Log Message:
Update to version 1.9.27

### 1.9.27 - 12 January 2025

 * *fix:* turn off IPC support if _sys/shm.h_ is not available, for compilation \ 
on Termux
 * *fix:* bypass valgrind checks on ARM by default due to false positives

### 1.9.25 - 22 December 2024

 * *fix:* test failure of **--watchfd** on macOS corrected \ 
([#124](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/124))

### 1.9.24 - 19 December 2024

 * *feature:* new **--format** sequences for graphical progress bars - \ 
"**%{bar-block}**", "**%{bar-granular}**", and \ 
"**%{bar-shaded}**" \ 
([#15](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/15))
 * *feature:* new **--format** sequence "**%{sgr:colour,...}**" to use \ 
ECMA-48 Select Graphic Rendition codes to add colours
 * *feature:* new **--bar-style** option to change the default bar style \ 
([#15](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/15))
 * *feature:* allow decimal values such as "1.5G" with \ 
"**--size**", "**--rate-limit**", \ 
"**--buffer-size**", and "**error-skip-block**" \ 
([#35](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/35))
 * *cleanup:* improve progress bar granularity on wide displays by internally \ 
tracking the transfer percentage as a decimal number
 * *cleanup:* correct detection of **--remote** usability on GNU Hurd
 * *cleanup:* reduce likelihood of race conditions in tests when running on slow \ 
systems
 * *cleanup:* reduce memory footprint
 * *docs:* simplified the synopsis section of the manual

### 1.9.15 - 8 December 2024

 * *feature:* new **--format** sequence "**%nL**", showing the most \ 
recent line written ([#121](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/121))
 * *feature:* each **--format** sequence now has a more readable equivalent \ 
name, for example "**%r**" can be written as "**%{rate}**"
 * *feature:* new **--format** sequences "**%{progress-bar-only}**" \ 
and "**%{progress-amount-only}**"
 * *fix:* allow **--format** to include "%nA" more than once, with \ 
different "n" values \ 
([#122](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/122))
 * *fix:* allow **--format** to include "%p" more than once, with \ 
optional width prefix
 * *fix:* calculate width correctly when wide characters are in **--format** strings
 * *fix:* add _configure_ script fallback for **--remote** check when \ 
cross-compiling ([#120](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/120))
 * *fix:* allow **extra-display** to be changed by **--remote** \ 
([#123](https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/issues/123))
 * *cleanup:* refactored display formatters into separate functions
 * *cleanup:* improve format parser handling of dangling or invalid \ 
"%" sequences