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/** \page api-compat-macros API Compatibility Macros
  \tableofcontents

  \section audience Audience
  The target audience for this document has existing applications that use the
  HDF5 library, and is considering moving to the latest HDF5 release to take
  advantage of the latest library features and enhancements.

  \section compat-issues Compatibility Issues
  With each major release of HDF5, such as 1.12 or 1.10, certain compatibility
  issues must be considered when migrating applications from an earlier major
  release.

  This document describes the approach taken by The HDF Group to help existing
  users of HDF5 address compatibility issues in the HDF5 API.

  \section summary Summary and Motivation
  In response to new and evolving requirements for the library and data format,
  several basic functions have changed since HDF5 was first released. To allow
  existing applications to continue to compile and run properly, all versions
  of these functions have been retained in the later releases of the HDF5 library.

  Given the scope of changes available with each major release of HDF5, and
  recognizing the potentially time-consuming task of editing all the affected
  calls in user applications, The HDF Group has created a set of macros that
  can be used to flexibly and easily map existing API calls to previous release
  functions. We refer to these as the \Emph{API compatibility macros}.

  The HDF Group generally encourages users to update applications to work with
  the latest HDF5 library release so that all new features and enhancements are
  available to them. At the same time, The HDF Group understands that, under
  some circumstances, updating applications may not be feasible or necessary.
  The API compatibility macros, described in this document, provide a bridge
  from old APIs to new and can be particularly helpful in situations such as these:
  <ul>
  <li>Source code is not available - only binaries are available; updating the
      application is not feasible.</li>
  <li>Source code is available, but there are no resources to update it.</li>
  <li>Source code is available, as are resources to update it, but the old
      version works quite well so updates are not a priority. At the same time,
      it is desirable to take advantage of certain efficiencies in the newer HDF5
      release that do not require code changes.</li>
  <li>Source code is available, as are resources to update it, but the applications
      are large or complex, and must continue to run while the code updates are
      carried out.</li>
  </ul>

  \section using Understanding and Using the Macros
  As part of latest HDF5 release, several functions that existed in previous
  versions of the library were updated with new calling parameters and given
  new names. The updated versions of the functions have a number (for, e.g., '2')
  at the end of the original function name. The original versions of these
  functions were retained and renamed to have an earlier number (for, e.g., '1')
  at the end of the original function name.

  For example, consider the function \Code{H5Lvisit} in HDF5 release 1.10
  as compared with 1.12:

  <table>
  <tr>
  <th>Original function name and signature in 1.10.0</th>
  <td colspan="1">
  \Code{herr_t H5Lvisit(hid_t grp_id, H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, H5L_iterate_t op, void *op_data)}
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <th>Updated function and signature, introduced in release 1.12.0</th>
  <td colspan="1">
  \Code{herr_t H5Lvisit2(hid_t group_id, H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, H5L_iterate2_t op, void *op_data)}
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr><th>Original function and signature, renamed in release 1.12.0</th>
  <td colspan="1">
  \Code{herr_t H5Lvisit1(hid_t group_id, H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, H5L_iterate1_t op, void *op_data)}
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr><th>API compatibility macro, introduced in release 1.12.0</th>
  <td colspan="1">
  \Code{H5Lvisit}
  <p>The macro, \Code{H5Lvisit}, will be mapped to either \Code{H5Lvisit1} or
     \Code{H5Lvisit2}. The mapping is determined by a combination of the
     configuration options use to build the HDF5 library and compile-time
     options used to build the application. The calling parameters used with the
     \Code{H5Lvisit} compatibility macro should match the number and type of the
     function the macros will be mapped to (\Code{H5Lvisit1} or \Code{H5Lvisit2}).
  </p>
  <p>The function names ending in '1' or '2' are referred to as \Emph{versioned names},
     and the corresponding functions are referred to as \Emph{versioned functions}.
     For new code development, The HDF Group recommends use of the compatibility macro
     mapped to the latest version of the function. The original version of the function
     should be considered deprecated and, in general, should not be used when developing
     new code.
  </p>
  </td>
  </tr>
  </table>

