| Name : hdf5
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| Version : 1.2.2
| Vendor : (none)
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| Release : 1
| Date : 2000-09-19 13:49:19
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| Group : Development/Libraries
| Source RPM : hdf5-1.2.2-1.src.rpm
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| Size : 5.53 MB
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| Packager : Robert de Vries < R_de_Vries_fokkerspace_nl>
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| Summary : HDF5 library
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Description :
HDF5 is a new, experimental version of HDF that is designed to address some
of the limitations of the current version of HDF (HDF4.x) and to address
current and anticipated requirements of modern systems and applications.
We urge you to look at this new version of HDF and give us feedback on what
you like or do not like about it, and what features you would like to see
added to it.
Why HDF5? The development of HDF5 is motivated by a number of limitations in
the current HDF format, as well as limitations in the library. Some of these
limitations are:
* A single file cannot store more than 20,000 complex objects, and a
single file cannot be larger than 2 gigabytes.
* The data models are less consistent than they should be, there are more
object types than necessary, and datatypes are too restricted.
* The library source is old and overly complex, does not support parallel
I/O effectively, and is difficult to use in threaded applications.
HDF5 includes the following improvements.
* A new file format designed to address some of the deficiencies of
HDF4.x, particularly the need to store larger files and more objects
per file.
* A simpler, more comprehensive data model that includes only two basic
structures: a multidimensional array of record structures, and a
grouping structure.
* A simpler, better-engineered library and API, with improved support for
parallel i/o, threads, and other requirements imposed by modern systems
and applications.
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