HDF5 documents and links Introduction to HDF5 | HDF5 User's Guide HDF5 Reference Manual HDF5 Application Developer's Guide

# HDF5 Software Changes from Release to Release

This document is intended to assist application developers who must keep an application synchronized with the HDF5 library or related software.

## Release 1.6.10 (current release) versus Release 1.6.9, November 2009

This section lists interface-level changes and other user-visible changes in behavior in the transition from HDF5 Release 1.6.9 to Release 1.6.10.

### Embedded HDF5 Library Settings Information

  Library settings are now embedded in an HDF5 executable so that an “orphaned” executable can be queried (via the Unix strings command, for example) to display the library settings used to build it. The embedded settings information is the same as that normally found in the `libhdf5.settings` file.

  This capability may be disabled with the use of the `--disable-embedded-libinfo` flag during configure.

### Function with Changed Interface or Behavior

  `H5check_version` now displays embedded library information (see above) if a version mismatch is detected.

  The function has also been changed to suppress the warning message entirely if `$HDF5_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK` is set to `2` or higher.

### New C++ Member Functions

  New C++ member functions are provided to determine a dataset’s or attribute’s data size in memory:

  `size_t DataSet::getInMemDataSize() const`
  `size_t Attribute::getInMemDataSize() const`

  The size in each case is in bytes.

### Tool with Changed Interface or Behavior

  `h5diff` has one new option:

  `--use-system-epsilon`

  With this option, `h5diff` returns a difference if and only if the difference between two data values exceeds the system value for epsilon (that is, if `|a-b| > epsilon`).

  The tool’s default behavior has also changed; without this option, the tool now checks for strict equality.

  This option has no short form.

## Release 1.6.9 versus Release 1.6.8, May 2009

This section lists API-level changes and changes in behavior in the transition from HDF5 Release 1.6.8 to Release 1.6.9.

### API Compatibility Macros

To facilitate writing applications that work with both the HDF5 Release 1.6 series and the 1.8 series, API compatibility macros analogous to those in 1.8 have been defined. These macros map directly to the relevant functions and typedefs. Note that only the 1.6-style macros are supported in this branch.

Any program that is written using these macros exculsively will work with both the 1.6 and 1.8 series HDF5 Libraries. The program will work without having to use any special flags or definitions, as long as the 1.8 library was compiled with support for deprecated symbols, which is the default.

Following is a list of macros and the symbols they alias:

  Macro | Symbol
  `H5Acreate1` | `H5Acreate`
  `H5Aiterate1` | `H5Aiterate`
  `H5A_operator1_t` | `H5A_operator_t`
  `H5Dcreate1` | `H5Dcreate`
  `H5Dopen1` | `H5Dopen`
  `H5Eclear1` | `H5Eclear`
  `H5Eget_auto1` | `H5Eget_auto`
  `H5Eprint1` | `H5Eprint`
  `H5Epush1` | `H5Epush`
  `H5Eset_auto1` | `H5Eset_auto`
  `H5Ewalk1` | `H5Ewalk`
  `H5E_walk1_t` | `H5E_walk_t`
  `H5E_error1_t` | `H5E_error_t`
  `H5Gcreate1` | `H5Gcreate`
  `H5Gopen1` | `H5Gopen`
  `H5Pget_filter1` | `H5Pget_filter`
  `H5Pget_filter_by_id1` | `H5Pget_filter_by_id`
  `H5Pinsert1` | `H5Pinsert`
  `H5Pregister1` | `H5Pregister`
  `H5Rget_obj_type1` | `H5Rget_obj_type`
  `H5Tarray_create1` | `H5Tarray_create`
  `H5Tcommit1` | `H5Tcommit`
  `H5Tget_array_dims1` | `H5Tget_array_dims`
  `H5Topen1` | `H5Topen`
  `H5E_auto1_t` | `H5E_auto_t`
  `H5Z_class1_t` | `H5Z_class_t`

Note that for the 1.6 series, the numbered symbols are macros, while in the 1.8 series, the non-numbered symbols are macros. This was done because there is no need to switch between different API versions in the 1.6 series.

`H5Z_class1_t` was introduced in Release 1.6.9 while all the others were introduced in Release 1.6.8. For more information see API Compatibility Macros, an HDF5 Release 1.8-series document.

### Tools with Changed Interface or Behavior

`h5diff`
  The default behavior of `h5diff` is now to detect and compare NaNs. Use the `-N` or `--nan` option (below) to turn this behavior off and avoid the performance penalty that NaN detection and comparison entalis. (NaN detection and comparison became the default in in HDF5 Release 1.6.8.)

  This tool has two new options:

  `-c`, `--compare` `` Lists objects that are not comparable.

  `-N`, `--nan` `` Avoids NaNs detection.

`h5dump`
  `h5dump` now correctly specifies an XML DTD or a schema URL.

  `h5dump` binary output now defaults to `NATIVE`.

  The new `-b`, `--binary` option can be used to specify alternate binary formats.

`h5repack`
  When a user does not specify a chunk size, `h5repack` now defines the default chunk size to be the same same as the size of the hyperslab used to read the chunks.

## Release 1.6.8 versus Release 1.6.7, November 2008

This section lists API-level changes and changes in behavior in the transition from HDF5 Release 1.6.7 to Release 1.6.8.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following function syntaxes have changed; the affected return values and parameter are noted as underscored red text.

C function:
`H5Fget_obj_count`
  `ssize_t H5Fget_obj_count( hid_t `file_id`, unsigned int `types` )`

`H5Fget_obj_ids`
  `ssize_t H5Fget_obj_ids( hid_t `file_id`, unsigned int `types`,
  size_t `max_objs`, hid_t *`obj_id_list` )`

### Tools with Changed Interface or Behavior

`h5repack` and `h5diff`
  The standard command-line syntax of both tools has been changed to parallel that of `h5dump`. The new syntax of each is as follows:

  `h5repack [OPTIONS] file1 file2`

  `h5diff [OPTIONS] file1 file2 [object1 [object2]]`

  In each case, the old syntax remains available (though undocumented) to avoid breaking existing scripts.

`h5diff`
  `h5diff` now returns `1` if the files differ in structure, i.e., if the file graphs differ by any object.

