19 files changed, 254 insertions, 95 deletions
diff --git a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 58d85c1..89d62f1 100644
--- a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ foreach (example ${tutr_examples})
   set_target_properties (cpp_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/cpp)
 endforeach ()
 
-if (BUILD_TESTING)
+if (BUILD_TESTING AND HDF5_TEST_CPP AND HDF5_TEST_EXAMPLES AND HDF5_TEST_SERIAL)
   include (CMakeTests.cmake)
 endif ()
diff --git a/c++/examples/Makefile.am b/c++/examples/Makefile.am
index 51ab8e3..0648504 100644
--- a/c++/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ CXX_API=yes
 
 # Where to install examples
 # Note: no '/' after DESTDIR.  Explanation in commence.am
-EXAMPLEDIR=${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/c++
-EXAMPLETOPDIR=${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(examplesdir)/c++
+EXAMPLETOPDIR=$(examplesdir)
 
 # How to build programs using h5c++
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H5CPP)
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
index fab54cd..271c538 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const H5std_string FILE_NAME( "Group.h5" );
 const int          RANK = 2;
 
 // Operator function
-extern "C" herr_t file_info(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, const H5L_info_t *linfo,
+extern "C" herr_t file_info(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, const H5L_info2_t *linfo,
     void *opdata);
 
 int main(void)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int main(void)
          * root directory.
          */
         cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file" << endl;
-        herr_t idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
+        herr_t idx = H5Literate2(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
         cout << endl;
 
         /*
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int main(void)
         cout << "\"Data\" is unlinked" << endl;
 
         cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file again" << endl;
-        idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
+        idx = H5Literate2(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
         cout << endl;
 
         /*
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int main(void)
  * Operator function.
  */
 herr_t
-file_info(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, const H5L_info_t *linfo, void *opdata)
+file_info(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, const H5L_info2_t *linfo, void *opdata)
 {
     hid_t group;
 
diff --git a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
index d975924..03e1eac 100644
--- a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
 #                                                                               #
 # This script will compile and run the c++ examples from source files           #
-# installed in .../share/hdf5_examples/c++ using h5c++.  The                    #
+# installed in @examplesdir@/c++ using h5c++.  The                              #
 # order for running programs with RunTest in the MAIN section below is taken    #
 # from the Makefile.  The order is important since some of the test programs    #
 # use data files created by earlier test programs.  Any future additions should #
@@ -30,9 +30,32 @@
 EXIT_SUCCESS=0
 EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
+#
+# Try to derive the path to the installation $prefix established
+# by ./configure relative to the examples directory established by
+# ./configure.  If successful, set `prefix_relto_examplesdir` to the
+# relative path.  Otherwise, set `prefix_relto_examplesdir` to the
+# absolute installation $prefix.
+#
+# This script uses the value of `prefix` in the user's environment, if
+# it is set, below.  The content of $() is evaluated in a sub-shell, so
+# if `prefix` is set in the user's environment, the shell statements in
+# $() won't clobbered it.
+#
+prefix_relto_examplesdir=$(
+prefix=@prefix@
+examplesdir=@examplesdir@
+if [ ${examplesdir##${prefix}/} != ${examplesdir} ]; then
+	echo $(echo ${examplesdir##${prefix}/} | \
+	    sed 's,[^/][^/]*,..,g')
+else
+	echo $prefix
+fi
+)
+
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-../../..}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../${prefix_relto_examplesdir}}"
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
 H5TOOL="h5c++"                  # The tool name
diff --git a/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm b/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
index 2d779a3..a9e0a27 100644
--- a/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
+++ b/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
@@ -11493,7 +11493,7 @@ normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
   mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
   mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
   <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
-  normal'>H5L_info_t getLinkInfo(const char* link_name,</p>
+  normal'>H5L_info2_t getLinkInfo(const char* link_name,</p>
   <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
   normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>�������������� </span>const
   LinkAccPropList&amp; lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT)</p>
@@ -11526,7 +11526,7 @@ normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
   mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
   mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
   <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
-  normal'>H5L_info_t getLinkInfo(const H5std_string&amp; link_name,</p>
+  normal'>H5L_info2_t getLinkInfo(const H5std_string&amp; link_name,</p>
   <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
   normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>�������������� </span>const
   LinkAccPropList&amp; lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT)</p>
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index db14577..a071289 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ void DataSet::vlenReclaim(const DataType& type, const DataSpace& space, const DS
     hid_t space_id = space.getId();
     hid_t xfer_plist_id = xfer_plist.getId();
 
