[hurd] 09/09: GNU Hurd 0.9

[Samuel Thibault]

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commit 5add1f4c531639b6247c827566ae55426c1182d7
Author: Thomas Schwinge <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Dec 18 19:38:57 2016 +0100

    GNU Hurd 0.9
    
    * configure.ac (AC_INIT): Set version to 0.9.
    * NEWS: Finalize for 0.9.
---
 NEWS         | 13 +++++++++----
 configure.ac |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 014fe1b..05e04d5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-Version 0.9 (2016-12-XX)
+Version 0.9 (2016-12-18)
 
 The 'boot' program can now be run as unprivileged user, allowing any
 user to create unprivileged Subhurds.
 
-The Berkeley Packet Filter library and the ethernet multiplexer have
-been merged into this repository.  The ethernet multiplexer now
+An ethernet multiplexer (eth-multiplexer translator) has been merged
+into this repository.  This is a network multiplexer that makes
+available virtual interfaces, and routes traffic between these and a
+real ethernet interface.  It uses the Berkeley Packet Filter library
+(libbpf), which has also been merged.  The ethernet multiplexer now
 generates and uses stable pseudo-random ethernet addresses for the
 virtual interfaces.
 
-Countless bugs have been fixed throughout the code, notably in
+As usual, bugs have been fixed throughout the code, notably in
 libpager and ext2fs which now gracefully handles running out of space.
+Further compatibility fixes have been applied (for compliance to
+standards such as POSIX).
 
 Version 0.8 (2016-05-18)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 365fc85..5cbbea8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.54)                        dnl Minimum Autoconf version required.
-AC_INIT([GNU Hurd], [0.8], address@hidden)
+AC_INIT([GNU Hurd], [0.9], address@hidden)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([hurd/hurd_types.h])  dnl File to look for in srcdir.
 
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT()            dnl Default to empty prefix, not /usr/local.

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