  The tool’s error return code has been changed to `2`.

`h5repack`
  The following new options control the addition of user block data to an existing HDF5 file:

  `-u U` `--ublock=U` |  | Specifies the name of the file containing the user block data to be added.
  `-b B` `--block=B` |  | Specifies the size of the block to be added.

  The following new options set parameters governing the tool’s use of `H5Pset_alignment`:

  `-t T` `--threshold=T` |  | Specifies the threshold value for `H5Pset_alignment`.
  `-a A` `--alignment=A` |  | Specifies the alignment value for `H5Pset_alignment`.

  `h5repack` now supports multiple instances of the `'-f'` or `'--filter'` option, allowing the use of multiple I/O filters with an object.

  With no change in the command-line syntax, `h5repack` now retains an existing userblock when repacking an HDF5 file.

`h5import`
  The floating point format flag `TEXTFPE`, for scientific notation, has been deprecated. The flag `TEXTFP`, which accepts scientific notation, should be used instead.

  `h5import` now imports string data with the `STR` keyword in the `INPUT-CLASS` configuration field.

`h5dump`
  The new `'-m T'` or `'--format T'` option enables a user-defined formatting string for printing floating-point numbers.

  With no change in the command-line syntax, `h5dump` now prints a compression ratio when compression filters are in use.

### Deprecated Functions

The following functions are deprecated as of this release:

            H5Pset_preserve
            H5Pget_preserve

The original role of these functions is now part of the core HDF5 Library functionality.

### Changed File Installation

The file `libhdf5_fortran.settings` is no longer installed with the HDF5 Library; the original content of that file is now included in `libhdf5.settings`.

## Release 1.6.7 versus Release 1.6.6

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.6 to Release 1.6.7. As this is primarily a bug-fix release, the only interface changes are one changed function signature and the changes related to the removal of the stream I/O driver, as outlined below.

### Function with Changed Syntax

The following function syntax has changed; the affected parameter is noted in red.

C function:
`H5Sselect_elements`
  `herr_t H5Sselect_elements( hid_t `space_id`, H5S_seloper_t `op`,
  size_t `num_elements`, const hsize_t *`coord` )`

(This syntax change was listed on 10 September 2008, several months after Release 1.6.7.)

### Stream I/O Driver Removed

The stream I/O driver, `H5FD_STREAM`, has been removd from and is no longer distributed with the HDF5 Library. The following APIs have therefore been removed from this release.
`H5Pset_fapl_stream`
`H5Pget_fapl_stream`
The stream driver ENUM value `H5FD_STREAM` has also been removed.

While the stream driver is no longer distributed by The HDF Group, it will be made available as a source code distribution from `http://hdf5-addons.origo.ethz.ch/`. An integration mechanism will be developed and instructions for using the driver with HDF5 will be posted on that site.

## Release 1.6.6 versus Release 1.6.5

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.5 to Release 1.6.6.

Release 1.6.6 is primarily a bug-fix release and includes no changes in the syntax or intended behavior of the library’s public interfaces. There are, however, two changes in tool interfaces.

### Tools with Changed Options and/or Behavior

The following tools have changed in this release; these changes are documented on the Tools page of the HDF5 Reference Manual.
  `h5repack`:
  A new `-n` option allows the user to specify that a new file created by `h5repack` will use native datatypes. The default behavior is to use the original file datatypes.

  | `-n` | Use native HDF5 datatypes when repacking. (Default behavior is to use the original file datatypes.)

  Note that the default behavior of this tool has changed; prior to Release 1.6.6, `h5repack` generated files only with native datatypes.

  `h5dump`:
  This tool includes a new `-b` option for binary output.

  | `-b B` or `--binary=B` | Output dataset to a binary file using the datatype specified by `B`. `B` must have one of the following values: `LE` Little-endian `BE` Big-endian `MEMORY` Memory datatype `FILE` File datatype Recommended usage is with the `-d` and `-o` options.

## Release 1.6.5 versus Release 1.6.4

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.4 to Release 1.6.5.

### New Functions and Tools

C functions and
Fortran subroutines:
  HDF5 Release 1.6.5 is primarily a maintenance release, focusing on bugfixes, optimization and portability; there are no new C APIs or Fortran subroutines.
High Level C APIs:
  The High Level C APIs (HL), including the HDF5 Image, HDF5 Table, and HDF5 Lite interfaces (H5IM, H5TB, and H5LT, respectively), have been distributed with the main HDF5 source code distribution since Release 1.6.4. A link to the HL documentation appears on the opening page of the HDF5 document set or can be accessed directly at `http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/hdf5_hl/doc/RM_hdf5hl.html`
C++ wrappers:
  `void PropList::copyProp(PropList& dest, const char* name) const`
  `void PropList::copyProp(PropList& dest, const string& name) const`
  `string CommonFG::getComment(const string& name) const`
  `void CommonFG::removeComment(const char* name) const`
  `void CommonFG::removeComment(const string& name) const`
  `hsize_t Attribute::getStorageSize() const`
  `void Attribute::close()`
  `void DataSet::close()`
  `void DataSpace::close()`
  `void DataType::close()`
  `void H5File::close()`
  `void Group::close()`
  `void PropList::close()`
  `H5T_order_t AtomType::getOrder() const`
  `void H5Object::renameAttr(const char* oldname, const char* newname) const`
  `void H5Object::renameAttr(const string& oldname, const string& newname) const`
  `string CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const`
  `ArrayType AbstractDs::getArrayType() const`
  `VarLenType AbstractDs::getVarLenType() const`
  `ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType(const char* name) const`
  `ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType(const string& name) const`
  `VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType(const char* name) const`
  `VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType(const string& name) const`
  `ArrayType CompType::getMemberArrayType(unsigned member_num) const`
  `VarLenType CompType::getMemberVarLenType(unsigned member_num) const`

### Functions with New or Changed Symbols or Fixed Values

Symbols and preset values associated with the following functions have changed as noted.

