Remove programmer/date from comments (#3210)

* Removes Programmer: and Date: fields
* Fixes a few Modifications: fields leftover from previous work

20 files changed, 1 insertions, 227 deletions

diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
index 899eaa7..db50693 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ gent_nested_group(hid_t loc_id)
  *
  * Purpose: Generate object references to dataset and group
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 23, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_obj_ref(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -592,7 +591,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: Generate dataset region references
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 23, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_region_ref(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -799,7 +797,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: generate target external link objs
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 03, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_extlink_trg(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -849,7 +846,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: generate source external link objs
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 03, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_extlink_src(hid_t loc_id)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
index 0c253d2..4276f7a 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ size_t H5TOOLS_MALLOCSIZE = (128 * 1024 * 1024);
  *
  * Purpose: generate files for h5diff testing
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -2077,8 +2073,6 @@ test_special_datasets(const char *file, int make_diffs /* flag to modify data bu
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare links, one has longer name than
  *          the other and short name is subset of long name.
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_link_name(const char *fname1)
@@ -2150,8 +2144,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare soft links in various way
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_soft_links(const char *fname1)
@@ -2270,8 +2262,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare linked soft links in various way
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_linked_softlinks(const char *fname1)
@@ -2452,8 +2442,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare external links in various way
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_external_links(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -2600,8 +2588,6 @@ out:
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare external links which point to
  *          soft link in various way
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_ext2soft_links(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -2820,8 +2806,6 @@ gen_dataset_idx(const char *file, int format)
  *
  * Purpose: Create test files to compare dangling links in various way
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Feb 17, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_dangle_links(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -3021,8 +3005,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: For testing comparing group member objects recursively
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Aug 19, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_group_recurse(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -3434,8 +3416,6 @@ out:
  *   For testing comparing group member objects recursively via multiple
  *   linked external links
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Sep 16, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define GRP_R_DSETNAME1 "dset1"
 #define GRP_R_DSETNAME2 "dset2"
@@ -3748,8 +3728,6 @@ out:
  *          Same structure, same obj names
  * Test : exclude obj with different value to verify the rest are same
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (July, 21, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_exclude_obj1(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -3869,8 +3847,6 @@ out:
  *          different structure and name
  * Test : exclude different objs to verify the rest are same
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (July, 21, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_exclude_obj2(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -4001,8 +3977,6 @@ out:
  *          Only one file contains unique objs. Common objs are same.
  * Test : exclude unique objs to verify the rest are same - HDFFV-7837
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Mar, 19, 2012)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int
 test_exclude_obj3(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
@@ -4088,8 +4062,6 @@ out:
  *          along with fixed length string/string array types in
  *          a compound type dataset.
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Oct, 26, 2010)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define STR_RANK             1
 #define VLEN_STR_DIM         1
@@ -4761,8 +4733,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: Test diffs of enum values which may include invalid values.
  *
- * Programmer: Dana Robinson
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 static int
@@ -4872,8 +4842,6 @@ out:
  * Function: test_comps_vlen_arry()
  *  - type: compound->vlen->compound->array->compound
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (Sep, 1, 2011)
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define SDIM_DSET       2
 #define SDIM_CMPD_ARRAY 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in b/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
index a5b307e..7cc82a1 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
@@ -12,19 +12,6 @@
 #
 # Tests for the h5diff tool
 #
-# Modification:
-#   Albert Cheng, 2005/08/17
-#   Added the SKIP feature.
-#   Albert Cheng, 2005/2/3
-#   Added -p option for parallel h5diff tests.
-#   Pedro Vicente Nunes:
-#    10/25/2005: Added test #9
-#    11/27/2006: Added test #10, #11
-#   Jonathan Kim:
-#    Improved to use single line
-#    Improved to check exit code (only serial mode, not necessary for parallel)
-#    Added test 400 - 425  (links with --follow-symlinks option)
-#    Added test 450 - 459  (dangling links)
 
