Merge pull request #1056 in HDFFV/hdf5 from ~BMRIBLER/hdf5_1_8_bmr:hdf5_1_8 to hdf5_1_8
* commit 'e5b337dd881b60a5300675f6b30ca3429020acbe':
Code cleanup Description: The function getNumAttrs should be in H5Location so that when an attribute is the location, the function will get the number of attributes belong to the object, which the invoking attribute is attached to. Platforms tested: Linux/64 (jelly) Linux/64 (platypus) Darwin (osx1010test)
Updated for 1.8.21
Added C++ wrappers Description: - Added the following wrappers to class H5::H5Location: + H5Lcreate_soft: changed name from newLink to link // Creates a soft link from link_name to target_name. void link(const char *target_name, const char *link_name,...) void link(const H5std_string& target_name,...)