C functions:
`H5Fget_obj_count`
  `H5F_OBJ_LOCAL` has been added as a qualifier on the types of objects to be counted. `H5F_OBJ_LOCAL` restricts the search to objects opened through current file identifier.
`H5Tset_tag`
  The `H5T_OPAQUE_TAG_MAX` macro constant, specifying the maximum size of an opaque datatype tag, was added in `H5Tpublic.h`.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed as noted. Changed items are indicated in red.

C++ wrappers:
In all cases below, a parameter datatype has changed from `int` to `unsigned`.
  `string CompType::getMemberName( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `size_t CompType::getMemberOffset( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `int CompType::getMemberDims( unsigned member_num, size_t* dims, int* perm ) const`
  `H5T_class_t CompType::getMemberClass( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `hid_t CompType::p_get_member_type( unsigned member_num) const`
  `DataType CompType::getMemberDataType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `ArrayType CompType::getMemberArrayType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `CompType CompType::getMemberCompType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `EnumType CompType::getMemberEnumType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `IntType CompType::getMemberIntType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `FloatType CompType::getMemberFloatType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `StrType CompType::getMemberStrType( unsigned member_num ) const`
  `VarLenType CompType::getMemberVarLenType( unsigned member_num ) const`

  ### Changed Library Configuration

  - The path to the tr utility used by configure can be specififed by setting the TR variable.
  - The pdb2hdf tool has been deleted and PDB is no longer detected by configure.

## Release 1.6.4 versus Release 1.6.3

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.3 to Release 1.6.4.

### New Functions and Tools

C functions and
Fortran subroutines:
  HDF5 Release 1.6.4 "Bugfix Release"; there are no new C APIs or Fortran subroutines.
High Level C APIs:
  The High Level C APIs (HL), including the HDF5 Image, HDF5 Table, and HDF5 Lite interfaces (H5IM, H5TB, and H5LT, respectively) , have been brought into the main HDF5 source code distribution. A link to the HL documentation appears on the opening page of the HDF5 document set or can be accessed directly at `http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/hdf5_hl/doc/RM_hdf5hl.html`
  The HL library, `libhdf5_hl.a(so)`, is built and installed by default but can be disabled with the `--disable-hl` configure flag.
Tools:
  A new pair of tools, `h5jam` and `h5unjam`, is available to manage user blocks in HDF5 files. See their entry in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

### Deleted Functions

The following functions have been removed in this release.

C++ wrappers:
  The C++ wrappers now rely on the C library's reference counting in place of the class `RefCounter`, which existed before the C mechanism was available. `RefCounter` has therefore been removed.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed as noted. In general, one or more parameters or the return value has changed from a signed to an unsigned datatype. Changed items are indicated in red.

C functions:
`H5Pget_version`
  `herr_t H5Pget_version(hid_t plist_id, unsigned *boot/*out*/,
  unsigned *freelist/*out*/, unsigned *stab/*out*/, unsigned *shhdr/*out*/)`
`H5Pset_sym_k`
  `H5Pset_sym_k(hid_t plist_id, unsigned ik, unsigned lk)`
`H5Pget_sym_k`
  `H5Pget_sym_k(hid_t plist_id, unsigned *ik/*out*/, unsigned *lk/*out*/)`
`H5Pset_istore_k`
  `herr_t H5Pset_istore_k(hid_t plist_id, unsigned ik)`
`H5Pget_istore_k`
  `herr_t H5Pget_istore_k(hid_t plist_id, unsigned *ik/*out*/)`
`H5Pget_external`
  `herr_t H5Pget_external(hid_t plist_id, unsigned idx, size_t name_size,
  char *name/*out*/, off_t *offset/*out*/, hsize_t *size/*out*/)`
`H5Pget_filter`
  `H5Z_filter_t H5Pget_filter(hid_t plist_id, unsigned filter,
  unsigned int *flags/*out*/, size_t *cd_nelmts/*out*/,
  unsigned cd_values[]/*out*/, unsigned int *flags/*out*/,
  size_t namelen, char name[])`
`H5Sselect_hyperslab`
  `herr_t H5Sselect_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
  const hsize_t start[], const hsize_t _stride[], const hsize_t count[],
  const hsize_t _block[])`
`H5Sselect_elements`
  `herr_t H5Sselect_elements(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
  size_t num_elemn, const hsize_t **coord)`
`H5Tget_member_name`
  `char *H5Tget_member_name(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno)`
`H5Tget_member_offset`
  `size_t H5Tget_member_offset(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno)`
`H5Tget_member_class`
  `H5T_class_t H5Tget_member_class(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno)`
`H5Tget_member_type`
  `hid_t H5Tget_member_type(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno)`
`H5Tget_member_value`
  `herr_t H5Tget_member_value(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno,
  void *value/*out*/)`

`H5Diterate` is affected by a similar change in the syntax of `H5D_operator_t`.
  `herr_t (*H5D_operator_t)(void *elem, hid_t type_id, unsigned ndim,
  const hsize_t *point, void *operator_data)`

Fortran subroutines:
`h5sselect_hyperslab_f`
  `SUBROUTINE h5sselect_hyperslab_f(space_id, operator, start, count, &
  hdferr, stride, block)`
`h5sselect_elements_f`
  `SUBROUTINE h5sselect_elements_f(space_id, operator, rank, &
  num_elements, coord, hdferr)`

C++ wrappers:
`FileCreatPropList::getVersion`
  `void FileCreatPropList::getVersion( unsigned& super, unsigned& freelist,
  unsigned& stab, unsigned& shhdr) const`
`FileCreatPropList::setSymk`
  `void FileCreatPropList::setSymk( unsigned ik, unsigned lk ) const`
`FileCreatPropList::getSymk`
  `void FileCreatPropList::getSymk( unsigned& ik, unsigned& lk ) const`
`FileCreatPropList::setIstorek`
  `void FileCreatPropList::setIstorek( unsigned ik ) const`
`FileCreatPropList::getIstorek`
  `unsigned FileCreatPropList::getIstorek() const`
`DSetCreatPropList::getExternal`
  `void DSetCreatPropList::getExternal( unsigned idx, size_t name_size,
  char* name, off_t& offset, hsize_t& size ) const`
`DSetCreatPropList::getFilter`
  `H5Z_filter_t DSetCreatPropList::getFilter( ine filter_number,
  unsigned int &flags, size_t &cd_nelmts, unsigned int* cd_values,
  size_t namelen, char name[] ) const`
`DataSpace::selectHyperslab`
  `void DataSpace::selectHyperslab( H5S_seloper_t op, const hsize_t *count,
  const hsize_t *start, const hsize_t *stride, const hsize_t *block ) const`
`DataSpace::selectElements`
  `void DataSpace::selectElements( H5S_seloper_t op,
  const size_t num_elements, const hsize_t *coord[ ] ) const`
`CompType::getMemberName`
  `string CompType::getMemberName( unsigned member_num ) const`
`CompType::getMemberOffset`
  `size_t CompType::getMemberOffset( unsigned member_num ) const`
`CompType::getMemberClass`
  `H5T_class_t CompType::getMemberClass( unsigned member_num ) const`
`EnumType::getMemberValue`
  `void EnumType::getMemberValue( unsigned member_no, void *value ) const`

