What's new: ----------- - Revamped pseudo console support. - New C11 threads API: call_once, cnd_broadcast, cnd_destroy, cnd_init, cnd_signal, cnd_timedwait, cnd_wait, mtx_destroy, mtx_init, mtx_lock, mtx_timedlock, mtx_trylock, mtx_unlock, thrd_create, thrd_current, thrd_detach, thrd_equal, thrd_exit, thrd_join, thrd_sleep, thrd_yield, tss_create, tss_delete, tss_get, tss_set. - In cygwin console, new thread which handles special keys/signals such as Ctrl-Z (VSUSP), Ctrl-\ (VQUIT), Ctrl-S (VSTOP), Ctrl-Q (VSTART) and SIGWINCH has been introduced. There have been a long standing issue that these keys/signals are handled only when app calls read() or select(). Now, these work even if app does not call read() or select(). What changed: ------------- - Allow ~5000 child processes per process on 64 bit, ~1200 child processes per process on 32 bit. So far, only 256 child processes per process were supported. - A few FAQ updates. - Have tmpfile(3) make use of Win32 FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY via open(2) flag O_TMPFILE. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-January/247304.html - Utilize Windows 10 1809 FILE_DISPOSITION_IGNORE_READONLY_ATTRIBUTE flag to allow simpler unlink of files with DOS readonly flags set. Bug Fixes --------- - Iterate at least 4 times over pthread_key_t destructors per POSIX. - The pthread_yield declaration in pthread is now visible by default or when defining _BSD_SOURCE, too. - Fix SEGV in modfl call. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-August/246056.html - Fix a collision of offical and internally used file flags. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-September/246174.html - Fix assertion failure on an invalid path under /proc//fd/. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-September/246160.html - Fix crash on stat(2)'ing /dev/ptmx on 32 bit. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-September/246218.html - Fix return value of sqrtl on negative infinity. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-October/246606.html - Fix a path handling problem if there is a WSL symlink in PATH. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2020-December/246938.html - Fix a bug in fstatat(2) on 32 bit that could cause it to return garbage. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-January/247399.html - Fix the errno when a path contains .. and the prefix exists but is not a directory. Addresses: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2021-01/msg00214.html - Fix the return value when ptsname_r(3) is called with a bad file descriptor Addresses: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2021-01/msg00245.html - Fix path handling in case the Cygwin installation dir is accessed via a Windows junction point. Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-February/012054.html - Fix potential handle leaks when dup'ing descriptors Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-February/012041.html