vchoi_fork

[svn-r11899] Purpose:
    Bug fix & new feature

Description:
    Support variable-length datatypes in compact data storage and chunked
data storage, along with attributes.

    Bug fix on the H5T_vlen_set_loc to allow for changing the file on a
variable-length datatype on disk.

Platforms tested:
    FreeBSD 4.11 (sleipnir)
    Linux 2.4
    Can't h5committest right now, due to missing cache files.