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-GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2000-07-01
+GNU C Library NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2000-08-03
 
 Copyright (C) 1992-1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Please send GNU C library bug reports using the `glibcbug' script to
 
 Version 2.2
 
+* Greg McGary added runtime support for bounds checking using gcc's
+  new -fbounded-pointers option.  ix86 target is complete.  PowerPC
+  is in progress.
+
 * Thorsten Kukuk added secure mode support to nscd.
 
 * The Berkeley db libraries have been removed.