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diff --git a/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt b/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt index a8dc5ab..68b066d 100644 --- a/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt +++ b/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -HDF5 version 1.6.5-snap1 released on Sun Sep 18 17:32:22 CDT 2005 +HDF5 version 1.6.5-pre1 released on Sun Oct 23 17:50:56 CDT 2005 ================================================================================ INTRODUCTION @@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ CONTENTS New Features ============ + Configuration: + ------------------------- + - Configure now recognizes the TR variable as the location of the + tr utility. JML 2005/10/20 + Source code distribution: ------------------------- - - Added MD5 checksumming to snapshot releases. Releases will now - produce a .md5 file as well as a .tar archive. md5sum can be - used to verify the arvhice with the .md5 checksum. -JL 2005/09/06 + - Added g95 as a testing "platform" informally. AKC - 2005/10/04. + - Added MD5 checksumming to snapshot releases. Releases will now + produce a .md5 file as well as a .tar archive. md5sum can be + used to verify the arvhice with the .md5 checksum. -JL 2005/09/06 Library: -------- @@ -53,36 +59,37 @@ New Features Parallel Library: ----------------- - - HDF5 supports collective MPI-IO for irregular selection with HDF5 - dataset. Irregular selection is when users use API H5Sselect_hyperslab - more than once for the same dataset. - Currently, not all MPI-IO packages support complicated MPI derived - datatype used in the implementation of irregular - selection INSIDE HDF5. - 1) DEC 5.x is not supporting complicated derived datatype. - 2) For AIX 5.1, - if your poe version number is 3.2.0.19 or lower, - please edit powerpc-ibm-aix5.x under hdf5/config, - Find the line with - << hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works>> - and UNCOMMENT this line before the configure. - check poe version with the following command: - lpp -l all | grep ppe.poe - 3) For Linux cluster, - if mpich version is 1.2.5 or lower, collective irregular selection - IO is not supported, internally independent IO is used. - 4) For IRIX 6.5, - if C compiler version is 7.3 or lower, collective irregular selection - IO is not supported, internally independent IO is used. - 5) For platforms which internally used mpich, if the - mpich version is 1.2.5 or lower, please find the - corresponding config file and add - hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works='no' at the - end of the configuration file. For example, at NCSA - SGI Altix, the internal mpich library is 1.2.5. So - hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works='no' should be - added at the end of the config file ia64-linux-gnu. - KY - 2005/09/12 + - Added mpich2 as a testing "platform" informally. AKC - 2005/10/04. + - HDF5 supports collective MPI-IO for irregular selection with HDF5 + dataset. Irregular selection is when users use API H5Sselect_hyperslab + more than once for the same dataset. + Currently, not all MPI-IO packages support complicated MPI derived + datatype used in the implementation of irregular + selection INSIDE HDF5. + 1) DEC 5.x is not supporting complicated derived datatype. + 2) For AIX 5.1, + if your poe version number is 3.2.0.19 or lower, + please edit powerpc-ibm-aix5.x under hdf5/config, + Find the line with + << hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works>> + and UNCOMMENT this line before the configure. + check poe version with the following command: + lpp -l all | grep ppe.poe + 3) For Linux cluster, + if mpich version is 1.2.5 or lower, collective irregular selection + IO is not supported, internally independent IO is used. + 4) For IRIX 6.5, + if C compiler version is 7.3 or lower, collective irregular selection + IO is not supported, internally independent IO is used. + 5) For platforms which internally used mpich, if the + mpich version is 1.2.5 or lower, please find the + corresponding config file and add + hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works='no' at the + end of the configuration file. For example, at NCSA + SGI Altix, the internal mpich library is 1.2.5. So + hdf5_mpi_complex_derived_datatype_works='no' should be + added at the end of the config file ia64-linux-gnu. + KY - 2005/09/12 Tools: ------ - Sped up h5dump on files with large numbers of objects. @@ -110,8 +117,14 @@ New Features Support for new platforms, languages and compilers. ======================================= + - Added support for HPUX 11.23 (IA64); only C and C++ are supported + with the +DD64 flag + EIP 2005/10/05 + + Configuration ------------- + - Added support for Cray X1. JML 2005/10/03 Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.6.4 release @@ -119,6 +132,13 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.6.4 release Library ------- + - Fixed collective IO in chunking-storage. The dataspace for each + chunk is different with the dataspace for the whole file or buffer. + It may call the wrong routine when the shape of the dataspace in + file and in chunk is different. This bug was fixed to make sure + the correct routine is called. KY - 2005/10/19 + - Fixed core dump when closing root groups opened through two different + file handles that operate on the same actual file. QAK - 2005/10/02 - The ./dsets tests used to fail in the TFLOPS machine if the test program, dsets.c, was compiled with the -O option. The hdf5 library still worked correctly with the -O option. Only @@ -162,6 +182,8 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.6.4 release Configuration ------------- + - Configure can recognize -lmpich as a form of MPI library. -AKC- + 2005/9/28. - Changed default C++ compiler for the IA64 platform from icc to icpc which is the preferred compiler for Intel Compiler version 8. AKC - 2005/09/02 @@ -224,17 +246,21 @@ Platforms Tested xlf 8.1.1.7 mpcc_r 6.0.0.8 mpxlf_r 8.1.1.7 - Cray T90 sn7001 10.0.0md Cray Standard C Version 6.4.0.3 - Cray Fortran Version 3.4.0.0 - Cray SV1 sn9617 10.0.1.2 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.3.6 - Cray Fortran Version 3.6.0.3.1 - FreeBSD 4.9 gcc 2.95.4 + AIX 5.3 (32/64 bit) xlc 7.0.0.0 + xlC 7.0. + xlf 9.1.0.3 + Cray X1 water 3.0.35 Cray Standard C Version 5.4.0.7.4 + Cray Fortran 5.4.0.7.3 + Cray C++ 5.4.0.7.4 + FreeBSD 4.11 gcc 2.95.4 g++ 2.95.4 gcc 3.2.3, 3.3.6, 3.4.4, 4.0.0 HP-UX B.11.00 HP C HP92453-01 A.11.01.20 HP F90 v2.4 HP ANSI C++ B3910B A.03.13 - MPIch 1.2.4 + HP-UX B.11.23 HP aC++/ANSI C B3910B A.06.00 + HP F90 v2.9 + HP aC++/ANSI C B3910B A.06.00 IRIX64 6.5 (tesla -64) MIPSpro cc 7.4.2m F90 MIPSpro 7.4.2m C++ MIPSpro cc 7.4.2m @@ -254,7 +280,7 @@ Platforms Tested (mir) PGI 5.2-1 C and F90 (with k3-32) Intel(R) C++ 32-bit Version 8.1 Intel(R) Fortran 32-bit Version 8.1 - Linux 2.4.21-sgi303r2 Altix + Linux 2.4.21-sgi306rp21 Altix SMP ia64 Intel(R) C++ Version 8.1 (cobalt) Intel(R) Fortran Itanium(R) Version 8.1 SGI MPI @@ -265,26 +291,27 @@ Platforms Tested OSF1 V5.1 (PSC) Compaq C V6.5-303 HP Fortran V5.5A-3548 Compaq C++ V6.5-040 - MPIX200_64_r13.4 - FORTRAN 90 2.0 Patch 107356-04 SunOS 5.8 32,46 Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 C 5.3 (Solaris 2.8) Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 Fortran 90 Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 C++ 5.3 SunOS 5.9 32,64 Sun C 5.6 2004/07/15 (Solaris 2.9) Sun Fortran 95 8.0 2004/07/15 Sun C++ 5.6 2004/07/15 + Solaris 5.10 Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 C 5.3 + Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 Fortran 95 6.2 + Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 C++ 5.3 + Patch 111685-13 TFLOPS r1.0.4 v4.5.2 i386 pgcc Rel 3.1-4i with mpich-1.2.4 with local modifications - Xeon Linux 2.4.20-31.9smp_perfctr_lustre - (tungsten) Intel(R) C++ Version 8.0 - Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 8.0 - IA-64 Linux 2.4.21.SuSE_128.bef1 ia64 + Xeon Linux 2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp-perfctr-lustre + (tungsten) Intel(R) C++ Version 9.0 + Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 9.0 + IA-64 Linux 2.4.21.SuSE_292.til1 