From d237da33bbd87a759326c8ed1506891cfe5563bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dana Robinson Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:16:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added a release note --- release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 145457400bc..66355a0d0e5 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -835,6 +835,16 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release Configuration ------------- + - Removed an Autotools configure hack that causes problems on MacOS + + A sed line in configure.ac was added in the past to paper over some + problems with older versions of the Autotools that would add incorrect + linker flags. This hack is not needed with recent versions of the + Autotools and the sed line errors on MacOS (though this was a silent + error that didn't break the build) so the hack has been removed. + + Fixes GitHub issue #3843 + - Fixed an issue where the h5tools_test_utils test program was being installed on the system for Autotools builds of HDF5