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| -rw-r--r-- | release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 66 |
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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 0d2f202..bf2504b 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -415,25 +415,57 @@ New Features High-Level APIs: - ------ - - New public functions in the C Packet Table API + --------------- + + C Packet Table API + ------------------ + - Replacement of a public function + + The existing function H5PTcreate_fl limits applications to deflate + compression only. The public function H5PTcreate is added to replace + H5PTcreate_fl. H5PTcreate takes a property list ID to provide + flexibility on creation properties. + + hid_t H5PTcreate(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, + hid_t dtype_id, hsize_t chunk_size, hid_t plist_id); + (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-8623) + + - New public functions Two accessor functions were added per HDFFV-8623/patch 003. - /* Returns the ID of the dataset associated with the packet table */ - hid_t H5PTget_dataset(hid_t table_id); + /* Returns the ID of the dataset associated with the packet table */ + hid_t H5PTget_dataset(hid_t table_id); - /* Returns the ID of the datatype the packet table uses */ - hid_t H5PTget_type(hid_t table_id); + /* Returns the ID of the datatype the packet table uses */ + hid_t H5PTget_type(hid_t table_id); (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-8623) - - New public functions in the C++ Packet Table API + - Regarding #ifdef VLPT_REMOVED + + The #ifdef VLPT_REMOVED blocks are removed from the PT library source + except the following cases: + + H5PTis_varlen() is made available again. + + H5PTfree_vlen_readbuff() now became H5PTfree_vlen_buff() + (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-442) + + C++ Packet Table API + -------------------- + - New constructor + + An overloaded constructor is added to FL_PacketTable and takes a property + list ID to provide flexibility on creation properties. + + FL_PacketTable(hid_t fileID, hid_t plist_id, const char* name, hid_t dtypeID, hsize_t chunkSize); + (BMR, 2016/03/08, HDFFV-8623) + + - New public functions Two accessor wrappers to class PacketTable, per HDFFV-8623/patch 004. - /* Returns the ID of the dataset associated with the packet table */ - hid_t PacketTable::GetDataset() + /* Returns the ID of the dataset associated with the packet table */ + hid_t PacketTable::GetDataset() - /* Returns the ID of the datatype the packet table uses */ - hid_t PacketTable::GetDataset() + /* Returns the ID of the datatype the packet table uses */ + hid_t PacketTable::GetDataset() (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-8623) - Member functions having "char*" as an argument @@ -442,12 +474,18 @@ New Features existing version will be deprecated. (BMR, 2016/03/04) - - Commented out functions are renewed + - Regarding #ifdef VLPT_REMOVED + + The #ifdef VLPT_REMOVED blocks are removed from the PT library source + except the following cases: + + VL_PacketTable::IsVariableLength() is moved to PacketTable + + VL_PacketTable::FreeReadBuff() now became PacketTable::FreeBuff() - The old function VL_PacketTable::FreeReadBuff that had been ifdef'ed out - now became PacketTable::FreeBuff() (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-442) + + Internal header file + -------------------- - A new API function H5DOwrite_chunk. It writes a data chunk directly into a file bypassing hyperslab selection, data conversion, and filter pipeline. The user must be careful with the function and |