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/binread.c b/tools/test/h5dump/binread.c
index 2315e85..50c88ad 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/binread.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/binread.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
  *
  * Return: void
  *
- * Programmer:  Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c b/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
index 776e914..4c6304d 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
@@ -659,8 +659,6 @@ gent_softlink(void)
  * Return:
  *    SUCCEED
  *    FAIL
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim
- * Date: May 26, 2010
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define NX 4
 #define NY 2
@@ -4026,10 +4024,6 @@ gent_char(void)
  *
  * Return: void
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: May 28, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -4453,10 +4447,6 @@ write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, /* for saving reference to da
  *
  * Return: void
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: May 28, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -4889,10 +4879,6 @@ write_dset_in(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, /* for saving reference to da
  *
  * Return: void
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: May 19, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -4958,10 +4944,6 @@ gent_attr_all(void)
  *
  * Purpose: utility function to write an attribute
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: May 19, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -4996,10 +4978,6 @@ write_attr(hid_t loc_id, int rank, hsize_t *dims, const char *attr_name, hid_t t
  *
  * Return:
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: May 27, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -7255,8 +7233,6 @@ gent_dataset_idx(void)
  *   Four more datasets of 1, 2, 4 and 8 bytes of signed int types are created.
  *   Fill them with raw data such that no bit will be all zero in a dataset.
  *   A dummy dataset of double type is created for failure test.
- * Created:  Albert Cheng, 2010/5/10.
- * Modified: Allen Byrne, 2011/1/5 Use file to test Signed/Unsigned datatypes
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
diff --git a/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in b/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
index b2464ed..805ce11 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ CLEANUP() {
 
 #  SETUP file tocopy
 #    Clone a standard input file in the test directory
-#  Modification:
+#
 #    Was using "cp" command which means file $2 will inherit the permission
 #    setting of file $1.  If $1 is read-only, so will $2.  That will cause
 #    failure when the test attempts to write it later on.  Changed to use
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
index 1feed12..0fc3c42 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
  * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 /*
- * Programmer:    Raymond Lu
- *        13 February 2013
- *
  * Purpose:    Tests the plugin module (H5PL)
  */
 
@@ -59,9 +56,6 @@ H5PLget_plugin_info(void)
  *
  *        Failure:    0
  *
- * Programmer:    Raymond Lu
- *              29 March 2013
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static size_t
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
index 83f093a..9b58965 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 #
 # Tests for the h5repack tool
 #
-# Modification:
-#  Pedro Vicente Nunes, 11/15/2006
-#  Added $FILEN variables for file names
-#
 
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
index 9364ea8..cf42d07 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
@@ -3922,10 +3922,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: write datasets in LOC_ID
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -4765,10 +4761,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: write attributes in LOC_ID (dataset, group, named datatype)
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -5909,10 +5901,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: utility function to create and write a dataset in LOC_ID
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -5962,10 +5950,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: utility function to create and write a dataset in LOC_ID
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -6024,10 +6008,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: utility function to write an attribute in LOC_ID
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 12, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -6197,7 +6177,6 @@ out:
  *  this function depends on locally created objects, however can be modified
  *  to be independent as necessary
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 23, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 add_attr_with_objref(hid_t file_id, hid_t obj_id)
@@ -6258,7 +6237,6 @@ out:
  *  this function depends on locally created objects, however can be modified
  *  to be independent as necessary
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 23, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 add_attr_with_regref(hid_t file_id, hid_t obj_id)
@@ -6323,7 +6301,6 @@ out:
  * Note:
  *  This function is to use along with gen_obj_ref() gen_region_ref()
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 23, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_refered_objs(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -6442,7 +6419,6 @@ out:
  * Note:
  *  copied from h5copygentest.c and update to create named datatype
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 18, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_obj_ref(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -6549,7 +6525,6 @@ out:
  * Note:
  *  copied from h5copygentest.c
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 18, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static herr_t
 gen_region_ref(hid_t loc_id)
@@ -6677,7 +6652,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: create a file with obj and region references
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 18, 2010)
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -6720,7 +6694,6 @@ make_references(hid_t loc_id)
  *   3. obj ref in attribute of vlen type
  *   4. region ref in attribute of vlen type
  *
- * Programmer: Jonathan (March 25, 2010)
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 /* obj dset */
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/testh5repack_detect_szip.c b/tools/test/h5repack/testh5repack_detect_szip.c
index 02a6d2b..f2410f6 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/testh5repack_detect_szip.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/testh5repack_detect_szip.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
  *
  * Return:
  *
- * Programmer:
- *
- * Date:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/clear_open_chk.c b/tools/test/misc/clear_open_chk.c
index ec86ec4..3095618 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/clear_open_chk.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/clear_open_chk.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ usage(void)
  * Return:    0 on success
  *        1 on failure
  *
- * Programmer:    Vailin Choi; July 2013
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c b/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
index d2a5068..5cb7aa2 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ const char *FILENAME_ENHANCE[] = {
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:    Vailin Choi; March 2017
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -167,8 +165,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:    Vailin Choi; March 2017
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -366,8 +362,6 @@ error:
  * Return:    Success:    0
  *            Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:    Vailin Choi; July 2013
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c b/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
index cf91c79..24d0581 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   creates a large number of attributes, groups, and datasets by specifying
   -a, -g, -d options respectively. Using "-h" option to see details.
 
