[svn-r14218] Description:

	Changed H5Acreate2 -> H5Acreate_by_name, to be more consistent with
other new API routines.

	Re-added simpler form of H5Acreate2, which creates attributes directly
on an object.

Tested on:
        FreeBSD/32 6.2 (duty) in debug mode
        FreeBSD/64 6.2 (liberty) w/C++ & FORTRAN, in debug mode
        Linux/32 2.6 (kagiso) w/PGI compilers, w/C++ & FORTRAN, w/threadsafe,
                                in debug mode
        Linux/64-amd64 2.6 (smirom) w/default API=1.6.x, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                                in production mode
        Linux/64-ia64 2.6 (cobalt) w/Intel compilers, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                                in production mode
        Solaris/32 2.10 (linew) w/deprecated symbols disabled, w/C++ & FORTRAN,
                                w/szip filter, in production mode
        Mac OS X/32 10.4.10 (amazon) in debug mode

7 files changed, 46 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/tools/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c b/tools/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
index de2c1ff..51e0a83 100644
--- a/tools/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
+++ b/tools/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ void write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id,
 
  sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf5);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf5);
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ position        enum2D of </g1> enum2D of </g1> difference
 
  sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dims2, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen2D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen2D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf52);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf52);
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ etc
 */
  sid = H5Screate_simple(3, dims3, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen3D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen3D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf53);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf53);
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ int write_attr(hid_t loc_id,
      goto out;
 
  /* create the attribute */
- if((aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", name, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+ if((aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, name, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
      goto out;
 
  /* write */
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c b/tools/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
index d0cb5f8..63e8d05 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
+++ b/tools/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ gent_attribute(void)
     /* attribute 1 */
     dims[0] = 24;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     sprintf(buf, "attribute of root group");
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ gent_attribute(void)
     /* attribute 2 */
     dims[0] = 10;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) data[i] = i+1;
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ gent_attribute(void)
     /* attribute 3 */
     dims[0] = 10;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr3", H5T_IEEE_F64BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr3", H5T_IEEE_F64BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) d[i] = 0.1 * i;
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ gent_attribute(void)
 
     /* attribute 4 */
     space = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr4", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr4", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_INT, &point);
     H5Sclose(space);
     H5Aclose(attr);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ gent_attribute(void)
     space = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
     type = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1);
     H5Tset_size(type, 17);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr5", type, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr5", type, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Awrite(attr, type, string);
 
     H5Tclose(type);
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static void gent_all(void)
 
     dims[0] = 10;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(group, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(group, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     sprintf(buf, "abcdefghi");
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static void gent_all(void)
 
     dims[0] = 2; dims[1] = 2;
     space = H5Screate_simple(2, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(group, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(group, "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     data[0][0] = 0; data[0][1] = 1; data[1][0] = 2; data[1][1] = 3;
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_INT, data);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static void gent_all(void)
     /* attributes of dset1.1.1 */
     dims[0] = 27;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     sprintf(buf, "1st attribute of dset1.1.1");
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static void gent_all(void)
 
     dims[0] = 27;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr2", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     sprintf(buf, "2nd attribute of dset1.1.1");
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ static void gent_many(void)
   /* add attributes to dset1 */
   dims[0] = 10;
   space2 = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   sprintf(buf, "abcdefghi");
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_CHAR, buf);
   H5Sclose(space2);
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ static void gent_many(void)
 
   dims[0] = 2; dims[1] = 2;
   space2 = H5Screate_simple(2, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   data[0][0] = 0; data[0][1] = 1; data[1][0] = 2; data[1][1] = 3;
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_INT, data);
   H5Sclose(space2);
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static void gent_many(void)
 
   dims[0] = 10;
   space2 = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr3", H5T_IEEE_F64BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr3", H5T_IEEE_F64BE, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
       d[i] = 0.1 * i;
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE, d);
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ hsize_t sdim;
 
   dims[0] = 3;
   space2 = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr1", fxdlenstr2, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr1", fxdlenstr2, space2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   sprintf(&(buf2[0*LENSTR2]), "0123456789");
   sprintf(&(buf2[1*LENSTR2]), "abcdefghij");
   sprintf(&(buf2[2*LENSTR2]), "ABCDEFGHIJ");
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@ void gent_split_file(void)
 
     dims[0] = 1;
     space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "Metadata", atype, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "Metadata", atype, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Awrite(attr, atype, meta);
     H5Tclose(atype);
     H5Sclose(space);
@@ -3121,7 +3121,7 @@ static void gent_vlstr(void)
     root = H5Gopen2(fid1, "/", H5P_DEFAULT);
     dataspace = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
 
-    att = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "test_scalar", tid1, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    att = H5Acreate2(root, "test_scalar", tid1, dataspace, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Awrite(att, tid1, &string_att);
 
     /* Close */
@@ -3322,7 +3322,7 @@ static void write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id,
 
  sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf5);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf5);
@@ -3433,7 +3433,7 @@ static void write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id,
 
  sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dims2, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen2D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen2D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf52);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf52);
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@ static void write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id,
 
  sid = H5Screate_simple(3, dims3, NULL);
  tid = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen3D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen3D", tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, buf53);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, buf53);
@@ -4157,7 +4157,7 @@ int write_attr(hid_t loc_id, int rank, hsize_t *dims, const char *attr_name,
  sid = H5Screate_simple(rank, dims, NULL);
 
  /* Create the attribute */
- aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", attr_name, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, attr_name, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
  /* Write the buf */
  if(buf)
@@ -4421,7 +4421,7 @@ static void gent_named_dtype_attr(void)
    assert(sid > 0);
 
