Issue with maximum size of a matrix in the Java HDF5 interface...

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Hello all,

How can I file an issue for a fix to the Java HDF5 interface?

Regarding hdf-java-2.11 ...

In HDFArray.java, line 938, the maximum size of an array is limited to max
int, since the totalSize attribute is an int.

class ArrayDescriptor {
    .....snip....
    static int totalSize = 0;
    .....snip....

If a matrix is being stored with more than max int bytes, this will cause
an issue on line 214:

try {
            _barray = new byte[ArrayDescriptor.totalSize];
}

A NegativeArraySizeException will be thrown.

When storing a matrix of doubles (8 bytes each), this limit is certainly
within reach.

Thanks,
Lee Lichtenstein
Broad Institute