-  Programmer:  Peter Cao, Jan. 2013
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "hdf5.h"
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   Return:  Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 
-  Programmer:  Peter Cao, Jan. 2013
  ****************************************************************************/
 herr_t
 create_perf_test_file(const char *fname, int ngrps, int ndsets, int nattrs, hsize_t nrows, hsize_t dim0,
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/h5repart_gentest.c b/tools/test/misc/h5repart_gentest.c
index df1c312..9f0eee1 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/h5repart_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/h5repart_gentest.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *              June 1, 2005
- *
  * Purpose:     Generate a family file of 1024 bytes for each member
  *              for h5repart test.
  */
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/testh5mkgrp.sh.in b/tools/test/misc/testh5mkgrp.sh.in
index aae5c3a..d581fe1 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/testh5mkgrp.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/misc/testh5mkgrp.sh.in
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #
 # Tests for the h5mkgrp tool
 #
-# Quincey Koziol
-# Tuesday, February 13, 2007
-#
 
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/chunk.c b/tools/test/perform/chunk.c
index f630cf3..665c857 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/chunk.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/chunk.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, May 14, 1998
- *
  * Purpose:	Checks the effect of various I/O request sizes and raw data
  *		cache sizes.  Performance depends on the amount of data read
  *		from disk and we use a filter to get that number.
@@ -94,9 +91,6 @@ static const H5Z_class2_t H5Z_COUNTER[1] = {{
  *
  *		Failure:	never fails
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, May 14, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static size_t
@@ -118,9 +112,6 @@ counter(unsigned H5_ATTR_UNUSED flags, size_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED cd_nelmts,
  *
  * Return:	void
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, May 14, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -168,9 +159,6 @@ create_dataset(void)
  *
  * Return:	Efficiency: data requested divided by data actually read.
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, May 14, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static double
@@ -238,9 +226,6 @@ test_rowmaj(int op, size_t cache_size, size_t io_size)
  *
  * Return:	Efficiency.
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *              Friday, May 15, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static double
@@ -307,9 +292,6 @@ test_diag(int op, size_t cache_size, size_t io_size, size_t offset)
  *
  *		Failure:
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, May 14, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/iopipe.c b/tools/test/perform/iopipe.c
index 8131f9d..d536e7e 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/iopipe.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/iopipe.c
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
  * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
-/*
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, March 12, 1998
- */
-
 /* See H5private.h for how to include headers */
 #include "hdf5.h"
 
@@ -46,9 +41,6 @@
  *
  * Return:  void
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, March 12, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -86,9 +78,6 @@ print_stats(const char *prefix,
  *
  * Return:  void
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, March 12, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -116,9 +105,6 @@ synchronize(void)
  *
  *    Failure:
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, March 12, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/overhead.c b/tools/test/perform/overhead.c
index 82c7131..90d5897 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/overhead.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/overhead.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Monday, September 28, 1998
- *
  * Purpose:  Creates a chunked dataset and measures the storage overhead.
  */
 