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Treclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Dvlen_reclaim failed");
+        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Treclaim failed");
     }
 }
 
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ void DataSet::vlenReclaim(void* buf, const DataType& type, const DataSpace& spac
     hid_t space_id = space.getId();
     hid_t xfer_plist_id = xfer_plist.getId();
 
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Treclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Dvlen_reclaim failed");
+        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Treclaim failed");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
index 6955778..e53a03b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
         void getTypeConvCB(H5T_conv_except_func_t *op, void **user_data) const;
 
         // Sets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
-        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Dvlen_reclaim.
+        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Treclaim.
         void setVlenMemManager(H5MM_allocate_t alloc, void* alloc_info,
                                H5MM_free_t free, void* free_info) const;
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
         void setVlenMemManager() const;
 
         // Gets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
-        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Tvlen_reclaim.
+        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Treclaim.
         void getVlenMemManager(H5MM_allocate_t& alloc, void** alloc_info,
                                H5MM_free_t& free, void** free_info) const;
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 2641960..764aa12 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -1404,6 +1404,121 @@ void H5Location::unlink(const H5std_string& name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) c
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Location::getNativeObjinfo
+///\brief       Retrieves native information about an HDF5 object.
+///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the native object info
+///\param       fields  - IN: Indicates the group of information to be retrieved
+///\par Description
+///             Valid values of \a fields are as follows:
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_HDR (default)
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_META_SIZE
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL
+// July, 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Location::getNativeObjinfo(H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields) const
+{
+
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_native_info(getId(), &objinfo, fields);
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+        throwException(inMemFunc("getNativeObjinfo"), "H5Oget_native_info failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Location::getNativeObjinfo
+///\brief       Retrieves native information about an HDF5 object given its name.
+///\param       name    - IN: Name of the object to be queried - \c char *
+///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the native object info
+///\param       fields  - IN: Indicates the group of information to be retrieved
+///                           - default to H5O_INFO_HDR
+///\param       lapl - IN: Link access property list
+///\par Description
+///             Valid values of \a fields are as follows:
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_HDR (default)
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_META_SIZE
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL
+// July, 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Location::getNativeObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+{
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_native_info_by_name(getId(), name, &objinfo, fields, lapl.getId());
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+        throwException(inMemFunc("getNativeObjinfo"), "H5Oget_native_info_by_name failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Location::getNativeObjinfo
+///\brief       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///             It differs from the above function in that it takes
+///             a reference to an \c H5std_string for \a name.
+///\param       name    - IN: Name of the object to be queried - \c H5std_string
+///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the native object info
+///\param       fields  - IN: Indicates the group of information to be retrieved
+///                           - default to H5O_INFO_HDR
+///\param       lapl - IN: Link access property list
+// July, 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Location::getNativeObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+{
+    getNativeObjinfo(name.c_str(), objinfo, fields, lapl);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Location::getNativeObjinfo
+///\brief       Retrieves native information about an HDF5 object given its index.
+///\param       grp_name - IN: Group name where the object belongs - \c char *
+///\param       idx_type - IN: Type of index
+///\param       order   - IN: Order to traverse
+///\param       idx     - IN: Object position
+///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the native object info
+///\param       fields  - IN: Indicates the group of information to be retrieved
+///                           - default to H5O_INFO_HDR
+///\param       lapl    - IN: Link access property list
+///\par Description
+///             Valid values of \a fields are as follows:
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_HDR (default)
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_META_SIZE
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL
+// July, 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Location::getNativeObjinfo(const char* grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
+     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
+     const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+{
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_native_info_by_idx(getId(), grp_name, idx_type, order,
+                       idx, &objinfo, fields, lapl.getId());
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+        throwException(inMemFunc("getNativeObjinfo"), "H5Oget_native_info_by_idx failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Location::getObjinfo
+///\brief       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///             It differs from the above function in that it takes
+///             a reference to an \c H5std_string for \a name.
+///\param       name    - IN: Name of the object to be queried - \c H5std_string
+///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the native object info
+///\param       fields  - IN: Indicates a group of information to be retrieved
+///                           - default to H5O_INFO_HDR
+///\param       lapl - IN: Link access property list
+// July, 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Location::getNativeObjinfo(const H5std_string& grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
+     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
+     const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+{
+    getNativeObjinfo(grp_name.c_str(), idx_type, order, idx, objinfo, fields, lapl);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Location::getObjinfo
 ///\brief       Retrieves information about an HDF5 object.
 ///\param       objinfo - OUT: Struct containing the object info
@@ -1418,15 +1533,15 @@ void H5Location::unlink(const H5std_string& name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) c
 ///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL
 // July, 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void H5Location::getObjinfo(H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields) const
+void H5Location::getObjinfo(H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields) const
 {
 
