Q: list archives and java version?

Hi,

I've recently been playing with both c and java versions of HDF5 and have a number of questions. Before I bore this list with questions which have been answered before, I wonder: is there an archive of this mailing list available somewhere which I could access?

I also notice that the latest Java version is ~10 months old and doesn't track the latest version. Is the java version still being developed or has it been discontinued? Are there significant projects using the java interfaces or should it best be avoided?

Thanks in advance for your insights. Regards,

     Tito.

Hi Tito,

Hi,

I've recently been playing with both c and java versions of HDF5 and have a number of questions. Before I bore this list with questions which have been answered before, I wonder: is there an archive of this mailing list available somewhere which I could access?

  Unfortunately, we don't have archives of the mailing list on the web yet, but they are available through an e-mail interface. Send mail to 'hdf-forum-help@hdfgroup.org' for instructions on how to retrieve messages from the archive.

I also notice that the latest Java version is ~10 months old and doesn't track the latest version. Is the java version still being developed or has it been discontinued? Are there significant projects using the java interfaces or should it best be avoided?

Since the HDF library is written in C, that is the best interface if you want full features and functionality. There are significant projects that use the wrapper interfaces we provide (Fortran, Java, C++), but the release of those versions often trails the C release, and the wrappers offer varying degrees of access to the full features of the library.

When a significant HDF5 library version comes out the release schedule of the wrappers varies depending on the amount of work required and our obligations to paying customers who rely on the wrappers. For those language wrappers not currently fully funded, staff time may be diverted to other projects periodically, stretching the time to update them.

For Java specifically, the 1.8 changes are significant, and we do not receive sufficient funding for the Java wrappers to devote staff to their maintenance on a full-time basis. An update of the Java wrappers is in the works, but there is no estimated release date at this time.

  Quincey

···

On Aug 25, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Tito Ingargiola wrote:

----------------------------------------------------------------------
This mailing list is for HDF software users discussion.
To subscribe to this list, send a message to hdf-forum-subscribe@hdfgroup.org.
To unsubscribe, send a message to hdf-forum-unsubscribe@hdfgroup.org.

  Unfortunately, we don't have archives of the mailing list on the web
yet, but they are available through an e-mail interface. Send mail to 'hdf-f
orum-help@hdfgroup.org' for instructions on how to retrieve messages
from the archive.

     On a slightly related topic, why is this header set?:

  X-No-Archive: yes

This is probably preventing others from archiving this list. Normally,
if I do a google search for a list, google tends to report multiple
archives. However, for this one, I can't find anything on google, and I
can't help but wonder if that's due to the above header.

···

--
  Darryl Okahata
  darrylo@soco.agilent.com

DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or
of the little green men that have been following him all day.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
This mailing list is for HDF software users discussion.
To subscribe to this list, send a message to hdf-forum-subscribe@hdfgroup.org.
To unsubscribe, send a message to hdf-forum-unsubscribe@hdfgroup.org.

Yes, that header shouldn't be set, but our current mailing list provider doesn't have a way to disable it. We're in the process of moving to another provider which will hopefully allow us to fix this situation.

  Quincey

···

On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Darryl Okahata wrote:

  Unfortunately, we don't have archives of the mailing list on the web
yet, but they are available through an e-mail interface. Send mail to 'hdf-f
orum-help@hdfgroup.org' for instructions on how to retrieve messages
from the archive.

    On a slightly related topic, why is this header set?:

  X-No-Archive: yes

This is probably preventing others from archiving this list. Normally,
if I do a google search for a list, google tends to report multiple
archives. However, for this one, I can't find anything on google, and I
can't help but wonder if that's due to the above header.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
This mailing list is for HDF software users discussion.
To subscribe to this list, send a message to hdf-forum-subscribe@hdfgroup.org.
To unsubscribe, send a message to hdf-forum-unsubscribe@hdfgroup.org.

Hi Quincey,

Thank you for your help!

I've downloaded the entire list history of 673 messages and have found plenty of posts of interest. Thanks and regards,

     Tito.

···

----- Original Message ----
From: Quincey Koziol <koziol@hdfgroup.org>
To: Tito Ingargiola <tito@puppetmastertrading.com>
Cc: hdf-forum@hdfgroup.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:01:58 AM
Subject: Re: [hdf-forum] Q: list archives and java version?

Hi Tito,

On Aug 25, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Tito Ingargiola wrote:

Hi,

I've recently been playing with both c and java versions of HDF5 and
have a number of questions. Before I bore this list with questions
which have been answered before, I wonder: is there an archive of
this mailing list available somewhere which I could access?

    Unfortunately, we don't have archives of the mailing list on the web
yet, but they are available through an e-mail interface. Send mail to 'hdf-forum-help@hdfgroup.org
' for instructions on how to retrieve messages from the archive.

I also notice that the latest Java version is ~10 months old and
doesn't track the latest version. Is the java version still being
developed or has it been discontinued? Are there significant
projects using the java interfaces or should it best be avoided?

Since the HDF library is written in C, that is the best interface if
you want full features and functionality. There are significant
projects that use the wrapper interfaces we provide (Fortran, Java, C+
+), but the release of those versions often trails the C release, and
the wrappers offer varying degrees of access to the full features of
the library.

When a significant HDF5 library version comes out the release schedule
of the wrappers varies depending on the amount of work required and
our obligations to paying customers who rely on the wrappers. For
those language wrappers not currently fully funded, staff time may be
diverted to other projects periodically, stretching the time to update
them.

For Java specifically, the 1.8 changes are significant, and we do not
receive sufficient funding for the Java wrappers to devote staff to
their maintenance on a full-time basis. An update of the Java
wrappers is in the works, but there is no estimated release date at
this time.

    Quincey

----------------------------------------------------------------------
This mailing list is for HDF software users discussion.
To subscribe to this list, send a message to hdf-forum-subscribe@hdfgroup.org.
To unsubscribe, send a message to hdf-forum-unsubscribe@hdfgroup.org.