL_CONDITIONAL
-   SUBDIRS=src test tools $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
+   SUBDIRS=src $(TEST_DIR) $(TOOLS_DIR) $(CXX_DIR) $(FORTRAN_DIR)
+
+# Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
+# and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
+VOL_LIST = native "pass_through under_vol=0;under_info={}" \
+           "pass_through under_vol=505;under_info={under_vol=0;under_info={}}"
+
 endif
 DIST_SUBDIRS=src test tools c++ fortran examples
 
diff --git a/hl/c++/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
index 1968bf5..f9ea328 100644
--- a/hl/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
-SUBDIRS=src test
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR)
 DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
 
 # Install examples
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e64239..50e08e8 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@ project (HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES CXX)
 #  Add in the examples for the Packet Table codes
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 add_executable (ptExampleFL ${HDF5_HL_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ptExampleFL.cpp)
-target_include_directories(ptExampleFL PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (ptExampleFL PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (ptExampleFL SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (ptExampleFL PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (ptExampleFL PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl/cpp)
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 77419c6..eb83d8c 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ project (HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC CXX)
 set (HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5PacketTable.cpp)
 set (HDF5_HL_CPP_HDRS ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5PacketTable.h)
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_CPP_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlcpplibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -83,7 +87,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 68c049c..cfb24a8 100644
--- a/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,26 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
 project (HDF5_HL_CPP_TEST CXX)
 
 add_executable (hl_ptableTest ${HDF5_HL_CPP_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/ptableTest.cpp)
-target_include_directories(hl_ptableTest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ptableTest SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_ptableTest PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (hl_ptableTest PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl/cpp)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 97c6de5..86c1770 100644
--- a/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ set (examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (hl_ex_${example} ${HDF5_HL_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/hl)
 endforeach ()
 
diff --git a/hl/examples/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
index 166fa7c..c1fd6c2 100644
--- a/hl/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ add_custom_target(hl_ex_ex_ds1_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by hl_ex_
     ex_table_12.h5
     ex_ds1.h5
   )
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+  if (last_test)
     set_tests_properties (HL_ex-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "HL_ex-clear-objects")
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
         -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
     )
   endif ()
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+  if (last_test)
     set_tests_properties (HL_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "HL_ex_${example}")
diff --git a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
index ad18a21..7d24770 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/fortran/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
-SUBDIRS=src test
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR =test
+else
+   TESTSERIAL_DIR=
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS=src $(TESTSERIAL_DIR)
 DIST_SUBDIRS=src test examples
 
 # Install examples
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 27971b2..e41b8fe 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,18 +8,10 @@ set (examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (hl_f90_ex_${example} ${HDF5_HL_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
-  target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
-  )
   target_compile_options(hl_f90_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET hl_f90_ex_${example} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -29,11 +21,35 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+    )
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
+        PRIVATE
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
+    )
+  endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ec3b63..a684088 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 add_executable (H5HL_buildiface ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5HL_buildiface.F90  )
-target_include_directories(H5HL_buildiface PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}")
+target_include_directories (H5HL_buildiface PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}")
 if (WIN32 AND MSVC)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set_target_properties (H5HL_buildiface PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/MT")
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared")
   set (MODSH_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
 endif ()
-file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
-set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static")
+  set (MOD_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static/${HDF_CFG_BUILD_TYPE})
+endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # hl_f90CStub lib
@@ -54,24 +56,25 @@ set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
 
 set (HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LTf90proto.h)
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
-
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE C
+  )
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_SOURCES} ${HDF5_HL_F90_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -99,21 +102,23 @@ set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5IMff.F90
 )
 
-add_custom_command (
-    OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
-    COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 files"
-)
-add_custom_target (H5HLgen ALL
-    DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-    PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_custom_command (
+      OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+      COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
+      COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 files"
+  )
+  add_custom_target (H5HLgen ALL
+      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+      PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
+  )
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_custom_command (
       OUTPUT ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5TBff_gen.F90
@@ -132,15 +137,16 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
 endif ()
 
-set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
-
-    # generated files
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
-    ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
-)
-set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
 