(These lists of syntax changes were added on 31 March and 5 April 2005, shortly after Release 1.6.4.)

### Deleted Constants

The following constants have been removed from the HDF5 Library:

- Error codes
  - `H5E_CANTALLOC`
  - `H5E_CANTCHANGE`
  - `H5E_CANTRECV`
  - `H5E_CANTSENDMDATA`
  - `H5E_FPHDF5`
- An internal identifier category
  - `H5I_TEMPBUF`

(This list of deleted constants was added on 21 March 2005, shortly after Release 1.6.4.)

### Changed Library Configuration

HDF5 Library configuration has been upgraded from GNU autoconf 2.53 to autoconf 2.59.

## Release 1.6.3 versus Release 1.6.2

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.2 to Release 1.6.3.

### New Functions and Tools

C functions:
  The following C functions are new for Release 1.6.3 and are documented in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  `H5Fget_name` | ssize_t `H5Fget_name` (hid_t `obj_id`, char *`name`, size_t `size`) See entry.
  `H5Fget_filesize` | herr_t `H5Fget_filesize` (hid_t `file_id`, hsize_t * `size`) See entry.
  `H5Iget_file_id` | hid_t `H5Iget_file_id` (hid_t `obj_id`) See entry.
  `H5Premove_filter` | herr_t `H5Premove_filter` (hid_t `obj_id`, H5Z_filter_t `filter`) See entry.
  `H5Zget_filter_info` | herr_t `H5Zget_filter_info` (H5Z_filter_t `filter`, unsigned int * `flags`) See entry.

Fortran subroutines:
  The following Fortran90 subroutines are new for Release 1.6.3 and are documented in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  New Fortran90 subroutines corresponding to the new C functions listed above:
  `h5fget_name_f` `h5fget_filesize_f` | `h5iget_file_id_f` `h5premove_filter_f` `h5zget_filter_info_f`

  New Fortran90 subroutines corresponding to C functions from prior releases: None |

C++ wrappers:
  C++ wrappers have been brought in sync with the C library, rendering the C++ API significantly more complete. Most of the new wrappers are for H5P and H5T APIs.

  All available C++ elements are now documented in the HDF5 C++ API Reference Manual. (The HDF5 C++ API Reference Manual is also a new addition in this release.)

Tools:
  The following tools are new for Release 1.6.3 and are documented on the Tools page of the HDF5 Reference Manual.
  `h5new_tool` is designed to do whatever this sentence says. (Clearly, this is a placeholder entry that should be removed before release.)
  The following tool was in Release 1.6.2 but was not included in formal documentation. A full description is now included on the Tools page of the HDF5 Reference Manual.
  `h5repack` is designed to copy an HDF5 file to a new file with or without compression and/or chunking.

### Deleted Functions

The following function has been removed in this release.

C++ wrapper:
  `CompType::getMemberDims`

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed as noted.

C functions:
`H5Pset_fapl_multi`
  The prototype for this function was changed from:
  - herr_t `H5Pset_fapl_multi` (hid_t `fapl_id`, const H5FD_mem_t * `memb_map`, const hid_t * `memb_fapl`, const char ** `memb_name`, const haddr_t * `memb_addr`, hbool_t `relax`)
  to:
  - herr_t `H5Pset_fapl_multi` (hid_t `fapl_id`, const H5FD_mem_t * `memb_map`, const hid_t * `memb_fapl`, const char * const * `memb_name`, const haddr_t * `memb_addr`, hbool_t `relax`)

  This change should not appreciably affect application programs.

`H5Tconvert`
  The prototype for this function was changed from:
  - herr_t `H5Tconvert` (hid_t `src_id`, hid_t `dst_id`, hsize_t `nelmts`, void * `buf`, void * `background`, hid_t `plist_id`)
  to:
  - herr_t `H5Tconvert` (hid_t `src_id`, hid_t `dst_id`, size_t `nelmts`, void * `buf`, void * `background`, hid_t `plist_id`)

  This was changed to prevent overflows when `hsize_t` and `size_t` types are different sizes. Application code may need to be modified to take this into account. Application code using this function may also be affected by the changes to `H5Tregister` and `H5Tunregister` described below.

`H5Tregister` and `H5Tunregister`
  These two routines are affected by the change to the `H5T_conv_t` typedef (described below) and may require application registered datatype conversion routines to be modified to conform to the changed typedef.
C++ wrappers:
`H5::Exception` and its subclasses
  Constructors used by `H5::Exception` and its subclasses that were previously overloaded to take char pointers have been removed. Constructors that passed in a reference of `string` have been changed to pass by value. In addition, the default value of the detailed message has been changed from `0/NULL` to `DEFAULT_MSG` (meaning "No detailed information provided").
`DSetCreatPropList::setLayout`
  The prototype for `DSetCreatPropList::setLayout` has been changed: the first parameter has been removed.

### Constants with Changed Values

The following library structures have changed as noted.

C API:
`H5T_conv_t`
  This function pointer typedef's definition has been changed from:
  - typedef herr_t `(*H5T_conv_t)` (hid_t `src_id`, hid_t `dst_id`, H5T_cdata_t * `cdata`, hsize_t `nelmts`, size_t `buf_stride`, size_t `bkg_stride`, void * `buf`, void * `bkg`, hid_t `plist_id`)
  to:
  - typedef herr_t `(*H5T_conv_t)` (hid_t `src_id`, hid_t `dst_id`, H5T_cdata_t * `cdata`, size_t `nelmts`, size_t `buf_stride`, size_t `bkg_stride`, void * `buf`, void * `bkg`, hid_t `plist_id`)

  This was changed to prevent overflows when `hsize_t` and `size_t` types are different sizes. Application code may need to be modified to take this into account.

