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| -rw-r--r-- | release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 20 |
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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 66355a0..8268cbe 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -47,6 +47,26 @@ New Features Configuration: ------------- + - Added defaults to CMake for long double conversion checks + + HDF5 performs a couple of checks at build time to see if long double + values can be converted correctly (IBM's Power architecture uses a + special format for long doubles). These checks were performed using + TRY_RUN, which is a problem when cross-compiling. + + These checks now use default values appropriate for most non-Power + systems when cross-compiling. The cache values can be pre-set if + necessary, which will preempt both the TRY_RUN and the default. + + Affected values: + H5_LDOUBLE_TO_LONG_SPECIAL (default no) + H5_LONG_TO_LDOUBLE_SPECIAL (default no) + H5_LDOUBLE_TO_LLONG_ACCURATE (default yes) + H5_LLONG_TO_LDOUBLE_CORRECT (default yes) + H5_DISABLE_SOME_LDOUBLE_CONV (default no) + + Fixes GitHub #3585 + - Improved support for Intel oneAPI * Separates the old 'classic' Intel compiler settings and warnings |