1 10 Merge #318 OSX changes from develop (#327)

* HDFFV-10865 - merge from dev, HDFArray perf fix.

* Remove duplicate setting

* Whitespace changes after clang format

* Undo version 11 clang format changes

* Merge CMake changes from develop

* test testing script merge from develop

* Update supported platforms

* PR#3 merge from develop

* Merge gcc 10 diagnostics option from develop

* Merge #318 OSX changes from develop

config/cmake/H5pubconf.h.in

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 /* Define if using a Windows compiler (i.e. Visual Studio) */
 #cmakedefine H5_HAVE_VISUAL_STUDIO @H5_HAVE_VISUAL_STUDIO@
 
-/* Define if building universal (internal helper macro) */
-#cmakedefine H5_AC_APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD @H5_AC_APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD@
-
 /* Define if C++ compiler recognizes offsetof */
 #cmakedefine H5_CXX_HAVE_OFFSETOF @CXX_HAVE_OFFSETOF@
 

config/cmake_ext_mod/ConfigureChecks.cmake

@@ -22,21 +22,6 @@ include (CheckVariableExists)
 include (TestBigEndian)
 include (CheckStructHasMember)
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# APPLE/Darwin setup
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if (APPLE)
-  list (LENGTH CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES ARCH_LENGTH)
-  if (ARCH_LENGTH GREATER 1)
-    set (CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-    message (FATAL_ERROR "Building Universal Binaries on OS X is NOT supported by the HDF5 project. This is"
-    "due to technical reasons. The best approach would be build each architecture in separate directories"
-    "and use the 'lipo' tool to combine them into a single executable or library. The 'CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES'"
-    "variable has been set to a blank value which will build the default architecture for this system.")
-  endif ()
-  set (${HDF_PREFIX}_AC_APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD 0)
-endif ()
-
 # Check for Darwin (not just Apple - we also want to catch OpenDarwin)
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
     set (${HDF_PREFIX}_HAVE_DARWIN 1)

release_docs/RELEASE.txt

@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ New Features
 
     Configuration:
     -------------
+    - On macOS, Universal Binaries can now be built, allowing native execution on
+      both Intel and Apple Silicon (ARM) based Macs.
+
+      To do so, set CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
+
+      (SAM - 2021/02/07, https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/311)
+
     - Added a configure-time option to control certain compiler warnings
       diagnostics