#358: FAQ entry -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: knarf | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Cactus website | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: -----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
Comment (by eschnett):
To my knowledge, we are not using any of the features of the 1.8 API, and we spent quite some effort ensuring we are compatible with both APIs in the past. I believe that any such problems with PUGH or Carpet should be treated as errors.
On a side note: recommending that people modify system headers is a really bad idea, as this will influence many other parts of the system, e.g. potentially even Debian's autoupdate feature (if building from source). If you don't like the default settings of a system package, and the system package can't be changed in an official manner, then it is best to install HDF5 yourself, e.g. via ExternalThorns/HDF5.
I also disagree strongly that specifying the 1.6 API is "really a bug in the package".