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Dear NERSC users,

HDF 4.2r1 has been installed on the IBM SP. This
release of the HDF4 library includes several
bug fixes and and performance enhancements to
version 4.2r0.

Please note, SZIP compression is broken in HDF4.2r0.
Any data compressed with SZIP using HDF4.2r0 may or
may not be accessible. HDF4.2r1 has substantial
bug fixes and changes in the use of SZIP.
 
For more information on the new features and changes 
see HDF 4.2r1 release notes:
http://www.nersc.gov/nusers/resources/software/libs/io/hdf/RELEASE-4.2r1.txt 

 
Both 32-bit and 64-bit address space libraries are available.
To access this new version, 32-bit use: "module load hdf/4.2r1".
and 64-bit use: "module load hdf_64/4.2r1"
 
This version will become the default on April 21st, 2005.  
The current version, 4.2r0 will be disabled on May 5, 2005 
and deleted soon thereafter.
 
For further information see:
http://www.nersc.gov/nusers/resources/software/libs/io/hdf/
 
Regards,
 
Harsh Anand
 
User Services Group            email: hanand_at_lbl_dot_gov     
NERSC Division                 phone: (510) 486-5575
Berkeley Lab                     fax: (510) 486-4316

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