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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 1b6a097..67fbe51 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ New Features Configuration: ------------- + - Added a configure-time option to consider certain compiler warnings + as errors + + A new configure-time option was added that converts some compiler warnings + to errors. This is mainly intended for library developers and currently + only works for gcc and clang. The warnings that are considered errors + will appear in the generated libhdf5.settings file. These warnings apply + to C and C++ code and will appear in "H5 C Flags" and H5 C++ Flags", + respectively. They will NOT be exported to h5cc, etc. + + The default is OFF. Building with this option may fail when compiling + on operating systems and with compiler versions not commonly used by + the library developers. Compilation may also fail when headers not + under the control of the library developers (e.g., mpi.h, hdfs.h) raise + warnings. + + Autotools: --enable-warnings-as-errors + + CMake: HDF5_ENABLE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS + + (DER - 2020/11/23, HDFFV-11189) + - Autotools and CMake target added to produce doxygen generated documentation The default is OFF or disabled. |