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@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Changes affecting backwards compatibility
raise hooks.
- Changed exception handling/error reporting for ``os.removeFile`` and
``os.removeDir``.
- The algorithm for searching and loading configuration files have been changed
- Operators now have diffent precedence rules: Assignment-like operators
(like ``*=``) are now special-cased.
- The fields in ``TStream`` have been renamed to have an ``Impl`` suffix
@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ Compiler Additions
and Objective C somewhat easier.
- Added a ``--nimcache:PATH`` configuration option for control over the output
directory for generated code.
- Added ``--cincludes:dir``, ``--clibdir:lib`` configuration options for
modifying the C compiler's header/library search path in cross-platform way.
- Added ``--clib:lib`` configuration options for specifying additional
C libraries to be linked.
- Added ``--mainmodule:file`` configuration options for specifying the main
project file. This is intended to be used in project configuration files to
allow commands like ``nimrod c`` or ``nimrod check`` to be executed anywhere
within the project's directory structure
- Added a ``--app:staticlib`` option for creating static libraries
- Added a ``--tlsEmulation:on|off`` switch for control over thread local
storage emulation.
- The compiler and standard library now support a *taint mode*. Input strings
@ -98,6 +108,9 @@ Compiler Additions
- The compiler now supports the compilation cache via ``--symbolFiles:on``.
This potentially speeds up compilations by an order of magnitude, but is
still highly experimental!
- Added ``--import:file`` and ``--include:file`` configuration options
for specifying modules that will be automatically imported/incluced.
- ``nimrod i`` can now optionally be given a module to execute.
Library Additions
@ -114,7 +127,8 @@ Library Additions
- Added ``system.running`` for threads.
- Added ``system.program_result``.
- Added ``xmltree.innerText``.
- Added ``os.isAbsolute``, ``os.dynLibFormat``.
- Added ``os.isAbsolute``, ``os.dynLibFormat``, ``os.isRootDir``,
``os.parentDirs``.
- Added ``parseutils.interpolatedFragments``.
- Added ``macros.treeRepr``, ``macros.lispRepr``, ``macros.dumpTree``,
``macros.dumpLisp``, ``macros.parseExpr``, ``macros.parseStmt``,