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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index d497601..276e97b 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ HDF5 version 1.8.15-snap0 currently under development INTRODUCTION ============ -This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.8.13 and -HDF5-1.8.14-*, and contains information on the platforms tested and -known problems in HDF5-1.8.14-*. +This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.8.14 and +HDF5-1.8.15-*, and contains information on the platforms tested and +known problems in HDF5-1.8.15-*. For more details, see the files HISTORY-1_0-1_8_0_rc3.txt and HISTORY-1_8.txt in the release_docs/ directory of the HDF5 source. -Links to the HDF5 1.8.13 source code, documentation, and additional materials +Links to the HDF5 1.8.14 source code, documentation, and additional materials can be found on the HDF5 web page at: http://www.hdfgroup.org/products/hdf5/ -The HDF5 1.8.13 release can be obtained from: +The HDF5 1.8.14 release can be obtained from: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/obtain5.html -User documentation for 1.8.13 can be accessed directly at this location: +User documentation for 1.8.14 can be accessed directly at this location: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/ @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ in 1.8.0?" document: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/ADGuide/WhatsNew180.html All new and modified APIs are listed in detail in the "HDF5 Software Changes -from Release to Release" document, in the section "Release 1.8.14 (current -release) versus Release 1.8.13": +from Release to Release" document, in the section "Release 1.8.15 (current +release) versus Release 1.8.14 http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/ADGuide/Changes.html @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CONTENTS - New Features - Support for New Platforms, Languages, and Compilers -- Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.13 +- Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.14 - Supported Platforms - Supported Configuration Features Summary - More Tested Platforms @@ -57,22 +57,15 @@ New Features Configuration ------------- - - [Example] New feature - (EIP - 2014/04/14) - - + - None Library ------- - - + - None Parallel Library ---------------- - - Optimize the chunk fill algorithm of datasets by writing out all - the chunk fill values collectively in a single MPI-IO - call. Previously it was done independently by rank 0 - one block at a time. This should show a great performance - improvement when creating chunked datasets in parallel when the - chunk dimensions are fairly small. + - None Tools ----- @@ -88,9 +81,7 @@ New Features C++ API ------- - - H5I_INVALID_HID replaces 0 to initialize data member "id" in classes - that represent HDF5 objects. For PropList, H5P_DEFAULT is used - instead of H5I_INVALID_HID. (HDFFV-4259, 2014/09/30 -BMR) + - None @@ -98,41 +89,16 @@ Support for New Platforms, Languages, and Compilers =================================================== -Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.13 +Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.14 =========================== Configuration ------------- - - - - Autotools: An export of LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<szip library location> was - removed from configure and make installcheck was revised to run - scripts installed in share/hdf5_examples to use the installed h5cc, etc. - to compile and run example source files also installed there. Make - installcheck will now fail when a shared szip or other external lib file - cannot be found in the same manner that executables compiled and linked - with h5cc will fail to run when those lib files cannot be found after - install. Make installcheck should pass after setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the - szip location. - (LRK - 2014/04/16) + - None Library ------- - - Removal of DllMain() from static Windows builds. - A DllMain() function was added in HDF5 1.8.13 in order to handle win32 thread - cleanup. The preprocessor #ifdefs around the DllMain function allowed it - to be compiled when the static library is built, which is incorrect behavior - and can cause linkage problems in clients. - The fix was to change the preprocessor #ifdefs to exclude compiling DllMain() - in static builds. Our DllMain function is now only compiled when the shared, - thread-safe library is built on Windows. - (DER - 2014/06/13 HDFFV-8837) - - - Enforce constraing on page_size parameter in - H5Pset_core_write_tracking(). - The reference manual states that the page_size parameter cannot be zero. - This change checks the page_size parameter to ensure it is zero and returns - an error code if it is. - (DER - 2014/08/11 HDFFV-8891) + - None Parallel Library ---------------- @@ -152,13 +118,7 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.13 C++ API ------ - - User's patches were applied to remove several potential memory leaks. - (HDFFV-8928, 2014/09/30 -BMR) - - H5F_ACC_CREAT was included in the C++ API but the C library doesn't - allow it at this time, so it is now removed from the C++ API. - In addition, H5F_ACC_RDONLY and H5F_ACC_RDWR were missing from the - documentation, and they are now included. - (HDFFV-8852, 2014/09/29 -BMR) + - None High-Level APIs: ------ @@ -170,8 +130,7 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.13 Testing ------- - - Fixed incorrect exit code values (was -1) in testframe which is commonly - used by several test programs. (AKC - 2014/07/22 HDFFV-8881) + - None Supported Platforms |