[svn-r27597] Update text files to match 1.8 changes

1 files changed, 167 insertions, 168 deletions

diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_CMake.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_CMake.txt
index 7a98bef..df6291f 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_CMake.txt
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_CMake.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 ************************************************************************
 
                      Table of Contents
-                     
+
 Section I:    Preconditions
-Section II:   Quick Step Building HDF5 Libraries with CMake Script Mode 
+Section II:   Quick Step Building HDF5 Libraries with CMake Script Mode
 Section III:  Quick Step Building HDF5 Libraries with CMake Command Mode
-Section IV:   Further considerations                                                           
+Section IV:   Further considerations
 Section V:    Options for building HDF5 Libraries with CMake command line
 Section VI:   CMake option defaults for HDF5
 Section VII:  User Defined Options for HDF5 Libraries with CMake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Section VIII: Options for platform configuration files
 ========================================================================
 I. Preconditions
 ========================================================================
-Obtaining HDF5 source code 
+Obtaining HDF5 source code
    1. Create a directory for your development; for example, "myhdfstuff".
 
    2. Obtain compressed (*.tar or *.zip) HDF5 source from
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ Obtaining HDF5 source code
       Uncompress the file. There should be a hdf5-1.8."X" folder.
 
 CMake version
-   1. We suggest you obtain the latest CMake from the Kitware web site. 
+   1. We suggest you obtain the latest CMake from the Kitware web site.
       The HDF5 1.8."X" product requires a minimum CMake version 3.1.0,
-      where "X" is the current HDF5 release version.                     
+      where "X" is the current HDF5 release version.
 
 
 ========================================================================
 II. Quick Step Building HDF5 Libraries with CMake Script Mode
 ========================================================================
-This short set of instructions is written for users who want to quickly 
-build the HDF5 C and C++ static libraries and tools with SZIP and ZLIB 
-compression included.  This procedure will use the default settings in 
+This short set of instructions is written for users who want to quickly
+build the HDF5 C and C++ static libraries and tools with SZIP and ZLIB
+compression included.  This procedure will use the default settings in
 the config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file.
 HDF Group recommends using the ctest script mode to build HDF5.
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CMake build script:
 External compression szip and zlib libraries:
     SZip.tar.gz
     ZLib.tar.gz
-    
+
 Platform configuration files:
     HDF518config.cmake
 -----------------------------------------------
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ Platform configuration files:
 To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
 
    1. Change to the development directory "myhdfstuff".
-    
+
    2. Download the SZip.tar.gz and ZLib.tar.gz to "myhdfstuff".
       Do not uncompress the files.
-       
+
    3. Download the CTestScript.cmake file to "myhdfstuff".
-      CTestScript.cmake file should not be modified.    
-       
+      CTestScript.cmake file should not be modified.
+
    4. Download the platform configuration file, HDF518config.cmake,
       to "myhdfstuff". Do not modify the file unless you want to change
       default build environment. (See http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/chgcmkbuild.html)
 
-   5. From the "myhdfstuff" directory execute the CTest Script with the 
+   5. From the "myhdfstuff" directory execute the CTest Script with the
       following options:
 
       On 32-bit Windows with Visual Studio 2012, execute:
@@ -90,31 +90,31 @@ To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
       On Linux and Mac, execute:
          ctest -S HDF518config.cmake -C Release -VV -O hdf5.log
 
-      The command above will configure, build, test, and create an install 
+      The command above will configure, build, test, and create an install
       package in the myhdfstuff folder. It will have the format:
           HDF5-1.8.NN-<platform>.<zip or tar.gz>
 
           On Unix, <platform> will be "Linux". A similar .sh file will also be created.
-          On Windows, <platform> will be "win64" or "win32". If you have an 
-          installer on your system, you will also see a similar file that ends 
+          On Windows, <platform> will be "win64" or "win32". If you have an
+          installer on your system, you will also see a similar file that ends
           in either .exe (NSIS) or .msi (WiX).
-           
+
       The -S option uses the script version of ctest.
-        
-      The value for the -C option (as shown above, "-C Release") must 
-      match the setting for CTEST_BUILD_CONFIGURATION in the platform 
+
+      The value for the -C option (as shown above, "-C Release") must
+      match the setting for CTEST_BUILD_CONFIGURATION in the platform
       configuration file.
-        
+
       The -VV option is for most verbose; use -V for less verbose.
-        
+
       The "-O hdf5.log" option saves the output to a log file hdf5.log.
 