## Release 1.6.2 versus Release 1.6.1

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.1 to Release 1.6.2.

### New Functions and Tools

C functions:
  The following C functions are new for Release 1.6.2 and are documented in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  `H5Iget_ref` | int `H5Iget_ref` (hid_t `obj_id`) See entry.
  `H5Iinc_ref` | int `H5Iinc_ref` (hid_t `obj_id`) See entry.
  `H5Idec_ref` | int `H5Idec_ref` (hid_t `obj_id`) See entry.

Fortran subroutines:
  The following Fortran90 subroutines are new for Release 1.6.2 and are documented in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  Corresponding to the new C functions listed above: `h5iget_ref_f` `h5iinc_ref_f` `h5idec_ref_f` |

Tools:
  The following tools are new for Release 1.6.2 and are documented on the Tools page of the HDF5 Reference Manual.
  `h5pcc` is designed to aid in the compilation of C applications that employ the HDF5 Library.
  `h5pfc` is designed to aid in the compilation of Fortran90 applications that employ the HDF5 Library.

### Deleted Functions

None.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

None.

### Constants with Changed Values

None.

## Release 1.6.1 versus Release 1.6.0

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.6.0 to Release 1.6.1.

### New Functions and Tools

C functions:
  The following C function is new for Release 1.6.1 and is documented in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  `H5Fget_freespace` | hssize_t `H5Fget_freespace` (hid_t `file_id`) See entry.

Fortran subroutines
  The following Fortran90 subroutines were new for Release 1.6.0 but were not documented. They are now included in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  `h5get_fapl_mpiposix_f` | `h5pget_fapl_mpiposix_f(prp_id, comm, use_gpfs, hdferr)` See entry.
  `h5set_fapl_mpiposix_f` | `h5pset_fapl_mpiposix_f(prp_id, comm, use_gpfs, hdferr)` See entry.

Tools:
  Release 1.6.1 contains no new tools.

### Deleted Functions

None.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed as noted.

C functions:
`H5Gget_obj_info`
  The `H5G_stat_t` struct contains two new fields.
  This change will be transparent to existing applications, though those calling `H5Gget_obj_info` will have to be recompiled before linking with the updated library.
Fortran90 subroutines:
`h5pset_cache_f`
  The `rdcc_nbytes` parameter has changed from `INTEGER` to `INTEGER(SIZE_T)` to better match the C API and the `h5pget_cache_f` subroutine.

### Constants with Changed Values

None.

## Release 1.6.0 versus Release 1.4.5

This section lists the API-level changes that have been made in the transition from the HDF5 Release 1.4.x series to Release 1.6.0.

### New Functions and Tools

The following functions are new for Release 1.6.0 and are included in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

  `H5set_free_list_limits` | herr_t `H5set_free_list_limits` (int `reg_global_lim`, int `reg_list_lim`, int `arr_global_lim`, int `arr_list_lim`, int `blk_global_lim`, int `blk_list_lim`)
  `H5Dget_offset` | hsize_t `H5Dget_offset` (hid_t `dset_id`)
  `H5Dget_space_status` | hid_t `H5Dget_space_status` (hid_t `dset_id`, H5D_space_status_t *`status`)
  `H5Fget_obj_ids` | int `H5Fget_obj_ids` (hid_t `file_id`, unsigned int `types`, int `max_objs`, hid_t *`obj_id_list`)
  `H5Fget_vfd_handle` | herr_t `H5Fget_vfd_handle` (hid_t `file_id`, hid_t `fapl_id`, void *`file_handle`)
  `H5Gget_num_objs` | herr_t `H5Gget_num_objs` (hid_t `loc_id`, hsize_t* `num_obj`)
  `H5Gget_objname_by_idx` | ssize_t `H5Gget_objname_by_idx` (hid_t `group_id`, hsize_t `idx`, char *`name`, size_t* `size`)
  `H5Gget_objtype_by_idx` | int `H5Gget_objtype_by_idx` (hid_t `group_id`, hsize_t `idx`)
  `H5Iget_name` | ssize_t `H5Iget_name` (hid_t `obj_id`, char *`name`, size_t `size`)
  `H5Pall_filters_avail` | htri_t `H5Pall_filters_avail` (hid_t `dcpl_id`)
  `H5Pfill_value_defined` | herr_t `H5Pfill_value_defined` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5D_fill_value_t *`status`)
  `H5Pget_alloc_time` | herr_t `H5Pget_alloc_time` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5D_alloc_time_t *`alloc_time`)
  `H5Pget_edc_check` | H5Z_EDC_t `H5Pget_edc_check` (hid_t `plist`)
  `H5Pget_family_offset` | herr_t `H5Pget_family_offset` (hid_t `fapl_id`, hsize_t *`offset`)
  `H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix` | herr_t `H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix` (hid_t `fapl_id`, MPI_Comm *`comm`)
  `H5Pget_fclose_degree` | herr_t `H5Pget_fclose_degree`(hid_t `fapl_id`, H5F_close_degree_t *`fc_degree`) (This item corrected 14 September 2004.)
  `H5Pget_fill_time` | herr_t `H5Pget_fill_time` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5D_fill_time_t *`fill_time`)
  `H5Pget_filter_by_id` | herr_t `H5Pget_filter_by_id` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5Z_filter_t `filter`, unsigned int *`flags`, size_t *`cd_nelmts`, unsigned int `cd_values[]`, size_t `namelen`, char *`name[]`)
  `H5Pget_hyper_vector_size` | herr_t `H5Pget_hyper_vector_size` (hid_t `dxpl_id`, size_t *`vector_size`)
  `H5Pget_multi_type` | herr_t `H5Pget_multi_type` (hid_t `fapl_id`, H5FD_mem_t *`type`)
  `H5Pmodify_filter` | herr_t `H5Pmodify_filter` (hid_t `plist`, H5Z_filter_t `filter`, unsigned int `flags`, size_t `cd_nelmts`, const unsigned int `cd_values[]`)
  `H5Pset_alloc_time` | herr_t `H5Pset_alloc_time` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5D_alloc_time_t `alloc_time`)
  `H5Pset_edc_check` | herr_t `H5Pset_edc_check` (hid_t `plist`, H5Z_EDC_t `check`)
  `H5Pset_family_offset` | herr_t `H5Pset_family_offset` (hid_t `fapl_id`, hsize_t `offset`)
  `H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix` | herr_t `H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix` (hid_t `fapl_id`, MPI_Comm `comm`)
  `H5Pset_fclose_degree` | herr_t `H5Pset_fclose_degree`(hid_t `fapl_id`, H5F_close_degree_t `fc_degree`) (This item corrected 14 September 2004.)
  `H5Pset_fill_time` | herr_t `H5Pset_fill_time` (hid_t `plist_id`, H5D_fill_time_t `fill_time`)
  `H5Pset_filter` | herr_t `H5Pset_filter` (hid_t `plist`, H5Z_filter_t `filter`, unsigned int `flags`, size_t `cd_nelmts`, const unsigned int `cd_values[])`
  `H5Pset_filter_callback` | herr_t `H5Pset_filter_callback` (hid_t `plist`, H5Z_filter_func_t `func`, void *`op_data`)
  `H5Pset_fletcher32` | herr_t `H5Pset_fletcher32` (hid_t `plist`)
  `H5Pset_hyper_vector_size` | herr_t `H5Pset_hyper_vector_size` (hid_t `dxpl_id`, size_t `vector_size`)
  `H5Pset_multi_type` | herr_t `H5Pset_multi_type` (hid_t `fapl_id`, H5FD_mem_t `type`)
  `H5Pset_shuffle` | herr_t `H5Pset_shuffle` (hid_t `plist_id`)
  `H5Pset_szip` | herr_t `H5Pset_szip` (hid_t `plist`, unsigned int `options_mask`, unsigned int `pixels_per_block`)
  `H5Rget_object_type` | int `H5Rget_object_type` (hid_t `id`, void *`ref`)
  `H5Sget_select_type` | H5S_sel_type `H5Sget_select_type` (hid_t `space_id`)
  `H5Tdetect_class` | htri_t `H5Tdetect_class` (hid_t `dtype_id`, H5T_class_t `dtype_class`)
  `H5Tget_native_type` | hid_t `H5Tget_native_type` (hid_t `type_id`, H5T_direction_t `direction`)
  `H5Tis_variable_str` | htri_t `H5Tis_variable_str` (hid_t `dtype_id`)
  `H5Zfilter_avail` | herr_t `H5Zfilter_avail` (H5Z_filter_t `filter`)
  `H5Zunregister` | herr_t `H5Zunregister` (H5Z_filter_t `filter`)

