RELEASE-NOTES: synced

RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ This release includes the following changes:
 
  o build: make NTLM disabled by default [90]
  o cmake: drop support for CMake 3.17 and older [108]
+ o lib: add thread pool and queue [74]
  o lib: drop support for < c-ares 1.16.0 [64]
  o lib: make SMB support opt-in [18]
+ o multi.h: add CURLMNWC_CLEAR_ALL [127]
  o rtmp: drop support [91]
 
 This release includes the following bugfixes:
 
  o asyn-ares: drop orphaned variable references [86]
  o asyn-ares: fix HTTPS-lookup when not on port 443 [100]
+ o asyn-thrdd: fix clang-tidy unused value warning [125]
  o autotools: limit checksrc target to ignore non-repo test sources [12]
  o badwords-all: exit with correct code on errors [50]
  o badwords: combine the whitelisting into a single regex [1]
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o cmake: document functions used from Windows system DLLs [103]
  o cmake: resolve imported targets recursively when generating `libcurl.pc` [45]
  o cmake: rework binutils ld hack to not read `LOCATION` property [41]
+ o config2setopts: make --capath work in proxy disabled builds [113]
  o configure: fix `--with-ngtcp2=<path>` option for crypto libs [26]
  o configure: fix LibreSSL ngtcp2 1.15.0+ crypto lib selection logic [3]
  o configure: prefer dependency-specific variables over `$withval` [35]
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o curl_ctype.h: fix spelling in a couple of locally used macros [28]
  o curl_get_line: error out on read errors [9]
  o curl_get_line: fix potential infinite loop when filename is a directory [46]
+ o curl_version_info.md: clarify age details [69]
  o CURLOPT_HAPROXY_CLIENT_IP.md: mention assuption on data format [96]
  o curlx_now(), prevent zero timestamp [93]
  o DEPRECATE: fix minor release number typo
@@ -60,7 +65,9 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o ftp: reject PWD responses containing control characters [95]
  o gcc: guard `#pragma diagnostic` in core code for <4.6 [94]
  o generate.bat: remove extra % from VC11 and VC12 runs
+ o genserv.pl: make external calls safe [119]
  o getinfo: initialize `PureInfo` field `used_proxy` [43]
+ o gnutls: fix clang-tidy warning with !verbose [126]
  o hostip: clear the sockaddr_in6 structure before use [20]
  o http2: clear the h2 session at delete [99]
  o HTTP3.md: drop outdated mentions of OpenSSL-QUIC [2]
@@ -73,10 +80,10 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o lib: always use Curl_1st_fatal instead of Curl_1st_err [89]
  o libssh2: fix error handling on quote errors [21]
  o libtest: drop duplicate include [111]
- o md5/md4: enable unaligned access fast path on powerpc64 [65]
  o mk-ca-bundle.pl: make generated timestamps deterministic [44]
  o multi: improve wakeup and wait code [118]
  o netrc: find login-less password when user is given in URL [6]
+ o netrc: remove unused parsenetrc() macro for netrc-disabled [121]
  o netrc: skip malformed macdef lines [67]
  o openssl channel_binding: lookup digest algorithm without NID [117]
  o openssl: drop obsolete SSLv2 logic [27]
@@ -103,10 +110,12 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o tool_cb_wrt: fix no-clobber error handling [39]
  o tool_cfgable: free the SSL signature algorithms [62]
  o tool_formparse: propagate my_get_line errors when reading headers [102]
+ o tool_getparam: use correct free function for libcurl memory [68]
  o tool_ipfs: accept IPFS gateway URL without set port number [13]
  o tool_msgs: avoid null pointer deref for early errors [98]
  o tool_operate: drop the scheme-guessing in the -G handling [54]
  o tool_operate: fix condition for loading `curl-ca-bundle.crt` (Windows) [79]
+ o tool_operate: fix memory-leak on failed uploads [124]
  o tool_operate: fix minor memory-leak on early error [23]
  o tool_operhlp: fix `add_file_name_to_url()` result on OOM [32]
  o tool_operhlp: propagate low-level OOM in `add_file_name_to_url()` [112]
@@ -116,10 +125,12 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o transfer: enhance secure check [10]
  o url: use the socks type for socks proxy [47]
  o url: use URL for url even in comments [52]
+ o urlapi: fix handling of "file:///" [122]
  o urlapi: make dedotdotify handle leading dots correctly [97]
  o urlapi: verify the last letter of a scheme when set explicitly [16]
  o urldata: connection bit ipv6_ip is wrong [59]
  o urldata: import port types and conn destination format [57]
+ o urldata: make hstslist only present in HSTS builds [120]
  o urldata: make speeder_c uint32 [37]
  o urldata: remove trailers_state [17]
  o wolfssl: fix handling of abrupt connection close [24]
@@ -137,6 +148,9 @@ For all changes ever done in curl:
 
 Planned upcoming removals include:
 
+ o local crypto implementations
+ o NTLM
+ o SMB
  o TLS-SRP support
 
  See https://curl.se/dev/deprecate.html
@@ -144,15 +158,15 @@ Planned upcoming removals include:
 This release would not have looked like this without help, code, reports and
 advice from friends like these:
 
-  am-perip on hackerone, Carlos Henrique Lima Melara, crawfordxx,
+  am-perip on hackerone, Carlos Henrique Lima Melara, crawfordxx, Dan Fandrich,
   Daniel Stenberg, Ercan Ermis, fds242 on github, Flavio Amieiro,
   Harry Sintonen, Henrique Pereira, James Fuller, Jason Stangroome, Kai Pastor,
-  lg_oled77c5pua on hackerone, m777m0 on hackerone, Martin Dürrmeier,
+  lg_oled77c5pua on hackerone, m777m0 on hackerone, Marcel Raad,
-  Michael Hendricks, Michael Kaufmann, Orgad Shaneh, Otis Cui Lei, Ray Satiro,
+  Martin Dürrmeier, Michael Hendricks, Michael Kaufmann, Orgad Shaneh,
-  renovate[bot], Richard Tollerton, Rob Crittenden, Scott Boudreaux,
+  Otis Cui Lei, Ray Satiro, renovate[bot], Richard Tollerton, Rob Crittenden,
-  Sergey Fedorov, Stefan Eissing, Viktor Szakats, Vladimír Marek,
+  Scott Boudreaux, Sergey Fedorov, Stefan Eissing, Viktor Szakats,
-  Yoshiro Yoneya
+  Vladimír Marek, Yoshiro Yoneya
-  (29 contributors)
+  (31 contributors)
 
 References to bug reports and discussions on issues:
 
@@ -219,13 +233,15 @@ References to bug reports and discussions on issues:
  [62] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20915
  [63] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21057
  [64] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20911
- [65] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20985
  [66] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20787
  [67] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21049
+ [68] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21075
+ [69] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21052
  [70] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21007
  [71] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21006
  [72] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21003
  [73] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21005
+ [74] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20916
  [75] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21001
  [76] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21053
  [77] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21050
@@ -262,7 +278,16 @@ References to bug reports and discussions on issues:
  [110] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20709
  [111] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21046
  [112] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21011
+ [113] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21063
  [115] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21041
  [116] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20864
  [117] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20590
  [118] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20832
+ [119] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20971
+ [120] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21068
+ [121] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21067
+ [122] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21070
+ [124] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21062
+ [125] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21061
+ [126] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=21060
+ [127] = https://curl.se/bug/?i=20968