SILC Toolkit 1.0

The new version of the SILC Toolkit is now available!  The source package
of the software is available from the following sources:

         http://silcnet.org/
         ftp://ftp.silcnet.org/

And here it is; SILC Toolkit 1.0.  The SILC Toolkit from now on is dual 
licensed; GNU GPL and BSD.  See the COPYING file for more information. 
Note to binary distributors:  The files COPYING, BSD and GPL must be 
included in binary distributions (of SILC Toolkit).

Some API changes was introduces to this version.  See the summary of 
changes for details.  Also note that the SILC Client and SILC Server are 
not compiled anymore by default in SILC Toolkit.  If you want them give 
--with-irssi and --with-silcd.  Also note that shared libraries are 
compiled by default.  Give --disable-shared to disable them.


Summary of Changes
------------------

o Rewritten SILC Log API.  The global variable silc_debug, silc_hexdump,
   silc_log_quick, silc_log_flushdelay and silc_log_timestamp are removed
   and following functions were introduced:  silc_log_timestamp,
   silc_log_quick, silc_log_debug, silc_log_debug_hexdump and
   silc_log_flushdelay.

   To enable debugging in your application now, call the function:

 	silc_log_debug(TRUE);

   Same for other functions that were now added.  See the API for details.

   Ref:
   http://silcnet.org/docs/toolkit/silclog.html

o Added SILC_COMMAND_SERVICE comand to SILC Client Library.  It now
   may be delivered to application, and it needs to be handled.

   Ref:
   http://silcnet.org/docs/toolkit/command_reply_args.html

o The NSS MPI math library was removed.  Public Domain libtommath is
   now included in SILC Toolkit distribution.  No API changes were
   introduced to SILC Math API or SILC MP API.

o --without-irssi -> --with-irssi, --without-silcd -> --with-silcd.

o Several other minor bugfixes were made.

The full list of changes is available on the website and in CHANGES file
in the source package.


Installation
------------

The source package is compiled and installed as instructed in the INSTALL
file found from the package.  Refer also to the building instructions in
the Toolkit Reference Manual:

   http://silcnet.org/docs/toolkit/building.html

Quick installation:

   ./configure
   make
   make install


Known Issues
------------

- Known platform specific issues

   - silc_net_create_connection_async is not actually asynchronous on
     Win32.  It works synchronously and blocks the process.
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