GT 4.0 Release Notes: C Common Libraries

Table of Contents

1. Component Overview
2. Feature Summary
3. Bug Fixes
4. Known Problems
5. Technology Dependencies
6. Tested Platforms
7. Backward Compatibility Summary
8. For More Information

1. Component Overview

The C Common Libraries provide an abstraction layer for data types, libc system calls, and data structures used throughout the Globus Toolkit and useful for applications that use the Globus Toolkit.

2. Feature Summary

Features new in release GT 4.0

  • globus_range_list abstraction added
  • globus_logging abstraction added

3. Bug Fixes

See a bugzilla query on Toolkit Internals->globus_common to list the bugs fixed.

4. Known Problems

See a bugzilla query on Toolkit Internals->globus_common to list the bugs outstanding.

5. Technology Dependencies

C Common Libraries only depend on the globus_core module.

6. Tested Platforms

The C common libraries work on any platform on which the toolkit is supported. See supported platforms.

7. Backward Compatibility Summary

API changes since GT version 3.2

  • globus_range_list abstraction added
  • globus_logging abstraction added

All of the GT 3.2 API is still functional in GT 4.0

8. For More Information

See the C API pages for more information about this component.