The Embedded File System (EFS) library, of which the first stable version, 1.0, has just been released, is a C++ library that creates a virtual filesystem in a file.

The developers of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) have published the new 4.2.2 version just three months after the previous release.

The Seamstress image manipulation library promises smaller images without compromising detail. Version 1.0.0 of the software, which was released recently, uses an "energy function" to analyze various areas of the image before compressing and does not change eye-catching areas.

If you'll pardon the pun, the Libquantum C library has now leaped from version 0.2.4 to 0.9.1 after three years of seeming inactivity. The new version includes a new API which gives users the ability to simulate quantum mechanics.

Version 1.0 of Log for C++, a class library with numerous logging functions has just been released.

Intel presented Version 9.0 of the C++ compiler for Intel processors in June, raising the bar for highly optimized code.

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