HDF Newsletter 57

December 22, 2000
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CONTENTS

  • Release of HDF5-1.4-Beta2
  • Release of Java Products Version 2.6

  • 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.

    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