From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [Q] djgpp 2.00 -> djgpp 2.01
Date:	Sun, 23 Feb 1997 16:50:23 -0800
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Lars Troen wrote:
> 
> Are there many important improvements in 2.01 over 2.00?

A great deal, in fact.  There aren't any major changes to the compiler
itself, except for updated versions of all the GNU programs.  However,
there are a LOT of non-trivial library code fixes, particularly in the
area of command line parsing and long filename handling.  If you
download the new 'djdev201.zip', it comes with a new Info section called
'kb.inf' - the DJGPP Knowledge Base.  This will be expanded in the
future, but for now it contains a complete list of all the changes from
v2.00 to v2.01.

The other major incentive to upgrade is that all new DJGPP apps are
compiled with v2.01, which means that they use the new long command line
convention.  Using them in conjunction with v2.00 programs may break
things.

If you decide to upgrade, you should back up or delete your v2.00
installation, to ensure that nothing nasty remains lurking around.  You
should also upgrade ALL your programs.

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