* Enable GC_ASSERTIONS for Debug build with NT_THREADS_MAKEFILE.
-== [7.0alpha5] ==
+== [7.0alpha5] 2005-09-29 ==
* More 6.6, 6.7 changes.
* Some Solaris fixes, including some more general changes in how
threads need more bug fixes.
-== [7.0alpha4] ==
+== [7.0alpha4] 2005-08-02 ==
* Various 6.5, 6.6 changes.
* Removed GC_brief_async_signal_safe_sleep and used atomic_ops instead.
beginning of win32 support for that.
-== [7.0alpha3] ==
+== [7.0alpha3] 2005-04-28 ==
* Added support for dlopen-based interception of pthread functions.
This is only half done. The gc.h redefinitions currently interfere.
* Integrated major automake overhaul from Petter Urkedal.
-== [7.0alpha2] ==
+== [7.0alpha2] 2005-04-07 ==
* GC_bytes_allocd was incremented by a possibly uninitialized variable
in GC_generic_malloc_inner. (Bug introduced in gc7.0alpha1.)
* Various minor fixes for bugs introduced in 7.0alpha1.
-== [7.0alpha1] ==
+== [7.0alpha1] 2004-11-09 ==
* Remove GC_PROTO, VOLATILE, GC_PTR, and GC_CONST. Assume ANSI C compiler
and use ANSI constructs unconditionally.
* Applied FreeBSD/X86_64 patch.
-== [6.8] ==
+== [6.8] 2006-07-08 ==
* Added some support for Dragonfly BSD.
* Improvements to the HP/UX section of configure.in/configure.ac.
* Added initial Solaris/X86-64 support
-== [6.7] ==
+== [6.7] 2006-03-03 ==
* Add "int" to Solaris "end" and "etext" declaration in gc.h. Declared
the symbols with underscores and as arrays, since that's what's actually
with malloc redirection to handle a null malloc return correctly.
-== [6.6] ==
+== [6.6] 2005-09-09 ==
* Fix CPU count detection for Irix and FreeBSD.
* Integrate Dan Bonachea's patch for the IBM XLC compiler on Darwin.
* Move up struct callinfo declaration to make gcc 4.0.2. happy.
-== [6.5] ==
+== [6.5] 2005-05-22 ==
* Integrated Paolo Molaro's patch to deal with EINTR in sem_wait.
* Make GC_approx_sp() write to dummy location to ensure that stack
* Fix assertion in GC_steal_mark_stack.
-== [6.4] ==
+== [6.4] 2004-12-21 ==
* Merge gcconfig.h changes from gcc tree.
* Unconditionally include gc_priv.h in solaris_pthreads.c, win32_threads.h,
it counterproductive on all platforms. And the DARWIN port crashes.
-== [6.3] ==
+== [6.3] 2004-07-08 ==
* Compile test_cpp.cc with CXXCOMPILE instead of COMPILE.
* Very large allocations could cause a collector hang. Correct
* Increase INITIAL_BUF_SZ in os_dep.c for Solaris /proc reads.
-== [6.3alpha6] ==
+== [6.3alpha6] 2004-05-06 ==
* Define USE_GENERIC_PUSH_REGS for NetBSD/M68K.
* Fixed the X86_64 PREFETCH macros to correctly handle ia32e (which uses
* Integrated NetBSD/OpenBSD patches from Marc Recht and Matthias Drochner.
-== [6.3alpha5] ==
+== [6.3alpha5] 2004-03-30 ==
* Fix & vs && typo in GC_generic_malloc and
GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page. (Propagated from the gcc tree.)
improvement.
-== [6.3alpha4] ==
+== [6.3alpha4] 2004-01-01 ==
* USE_MMAP was broken by confusion in the code dealing with USE_MMAP_ANON.
* Darwin support was broken in alpha3 as a result of my mis-integration of
GC_in_thread_creation.)
-== [6.3alpha3] ==
+== [6.3alpha3] 2003-12-20 ==
* Removed -DSMALL_CONFIG from BCC_MAKEFILE.
* Changed macros to test for an ARM processor (Patch from Richard Earnshaw.)
with icc, at least on ia64.
-== [6.3alpha2] ==
+== [6.3alpha2] 2003-11-04 ==
* Re-enabled I_HOLD_LOCK assertion in aix_irix_threads.h.
* Put back the WINABI qualifier for GC_CreateThread.
the issue of the collector treating a mapped frame buffer as part
of the root set.
-
-== [6.3alpha1] ==
+== [6.3alpha1] 2003-07-26 ==
* Integrated some NetBSD patches forwarded to me by Marc Recht. These
were already in the NetBSD package.
* Applied more AIX threads patches from Scott Ananian.
