NGPT 2.0.4 "STABLE" RELEASED

NGPT - Next Generation POSIX Threading

Version 2.0.4 Notes:
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NGPT Release 2.0.3 is a maintenance release of the "Next Generation" of
Linux pthreads support. This release is fully suitable as a replacement for
LinuxThreads by either a single user or group or and entire distribution.

In this release, the primary focus was bug fixes.  For the most part, this
release contains no new functionality.  Additional changes include numerous
small but nonetheless significant performance enhancements.

The binary RPMs supplied with this release are based on and built for use
with a 2.4.19pre10 or better kernel that has the new "officially"
sanctioned support for NGPT.  In addition it is necessary for you to apply
the new patch-futex-2.4.19 patch, included in this release.  This patch is
based on new functionality already provided in the 2.5 kernel that will
eventually be backported to the 2.4 kernel and support.  There is also a
patch, patch-kngpt-2.4.18, that is designed to be installed over a standard
2.4.18 kernel from kernel.org.  NGPT takes advantage of the functionality
provided by these patches
to efficiently handle mutexes, both shared and non-shared.  This patch is
**ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED**.  NGPT will not function without it and will abort
processing during startup.  The installation instructions have changed a
bit as well since 1.2.2 and you should check the INSTALL file for the
updated instructions.

You can build the library from source by downloading the source tarball or
source rpm and consulting the INSTALL file.

If you are running with a 2.5.x experimental kernel, it's best that run
with 2.5.8 or higher since it will already have the required changes for
NGPT.  You will also have to rebuild NGPT from either the source tarball or
rpm.

As an STABLE RELEASE, this release is suitable for use in a production
environment, however, it should be noted that although we have done fairly
extensive testing and you should find this release relatively free of
problems, there may be some problems.  If you encounter any problems with
this
release please post them to the NGPT website and the development team will
address them quickly.

NGPT can be downloaded at:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/pthreads