    6. To install, "X" is the current release version
- 
+
       On Windows, execute:
                 HDF5-1.8."X"-win32.msi or HDF5-1.8."X"-win64.msi
       By default this program will install the hdf5 library into the
-      "C:\Program Files" directory and will create the following 
+      "C:\Program Files" directory and will create the following
       directory structure:
          HDF_Group
          --HDF5
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
          ------lib
          ------cmake
 
-      On Linux, change to the install destination directory 
+      On Linux, change to the install destination directory
       (create it if doesn't exist) and execute:
                 <path-to>/myhdfstuff/HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux.sh
       After accepting the license, the script will prompt:
         By default the HDF5 will be installed in:
         "<current directory>/HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux"
         Do you want to include the subdirectory HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux?
-        Saying no will install in: "<current directory>" [Yn]: 
+        Saying no will install in: "<current directory>" [Yn]:
       Note that the script will create the following directory structure
       relative to the install point:
          HDF_Group
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
          ------include
          ------lib
          ------share
-                
+
       On Mac you will find HDF5-1.8."X"-Darwin.dmg in the myhdfstuff folder. Click
       on the dmg file to proceed with installation. After accepting the license,
-      there will be a folder with the following structure:      
+      there will be a folder with the following structure:
          HDF_Group
          --HDF5
          ----1.8."X"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
          ------include
          ------lib
          ------share
-      
+
       By default the installation will create the bin, include, lib and cmake
       folders in the <install destination directory>/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8."X"
 
@@ -160,47 +160,47 @@ To build HDF5 with the SZIP and ZLIB external libraries you will need to:
 ========================================================================
 III. Quick Step Building HDF5 C Static Libraries and Tools with CMake
 ========================================================================
-Notes: This short set of instructions is written for users who want to 
-       quickly build the just the HDF5 C static library and tools from 
+Notes: This short set of instructions is written for users who want to
+       quickly build the just the HDF5 C static library and tools from
        the HDF5 source code package using the CMake command line tools.
-       
+
    Go through these steps:
 
       1. Change to the development directory "myhdfstuff".
 
       2. Uncompress the HDF5 source file
-      
+
       3. Create a folder  "build" in the "myhdfstuff" directory.
-      
-      4. Change into the "build" folder. 
-      
+
+      4. Change into the "build" folder.
+
       5. Configure the C library, tools and tests with one of the following commands:
 
          On Windows 32 bit
-           cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ..\hdf5-1.8."X"
+           cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ..\hdf5-1.8."X"
 
          On Windows 64 bit
-           cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012 Win64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ..\hdf5-1.8."X"
-      
+           cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012 Win64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ..\hdf5-1.8."X"
+
          On Linux and Mac
-           cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ../hdf5-1.8."X"
+           cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ../hdf5-1.8."X"
 
          where "X" is the current release version.
-         
+
       6. Build the C library, tools and tests with this command:
            cmake --build . --config Release
-      
+
       7. Test the C library and tools with this command:
            ctest . -C Release
-      
+
       8. Create an install image with this command:
            cpack -C Release CPackConfig.cmake
-      
-      9. To install 
+
+      9. To install
          On Windows, execute:
                 HDF5-1.8."X"-win32.msi or HDF5-1.8."X"-win64.msi
          By default this program will install the hdf5 library into the
-         "C:\Program Files" directory and will create the following 
+         "C:\Program Files" directory and will create the following
          directory structure:
             HDF_Group
             --HDF5
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ Notes: This short set of instructions is written for users who want to
             ------lib
             ------cmake
 
-         On Linux, change to the install destination directory 
+         On Linux, change to the install destination directory
          (create if doesn't exist) and execute:
                 <path-to>/myhdfstuff/build/HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux.sh
          After accepting the license, the script will prompt:
            By default the HDF5 will be installed in:
            "<current directory>/HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux"
            Do you want to include the subdirectory HDF5-1.8."X"-Linux?
-           Saying no will install in: "<current directory>" [Yn]: 
+           Saying no will install in: "<current directory>" [Yn]:
          Note that the script will create the following directory structure
          relative to the install point:
             HDF_Group
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ Notes: This short set of instructions is written for users who want to
             ------include
             ------lib
             ------share
-                
+
          On Mac you will find HDF5-1.8."X"-Darwin.dmg in the build folder. Click
          on the dmg file to proceed with installation. After accepting the license,
-         there will be a folder with the following structure:      
+         there will be a folder with the following structure:
             HDF_Group
             --HDF5
             ----1.8."X"
@@ -241,41 +241,41 @@ Notes: This short set of instructions is written for users who want to
 