-== [6.2] ==
+== [6.2] 2003-06-21 ==
* Integrated a second round of Irix/AIX patches from Dan Bonachea.
Renamed mips_sgi_mach_dep.S back to mips_sgi_mach_dep.s, since it requires
version checking in version.h.
-== [6.2alpha6] ==
+== [6.2alpha6] 2003-06-05 ==
* There was an extra underscore in the name of GC_save_registers_in_stack
for NetBSD/SPARC.
now occur at build time and be easily fixable.
-== [6.2alpha5] ==
+== [6.2alpha5] 2003-05-14 ==
* GC_invoke_finalizers could, under rare conditions, set
GC_finalizer_mem_freed to an essentially random value. This could
libgccpp.
-== [6.2alpha4] ==
+== [6.2alpha4] 2003-03-10 ==
* Use LINUX_STACKBOTTOM for >= glibc2.2 on Linux/MIPS. (See Debian bug
# 177204)
explicitly computing a base pointer.
-== [6.2alpha3] ==
+== [6.2alpha3] 2003-01-30 ==
* Don't include execinfo.h in os_dep.c when it's not needed, and may not
exist.
* Bumped revision number for dynamic library.
-== [6.2alpha1] ==
+== [6.2alpha1] 2003-01-23 ==
* Guard the test for GC_DUMP_REGULARLY in misc.c with
"#ifndef NO_DEBUGGING". Otherwise it fails to build with NO_DEBUGGING
* Fixed Linux USE_PROC_FOR_LIBRARIES to work with a 64-bit /proc format.
-== [6.1alpha5] ==
+== [6.1alpha5] 2002-06-19 ==
* Added GC_finalizer_mem_freed, and changed some of the code that
decided on heap expansion to look at it. Memory explicitly
though currently with a warning.
-== [6.1alpha4] ==
+== [6.1alpha4] 2002-06-16 ==
* Fixed typo in sparc_mach_dep.S, preventing the 64-bit version from
building. Increased 64-bit heap size limit in test.c slightly, since
compiling to an ARM processor from Margaret Fleck.
-== [6.1alpha3] ==
+== [6.1alpha3] 2002-02-07 ==
* Minor cleanup on the gcconfig.h section for SPARC.
* Minor fix to support Intel compiler for I386/Linux.
GC_init_inner().
-== [6.1alpha2] ==
+== [6.1alpha2] 2001-12-20 ==
* No longer wrap read by default in multi-threaded applications. It was
pointed out on the libgcj list that this holds the allocation lock for
* Some minor cleanups to mostly support the Intel compiler on Linux/IA64.
-== [6.1alpha1] ==
+== [6.1alpha1] 2001-09-22 ==
* Non-debug, atomic allocations could result in bogus smashed object
reports with debugging on.
implementation should be easier to add.
-== [6.0] ==
+== [6.0] 2001-07-26 ==
* Two more bug fixes for KEEP_BACK_PTRS and DBG_HDRS_ALL.
* Fixed a stack clearing problem that resulted in SIGILL with a
not to build with some non-gcc compilers.
-== [6.0alpha8] ==
+== [6.0alpha8] 2001-06-15 ==
* Changed GC_debug_malloc_replacement and GC_debug_realloc_replacement
so that they compile under Irix.
* Added initial port to Digital Mars compiler for win32.
-== [6.0alpha7] ==
+== [6.0alpha7] 2001-04-19 ==
* Added GC_finalizer_notifier. Fixed GC_finalize_on_demand. (The variable
actually wasn't being tested at the right points. The build-time flag
* Made it possible (with luck) to redirect malloc to GC_local_malloc.
-== [6.0alpha3] ==
+== [6.0alpha3] 2000-09-26 ==
* Fixed the /proc/self/maps code to not seek, since that apparently is not
reliable across all interesting kernels.
* Fixed a GC_gcj_malloc bug: It tended to release the allocator lock twice.
-== [5.3] ==
+== [5.3] 2000-09-24 ==
* Fixed _end declaration for OSF1.
* There were lots of spurious leak reports in leak detection mode, caused
do something similar for similar reasons.
-== [5.0alpha4] ==
+== [5.0alpha4] 1999-10-30 ==
* Added protection fault handling patch for Linux/M68K from Fergus
Henderson and Roman Hodek.
* GC_debug_free(0, ...) failed.
-== [5.0alpha3] ==
+== [5.0alpha3] 1999-09-15 ==
+(Also known as 4.15alpha3.)
* Added some highly incomplete code to support a copied young generation.
Comments on nursery.h are appreciated.
* Changed -DFIND_LEAK, -DJAVA_FINALIZATION, and -DFINALIZE_ON_DEMAND,
of the above.
