[svn-r28658] Manual merge of revise_chunks and alpha branch.

Tested on: Unbuntu 15.10 (Linux 4.2.0 x86_64) gcc 5.2.1
           Autotools serial (C++ Fortran)
           Autotools parallel (MPICH 3.1.4, Fortran)
           CMake serial (CMake 3.3.2)

16 files changed, 120 insertions, 69 deletions

diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repack.c
index c1e63f1..286d7f0 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack.c
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ int h5repack(const char* infile, const char* outfile, pack_opt_t *options) {
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-
-int h5repack_init(pack_opt_t *options, int verbose,
+int h5repack_init(pack_opt_t *options, int verbose, hbool_t latest,
 		H5F_file_space_type_t strategy, hsize_t threshold) {
 	int k, n;
 
 	HDmemset(options, 0, sizeof(pack_opt_t));
 	options->min_comp = 0;
 	options->verbose = verbose;
+    	options->latest = latest;
 	options->layout_g = H5D_LAYOUT_ERROR;
 
 	for (n = 0; n < H5_REPACK_MAX_NFILTERS; n++) {
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack.h b/tools/h5repack/h5repack.h
index 69e36fc..329be1f 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack.h
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ typedef struct {
  int             verbose;     /*verbose mode */
  hsize_t         min_comp;    /*minimum size to compress, in bytes */
  int             use_native;  /*use a native type in write */
- int             latest;      /*pack file with the latest file format */
+ hbool_t         latest;      /*pack file with the latest file format */
  int             grp_compact; /* Set the maximum number of links to store as header messages in the group */
  int             grp_indexed; /* Set the minimum number of links to store in the indexed format */
  int             msg_size[8]; /* Minimum size of shared messages: dataspace,
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ extern "C" {
 int h5repack(const char* infile, const char* outfile, pack_opt_t *options);
 int h5repack_addfilter(const char* str, pack_opt_t *options);
 int h5repack_addlayout(const char* str, pack_opt_t *options);
-int h5repack_init(pack_opt_t *options, int verbose, H5F_file_space_type_t strategy, hsize_t threshold);
+int h5repack_init(pack_opt_t *options, int verbose, hbool_t latest,
+    H5F_file_space_type_t strategy, hsize_t threshold);
 int h5repack_end(pack_opt_t *options);
 int h5repack_verify(const char *in_fname, const char *out_fname, pack_opt_t *options);
 int h5repack_cmp_pl(const char *fname1, const char *fname2);
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_main.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
index c56e3ce..708c173 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static void usage(const char *prog) {
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    leave
  *
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ int parse_command_line(int argc, const char **argv, pack_opt_t* options) {
 			has_i_o = 1;
 			break;
 
-			/* -o for backward compability */
+		/* -o for backward compability */
 		case 'o':
 			outfile = opt_arg;
 			has_i_o = 1;
@@ -423,19 +424,19 @@ int parse_command_line(int argc, const char **argv, pack_opt_t* options) {
 			break;
 
 		case 'L':
-			options->latest = 1;
+			options->latest = TRUE;
 			break;
 
 		case 'c':
 			options->grp_compact = HDatoi( opt_arg );
 			if (options->grp_compact > 0)
-				options->latest = 1; /* must use latest format */
+				options->latest = TRUE; /* must use latest format */
 			break;
 
 		case 'd':
 			options->grp_indexed = HDatoi( opt_arg );
 			if (options->grp_indexed > 0)
-				options->latest = 1; /* must use latest format */
+				options->latest = TRUE; /* must use latest format */
 			break;
 
 		case 's':
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ int parse_command_line(int argc, const char **argv, pack_opt_t* options) {
 				int idx = 0;
 				int ssize = 0;
 				char *msgPtr = HDstrchr( opt_arg, ':');
-				options->latest = 1; /* must use latest format */
+				options->latest = TRUE; /* must use latest format */
 				if (msgPtr == NULL) {
 					ssize = HDatoi( opt_arg );
 					for (idx = 0; idx < 5; idx++)
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	/* initialize options  */
-	h5repack_init(&options, 0, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t) 0);
+	h5repack_init(&options, 0, FALSE, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t) 0);
 
 	if (parse_command_line(argc, argv, &options) < 0)
 		goto done;
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
index 3959300..030b052 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int main (void)
     TESTING("    copy of datasets (fill values)");
 