+      # generated files
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90
+      ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
+  )
+  set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED
       ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
@@ -152,42 +158,43 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE Fortran)
 endif ()
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE
-        "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE
-        "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-    PRIVATE
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
-)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-    PUBLIC
-        ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
-)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#)
-#set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
-#    LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#)
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-endif()
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
-    FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-)
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
-set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET})
-add_dependencies(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5HLgen)
-
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE
+          "${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE
+          "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+  )
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC
+          ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+#  )
+#  set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} APPEND PROPERTY
+#      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+#  )
+  if(MSVC)
+    set_property(TARGET ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
+      FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
+      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+  )
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
+  set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET})
+  add_dependencies(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} H5HLgen)
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_SOURCES_SHARED})
   target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
@@ -240,24 +247,25 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-set (mod_files
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb_const.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt_const.mod
-    ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5im.mod
-)
-
-install (
-    FILES
-        ${mod_files}
-    DESTINATION
-        ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
-    COMPONENT
-        fortheaders
-)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (mod_files
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5tb_const.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5lt_const.mod
+      ${MOD_BUILD_DIR}/h5im.mod
+  )
 
+  install (
+      FILES
+          ${mod_files}
+      DESTINATION
+          ${HDF5_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}/static
+      COMPONENT
+          fortheaders
+  )
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (modsh_files
       ${MODSH_BUILD_DIR}/h5ds.mod
@@ -285,8 +293,10 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
     #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
-  #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+    #INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hlfortlibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSff.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSff.F90
index 2dca479..5488bb2 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSff.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSff.F90
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ CONTAINS
          IMPLICIT NONE
          INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: did        ! The dataset
          INTEGER       ,   INTENT(in) :: idx        ! The dimension
-         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: label      ! The label
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: label ! The label
          INTEGER(SIZE_T),  INTENT(in) :: label_len  ! Length of label
        END FUNCTION H5DSset_label_c
     END INTERFACE
@@ -337,11 +337,11 @@ CONTAINS
 
     IMPLICIT NONE
 
-    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: did     ! The dataget
-    INTEGER       ,   INTENT(in) :: idx     ! The dimension
-    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: label   ! The label
-    INTEGER(size_t) , INTENT(inout) :: size ! The length of the label buffer
-    INTEGER :: errcode                      ! Error code
+    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: did      ! The dataget
+    INTEGER       ,   INTENT(in) :: idx      ! The dimension
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(INOUT) :: label ! The label
+    INTEGER(size_t) , INTENT(INOUT) :: size  ! The length of the label buffer
+    INTEGER :: errcode                       ! Error code
     INTEGER :: c_idx
 
     INTERFACE
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ CONTAINS
          IMPLICIT NONE
          INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in)    :: did        ! The dataget
          INTEGER       ,   INTENT(in)    :: idx        ! The dimension
-         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: label      ! The label
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(INOUT) :: label ! The label
          INTEGER(SIZE_T),  INTENT(inout) :: size       ! Length of label
        END FUNCTION H5DSget_label_c
     END INTERFACE
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ CONTAINS
     IMPLICIT NONE
 
     INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: did     ! The dataget
-    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(out) :: name   ! The name
-    INTEGER(size_t) , INTENT(inout) :: size ! The length of the name buffer
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(INOUT) :: name ! The name
+    INTEGER(size_t) , INTENT(INOUT) :: size ! The length of the name buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                      ! Error code
 
     INTERFACE
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ CONTAINS
          IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T
          IMPLICIT NONE
          INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in)    :: did       ! The dataget
-         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(out) :: name      ! The name
+         CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(INOUT) :: name ! The name
          INTEGER(SIZE_T),  INTENT(inout) :: size      ! Length of name
        END FUNCTION H5DSget_scale_name_c
     END INTERFACE
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ CONTAINS
   SUBROUTINE H5DSget_num_scales_f( did, idx, num_scales, errcode)
 
     IMPLICIT NONE
-    INTEGER(hid_t), INTENT(in)  :: did         ! the dataset
-    INTEGER       , INTENT(in)  :: idx         ! the dimension of did to query
-    INTEGER       , INTENT(out) :: num_scales  ! the number of Dimension Scales associated with did
-    INTEGER                     :: errcode     ! error code
+    INTEGER(hid_t), INTENT(in)  :: did          ! the dataset
+    INTEGER       , INTENT(in)  :: idx          ! the dimension of did to query
+    INTEGER       , INTENT(INOUT) :: num_scales ! the number of Dimension Scales associated with did
+    INTEGER                     :: errcode      ! error code
     INTEGER                     :: c_idx
     
