Changeset 702

Timestamp:

Sep 12, 2003, 2:49:55 PM (22 years ago)

Author:

bird

Message:

Beta 2 updates

Location:

trunk/doc

Files:

• Install.os2 (modified) (2 diffs, 1 prop)
• MailingLists.os2 (modified) (1 diff, 1 prop)
• ReleaseNotes.os2 (modified) (4 diffs, 1 prop)

trunk/doc/Install.os2

@@ -10 +10 @@
         1. Download it.
         
-        2. Unzip the zipfile in the desired directory.
+        2. Unzip the zipfile(s) in the desired directory.
         
         3. Go to usr/lib and run MakeOmfLibs.cmd
@@ -16 +16 @@
         4. Setup the environment using the not_yet_implemented_env.cmd which is
            not yet located in usr/bin.
-        
-        
+
+        5. If you wanna use -Zomf you should check the usage output from emxomfld
+           carefully, cause additional environment setup might be required.

trunk/doc/MailingLists.os2

@@ -1 @@
-
 
                                                                                                                 

trunk/doc/ReleaseNotes.os2

@@ -4 +4 @@
         +------------------------+
 
+
+v3.2.2 Beta 2:
+--------------
+        
+    A few bugfixes and a some new features (as usual)
+                
+                o Added file locking support to LIBC.
+                
+                o Fixed _System and _Optlink bugs and made _Optlink support floating
+                  point arguments passing in registers.
+                
+                o Header updates related to limits and file locking primarily.
+                
+                o Timezone fixes.
+                
+                o Fixed some CRT init trouble in regards to getenv and putenv.
+                
+        o And some other minor stuff..
+                
+
 v3.2.2 Beta 1:
 --------------
         
     A few bugfixes and a some new features.
-        
+
         o Locale support in libc.
-        
+
         o Implmented a different approach to OMF and weak symbols. This new hack
           does a pre-linking before invoking the OMF linker generating new .def
-          if needed and an extra object file with aliases to resolv the weak 
+          if needed and an extra object file with aliases to resolv the weak
           symbols correctly.
           The old approach used when GCC_WEAKSYMS is present in the environment.
-          
+
           Please note that due to a bug in BFD weak symbols doesn't work 100%
-          correctly. This will be addressed when we now move on to a later 
+          correctly. This will be addressed when we now move on to a later
           version of binutils.
-          
+
         o A couple of new functions in libc, and a few correction of existing
           in respect to namespace.
-          
+
         o Addressed issues with calling conventions. We now detect incompatible
                   calling conventions, emitting warnings and errors where appropritate.
-                  
-                o _Optlink is much better, but there is still some issues left. Passing 
-                  prototyped floating point parameters to _Optlink doesn't work. Mixing 
+                
+                o _Optlink is much better, but there is still some issues left. Passing
+                  prototyped floating point parameters to _Optlink doesn't work. Mixing
                   of parameters which goes into registers (eax,edx,ecx) and parameters
                   which doesn't - void foo(int eax, struct sss s, int edx) - don't work.
-                  All these issues are being addressed and is expected to be fixed in 
+                  All these issues are being addressed and is expected to be fixed in
                   the next build.
-                        
-        o Changed GCC to link with shared libc by default. This means that in 
+                
+        o Changed GCC to link with shared libc by default. This means that in
           order to link with static libc one have to specify -static.
           It also means that -Zmtd or -Zcrtdll is no longer required for linking
           with shared libc and can be removed from all makescripts.
-          
+
         o Changed EMXOMFLD defaults to ilink from Visual Age for C++ v3.6.5 or
           later (preferably later). The emxomfld usage output will instruct you
@@ -44 +64 @@
                   is specified if debuginfo is to be generated.
           Emxomf checks for EMXOMFLD_TYPE=link386 when choosing debug info level.
-          
+
         o Shipping three extra libc dlls:
             libc02.dbg:     Unstripped version of libc02.dll. This is identical
                             except from the presense of debug info.
-            libc02.prf:     Linked together from profiled enabled libraries 
-                            using kProfiler. 
-            libc02.elh:     Standard libc but linked with an external eletrical 
+            libc02.prf:     Linked together from profiled enabled libraries
+                            using kProfiler.
+            libc02.elh:     Standard libc but linked with an external eletrical
                             fence heap from kLibDbg.
-          These libc02.* dlls can be used instead of libc02.dll. kLibDbg and 
+          These libc02.* dlls can be used instead of libc02.dll. kLibDbg and
           kProfiler is available in separate zip files at same location as the
-          rest of the Innotek GCC suite. However these external tools are 
+          rest of the Innotek GCC suite. However these external tools are
           provided as is. (I might actually not find time to put them out yet.)
-                                       
+
         o Distribution is splitted into several zips:
-            -core.zip:  All you really need.                                        
+            -core.zip:  All you really need.
             -dbg.zip:   Map files, unstripped tools and libs, and libc02.elh.
             -prf.zip:   Profiling libraries and libc02.prf.
             libc.zip:   The runtime libraries. (included in core.)
           The big zip is everything.
-          
+
         o I'm sure I've foregotten something this time....
-               
+
 
 v3.2.2 Alpha 3:
@@ -71 +91 @@
 
     Primarily bugfixes.
-    
+
         o Changed code generator for floating point truncations (double to int
           casts and such) so PM can freely mess up the fpu status.
-        
+
         o We were using the wrong float.h in two sense. We're now using the
           correct one which includes all the PC defines and prototypes.
-    
+
         o Fixed a few issues with error defines and tcpip.
           Note that some of the error defines have changed value in the process
           so we could become compatible with the tcpip stack and FreeBSD.
-        
+
         o Corrected bugs in a number of headers.
-        
+
         o Added more OS/2 prototypes and imports. There is still work left on
           the header part,
-        
+
         o Optimized emxomf debug info conversion.
-        
+
         o Wrapped bsdselect for BSD 4.4 header mode to implement bsdselect().
-        
+
         o .... what did we forget...
-        
+
 
 v3.2.2 Alpha 2:
 ---------------
-    
+
     A few bugfixes and a couple of new features.
-    
+
         o The TCP/IP headers and libraries scheme have been changed.
           The default is the current OS/2 tcpip toolkit (BSD 4.4 based).
@@ -113 +133 @@
           We're working on getting the headers and libc in a better shape
           standardwise to easy compatability and portability.
-        
+
         o A infinite loop in emxomf has been fixed.
-        
+
         o Linker error on sopen() has been corrected.
-        
+
         o .... what did we forget...
-        
-    
+
+
 v3.2.2 Alpha 1:
 ---------------
-    
+
     This is the first release from Innotek, and it contains the Innotek LIBC.
     In addition to the new LIBC there is a number of other major changes: