Add 0.16.0 release notes.

web/news/e029_version_0_16_0.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Version 0.16.0 released
 
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-  Posted by xyz on dd/mm/yyyy
+  Posted by The Nim Team on dd/mm/yyyy
 
 We're happy to announce that the latest release of Nim, version 0.16.0, is now
 available!
@@ -11,12 +11,39 @@ available!
 As always, you can grab the latest version from the
 `downloads page <http://nim-lang.org/download.html>`_.
 
-This release includes almost xyz bug fixes and improvements. To see a full list
+This release includes over 80 bug fixes and improvements. To see a full list
 of changes, take a look at the detailed changelog
 `below <#changelog>`_.
 
-Some of the most significant changes in this release include: xyz
+Some of the most significant changes in this release include: a major new
+Nimble release, an improved import syntax, and the stabilisation of
+name mangling rules enabling faster compile times.
 
+The new Nimble release that is included with Nim 0.16.0 includes a variety of
+new features and bug fixes. The most prominent of which is the improved output
+system, as shown in the figure below.
+
+.. raw::html
+
+  <a href="../assets/news/images/0.16.0/nimble.png">
+    <img src="../assets/news/images/0.16.0/nimble.png" alt="Nimble 0.8.0" style="width:100%"/>
+  </a>
+
+For a full list of changes in Nimble, see its
+`changelog <https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/blob/master/changelog.markdown#080---05012017>`_.
+
+The new import syntax makes it easier to import multiple modules from the same
+package or directory. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: nim
+  import compiler/ast, compiler/parser, compiler/lexer
+  import compiler / [ast, parser, lexer]
+
+The two are equivalent, but the new latter syntax is less redundant.
+
+Finally, the code responsible for name mangling in the generated C and C++ code
+has been improved to reduce compile times. In particular, compile-time for
+the common edit-compile-run cycles have been reduced.
 
 Changelog
 ~~~~~~~~~
@@ -103,4 +130,93 @@ Bugfixes
 The list below has been generated based on the commits in Nim's git
 repository. As such it lists only the issues which have been closed
 via a commit, for a full list see
-`this link on Github <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A%222016-06-22+..+2016-09-30%22+>`_.
+`this link on Github <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A%222016-10-23+..+2017-01-07%22+>`_.
+
+- Fixed "staticRead and staticExec have different working directories"
+  (`#4871 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4871>`_)
+- Fixed "CountTable doesn't support the '==' operator"
+  (`#4901 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4901>`_)
+- Fixed "documentation for module sequtls apply proc"
+  (`#4386 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4386>`_)
+- Fixed "Operator `==` for CountTable does not work."
+  (`#4946 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4946>`_)
+- Fixed "sysFatal (IndexError) with parseUri and the / operator"
+  (`#4959 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4959>`_)
+- Fixed "initialSize parameter does not work in OrderedTableRef"
+  (`#4940 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4940>`_)
+- Fixed "error proc from macro library could have a node parameter"
+  (`#4915 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4915>`_)
+- Fixed "Segfault when comparing OrderedTableRef with nil"
+  (`#4974 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4974>`_)
+- Fixed "Bad codegen when comparing isNil results"
+  (`#4975 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4975>`_)
+- Fixed "OrderedTable cannot delete entry with empty string or 0 key"
+  (`#5035 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5035>`_)
+- Fixed "Deleting specific keys from ordered table leaves it in invalid state."
+  (`#5057 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5057>`_)
+- Fixed "Paths are converted to lowercase on Windows"
+  (`#5076 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5076>`_)
+- Fixed "toTime(getGMTime(...)) doesn't work correctly when local timezone is not UTC"
+  (`#5065 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5065>`_)
+- Fixed "out of memory error from `test=` type proc call when parameter is a call to a table's `[]` proc"
+  (`#5079 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5079>`_)
+- Fixed "Incorrect field order in object construction"
+  (`#5055 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5055>`_)
+- Fixed "Incorrect codegen when importing nre with C++ backend (commit 8494338)"
+  (`#5081 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5081>`_)
+- Fixed "Templates, {.emit.}, and backtick interpolation do not work together"
+  (`#4730 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4730>`_)
+- Fixed "Regression: getType fails in certain cases"
+  (`#5129 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5129>`_)
+- Fixed "CreateThread doesn't accept functions with generics"
+  (`#43 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/43>`_)
+- Fixed "No instantiation information when template has error"
+  (`#4308 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4308>`_)
+- Fixed "realloc leaks"
+  (`#4818 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4818>`_)
+- Fixed "Regression: getType"
+  (`#5131 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5131>`_)
+- Fixed "Code generation for generics broken by sighashes"
+  (`#5135 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5135>`_)
+- Fixed "Regression: importc functions are not declared in generated C code"
+  (`#5136 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5136>`_)
+- Fixed "Calling split("") on string hangs program"
+  (`#5119 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5119>`_)
+- Fixed "Building dynamic library: undefined references (Linux)"
+  (`#4775 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4775>`_)
+- Fixed "Bad codegen for distinct + importc - sighashes regression"
+  (`#5137 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5137>`_)
+- Fixed "C++ codegen regression: memset called on a result variable of `importcpp` type"
+  (`#5140 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5140>`_)
+- Fixed "C++ codegen regression: using channels leads to broken C++ code"
+  (`#5142 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5142>`_)
+- Fixed "Ambiguous call when overloading var and non-var with generic type"
+  (`#4519 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4519>`_)
+- Fixed "[Debian]: build.sh error: unknown processor: aarch64"
+  (`#2147 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2147>`_)
+- Fixed "RFC: asyncdispatch.poll behaviour"
+  (`#5155 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5155>`_)
+- Fixed "Can't access enum members through alias (possible sighashes regression)"
+  (`#5148 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5148>`_)
+- Fixed "Type, declared in generic proc body, leads to incorrect codegen (sighashes regression)"
+  (`#5147 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5147>`_)
+- Fixed "Compiler SIGSEGV when mixing method and proc"
+  (`#5161 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5161>`_)
+- Fixed "Compile-time SIGSEGV when declaring .importcpp method with return value "
+  (`#3848 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/3848>`_)
+- Fixed "Variable declaration incorrectly parsed"
+  (`#2050 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2050>`_)
+- Fixed "Invalid C code when naming a object member "linux""
+  (`#5171 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5171>`_)
+- Fixed "[Windows] MinGW within Nim install is missing libraries"
+  (`#2723 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2723>`_)
+- Fixed "async: annoying warning for future.finished"
+  (`#4948 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4948>`_)
+- Fixed "new import syntax doesn't work?"
+  (`#5185 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5185>`_)
+- Fixed "Fixes #1994"
+  (`#4874 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4874>`_)
+- Fixed "Can't tell return value of programs with staticExec"
+  (`#1994 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/1994>`_)
+- Fixed "startProcess() on Windows with poInteractive: Second call fails ("Alle Pipeinstanzen sind ausgelastet")"
+  (`#5179 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5179>`_)