HDFFV-7607: h5ls - improve efficiency of test scripts - removing top 3 extra lines from expected output files
Description:
Merged from hdf5 trunk r20927.
This is a subtask from 'HDFFV-7514 - gmqs: h5dump - improve effectiveness of testing scripts for handling expected output files'.
This is prerequisite for 'HDFFV-7602 tools - upgrade tools' test scripts to share test files among tools, providing framework for test file re-usability.'
Tested:
jam (linux32-LE), koala (linux64-LE), heiwa (linuxppc64-BE), tejeda (mac32-LE), linew (solaris-BE)
HDFFV-5948 - CHICAGO: Tools - implement missing external link test cases
Description:
Merged from HDF5 trunk r20595 and r20600.
Add three test cases for h5dump and h5ls.
- h5ls: external link to soft link with follow symlink.
- h5dump: external link to soft link with follow symlink.
- h5ls: external link to soft link without follow symlink.
Tested:
jam (linux32-LE), amani (linux64-LE), heiwa (linuxppc64-BE), tejeda (mac32-LE), linew (solaris-BE), cmake
Add --no-dangling-links option to h5ls.
Description:
Related to "Bug 1830 - Following an dangling external link in h5ls should set non-zero return code."
If --no-dangling-links option is specified and any dangling link is found, return exit code 1 (error).
Merged from hdf5 trunk r19051
Tested:
jam, amani, heiwa
