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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 5d399293ba..d673531dc5 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ Major new features: instead of weak references to symbols historically defined in libpthread. +* The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added. The + sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP) + while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g + "Hangup" for SIGHUP). Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not + attempt to translate the return description, both functions return + NULL for an invalid signal number. + + They should be used instead of sys_siglist or sys_sigabbrev and they + are both thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions. + Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been |