  \section options Compatibility Macro Mapping Options
  To determine the mapping for a given API compatibility macro in a given application,
  a combination of user-controlled selections, collectively referred to as the
  \Emph{compatibility macro mapping options}, is considered in the following sequence:

  <table border="0" style="width: 100.0%;">
  <tr>
  <td valign="top" width="50%">
  <ol>
  <li>What compatibility macro configuration option was used to build the HDF5 library?
      We refer to this selection as the \Emph{library mapping}.</li>
  <li>Was a compatibility macro global compile-time option specified when the application
      was built? We refer to this (optional) selection as the \Emph{application mapping}.
      If an application mapping exists, it overrides the library mapping.
      \Emph{(See adjacent notes.)}</li>
  <li>Were any compatibility macro function-level compile-time options specified when the
      application was built? We refer to these (optional) selections as \Emph{function mappings}.
      If function mappings exist, they override library and application mappings for the
      relevant API compatibility macros. \Emph{(See adjacent notes.)}</li>
  </ol>
  </td>
  <td valign="top" width="50%">
  <table border="1" cellpadding="10" style="width: 100.0%;">
  <tr><td>
  \Bold{Notes:} An application mapping can map APIs to the same version or to a version
  older than the configured library mapping. When the application attempts to map APIs
  to a newer version of the API than the library was configured with, it will fail to
  "upgrade" the mapping (and may fail silently).

  When it is necessary to "upgrade" the macro mappings from those set in the library mapping,
  it must be done at the per-function level, using the function-level mappings. As long as
  one does not try to map a function to a version that was compiled out in the library mapping,
  individual functions can be upgraded or downgraded freely.
  </td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  </td>
  </tr>
  </table>

  \subsection lib-options Library Mapping Options
  When the HDF5 library is built, \Code{configure} flags can be used to control the API
  compatibility macro mapping behavior exhibited by the library. This behavior can be
  overridden by application and function mappings. One configure flag excludes deprecated
  functions from the HDF5 library, making them unavailable to applications linked with the
  library.

  <div align="center">Table 1:  Library Mapping Options
  <table border="1" cellpadding="3">
  <tr>
  <th>\Code{configure} flag</th>
  <th>Macros map to release <br/> (versioned function; \Code{H5Lvisit} shown)</th>
  <th>Deprecated functions available? <br/> (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</th>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td>\Code{--with-default-api-version=v112} <br/> (the default in 1.12)</td>
  <td>1.12.x (\Code{H5Lvisit2})</td>
  <td>yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{--with-default-api-version=v110}</td>
  <td>1.10.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{--with-default-api-version=v18}</td>
  <td>1.8.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{--with-default-api-version=v16}</td>
  <td>1.6.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{--disable-deprecated-symbols}</td>
  <td>1.12.x (\Code{H5Lvisit2})</td>
  <td>no</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  </div>
  Refer to the file \Code{libhdf5.settings} in the directory where the HDF5 library is
  installed to determine the \Code{configure} flags used to build the library. In particular,
  look for the two lines shown here under \Emph{Features}:

  \Code{Default API mapping: v112}

  \Code{With deprecated public symbols: yes}

  \subsection app-options Application Mapping Options
  When an application using HDF5 APIs is built and linked with the HDF5 library,
  compile-time options to \Code{h5cc} can be used to control the API compatibility
  macro mapping behavior exhibited by the application. The application mapping
  overrides the behavior specified by the library mapping, and can be overridden
  on a function-by-function basis by the function mappings.

  If the HDF5 library was configured with the \Code{--disable-deprecated-symbols} flag, then
  the deprecated functions will not be available, regardless of the application mapping options.

  <div align="center">Table 2:  Application Mapping Options
  <table border="1" cellpadding="3">
  <tr>
  <th>\Code{h5cc} option</th>
  <th>Macros map to release <br/>(versioned function; \Code{H5Lvisit} shown)</th>
  <th>Deprecated functions available? <br/>(\Code{H5Lvisit1})</th>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{-DH5_USE_112_API} <br/> \Emph{(Default behavior if no option specified.)}</td>
  <td>1.12.x (\Code{HLvisit2})</td>
  <td>yes* <br/> \Emph{*if available in library}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{-DH5_USE_110_API}</td>
  <td>1.10.x (\Code{HLvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes* <br/> \Emph{*if available in library}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{-DH5_USE_18_API}</td>
  <td>1.8.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes* <br/> \Emph{*if available in library}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{-DH5_USE_16_API}</td>
  <td>1.6.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>yes* <br/> \Emph{*if available in library}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr align="center">
  <td align="left">\Code{-DH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS}</td>
  <td>1.10.x (\Code{H5Lvisit1})</td>
  <td>no</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  </div>

  \subsection fun-options Function Mapping Options
  Function mappings are specified when the application is built. These mappings
  can be used to control the mapping of the API compatibility macros to
  underlying functions on a function-by-function basis. The function mappings
  override the library and application mappings discussed earlier.

  If the HDF5 library was configured with the \Code{--disable-deprecated-symbols}
  flag, or \Code{-DH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS} is used to compile the application,
  then the deprecated functions will not be available, regardless of the function
  mapping options.

  For every function with multiple available versions, a compile-time version flag
  can be defined to selectively map the function macro to the desired versioned
  function. The function mapping consists of the function name followed by
  &quot;\Code{_vers}&quot; which is mapped by number to a specific function or
  struct:
  <table>
  <tr>
  <th>Macro</th>
  <th>Function Mapping</th>
  <th>Mapped to function or struct</th>
  </tr>
  <tr><td>\Code{H5xxx}</td>
  <td>\Code{H5xxx_vers=1}</td>
  <td>\Code{H5xxx1}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td> </td>
  <td>\Code{H5xxx_vers=2}</td>
  <td>\Code{H5xxx2}</td>
  </tr>
  </table>

  For example, in version 1.10 the \Code{H5Rreference} macro can be mapped to
  either \Code{H5Rreference1} or \Code{H5Rreference2}. When used, the value of
  the \Code{H5Rreference_vers} compile-time version flag determines which
  function will be called:

  <ul>
  <li>When \Code{H5Rreference_vers} is set to \Code{1}, the macro \Code{H5Rreference}
      will be mapped to \Code{H5Rreference1}. <br/>
      \Code{H5cc ... -DH5Rreference_vers=1 ...}</li>
  <li>When \Code{H5Rdereference_vers} is set to \Code{2}, the macro \Code{H5Rdereference}
      will be mapped to \Code{H5Rdereference2}. <br/>
      \Code{h5cc ... -DH5Rreference_vers=2 ...}</li>
  <li>When \Code{H5Rreference_vers} is not set, the macro \Code{H5Rreference} will be
      mapped to either \Code{H5Rreference1} or \Code{H5Rreference2}, based on the
      application mapping, if one was specified, or on the library mapping. <br/>
      \Code{h5cc ... }</li>
  </ul>

  \warning Please be aware that some function mappings use mapped structures, as
           well. If compiling an application with a function mapping that uses
           a mapped structure, you must include each function and mapped structure
           plus EVERY function that uses the mapped structure, whether or not that
           function is used in the application. \Emph{In 1.12, mappings of structures
           are used by the H5L and H5O function mappings.}\n\n
           For example, an application \Code{application.c} only calls \Code{H5Lvisit},
           \Code{H5Ovisit}, and \Code{H5Oget_info_by_name}. To compile this application
           with 1.10 APIs in 1.12 with the function specific mappings, then not only must
           \Code{H5Lvisit_vers}, \Code{H5Ovisit_vers}, and \Code{H5Oget_info_by_name_vers}
           be specified on the command line, but the mapped structures and every
           function that uses the mapped structures must be included, as well.
           The full compile line is shown below:
           \code{.sh}
           h5cc -DH5Lvisit_vers=1 -DH5Ovisit_vers=1 -DH5Oget_info_by_name_vers=1 \
                -DH5Lvisit_by_name_vers=1 -DH5Literate_vers=1 \
                -DH5Literate_by_name_vers= -DH5O_info_t_vers=1 -DH5L_info_t_vers=1 \
                -DH5L_iterate_t_vers=1 -DH5Lget_info_by_idx_vers=1 \
                -DH5Lget_info_vers=1 application.c
           \endcode

