From 6ab98c2ef7f59d3b84b1d9bd778849f31b050e7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elena Pourmal <epourmal@hdfgroup.org>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:54:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [svn-r7141] Purpose: Maintenance for the 1.6.0 release.
Description: I updated compilers information for Crays and added
h5fc and h5c++ to the new tools sections in REELASE.txt.
I added instructions for how to build HDF5 using Intel compilers
on Windows.
Solution:
Platforms tested:
Misc. update:
---
release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_withF90.txt | 27 ++++++++++++-------
release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 34 +++++++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_withF90.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_withF90.txt
index d85cecd5d0..dc0f352de5 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_withF90.txt
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_withF90.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
===============================================================================
HDF5 Fortran90 Library Build and Testing Instructions for Windows NNT/2000
- with DEC Visual Fortran V6.0
+ with DEC Visual Fortran V6.0 and Intel compilers.
===============================================================================
@@ -11,26 +11,33 @@ Preconditions
Fortran90 libraries. If you are interested only in the C library,
see INSTAll_Windows.txt or INSTAll_codewarrior.txt.
- 2. MS VC++ V 6.0, DEC Visual Fortran V6.0, and WinZip must be installed
- prior to building the HDF5 library.
-
+ 2. MSVC++ V 6.0, DEC Visual Fortran V6.0, or Intel C and Fortran compilers,
+ and WinZip must be installed prior to building the HDF5 library.
3. Download the hdf5-1.* distribution archive and run WinZip to unpack
the source code. The code will be unpacked into the hdf5\ directory.
- 4. GNU zlib and szlib library should be installed on the machine.
+ 4. GNU zlib and szlib library should be installed on the machine. You may
+ find prebuilt binaries on the HDF ftp site.
Note:
Only static libraries are built for this release.
-Building the HDF5 Fortran and C libraries
+Building the HDF5 Fortran and C libraries :
1. Unpack all_withf90.zip, found in the hdf5\ directory, into the
hdf5\ directory.
- 2. Set up library and include directories to point to zlib and szlib
- libraries on your system.
- 3. Go to the hdf5\proj\ directory and click on the file all.dsw.
+ 2. Go to the hdf5\proj\ directory and click on the file all.dsw.
This will invoke MS VC++.
+ 3. Set up library and include directories to point to zlib and szlib
+ libraries on your system. Go to Tools-->Options-->Directories
+ Select "Include files" or "Library files" in the "Show directories for" tab.
+ Add corresponding directories for zlib and szlib include files and libraries.
+ 3". Skip this step if you are not using Intel compilers
+ Go to Tools-->Select Compiler
+ Check Intel box and click OK button.
+ Go to Tools-->Customize-->Add-ins and Macro Files
+ and check Intel Fortran Compiler Build Tool
4. Select "Build", then select "Set Active Configuration".
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ Building the HDF5 Fortran and C libraries
Testing libraries and tools
- 1. See the file INSTALL_Windows.txt (STEP 2) for how for instruction on
+ 1. See the file INSTALL_Windows.txt (STEP 2) for instruction on
testing the C HDF5 library and tools.
2. To test Fortran HDF5 Library, run testhdf5_fortran.bat in the
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 2bb4f29e8c..c43291921f 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ HDF5 version 1.5.63 currently under development
INTRODUCTION
This document describes the differences between HDF5-1.4.* and
-HDF5-1.5.*, and contains information on the platforms tested and
-known problems in HDF5-1.5.*. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
+HDF5-1.6.0, and contains information on the platforms tested and
+known problems in HDF5-1.6.0. For more details check the HISTORY.txt
file in the HDF5 source.
The HDF5 documentation can be found on the NCSA ftp server
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ Library:
--------
Summary: This release has the following new features that are not
available in 1.4.* releases
+
1. Generic properties to give application more control on I/O pipeline
2. Time allocation and fill value properties
3. New filters: external compression filter szip
internal shuffling and checksum filters
4. Compact storage layout for datasets
5. Redesigned I/O pipeline for better performance.
+ Check http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/ADGuide/Changes.html and
+ http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/TechNotes.html files for more
+ information.
Complete list of changes:
@@ -202,10 +206,17 @@ Tools:
Old h5import tool in the tools/misc directory was renamed to
h5createU8 to reflect its purpose. h5createU8 will be deleted in
1.6.1 release.
+ * Two new scripts h5fc and h5c++ were added to compile F90 and C++
+ HDF5 applications.
-Support for new platforms and languages
+Support for new platforms, languages and compilers.
=======================================
* Added C++ API support on HPUX11.00. BMR - 2003/03/19
+ * Absoft compiler is supported for Fortran HDF5 Library.
+ When building with Absoft compiler, add -DH5_ABSOFT to
+ C compilation flags to get correct names of C functions
+ called by Fortran APIs.
+
Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.4.0 release
==================================
@@ -294,15 +305,18 @@ Documentation
Platforms Tested
================
- AIX 5.1 (32 and 64-bit) C for AIX Compiler, Version 6.0.0.2
+ AIX 5.1 (32 and 64-bit) C for AIX Compiler, Version 6.0.0.4
xlf 8.1.0.3
- poe 3.2.0.11
+ poe 3.2.0.10
Cray T3E sn6606 2.0.6.08 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
Cray Fortran Version 3.6.0.0.2
- Cray SV1 sn9617 10.0.1.0 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
+ mpt 2.2.0.0
+ Cray SV1 sn9617 10.0.1.2 Cray Standard C Version 6.6.0.2
+ mpt 2.2.0.0
Cray Fortran Version 3.6.0.0.2
Cray T90IEEE 10.0.1.01y Cray Standard C Version 6.4.0.2.3
Cray Fortran Version 3.4.0.3
+ mpt 2.1.0.0
FreeBSD 4.7 gcc 2.95.4
g++ 2.95.5
HP-UX B.11.00 HP C HP92453-01 A.11.01.20
@@ -313,11 +327,11 @@ Platforms Tested
IRIX64 6.5 (64 & n32) MIPSpro cc 7.3.1.3m
F90 MIPSpro 7.3.1.3m (64 only)
MPIch 1.2.4
- Linux 2.4.18 gcc 3.2.2
- g++ 3.22.
+ Linux 2.4.18 gcc 2.96, 3.2.2, 3.2.3
+ g++ 3.2.2, 3.2.3
Intel(R) C++ Version 7.1
Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 7.1
- PGI compilers (pgcc, pgf90, pgCC) version 4.0-2
+ PGI compilers (pgcc, pgf90) version 4.0-2
MPIch 1.2.4
OSF1 V5.1 Compaq C V6.4-014
Compaq Fortran X5.4A-1684
@@ -500,7 +514,7 @@ Known Problems
complaining about exit subroutine. Comment out the line
IF (total_error .ne. 0) CALL exit (total_error)
- ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pub/ougoing/hdf5/hdf5-1.6.0/F90_source_for_Crays
+ ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pub/outgoing/hdf5/hdf5-1.6.0/F90_source_for_Crays
* On IA32 and IA64 systems, if you use a compiler other than GCC (such as
Intel's ecc or icc compilers), you will need to modify the generated