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@@ -79,3 +79,29 @@ implemented flockfile, wprintf, and robust mutex functions.
 
 fixed stack corruption bug in times(), minor header bugs, and some
 error return value bugs in thread interfaces.
 
 fixed stack corruption bug in times(), minor header bugs, and some
 error return value bugs in thread interfaces.

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+0.7.5 - new features, major optimization, and robustness
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+implemented POSIX timers.
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+optimized and simplified many thread-related functions.
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+eliminated resource leak races in thread cancellation. (almost all
+existing implementations, including glibc, have these leaks.)
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+overhauled stdio implementation to take advantage of readv/writev for
+reduced syscall load, and improved stdio's handling of error status.
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+added syscall header and interface for applications to use and
+greatly simplified internal system for making syscalls.
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+strangthened tmpnam/tempnam/tmpfile filename generation and made the
+straight C functions not depend on POSIX symbols.
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+fixed pthread cancellation ABI on i386 to match the LSB/glibc ABI
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+better double-free handling in malloc
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+various minor bug fixes