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-
-
- HDF5 Release 1.5-snap0
+HDF5 version 1.5.5 released on Sat May 12 22:32:55 CDT 2001
+================================================================================
INTRODUCTION
@@ -49,6 +48,10 @@ Library
works correctly.
* IMPORTANT: Fixed file metadata corruption bug which could cause metadata
data loss in certain situations.
+ * The allocation by alignment (H5Pset_alignment) feature code somehow
+ got dropped in some 1.3.x version. Re-implemented it with "new and
+ improved" algorithm. It keeps track of "wasted" file-fragment in
+ the free-list too.
Configuration
-------------
@@ -82,7 +85,16 @@ New Features
7 and contains the sizes of the data buffer dimensions.
* F90 static library is available on Windows platforms. See
INSTALL_Windows.txt for details.
-
+ * File sizes greater than 2GB are now supported on Linux systems with
+ version 2.4.x or higher kernels.
+ * Added a global string variable H5_lib_vers_info_g which holds the
+ HDF5 library version information. This can be used to identify
+ an hdf5 library or hdf5 application binary.
+ Also added a verification of the consistency between H5_lib_vers_info_g
+ and other version information in the source code.
+ * H5 <-> GIF convertor has been added. This is available under
+ tools/gifconv. The convertor supports the ability to create animated
+ gifs as well.
Platforms Tested
================