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@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
program is now installed in the /usr/bin subdirectory. Previously,
the /usr/sbin subdirectory was used.
+* On s390(x), the type float_t is now derived from the macro
+ __FLT_EVAL_METHOD__ that is defined by the compiler, instead of being
+ hardcoded to 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 new definition
+ improves consistency with compiler behavior in many scenarios.
+
Changes to build and runtime requirements:
* On Linux, the system administrator needs to configure /dev/pts with