@@ -59,9 +56,6 @@ typedef enum fill_t { FILL_ALL, FILL_FORWARD, FILL_REVERSE, FILL_INWARD, FILL_OU
  *
  * Return:  never returns
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Wednesday, September 30, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -106,9 +100,6 @@ usage(const char *prog)
  *
  * Return:  void
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Thursday, June  4, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -128,9 +119,6 @@ cleanup(void)
  *
  *    Failure:  -1
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *    Wednesday, March  4, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -151,9 +139,6 @@ display_error_cb(hid_t estack, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED *client_data)
  *
  *    Failure:  number of errors
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Wednesday, September 30, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -322,9 +307,6 @@ error:
  *
  *    Failure:  non-zero
  *
- * Programmer:  Robb Matzke
- *              Monday, September 28, 1998
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/perf_meta.c b/tools/test/perform/perf_meta.c
index 5f1bbbe..16df60a 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/perf_meta.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/perf_meta.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2004
- *
  * Purpose:	Tests performance of metadata
  */
 
@@ -70,9 +67,6 @@ void   print_perf(p_time, p_time, p_time);
  *
  * Purpose:	Parse command line options
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -188,9 +182,6 @@ parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
  *
  * Purpose:	Prints help page
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -241,9 +232,6 @@ usage(void)
  *
  *		Failure:	-1
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -279,9 +267,6 @@ error:
  *
  *		Failure:	-1
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -319,9 +304,6 @@ error:
  *
  *		Failure:	-1
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -421,9 +403,6 @@ error:
  *
  *		Failure:	-1
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -522,9 +501,6 @@ error:
  *
  *		Failure:	-1
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -626,9 +602,6 @@ error:
  *
  * Purpose:     Returns time in seconds, in a double number.
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 double
@@ -654,9 +627,6 @@ retrieve_time(void)
  * Purpose:	Calculate total time, maximal and minimal time of
  *              performance.
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 void
@@ -706,9 +676,6 @@ perf(p_time *perf_t, double start_t, double end_t)
  *
  * Purpose:	Print out performance data.
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 void
@@ -732,9 +699,6 @@ print_perf(p_time open_t, p_time close_t, p_time attr_t)
  *
  *		Failure:	exit(1)
  *
- * Programmer:	Raymond Lu
- *		Friday, Oct 3, 2003
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c b/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
index 772badd..2bcdb2a 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static struct h5_long_options l_opts[] = {{"help", no_arg, 'h'},
 /*
  * Function:    error
  * Purpose:     Display error message and exit.
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 05. June 2002
  */
 static void
 error(const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ error(const char *fmt, ...)
  * Function:    cleanup
  * Purpose:     Cleanup the output file.
  * Returns:     Nothing
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 06. June 2002
  */
 static void
 cleanup(void)
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ write_file(Bytef *source, uLongf sourceLen)
  *              Z_MEM_ERROR     - not enough memory
  *              Z_BUF_ERROR     - not enough room in the output buffer
  *              Z_STREAM_ERROR  - level parameter is invalid
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 05. June 2002
  */
 static void
 compress_buffer(Bytef *dest, uLongf *destLen, const Bytef *source, uLong sourceLen)
@@ -194,7 +191,6 @@ compress_buffer(Bytef *dest, uLongf *destLen, const Bytef *source, uLong sourceL
  * Purpose:     Create a new file who's name doesn't conflict with
  *              pre-existing files.
  * Returns:     Nothing
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 06. June 2002
  */
 #define ZIP_PERF_FILE "zip_perf.data"
 static void
@@ -230,7 +226,6 @@ get_unique_name(void)
  * Function:    usage
  * Purpose:     Print a usage message and then exit.
  * Return:      Nothing
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 05. June 2002
  */
 static void
 usage(void)
@@ -272,7 +267,6 @@ usage(void)
  * Return:      The size as a size_t because this is related to buffer size.
  *              If an unknown size indicator is used, then the program will
  *              exit with EXIT_FAILURE as the return value.
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 05. June 2002
  */
 static unsigned long
 parse_size_directive(const char *size)
@@ -460,7 +454,6 @@ do_write_test(unsigned long file_size, unsigned long min_buf_size, unsigned long
  * Function:    main
  * Purpose:     Run the program
  * Return:      EXIT_SUCCESS or EXIT_FAILURE
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 05. June 2002
  */
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -547,7 +540,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
  * Purpose:     Dummy main() function for if HDF5 was configured without
  *              zlib stuff.
  * Return:      EXIT_SUCCESS
- * Programmer:  Bill Wendling, 10. June 2002
  */
 int
 main(void)