[svn-r3925] Snapshot version 1.5 release 5

doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt

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-                       HDF5 Release 1.5-snap0
+HDF5 version 1.5.5 released on Sat May 12 22:32:55 CDT 2001
+================================================================================
 
 
 INTRODUCTION
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       works correctly.
     * IMPORTANT: Fixed file metadata corruption bug which could cause metadata
       data loss in certain situations.
+    * The allocation by alignment (H5Pset_alignment) feature code somehow
+      got dropped in some 1.3.x version. Re-implemented it with "new and
+      improved" algorithm.  It keeps track of "wasted" file-fragment in
+      the free-list too.
 
 Configuration
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           7 and contains the sizes of the data buffer dimensions. 
     * F90 static library is available on Windows platforms. See
       INSTALL_Windows.txt for details.
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+    * File sizes greater than 2GB are now supported on Linux systems with
+      version 2.4.x or higher kernels.
+    * Added a global string variable H5_lib_vers_info_g which holds the
+      HDF5 library version information.  This can be used to identify
+      an hdf5 library or hdf5 application binary.
+      Also added a verification of the consistency between H5_lib_vers_info_g
+      and other version information in the source code.
+    * H5 <-> GIF convertor has been added. This is available under 
+      tools/gifconv. The convertor supports the ability to create animated
+      gifs as well.
 
 Platforms Tested
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