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info2(getId(), &objinfo, fields);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info3(getId(), &objinfo, fields);
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
-        throwException(inMemFunc("getObjinfo"), "H5Oget_info2 failed");
+        throwException(inMemFunc("getObjinfo"), "H5Oget_info3 failed");
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1447,10 +1562,10 @@ void H5Location::getObjinfo(H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields) const
 ///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL
 // July, 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void H5Location::getObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+void H5Location::getObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name2(getId(), name, &objinfo, fields, lapl.getId());
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name3(getId(), name, &objinfo, fields, lapl.getId());
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
@@ -1469,7 +1584,7 @@ void H5Location::getObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fiel
 ///\param       lapl - IN: Link access property list
 // July, 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void H5Location::getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+void H5Location::getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     getObjinfo(name.c_str(), objinfo, fields, lapl);
 }
@@ -1496,11 +1611,11 @@ void H5Location::getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsig
 // July, 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Location::getObjinfo(const char* grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
-     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
+     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
      const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx2(getId(), grp_name, idx_type, order,
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx3(getId(), grp_name, idx_type, order,
                        idx, &objinfo, fields, lapl.getId());
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
@@ -1521,7 +1636,7 @@ void H5Location::getObjinfo(const char* grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
 // July, 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void H5Location::getObjinfo(const H5std_string& grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
-     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
+     H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields,
      const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     getObjinfo(grp_name.c_str(), idx_type, order, idx, objinfo, fields, lapl);
@@ -1596,11 +1711,11 @@ void H5Location::getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException/H5::GroupIException/H5::LocationException
 // 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5L_info_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const char* link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+H5L_info2_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const char* link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
-    H5L_info_t linkinfo; // link info structure
+    H5L_info2_t linkinfo; // link info structure
 
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Lget_info(getId(), link_name, &linkinfo, lapl.getId());
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Lget_info2(getId(), link_name, &linkinfo, lapl.getId());
     if (ret_value < 0)
         throwException("getLinkInfo", "H5Lget_info to find buffer size failed");
 
@@ -1613,7 +1728,7 @@ H5L_info_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const char* link_name, const LinkAccPropList&
 ///             It differs from the above function in that it takes an
 ///             \c H5std_string for \a link_name.
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5L_info_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const H5std_string& link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+H5L_info2_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const H5std_string& link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     return(getLinkInfo(link_name.c_str(), lapl));
 }
@@ -1629,7 +1744,7 @@ H5L_info_t H5Location::getLinkInfo(const H5std_string& link_name, const LinkAccP
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5std_string H5Location::getLinkval(const char* name, size_t size) const
 {
-    H5L_info_t linkinfo;
+    H5L_info2_t linkinfo;
     char *value_C;        // value in C string
     size_t val_size = size;
     H5std_string value = "";
@@ -1638,7 +1753,7 @@ H5std_string H5Location::getLinkval(const char* name, size_t size) const
     // if user doesn't provide buffer size, determine it
     if (size == 0)
     {
-        ret_value = H5Lget_info(getId(), name, &linkinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        ret_value = H5Lget_info2(getId(), name, &linkinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
         if (ret_value < 0)
             throwException("getLinkval", "H5Lget_info to find buffer size failed");
 
