What's new: ----------- - Handle pthread stacksizes as in GLibc: Default to RLIMIT_STACK resource. Allow to set RLIMIT_STACK via setrlimit. Default RLIMIT_STACK to value from executable header as described on https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms686774.aspx Default stacksize to 2 Megs in case RLIMIT_STACK is set to RLIM_INFINITY. - First cut of an implementation to allow signal handlers running on an alternate signal stack. - New API sigaltstack, plus definitions for SA_ONSTACK, SS_ONSTACK, SS_DISABLE, MINSIGSTKSZ, SIGSTKSZ. - New API: sethostname. What changed: ------------- Bug Fixes --------- - Enable non-SA_RESTART behaviour on threads other than main thread. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-06/msg00260.html - Try to handle concurrent close on socket more gracefully Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-06/msg00235.html - Fix fork failing after the parent recovered from a stack overflow. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-06/msg00384.html - Fix a crash on 64 bit XP/2003 when opening /proc/$PID/maps. - Apparently on some Windows systems timezones differ in case from the standard. Fix the tzset tool to check case-insensitive. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-07/msg00113.html