     INTERFACE
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ CONTAINS
             BIND(C,NAME='h5dsget_num_scales_c')
          IMPORT :: HID_T
          IMPLICIT NONE
-         INTEGER(hid_t), INTENT(in)  :: did        ! the dataset
-         INTEGER       , INTENT(in)  :: idx        ! the dimension of did to query
-         INTEGER       , INTENT(out) :: num_scales ! the number of Dimension Scales associated with did
+         INTEGER(hid_t), INTENT(in)  :: did          ! the dataset
+         INTEGER       , INTENT(in)  :: idx          ! the dimension of did to query
+         INTEGER       , INTENT(INOUT) :: num_scales ! the number of Dimension Scales associated with did
        END FUNCTION H5DSget_num_scales_c
     END INTERFACE
     
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
index dda8d56..1c5d9c8 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: dset_name'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: type_id'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims'
-        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
+        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen'
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hid_t)  , INTENT(IN) :: loc_id'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: dset_name'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims'
-        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
+        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen' 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hid_t)  , INTENT(IN) :: loc_id'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: dset_name'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims'
-        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
+        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen' 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: dset_name'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hid_t),   INTENT(in) :: type_id'
-        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
+        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen'
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hid_t)  , INTENT(IN) :: loc_id'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: dset_name'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dims'
-        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
+        WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT)'//TRIM(rank_dim_line(j))//', TARGET :: buf'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
         WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen'
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size'
-     WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
+     WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen' 
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen1' 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size'
-     WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
+     WRITE(11,'(A)') '    REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'),INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER :: errcode '
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '    TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr'
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ PROGRAM H5HL_buildiface
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in) :: field_name'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        INTEGER(hid_t), INTENT(in)   :: field_type'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        INTEGER, INTENT(in) :: field_index'
-     WRITE(11,'(A)') '        REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'), INTENT(in), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
+     WRITE(11,'(A)') '        REAL(KIND='//TRIM(ADJUSTL(chr2))//'), INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen1'
      WRITE(11,'(A)') '        INTEGER :: errcode'
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMff.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMff.F90
index 6646828..ac4b794 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMff.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMff.F90
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER, INTENT(in) :: pal_number                     ! palette number
     INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(inout) :: dims ! dimensions
     INTEGER :: errcode                                    ! error code
-    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                    ! name length
+    INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                            ! name length
     
     INTERFACE
        INTEGER FUNCTION h5imget_palette_info_c(loc_id,namelen,dset_name,pal_number,dims) &
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ CONTAINS
          CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(in) :: dset_name             ! name of the dataset
          INTEGER, INTENT(in) :: pal_number                     ! palette number
          INTEGER(hsize_t), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(inout) :: dims ! dimensions
-         INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                    ! name length
+         INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                            ! name length
        END FUNCTION h5imget_palette_info_c
     END INTERFACE
     
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5TBff.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5TBff.F90
index 2575b24..40adf95 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5TBff.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5TBff.F90
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start                            ! start record
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords                         ! records
     INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size                        ! type size
-    INTEGER, INTENT(in), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf                 ! data buffer
+    INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf              ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                                               ! error code
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                       ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen1
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start                            ! start record
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords                         ! records
     INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size                        ! type size
-    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf        ! data buffer
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf     ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                                               ! error code
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                       ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen1                                      ! name length
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start                            ! start record
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords                         ! records
     INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size                        ! type size
-    INTEGER, INTENT(in), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf                 ! data buffer
+    INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf              ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                                               ! error code
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                       ! name length
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: start                            ! start record
     INTEGER(hsize_t), INTENT(in) :: nrecords                         ! records
     INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(in) :: type_size                        ! type size
-    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(in), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf        ! data buffer
+    CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*), TARGET :: buf     ! data buffer
     INTEGER :: errcode                                               ! error code
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                       ! name length
     TYPE(C_PTR) :: f_ptr
@@ -939,10 +939,10 @@ CONTAINS
     INTEGER(size_t),  DIMENSION(nfields), INTENT(inout) :: field_offsets  ! field offsets
     INTEGER(size_t),  INTENT(inout):: type_size                           ! type size
     INTEGER :: errcode                                                    ! error code
-    INTEGER, OPTIONAL :: maxlen_out                                       ! maximum character len of the field names
+    INTEGER(size_t), OPTIONAL :: maxlen_out                               ! maximum character len of the field names
     INTEGER(size_t) :: namelen                                            ! name length
     INTEGER(size_t), DIMENSION(nfields) :: namelen2                       ! name lengths
-    INTEGER(hsize_t) :: i                                                          ! general purpose integer
+    INTEGER(hsize_t) :: i                                                 ! general purpose integer
     INTEGER(size_t) :: maxlen
     INTEGER(size_t) :: c_maxlen_out
     
