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 ?? ??? 2000, Version 4.0.0 Release
+- Added SORT_REGULAR, SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_STRING flags that can be used with
+  non-user sort functions for precise sorting behavior. (Andrei)
 - Fixed two 64-bit issues (startup crash, gethostbyaddr). (Sascha)
 - NULL values are now preserved in the return value of mysql_fetch_array()
   and mysql_fetch_object(). (Andrei)