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@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ HDF5 version 1.8.0-alpha2 currently under development
INTRODUCTION
This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.6.* and
-HDF5-1.7.*, and contains information on the platforms tested and
-known problems in HDF5-1.7.*. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
+HDF5-1.8.0-alpha2, and contains information on the platforms tested and
+known problems in HDF5-1.8.0-alpha2. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
file in the HDF5 source.
The HDF5 documentation can be found on the NCSA ftp server
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ The HDF5 documentation can be found on the NCSA ftp server
/HDF/HDF5/docs/
+The HDF5 1.8.0-alpha* documentation can be found on the NCSA web
+server http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/release/alpha/obtain518.html
+
+New features of upcoming 1.8.0 release are described in
+http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/WhatsNew180.html
+
+New and modified APIs are listed in
+http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc_1.8pre/doc/ADGuide/Changes.html
+
For more information look at the HDF5 home page at:
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/
@@ -420,6 +429,10 @@ New Features
Support for new platforms, languages and compilers.
=======================================
+ - Added support for VAX floating numbers for Alpha Open VMS 7.3.2
+ EIP - 2006/05/05
+ - Fixed broken make.com files in tools directories
+ EIP - 2006/05/05
- Added support for Alpha Open VMS 7.3.2 EIP - 2006/04/15
- Added support for Cray X1. JML - 2005/10/03
- PGI Fortran compiler is supported on Linux64 systems (x86_64)