 
 ========================================================================
-IV. Further considerations                                                           
+IV. Further considerations
 ========================================================================
 
    1. We suggest you obtain the latest CMake for windows from the Kitware
-      web site. The HDF5 1.8."X" product requires a minimum CMake version 3.1.0.                     
-                                                                         
+      web site. The HDF5 1.8."X" product requires a minimum CMake version 3.1.0.
+
    2. If you plan to use Zlib or Szip:
-      A. Download the binary packages and install them in a central location. 
-         For example on Windows, create a folder extlibs and install the 
+      A. Download the binary packages and install them in a central location.
+         For example on Windows, create a folder extlibs and install the
          packages there. Add the following CMake options:
             -DZLIB_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=some_location/lib/zlib.lib
             -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=some_location/include
             -DSZIP_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=some_location/lib/szlib.lib
             -DSZIP_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=some_location/include
-         where "some_location" is the full path to the extlibs folder. 
+         where "some_location" is the full path to the extlibs folder.
 
-      B. Use source packages from an SVN server by adding the following CMake 
+      B. Use source packages from an SVN server by adding the following CMake
          options:
             HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING="SVN"
             ZLIB_SVN_URL:STRING="http://some_location/zlib/trunk"
             SZIP_SVN_URL:STRING="http://some_location/szip/trunk"
          where "some_location" is the URL to the SVN repository. Also set
          CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to the configuration type.
-         
-      C. Use source packages from a compressed file by adding the following 
+
+      C. Use source packages from a compressed file by adding the following
          CMake options:
             HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING="TGZ"
             ZLIB_TGZ_NAME:STRING="zlib_src.ext"
             SZIP_TGZ_NAME:STRING="szip_src.ext"
             TGZPATH:STRING="some_location"
-         where "some_location" is the URL or full path to the compressed 
+         where "some_location" is the URL or full path to the compressed
          file and ext is the type of compression file. Also set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
          to the configuration type during configuration
-                                    
-   3. If you are building on Apple Darwin platforms, you should add the 
+
+   3. If you are building on Apple Darwin platforms, you should add the
       following options:
           Compiler choice - use xcode by setting the ENV variables of CC and CXX
           Shared fortran is not supported, build static:
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ IV. Further considerations
           Additional options:
             CMAKE_ANSI_CFLAGS:STRING=-fPIC
             CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS:BOOL=ON
-            CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH:BOOL=OFF         
-   
+            CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH:BOOL=OFF
+
    4. Windows developers should install NSIS or WiX to create an install image with CPack.
       Visual Studio Express users will not be able to package HDF5 into
       an install image executable.
-   
+
    5. Developers can copy the config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file and alter the
       the settings for the developers' environment. Then the only options needed
       on the command line are those options that are different. Example using HDF
@@ -299,31 +299,31 @@ IV. Further considerations
 
 Notes: CMake and HDF5
 
-   1. Using CMake for building and using HDF5 is under active development. 
-      While we have attempted to provide error-free files, please 
-      understand that development with CMake has not been extensively 
+   1. Using CMake for building and using HDF5 is under active development.
+      While we have attempted to provide error-free files, please
+      understand that development with CMake has not been extensively
       tested outside of HDF. The CMake specific files may change
       before the next release.
-            
-   2. CMake support for HDF5 development should be usable on any 
-      system where CMake is supported. Please send us any comments on 
-      how CMake support can be improved on any system. Visit the 
+
+   2. CMake support for HDF5 development should be usable on any
+      system where CMake is supported. Please send us any comments on
+      how CMake support can be improved on any system. Visit the
       KitWare site for more information about CMake.
-            
+
    3. Build and test results can be submitted to our CDash server,
       please read the HDF and CDash document at:
-                 www.hdfgroup.org/CDash/HowToSubmit. 
-            
+                 www.hdfgroup.org/CDash/HowToSubmit.
+
    4. See the appendix at the bottom of this file for examples of using
       a ctest script for building and testing. Using a ctest script is
       preferred because of its flexibility.
-            
+
 Notes: CMake in General
 
-   1. More information about using CMake can be found at the KitWare site at 
+   1. More information about using CMake can be found at the KitWare site at
          www.cmake.org.
-         
-   2. CMake uses the command line; however, the visual CMake tool is 
+
+   2. CMake uses the command line; however, the visual CMake tool is
       available for the configuration step. The steps are similar for
       all the operating systems supported by CMake.
 
