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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a06cdce --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +HDF5 version 1.10.9-1 currently under development + + + +[](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/actions?query=branch%3Adevelop) +[](https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/blob/develop/COPYING) + +*Please refer to the release_docs/INSTALL file for installation instructions.* + +THE HDF GROUP +--------------- + +The HDF Group is the developer of HDF5®, a high-performance software library and +data format that has been adopted across multiple industries and has become a +de facto standard in scientific and research communities. + +More information about The HDF Group, the HDF5 Community and the HDF5 software +project, tools and services can be found at the Group's website. + + https://www.hdfgroup.org/ + + +DOCUMENTATION +------------- +This release is fully functional for the API described in the documentation. + + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/The+HDF5+API + +Full Documentation and Programming Resources for this release can be found at + + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5 + +See the RELEASE.txt file in the release_docs/ directory for information specific +to the features and updates included in this release of the library. + +Several more files are located within the release_docs/ directory with specific +details for several common platforms and configurations. + + INSTALL - Start Here. General instructions for compiling and installing the library + INSTALL_CMAKE - instructions for building with CMake (Kitware.com) + INSTALL_parallel - instructions for building and configuring Parallel HDF5 + INSTALL_Windows and INSTALL_Cygwin - MS Windows installations. + + + +HELP AND SUPPORT +---------------- +Information regarding Help Desk and Support services is available at + + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/support/The+HDF+Help+Desk + + + +FORUM and NEWS +-------------- +The following public forums are provided for public announcements and discussions +of interest to the general HDF5 Community. + + - Homepage of the Forum + https://forum.hdfgroup.org + + - News and Announcement + https://forum.hdfgroup.org/c/news-and-announcements-from-the-hdf-group + + - HDF5 and HDF4 Topics + https://forum.hdfgroup.org/c/hdf5 + +These forums are provided as an open and public service for searching and reading. +Posting requires completing a simple registration and allows one to join in the +conversation. Please read the following instructions pertaining to the Forum's +use and configuration + https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/quickstart-guide-welcome-to-the-new-hdf-forum + + +RELEASE SCHEDULE +---------------- + + + +HDF5 does not release on a regular schedule. Instead, releases are driven by +new features and bug fixes, though we try to have at least one release of each +maintenance branch per year. Future HDF5 releases indicated on this schedule +are tentative. + +| Release | New Features | +| ------- | ------------ | +| 1.13.2 | VFD SWMR, Onion VFD, Selection I/O | +| 1.13.3 | Multi-Dataset I/O | +| 1.13.4 | Subfiling | + +This list of feature release versions is also tentative, and the specific release +in which a feature is introduced may change. + + +SNAPSHOTS, PREVIOUS RELEASES AND SOURCE CODE +-------------------------------------------- +Periodically development code snapshots are provided at the following URL: + + https://gamma.hdfgroup.org/ftp/pub/outgoing/hdf5/snapshots/ + +Source packages for current and previous releases are located at: + + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/support/Downloads + +Development code is available at our Github location: + + https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5.git + |