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authorElena Pourmal <epourmal@hdfgroup.org>2003-07-02 23:54:20 (GMT)
committerElena Pourmal <epourmal@hdfgroup.org>2003-07-02 23:54:20 (GMT)
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[svn-r7141]
Purpose: Maintenance for the 1.6.0 release. Description: I updated compilers information for Crays and added h5fc and h5c++ to the new tools sections in REELASE.txt. I added instructions for how to build HDF5 using Intel compilers on Windows. Solution: Platforms tested: Misc. update:
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+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ HDF5 version 1.5.63 currently under development
INTRODUCTION
This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.4.* and
-HDF5-1.5.*, and contains information on the platforms tested and
-known problems in HDF5-1.5.*. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
+HDF5-1.6.0, and contains information on the platforms tested and
+known problems in HDF5-1.6.0. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
file in the HDF5 source.
The HDF5 documentation can be found on the NCSA ftp server
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ Library:
--------
Summary: This release has the following new features that are not
available in 1.4.* releases
+
1. Generic properties to give application more control on I/O pipeline
2. Time allocation and fill value properties
3. New filters: external compression filter szip
internal shuffling and checksum filters
4. Compact storage layout for datasets
5. Redesigned I/O pipeline for better performance.
+ Check http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/ADGuide/Changes.html and
+ http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/TechNotes.html files for more
+ information.
Complete list of changes:
@@ -202,10 +206,17 @@ Tools:
Old h5import tool in the tools/misc directory was renamed to
h5createU8 to reflect its purpose. h5createU8 will be deleted in
1.6.1 release.
+ * Two new scripts h5fc and h5c++ were added to compile F90 and C++
+ HDF5 applications.
-Support for new platforms and languages
+Support for new platforms, languages and compilers.
=======================================
* Added C++ API support on HPUX11.00. BMR - 2003/03/19
+ * Absoft compiler is supported for Fortran HDF5 Library.
+ When building with Absoft compiler, add -DH5_ABSOFT to
+ C compilation flags to get correct names of C functions
+ called by Fortran APIs.
+
Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.4.0 release
==================================
@@ -294,15 +305,18 @@ Documentation
Platforms Tested
================
- AIX 5.1 (32 and 64-bit) C for AIX Compiler, Version 6.0.0.2
+ AIX 5.1 (32 and 64-bit) C for AIX Compiler, Version 6.0.0.4
xlf 8.1.0.3
- poe 3.2.0.11
+ poe 3.2.0.10
Cray T3E sn6606 2.0.6.08 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
Cray Fortran Version 3.6.0.0.2
- Cray SV1 sn9617 10.0.1.0 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
+ mpt 2.2.0.0
+ Cray SV1 sn9617 10.0.1.2 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
+ mpt 2.2.0.0
Cray Fortran Version 3.6.0.0.2
Cray T90IEEE 10.0.1.01y Cray Standard C Version 6.4.0.2.3
Cray Fortran Version 3.4.0.3
+ mpt 2.1.0.0
FreeBSD 4.7 gcc 2.95.4
g++ 2.95.5
HP-UX B.11.00 HP C HP92453-01 A.11.01.20
@@ -313,11 +327,11 @@ Platforms Tested
IRIX64 6.5 (64 & n32) MIPSpro cc 7.3.1.3m
F90 MIPSpro 7.3.1.3m (64 only)
MPIch 1.2.4
- Linux 2.4.18 gcc 3.2.2
- g++ 3.22.
+ Linux 2.4.18 gcc 2.96, 3.2.2, 3.2.3
+ g++ 3.2.2, 3.2.3
Intel(R) C++ Version 7.1
Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 7.1
- PGI compilers (pgcc, pgf90, pgCC) version 4.0-2
+ PGI compilers (pgcc, pgf90) version 4.0-2
MPIch 1.2.4
OSF1 V5.1 Compaq C V6.4-014
Compaq Fortran X5.4A-1684
@@ -500,7 +514,7 @@ Known Problems
complaining about exit subroutine. Comment out the line
IF (total_error .ne. 0) CALL exit (total_error)
- ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pub/ougoing/hdf5/hdf5-1.6.0/F90_source_for_Crays
+ ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pub/outgoing/hdf5/hdf5-1.6.0/F90_source_for_Crays
* On IA32 and IA64 systems, if you use a compiler other than GCC (such as
Intel's ecc or icc compilers), you will need to modify the generated