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+What's new:
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+
+- Allow unprivileged symlink creation in Windows 10 1703 and later.
+
+- New API: reallocarray
+
+
+What changed:
+-------------
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix build problem with GCC 6.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2017-q2/msg00014.html
+
+- Fix stat.st_blocks for files compressed with CompactOS method.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2017-q2/msg00026.html
+
+- Fix extrem lagging during strae in certain scenarios.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2017-04/msg00240.html