Bug#1063856: hdf5: new upstream release

2024-02-13 Thread Drew Parsons
Source: hdf5
Followup-For: Bug #1063856

For further context, HDF upstream no longer supports hdf5 1.10, nor
hdf5 1.12 (i.e. no more releases will be made in these series)

see
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5#release-schedule
https://github.com/h5py/h5py/issues/2312
https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/release-of-hdf5-1-12-3-library-and-tools-newsletter-200/11924

hdf5 1.14 supports the REST VOL API, which may improve cloud computing
performance.
see https://github.com/HDFGroup/vol-rest
https://github.com/h5py/h5py/issues/2316



Bug#1063856: hdf5: new upstream release

2024-02-13 Thread Drew Parsons
Source: hdf5
Version: 1.10.10+repack-3
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-scie...@lists.debian.org

What our situation with our hdf5 package version?

We're currently using hdf5 1.10.10,
but 1.12.2 has been available in experimental for some time,
and upsteam has released 1.14.3.

Should we be upgrading now to hdft 1.14 (or 1.12)?

There's no current urgency, but I'm worried some bitrot might set in
as upstream developers focus on using the more recent HDF5 releases.

Drew