    /* Create attribute on commited datatype */
-   aid = H5Acreate2(tid, ".", F42_ATTRNAME, H5T_STD_I32LE, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+   aid = H5Acreate2(tid, F42_ATTRNAME, H5T_STD_I32LE, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
    assert(aid > 0);
 
    /* Write data into the attribute */
@@ -4438,7 +4438,7 @@ static void gent_named_dtype_attr(void)
    assert(did > 0);
 
    /* Create attribute on dataset */
-   aid = H5Acreate2(did, ".", F42_ATTRNAME, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+   aid = H5Acreate2(did, F42_ATTRNAME, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
    assert(aid > 0);
 
    /* Write data into the attribute */
@@ -4455,7 +4455,7 @@ static void gent_named_dtype_attr(void)
    assert(gid > 0);
 
    /* Create attribute on group */
-   aid = H5Acreate2(gid, ".", F42_ATTRNAME, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+   aid = H5Acreate2(gid, F42_ATTRNAME, tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
    assert(aid > 0);
 
    /* Write data into the attribute */
@@ -4513,7 +4513,7 @@ static void gent_null_space(void)
     H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &dset_buf);
 
     /* attribute */
-    attr = H5Acreate2(root, ".", "attr", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    attr = H5Acreate2(root, "attr", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_INT, &point); /* Nothing can be written */
 
     H5Dclose(dataset);
@@ -5955,7 +5955,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -5979,7 +5979,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(did, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -6003,7 +6003,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -6026,7 +6026,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -6053,7 +6053,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(tid, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(tid, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -6079,7 +6079,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(tid, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(tid, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
@@ -6101,7 +6101,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     /* add attributes */
     for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
     {
-        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, ".", attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(gid, attr_name[i], H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) 
             goto out;
         
         /* close attribute */
diff --git a/tools/h5jam/h5jamgentest.c b/tools/h5jam/h5jamgentest.c
index 06aaaf1..908a609 100644
--- a/tools/h5jam/h5jamgentest.c
+++ b/tools/h5jam/h5jamgentest.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ gent_ub(const char * filename, size_t ub_size, size_t ub_fill)
 
   dims[0] = 10;
   space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(group, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(group, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   sprintf(buf, "abcdefghi");
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
   H5Sclose(space);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ gent_ub(const char * filename, size_t ub_size, size_t ub_fill)
 
   dims[0] = 2; dims[1] = 2;
   space = H5Screate_simple(2, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(group, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(group, "attr2", H5T_STD_I32BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   data[0][0] = 0; data[0][1] = 1; data[1][0] = 2; data[1][1] = 3;
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_INT, data);
   H5Sclose(space);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ gent_ub(const char * filename, size_t ub_size, size_t ub_fill)
   /* attributes of dset1.1.1 */
   dims[0] = 27;
   space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr1", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   sprintf(buf, "1st attribute of dset1.1.1");
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
   H5Sclose(space);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ gent_ub(const char * filename, size_t ub_size, size_t ub_fill)
 
   dims[0] = 27;
   space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, ".", "attr2", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+  attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "attr2", H5T_STD_I8BE, space, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
   sprintf(buf, "2nd attribute of dset1.1.1");
   H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_SCHAR, buf);
   H5Sclose(space);
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
index e6c32c6..7edb70b 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ int copy_attr(hid_t loc_in,
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
 
-   if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, ".", name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+   if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
     goto error;
    if(H5Awrite(attr_out, wtype_id, buf) < 0)
     goto error;
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
index 595c32d..28828b8 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int copy_refs_attr(hid_t loc_in,
             * copy
             *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
             */
-            if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, ".", name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+            if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
                 goto error;
             if(nelmts)
                 if(H5Awrite(attr_out, mtype_id, refbuf) < 0)
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static int copy_refs_attr(hid_t loc_in,
             * copy
             *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
             */
-            if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, ".", name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+            if((attr_out = H5Acreate2(loc_out, name, ftype_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
                 goto error;
             if(nelmts)
                 if(H5Awrite(attr_out, mtype_id, refbuf) < 0)
diff --git a/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c b/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
index de04685..0e99d4f 100644
--- a/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
+++ b/tools/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
@@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ void write_attr_in(hid_t loc_id,
 
  space_id = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
  type_id = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(attr_id, type_id, buf5);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, buf5);
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ position        enum2D of </g1> enum2D of </g1> difference
 
  space_id = H5Screate_simple(2, dims2, NULL);
  type_id = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen2D", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen2D", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(attr_id, type_id, buf52);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, buf52);
@@ -4505,7 +4505,7 @@ etc
 */
  space_id = H5Screate_simple(3, dims3, NULL);
  type_id = H5Tvlen_create(H5T_NATIVE_INT);
- attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", "vlen3D", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "vlen3D", type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
  status = H5Awrite(attr_id, type_id, buf53);
  assert(status >= 0);
  status = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, buf53);
@@ -4693,7 +4693,7 @@ int make_attr(hid_t loc_id,
   return -1;
 
  /* create the attribute */
- if((attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, ".", attr_name, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+ if((attr_id = H5Acreate2(loc_id, attr_name, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
   goto out;
 
  /* write the buffer */
diff --git a/tools/h5stat/h5stat_gentest.c b/tools/h5stat/h5stat_gentest.c
index a3fcc60..22396b6 100644
--- a/tools/h5stat/h5stat_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/h5stat/h5stat_gentest.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void gen_file(void)
     dset_id = H5Dcreate2(file, DATASET_NAME, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     for(i = 1; i <= NUM_ATTRS; i++) {
         sprintf(attrname, "%s%d", ATTR_NAME,i);
-        attr_id = H5Acreate2(dset_id, ".", attrname, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        attr_id = H5Acreate2(dset_id, attrname, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
         ret = H5Aclose(attr_id);
     } /* end for */