The following tools are new for Release 1.6.0 and are included in the HDF5 Reference Manual.
  `h5diff`
  `h5import`
  `h5fc`
  `h5c++`
  `h5perf`
  `h5redeploy`

### Deleted Functions

The following functions are deprecated in HDF5 Release 1.6.0. A backward compatibility mode is provided in this release, enabling these functions and other Release 1.4.x compatibility features, but is available only when the HDF5 library is configured with the flag `H5_WANT_H5_V1_4_COMPAT`. The backward compatibility mode is not enabled in the binaries distributed by NCSA.

    H5Pset_hyper_cache
    H5Pget_hyper_cache
    H5Rget_object_type

The above functions will eventually be removed from the HDF5 distribution and from the HDF5 Reference Manual.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed as noted.

C functions:
`H5FDflush and VFL "flush" callbacks`
  An extra parameter `closing` has been added to these functions, to allow the library to indicate that the file will be closed following the call to "flush". Actions in the "flush" call that are duplicated in the VFL "close" call may be omitted by the VFL driver.
* `H5Gget_objtype_by_idx`
  The function return type has changed from `int` to the enumerated type `H5G_obj_t`.
* `H5Pset(get)_buffer`
  The `size` parameter for `H5Pset_buffer` has changed from type `hsize_t` to `size_t`.
  The `H5Pget_buffer` return type has similarly changed from `hsize_t` to `size_t`.
* `H5Pset(get)_cache`
  The `rdcc_nbytes` parameter has changed from type `int` to `size_t`.
  (This item corrected 3 March 2004.)
* `H5Pset_fapl_log`
  The `verbosity` parameter has been removed.
  Two new parameters have been added: `flags` of type `unsigned` and `buf_size` of type `size_t`.
* `H5Pset(get)_fapl_mpiposix`
  A `use_gpfs` parameter of type `hbool_t` has been added.
* `H5Pset(get)_sieve_buf_size`
  The `size` parameter has changed from type `hsize_t` to `size_t`.
* `H5Pset(get)_sym_k`
  The `lk` parameter has changed from type `int` to `unsigned`.
* `H5Sget_select_bounds`
  The `start` and `end` parameters have changed from type `hsize_t *` to `hssize_t *` to better match the rest of the dataspace API.
* `H5Zregister`
  This function is substantially revised in Release 1.6.0 with a new `H5Z_class_t` struct and new set local and can apply callback functions.
Fortran90 functions:
`h5pset(get)_fapl_core_f`
  The `backing_store` parameter has changed from `INTEGER` to `LOGICAL` to better match the C API.
`h5pset(get)_preserve_f`
  The `flag` parameter has changed from `INTEGER` to `LOGICAL` to better match the C API.

Backward compatibility with the Release 1.4.x syntax is available for the functions indicated above with a leading asterisk (*). The backward compatibility features are available only when the HDF5 library is configured with the flag `H5_WANT_H5_V1_4_COMPAT`, is not enabled in the binaries distributed by NCSA, and will eventually be removed from the HDF5 distribution.

### Constants with Changed Values

## Release 1.4.5 versus Release 1.4.4

### C Library

Added functions:

    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix(hid_t fapl_id, MPI_Comm comm);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix(hid_t fapl_id, MPI_Comm *comm/*out*/);

Changed functions: The following functions have changed behavior.

