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 - mismatching prototypes caused build failure on 64-bit
 - other minor prototype errors in the headers have been fixed
 - various other small omissions fixed
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+0.8.2 release notes
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+new features:
+- ptrace syscall support
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+bug fixes:
+- const error (only a warning with many compilers) in lio_listio
+- minor portability fixes aimed at supporting new arch targets