@@ -348,27 +348,27 @@ These five steps are described in detail below.
 
       The visual CMake executable is named "cmake-gui.exe" on Windows and should be
       available in your Start menu. For Linux, UNIX, and Mac users the
-      executable is named "cmake-gui" and can be found where CMake was 
-      installed. 
-      
-      Specify the source and build directories. 
-      
+      executable is named "cmake-gui" and can be found where CMake was
+      installed.
+
+      Specify the source and build directories.
+
       ***** Make the build and source directories different. ******
-      
-      For example on Windows, if the source is at c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5, 
-      then use c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build or c:\MyHDFstuff\build\hdf5 as the 
+
+      For example on Windows, if the source is at c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5,
+      then use c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build or c:\MyHDFstuff\build\hdf5 as the
       build directory.
-      
+
       RECOMMENDED:
-        Users can perform the configuration step without using the visual 
-        cmake-gui program. We use the file cacheinit.cmake in the 
-        config/cmake source folder for our testing. This file enables all of the 
-        basic options and we turn specific options on or off for testing 
+        Users can perform the configuration step without using the visual
+        cmake-gui program. We use the file cacheinit.cmake in the
+        config/cmake source folder for our testing. This file enables all of the
+        basic options and we turn specific options on or off for testing
         using the following command line within the build directory:
-        
+
         cmake -C <sourcepath>/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake -G "<generator>"  [-D<options>]  <sourcepath>
-        
-        Where <generator> is    
+
+        Where <generator> is
             * MinGW Makefiles
             * NMake Makefiles
             * Unix Makefiles
@@ -424,128 +424,128 @@ These five steps are described in detail below.
 
    2. Configure the cache settings
 
-      2.1  Visual CMake users, click the Configure button. If this is the first time you are 
-           running cmake-gui in this directory, you will be prompted for the 
-           generator you wish to use (for example on Windows, Visual Studio 11). 
-           CMake will read in the CMakeLists.txt files from the source directory and 
-           display options for the HDF5 project. After the first configure you 
+      2.1  Visual CMake users, click the Configure button. If this is the first time you are
+           running cmake-gui in this directory, you will be prompted for the
+           generator you wish to use (for example on Windows, Visual Studio 11).
+           CMake will read in the CMakeLists.txt files from the source directory and
+           display options for the HDF5 project. After the first configure you
            can adjust the cache settings and/or specify the locations of other programs.
-      
+
            Any conflicts or new values will be highlighted by the configure
-           process in red. Once you are happy with all the settings and there are no 
-           more values in red, click the Generate button to produce the appropriate 
-           build files. 
-      
-           On Windows, if you are using a Visual Studio generator, the solution and 
+           process in red. Once you are happy with all the settings and there are no
+           more values in red, click the Generate button to produce the appropriate
+           build files.
+
+           On Windows, if you are using a Visual Studio generator, the solution and
            project files will be created in the build folder.
-      
+
            On linux, if you are using the Unix Makefiles generator, the Makefiles will
            be created in the build folder.
 
       2.2  Preferred command line example on Windows in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\build directory:
-      
+
                cmake -C ../config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" \
                -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF -DHDF5_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF \
                -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release ..
 
-      2.3  On Windows, if you are using a Visual Studio Express version you must 
+      2.3  On Windows, if you are using a Visual Studio Express version you must
            be sure that the following two options are correctly set/unset:
-           
+
            HDF5_NO_PACKAGES:BOOL=ON
            HDF5_USE_FOLDERS:BOOL=OFF
-           
+
    3. Build HDF5
-   
-      On Windows, you can build HDF5 using either the Visual Studio Environment 
+
+      On Windows, you can build HDF5 using either the Visual Studio Environment
       or the command line. The command line can be used on all platforms;
       Windows, linux, Unix, and Mac.
 
