1 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.18.0:
3 * wide-char enhancements
4 * long double math routines added for platforms where LDBL == DBL
5 * long long math routines added
7 * UTF-16 modifications for Cygwin
8 * major locale charset overhaul including added charsets
11 * added xc16x platform
15 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.17.0:
17 * new C99 wide-char function additions
18 * lm32 platform support contributed
19 * movement of regex functions from sys/linux directory into
20 shared libc/posix directory
21 * string function optimizations
22 * redesign of formatted I/O to reduce dependencies when using
23 sprintf/sscanf family of functions
24 * numerous warning cleanups
25 * documentation fixes to support pdf, info, ps formats and
26 eclipse libhover hover docs
29 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.16.0:
31 * mep-elf support contributed
32 * x86_64 support added
33 * reentrant I/O clean-up
34 * various new C functions added from C99, POSIX, SUSV, etc..
35 * switch to use top-level libtool
36 * spu floating-point environment and stdio enhancement
40 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.15.0:
42 * new platforms added (bfin, spu, fido)
43 * merge of csl branch changes (e.g. m68k)
44 * additional C99 support (printf modifiers, strtod, isnan/isinf)
45 * new configuration option to turn off dynamic allocation for atexit
46 * reentrancy added for read / write functions
47 * Cygwin fixes (e.g. POSIX read file flush behavior)
48 * switch to autoconf 2.5.9
49 * use of aclocal/automake 1.9.6
50 * various bug fixes and doc cleanups
52 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.14.0:
54 * new platforms added (cris, mt, m32c)
55 * more locking protection macros added
56 * various C99/POSIX/SUSV3 compliance issue improvements
58 * header file improvements (e.g. adding RTEMS stdint.h/inttypes.h)
60 * changes made to allow use of gcc4 to build newlib
61 * general bug fixes and cleanups
63 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.13.0:
65 * optimized iconv support
66 * new configuration option to disable syscalls in newlib (e.g. sys/arm)
67 * new configuration options controlling long long, long double support
68 * ability of configuration options to override platform defaults
69 * improved locking protection for file I/O functions
70 * new reentrant functions
71 * various fixes to allow building under FC3 and Debian Linux
73 * new platforms (e.g. crx)
74 * new iprintf and iscanf family functions
76 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.12.0:
78 * general iconv support added
79 * major cleanup with linux header files regarding warnings
80 * thread-safety and reentrancy fixes
81 * additional wide character C99 functions
82 * addition of %lc, %ls, %S, and %C printf format specifiers
85 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.11.0:
87 * enhanced EL/IX support for i[3456]86-pc-linux
88 * new --enable-newlib-elix-level configuration option
89 * positional arg I/O support for printf family (--enable-newlib-io-pos-args)
90 * support for the Fujitsu FRV architecture added by Red Hat
91 * support for Motorola Altivec and SPE added by Red Hat
92 * new small reentrancy structure support
93 * dynamic reentrancy structure support
95 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.10.0:
97 * libtool support for i[3456]86-pc-linux native builds
98 * addition of libm/machine/i386 directory, for i386 fast math routines
100 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.9.0:
102 * i[3456]86-pc-linux support
104 * Long Double I/O support via the WANT_IO_LONG_DBL flag
106 * addition of reentrant environment functions
108 * addition of xscale and AVR platforms
110 * severe reduction in the number of warnings issued
112 * consolidation of many RTEMS features into shared headers
114 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.8.2:
116 * RTEMS features and fixes from Joel Sherrill.
118 * More work on reentrant routines.
120 * Floating point math library check, --enable-newlib-hw-fp.
122 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.8.1:
124 * Added check for --enable-newlib-mb configure option which defines the
125 MB_CAPABLE macro. Multibyte support for JIS, SJIS, and EUC-JP implemented.
127 * Reduced code size for libm modules.
129 * Replaced the BSD malloc with Doug Lea's malloc.
131 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.8.0:
133 * Added simulated signal handling functions _raise_r, _signal_r, raise, and
134 signal except for sparc-sun-sunos*, i[3456]86-*-sco*, and a29k-*-* systems,
135 which already provide access to signal. The signal functionality provided
136 does not interact with hardware generated signals.
138 * Added reentrant function rand_r from POSIX.1c.
140 * Removed _asctime, _next, _scanpoint, and _signgam fields from struct
141 _reent. These are no longer necessary since there are now functions
142 that explictly support multiple threads (asctime_r, ctime_r, gamma_r,
143 gmtime_r, lgamma_r, localtime_r, rand_r, & strtok_r).
146 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.7.0:
148 * Cross compiler target libraries are now built in a subdir of the top level
161 where m68020 and m68881 are multilib subdirectories
163 * m68k targets support --disable options to avoid building unwanted versions
166 --disable-softfloat - don't build libc, libg++, etc. for -msoft-float
167 --disable-m68881 - don't build libc, libg++, etc. for -m68881
168 --disable-m68000 - don't build libc, libg++, etc. for -m68000
169 --disable-m68020 - don't build libc, libg++, etc. for -m68020
171 These options have *no* effect on the default libraries, so if the default
172 is -m68020, --disable-m68020 is nilpotent.
174 * Reentrancy support in libm removed.
176 * strtok, strtol, strtoul, assert, div, ldiv, qsort, vfprintf
177 replaced with NetBSD versions.
179 * Support for systems with 32 bit "doubles" added.
183 * dtoa.c updated from master dtoa.c soruces (netlib.att.com)
187 *** Major changes in newlib version 1.6.1:
189 * Added reentrant functions (asctime_r, ctime_r, gmtime_r, localtime_r,
190 and strtok_r) from POSIX.1c.
192 * Removed _asctime_r and _strtok_r functions.