Also see the video presentation: Moving Applications from 1.10 to 1.12
There were many existing functions that were modified in 1.12. Applications created with 1.10 or earlier that use these functions will encounter errors when compiled with 1.12. This page describes how to compile 1.10 and earlier applications with 1.12 without modifying an application, and provides details on the functions that changed for users who wish to update their applications.
For further information, see:
Applications that were created with earlier HDF5 releases may not compile with 1.12 by default. The API Compatibility Macros in HDF5 allow users to work around this issue. Users can specify a compatibility macro mapping for the version of HDF5 that an application was built with. For example, a 1.10 application can be built with 1.12 using either an application or library mapping as follows:
Autotools: h5cc -DH5_USE_110_API (C)
CMake: cmake `-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-DH5_USE_110_API"` (and likewise for other `CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS`)
Autotools:
./configure --with-default-api-version=v110
CMake:
If using the source code packaged with CMake configuration files (CMake-hdf5-1.12.0*), edit HDF5options.cmake, and add this line:
set(ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DDEFAULT_API_VERSION:STRING=v110")
View the libhdf5.settings file to verify that the library was built with the 1.10 APIs:
Default API mapping: v110 (under Features:)
Functions were modified in HDF5 version 1.12 to support a token type used in the Virtual Object Layer (VOL) and to enable 64-bit selection encodings. These changes are described below.
The updated versions of the functions have a number (for eg '2' or '3') at the end of the original function name.
The original versions of these functions were retained and renamed to have an earlier number (for eg '1') at the end of the original function name.
A macro was created with the name of the original function.
Please read [API Compatibility Macros in HDF5](api_comp_macros.md) for more details on how the function names changed in version 1.12.
In HDF5 1.12, a token type, H5O_token_t, replaced the address type, haddr_t, for representing locations in an HDF5 file. This change better supports the Virtual Object Layer (VOL), as the concept of an “address” does not make sense for many connectors. A token type is a more generic type that can function as both a connector and address location.
This change affected the following functions:
Original Function in 1.10/Maroc in 1.12 (H5xxx) | Deprecated Function in 1.12 (H5xxx1) | New Function (using token type) (H5xxx2 or H5xxx3 |
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H5L_GET_INFO | H5L_GET_INFO1 | H5L_GET_INFO2 |
H5L_GET_INFO_BY_IDX | H5L_GET_INFO_BY_IDX1 | H5L_GET_INFO_BY_IDX2 |
H5L_ITERATE | H5L_ITERATE1 | H5L_ITERATE2 |
H5L_ITERATE_BY_NAME | H5L_ITERATE_BY_NAME1 | H5L_ITERATE_BY_NAME2 |
H5L_VISIT | H5L_VISIT1 | H5L_VISIT2 |
H5L_VISIT_BY_NAME | H5L_VISIT_BY_NAME1 | H5L_VISIT_BY_NAME2 |
H5O_GET_INFO | H5O_GET_INFO1 | H5O_GET_INFO3 |
H5O_GET_INFO_BY_IDX | H5O_GET_INFO_BY_IDX1 | H5O_GET_INFO_BY_IDX3 |
H5O_GET_INFO_BY_NAME | H5O_GET_INFO_BY_NAME1 | H5O_GET_INFO_BY_NAME3 |
H5O_VISIT | H5O_VISIT1 | H5O_VISIT3 |
H5O_VISIT_BY_NAME | H5O_VISIT_BY_NAME1 | H5O_VISIT_BY_NAME3 |
These functions were introduced in HDF5 version 1.12 as part of the H5Sencode format change to enable 64-bit selection encodings and a dataspace selection that is tied to a file. See the H5Sencode / H5Sdecode Format Change - RFC format change RFC for details.
Original Function in 1.10/Maroc in 1.12 (H5xxx) | Deprecated Function in 1.12 (H5xxx1) | New Function (using token type) |
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H5P_ENCODE | H5P_ENCODE1 | H5P_ENCODE2 |
H5S_ENCODE | H5S_ENCODE1 | H5S_ENCODE2 |