@@ -1941,11 +2056,11 @@ ssize_t H5Location::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5O_type_t H5Location::childObjType(const char* objname) const
 {
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_info2_t objinfo;
     H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name2(getId(), objname, &objinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name3(getId(), objname, &objinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
@@ -2016,11 +2131,11 @@ H5O_type_t H5Location::childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const
 H5O_type_t H5Location::childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type, H5_iter_order_t order, const char* objname) const
 {
     herr_t ret_value;
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_info2_t objinfo;
     H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx2(getId(), objname, index_type, order, index, &objinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx3(getId(), objname, index_type, order, index, &objinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
@@ -2058,11 +2173,11 @@ H5O_type_t H5Location::childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type, H5_ite
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 unsigned H5Location::childObjVersion(const char* objname) const
 {
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_native_info_t objinfo;
     unsigned version = 0;
 
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name2(getId(), objname, &objinfo, H5O_INFO_HDR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_native_info_by_name(getId(), objname, &objinfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.h b/c++/src/H5Location.h
index dc3db75..3bad8bc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.h
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Location : public IdComponent {
         DataSet openDataSet(const char* name, const DSetAccPropList& dapl = DSetAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
         DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DSetAccPropList& dapl = DSetAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
 
-        H5L_info_t getLinkInfo(const char* link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
-        H5L_info_t getLinkInfo(const H5std_string& link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+        H5L_info2_t getLinkInfo(const char* link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+        H5L_info2_t getLinkInfo(const H5std_string& link_name, const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
 
         // Returns the value of a symbolic link.
         H5std_string getLinkval(const char* link_name, size_t size=0) const;
@@ -147,26 +147,47 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Location : public IdComponent {
         unsigned childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const;
 
         // Retrieves information about an HDF5 object.
-        void getObjinfo(H5O_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC) const;
+        void getObjinfo(H5O_info2_t& objinfo, unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC) const;
 
         // Retrieves information about an HDF5 object, given its name.
-        void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_info_t& objinfo,
+        void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_info2_t& objinfo,
                 unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC,
                 const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
-        void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_info_t& objinfo,
+        void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_info2_t& objinfo,
                 unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC,
                 const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
 
         // Retrieves information about an HDF5 object, given its index.
         void getObjinfo(const char* grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
-                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info_t& objinfo,
+                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info2_t& objinfo,
                 unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC,
                 const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
         void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
-                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info_t& objinfo,
+                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_info2_t& objinfo,
                 unsigned fields = H5O_INFO_BASIC,
                 const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
 
+        // Retrieves native native information about an HDF5 object.
+        void getNativeObjinfo(H5O_native_info_t& objinfo, unsigned fields = H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR) const;
+
+        // Retrieves native information about an HDF5 object, given its name.
+        void getNativeObjinfo(const char* name, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo,
+                unsigned fields = H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR,
+                const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+        void getNativeObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo,
+                unsigned fields = H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR,
+                const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+
+        // Retrieves native information about an HDF5 object, given its index.
+        void getNativeObjinfo(const char* grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
+                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo,
+                unsigned fields = H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR,
+                const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+        void getNativeObjinfo(const H5std_string& grp_name, H5_index_t idx_type,
+                H5_iter_order_t order, hsize_t idx, H5O_native_info_t& objinfo,
+                unsigned fields = H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR,
+                const LinkAccPropList& lapl = LinkAccPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+
 #ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
         // Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
         // object's index.
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
index 8d3334b..081cab7 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ extern "C" herr_t userAttrOpWrpr(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name,
 }
 
 // userVisitOpWrpr interfaces between the user's function and the
-// C library function H5Ovisit2
+// C library function H5Ovisit3
 extern "C" herr_t userVisitOpWrpr(hid_t obj_id, const char *attr_name,
-    const H5O_info_t *obj_info, void *op_data)
+    const H5O_info2_t *obj_info, void *op_data)
 {
     H5std_string s_attr_name = H5std_string(attr_name);
     UserData4Visit* myData = reinterpret_cast<UserData4Visit *> (op_data);
@@ -250,13 +250,11 @@ int H5Object::iterateAttrs(attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned *_idx, void *op_dat
 ///\param       *op_data - IN: User-defined pointer to data required by the
 ///                            application for its processing of the object
 ///\param       fields   - IN: Flags specifying the fields to be retrieved
-///                            to the callback op via the H5O_info_t argument.
+///                            to the callback op via the H5O_info2_t argument.
 ///             \li \c H5O_INFO_BASIC      fileno, addr, type, and rc fields
 ///             \li \c H5O_INFO_TIME       atime, mtime, ctime, and btime fields
 ///             \li \c H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS  num_attrs field
-///             \li \c H5O_INFO_HDR        hdr field
-///             \li \c H5O_INFO_META_SIZE  meta_size field
-///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL        H5O_INFO_BASIC | H5O_INFO_TIME | H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS | H5O_INFO_HDR | H5O_INFO_META_SIZE
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL        H5O_INFO_BASIC | H5O_INFO_TIME | H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS
 ///\return
 ///             \li On success:
 ///                 \li the return value of the first operator that returns a positive value
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ int H5Object::iterateAttrs(attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned *_idx, void *op_dat
 ///                     wrong within the library or the operator failed
 ///\exception   H5::Exception
 ///\par Description
-///             For information, please refer to the H5Ovisit2 API in the HDF5
+///             For information, please refer to the H5Ovisit3 API in the HDF5
 ///             C Reference Manual.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2019
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -279,15 +277,15 @@ void H5Object::visit(H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, visit_operator_
     userData->obj = this;
 