-== [5.0alpha2] ==
+== [5.0alpha2] 1999-07-23 ==
* Fixed bugs introduced in alpha1 (OpenBSD & large block initialization).
* Added -DKEEP_BACK_PTRS and backptr.h interface. (The implementation
idea came from Al Demers.)
-== [5.0alpha1] ==
+== [5.0alpha1] 1999-06-30 ==
+(Also known as 4.15alpha1.)
* Reworked large block allocator. Now uses multiple doubly linked free
lists to approximate best fit.
* Changed heap expansion heuristic. Entirely free blocks are no longer
* Integrated James Dominy's OpenBSD/SPARC port.
-== [4.14] ==
+== [4.14] 1999-04-16 ==
* changed STACKBOTTOM for DJGPP.
-== [4.14alpha2] ==
+== [4.14alpha2] 1999-03-26 ==
* -DSMALL_CONFIG did not work reliably with large (> 4K) pages.
Recycling the mark stack during expansion could result in a size
This seems to be necessary.
-== [4.14alpha1] ==
+== [4.14alpha1] 1999-03-10 ==
* Fixed GC_print_source_ptr to not use a prototype.
* generalized CYGWIN test.
* Changed PowerPC Linux stack finding code.
-== [4.13] ==
+== [4.13] 1999-02-19 ==
* Fixed a crucial bug in the Watcom port. There was a redundant declaration
of GC_push_one in gc_priv.h.
os_dep.c code for dealing with various Linux versions.
* Added workaround for Irix pthreads sigaction bug and possible signal
misdirection problems.
-Since alpha1:
-* Changed RS6000 STACKBOTTOM.
-* Integrated Patrick Beard's Mac changes.
-* Alpha1 didn't compile on Irix m.n, m < 6.
-* Replaced Makefile.dj with a new one from Gary Leavens.
-* Added Andrew Stitcher's changes to support SCO OpenServer.
-* Added PRINT_BLACK_LIST, to allow debugging of high densities of false
-pointers.
-* Added code to debug allocator to keep track of return address
-in GC_malloc caller, thus giving a bit more context.
-* Changed default behavior of large block allocator to more
-aggressively avoid fragmentation. This is likely to slow down the
-collector when it succeeds at reducing space cost.
-* Integrated Fergus Henderson's CYGWIN32 changes. They are untested,
-but needed for newer versions.
-* USE_MMAP had some serious bugs. This caused the collector to fail
-consistently on Solaris with -DSMALL_CONFIG.
-* Added Linux threads support.
+
+
+== [4.13alpha3] 1998-12-08 ==
+
+* Fixed MSWIN32 recognition test, which interfered with cygwin.
+* Removed unnecessary gc_watcom.asm from distribution. Removed
+some obsolete README.win32 text.
+* Added Alpha Linux incremental GC support.
+Changed Linux signal handler context argument to be a pointer.
+* Took care of some new warnings generated by the 7.3 SGI compiler.
+* Integrated Phillip Musumeci's FreeBSD/ELF fixes.
+* -DIRIX_THREADS was broken with the -o32 ABI (typo in gc_priv.h).
+
+
+== [4.13alpha2] 1998-08-08 ==
+
* Fixed more Linux threads problems.
* Changed default GC_free_space_divisor to 3 with new large block allocation.
* More CYGWIN32 fixes.
-* Integrated Tyson-Dowd's Linux-M68K port.
+* Integrated Tyson Dowd's Linux-M68K port.
* Minor HP PA and DEC UNIX fixes from Fergus Henderson.
* Integrated Christoffe Raffali's Linux-SPARC changes.
* Allowed for one more GC fixup iteration after a full GC in incremental
* Integrated GC_win32_free_heap.
* Fixed Solaris 2.7 stack base finding problem. (This may actually
have been done in an earlier alpha release.)
-Since alpha3:
-* Fixed MSWIN32 recognition test, which interfered with cygwin.
-* Removed unnecessary gc_watcom.asm from distribution. Removed
-some obsolete README.win32 text.
-* Added Alpha Linux incremental GC support.
-Changed Linux signal handler context argument to be a pointer.
-* Took care of some new warnings generated by the 7.3 SGI compiler.
-* Integrated Phillip Musumeci's FreeBSD/ELF fixes.
-* -DIRIX_THREADS was broken with the -o32 ABI (typo in gc_priv.h>
-== [4.12] ==
+== [4.13alpha1] 1998-02-17 ==
+
+* Changed RS6000 STACKBOTTOM.
+* Integrated Patrick Beard's Mac changes.
+* Alpha1 didn't compile on Irix m.n, m < 6.
+* Replaced Makefile.dj with a new one from Gary Leavens.
