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@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ version 1.0.
 1.0.2
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+- Fix a number of standard I/O forwarding issues, including the
+  ability to background mpirun and a loss of data issue when
+  redirecting mpirun's standard input from a file.
 - Fixed tcsh-based LD_LIBRARY_PATH issues with --prefix.  Thanks to
   Glen Morris for identifying the problem and suggesting the fix.
 - Removed extraneous \n's when setting PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH in the