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 923989d..c152142 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,18 +13,10 @@ set (H5_TESTS
 
 macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
   add_executable (hl_f90_${file} ${file}.F90)
-  target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
-      PRIVATE
-          "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
-  )
   target_compile_options(hl_f90_${file}
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
-  target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
-      PRIVATE
-          ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
 #  set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file} APPEND PROPERTY
 #      LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
 #  )
@@ -34,35 +26,30 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
   if(MSVC)
     set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file} PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
   endif()
-  set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
-      LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-      FOLDER test/hl/fortran
-      Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-  )
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_executable (hl_f90_${file}-shared ${file}.F90)
-    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}-shared
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
-            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
     )
-    target_compile_options(hl_f90_${file}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
+            ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
+        LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
+        FOLDER test/hl/fortran
+        Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
+    )
+  else ()
+    target_include_directories (hl_f90_${file}
+        PRIVATE
+            "${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared;${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/src"
     )
-    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}-shared
+    target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
     )
-#    set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-#    )
-#    set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared APPEND PROPERTY
-#        LINK_FLAGS $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
-#    )
-    if(MSVC)
-      set_property(TARGET hl_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE ${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}")
-    endif()
-    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTIES
+    set_target_properties (hl_f90_${file} PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER test/hl/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
@@ -70,8 +57,8 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
   endif ()
 endmacro ()
 
-foreach (test ${H5_TESTS})
-  ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE(${test})
+foreach (h5_test ${H5_TESTS})
+  ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE(${h5_test})
 endforeach ()
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 04a49dc..2137d1a 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+set (test_CLEANFILES
+          dsetf1.h5
+          dsetf2.h5
+          dsetf3.h5
+          dsetf4.h5
+          dsetf5.h5
+          f1img.h5
+          f1tab.h5
+          f2tab.h5
+          tstds.h5
+)
+
 macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST file)
   if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
     add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}>)
@@ -32,61 +44,15 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST file)
     )
   endif ()
   set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file} PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_FORTRAN_test-clear-objects)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}-shared>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:hl_f90_${file}-shared>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=hl_f90_${file}-shared.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=hl_f90_${file}-shared.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_f90_${file}-shared PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects)
-  endif ()
 endmacro ()
 
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (
     NAME HL_FORTRAN_test-clear-objects
     COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        -E remove
-        dsetf1.h5
-        dsetf2.h5
-        dsetf3.h5
-        dsetf4.h5
-        dsetf5.h5
-        f1img.h5
-        f1tab.h5
-        f2tab.h5
-        tstds.h5
+        -E remove ${test_CLEANFILES}
 )
 
-if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  add_test (
-      NAME HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          dsetf1.h5
-          dsetf2.h5
-          dsetf3.h5
-          dsetf4.h5
-          dsetf5.h5
-          f1img.h5
-          f1tab.h5
-          f2tab.h5
-          tstds.h5
-  )
-  set_tests_properties (HL_FORTRAN_test-shared-clear-objects
-      PROPERTIES DEPENDS "HL_FORTRAN_f90_tsttable;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstimage;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstlite;HL_FORTRAN_f90_tstds"
-  )
-endif ()
-
-foreach (test ${H5_TESTS})
-  ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST(${test})
+foreach (h5_test ${H5_TESTS})
+  ADD_H5_FORTRAN_TEST(${h5_test})
 endforeach ()
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/tstimage.F90 b/hl/fortran/test/tstimage.F90
index d6bd1e2..8586e68 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/tstimage.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/tstimage.F90
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ character(len=4), parameter :: dsetname2 = "img2"    ! dataset name
 character(len=15), parameter :: il ="INTERLACE_PIXEL"! dataset name
 integer(hid_t) :: file_id                            ! file identifier
 integer(hsize_t), parameter :: width  = 500          ! width of image
-integer(hsize_t), parameter :: height = 200          ! height of image
+integer(hsize_t), parameter :: height = 270          ! height of image
 integer, parameter :: pal_entries = 9                ! palette number of entries
 integer, dimension(width*height) :: buf1             ! data buffer
 integer, dimension(width*height) :: bufr1            ! data buffer
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/tsttable.F90 b/hl/fortran/test/tsttable.F90
index 38cfa86..840d33d 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/tsttable.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/tsttable.F90
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ SUBROUTINE test_table1()
   INTEGER(SIZE_T),  DIMENSION(1:nfields) :: field_offsetr ! field offset
   INTEGER(SIZE_T),  DIMENSION(1:nfields) :: field_sizesr  ! field sizes
   INTEGER(SIZE_T)  :: type_sizeout = 0                    ! size of the datatype
-  INTEGER :: maxlen = 0                                   ! max chararter length of a field name
+  INTEGER(SIZE_T)  :: maxlen = 0                          ! max character length of a field name
   INTEGER :: Cs_sizeof_double = H5_SIZEOF_DOUBLE          ! C's sizeof double
   INTEGER :: SIZEOF_X
   LOGICAL :: Exclude_double
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bf0f6ff..7125403 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,21 +32,23 @@ set (HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS
     ${HDF5_HL_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5LTparse.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}")
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}")
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${HL_SOURCES} ${HL_HEADERS} ${HL_PRIVATE_HEADERS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} hllibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -107,7 +111,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
diff --git a/hl/src/H5LDprivate.h b/hl/src/H5LDprivate.h
index b52928b..203bcea 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5LDprivate.h
+++ b/hl/src/H5LDprivate.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include "H5LDpublic.h"
 
 /* Store information for a field in <list_of_fields> for a compound data type */
-/* 
+/*
  *  Note: This data structure is used by both H5LD.c and hl/tools/h5watch
- *	  This declaration is repeated in tools/lib/h5tools_str.c 
+ *      This declaration is repeated in tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
  */
 typedef struct H5LD_memb_t {
     size_t tot_offset;
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ typedef struct H5LD_memb_t {
     char **names;
 } H5LD_memb_t;
 
-/* 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+/*
  * Note that these two private routines are called by hl/tools/h5watch.
  * Have considered the following options:
  *   1) Repeat the coding in both H5LD.c and h5watch
@@ -40,8 +43,12 @@ typedef struct H5LD_memb_t {
  * #2: these two routines are too specific to be made as public routines
  * Decide to do #3 at this point of time after some discussion.
  */
-void H5LD_clean_vector(H5LD_memb_t *listv[]);
-int H5LD_construct_vector(char *fields, H5LD_memb_t *listv[], hid_t par_tid);
+H5_HLDLL void H5LD_clean_vector(H5LD_memb_t *listv[]);
+H5_HLDLL int H5LD_construct_vector(char *fields, H5LD_memb_t *listv[], hid_t par_tid);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* end _H5LDprivate_H */
 
diff --git a/hl/src/H5LT.c b/hl/src/H5LT.c
index 0074d02..3ebca95 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5LT.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5LT.c
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ out:
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 static char* 
-realloc_and_append(hbool_t _no_user_buf, size_t *len, char *buf, char *str_to_add)
+realloc_and_append(hbool_t _no_user_buf, size_t *len, char *buf, const char *str_to_add)
 {
     size_t size_str_to_add, size_str;
 
@@ -2360,7 +2360,6 @@ print_enum(hid_t type, char* str, size_t *str_len, hbool_t no_ubuf, size_t indt)
 {
     char           **name = NULL;   /*member names                   */
     unsigned char   *value = NULL;  /*value array                    */
-    unsigned char   *copy = NULL;   /*a pointer to value array       */
     int              nmembs;        /*number of members              */
     char             tmp_str[TMP_LEN];
     int              nchars;        /*number of output characters    */
@@ -2418,17 +2417,15 @@ print_enum(hid_t type, char* str, size_t *str_len, hbool_t no_ubuf, size_t indt)
         nchars = HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "\"%s\"", name[i]);
         if(!(str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, tmp_str)))
             goto out;
-        HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "%*s   ", MAX(0, 16 - nchars), "");
+        HDmemset(tmp_str, ' ', (size_t)MAX(3, 19 - nchars) + 1);
+        tmp_str[MAX(3, 19 - nchars)] = '\0';
         if(!(str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, tmp_str)))
             goto out;
 
-        /*On SGI Altix(cobalt), wrong values were printed out with "value+i*dst_size"
-         *strangely, unless use another pointer "copy".*/
-        copy = value + (size_t)i * dst_size;
         if (H5T_SGN_NONE == H5Tget_sign(native))
-            HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "%u", *((unsigned int*)((void *)copy)));
+            HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "%u", *((unsigned int*)(value + (size_t)i * dst_size)));
         else
-            HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "%d", *((int*)((void *)copy)));
+            HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "%d", *((int*)(value + (size_t)i * dst_size)));
         if(!(str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, tmp_str)))
             goto out;
 
