ANNOUNCE: GLib 1.1.8

["Shawn T . Amundson" <amundson gimp org>]

GLib 1.1.8 is now at: ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v1.1/.                          
   
The 1.1.x releases of GLib are DEVELOPMENT RELEASES, and as such
there are usually large changes between releases.  You should not
expect 1.1.x series to be stable, since the focus is on enhanced
features.  You can find a stable version of GLib distributed with
GTK+ 1.0.x series.

GLib will now attempt to detect native thread support on your 
system, and use it if found.  See the GTK+ 1.1.8 release for 
more info, including some potential problems.
 
Overview of Changes in GLib 1.1.8:

* Added threading support
  - The ability to specify a set of functions to be used for
    locking at runtime.
  - Default implementations of locking functions for pthreads,
    Solaris threads, and (experimentally) NSPR.
  - All static variables should now properly locked.
  - Enhancements to the generic main-loop mechanism to be thread-safe.
    (It is used for the main-loop in GTK+ as of GTK+-1.1.8)
* Portability fixes.

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Shawn T. Amundson               
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