       To build from the command line, navigate to your build directory and
       execute the following:
-          
-              cmake --build . --config {Debug | Release}     
-              
+
+              cmake --build . --config {Debug | Release}
+
       NOTE: "--config {Debug | Release}" may be optional on your platform. We
-            recommend choosing either Debug or Release on Windows.                                                                                      
-             
-      3.1  If you wish to use the Visual Studio environment, open the solution 
-           file in your build directory. Be sure to select either Debug or 
+            recommend choosing either Debug or Release on Windows.
+
+      3.1  If you wish to use the Visual Studio environment, open the solution
+           file in your build directory. Be sure to select either Debug or
            Release and build the solution.
-             
+
       3.2.1  The external libraries (zlib and szip) can be configured
            to allow building the libraries by downloading from an SVN repository.
            The option is 'HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT'; by adding the following
            configuration option:
                -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING="SVN"
-               
+
            The options to control the SVN URL (config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file) are:
                ZLIB_SVN_URL:STRING="http://${svn_url}/zlib/trunk"
                SZIP_SVN_URL:STRING="http://${svn_url}/szip/trunk"
            ${svn_url} should be changed to your location. Also define CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
            to be the configuration type.
-           
+
       3.2.2  Or the external libraries (zlib and szip) can be configured
            to allow building the libraries by using a compressed file.
-           The option is 'HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT' and is enabled by 
+           The option is 'HDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT' and is enabled by
            adding the following configuration option:
                -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRING="TGZ"
-               
-           The options to control the SVN URL (config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake 
+
+           The options to control the SVN URL (config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake
            file) are:
                ZLIB_TGZ_NAME:STRING="zlib_src.ext"
                SZIP_TGZ_NAME:STRING="szip_src.ext"
                TGZPATH:STRING="some_location"
-            where "some_location/xxxx_src.ext" is the URL or full path to 
-            the compressed file and where ext is the type of the compression 
+            where "some_location/xxxx_src.ext" is the URL or full path to
+            the compressed file and where ext is the type of the compression
             file such as .bz2, .tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, or .zip. Also define
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to be the configuration type.
 
    4. Test HDF5
 
       To test the build, navigate to your build directory and execute:
-      
+
               ctest . -C {Debug | Release}
-              
+
       NOTE: "-C {Debug | Release}" may be optional on your platform. We
             recommend choosing either Debug or Release to match the build
-            step on Windows.                                                                                      
+            step on Windows.
 
    5. Packaging HDF5 (create an install image)
-   
+
       To package the build into a simple installer using WiX toolset or the NullSoft installer NSIS
       on Windows, or into compressed files (.tar.gz, .sh, .zip), use the CPack tool.
 
       To package the build, navigate to your build directory and execute;
-      
+
               cpack -C {Debug | Release} CPackConfig.cmake
-      
+
       NOTE: See note 8 of this document for NSIS information.
             See note 9 of this document for WiX information.
-            Also, if you are using a Visual Studio Express version or do not 
-            want to enable the packaging components, set HDF5_NO_PACKAGES 
+            Also, if you are using a Visual Studio Express version or do not
+            want to enable the packaging components, set HDF5_NO_PACKAGES
             to ON (on the command line add -DHDF5_NO_PACKAGES:BOOL=ON)
-           
-   6. The files that support building HDF5 with CMake are all the files in the 
-      config/cmake folder, the CMakeLists.txt files in each source folder, and 
-      CTestConfig.cmake. CTestConfig.cmake is specific to the internal testing 
-      performed by The HDF Group. It should be altered for the user's 
+
+   6. The files that support building HDF5 with CMake are all the files in the
+      config/cmake folder, the CMakeLists.txt files in each source folder, and
+      CTestConfig.cmake. CTestConfig.cmake is specific to the internal testing
+      performed by The HDF Group. It should be altered for the user's
       installation and needs. The cacheinit.cmake file settings are used by
-      The HDF Group for daily testing. It should be altered/ignored for the user's 
+      The HDF Group for daily testing. It should be altered/ignored for the user's
       installation and needs.
 
-   7. More information about using CMake can be found at the KitWare site, 
+   7. More information about using CMake can be found at the KitWare site,
          www.cmake.org.
-      
+
    8. Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
-      The Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) is an open source installation 
-      system. It was created by the WinAmp authors to distribute that application, 
-      but it is now a general-purpose system which anyone might use. NSIS installers 
-      recognize /S for silent installation and /D=dir to specify the 
-      "output directory", which is where the program will be installed. These 
-      options are case-sensitive, so be sure to type them in upper case. 
+      The Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) is an open source installation
+      system. It was created by the WinAmp authors to distribute that application,
+      but it is now a general-purpose system which anyone might use. NSIS installers
+      recognize /S for silent installation and /D=dir to specify the
+      "output directory", which is where the program will be installed. These
+      options are case-sensitive, so be sure to type them in upper case.
 
    9. WiX Toolset
-      WiX--the Windows Installer XML toolset--lets developers create installers for 
+      WiX--the Windows Installer XML toolset--lets developers create installers for
       Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. See http://wixtoolset.org.
 
