Loongson/MIPS N32 support merged into core-updates

Hello all, FYI, I've pushed almost all of the Loongson/MIPS N32 support patches from 'loongson' into 'core-updates', with minor improvements in some cases. The only patch I've not yet merged is the one for mit-krb5, since the new patch system doesn't work for that package. I'm currently working

What for 0.5?

Hi! I think we should aim for a 0.5 release within 2 to 4 weeks. So, what do we put in there? We already have nice things: • Better patch handling. • MIPS/N32 port. • Monads, and other API improvements. In addition, I think we should: • Switch to GCC 4.8 as the default compiler, and