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