     /* fs_type = 0; fs_size = 0 */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME0,FNAME0OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    copy of datasets (all datatypes)");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME1,FNAME1OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    copy of datasets (attributes)");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME2,FNAME2OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    copy of datasets (hardlinks)");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME3,FNAME3OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    copy of allocation early file");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME5,FNAME5OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int main (void)
     * deflate
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    TESTING("    adding deflate filter");
+    TESTING("    adding deflate filter (old_format)");
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
 
@@ -323,7 +323,34 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_addfilter("dset1:GZIP=9",&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:CHUNK=20x10",&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack(FNAME4,FNAME4OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5diff(FNAME4,FNAME4OUT,NULL,NULL,&diff_options) >0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_verify(FNAME4, FNAME4OUT, &pack_options) <= 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_end (&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    PASSED();
+#else
+    SKIPPED();
+#endif
+
+    TESTING("    adding deflate filter (new format)");
+#ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
+    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * test an individual object option
+    * 	For new format, "dset1" should be using Fixed Array indexing
+    *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, TRUE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset1:GZIP=9",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -351,7 +378,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("GZIP=1",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -389,7 +416,7 @@ int main (void)
     */
 
     if (szip_can_encode) {
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack_addfilter("dset2:SZIP=8,EC",&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -421,7 +448,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP)
     if (szip_can_encode) {
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack_addfilter("SZIP=8,NN",&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -450,7 +477,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset1:SHUF",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -475,7 +502,7 @@ int main (void)
     TESTING("    addding shuffle filter to all");
 
     /* fs_type = H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL_PERSIST; fs_size = 1 */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("SHUF",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -500,7 +527,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset1:FLET",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -525,7 +552,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    adding checksum filter to all");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("FLET",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -550,7 +577,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:CHUNK 20x10",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -583,14 +610,36 @@ int main (void)
     PASSED();
 
 
-    TESTING("    adding layout chunked");
+    TESTING("    adding layout chunked (old format)");
+
+    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    * test an individual object option
+    *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:CHUNK=20x10",&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack(FNAME4,FNAME4OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5diff(FNAME4,FNAME4OUT,NULL,NULL,&diff_options) >0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_verify(FNAME4, FNAME4OUT, &pack_options )<= 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    if (h5repack_end (&pack_options) < 0)
+        GOERROR;
+    PASSED();
+
+    TESTING("    adding layout chunked (new format)");
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * test an individual object option
+    * 	For new format, "dset1" should be using Fixed Array indexing
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, TRUE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:CHUNK=20x10",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -610,7 +659,7 @@ int main (void)
     */
     TESTING("    adding layout chunked to all");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("CHUNK=20x10",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -631,7 +680,7 @@ int main (void)
     * test an individual object option
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -652,7 +701,7 @@ int main (void)
     * test all objects option
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -669,7 +718,7 @@ int main (void)
     * do the same test for a file with filters (chunked)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -691,7 +740,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset1:COMPA",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -713,7 +762,7 @@ int main (void)
     */
 
     /* fs_type = H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL; fs_size = 2 */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("COMPA",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -735,7 +784,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout compact to contiguous conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_compact:CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -755,7 +804,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout compact to chunk conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_compact:CHUNK=2x5",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -775,7 +824,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout compact to compact conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_compact:COMPA",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -794,7 +843,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout contiguous to compact conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_contiguous:COMPA",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -813,7 +862,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout contiguous to chunk conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_contiguous:CHUNK=3x6",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -833,7 +882,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout contiguous to contiguous conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_contiguous:CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -852,7 +901,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout chunked to compact conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_chunk:COMPA",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -872,7 +921,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout chunked to contiguous conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_chunk:CONTI",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -891,7 +940,7 @@ int main (void)
     * layout chunked to chunked conversion
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addlayout("dset_chunk:CHUNK=18x13",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -922,7 +971,7 @@ int main (void)
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP)
     if (szip_can_encode) {
   /* fs_type = H5F_FILE_SPACE_AGGR_VFD; fs_size = 3 */
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack(FNAME7,FNAME7OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -947,7 +996,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP)
     if (szip_can_encode) {
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_szip:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -972,7 +1021,7 @@ int main (void)
     TESTING("    copy of deflate filter");
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME8,FNAME8OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -992,7 +1041,7 @@ int main (void)
     TESTING("    removing deflate filter");
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, ++fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, ++fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_deflate:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1014,7 +1063,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    copy of shuffle filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME9,FNAME9OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1030,7 +1079,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    removing shuffle filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_shuffle:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1048,7 +1097,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    copy of fletcher filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME10,FNAME10OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1064,7 +1113,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    removing fletcher filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_fletcher32:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1082,7 +1131,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    copy of nbit filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME12,FNAME12OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1098,7 +1147,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    removing nbit filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_nbit:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1116,7 +1165,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    adding nbit filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_int31:NBIT",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1134,7 +1183,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    copy of scaleoffset filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME13,FNAME13OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1150,7 +1199,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    removing scaleoffset filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_scaleoffset:NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1168,7 +1217,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     TESTING("    adding scaleoffset filter");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_none:SOFF=31,IN",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1201,7 +1250,7 @@ int main (void)
 
