From 6800c30c148ee3c86fc1e552bc172ec3bf404d51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Owen Taylor Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 05:09:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Overview of Changes in GLib 1.1.8: * Added threading support - The ability to specify a set of functions to be used for locking at runtime. - Default implementations of locking functions for pthreads, Solaris threads, and (experimentally) NSPR. - All static variables should now properly locked. - Enhancements to the generic main-loop mechanism to be thread-safe. (It is used for the main-loop in GTK+ as of GTK+-1.1.8) * Portability fixes. --- NEWS | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e6a6f49..d9064d3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +Overview of Changes in GLib 1.1.8: +* Added threading support + - The ability to specify a set of functions to be used for + locking at runtime. + - Default implementations of locking functions for pthreads, + Solaris threads, and (experimentally) NSPR. + - All static variables should now properly locked. + - Enhancements to the generic main-loop mechanism to be thread-safe. + (It is used for the main-loop in GTK+ as of GTK+-1.1.8) +* Portability fixes. + Overview of Changes in GLib 1.1.7: * Removed multiple define from glibconfig.h -- 2.7.4