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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HDF Group Home Page: http://hdfgroup.org/ Helpdesk & Mailing Lists Info: http://hdfgroup.org/services/support.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter #116 September 3, 2010 CONTENTS: - Release of HDF5 1.8.5-patch1 - New HDF5 High Level functions for region references, hyperslabs, and bit-fields - Pre-release snapshot of HDF-Java 2.7 - RFC for h5edit tool - Events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Release of HDF5 1.8.5-patch1 ============================ HDF5 1.8.5-patch1 has been released. It is a full source code release, containing a few important changes and bug fixes, which include: - Numerous memory issues were fixed. - A bug was fixed that could cause file corruption when using non-default sizes of addresses and/or lengths. This bug, introduced in HDF5 1.8.5, could also cause uncorrupted files with this property to be unreadable. - CMake support for parallel Fortran was added. To Obtain HDF5 1.8.5-patch1, go directly to: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/obtain5.html This link can be reached from the HDF Downloads page: http://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/index.html The release notes contain detailed information regarding HDF5 1.8.5-patch1: http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-1.8.5-patch1-RELEASE.txt The documentation did not change for this release: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/index.html The HDF5 1.8.6 release will be available in October 2010, for those who prefer to wait. New HDF5 High Level functions for region references, hyperslabs, and bit-fields =============================================================================== We are pleased to announce a new set of C and Fortran convenience functions designed to facilitate access to remote sensing data in HDF5. The data will be gathered by a new generation of low earth orbiting satellites that monitor environmental conditions for long-range weather and climate forecasts. (Refer to the NPOESS project for details: http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/npoess/) The source code, installation instructions and a draft of the User's Guide are available from: http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/ftp/pub/outgoing/NPOESS/source/ The Reference Manual can be found at: http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/npoess/HL_NPOESS/doc/index.html While these functions were created to facilitate access to NPOESS data, some of them may be useful to anyone working with HDF5 region references, hyperslab selections, or bit-fields. For a quick introduction to region references and hyperslab selections see the HDF5 Tutorial: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/Tutor/advanced.html We are looking forward to receiving your comments on this new set of routines. Pre-release snapshot of HDF-Java 2.7 ==================================== A pre-release snapshot of HDF-Java 2.7 is available for download from: http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/hdf-java-2.7-snapshot/snapshot2/ This version of HDFView includes a new feature to display bit-field data packed into an integer (a.k.a. NPOESS quality flags). It also includes wrappers to support HDF5 1.8 features. For more information see: http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/hdf-java-2.7-snapshot/snapshot2/RELEASE.txt RFC for h5edit tool =================== We are actively seeking input regarding a new tool, h5edit, that is under development. This tool is a command-line tool for editing HDF5 files. See the Request For Comments (RFC) page for more information: http://www.hdfgroup.org/pubs/rfcs/ Events ====== September 28-30, 2010: HDF and HDF-EOS Workshop XIV (http://www.hdfeos.org/workshops/ws14/workshop_fourteen.php) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For questions or comments regarding these or other HDF issues, contact: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Hdf-forum is for HDF software users discussion. [email protected] http://mail.hdfgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/hdf-forum_hdfgroup.org
