version 1.22, 2007/06/02 13:22:31
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version 1.24, 2007/09/12 18:10:41
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User-visible changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.9 (up to 2006-05-07): |
User-visible changes between 0.6.2 and 0.6.9 (up to 2007-09-12): |
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Installation: |
Installation: |
support for DESTDIR, POST_INSTALL, INSTALL_SCRIPT |
support for DESTDIR, POST_INSTALL, INSTALL_SCRIPT |
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[DEFINED] and [UNDEFINED] |
[DEFINED] and [UNDEFINED] |
PARSE-NAME (new name) |
PARSE-NAME (new name) |
deferred words (new: DEFER@ DEFER! ACTION-OF) |
deferred words (new: DEFER@ DEFER! ACTION-OF) |
Unicode support (incomplete): |
X:structures: +FIELD FIELD: FFIELD: CFIELD: etc. |
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X:ekeys: new: EKEY>FKEY K-SHIFT-MASK K-CTRL-MASK K-ALT-MASK |
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Unicode support (incomplete, documentation probably not up-to-date): |
added xchars words for dealing with variable-width multi-byte characters |
added xchars words for dealing with variable-width multi-byte characters |
provide 8bit (ISO Latin 1) and UTF-8 support for xchars |
provide 8bit (ISO Latin 1) and UTF-8 support for xchars |
Number prefixes: |
Number prefixes: |
0x is a hex prefix: 0xff and 0XfF now produces (decimal) 255 |
0x is a hex prefix: 0xff and 0XfF now produces (decimal) 255 |
# is a decimal prefix: #10 now produces (decimal) 10 |
# is a decimal prefix: #10 now produces (decimal) 10 |
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Signs after the number prefix are now accepted, e.g, #-50. |
' now only handles a single (x)char: 'ab is no longer accepted, |
' now only handles a single (x)char: 'ab is no longer accepted, |
'a' now produces (decimal) 97 |
'a' now produces (decimal) 97 |
New words: |
New words: |
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NEXT-ARG SHIFT-ARGS (OS command-line argument processing) |
NEXT-ARG SHIFT-ARGS (OS command-line argument processing) |
NOTHROW (for backtrace control) |
NOTHROW (for backtrace control) |
FTRUNC FMOD (undocumented) |
FTRUNC FMOD (undocumented) |
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SEE-CODE SEE-CODE-RANGE (show generated dynamic native code) |
Improvements/changes of existing words: |
Improvements/changes of existing words: |
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S\" now supports \l, \m, \z, and limits hex and octal character specs. |
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OPEN-FILE with W/O no longer creates or truncates files (compat file missing) |
TRY...ENDTRY changed significantly, compatibility files available (see docs). |
TRY...ENDTRY changed significantly, compatibility files available (see docs). |
The disassembler (DISCODE) can now use gdb to disassemble code |
The disassembler (DISCODE) can now use gdb to disassemble code |
Uninitialized defered words now give a warning when executed |
Uninitialized defered words now give a warning when executed |
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Environment variable GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX (used by word SYSTEM and friends) |
Environment variable GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX (used by word SYSTEM and friends) |
C interface: |
C interface: |
exported symbols now start with "gforth_" (for referencing them from C code) |
exported symbols now start with "gforth_" (for referencing them from C code) |
support for use of libffi (supplied with gcc) and |
support for use of libffi (supplied with gcc) (undocumented) and |
a C-compiler-based approach (requires C compiler at run-time) (incomplete). |
a C-compiler-based approach (requires C compiler at run-time) (incomplete). |
Libraries: |
Libraries: |
depth-changes.fs: report stack depth changes during interpretation |
depth-changes.fs: report stack depth changes during interpretation |
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status.fs, show interpreter status in separate xterm (undocumented) |
status.fs, show interpreter status in separate xterm (undocumented) |
profile.fs for profiling (undocumented, incomplete) |
profile.fs for profiling (undocumented, incomplete) |
endtry-iferror.fs, recover-endtry.fs to ease the TRY change transition |
endtry-iferror.fs, recover-endtry.fs to ease the TRY change transition |
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test/tester.fs: Now works with FP numbers (undocumented) |
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test/ttester.fs: Version of tester.fs with improved interface (T{...}T). |
compat library: |
compat library: |
compat/execute-parsing.fs |
compat/execute-parsing.fs |
Speed improvements: |
Speed improvements: |
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mixed-precision division is now faster |
mixed-precision division is now faster |
support for int128 types on AMD64 |
support for int128 types on AMD64 |
workarounds for gcc performance bugs (in particular, PR 15242) |
workarounds for gcc performance bugs (in particular, PR 15242) |
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branch target alignment (good speedup on Alpha). |
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User-visible changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2: |
User-visible changes between 0.6.1 and 0.6.2: |