fix bug in parallel tests where a compact dset is being created
proportional to the process count without regard to the 64KB limit for
compact datasets.

tested on jam with parallel.
Add STATUS to message in script
fix bug in shapesame test where test fails with more than 10
procs. This is a fix in the test itself and does not have to do with
the library code.

tested cloud machine with parallel.
correct example cmake info
Add utilities and expected output
Add checks for windows installers
Snapshot version 1.9 release 203
Change WiX program check to use the ENV variable for path.

Tested: Windows
Correct typos in linux export of mod
INSTALL_parallel already has a known issues section for Hopper.
I moved all hopper known problems from RELEASE.txt to INSTALL_parallel
so that they are all in one place.
Snapshot version 1.9 release 204
merge from trunk.