     if (szip_can_encode) {
   /* fs_type = H5F_FILE_SPACE_VFD; fs_size = 4 */
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_file_space_type_t, fs_type), ++fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_deflate:SZIP=8,NN",&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -1227,7 +1276,7 @@ int main (void)
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP) && defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE)
 
     if (szip_can_encode) {
-        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+        if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
             GOERROR;
         if (h5repack_addfilter("dset_szip:GZIP=1",&pack_options) < 0)
             GOERROR;
@@ -1258,7 +1307,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP) && defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE)
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("NONE",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1282,7 +1331,7 @@ int main (void)
     */
     TESTING("    big file");
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME14,FNAME14OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1299,7 +1348,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    external datasets");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack(FNAME15,FNAME15OUT,&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1316,7 +1365,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    file with userblock");
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if(h5repack(FNAME16, FNAME16OUT, &pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1335,7 +1384,7 @@ int main (void)
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     TESTING("    latest file format options");
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     pack_options.latest=1;
     pack_options.grp_compact=10;
@@ -1365,7 +1414,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #if defined (H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE)
 
-    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if (h5repack_init (&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if (h5repack_addfilter("GZIP=1",&pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1394,7 +1443,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
 
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
 
     /* add the options for a user block size and user block filename */
@@ -1427,7 +1476,7 @@ int main (void)
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
 
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
 
     /* add the options for aligment */
@@ -1481,7 +1530,7 @@ int main (void)
     */
     TESTING("    file with committed datatypes");
 
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, fs_type, fs_size) < 0)
         GOERROR;
 
     if(h5repack(FNAME17, FNAME17OUT, &pack_options) < 0)
@@ -1508,7 +1557,7 @@ int main (void)
     /* First run without metadata option. No need to verify the correctness */
     /* since this has been verified by earlier tests. Just record the file */
     /* size of the output file. */
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t)0) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t)0) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     if(h5repack(FNAME4, FNAME4OUT, &pack_options) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1519,7 +1568,7 @@ int main (void)
         GOERROR;
 
     /* run it again with metadata option */
-    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t)0) < 0)
+    if(h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE, H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT, (hsize_t)0) < 0)
         GOERROR;
     pack_options.meta_block_size = 8192;
     if(h5repack(FNAME4, FNAME4OUT, &pack_options) < 0)
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_attr.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_attr.h5
index fe066db..3bc4906 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_attr.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_attr.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_deflate.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_deflate.h5
index 3a4b86d..86d66c0 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_deflate.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_deflate.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_early.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_early.h5
index 9b92890..0394bef 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_early.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_early.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fill.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fill.h5
index 21516cb..81c32d5 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fill.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fill.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_filters.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_filters.h5
index 042b8db..0600adb 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_filters.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_filters.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fletcher.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fletcher.h5
index 2f137b0..e4e2c05 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fletcher.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_fletcher.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_hlink.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_hlink.h5
index 3d22728..b00f9a2 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_hlink.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_hlink.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_layouto.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_layouto.h5
index a038e68..3322020 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_layouto.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_layouto.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_nbit.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_nbit.h5
index 3ada112..c678f1c 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_nbit.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_nbit.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_shuffle.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_shuffle.h5
index d13cca7..6520193 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_shuffle.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_shuffle.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_soffset.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_soffset.h5
index 89ee99a..a9457d3 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_soffset.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_soffset.h5
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_szip.h5 b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_szip.h5
index b16d169..5eab9f8 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_szip.h5
+++ b/tools/h5repack/testfiles/h5repack_szip.h5