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Core 5.1.1

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@MingcongBai MingcongBai released this 10 Jan 14:27
· 115 commits to master since this release

This is a feature and security update to the Core 5 series.

Updates:

  • Updated GNU C Library with the newest changes on the 2.26 branch.
  • Updated Linux API Headers to 4.14.12.
  • Updated Ncurses to 6.0+20171230 to include security and bug fixes.
  • Updated Binutils with the newest changes on the 2.29.1 branch.
  • Updated MPFR to 4.0.0 (ABI version 6).
  • Updated GDBM to 1.14.1.
  • Introduced Retpoline patches from Clear Linux for GCC 7.2, to mitigate a
    variant of the Spectre vulnerability.

Changes and Fixes:

  • Disabled binary stripping in GNU C Library to aid with debugging.
  • Rebuilt GMP to adapt to ABI changes in LibLTO.

What to Expect:

  • A smooth update with little incompatibility, though it could happen.