     // Call the C API passing in op wrapper and info
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Ovisit2(getId(), idx_type, order, userVisitOpWrpr, static_cast<void *>(userData), fields);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Ovisit3(getId(), idx_type, order, userVisitOpWrpr, static_cast<void *>(userData), fields);
 
     // Release memory
     delete userData;
 
-    // Throw exception if H5Ovisit2 failed, which could be a failure in
+    // Throw exception if H5Ovisit3 failed, which could be a failure in
     // the library or in the call back operator
     if (ret_value < 0)
-        throw Exception(inMemFunc("visit"), "H5Ovisit2 failed");
+        throw Exception(inMemFunc("visit"), "H5Ovisit3 failed");
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -304,15 +302,15 @@ void H5Object::visit(H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, visit_operator_
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 unsigned H5Object::objVersion() const
 {
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_native_info_t objinfo;
     unsigned version = 0;
 
     // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info2(getId(), &objinfo, H5O_INFO_HDR);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_native_info(getId(), &objinfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR);
 
     // Throw exception if C API returns failure
     if (ret_value < 0)
-        throw Exception(inMemFunc("objVersion"), "H5Oget_info failed");
+        throw Exception(inMemFunc("objVersion"), "H5Oget_native_info failed");
     // Return a valid version or throw an exception for invalid value
     else
     {
@@ -332,9 +330,9 @@ unsigned H5Object::objVersion() const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int H5Object::getNumAttrs() const
 {
-    H5O_info_t oinfo;    /* Object info */
+    H5O_info2_t oinfo;    /* Object info */
 
-    if(H5Oget_info2(getId(), &oinfo, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS) < 0)
+    if(H5Oget_info3(getId(), &oinfo, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS) < 0)
         throw AttributeIException(inMemFunc("getNumAttrs"), "H5Oget_info failed");
     else
         return(static_cast<int>(oinfo.num_attrs));
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.h b/c++/src/H5Object.h
index 4a4e909..033b1b7 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ typedef void (*attr_operator_t)(H5Object& loc,
                                  const H5std_string attr_name,
                                  void *operator_data);
 
-// Define the operator function pointer for H5Ovisit2().
+// Define the operator function pointer for H5Ovisit3().
 typedef int (*visit_operator_t)(H5Object& obj,
                                  const H5std_string attr_name,
-                                 const H5O_info_t *oinfo,
+                                 const H5O_info2_t *oinfo,
                                  void *operator_data);
 
 // User data for attribute iteration
diff --git a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 75efc3b..5e7134d 100644
--- a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 set_target_properties (cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test/cpp)
 
-include (CMakeTests.cmake)
+if (HDF5_TEST_CPP AND HDF5_TEST_SERIAL)
+  include (CMakeTests.cmake)
+endif ()
diff --git a/c++/test/dsets.cpp b/c++/test/dsets.cpp
index 14f1bd4..fc29307 100644
--- a/c++/test/dsets.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/dsets.cpp
@@ -1116,9 +1116,9 @@ static herr_t test_types(H5File& file)
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function:    test_getObjinfo
+ * Function:    test_getNativeObjinfo
  *
- * Purpose      Tests getObjinfo()
+ * Purpose      Tests getNativeObjinfo()
  *
  * Return       Success: 0
  *              Failure: -1
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static herr_t test_types(H5File& file)
  * July, 2018
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-static herr_t test_getinfo(H5File& file)
+static herr_t test_getnativeinfo(H5File& file)
 {
     SUBTEST("Getting object information");
 
