libX11-1.7.0 (Xorg Library)

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Release 1.7.0

Version 1.7.0 includes a new API, hence the change from the 1.6 series to 1.7:

• XSetIOErrorExitHandler which provides a mechanism for applications to recover from I/O error conditions instead of being forced to exit.

This release includes a bunch of bug fixes, some which have been pending for over three years:

• A bunch of nls cleanups to remove obsolete entries and clean up formatting of the list.

• Warning fixes and other cleanups across a huge swath of the library.

• Memory allocation bugs, including leaks and use after free in the locale code.

• Thread safety fixes in the locale code.

• poll_for_response race condition fix.

Version 1.7.0 includes a couple of new locales:

• ia and ie locales.

There are also numerous compose entries added, including:

• |^ or ^| for ↑, |v or v| for ↓, ~~ for ≈.

• Allowing use of 'v' for caron, in addition to 'c', so things like vC for Č, vc for č.

• Compose sequences LT, lt for '<', and GT, gt for '>' for keyboards where those are difficult to access.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Fixed at revision 23924.