+NOTE: NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS GUARANTEED FOR 0.x RELEASES !!
+
+release 0.91.0 (NOT RELEASED YET):
+
+ - If a date is parsed fine, but cannot be successfully converted to an
+ SDN, the parsed values are now kept in the returned date_value. This means
+ that a date of DV_PHRASE type can have meaningful values in the string
+ and number values (the sdn value will still be -1).
+
+release 0.90.0 (2 February 2003):
+
+ - The interface of libgedcom and libgedcom_gom should now be functionally
+ complete. The library can now be regarded as beta.
+
+ - New features (see documentation):
+ - C object model interface:
+ - functions to add and remove records
+ - functions to update timestamps in records
+ - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving xref values
+ - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving substructs
+ - function to set options for compatibility handling
+ - programs:
+ - gedcom-check (checks standards compliancy of GEDCOM files)
+ - gedcom-sanitize (converts to standard GEDCOM)
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: The two functions gedcom_write_set_encoding and
+ gedcom_write_set_line_terminator now take an extra first argument, which
+ can indicate whether the setting should be taken from the file, from the
+ system or be manually set. An easy fix for your program is to add as first
+ argument ENC_MANUAL. See documentation for details.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: The signatures of gedcom_write_... and the date and age
+ functions have been updated for const correctness. This should be
+ especially useful for programs using C++.
+
+ - Some compatibility added (not necessarily complete):
+ - PAF (Personal Ancestral File), version 2, 4 and 5
+ - Family Origins
+ - EasyTree
+
+ - Lots of bug fixes.
+
+release 0.20.0 (30 December 2002):
+
+ - The release numbering scheme is changed to a three-part version number.
+ Patches will just update the last digit.
+
+ - The library should now be portable, i.e it should work on any POSIX system.
+ On systems lacking glibc, libiconv is needed (see README).
+
+ - A lot of new features (see documentation):
+ - callback interface:
+ - functions to manipulate cross-references (add, delete, link and
+ unlink)
+ - functions to manipulate dates (strings to numbers and vice versa,
+ conversion between calendars, ...)
+ - support for writing Gedcom files
+ - complete concatenated text (e.g. for notes) is now passed in the
+ end callback
+ - C object model interface:
+ - functions for string retrieval and modification
+ - support for writing Gedcom files
+ - development support:
+ - m4 macro that can be used in configure.in
+ - gedcom-config script for linking and compilation flags
+
+ - The library now comes with an extra shared library (libutf8tools),
+ which needs to be linked in in any programs that use the gedcom parser
+ library (you can use the script 'gedcom-config' to generate link and
+ include flags). You can use utf8tools in totally unrelated programs too.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: the end record callback function now takes an extra
+ argument (similar to the end element callback): a Gedcom_val, which
+ contains in the case of a REC_NOTE the complete concatenated string.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: the return value of gedcom_init() has changed from
+ void to int to be able to return a status.
+
+ - Various bugfixes.
+
+release 0.17 (12 September 2002):
+
+ - New features (see documentation):
+ - new function gedcom_get_by_xref
+ - age values are parsed
+ - gedcom object model in C
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: the callback functions now take an extra argument: the
+ record/element identifier (that is also used as first argument in the
+ *_subscribe_* functions). The extra argument is the first argument.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: Age values are now parsed: an extra type is added to
+ the types possible in a Gedcom_val: an age_value (see documentation for
+ details). So, instead of GEDCOM_STRING, you now need to use GEDCOM_AGE
+ for age values.
+ As a quick change, you can use the raw_value instead of the parsed_value
+ until you make the real change of using the struct age_value.
+
+ - INTERFACE CHANGE: The type of an xref_value can also be XREF_ANY, if
+ the actual type is not known yet. This is e.g. used in the case of an
+ association (ASSO): the cross-reference can be any object type, the
+ actual type is given by the TYPE subtag.
+
+release 0.16 (16 August 2002):
+
+ - Another bugfixing release.
+
+ - Some compatibility with Lifelines 3.0.2 is added (not necessarily complete).
+
+release 0.15 (27 March 2002):
+
+ - Again mainly a bugfixing release
+
+ - Compatibility with ftree is added, all GEDCOM files written by ftree
+ should load fine now.
+
+ - Note for developers: you now have to call the function gedcom_init()
+ as soon as possible in your program (before any character set handling
+ is done, see documentation for details). If the function has not been
+ called, gedcom_parse_file() will return an error.
+
+release 0.14 (20 January 2002):
+
+ - This is mainly a bugfixing release, no extra features have been added.
+
+ - Some example code is available on how to convert from UTF-8 to the locale
+ system, and how to check the library version via configure.in (see the
+ documentation for details).
+
+release 0.13 (5 January 2002):
+
+ - Cross-references are now parsed and checked. For this, an extra type is
+ added to the types possible in a Gedcom_val: an xref pointer. This means
+ that GEDCOM_XREF_PTR has to be used now in some places instead of
+ GEDCOM_STRING.
+ A quick change is to replace
+ GEDCOM_STRING(val)
+ by
+ GEDCOM_XREF_PTR(val)->string
+ where applicable. But you can also store an object in the 'object' member
+ of the struct returned by GEDCOM_XREF_PTR (see documentation).
+
+ - Other interface changes in the callbacks:
+ - parsed tag value (integer) is passed next to the string value
+ - the start record callbacks now also contain a Gedcom_val (the NOTE can
+ have a value)
+
+ - Further, various bugfixes have been made.
+
+release 0.12 (31 December 2001):
+
+ - The calling of callbacks is now completed.
+
+ - Some initial documentation is available.
+
+ - The parsed value that is returned in callbacks can now be:
+ - a null value
+ - a string
+ - a date (struct date_value)
+ See the documentation for more info. Parsing and checking of cross-
+ references will be added next.
+
+release 0.11 (15 December 2001):
+
+ - Initial release from Sourceforge.net (developers only !)
+
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