1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5.c b/src/H5.c
index c1a57c9..e4a6a88 100644
--- a/src/H5.c
+++ b/src/H5.c
@@ -144,10 +144,14 @@ H5_term_library(void)
     intn	pending, ntries=0, n;
     uintn	at=0;
     char	loop[1024];
+    H5E_auto_t func;
     
     /* Don't do anything if the library is already closed */
     if (!H5_libinit_g) return;
 
+    /* Check if we should display error output */
+    H5Eget_auto(&func,NULL);
+
     /*
      * Terminate each interface. The termination functions return a positive
      * value if they do something that might affect some other interface in a
@@ -178,8 +182,11 @@ H5_term_library(void)
 	pending += DOWN(I);
     } while (pending && ntries++<100);
     if (pending) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "HDF5: infinite loop closing library\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "      %s...\n", loop);
+        /* Only display the error message if the user is interested in them. */
+        if (func) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "HDF5: infinite loop closing library\n");
+            fprintf(stderr, "      %s...\n", loop);
+        }
     }
     
     /* Mark library as closed */