@@ -1142,18 +1142,18 @@ static herr_t test_getinfo(H5File& file)
         DataSet dataset(file.openDataSet(DSET_CHUNKED_NAME));
 
         // Get dataset header info
-        H5O_info_t oinfo;
-        HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
-        dataset.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_HDR);
-        verify_val(oinfo.hdr.nchunks, 1, "DataSet::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        H5O_native_info_t ninfo;
+        HDmemset(&ninfo, 0, sizeof(ninfo));
+        dataset.getNativeObjinfo(ninfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR);
+        verify_val(ninfo.hdr.nchunks, 1, "DataSet::getNativeObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
         dataset.close();
 
         // Open the dataset we created above and then close it.  This is one
         // way to open an existing dataset for accessing.
         dataset = file.openDataSet(DSET_DEFAULT_NAME);
-        HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
-        dataset.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_ALL);
-        verify_val(oinfo.hdr.nchunks, 1, "DataSet::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        HDmemset(&ninfo, 0, sizeof(ninfo));
+        dataset.getNativeObjinfo(ninfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_ALL);
+        verify_val(ninfo.hdr.nchunks, 1, "DataSet::getNativeObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
         dataset.close();
 
         PASSED();
@@ -1169,10 +1169,10 @@ static herr_t test_getinfo(H5File& file)
     // catch all other exceptions
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
-        issue_fail_msg("test_getinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        issue_fail_msg("test_getnativeinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
         return -1;
     }
-}   // test_getinfo
+}   // test_getnativeinfo
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ void test_dset()
 
         nerrors += test_create(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
         nerrors += test_simple_io(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
-        nerrors += test_getinfo(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
+        nerrors += test_getnativeinfo(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
         nerrors += test_tconv(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
         nerrors += test_compression(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
         nerrors += test_nbit_compression(file) < 0 ? 1:0;
diff --git a/c++/test/tattr.cpp b/c++/test/tattr.cpp
index 4734755..9485ec6 100644
--- a/c++/test/tattr.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tattr.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void test_attr_basic_read()
         verify_val(num_attrs, 3, "DataSet::getNumAttrs", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
         // Verify the correct number of attributes another way
-        H5O_info_t oinfo;
+        H5O_info2_t oinfo;
         HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
         dataset.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS);
         verify_val(oinfo.num_attrs, 3, "DataSet::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static void test_attr_compound_read()
         verify_val(num_attrs, 1, "DataSet::getNumAttrs", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
         // Verify the correct number of attributes another way
-        H5O_info_t oinfo;
+        H5O_info2_t oinfo;
         HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
         dataset.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS);
         verify_val(oinfo.num_attrs, 1, "DataSet::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
diff --git a/c++/test/tfile.cpp b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
index 055cf23..a0231a6 100644
--- a/c++/test/tfile.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ static void test_libver_bounds_real(
     verify_val(obj_version, oh_vers_create, "H5File::childObjVersion", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
     // Verify object header version another way
-    H5O_info_t oinfo;
-    HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
-    file.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_HDR);
-    verify_val(oinfo.hdr.version, oh_vers_create, "H5File::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+    H5O_native_info_t ninfo;
+    HDmemset(&ninfo, 0, sizeof(ninfo));
+    file.getNativeObjinfo(ninfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR);
+    verify_val(ninfo.hdr.version, oh_vers_create, "H5File::getNativeObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
     /*
      * Reopen the file and make sure the root group still has the correct
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ static void test_libver_bounds_real(
     verify_val(obj_version, oh_vers_mod, "Group::objVersion", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
     // Verify object header version another way
-    HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
-    group.getObjinfo(oinfo, H5O_INFO_HDR);
-    verify_val(oinfo.hdr.version, oh_vers_mod, "Group::getObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+    HDmemset(&ninfo, 0, sizeof(ninfo));
+    group.getNativeObjinfo(ninfo, H5O_NATIVE_INFO_HDR);
+    verify_val(ninfo.hdr.version, oh_vers_mod, "Group::getNativeObjinfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
     group.close(); // close "/G1"
 
