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Not all known problems are listed here. Also this list does not
indicate which problems are already fixed in the post HDF5-1.6.3
software. If you have encountered a problem, please be sure to
additionally refer to the RELEASE.txt files that come with any
snapshots, in case the problem is already fixed:
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/pub/outgoing/hdf5/snapshots/
Problem Unlinking Chunked Datasets
After testing began for HDF5-1.6.3, a problem was encountered with unlinking chunked datasets, which caused the library to crash. The fix for this problem did not make it into the HDF5-1.6.3 release. However, a patch is available for this problem, which can be downloaded from the patches directory at:
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/current/src/patches/
Download the HDF5-1.6.3 source code. Then download the H5Distore.c file from the patches directory, and replace the ./hdf5-1.6.3/src/H5Distore.c file in the source code, with it.
HDFView Crashes When Deleting Chunked Dataset
HDFView was NOT built with the patch for the problem (above) with unlinking chunked datasets. Deleting a chunked dataset from HDFView will cause it to crash.
Performance Problem with H5Gget_objname_by_idx or H5Gget_objtype_by_idx
A fix is available for a performance problem when using eitherH5Gget_objname_by_idx or H5Gget_objtype_by_idx on
groups with many objects in them. This fix should be in the next
available snapshot.
Install Script for Windows Fails to Include Some Utilities
The windows installation script,installhdf5lib.bat, which comes
with the HDF5-1.6.3 source code, fails to install the h5repack and
h5diff tools. Download the patched all.zip file
containing the corrected installhdf5lib.bat file, from:
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/current/src/patches/
Known Problems At Release Time
This information can be found in the Release Notes for 5-1.6.3 file.
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