`H5Pset_fapl_mpio` `H5Pget_fapl_mpio` `H5Fcreate` `H5Fopen` `H5Fclose` | Previously, the Communicator and Info object arguments supplied to `H5Pset_fapl_mpio` were stored in the property with its handle values. This meant changes to the communicator or the Info object after calling `H5Pset_fapl_mpio` would affect the how the property list functioned. This was also the case when `H5Fopen/create` operated. They just stored the handle value. This is not according to the MPI-2 defined behavior of how Info objects should be handled. (MPI-2 defines Info objects must be parsed when called.) `H5Pset_fapl_mpio` now stores a duplicate of each of the communicator and Info object. `H5Pget_fapl_mpio` now returns a duplicate of its stored communicator and Info object. It is now the responsibility of the applications to free those objects when done. `H5Fcreate` and `H5Fopen` also store a duplicate of the communicator and Info object supplied by the file access property List. `H5Fclose` frees the duplicates. Advice to users: User applications should release the communicator and Info object returned by `H5Pget_fapl_mpio` when they are no longer needed.

Removed functions:

None |  |

There were no other public API changes in the C library for this release.

### Fortran90 Library

The following missing Fortran functions were added:
`h5get_libversion_f, h5check_version_f, h5garbage_collect_f, h5dont_atexit_f`
`h5tget_member_index_f, h5tvlen_create_f`
`h5dget_storage_size_f, h5dvlen_get_max_len_f , h5dwrite_vl_f, h5dread_vl_f`
Only `integer, real` and `character` types are supported for VL datatypes.

## Release 1.4.4 versus Release 1.4.3

### C Library

Added functions:

    H5Pget_small_data_block_size
    H5Pset_small_data_block_size
    H5Tget_member_index

Changed functions:

None |  |

Removed functions:

None |  |

There were no other public API changes in the C library for this release.

### Fortran90 Library

`h5dwrite_f, h5dread_f, h5awrite_f, h5aread_f` were overloaded with `dims` argument to be assumed size array of type `INTEGER(HSIZE_T).` We recommend to use the subroutines with the new type. Module subroutines that accept `dims` as `INTEGER` array of size `7` will be deprecated in the 1.6.0 release.

## Release 1.4.3 versus Release 1.4.2

### C Library

Removed function:

    H5Pset_fapl_dpss

There were no other public API changes in the C library for this release.

### Fortran90 Library

There were no changes to the public Fortran90 APIs for this release.

## Release 1.4.2 versus Release 1.4.1

### C Library

The HDF5 Release 1.4.2 C library is a "Bugfix Release"; there are no API changes in the underlying HDF5 library.

### Fortran90 Library

The following functions in the HDF5 Release 1.4.2 Fortran90 library have an additional parameter, `dims`, that was not present in Release 1.4.1:

    h5aread_f(attr_id, memtype_id,  buf, dims, hdferr)
    h5awrite_f(attr_id, memtype_id,  buf, dims, hdferr)
    h5dread_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, mem_space_id, &
               file_space_id, xfer_prp)
    h5dwrite_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, mem_space_id, &
               file_space_id, xfer_prp)

The `dims` parameter enables library portability between the UNIX and Microsoft Windows platforms.

## Release 1.4.1 versus Release 1.4.0

Release 1.4.1 is a "Tools Release"; there are no API changes in the underlying HDF5 library.

## Release 1.4.0 versus Release 1.2.2

Several functions were added to or removed from the HDF5 library in the development of Release 1.4.0. A few functions have been modified in minor ways.

### New Functions

The following functions are new for Release 1.4.0 and are included in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

    herr_t H5Dvlen_get_buf_size (hid_t dataset_id, hid_t type_id,
               hid_t space_id, hsize_t *size);
    herr_t H5Epush (const char *file, const char *func,
               unsigned line, H5E_major_t maj, H5E_minor_t min,
               const char *str);
    hid_t H5Pget_driver (hid_t plist_id);
    void *H5Pget_driver_info (hid_t plist_id);
    herr_t H5Pget_dxpl_mpio (hid_t dxpl_id,
               H5FD_mpio_xfer_t *xfer_mode/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_dxpl_multi (hid_t dxpl_id,
               hid_t *memb_dxpl/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_core (hid_t fapl_id, size_t *increment/*out*/,
               hbool_t *backing_store/*out*/)
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_family (hid_t fapl_id,
               hsize_t *memb_size/*out*/, hid_t *memb_fapl_id/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_mpio (hid_t fapl_id, MPI_Comm *comm/*out*/,
               MPI_Info *info/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_multi (hid_t fapl_id,
               H5FD_mem_t *memb_map/*out*/, hid_t *memb_fapl/*out*/,
               char **memb_name/*out*/, haddr_t *memb_addr/*out*/,
               hbool_t *relax/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_stream (hid_t fapl_id,
               H5FD_stream_fapl_t *fapl /*out*/ );
    herr_t H5Pget_meta_block_size (hid_t fapl_id,
               hsize_t *size/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_sieve_buf_size (hid_t fapl_id,
               hsize_t *size/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pset_driver (hid_t plist_id, hid_t driver_id,
               const void *driver_info);
    herr_t H5Pset_dxpl_mpio (hid_t dxpl_id,
               H5FD_mpio_xfer_t xfer_mode);
    herr_t H5Pset_dxpl_multi (hid_t dxpl_id,
               const hid_t *memb_dxpl);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_core (hid_t fapl_id, size_t increment,
               hbool_t backing_store)
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_family (hid_t fapl_id, hsize_t memb_size,
               hid_t memb_fapl_id);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_log (hid_t fapl_id, char *logfile,
               int verbosity);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_mpio (hid_t fapl_id, MPI_Comm comm,
               MPI_Info info);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_multi (hid_t fapl_id,
               const H5FD_mem_t *memb_map, const hid_t *memb_fapl,
               const char **memb_name, const haddr_t *memb_addr,
               hbool_t relax);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_sec2 (hid_t fapl_id);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_split (hid_t fapl, const char *meta_ext,
               hid_t meta_plist_id, const char *raw_ext,
               hid_t raw_plist_id);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_stdio (hid_t fapl_id);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_stream (hid_t fapl_id,
               H5FD_stream_fapl_t *fapl);
    herr_t H5Pset_meta_block_size(hid_t fapl_id, hsize_t size);
    herr_t H5Pset_sieve_buf_size(hid_t fapl_id, hsize_t size);
    hid_t H5Tarray_create (hid_t base, int rank, const hsize_t dims[],
               const int perm[])
    int H5Tget_array_dims (hid_t adtype_id, hsize_t *dims[], int *perm[])
    int H5Tget_array_ndims (hid_t adtype_id)