@@ -2450,8 +2447,12 @@ print_enum(hid_t type, char* str, size_t *str_len, hbool_t no_ubuf, size_t indt)
 out:
 
     if(0 == nmembs) {
-        HDsnprintf(tmp_str, TMP_LEN, "\n%*s <empty>", (int)(indt + 4), "");
+        str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, "\n");
+        HDassert((indt + 4) < TMP_LEN);
+        HDmemset(tmp_str, ' ', (indt + 4) + 1);
+        tmp_str[(indt + 4)] = '\0';
         str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, tmp_str);
+        str = realloc_and_append(no_ubuf, str_len, str, " <empty>");
     } /* end if */
 
     /* Release resources */
diff --git a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 238b5e1..2959c6c 100644
--- a/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,29 +17,26 @@ configure_file (${HDF5_HL_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/H5srcdir_str.h.in H5srcdir_str.h  @ON
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Macro used to add a unit test
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-MACRO (HL_ADD_EXE hl_name)
+macro (HL_ADD_EXE hl_name)
   add_executable (hl_${hl_name} ${hl_name}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
-      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-  )
-  set_target_properties (hl_${hl_name} PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
-ENDMACRO ()
-
-MACRO (HL_ADD_SHEXE hl_name)
-  add_executable (hl_${hl_name} ${hl_name}.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
-      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
-      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
-  )
+  target_include_directories (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
+        ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    )
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_${hl_name} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_${hl_name} PRIVATE
+        ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+    )
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_${hl_name} PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
-ENDMACRO ()
+endmacro ()
 
 HL_ADD_EXE (test_lite)
 HL_ADD_EXE (test_image)
@@ -52,22 +49,31 @@ HL_ADD_EXE (test_h5do_compat)
 
 # test_packet has two source files
 add_executable (hl_test_packet test_packet.c test_packet_vlen.c)
-target_include_directories(hl_test_packet PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+target_include_directories (hl_test_packet PRIVATE "${HDF5_TEST_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+  )
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_test_packet SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (hl_test_packet PRIVATE
+      ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (hl_test_packet PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # This executable is used to generate test files for the test_ds test.
 # It should only be run during development when new test files are needed
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_gen_test_ds gen_test_ds.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_gen_test_ds STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (hl_gen_test_ds PRIVATE
       ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
   set_target_properties (hl_gen_test_ds PROPERTIES FOLDER test/hl/gen)
 
   add_executable (hl_gen_test_ld gen_test_ld.c)
-  target_include_directories(hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  target_include_directories (hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_gen_test_ld STATIC)
   target_link_libraries (hl_gen_test_ld PRIVATE
       ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET}
diff --git a/hl/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 4e945bc..477a165 100644
--- a/hl/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ macro (HL_ADD_TEST hl_name)
         -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
     )
   endif ()
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+  if (last_test)
     set_tests_properties (HL_${hl_name} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test}
       ENVIRONMENT "srcdir=${HDF5_HL_TEST_BINARY_DIR}"
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_TEST_BINARY_DIR}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ add_test (
         testfl_packet_table_vlen.h5
         test_table.h5
 )
-if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+if (last_test)
   set_tests_properties (HL_test-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
 endif ()
 set (last_test "HL_test-clear-objects")
diff --git a/hl/test/test_ds.c b/hl/test/test_ds.c
index 95178fc..d7af9e9 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_ds.c
+++ b/hl/test/test_ds.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ static int test_detachscales(void)
     int     rank3 = 3;
     hsize_t dims[] = {1,2,3}; /*some bogus numbers, not important for the test*/
     int     *buf = NULL;
-    char    dname[10];
+    char    dname[16];
     int     i;
 
     /* This tests creates two three dimensional datasets; then it creates
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
index a27ab18..14a5f5f 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,24 +14,58 @@ set (GIF2H5_SOURCES
 )
 
