For example, from the PDL::IO::HDF5 README:
This package provides an object-oriented interface for the
PDL package to the HDF5 data-format. Information on the
HDF5 Format can be found at the NCSA's web site at
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ .
LIMITATIONS
Currently this interface only provides a subset of the total
HDF5 library's capability.
o Only HDF5 Simple datatypes are supported. No HDF5 Compound
datatypes are supported since PDL doesn't support them.
o Only HDF5 Simple dataspaces are supported.
So clearly, PDL has a need for <something new>. :-)
Your responses will help to prioritize and select the
implementation of this feature for PDL3.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Chris Marshall
PDL-3.000 release manager
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Chris Marshall <[email protected]> wrote:
> It appears from the response to date, that PDL
> datatypes support is fine as it is. Maybe it makes
> sense to remove that task from the list of goals
> for PDL3 this summer?
>
> Feedback welcome!
> Chris
>
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Chris Marshall <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> All PDL Users-
>>
>>
>> We would like to add to the list of datatypes supported by
>> PDL objects.
>>
>> The list of standard C data types is not complete and it
>> doesn't covertypes from C99---especially complex numbers
>> where we've rolled ourown in a number of incompatible
>> and confusing ways.
>>
>> We would like to add more general object types as well
>> to allow forPDL to better interface with other computational,
>> data, imaging libraries by supporting arrays of structs,
>> pointers, objects...
>>
>> If you have problems where you needed a new, different, or
>> custom datatype in PDL but didn't have it, please reply with
>> specific use cases:
>>
>> - what datatype was needed
>> - description of problem
>> - implementation requirements
>> - other background
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Chris
>>
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