diff --git a/c++/test/titerate.cpp b/c++/test/titerate.cpp
index e77ebcc..c689087 100644
--- a/c++/test/titerate.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/titerate.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int iter_strcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2)
  * Purpose      Custom link iteration callback routine
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-static herr_t liter_cb(hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED group, const char *name, const H5L_info_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED *link_info, void *op_data)
+static herr_t liter_cb(hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED group, const char *name, const H5L_info2_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED *link_info, void *op_data)
 {
     iter_info *info = (iter_info *)op_data;
     static int count = 0;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void test_iter_group(FileAccPropList& fapl)
         /* Test iterating over empty group */
         info.command = RET_ZERO;
         idx = 0;
-        ret = H5Literate(file.getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info);
+        ret = H5Literate2(file.getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info);
         verify_val(ret, SUCCEED, "H5Literate", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
         DataType datatype(PredType::NATIVE_INT);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void test_iter_group(FileAccPropList& fapl)
         H5std_string obj_name;
         for (i = 0; i < nobjs; i++)
         {
-            //H5O_info_t oinfo;                /* Object info */
+            //H5O_info2_t oinfo;                /* Object info */
 
             obj_name = root_group.getObjnameByIdx(i);
         //ret = (herr_t)H5Lget_name_by_idx(root_group, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)i, dataset_name, (size_t)NAMELEN, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void test_iter_group(FileAccPropList& fapl)
     /* Test all objects in group, when callback always returns 0 */
     info.command = RET_ZERO;
     idx = 0;
-    if((ret = H5Literate(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) > 0)
+    if((ret = H5Literate2(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) > 0)
         TestErrPrintf("Group iteration function didn't return zero correctly!\n");
 
     /* Test all objects in group, when callback always returns 1 */
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void test_iter_group(FileAccPropList& fapl)
     info.command = RET_TWO;
     i = 0;
     idx = 0;
-    while((ret = H5Literate(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) > 0) {
+    while((ret = H5Literate2(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) > 0) {
         /* Verify return value from iterator gets propagated correctly */
         verify_val(ret, 2, "H5Literate", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void test_iter_group(FileAccPropList& fapl)
     info.command = new_format ? RET_CHANGE2 : RET_CHANGE;
     i = 0;
     idx = 0;
-    while((ret = H5Literate(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) >= 0) {
+    while((ret = H5Literate2(file, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, &idx, liter_cb, &info)) >= 0) {
         /* Verify return value from iterator gets propagated correctly */
         verify_val(ret, 1, "H5Literate", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
diff --git a/c++/test/tlinks.cpp b/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
index 491cd6a..1bdd442 100644
--- a/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ const H5std_string GROUP2NAME("Second_group");
 static void
 test_lcpl(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t new_format)
 {
-    H5L_info_t linfo;
+    H5L_info2_t linfo;
     char filename[1024];
     hsize_t dims[2];
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ const int RANK = 2;
 const int DIM1 = 2;
 
 // Operator function
-static int visit_obj_cb(H5Object& obj, const H5std_string name, const H5O_info_t *oinfo, void *_op_data)
+static int visit_obj_cb(H5Object& obj, const H5std_string name, const H5O_info2_t *oinfo, void *_op_data)
 {
     ovisit_ud_t *op_data = static_cast <ovisit_ud_t *>(_op_data);
 
diff --git a/c++/test/tobject.cpp b/c++/test/tobject.cpp
index 232ece2..fd0f5ce 100644
--- a/c++/test/tobject.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tobject.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ const H5std_string GROUP1NAME("group1");
 const H5std_string GROUP2NAME("group2");
 static void test_getobjectinfo_same_file()
 {
-    H5O_info_t	oinfo1, oinfo2;         /* Object info structs */
+    H5O_info2_t	oinfo1, oinfo2;         /* Object info structs */
 
     // Output message about test being performed
     SUBTEST("Group::getObjinfo");
diff --git a/c++/test/trefer.cpp b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
index 562b127..8a6fb51 100644
--- a/c++/test/trefer.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static void test_reference_group()
         verify_val(fname, FILE1, "H5Group::getFileName",__LINE__,__FILE__);
 
         // Check object type using Group::getObjinfo()
-        H5O_info_t oinfo;
+        H5O_info2_t oinfo;
         HDmemset(&oinfo, 0, sizeof(oinfo));
         group.getObjinfo(".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, oinfo);
         verify_val(oinfo.type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "Group::getObjinfo",__LINE__,__FILE__);