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authorSteven Knight <knight@baldmt.com>2008-08-12 14:30:49 (GMT)
committerSteven Knight <knight@baldmt.com>2008-08-12 14:30:49 (GMT)
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Update to 1.0.0.
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Release Notes
-This is a beta release of SCons, a tool for building software (and other
-files). SCons is implemented in Python, and its "configuration files"
-are actually Python scripts, allowing you to use the full power of a
-real scripting language to solve build problems. You do not, however,
-need to know Python to use SCons effectively.
+This is SCons, a tool for building software (and other files). SCons is
+implemented in Python, and its "configuration files" are actually Python
+scripts, allowing you to use the full power of a real scripting language
+to solve build problems. You do not, however, need to know Python to
+use SCons effectively.
So that everyone using SCons can help each other learn how to use it
more effectively, please sign up for the scons-users mailing list at:
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ more effectively, please sign up for the scons-users mailing list at:
-RELEASE 0.98.5 - Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:20:35 -0700
+RELEASE 1.0.0 - Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:19:44 -0700
- This is a release candidate for SCons 1.0. Please consult the
- CHANGES.txt file for a list of specific changes since last release.
+ Please consult the CHANGES.txt file for a list of specific changes
+ since last release.
Please note the following important changes since release 0.98.4:
@@ -765,12 +765,15 @@ RELEASE 0.98.5 - Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:20:35 -0700
SCons is developed with an extensive regression test suite, and a
rigorous development methodology for continually improving that suite.
Because of this, SCons is of sufficient quality that you can use it
- for real work. The "beta" status of the release reflects that we
- still may change interfaces in future releases, which may require
- modifications to your SConscript files. We strive to hold these
- changes to a minimum.
+ for real work.
- Nevertheless, please heed the following disclaimers:
+ The interfaces in release 1.0 will *not* be knowingly changed in
+ any new, future 1.x release. If an interface change should ever
+ become necessary due to extraordinary circumstances, the change
+ and an appropriate transition strategy will be documented in these
+ RELEASE notes.
+
+ As you use SCons, please heed the following:
- Please report any bugs or other problems that you find to our bug
tracker at our SourceForge project page:
@@ -787,10 +790,12 @@ RELEASE 0.98.5 - Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:20:35 -0700
would be more than glad to have your assistance in correcting this
problem... :-)
- In particular, the "SCons Design" documentation on the SCons web
- site is currently out of date, as we made significant changes to
- portions of the interface as we figured out what worked and what
- didn't during implementation.
+ - The "SCons Design" documentation on the SCons web site is very
+ out of date, as we made significant changes to portions of the
+ interface as we figured out what worked and what didn't during the
+ extensive beta implementation. The "SCons Design" document should
+ be used only for historical purposes, or for just an extremely
+ general understanding of SCons' architectural goals.
- There may be performance issues. Improving SCons performance
is an ongoing priority. If you still find the performance
@@ -820,9 +825,8 @@ RELEASE 0.98.5 - Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:20:35 -0700
use if you you want to fix your version of Python to support
parallel builds in SCons.
- - Again, the "SCons Design" documentation on the SCons web
- site is currently out of date. Take what you read there with a
- grain of salt.
+ - Again, the "SCons Design" documentation on the SCons web site is
+ out of date. Take what you read there with a grain of salt.
- On Win32 systems, you must put a space between the redirection
characters < and >, and the specified files (or construction
@@ -877,7 +881,9 @@ http://www.baldmt.com/~knight/
With plenty of help from the SCons Development team:
Chad Austin
Charles Crain
+ Bill Deegan
Steve Leblanc
+ Greg Noel
Gary Oberbrunner
Anthony Roach
Greg Spencer