HDF Newsletter 53

June 26, 2000
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CONTENTS

  • Release of HDF5-1.2.2
  • XML DTD for HDF5

  • Release of HDF5-1.2.2

    HDF5-1.2.2 is now available. You can download it from the NCSA FTP Server at:
            ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/HDF5/current/

    The HDF5-1.2.1 release has been placed under:
            ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/HDF5/prev-releases/

    The HDF5 documentation can be found on the NCSA FTP Server in the directory:
            ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/HDF5/docs/

    For more information look at the HDF5 home page at:
            http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/

    Features Added since HDF5-1.2.1

    Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.2.1

    Known Problems

    Platforms Tested

      AIX 4.3.3 (IBM SP)            3.6.6                               | binaries
                                    mpicc using mpich 1.1.2             | are not
                                    mpicc_r using IBM MPI-IO prototype  | available
      AIX 4.3.2.0 (IBM SP)          xlc 5.0.1.0
      Cray J90 10.0.0.7             cc 6.3.0.2
      Cray T3E 2.0.5.29             cc 6.3.0.2
                                    mpt.1.3
      FreeBSD 4.0                   gcc 2.95.2
      HP-UX B.10.20                 HP C  HP92453-01 A.10.32
      HP-UX B.11.00                 HP92453-01 A.11.00.13 HP C Compiler 
                                    (static library only, h5toh4 tool is not available) 
      IRIX 6.5                      MIPSpro cc 7.30
      IRIX64 6.5 (64 & n32)         MIPSpro cc 7.3.1m
                                    mpt.1.4
    
      Linux 2.2.10 SMP              gcc 2.95.1 
                                    mpicc(gcc-2.95.1)
                                    gcc (egcs-2.91.66)
                                    mpicc (egcs-2.91.66)
      Linux 2.2.16 (RedHat 6.2)     gcc 2.95.2
    
      OSF1 V4.0                     DEC-V5.2-040
      SunOS 5.6                     cc WorkShop Compilers 5.0 no optimization
      SunOS 5.7                     cc WorkShop Compilers 5.0
      SolarisX86 SunOS 5.5.1        gcc version 2.7.2 with --disable-hsizet
      TFLOPS 3.2.1                  pgcc Rel 3.1-3i
                                    mpich-1.1.2 with local changes
      Windows NT4.0 sp5             MSVC++ 6.0
      Windows 98                    MSVC++ 6.0
      Windows 2000                  MSVC++ 6.0
    

    XML DTD for HDF5

    An XML "Document Type Definition" (DTD) for HDF5 is available. It is the standard DTD to describe HDF5 files and their contents. This DTD should be used by all applications that describe HDF5 files with XML.

    Tools are under development to read and write XML and HDF5, and the DTD is still under development. We encourage developers and users to use the DTD and send us feedback and discussion.

    Feedback may be sent to:
            hdf5dev@ncsa.uiuc.edu

    The DTD itself is available at the following URL:
            http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd