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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2004-03-03 Jeff Hobbs <jeffh@ActiveState.com> + + *** 8.5a1 TAGGED FOR RELEASE *** + + * changes: updated for 8.5a1 + 2004-03-03 David Gravereaux <davygrvy@pobox.com> * win/makefile.vc: default environment variable for VC++ is @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Recent user-visible changes to Tcl: -RCS: @(#) $Id: changes,v 1.83 2004/03/01 19:27:07 dgp Exp $ +RCS: @(#) $Id: changes,v 1.84 2004/03/03 22:49:16 hobbs Exp $ 1. No more [command1] [command2] construct for grouping multiple commands on a single command line. @@ -5963,3 +5963,81 @@ various odd regexp "can't happen" bugs. 2004-03-01 (platform support)[218561] Allow 64-bit configure on IRIX64-6.5* --- Released 8.4.6, March 1, 2004 --- See ChangeLog for details --- + +Changes to 8.5a1 include all changes to the 8.4 line through 8.4.6, +plus the following, which focuses on the high-level feature changes +in this changeset (new minor version) rather than bug fixes: + + * refactored IO code to split FS path code into generic/tclPathObj.c + and generic/tclFileSystem.h + + * refactored trace code into generic/tclTrace.c + + * configure scripts now require autoconf 2.57 for regeneration + + * updated runtime library scripts to use newer Tcl code features + (like replacing regsub with string map) + + * improve robustness of tcltest test suite across environments + + * changed the bytecode evaluation-stack addressing mode, from array-style + to pointer-style; the catch stack and evaluation stack are now + contiguous in memory + + * switch command is now byte-compiled + + * enhanced checking in 'file' command for Windows NT file permissions + + * [TIP #57] new 'lassign' command (adopted from TclX) + + * [TIP #75] switch -regexp now provides submatch info + + * [TIP #90] extended 'catch' and 'return' to enable creation of procs + that are a true replacement for 'return' + + * [TIP #100] new 'unload' command (can unload DLLs loaded via 'load', + requires the extension writer to support it) + + * [TIP #111] new 'dict' command. Several commands have been updated + to handle the list form of dicts implicitly at the C level where + only lists were previously accepted + + * [TIP #112] 'namespace ensemble' command addition allows for ensembles + that build on the namespace abstraction + + * [TIP #118] file attributes -readonly option for unices that support + chflags(), support Mac Classic attribute options on OS X, add + -rsrclength for OS X, enhance file copy on OS X to copy finder + attributes and resource forks transparently + + * [TIP #120] enable dde in safe interpreters + * [TIP #130] enable unique dde server names on Windows + * [TIP #135] change dde servername -exact option to -force + + * [TIP #121] new Tcl_SetExitProc C API to control application shutdown + + * [TIP #123] expr ** exponentiation operator + + * [TIP #127] added 'lsearch -index' option + + * [TIP #136] added 'lrepeat' command + + * [TIP #137/151] Add -encoding option to 'source' command and main tclsh + executable. + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY *** + For Tcl embedders that build on Tcl_Main() and make use of Tcl_Main's + former ability to pass a leading "-encoding" option to interactive shell + operations, this will now be consumed by Tcl. + + * [TIP #138] New TCL_HASH_KEY_SYSTEM_HASH option for Tcl hash tables + + * [TIP #139] documented portions of Tcl's namespace C APIs + + * [TIP #148] correct [list]-quoting of the '#' character + + * [TIP #156] add "root locale" to msgcat + + * [TIP #157] leading {expand} syntax on words to cause argument expansion. + This is a safer/cleaner alternative to the use of 'eval'. + +--- Released 8.5a1, March 3, 2004 --- See ChangeLog for details --- |