From 83fa3c65ca9bb0fc164aa159839902e29ec31e60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaz Kylheku Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:55:19 -0700 Subject: Version 171. * RELNOTES: Updated. * configure, txr.1: Bumped version and date. * share/txr/stdlib/ver.tl: Likewise. * txr.vim, tl.vim: Regenerated. --- RELNOTES | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+) (limited to 'RELNOTES') diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES index 9f3747a8..bf6777ee 100644 --- a/RELNOTES +++ b/RELNOTES @@ -1,3 +1,58 @@ + TXR 171 + 2017-03-14 + + + Features + + - New unbound referencing dot syntax: .a.b.c.d + corresponding to (uref a b c d) macro operator + - Produces a function which curries slot references, + binding them to an object passed to it as argument. + - Command line: + - The argument - (dash) is no longer required to specify + that standard input is to be scanned; it is default behavior. + - TXR access from Lisp: + - last two arguments are now optional in match-fun. + - OOP: + - new functions struct-from-args and struct-from-plist + provide slightly simplified interfaces to make-struct. + - A structure's print method can now return : (the colon symbol) + to indicate that it declines printing, so the built-in structure + printing takes place. + - suppresed by -C 170 (or lower) compat option. + - Sequences library: + - new rmismatch function: compares tails of sequences and + reports mismatching position as a negative value. + - new functions starts-with and ends-with. + - split, split*, partition, partition*: now allow negative + indices. + - previous behavior of ignoring negative indices can be selected + using -C 170 (or lower). + - TXR Pattern Language: + - New directive @(mdo): "macro-time do": evaluates Lisp code + immediately after being parsed and disappears from syntax tree. + - New @(in-package) directive, allows pattern language files to + succinctly express being in an alternative package. + + Bugs + + - Fixed spurious warnings about :vars set up in @(repeat) + being unbound as well as the :counter variable in @(collect). + - Fixed lack of macro-expansion on the init expression + in @(collect :counter (var init)). + - The TXR matcher now refuses to open input sources that are + streams, or standard input default, for non-matching directives, + in the same manner that file name sources are treated. + Thus @(next s) (where s is a stream) not cause any input + to be pulles from s until a matching directive is encountered. + - match-fun: @(next) in the invoked pattern function now correctly + switches to the first file in the list of files passed + to match-fun. + - Fixed numerous instances of improperly terminated formatted + printing in the TXR internals (missing "nao" argument). + + + TXR 170 2017-02-28 -- cgit v1.2.3