Here is a short summary of the changes. Details are shown further
down:
-* support for Mac OS X 10.5.x
+* Support for Mac OS X 10.5.x.
-* improvements and simplifications to Memcheck's leak checker
+* Improvements and simplifications to Memcheck's leak checker.
-* clarification and simplifications in various aspects of Valgrind's
- text output
+* Clarification and simplifications in various aspects of Valgrind's
+ text output.
-* XML output for Helgrind and Ptrcheck
+* XML output for Helgrind and Ptrcheck.
-* performance and stability improvements for Helgrind and DRD
+* Performance and stability improvements for Helgrind and DRD.
-* genuinely atomic support for x86/amd64/ppc atomic instructions
+* Genuinely atomic support for x86/amd64/ppc atomic instructions.
-* a new experimental tool, BBV, useful for computer architecture
- research
+* A new experimental tool, BBV, useful for computer architecture
+ research.
-* improved Wine support, including ability to read Windows PDB
- debuginfo
+* Improved Wine support, including ability to read Windows PDB
+ debuginfo.
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from GUI tools. Also, the XML output mechanism has been
overhauled.
- - the XML format has been overhauled and generalised, so it is more
+ - The XML format has been overhauled and generalised, so it is more
suitable for error reporting tools in general. The Memcheck
specific aspects of it have been removed. The new format, which
is an evolution of the old format, is described in