+* Added Andrew Stitcher's changes to support SCO OpenServer.
+* Added PRINT_BLACK_LIST, to allow debugging of high densities of false
+pointers.
+* Added code to debug allocator to keep track of return address
+in GC_malloc caller, thus giving a bit more context.
+* Changed default behavior of large block allocator to more
+aggressively avoid fragmentation. This is likely to slow down the
+collector when it succeeds at reducing space cost.
+* Integrated Fergus Henderson's CYGWIN32 changes. They are untested,
+but needed for newer versions.
+* USE_MMAP had some serious bugs. This caused the collector to fail
+consistently on Solaris with -DSMALL_CONFIG.
+* Added Linux threads support.
+
+
+== [4.12] 1997-08-26 ==
* Fixed ElfW definition in dyn_load.c.
This prevented the dynamic library support from compiling on some
adding as a standard facility.
-== [4.11] ==
+== [4.12alpha2] ==
+
+(Changes not specified.)
+
+
+== [4.11] 1996-12-03 ==
* Rationalized (hopefully) GC_try_to_collect in an incremental collection
environment. It appeared to not handle a call while a collection was in
environments.
-== [4.10] ==
+== [4.10t3] 1996-11-18 ==
+
+Some changes related to threads support.
+
+
+== [4.10] 1996-02-19 ==
* Fixed a typo around a call to GC_collect_or_expand in alloc.c. It broke
handling of out of memory.
-== [4.9] ==
+== [4.9] 1996-02-12 ==
* More README.debugging fixes.
* Objects ready for finalization, but not finalized in the same GC
occurred a while ago.
-== [4.8] ==
+== [4.8] 1995-11-20 ==
* Changed a "comment" in a MacOS specific part of mach_dep.c that caused
gcc to fail on other platforms.
-== [4.7] ==
+== [4.7] 1995-11-18 ==
* Fixed some compilation problems with -DCHECKSUMS.
* Updated some Mac specific files.
* Fixed a serious bug for machines with non-word-aligned pointers.
-== [4.6] ==
+== [4.6] 1995-11-09 ==
* Added Linux ELF support.
* GC_base crashed if it was called before any other GC_ routines.
* Fixed some of the .h file organization. Fixed "make floppy".
-== [4.5] ==
+== [4.5] 1995-06-14 ==
* Fixed many minor and one major README bugs.
* Fixed ALPHA/OSF/1 dynamic library support.
wouldn't scan the expanded part of the object.
-== [4.4] ==
+== [4.4] 1995-02-18 ==
* ASM_CLEAR_CODE was erroneously defined for HP
PA machines, resulting in a compile error.
* Added REDIRECT_MALLOC.
-== [4.3] ==
+== [4.3] 1994-12-23 ==
* Fixed SPARC alignment problem with GC_DEBUG.
* Fixed Solaris threads /proc workaround. The real
gc.lib. Added C++ test as Makefile target.
-== [4.2] ==
+== [4.2] 1994-08-03 ==
* Multiple bug fixes/workarounds in the Solaris threads version.
(It occasionally failed to locate some register contents for
* Fixed PCR-Makefile for upcoming PPCR release.
-== [4.1] ==
+== [4.1] 1994-05-20 ==
* Changed finalization implementation to guarantee that
finalization procedures are called outside of the allocation
* Fixed a Makefile bug for target "c++".
-== [4.0] ==
+== [4.0] 1994-04-07 ==
* Added support for Solaris threads (which was possible
only by reimplementing some fraction of Solaris threads,
* Restructured the Makefile a bit.
-== [3.7] ==
+== [3.7] 1994-03-15 ==
* Added a workaround for an HP/UX compiler bug.
* Fixed another stack clearing performance bug. Reworked
that code once more.
-== [3.6] ==
+== [3.6] 1994-01-14 ==
* fixed a bug in the mark stack growth code that was introduced
in 3.4.
ALL_INTERIOR_POINTERS. (Don't scan last word.)
-== [3.3] ==
+== [3.3] 1993-10-02 ==
* PCR-specific bugs.
* Missing locking in GC_free, redundant FASTUNLOCK
Added generational/incremental collection and stubborn objects.
+== [2.6] 1993-04-27 ==
+
+(Changes not specified.)
+
+
== [2.5] ==
* Removed an explicit call to exit(1)
causes too many compatibility problems.)
-== [2.4] ==
+== [2.4] 1993-01-26 ==
Added GC_free_space_divisor as a tuning knob, added
support for OS/2 and linux, and fixed the following bugs:
The test program was changed and expanded.
-== [1.9] ==
+== [1.9] 1992-01-29 ==
* fixed a major bug in gc_realloc.
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