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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 489030c..98513df 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -1,32 +1,20 @@ -HDF5 version 1.8.0 currently under development +HDF5 version 1.9.0 currently under development ================================================================================ INTRODUCTION -This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.6.* and -Hdf5 1.8.0 release candidate "HDF5-1.8.0-rc3", and contains information -on the platforms tested and known problems in HDF5-1.8.0-rc3. -For more details check the HISTORY.txt file in the HDF5 source. - - -Links to HDF5 1.8.0-rc3 source code, documentation, and additional materials -can be found on THG's development server (www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu) at the -following location: - http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/release/beta/obtain518.html -User documentation for the beta can be accessed directly at this location: - http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/doc/ - -New features of the upcoming 1.8.0 release are described in -the "What's New in 1.8.0?" document: - http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/WhatsNew180.html - -New and modified APIs are described briefly in - http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/WhatsNew180.html -and will be listed in the "HDF5 Software Changes" document: - http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/doc/ADGuide/Changes.html +This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.9.0 and +HDF5 1.9.x snapshot, and contains information on the platforms +tested and known problems in HDF5-1.9.x. +For more details check the HISTORY*.txt files in the HDF5 source. +Links to HDF5 1.9.x source code can be found on THG's development +FTP server at the following location: + ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/pub/outgoing/hdf5/snapshots +User documentation for the snapshot can be accessed directly at this location: + http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_dev_snapshot/H5_dev/ For more information, see the HDF5 home page: @@ -91,6 +79,17 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.0 release Tools ----- + - Fixed bug in h5diff that prevented datasets & attributes with + variable-length string elements from comparing correctly. + (QAK - 2008/02/28) + + - h5import bug on Windows w/binary datasets. fread in windows needs a + binary file to be open with 'rb' instead of 'r' otherwise it + terminates execution if an end of file character is found on the + input file. Besides that the binary file generated needs to be open + with 'wb' , otherwise an end of line character is read twice. + (PVN - 2008/02/19) + Documentation ------------- @@ -101,9 +100,6 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.0 release Platforms Tested ================ -Platforms marked with * were not tested for hdf5-1.8.0-rc* release -(This information is somewhat out of date and may be inaccurate. It will be - updated for a later release) AIX 5.2 (32/64 bit) xlc 8.0.0.11 xlC 8.0 @@ -176,89 +172,81 @@ Supported Configuration Features Summary y = tested and supported n = not supported or not tested in this release x = not working in this release - dna = does not apply ( ) = footnote appears below second table - <blank> = testing incomplete on this feature or platform - -Platform C F90 F90 C++ zlib SZIP - parallel parallel -SunOS5.8 64-bit n y n y y y -SunOS5.8 32-bit n y n y y y -SunOS5.10 64-bit y(1) y n y y y -SunOS5.10 32-bit y(1) y n y y y -IRIX64_6.5 64-bit n y y y y y -IRIX64_6.5 32-bit n n n n y y -AIX-5.2 32-bit y y y y y y -AIX-5.2 64-bit y y y y y y -Windows XP n y(15) n(15) y y y -Windows XP x64 n y(15) n(15) y y y -Windows Vista n n n y y y -Mac OS X 10.4 PowerPC n n -Mac OS X 10.4 Intel n y n y y y -FreeBSD 4.11 n n n y y y -RedHat EL3 W (3) y(1a) y(10) y(1a) y y y -RedHat EL3 W Intel (3) n y n y y n -RedHat EL3 W PGI (3) n y n y y n -SuSe x86_64 gcc (3,12) y(1a) y(11) n y y y -SuSe x86_64 Int (3,12) n y(13) n y y n -SuSe x86_64 PGI (3,12) n y(8) n y y y -Linux 2.4 Xeon C - Lustre Intel (3,6) n y n y y n -Linux 2.6 SuSE ia64 C - Intel (3,7) y y y y