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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index e9a08ab..9376bda 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ New Features Configuration: ------------- + - CMake option to build the HDF filter plugins project as an external project + + The HDF filter plugins project is a collection of registered compression + filters that can be dynamically loaded when needed to access data stored + in a hdf5 file. This CMake-only option allows the plugins to be built and + distributed with the hdf5 library and tools. Like the options for szip and + zlib, either a tgz file or a git repository can be specified for the source. + + The necessary options are (see the INSTALL_CMake.txt file): + HDF5_ENABLE_PLUGIN_SUPPORT + PLUGIN_TGZ_NAME or PLUGIN_GIT_URL + There are more options necessary for various filters and the plugin project + documents should be referenced. + + (ADB - 2020/10/16, OESS-98) - Added CMake option to format source files |