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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 67d90fe..7f2468d 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ New Features Configuration: ------------- + - Correct the usage of CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY and where to + install Fortran mod files. + + The Fortran modules files, ending in .mod are files describing a + Fortran 90 (and above) module API and ABI. These are not like C + header files describing an API, they are compiler dependent and + arch dependent, and not easily readable by a human being. They are + nevertheless searched for in the includes directories by gfortran + (in directories specified with -I). + + Autotools configure uses the -fmoddir option to specify the folder. + CMake will use "mod" folder by default unless overridden by the CMake + variable; HDF5_INSTALL_MODULE_DIR. + + (ADB - 2022/07/21) + - HDF5 memory allocation sanity checking is now off by default for Autotools debug builds |