y n -Linux 2.6 SGI Altix - ia64 Intel (3) y y y y y y -Alpha OpenVMS 7.3.2 n y n y n n - - - -Platform Shared Shared Shared static- Thread- - C libs F90 libs C++ libs exec safe -Solaris2.8 64-bit y y y x y -Solaris2.8 32-bit y y y x y -Solaris2.10 64-bit y x y -Solaris2.10 32-bit y x y -IRIX64_6.5 64-bit y y n y y -IRIX64_6.5 32-bit y dna y y y -AIX-5.2 & 5.3 32-bit n n n y n -AIX-5.2 & 5.3 64-bit n n n y n -Windows XP y y(15) y y y -Windows XP x64 y y(15) y y y -Windows Vista y n n y y -Mac OS X 10.3 y y n -FreeBSD 4.11 y n y y y -RedHat EL3 W (3) y y(10) y y y -RedHat EL3 W Intel (3) y y y y n -RedHat EL3 W PGI (3) y y y y n -SuSe x86_64 W GNU (3,12) y y y y y -SuSe x86_64 W Int (3,12) y y y y(14) n -SuSe x86_64 W PGI (3,12) y y y y(14) n -Linux 2.4 Xeon C - Lustre Intel (6) y y y y n -Linux 2.4 SuSE - ia64 C Intel (7) y y y y n -Linux 2.4 SGI Altix - ia64 Intel y y n -Alpha OpenVMS 7.3.2 n n n y n + <blank> = testing incomplete on this feature or platform + W or C indicates workstation or cluster, respectively. + +Platform C F90 F90 C++ zlib SZIP + parallel parallel +SunOS5.8 64-bit n y n y y y +SunOS5.8 32-bit n y n y y y +SunOS5.10 64-bit n y n y y y +SunOS5.10 32-bit n y n y y y +IRIX64_6.5 64-bit n y y y y y +IRIX64_6.5 32-bit n n n n y y +AIX-5.2 32-bit y y y y y y +AIX-5.2 64-bit y y y y y y +Cray XT3 (not tested + for this release) n n n n n n +Windows XP n y(3) n(3) y y y +Windows XP x64 n y(3) n(3) y y y +Windows Vista n n n y y y +Mac OS X 10.4 PowerPC n n +Mac OS X 10.4 Intel n y n y y y +FreeBSD 6.2 32-bit n n n y y y +FreeBSD 6.2 64-bit +RedHat EL4 2.6.9 i686 GNU W y(2) y(4) y(2) y y y +RedHat EL4 2.6.9 i686 Intel W n y n y y n +RedHat EL4 2.6.9 i686 PGI W n y n y y n +SuSe Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 GNU (5) W y(2) y n y y y +SuSe Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 Int (5) W n y n y n n +SuSe Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 PGI (5) W n y n y n n +RHL9 Linux 2.4 Xeon Lustre Intel C n y n y y n +RHEL3 Linux 2.4 Xeon Intel W n y n n y n +RHEL4 Linux 2.6 Xeon Lustre Int C n y n y y n +SuSE Linux 2.4 ia64 Intel C y(1) y y y y y +SuSe Linux 2.6.5 + SGI Altix ia64 Intel C n y n y n y +Alpha OpenVMS 7.3.2 n y n y n n + + + +Platform Shared Shared Shared static- Thread- + C libs F90 libs C++ libs exec safe +SunOS 5.8 32-bit y y y x y +SunOS 5.8 64-bit y y y x y +SunOS 5.10 32-bit y y y x y +SunOS 5.10 64-bit y y y x y +IRIX64_6.5 32-bit y n y x y +IRIX64_6.5 64-bit y y n x y +AIX-5.2 32-bit n n n x n +AIX-5.2 64-bit n n n x n +Cray XT3 (not tested + for this release) n n n x n +Windows XP y y(3) y y y +Windows XP x64 y y(3) y y y +Windows Vista y n n y y +Mac OS X 10.4 Intel Duo y y y x n +FreeBSD 6.2 32-bit y y y x n +FreeBSD 6.2 64-bit y y y x n +RHEL4 2.6.9 i686 GNU W y y(4) y x y +RHEL4 2.6.9 i686 Intel W y y y x n +RHEL4 2.6.9 i686 PGI W y y y x n +SuSE Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 GNU (5) W y y y x y +SuSE Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 Intel(5) W y y y x n +SuSE Linux 2.6.16 x86_64 PGI(5) W y y y x n +RHL9 Linux 2.4 Xeon Lustre Intel C y y y x n +RHEL3 Linux 2.4 Xeon Intel W y n n x n +RHEL4 Linux 2.6 Xeon Lustre Intel C y y y x n +SuSE Linux 2.4 ia64 Intel C y y y x n +SuSe Linux 2.6.5 + SGI Altix ia64 Intel C n n n x n Notes: (1) Using mpich 1.2.6. - (1a) Using mpich2 1.0.6. - (2) Using mpt and mpich 1.2.6. - (3) Linux 2.6 with GNU, Intel, and PGI compilers, as indicated. - W or C indicates workstation or cluster, respectively. - - (6) Linux 2.4.21-32.0.1. Xeon cluster with ELsmp_perfctr_lustre - and Intel compilers - (7) Linux 2.4.21, SuSE_292.till. Ia64 cluster with Intel compilers - (8) pgf90 - (9) With Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6c compiler. - (10) With PGI and Absoft compilers. - (11) PGI and Intel compilers for both C and Fortran - (12) AMD Opteron x86_64 - (13) ifort - (14) Yes with C and Fortran, but not with C++ - (15) Using Visual Studio 2005 or Cygwin - (16) Not tested for this release. + (2) Using mpich2 1.0.6. + (3) Using Visual Studio 2005 or Cygwin + (4) With PGI and Absoft compilers. + (5) AMD Opteron x86_64 Compiler versions for each platform are listed in the preceding "Platforms Tested" table. |