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@@ -65,13 +65,20 @@ Version 2.25 - NaN functions: getpayload, getpayloadf, getpayloadl, setpayload, setpayloadf, setpayloadl. +* The functions strfromd, strfromf, and strfroml, from ISO/IEC TS 18661-1:2014, + are added to libc. They convert a floating-point number into string. + * On ColdFire, MicroBlaze, Nios II and SH3, the float_t type is now defined to float instead of double. This does not affect the ABI of any libraries that are part of the GNU C Library, but may affect the ABI of other libraries that use this type in their interfaces. -* The functions strfromd, strfromf, and strfroml, from ISO/IEC TS 18661-1:2014, - are added to libc. They convert a floating-point number into string. +* On x86_64, when compiling with -mfpmath=387 or -mfpmath=sse+387, the + float_t and double_t types are now defined to long double instead of float + and double. These options are not the default, and this does not affect + the ABI of any libraries that are part of the GNU C Library, but it may + affect the ABI of other libraries that use this type in their interfaces, + if they are compiled or used with those options. * The <sys/quota.h> header now includes the <linux/quota.h> header. Support for the Linux quota interface which predates kernel version 2.4.22 has |