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@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ Major new features:
- arc-linux-gnuhf
- arceb-linux-gnu
- The arc* ABI is little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
+ The arc* ABIs are little-endian while arceb is big-endian. All ABIs use
64-bit time (y2038 safe) and 64-bit file offsets (LFS default).
* The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and
DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable.
* powerpc64le supports IEEE128 long double libm/libc redirects when
- using the -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
+ using -mabi=ieeelongdouble to compile C code on supported GCC
toolchains. It is recommended to use GCC 8 or newer when testing
this option.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Major new features:
several APIs have been annotated with GCC 'access' attribute. This
should help GCC 10 issue better warnings.
-* On Linux, functions the pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
+* On Linux, functions pthread_attr_setsigmask_np and
pthread_attr_getsigmask_np have been added. They allow applications
to specify the signal mask of a thread created with pthread_create.
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ Major new features:
libpthread.
* The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added. The
- sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP)
- while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g
- "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
+ sigabbrev_np function returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for
+ SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number
+ (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
attempt to translate the return description, both functions return
NULL for an invalid signal number.
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Major new features:
are both thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions.
* The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added. The
- strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while
- strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number
+ strerroname_np function returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL)
+ while strerrordesc_np returns a string describing the error number
(e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL). Different than strerror,
strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both
functions return NULL for an invalid error number.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
that have been added in or before version 2.28. Replacement
implementations based on TI-RPC, which additionally support IPv6, are
available from <https://github.com/thkukuk/>. This change does not
- affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depended on libnsl
+ affect the "compat" NSS module, which does not depend on libnsl
since 2.27 and thus can be used without NIS.
* The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The deprecated symbols sys_errlist, _sys_errlist, sys_nerr, and _sys_nerr
are no longer available to newly linked binaries, and their declarations
- have been removed from from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as
+ have been removed from <stdio.h>. They are exported solely as
compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use
strerror or strerror_r instead.