  \subsubsection fun-options-112 Function Mapping Options in Releases 1.12.x
  <table>
  <tr>
  <th style="text-align: left;">Macro <br/> (\Code{H5xxx})</th>
  <th>Default function used if no macro specified
  <ul><li>Function/struct mapping:\Code{H5xxx_vers=N}</li></ul>
  </th>
  <th>Function used  if specifying 1.10
  <ul><li>Function/struct mapping: \Code{H5xxx_vers=1}</li></ul>
  </th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Lget_info()</td>
  <td>H5Lget_info2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping:\Code{H5Lget_info_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping:\Code{H5L_info_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Lget_info1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping \Code{H5Lget_info_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_info_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Lget_info_by_idx()</td>
  <td>H5Lget_info_by_idx2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lget_info_by_idx_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_info_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Lget_info_by_idx1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lget_info_by_idx_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_info_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Literate()</td>
  <td>H5Literate2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Literate_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Literate1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Literate_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Literate_by_name()</td>
  <td>H5Literate_by_name2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Literate_by_name_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Literate_by_name1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Literate_by_name_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Lvisit()</td>
  <td>H5Lvisit2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lvisit_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Lvisit1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lvisit_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Lvisit_by_name()</td>
  <td>H5Lvisit_by_name2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lvisit_by_name_vers=2}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Lvisit_by_name1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Lvisit_by_name_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5L_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Oget_info()</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info3()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Oget_info_vers=3}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Oget_info1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Oget_info_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_idx()</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_idx3()
  <ul><li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Oget_info_by_idx_vers=3}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_idx1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Oget_info_by_idx_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_name()</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_name3()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5O_get_info_by_name_vers=3}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_name1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5O_get_info_by_name_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_info_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Ovisit()</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit3()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Ovisit_vers=3}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Ovisit1()
  <ul><li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Ovisit_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Ovisit_by_name()</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit_by_name3()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Ovisit_by_name_vers=3}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_iterate_t_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Ovisit_by_name1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Ovisit_by_name_vers=1}</li>
  <li>Struct mapping: \Code{H5O_iterate_t_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Pencode()</td>
  <td>H5Pencode2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Pencode_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Pencode1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Pencode_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>H5Sencode()</td>
  <td>H5Sencode2()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Sencode_vers=2}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  <td>H5Sencode1()
  <ul>
  <li>Function mapping: \Code{H5Sencode_vers=1}</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
  </tr>
  </table>

  \subsubsection fun-options-110 Function Mapping Options in Releases 1.10.x
  <table>
  <tr>
  <th>Macro</th>
  <th>Default function used <br/> <sub>(if no macro specified)</sub></th>
  <th>Introduced in</th>
  <th>\Code{h5cc} version flag and value</th>
  <th>Mapped to function or struct</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Rdereference()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Rdereference2()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.0</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Rdereference_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Rdereference1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Rdereference_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Rdereference2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Fget_info()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Fget_info2()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.0</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Fget_info_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Fget_info1() with struct \ref H5F_info1_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Fget_info_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Fget_info2() with struct \ref H5F_info2_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info1()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.3</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info_by_idx()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info_by_idx1()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.3</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_by_idx_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_idx1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_by_idx_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_idx2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info_by_name()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Oget_info_by_name1()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.3</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_by_name_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_name1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Oget_info_by_name_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Oget_info_by_name2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Ovisit()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Ovisit1()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.3</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Ovisit_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Ovisit_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Ovisit_by_name()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Ovisit_by_name1()</td>
  <td rowspan="2">HDF5-1.10.3</td>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Ovisit_by_name_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit_by_name1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{-DH5Ovisit_by_name_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Ovisit_by_name2()</td>
  </tr>
  </table>

  \subsubsection fun-options-18 Function Mapping Options in Releases 1.8.x
  At release 1.8.0, the API compatibility macros, function mapping compile-time
  version flags and values, and corresponding versioned functions listed in the
  following table were introduced. If the application being compiled to run with
  any 1.10.x release was written to use any 1.6.x release of HDF5, you must also
  consider these macros and mapping options.

