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List:       cygwin-announce
Subject:    TEST RELEASE: Cygwin 2.9.0-0.1
From:       Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin () cygwin ! com>
Date:       2017-08-29 9:16:47
Message-ID: 20170829091647.GJ16010 () calimero ! vinschen ! de
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Hi folks,


I uploaded a new Cygwin test release 2.9.0-0.1

I'm planning for a release next week.  Please test.

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What's new:
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- New APIs: explicit_bzero, strnstr.

- New APIs: pthread_mutex_timedwait, pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock,
	    pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.

- New API: renameat2.


What changed:
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- Improved implementation of <elf.h>.

- strptime(3) supports %s (seconds since Epoch) now, analogue to strftime.


Bug Fixes
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- Fix a regression in fflush introduced in 2.8.0.
  Addresses: https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-apps/2017-07/msg00041.html

- Fix a regression in reparse point handling introduced in 2.8.1.
  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2017-07/msg00114.html

- Fix a potential resource leak when checking reparse points during readdir.

- Fix select and read in Windows console when running under codepage 65001.
  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2017-07/msg00388.html

- Fix a clear screen issue in Windows console when running under codepage 65001.
  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2017-07/msg00430.html

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Thanks,
Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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