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@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
compatibility symbols to support old binaries. All programs should use
strerror or strerror_r instead.
+* Both strerror and strerror_l now share the same internal buffer in the
+ calling thread, meaning that the returned string pointer may be invalided
+ or contents might be overwritten on subsequent calls in the same thread or
+ if the thread is terminated. It makes strerror MT-safe.
+
Changes to build and runtime requirements:
* powerpc64le requires GCC 7.4 or newer. This is required for supporting