  <div align="center">Table 5:  Function Mapping Options in Releases 1.8.x
  <table border="1" cellpadding="3" style="width: 90.0%;">
  <tr>
  <th>Macro</th>
  <th><code>h5cc</code> version flag and value</th>
  <th>Mapped to function <br/> or struct</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Acreate()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Acreate_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Acreate1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Acreate_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Acreate2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Aiterate()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Aiterate_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Aiterate1() <br/> with struct \ref H5A_operator1_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Aiterate_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Aiterate2() <br/> with struct \ref H5A_operator2_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Dcreate()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Dcreate_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Dcreate1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Dcreate_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Dcreate2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr><td rowspan="2">H5Dopen()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Dopen_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Dopen1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Dopen_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Dopen2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Eclear()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eclear_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Eclear1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eclear_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Eclear2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Eprint()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eprint_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Eprint1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eprint_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Eprint2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Epush()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Epush_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Epush1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Epush_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Epush2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Eset_auto()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eset_auto_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Eset_auto1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eset_auto_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Eset_auto2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Eget_auto()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eget_auto_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Eget_auto1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Eget_auto_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Eget_auto2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">\ref H5E_auto_t <br/> struct for H5Eset_auto() <br/> and H5Eget_auto()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5E_auto_t_vers=1}</td>
  <td>\ref H5E_auto1_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5E_auto_t_vers=2}</td>
  <td>\ref H5E_auto2_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Ewalk()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Ewalk_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Ewalk1() <br/> with callback \ref H5E_walk1_t <br/> and struct \ref H5E_error1_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Ewalk_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Ewalk2() <br/> with callback \ref H5E_walk2_t <br/> and struct \ref H5E_error2_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Gcreate()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Gcreate_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Gcreate1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Gcreate_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Gcreate2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Gopen()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Gopen_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Gopen1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Gopen_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Gopen2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Pget_filter()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pget_filter_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Pget_filter1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pget_filter_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Pget_filter2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Pget_filter_by_id()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pget_filter_by_id_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Pget_filter_by_id1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pget_filter_by_id_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Pget_filter_by_id2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Pinsert()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pinsert_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Pinsert1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pinsert_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Pinsert2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Pregister()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pregister_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Pregister1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Pregister_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Pregister2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Rget_obj_type()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Rget_obj_typevers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Rget_obj_type1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Rget_obj_type_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Rget_obj_type2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Tarray_create()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tarray_create_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Tarray_create1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tarray_create_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Tarray_create2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Tcommit()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tcommit_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Tcommit1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tcommit_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Tcommit2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Tget_array_dims()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tget_array_dims_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Tget_array_dims1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Tget_array_dims_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Tget_array_dims2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">H5Topen()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Topen_vers=1}</td>
  <td>H5Topen1()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Topen_vers=2}</td>
  <td>H5Topen2()</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td rowspan="2">\ref H5Z_class_t struct for H5Zregister()</td>
  <td>\Code{DH5Z_class_t_vers=1}</td>
  <td>\ref H5Z_class1_t</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>\Code{DH5Z_class_t_vers=2}</td>
  <td>\ref H5Z_class2_t</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  </div>

  \subsubsection further Further Information
  It is possible to specify multiple function mappings for a single application build:
  \code{.sh}
  h5cc ... -DH5Rdereference_vers=1 -DH5Fget_info_vers=2 ...
  \endcode
  As a result of the function and struct mappings in this compile example, all
  occurrences of the macro \Code{H5Rdereference} will be mapped to \Code{H5Rdereference1}
  and all occurrences of the macro \Code{H5Fget_info} will be mapped to \Code{H5Fget_info2}
  for the application being built.

