Version history for

  Lawrence M. Baker, 2005, revised 2010, libvaxdata: VAX data format 
       conversion routines:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
       2005-1424, v1.2 [available on the World Wide Web at URL
       http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1424/].


  Version 1.0, January 6, 2006
  ----------------------------

  Initial release online at
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1424/

  Supported platforms and compilers:

    Linux:              GNU gcc, Intel icc, Portland Group pgcc
    Mac OS 9:           Apple/Motorola MPW MrC, Metrowerks CodeWarrior mwcc
    Mac OS X:           GNU gcc, IBM xlc
    OpenVMS:            VAX CC, DEC CC
    Solaris:            GNU gcc, Sun cc
    Tru64 Unix:         HP cc, GNU gcc
    Windows:            Microsoft CL, Metrowerks CodeWarrior MWCC

  Version 1.1, February 2, 2010
  -----------------------------

  Bug fixes:

    Corrected output byte ordering for d8/g8/h16 conversions on little endian
      machines.
    Corrected exponent positioning in to_vax_d8().
    Corrected typo (VAX_D_EXPONENT_BIAS should be VAX_G_EXPONENT_BIAS) in
      to_vax_g8().

  New features:

    Added test program to validate conversions.

  Added make files for the following platforms and compilers:

    Linux:              PathScale pathcc
    Mac OS X:           Intel icc

  Removed make files for the following platforms and compilers:

    Mac OS 9:           Apple/Motorola MPW MrC, Metrowerks CodeWarrior mwcc
    Windows:            Metrowerks CodeWarrior MWCC

  Version 1.2, April 15, 2010
  ---------------------------

  Bug fixes:

    Corrected f4/g8/h16 conversions to IEEE subnormal form.

  Additional Notes
  ----------------

  As of the Version 1.1 release, make files for the following platforms and
  compilers are included in the distribution, but the author no longer has the
  ability to test them:

    Linux:              Intel icc
    Solaris:            GNU gcc, Sun cc
    Tru64 Unix:         GNU gcc

  Contact the author for assistance to use the library on these or other
  platforms and compilers.