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| author | Wolfgang Jährling <wolfgang@pro-linux.de> | 2002-05-05 12:53:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Wolfgang Jährling <wolfgang@pro-linux.de> | 2002-05-05 12:53:13 +0000 |
| commit | 7d7aaf431337d22e59c399622068ded7d1f81d64 (patch) | |
| tree | b58d241c8b87395910cc5e6acea9a6cad364c357 /whatsnew.html | |
| parent | 320549891ec13508f1d9c208b76fd07c77d2d55d (diff) | |
Added news item about stdio->libio transation and made minor HTML cleanups.
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diff --git a/whatsnew.html b/whatsnew.html index 6a52be9d..7c52fc75 100644 --- a/whatsnew.html +++ b/whatsnew.html @@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ <H3>What's new</H3> <P> <DL> + +<DT>05 May 2002</DT> +<DD>We are currently finishing the transition from a stdio-based GNU C +Library (glibc) to a libio-based one. This is the result of about +five months of work we put into getting the system ready and, of +course, the work that the glibc developers did to make glibc what it +is. +<P> +This change will have various advantages, for example libio has been +tested more extensively, as it is also used by most GNU/Linux systems +for some time now. However, it also means a change in the Application +Binary Interface (ABI) of glibc, thus you will need to reinstall an +existing Debian GNU/Hurd system. Upgrading has not been tested at +all, so better do not expect it to work. Also note that you will need +to get some of the Debian packages from <A +HREF="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian-libio/">alpha.gnu.org</A>. +Please read the recent mailing list archives for details. +<P> + <DT>23 March 2002</DT> <DD>Added <A HREF="/software/hurd/hacking-guide/hhg.html">The Hurd Hacking Guide</A> to the documentation section. Thanks to Wolfgang @@ -69,6 +88,7 @@ The md5sum checksum for this distibution is: <P> 45c2b7456727d81dbd75f7152f8136fd mig-1.3.tar.gz <P> + <DT>03 March 2002</DT> <DD>There is a new mailing list called <A HREF="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel-readers"> @@ -85,12 +105,15 @@ the discussion of the Hurd experts. If you are a recipient of Hurd-devel-readers and want to follow up on the discussion, please reply to the Bug-hurd mailing list. +<P> + <DT>18 February 2002</DT> <DD>Pro-Linux has published a <A HREF="http://www.pl-berichte.de/berichte/hurd/hurd-status/">GNU/Hurd status report</A> (in German). They will infrequently publish updates in the future. <P> + <DT>19 January 2002</DT> <DD>The Toronto Hurd User Group meets: The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club will be hosting a talk on the Hurd and the |