 #-- Add gif2hdf5 program
-add_executable (gif2h5 ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(gif2h5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (gif2h5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (gif2h5 PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (gif2h5 ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (gif2h5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (gif2h5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (gif2h5 PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES
+      gif2h5
+  )
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (gif2h5-shared ${GIF2H5_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (gif2h5-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (gif2h5-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (gif2h5-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (gif2h5-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};gif2h5-shared")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      gif2h5-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 #-- Add h52gif program
 set (hdf2gif_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/hdf2gif.c
     ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/hdfgifwr.c
 )
-add_executable (h52gif ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(h52gif PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h52gif PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h52gif PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
-set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h52gif ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h52gif PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h52gif PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h52gif PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h52gif
+  )
+endif ()
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h52gif-shared ${hdf2gif_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h52gif-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h52gif-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h52gif-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h52gif-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_UTILS_TO_EXPORT};h52gif-shared")
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
+      h52gif-shared
+  )
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -39,9 +73,9 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
   #  used in the CMake Build system as we rely on the test files that are
   #  shipped with HDF5 source archives
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-  if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS)
+  if (HDF5_BUILD_GENERATORS AND NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
       add_executable (hl_h52gifgentest ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/h52gifgentst.c)
-      target_include_directories(hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+      target_include_directories (hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
       TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_h52gifgentest STATIC)
       target_link_libraries (hl_h52gifgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
       set_target_properties (hl_h52gifgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools/hl)
@@ -58,8 +92,7 @@ endif ()
 if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   install (
       TARGETS
-          gif2h5
-          h52gif
+          ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
       EXPORT
           ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT hltoolsapplications
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeTests.cmake
index 61c004e..1cc989c 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/h52giftst.h5" "$
 HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_GIF2H5_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/ex_image2.h5" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/ex_image2.h5" "gif2h5_files")
 add_custom_target(gif2h5_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by gif2h5 tests" DEPENDS ${gif2h5_files_list})
 
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (tgt_ext "")
+else ()
+  set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+endif ()
+
 # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
 add_test (
     NAME HL_TOOLS-clear-objects
@@ -38,19 +44,19 @@ add_test (
         image24.gif
 )
 
-add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_gif2h5 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:gif2h5> testfiles/image1.gif image1.h5)
+add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_gif2h5 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:gif2h5${tgt_ext}> testfiles/image1.gif image1.h5)
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_gif2h5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_TOOLS-clear-objects)
 
-add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image1.gif -i image)
+add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif${tgt_ext}> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image1.gif -i image)
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gif PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_TOOLS-clear-objects)
 
-add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif_none COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image.gif -i nosuch_image)
+add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif_none COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif${tgt_ext}> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image.gif -i nosuch_image)
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gif_none PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gif_none PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_TOOLS-clear-objects)
 
-#add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gifpal COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image.gif -i palette)
+#add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gifpal COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif${tgt_ext}> testfiles/h52giftst.h5 image.gif -i palette)
 #set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gifpal PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
 
-add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif24bits COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif> testfiles/ex_image2.h5 image24.gif -i image24bitpixel)
+add_test (NAME HL_TOOLS_h52gif24bits COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h52gif${tgt_ext}> testfiles/ex_image2.h5 image24.gif -i image24bitpixel)
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gif24bits PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
 set_tests_properties (HL_TOOLS_h52gif24bits PROPERTIES DEPENDS HL_TOOLS-clear-objects)
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
index d30d66a..9ffde58 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/Makefile.am
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/sr
 
 # These are our main targets, the tools
 
-TEST_SCRIPT=h52giftest.sh
-check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
-
 bin_PROGRAMS=gif2h5 h52gif
-noinst_PROGRAMS=h52gifgentst
 
 # Add h52gif and gif2h5 specific linker flags here
 h52gif_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
@@ -37,12 +33,18 @@ gif2h5_SOURCES=gif2hdf.c gif2mem.c decompress.c gifread.c writehdf.c
 
 h52gif_SOURCES=hdf2gif.c hdfgifwr.c 
 
-h52gifgentst_SOURCES=h52gifgentst.c 
 
 # Programs all depend on the hdf5 library, the tools library, and the HL
 # library.
 LDADD=$(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  TEST_SCRIPT=h52giftest.sh
+  check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
+  noinst_PROGRAMS=h52gifgentst
+  h52gifgentst_SOURCES=h52gifgentst.c 
+endif
+
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.h5
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.gif
 
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d1c341..b3d65f7 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,22 @@ set (H5WATCH_SOURCES
 )
 
 #-- Add h5watch program
-add_executable (h5watch ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(h5watch PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (h5watch PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-set_target_properties (h5watch PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5watch ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h5watch PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (h5watch PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5watch PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES h5watch)
+endif ()
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_executable (h5watch-shared ${H5WATCH_SOURCES})
+  target_include_directories (h5watch-shared PRIVATE "${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watch-shared SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (h5watch-shared PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  set_target_properties (h5watch-shared PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
+  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES} h5watch-shared)
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
   #-- Add swmr_check_compat_vfd program
@@ -21,9 +32,14 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/swmr_check_compat_vfd.c
   )
   add_executable (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd ${hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PRIVATE ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (hl_swmr_check_compat_vfd PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
 
