NGPT 1.9.2. Released, Moving Closer to 2.0...

NGPT - Next Generation POSIX Threading

Version 1.9.2 Notes:
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NGPT Release 1.9.2 is an "unstable" release of the NGPT 2.0 development
tree.  This release is
fully suitable as a replacement for LinuxThreads by either a single user or
group or and entire
distribution.  The NGPT team plans to do releases almost weekly of this
1.9.x tree until the release
of NGPT 2.0.

In this release, we've concentrated on two areas: we've continued to
stabilize the code in preparation
for the 2.0 release and we've turned on shared condition variable support.
This code is still "unstable"
and could cause some problems although, we haven't seen anything major to
worry about.

The binary RPMs supplied with this release are based on and built for use
with a 2.4.19pre8 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-pre8 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.  NGPT takes advantage of the functionality provided by
this patch to efficiently
handle mutexes, both shared and non-shared.  This patch is **ABSOLUTELY
REQUIRED**.  NGPT will not
function without it.  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.

This release is accompanied by another kernel patch that implements POSIX
credential handling for
threading.  This is an early release of the patch and is being distributed
so that we can get feedback
prior to submitting the patch for inclusion in the Linux kernel.  Please
report any problems via the
NGPT developer mailing list.

If you are running with a 2.5.x experimental kernel, it's best that run
with 2.5.17 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 UNSTABLE RELEASE, this release is not suitable for use in a
production environment, however, it
should be noted that we have done fairly extensive testing and you should
find this release relatively
free of problems.  If you encounter any problems with this release please
post them to the NGPT website
and the development team will address them.

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