Resolving problem when building HDF5* with Intel® compiler 14.0

Introduction

To build the latest HDF5* with Intel® compiler 14.0, a segmantation fault occurs when running "make check". This article is to provide a solution in resolving this issue. The information in this article is assuming you already undertand how to build HDF5* with Intel compilers by reading Building HDF5* with Intel® compilers.

Version information

HDF5 1.8.11
Intel® C++ Compiler 14.0
Intel® Fortran Compiler 14.0

Problem Statement

When build HDF5 1.8.11 with Intel® compiler 14.0, after run "make check", a segmentation fault was caught in Fortran tests:

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                               FORTRAN tests
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FORTRANLIB_TEST is linked with HDF5 Library version 1.8 release 11

Mounting test                                                          PASSED
Reopen test                                                            PASSED
File open/close test                                                   PASSED
File free space test                                                   PASSED
Dataset test                                                           PASSED
Extendible dataset test                                                PASSED
Basic dataspace test                                                   PASSED
Reference to object test                                               PASSED
Reference to dataset region test                                       PASSED
forrtl: severe (174): SIGSEGV, segmentation fault occurred
Image              PC                Routine            Line        Source
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000049E169 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000049CAE0 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 0000000000472A62 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 0000000000458953 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000042F16B Unknown               Unknown Unknown
libpthread.so.0    0000003B8FE0F4C0 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
libhdf5_fortran.s 00007FAAE945177C Unknown               Unknown Unknown
libhdf5_fortran.s 00007FAAE9445CED Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000042058B Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000040D76C Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000040D356 Unknown               Unknown Unknown
libc.so.6          0000003B8F21EC5D Unknown               Unknown Unknown
lt-fortranlib_tes 000000000040D249 Unknown               Unknown Unknown

Root cause

This is caused by a program error in the fortran source code under "hdf5-1.8.11/fortran/src". In file "H5Sff.f90", line 1315 declares an explicit interface of function "h5sselect_hyperslab_c":

            INTERFACE
              INTEGER FUNCTION h5sselect_hyperslab_c(space_id, operator, &
                               start, count, stride, block)
              USE H5GLOBAL
              !DEC$IF DEFINED(HDF5F90_WINDOWS)
              !DEC$ATTRIBUTES C,reference,decorate,alias:'H5SSELECT_HYPERSLAB_C'::h5sselect_hyperslab_c
              !DEC$ENDIF
              INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id
              INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: operator
              INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: start
              INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: count
              INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: stride
              INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: block
              END FUNCTION h5sselect_hyperslab_c
            END INTERFACE

From which, dummy arguments stride and block are declared with "OPTIONAL" attributes. This is inconsistent with the definition of function "h5sselect_hyperslab_c" in "fortran/src/H5Sf.c", where it does not contain the "OPTIOINAL" attribute for those arguments.

According to Fortran 2003 standard, section 12.3.2.1, it says:

"If an explicit specific interface is specified by an interface body or a procedure declaration statement (12.3.2.3) for an external procedure, the characteristics shall be consistent with those specified in the procedure definition, except that the interface may specify a procedure that is not pure if the procedure is defined to be pure."