  The function and struct mappings can be used to guarantee that a given API compatibility
  macro will be mapped to the desired underlying function or struct version regardless of
  the library or application mappings. In cases where an application may benefit greatly
  from features offered by some of the later APIs, or must continue to use some earlier
  API versions for compatibility reasons, this fine-grained control may be very important.

  As noted earlier, the function mappings can only reference versioned functions that are
  included in the HDF5 library, as determined by the configure flag used to build the
  library. For example, if the HDF5 library being linked with the application was built
  with the \Code{--disable-deprecated-symbols} option, version 1 of the underlying functions
  would not be available, and the example above that defined \Code{H5Rdereference_vers=1}
  would not be supported.

  The function mappings do not negate any available functions. If \Code{H5Rdereference1}
  is available in the installed version of the HDF5 library, and the application was not
  compiled with the \Code{-DH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS} flag, the function \Code{H5Rdereference1}
  will remain available to the application through its versioned name. Similarly,
  \Code{H5Rdereference2} will remain available to the application as \Code{H5Rdereference2}.
  The function mapping version flag \Code{H5Rdereference_vers} only controls the mapping of
  the API compatibility macro \Code{H5Rdereference} to one of the two available functions.

  This can be especially useful in any case where the programmer does not have direct control
  over global macro definitions, such as when writing code meant to be copied to multiple
  applications or when writing code in a header file.

  \section macros Compatibility Macros in HDF5 1.6.8 and Later
  A series of similar compatibility macros were introduced into the release 1.6
  series of the library, starting with release 1.6.8. These macros simply alias the
  '1' version functions, callbacks, and typedefs listed above to their original
  non-numbered names.

  These macros were strictly a forward-looking feature at that time; they were not
  necessary for compatibility in 1.6.x. These macros were created at that time to
  enable writing code that could be used with any version of the library after 1.6.8
  and any library compilation options except \Code{H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS}, by always
  using the '1' version of versioned functions and types. For example, \Code{H5Dopen1}
  will always be interpreted in exactly the same manner by any version of the library
  since 1.6.8.

  \section use-case Common Use Case
  A common scenario where the API compatibility macros may be helpful is the migration
  of an existing application to a new HDF5 release. An incremental migration plan is
  outlined here:
  <ol>
  <li>Build the HDF5 library without specifying any library mapping \Code{configure}
      flag. In this default mode, the 1.6.x, 1.8.x, and 1.10.x versions of the
      underlying functions are available, and the API compatibility macros will
      be mapped to the current HDF5 versioned functions.</li>
  <li>Compile the application with the \Code{-DH5_USE_NN_API} application mapping
      option if it was written for use with an earlier HDF5 library. Because the
      application mapping overrides the library mapping, the macros will all be
      mapped to the earlier versions of the functions.</li>
  <li>Remap one API compatibility macro at a time (or sets of macros), to use the
      current HDF5 versions. At each stage, use the function mappings to map the macros
      being worked on to the current versions. For example, use the
      \Code{-DH5Rdereference_vers=2} version flag setting to remap the \Code{H5Rdereference}
      macro to \Code{H5Rdereference2}, the 1.10.x version.

      During this step, the application code will need to be modified to change the calling
      parameters used with the API compatibility macros to match the number and type
      of the 1.10.x versioned functions. The macro name, for example \Code{H5Rdereference},
      should continue to be used in the code, to allow for possible re-mappings to later
      versioned functions in a future release.</li>
   <li>After all macros have been migrated to the latest versioned functions in step 3,
       compile the application without any application or function mappings. This build
       uses the library mappings set in step 1, and maps API compatibility macros to the
       latest versions.</li>
   <li>Finally, compile the application with the application mapping
       \Code{-DH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS}, and address any failures to complete
       the application migration process.</li>
   </ol>

 */