1998-01-30 05:56:06 +08:00
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Release information for hdf-5.0.0a
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This release is an beta release for functionality necessary for the
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ASCI vector bundle project in a serial environment. Some parallel
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support is also available. Other features should be considered alpha
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quality.
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The following functions are implemented. Errors are returned if an
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attempt is made to use some feature which is not implemented and
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printing the error stack will show `not implemented yet'.
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Templates
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H5Cclose - release template resources
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H5Ccopy - copy a template
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H5Ccreate - create a new template
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H5Cget_chunk - get chunked storage parameters
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H5Cget_class - get template class
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H5Cget_istore_k - get chunked storage parameters
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H5Cget_layout - get raw data layout class
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H5Cget_sizes - get address and size sizes
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H5Cget_sym_k - get symbol table storage parameters
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H5Cget_userblock - get user-block size
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H5Cget_version - get file version numbers
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H5Cset_chunk - set chunked storage parameters
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H5Cset_istore_k - set chunked storage parameters
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H5Cset_layout - set raw data layout class
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H5Cset_sizes - set address and size sizes
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H5Cset_sym_k - set symbol table storage parameters
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H5Cset_userblock - set user-block size
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Datasets
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H5Dclose - release dataset resources
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H5Dcreate - create a new dataset
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H5Dget_space - get data space
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H5Dopen - open an existing dataset
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H5Dread - read raw data
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H5Dwrite - write raw data
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Errors
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H5Eclear - clear the error stack
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H5Eclose - release an error stack
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H5Ecreate - create a new error stack
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H5Eprint - print an error stack
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H5Epush - push an error onto a stack
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Files
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H5Fclose - close a file and release resources
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H5Fcreate - create a new file
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H5Fget_create_template - get file creation template
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H5Fis_hdf5 - determine if a file is an hdf5 file
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H5Fopen - open an existing file
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Groups
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H5Gclose - close a group and release resources
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H5Gcreate - create a new group
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H5Gopen - open an existing group
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H5Gpop - pop a group from the cwg stack
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H5Gpush - push a group onto the cwg stack
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H5Gset - set the current working group (cwg)
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Data spaces
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H5Pclose - release data space resources
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H5Pcreate_simple - create a new simple data space
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H5Pget_dims - get data space size
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H5Pget_hyperslab - get data space selection
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H5Pget_ndims - get data space dimensionality
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H5Pget_npoints - get number of selected points
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H5Pis_simple - determine if data space is simple
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H5Pset_hyperslab - select data points
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H5Pset_space - reset data space dimensionality and size
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Data types
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H5Tclose - release data type resources
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H5Tcopy - copy a data type
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H5Tcreate - create a new data type
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H5Tequal - compare two data types
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H5Tfind - find a data type conversion function
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H5Tget_class - get data type class
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H5Tget_cset - get character set
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H5Tget_ebias - get exponent bias
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H5Tget_fields - get floating point fields
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H5Tget_inpad - get inter-field padding
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H5Tget_member_dims - get struct member dimensions
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H5Tget_member_name - get struct member name
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H5Tget_member_offset - get struct member byte offset
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H5Tget_member_type - get struct member type
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H5Tget_nmembers - get number of struct members
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H5Tget_norm - get floating point normalization
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H5Tget_offset - get bit offset within type
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H5Tget_order - get byte order
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H5Tget_pad - get padding type
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H5Tget_precision - get precision in bits
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H5Tget_sign - get integer sign type
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H5Tget_size - get size in bytes
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H5Tget_strpad - get string padding
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H5Tinsert - insert struct member
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H5Tlock - lock type to prevent changes
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H5Tpack - pack struct members
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H5Tregister_hard - register specific type conversion function
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H5Tregister_soft - register general type conversion function
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H5Tset_cset - set character set
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H5Tset_ebias - set exponent bias
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H5Tset_fields - set floating point fields
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H5Tset_inpad - set inter-field padding
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H5Tset_norm - set floating point normalization
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H5Tset_offset - set bit offset within type
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H5Tset_order - set byte order
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H5Tset_pad - set padding type
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H5Tset_precision - set precision in bits
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H5Tset_sign - set integer sign type
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H5Tset_size - set size in bytes
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H5Tset_strpad - set string padding
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H5Tunregister - remove a type conversion function
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This release has been tested on UNIX platforms only; specifically:
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Linux, FreedBSD, IRIX, Solaris & Dec UNIX.
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