 
@@ -553,14 +553,14 @@ These five steps are described in detail below.
 VI. CMake Option Defaults for HDF5
 ========================================================================
 
-In the options listed below, there are three columns of information: 
-Option Name, Option Description, and Option Default. 
-The config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file overrides the following values.
+In the options listed below, there are three columns of information:
+Option Name, Option Description, and Option Default.
+The config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake file can override the following values.
 
 ---------------- General Build Options ---------------------
-BUILD_SHARED_LIBS  "Build Shared Libraries"    OFF
+BUILD_SHARED_LIBS  "Build Shared Libraries"    ON
 BUILD_STATIC_EXECS "Build Static Executabless" OFF
-BUILD_TESTING      "Build HDF5 Unit Testing"   OFF
+BUILD_TESTING      "Build HDF5 Unit Testing"   ON
 
 ---------------- HDF5 Build Options ---------------------
 HDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB  "Build HDF5 C++ Library"         ON
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ HDF5_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build HDF5 Library Examples"    ON
 HDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN  "Build FORTRAN support"          OFF
 HDF5_BUILD_HL_LIB   "Build HIGH Level HDF5 Library"  ON
 HDF5_BUILD_TOOLS    "Build HDF5 Tools"               ON
-if (HDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN) 
+if (HDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN)
     HDF5_ENABLE_F2003 "Enable FORTRAN 2003 Standard" ON
 
 ---------------- HDF5 Advanced Options ---------------------
@@ -591,14 +591,13 @@ HDF5_STRICT_FORMAT_CHECKS      "Whether to perform strict file format checks"
 HDF5_TEST_VFD                  "Execute tests with different VFDs"                            OFF
 HDF5_USE_16_API_DEFAULT        "Use the HDF5 1.6.x API by default"                            OFF
 HDF5_USE_FOLDERS               "Enable folder grouping of projects in IDEs."                  OFF
-HDF5_WANT_DATA_ACCURACY        "IF data accuracy is guaranteed during data conversions"       ON
 HDF5_WANT_DCONV_EXCEPTION      "exception handling functions is checked during data conversions" ON
 HDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE         "Enable Threadsafety"                                          OFF
-if (APPLE) 
+if (APPLE)
     HDF5_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_NAME "Build with library install_name set to the installation path"  OFF
-if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug) 
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
     HDF5_ENABLE_TRACE          "Enable API tracing capability"               ON
-if (HDF5_TEST_VFD) 
+if (HDF5_TEST_VFD)
     HDF5_TEST_FHEAP_VFD        "Execute fheap test with different VFDs"      ON
 
 ---------------- External Library Options ---------------------
@@ -607,7 +606,7 @@ HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT    "Use SZip Filter"                        OFF
 HDF5_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT   "Enable Zlib Filters"                    OFF
 ZLIB_USE_EXTERNAL           "Use External Library Building for ZLIB" 0
 SZIP_USE_EXTERNAL           "Use External Library Building for SZIP" 0
-if (HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT) 
+if (HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT)
     HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING "Use SZip Encoding"      OFF
 if (WINDOWS)
     H5_DEFAULT_PLUGINDIR    "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%/hdf5/lib/plugin"
@@ -624,9 +623,9 @@ VII. User Defined Options for HDF5 Libraries with CMake
 Support for User Defined macros and options has been added. The file
 UserMacros.cmake has an example of the technique. In the folder,
 config/cmake/UserMacros, is an implementation for Windows Visual Studio
-users for linking libraries to the static CRT - Windows_MT.cmake. 
+users for linking libraries to the static CRT - Windows_MT.cmake.
 
-Copy the contents of the file, both macro and option, into the 
+Copy the contents of the file, both macro and option, into the
 UserMacros.cmake file. Then enable the option to the CMake configuration,
 build and test process.
 
@@ -648,7 +647,7 @@ adding an option (${CTEST_SCRIPT_ARG}) to the platform configuration script.
 #########################################################################
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0 FATAL_ERROR)
-set(CTEST_SOURCE_VERSION 1.8.15-pre7)
+set(CTEST_SOURCE_VERSION 1.8.16)
 set(CTEST_SOURCE_NAME hdf5-${CTEST_SOURCE_VERSION})
 set(CTEST_BINARY_NAME "build")
 set(CTEST_DASHBOARD_ROOT "${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
@@ -709,7 +708,7 @@ endif()
 ###################################################################
 set(MODEL "Experimental")
 #########       Following describes computer           ############
-## following is optional to describe build ##
+## following is optional to describe build                       ##
 set(SITE_BUILDNAME_SUFFIX "STATIC")
 ###################################################################