   #-- Add extend_dset program
@@ -31,15 +47,25 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/extend_dset.c
   )
   add_executable (extend_dset ${extend_dset_SOURCES})
-  target_include_directories(extend_dset PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (extend_dset PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/test;${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (extend_dset SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (extend_dset PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (extend_dset PROPERTIES FOLDER tools/hl)
 
   add_executable (h5watchgentest ${HDF5_HL_TOOLS_H5WATCH_SOURCE_DIR}/h5watchgentest.c)
-  target_include_directories(h5watchgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (h5watchgentest PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_SRC_DIR}/src;${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5watchgentest SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (h5watchgentest PRIVATE ${HDF5_HL_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (h5watchgentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools/hl)
 
   include (CMakeTests.cmake)
@@ -51,7 +77,7 @@ endif ()
 if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   install (
       TARGETS
-          h5watch
+          ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
       EXPORT
           ${HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
       RUNTIME DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} COMPONENT hltoolsapplications
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
index 13d5e47..fba8484 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -68,12 +68,18 @@ add_custom_target(H5WATCH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by H5WATCH tes
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
 
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set (tgt_ext "")
+  else ()
+    set (tgt_ext "-shared")
+  endif ()
+
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST resultfile resultcode)
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
       add_test (
           NAME H5WATCH_ARGS-h5watch-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ add_custom_target(H5WATCH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by H5WATCH tes
       add_test (
           NAME H5WATCH_ARGS-h5watch-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -110,14 +116,13 @@ add_custom_target(H5WATCH_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by H5WATCH tes
       add_test (
           NAME H5WATCH-${resultfile}-clear-objects
           COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-              -E remove
-                  ${resultfile}.h5
+              -E remove ${resultfile}.h5
       )
       set_tests_properties (H5WATCH-${resultfile}-clear-objects PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
       add_test (
           NAME H5WATCH-${resultfile}
           COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch>"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5watch${tgt_ext}>"
               -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
               -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles"
               -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}.out"
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ if (NOT SWMR_INCOMPAT)
         -E remove
         WATCH.h5
   )
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+  if (last_test)
     set_tests_properties (H5WATCH-clearall-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "H5WATCH-clearall-objects")
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
index c60fceb..0bf265e 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/Makefile.am
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
 # Include src and tools/lib directories
-AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/src -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/test
+AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/tools/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/hl/src
 
 # These are our main targets, the tools
-TEST_SCRIPT=testh5watch.sh
-check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
-SCRIPT_DEPEND=swmr_check_compat_vfd$(EXEEXT) extend_dset$(EXEEXT) h5watch$(EXEEXT)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS=h5watch
-noinst_PROGRAMS=swmr_check_compat_vfd h5watchgentest extend_dset
+noinst_PROGRAMS=swmr_check_compat_vfd
 
 # Add h5watch specific linker flags here
 h5watch_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
@@ -36,13 +33,19 @@ h5watch_LDFLAGS = $(LT_STATIC_EXEC) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 # library.
 LDADD=$(LIBH5_HL) $(LIBH5TOOLS) $(LIBHDF5)
 
-# Add extend_dset specific preprocessor flags here
-# (add the main test subdirectory to the include file path)
-extend_dset_CPPFLAGS=$(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/test
-# Add extend_dset specific library flags here
-# (add the main test library to the list of libraries)
-extend_dset_LDADD=$(LDADD) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
-
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+  AM_CPPFLAGS+=-I$(top_srcdir)/hl/test
+  TEST_SCRIPT=testh5watch.sh
+  check_SCRIPTS=$(TEST_SCRIPT)
+  SCRIPT_DEPEND=swmr_check_compat_vfd$(EXEEXT) extend_dset$(EXEEXT) h5watch$(EXEEXT)
+  noinst_PROGRAMS+=h5watchgentest extend_dset
+  # Add extend_dset specific preprocessor flags here
+  # (add the main test subdirectory to the include file path)
+  extend_dset_CPPFLAGS=$(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/test
+  # Add extend_dset specific library flags here
+  # (add the main test library to the list of libraries)
+  extend_dset_LDADD=$(LDADD) $(LIBH5TEST) $(LIBHDF5)
+endif
 #
 CHECK_CLEANFILES+=*.h5
 DISTCLEANFILES=testh5watch.sh