ia64 (NCSA tg-login) Intel(R) C++ Version 8.0 Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 8.0 - mpich-gm-1.2.5..intel + mpich-gm-1.2.5..10-intel-r2 Windows XP MSVC++.NET MSVC++ 6.0 - Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6C Intel 8.1 C++ MAC OS X Darwin 7.5 gcc and g++ Apple Computer, Inc. GCC @@ -308,19 +335,22 @@ Solaris2.8 64-bit y y y(1) y y y Solaris2.8 32-bit y y y(1) y y y Solaris2.9 64-bit y(1) y y(1) y y y Solaris2.9 32-bit y(1) y y(1) y y y +Solaris2.10 64-bit y(1) y n y y y +Solaris2.10 32-bit y(1) y n y y y IRIX64_6.5 64-bit y(2) y y y y y IRIX64_6.5 32-bit y(2) n n n y y HPUX11.00 y(1) y y y y y +HPUX11.23-32bit n y n y y y +HPUX11.23-64bit n n n y y y OSF1 v5.1 y y y y y y -T90 IEEE n y n n y n -SV1 y(5) y y(5) n y n +X1 y y y y y n TFLOPS y(1) n n n y n -AIX-5.1 & 5.2 32-bit y y y y y y -AIX-5.1 & 5.2 64-bit y y y y y y -WinXP Visual Studio 6.0 n y(9) n y y y +AIX-5.1, 5.2 & 5.3 32-bit y y y y y y +AIX-5.1, 5.2 & 5.3 64-bit y y y y y y +WinXP Visual Studio 6.0 n n(9) n y y y WinXP .Net n n n y(8) y y Mac OS X 10.3 n y(10) n y y y -FreeBSD 4.9 y(1) n n y y y +FreeBSD 4.11 n n n y y y RedHat 7.3 W (3) y(1) y(11) n y y y RedHat 7.3 W Intel (3) n y n y y y RedHat 7.3 W PGI (3) n y n y y y @@ -337,19 +367,21 @@ Solaris2.8 64-bit y x y y Solaris2.8 32-bit y x y y Solaris2.9 64-bit y x y y Solaris2.9 32-bit y x y y +Solaris2.10 64-bit y x y y +Solaris2.10 32-bit y x y y IRIX64_6.5 64-bit y y y y IRIX64_6.5 32-bit y y y y HPUX11.00 y x n y +HPUX11.23 y y n y OSF1 v5.1 y y n y -T90 IEEE n y n y -SV1 n y n y +X1 n y n y TFLOPS n y n n -AIX-5.1 & 5.2 32-bit n y n y -AIX-5.1 & 5.2 64-bit n y n y +AIX-5.1, 5.2 & 5.3 32-bit n y n y +AIX-5.1, 5.2 & 5.3 64-bit n y n y WinXP Visual Studio 6.0 y y n n WinXP .Net y y n n Mac OS X 10.3 y y n y -FreeBSD 4.9 y y y y +FreeBSD 4.11 y y y y RedHat 7.3 W (3) y y y y RedHat 7.3 W Intel (3) n y n y RedHat 7.3 W PGI (3) n y n y @@ -371,11 +403,16 @@ Footnotes: (1) Using mpich 1.2.6 (4) Shared libraries are provided only for the C library, except on Windows where they are provided for C and C++. (5) Using mpt. - (6) Linux 2.4.20-31.9. Xeon cluster with smp_perfctr_lustre + (6) Linux 2.4.21-32.0.1. Xeon cluster with ELsmp-perfctr-lustre and Intel compilers - (7) Linux 2.4.21, SuSE_128.befl. Ia64 cluster with Intel compilers + (7) Linux 2.4.21, SuSE_292.til1. Ia64 cluster with Intel compilers (8) Intel 8.1 - (9) Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6C + (9) We found one test of this release failed with compaq visual + fortran 6.6c. + We won't provide binary fortran release. Users should build + the library by themselves and use with their own risks. We + recommend users to use HDF5 1.7 instead. + HDF5 1.7 or use compaq visual fortran 6.0. (10) IBM XLF and Absoft (11) PGI, Absoft. No shared libraries with Absoft; use '--disable-shared'. @@ -388,10 +425,17 @@ Footnotes: (1) Using mpich 1.2.6 Known Problems ============== +* When testing parallel HDF5 with the C compiler version MIPSpro 7.4.3 at IRIX + 6.5, set enviroment variable MPI_TYPE_MAX to be a bigger number, for example 120000 + in order to pass the complicated collective IO tests inside parallel HDF5 + library. This is not a problem inside parallel HDF5 library. You can always + set a bigger number in your system. + KY - 2005/10/6 + * Contiguous or chunked dataset created by a sequential version may not be modified with a parallel version of the library. Use the H5Pset_alloc_time function with H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY to set up the - dataset creation property list to avoid the porblem. + dataset creation property list to avoid the problem. EIP - 2005/09/09 * The dataset created or rewritten with the v1.6.3 library or after can't @@ -456,6 +500,9 @@ Known Problems The --enable-static-exec configure flag also fails to correctly compile on IBM SP2 platform for the serial mode. The parallel mode works fine with this option. + + The --enable-static-exec configure flag also fails to correctly compile + on the HPUX 11.00. It is suggested that you don't use this option on these platforms during configuration. |