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diff --git a/devel/hdf5/DESCR b/devel/hdf5/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..60cdbb90c7c --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/hdf5/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +HDF5 is a completely new Hierarchical Data Format product consisting +of a data format specification and a supporting library +implementation. HDF5 is designed to address some of the limitations of +the older HDF product and to address current and anticipated +requirements of modern systems and applications. + +Why HDF5? The development of HDF5 is motivated by a +number of limitations in the older HDF format and library. + +HDF5 includes the following improvements over HDF4 + + o 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. + o A simpler, more comprehensive data model that includes only two + basic structures: a multidimensional array of record structures, + and a grouping structure. + o A simpler, better-engineered library and API, with improved + support for parallel I/O, threads, and other requirements imposed + by modern systems and applications. |