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authorNeil Fortner <fortnern@gmail.com>2024-03-15 16:26:56 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2024-03-15 16:26:56 (GMT)
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Fix error when overwriting an indirectly nested vlen with a shorter sequence (#4140)
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@@ -591,6 +591,13 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
Library
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+ - Fixed error when overwriting certain nested variable length types
+
+ Previously, when using a datatype that included a variable length type
+ within a compound or array within another variable length type, and
+ overwriting data with a shorter (top level) variable length sequence, an
+ error could occur. This has been fixed.
+
- Fixed asserts raised by large values of H5Pset_est_link_info() parameters
If large values for est_num_entries and/or est_name_len were passed
@@ -1543,6 +1550,9 @@ Known Problems
in the HDF5 source. Please report any new problems found to
help@hdfgroup.org.
+ File space may not be released when overwriting or deleting certain nested
+ variable length or reference types.
+
CMake vs. Autotools installations
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