[perl #41926] [PATCH] partial update of NEWS for 0.4.10
Jerry Gay
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attached inline is a partial update of NEWS for the 0.4.10 release.
i'm too hungry and tired now to finish it off, so won't somebody carry
it the last bit to the finish line for the release?
i've noted incomplete areas with XXX
~jerry
Index: NEWS
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--- NEWS (revision 17658)
+++ NEWS (working copy)
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
# $Id$
+New in 0.4.10
+
+- Compilers:
+ + IMCC: Parrot calling conventions now available between two C PMCs
+ + PGE: Match object improvements
+ + smop: added Attribute and Class PMCs
+ + HLLCompiler: improvements for interactive mode
+- PAST:
+ + extended binding to a list of variables
+- Languages:
+ + Updated Lua, PHP ("Plumhead"), Tcl ("ParTcl"), Ruby ("Cardinal")
+ + New language: Pynie - a Python compiler for Parrot
+ + lua implements require and many other ops, improved regex support
+ + XXX
+- Design:
+ + PDD01 "Overview" - updated architecture and platform information
+ + PDD15 "Objects" - details on roles, objects, and classes added
+ + PDD22 "I/O" - ahheh async ops and Status PMC details
+- Documentation:
+ + Added guides for Metacommitter, Relase Manager, and Cage Cleaner roles
+ + XXX
+- Implementation:
+ + Object, Class, Role, and Attribute PMC implementation has begun
+ + Perl 5 module "Parrot::Embed" now compiles and links on all platforms
+ + XXX
+- Build:
+ + Major improvements in test coverage for 'ops2c.pl'
+ + XXX
+- Misc:
+ + many bugfixes, enhancements, and coding standard updates
+ + extended support for XXX
+ + Parrot now builds on XXX
+
New in 0.4.9
- Compilers: