HDF Newsletter 57
December 22, 2000
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CONTENTS
Release of HDF5-1.4-Beta2
The first beta version of HDF5-1.4 is now available (don't let the name
fool you). Pre-compiled binaries are not included with this version of the
software.
You can obtain the HDF5-1.4-Beta2 software from:
ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/HDF5/hdf5-1.4-beta2/
Documentation is included in the source code and can also be
found in:
ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/HDF5/docs/
We encourage you to try it and welcome your feedback!
New Features and Changes
Following is a list of the major new features and changes in
HDF5-1.4-Beta2. There are too many changes to list all of them
here. For further information on what has changed, refer to the
RELEASE file at the top of the HDF5-1.4-Beta2 source code tree.
- The Virtual File Layer, VFL, was added to replace the old
file drivers. It also provides an API for user defined file
drivers.
- It includes Fortran 90 support for Solaris 2.6 and 2.7, Linux, DEC
Unix, Cray T3E, Cray J90 and SGI Origin 2000.
- It includes the h4toh5 tool for converting HDF (4) files into HDF5.
This was tested on Solaris 2.5 and 2.6, IRIX 6.5, HP-UX 11.0, DEC
Unix, FreeBSD, and Windows 2000.
- It includes C++ support for Solaris 2.6 and 2.7, Linux, and FreeBSD.
- Numerous performance improvements were made to the library.
- The first phase of Thread-Safe support was added.
Platforms Tested
Note: Due to the nature of the bug fixes, only static versions of the
library and tools were tested.
AIX 4.3.2 (IBM SP) mpcc_r 3.6.6
Cray T3E sn6711 2.0.539b Cray Standard C Version 6.3.0.2
Cray Fortran Version 3.4.0.2
FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE gcc 2.95.2
g++ 2.95.2
HP-UX B.10.20 HP C HP92453-01 A.10.32.30
HP-UX B.11.00 HP C HP92453-01 A.11.00.13
IRIX 6.5 MIPSpro cc 7.30
IRIX64 6.5 (64 & n32) MIPSpro cc 7.3.1m
mpt.1.4.0.2
mpich-1.2.1
Linux 2.2.16-3smp gcc-2.95.2
g++ 2.95.2
pgf90 3.1-3
OSF1 V4.0 DEC-V5.2-040
Digital Fortran 90 V4.1-270
SunOS 5.6 WorkShop Compilers 5.0 98/12/15 C 5.0
(Solaris 2.6) WorkShop Compilers 5.0 99/10/25 Fortran 90
2.0 Patch 107356-04
Workshop Compilers 5.0 98/12/15 C++ 5.0
SunOS 5.7 WorkShop Compilers 5.0 98/12/15 C 5.0
(Solaris 2.7) WorkShop Compilers 5.0 99/10/25 Fortran 90
2.0 Patch 107356-04
Workshop Compilers 5.0 98/12/15 C++ 5.0
TFLOPS 3.3 mpich-1.2.0 with local changes
Windows NT4.0, 2000 (NT5.0) MSVC++ 6.0
Release of Java Products Version 2.6
Release 2.6 of the Java Products is available (as of December 7th). This
release is a bug fix release, built with the HDF 4.1r4 library.
For information on the Java HDF (4) Products, please see:
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/java-hdf-html/
Changes in this Release
- All bugs in our database were fixed.
- The Java HDF Interface (JHI) was upgraded and built with the
HDF 4.1r4 library. This bug fix release of the library fixes
several serious problems with JPEG images, which affected the viewer.
- External files are supported. The JHV now uses the environment
variable HDFEXTDIR by default, and the user may set the external
file path using the preferences dialog.