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 # StarPU --- Runtime system for heterogeneous multicore architectures.
 # StarPU --- Runtime system for heterogeneous multicore architectures.
 #
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011  Université de Bordeaux 1
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2012  Université de Bordeaux 1
 # Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
 # Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
 #
 #
 # StarPU is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # StarPU is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -18,6 +18,50 @@ StarPU 1.0 (svn revision xxxx)
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 The extensions-again release
 The extensions-again release
 
 
+New features:
+  * Add SOCL, an OpenCL interface on top of StarPU.
+  * Add a gcc plugin to extend the C interface with pragmas which allows to
+	easily define codelets and issue tasks.
+  * Add reduction mode to starpu_mpi_insert_task.
+  * A new multi-format interface permits to use different binary formats
+	on CPUs & GPUs, the conversion functions being provided by the
+	application and called by StarPU as needed (and as less as
+	possible).
+  * Deprecate cost_model, and introduce cost_function, which is provided
+	with the whole task structure, the target arch and implementation
+	number.
+  * Permit the application to provide its own size base for performance
+	models.
+  * Applications can provide several implementations of a codelet for the
+	same architecture.
+  * Add a StarPU-Top feedback and steering interface.
+  * Permit to specify MPI tags for more efficient starpu_mpi_insert_task
+
+Changes:
+  * Make environment variables take precedence over the configuration
+        passed to starpu_init()
+  * Libtool interface versioning has been included in libraries names
+        (libstarpu-1.0.so, libstarpumpi-1.0.so,
+        libstarpufft-1.0.so, libsocl-1.0.so)
+  * Install headers under $includedir/starpu/1.0.
+  * Make where field for struct starpu_codelet optional. When unset, its
+	value will be automatically set based on the availability of the
+	different XXX_funcs fields of the codelet.
+  * Define access modes for data handles into starpu_codelet and no longer
+	in starpu_task. Hence mark (struct starpu_task).buffers as
+	deprecated, and add (struct starpu_task).handles and (struct
+	starpu_codelet).modes
+  * Fields xxx_func of struct starpu_codelet are made deprecated. One
+	should use fields xxx_funcs instead.
+  * Some types were renamed for consistency. when using pkg-config libstarpu,
+        starpu_deprecated_api.h is automatically included (after starpu.h) to
+        keep compatibility with existing software. Other changes are mentioned
+        below, compatibility is also preserved for them.
+        To port code to use new names (this is not mandatory), the
+        tools/dev/rename.sh script can be used, and pkg-config starpu-1.0 should
+        be used.
+
+Small features:
   * Allow users to disable asynchronous data transfers between CPUs and
   * Allow users to disable asynchronous data transfers between CPUs and
 	GPUs.
 	GPUs.
   * Update OpenCL driver to enable CPU devices (the environment variable
   * Update OpenCL driver to enable CPU devices (the environment variable
@@ -27,65 +71,30 @@ The extensions-again release
         interface --- define a new function pointer allocate_new_data
         interface --- define a new function pointer allocate_new_data
         which creates a new data interface of the given type based on
         which creates a new data interface of the given type based on
         an existing handle
         an existing handle
-  * Make environment variables take precedence over the configuration
-        passed to starpu_init()
-  * Add man pages for some of the tools
-  * Add reduction mode to starpu_mpi_insert_task
-  * Add C++ application example in examples/cpp/
-  * Increase default value for STARPU_MAXCPUS -- Maximum number of
-        CPUs supported -- to 64.
-  * Libtool interface versioning has been included in libraries names
-        (libstarpu-1.0.so, libstarpumpi-1.0.so,
-        libstarpufft-1.0.so, libsocl-1.0.so)
-  * Enable by default the SOCL extension.
-  * Enable by default the GCC plug-in extension.
   * Add a field named magic to struct starpu_task which is set when
   * Add a field named magic to struct starpu_task which is set when
         initialising the task. starpu_task_submit will fail if the
         initialising the task. starpu_task_submit will fail if the
         field does not have the right value. This will hence avoid
         field does not have the right value. This will hence avoid
         submitting tasks which have not been properly initialised.
         submitting tasks which have not been properly initialised.
-  * Make where field for struct starpu_codelet optional. When unset, its
-	value will be automatically set based on the availability of the
-	different XXX_funcs fields of the codelet.
   * Add a hook function pre_exec_hook in struct starpu_sched_policy.
   * Add a hook function pre_exec_hook in struct starpu_sched_policy.
         The function is meant to be called in drivers. Schedulers
         The function is meant to be called in drivers. Schedulers
         can use it to be notified when a task is about being computed.
         can use it to be notified when a task is about being computed.
-  * Define access modes for data handles into starpu_codelet and no longer
-	in starpu_task. Hence mark (struct starpu_task).buffers as
-	deprecated, and add (struct starpu_task).handles and (struct
-	starpu_codelet).modes
-  * Install headers under $includedir/starpu/1.0.
-  * Deprecate cost_model, and introduce cost_function, which is provided
-	with the whole task structure, the target arch and implementation
-	number
-  * Permit the application to provide its own size base for performance
-	models
-  * Fields xxx_func of struct starpu_codelet are made deprecated. One
-	should use instead fields xxx_funcs.
-  * Applications can provide several implementations of a codelet for the
-	same architecture.
-  * A new multi-format interface permits to use different binary formats
-	on CPUs & GPUs, the conversion functions being provided by the
-	application and called by StarPU as needed (and as less as
-	possible).
-  * Add a gcc plugin to extend the C interface with pragmas which allows to
-	easily define codelets and issue tasks.
   * Add codelet execution time statistics plot.
   * Add codelet execution time statistics plot.
   * Add bus speed in starpu_machine_display.
   * Add bus speed in starpu_machine_display.
-  * Add a StarPU-Top feedback and steering interface.
-  * Documentation improvement.
   * Add a STARPU_DATA_ACQUIRE_CB which permits to inline the code to be
   * Add a STARPU_DATA_ACQUIRE_CB which permits to inline the code to be
 	done.
 	done.
-  * Permit to specify MPI tags for more efficient starpu_mpi_insert_task
-  * Add SOCL, an OpenCL interface on top of StarPU.
   * Add gdb functions.
   * Add gdb functions.
   * Add complex support to LU example.
   * Add complex support to LU example.
-  * Add an OpenMP fork-join example.
   * Permit to use the same data several times in write mode in the
   * Permit to use the same data several times in write mode in the
 	parameters of the same task.
 	parameters of the same task.
-  * Some types were renamed for consistency. The tools/dev/rename.sh
-	script can be used to port code using former names. You can also
-	choose to include starpu_deprecated_api.h (after starpu.h) to keep
-	using the old types.
+
+Small changes:
+  * Increase default value for STARPU_MAXCPUS -- Maximum number of
+        CPUs supported -- to 64.
+  * Add man pages for some of the tools
+  * Add C++ application example in examples/cpp/
+  * Add an OpenMP fork-join example.
+  * Documentation improvement.
+
 
 
 StarPU 0.9 (svn revision 3721)
 StarPU 0.9 (svn revision 3721)
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