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24 24  
25 25 - Build changes
26 26  
27   - - A C++-20 compiler is now required.
  27 + - A C++20 compiler is now required to build or test qpdf. All public
  28 + header files remain C++17 compatible.
28 29  
29 30 - The AppImage and Linux standalone binary distributions are now
30   - built with Ubuntu 22.04 to support C++-20, which means they will
  31 + built with Ubuntu 22.04 to support C++20, which means they will
31 32 not work on some older Linux distributions. If you need support
32 33 for an older distribution, please use version 12.2.0 or below.
33 34  
34 35 - Bug fixes
35 36  
36   - - Set ``is_different`` flag in ``QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper::getTopLevelField`` to
37   - false if the field is a top-level field. Previously the flag was only set
38   - if the field is a top-level field.
  37 + - Always set the ``is_different`` flag in
  38 + ``QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper::getTopLevelField``. Previously the
  39 + flag was only set to true if the field is not a top-level field,
  40 + and remained unchanged otherwise.
39 41  
40 42 - Library Enhancements
41 43  
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106 108  
107 109 - Other changes
108 110  
  111 + - There has been significant internal refactoring affecting most parts of
  112 + qpdf's code base.
  113 +
  114 + - When flattening widget annotations further checks have been added to detect
  115 + when qpdf cannot reliably generate the necessary appearance streams. As in
  116 + other such cases a warning is issued and the annotation remains unflattened.
  117 +
109 118 - By default, streams with more than 25 filters are now treated as unfilterable.
110 119 A large number of filters typically occur in damaged or specially constructed
111 120 files and can cause excessive use of resources and/or stack overflows. The
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145 154 - Upcoming C++ Version Change
146 155  
147 156 - This is expected to be the last minor release of qpdf to work
148   - with C++-17. We will be switching to C++-20 for 12.3.0.
  157 + with C++17. We will be switching to C++20 for 12.3.0.
149 158  
150 159 - Bug fixes
151 160  
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