The following functions are new for Release 1.4.0, but are intended only for use in specialized environments. These are also included in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_dpss (hid_t fapl_id);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_gass (hid_t fapl_id, GASS_Info *info/*out*/);
    herr_t H5Pget_fapl_srb (hid_t fapl_id, SRB_Info *info);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_dpss (hid_t fapl_id);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_gass (hid_t fapl_id, GASS_Info info);
    herr_t H5Pset_fapl_srb (hid_t fapl_id, SRB_Info info);

The following functions are new for Release 1.4.0 but are intended only for driver development work, not for general use. They are listed in the List of VFL Functions document in the HDF5 Technical Notes. They are described in detail only in the source code and do not appear in the HDF5 Reference Manual.

    haddr_t H5FDalloc (H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type,
              hsize_t size);
    herr_t H5FDclose (H5FD_t *file);
    int H5FDcmp (const H5FD_t *f1, const H5FD_t *f2);
    herr_t H5FDflush (H5FD_t *file);
    herr_t H5FDfree (H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type,
              haddr_t addr, hsize_t size);
    haddr_t H5FDget_eoa (H5FD_t *file);
    haddr_t H5FDget_eof (H5FD_t *file);
    H5FD_t *H5FDopen (const char *name, unsigned flags,
              hid_t fapl_id, haddr_t maxaddr);
    int H5FDquery (const H5FD_t *f, unsigned long *flags);
    herr_t H5FDread (H5FD_t *file, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr,
              hsize_t size, void *buf/*out*/);
    haddr_t H5FDrealloc (H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type,
              haddr_t addr, hsize_t old_size, hsize_t new_size);
    hid_t H5FDregister (const H5FD_class_t *cls);
    herr_t H5FDset_eoa (H5FD_t *file, haddr_t eof);
    herr_t H5FDunregister (hid_t driver_id);
    herr_t H5FDwrite (H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type,
              hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, hsize_t size,
              const void *buf);

### Deleted Functions

The following functions have been removed from the HDF5 library and from the HDF5 Reference Manual.

    H5Pget_core
    H5Pget_driver
    H5Pget_family
    H5Pget_mpi
    H5Pget_sec2
    H5Pget_split
    H5Pget_stdio
    H5Pget_xfer
    H5Pset_core
    H5Pset_family
    H5Pset_mpi
    H5Pset_sec2
    H5Pset_split
    H5Pset_stdio
    H5Pset_xfer
    H5RAclose
    H5RAcreate
    H5RAopen
    H5RAread
    H5RAwrite
    H5Tget_member_dims
    H5Tinsert_array

Note that the entire H5RA interface, an experimental interface for ragged arrays, has been removed from the library.

### Functions with Changed Syntax

The following functions have changed slightly.

`H5Pget_buffer`
  Return type has changed to hsize_t.
`H5Pset_buffer`
  The type of the `size` parameter has changed to hsize_t.
`H5Tconvert`
  The type of the `nelmts` parameter has changed to hsize_t.

### Constants with Changed Values

The values of the constants `H5P_DEFAULT` and `H5S_ALL` have been changed from `-2` to `0`. These default values had to be special-cased in situations where they could be returned to distinguish them from error values.

## Migration from Release 1.2.2 to Release 1.4.x

### H5Tinsert_array

The functionality of `H5Tinsert_array` has been replaced by `H5Tarray_create`. Here is an example of changing code from `H5Tinsert_array` to `H5Tarray_create`.

    V1.2.2
    {
        struct tmp_struct {
            int a;
            float f[3];
            double d[2][4];
        };
        size_t f_dims[1]={3};
        size_t d_dims[2]={2,4};
        hid_t compound_type;

        compound_type=H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND,sizeof(struct tmp_struct));
        H5Tinsert(compound_type,"a",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,a),H5T_NATIVE_INT);
        H5Tinsert_array(compound_type,"f",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,f),1,f_dims,NULL,H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
        H5Tinsert_array(compound_type,"d",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,d),2,d_dims,NULL,H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
    }

    V1.4.0
    {
        struct tmp_struct {
            int a;
            float f[3];
            double d[2][4];
        };
        hsize_t f_dims[1]={3};
        hsize_t d_dims[2]={2,4};
        hid_t compound_type;
        hid_t array_type;

        compound_type=H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND,sizeof(struct tmp_struct));
        H5Tinsert(compound_type,"a",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,a),H5T_NATIVE_INT);
        array_type=H5Tarray_create(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT,1,f_dims,NULL);
        H5Tinsert(compound_type,"f",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,f),array_type);
        H5Tclose(array_type);
        array_type=H5Tarray_create(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE,2,d_dims,NULL);
        H5Tinsert(compound_type,"d",HOFFSET(struct tmp_struct,d),array_type);
        H5Tclose(array_type);
    }

## This and Prior Releases: The RELEASE.txt and HISTORY.txt Files

The HDF5 source code, as distributed to users and developers, contains two files that will be of interest to readers of this document. Both files are located at the top level of the source code tree and are duplicated here for your reference:

RELEASE.txt
  Technical notes regarding the release, including new features and the changes since the last release, notes regarding new or revised utilities, notes regarding alternative language APIs (Fortran90, C++), bugs fixed since the last release, platforms on which the release has been tested, and known problems. This is the file commonly known as "the release notes."

HISTORY.txt
  A release-by-release history of the HDF5 library. This file is a compiled set of the release notes (i.e., the RELEASE.txt files) from prior releases.

HDF5 documents and links Introduction to HDF5 | HDF5 User's Guide HDF5 Reference Manual HDF5 Application Developer's Guide

Last modified: 4 November 2009