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2014-XX-XX Version 0.9.4 released
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2014-XX-XX Version 0.9.4 released
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=================================
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Bugfixes
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Bugfixes
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--------
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--------
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Library Additions
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Library Additions
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- Added ``macros.genSym`` builtin for AST generation.
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- Added ``macros.genSym`` builtin for AST generation.
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- Added ``macros.newLit`` procs for easier AST generation.
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- Added ``macros.newLit`` procs for easier AST generation.
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Changes affecting backwards compatibility
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Changes affecting backwards compatibility
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- The scoping rules for the ``if`` statement changed for better interaction
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- The scoping rules for the ``if`` statement changed for better interaction
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with the new syntactic construct ``(;)``.
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with the new syntactic construct ``(;)``.
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- ``OSError`` family of procedures has been deprecated. Procedures with the same
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- ``OSError`` family of procedures has been deprecated. Procedures with the same
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name but which take different parameters have been introduced. These procs now
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name but which take different parameters have been introduced. These procs now
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require an error code to be passed to them. This error code can be retrieved
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require an error code to be passed to them. This error code can be retrieved
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using the new ``OSLastError`` proc.
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using the new ``OSLastError`` proc.
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- ``os.parentDir`` now returns "" if there is no parent dir.
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- ``os.parentDir`` now returns "" if there is no parent dir.
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- In CGI scripts stacktraces are shown to the user only
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- In CGI scripts stacktraces are shown to the user only
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if ``cgi.setStackTraceStdout`` is used.
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if ``cgi.setStackTraceStdout`` is used.
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- The symbol binding rules for clean templates changed: ``bind`` for any
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- The symbol binding rules for clean templates changed: ``bind`` for any
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symbol that's not a parameter is now the default. ``mixin`` can be used
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symbol that's not a parameter is now the default. ``mixin`` can be used
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to require instantiation scope for a symbol.
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to require instantiation scope for a symbol.
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- ``quoteIfContainsWhite`` now escapes argument in such way that it can be safely
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- ``quoteIfContainsWhite`` now escapes argument in such way that it can be safely
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passed to shell, instead of just adding double quotes.
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passed to shell, instead of just adding double quotes.
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- ``macros.dumpTree`` and ``macros.dumpLisp`` have been made ``immediate``,
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- ``macros.dumpTree`` and ``macros.dumpLisp`` have been made ``immediate``,
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``dumpTreeImm`` and ``dumpLispImm`` are now deprecated.
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``dumpTreeImm`` and ``dumpLispImm`` are now deprecated.
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- The ``nil`` statement has been deprecated, use an empty ``discard`` instead.
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- The ``nil`` statement has been deprecated, use an empty ``discard`` instead.
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- ``sockets.select`` now prunes sockets that are **not** ready from the list
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- ``sockets.select`` now prunes sockets that are **not** ready from the list
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of sockets given to it.
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of sockets given to it.
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Compiler Additions
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Compiler Additions
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- The compiler can now warn about "uninitialized" variables. (There are no
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- The compiler can now warn about "uninitialized" variables. (There are no
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real uninitialized variables in Nimrod as they are initialized to binary
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real uninitialized variables in Nimrod as they are initialized to binary
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zero). Activate via ``{.warning[Uninit]:on.}``.
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zero). Activate via ``{.warning[Uninit]:on.}``.
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- The compiler now enforces the ``not nil`` constraint.
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- The compiler now enforces the ``not nil`` constraint.
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- The compiler now supports a ``codegenDecl`` pragma for even more control
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- The compiler now supports a ``codegenDecl`` pragma for even more control
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over the generated code.
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over the generated code.
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- The compiler now supports a ``computedGoto`` pragma to support very fast
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- The compiler now supports a ``computedGoto`` pragma to support very fast
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dispatching for interpreters and the like.
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dispatching for interpreters and the like.
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- The old evaluation engine has been replaced by a proper register based
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- The old evaluation engine has been replaced by a proper register based
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virtual machine. This fixes numerous bugs for ``nimrod i`` and for macro
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virtual machine. This fixes numerous bugs for ``nimrod i`` and for macro
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evaluation.
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evaluation.
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- ``--gc:none`` produces warnings when code uses the GC.
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- ``--gc:none`` produces warnings when code uses the GC.
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Language Additions
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Language Additions
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- Arrays can now be declared with a single integer literal ``N`` instead of a
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- Arrays can now be declared with a single integer literal ``N`` instead of a
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range; the range is then ``0..N-1``.
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range; the range is then ``0..N-1``.
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- Added ``requiresInit`` pragma to enforce explicit initialization.
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- Added ``requiresInit`` pragma to enforce explicit initialization.
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- Exported templates are allowed to access hidden fields.
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- Exported templates are allowed to access hidden fields.
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- The ``using statement`` enables you to more easily author domain-specific
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- The ``using statement`` enables you to more easily author domain-specific
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languages and libraries providing OOP-like syntactic sugar.
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languages and libraries providing OOP-like syntactic sugar.
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- Added the possibility to override various dot operators in order to handle
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- Added the possibility to override various dot operators in order to handle
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calls to missing procs and reads from undeclared fields at compile-time.
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calls to missing procs and reads from undeclared fields at compile-time.
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- The overload resolution now supports ``static[T]`` params that must be
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- The overload resolution now supports ``static[T]`` params that must be
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evaluable at compile-time.
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evaluable at compile-time.
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- Support for user-defined type classes has been added.
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- Support for user-defined type classes has been added.
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- The *command syntax* is supported in a lot more contexts.
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- The *command syntax* is supported in a lot more contexts.
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- Anonymous iterators are now supported and iterators can capture variables
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- Anonymous iterators are now supported and iterators can capture variables
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of an outer proc.
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of an outer proc.
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Tools improvements
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Tools improvements
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- c2nim can deal with a subset of C++. Use the ``--cpp`` command line option
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- c2nim can deal with a subset of C++. Use the ``--cpp`` command line option
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to activate.
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to activate.
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2014-02-11 Nimrod Featured in Dr. Dobb's
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Nimrod has been `featured<http://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/nimrod-a-new-systems-programming-languag/240165321>`_
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as the cover story in the February 2014 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal.
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2014-01-15 Nimrod Talk is Online
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Andreas Rumpf presented *Nimrod: A New Approach to Metaprogramming* at
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`Strange Loop 2013<https://thestrangeloop.com/sessions/nimrod-a-new-approach-to-meta-programming>`_.
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The `video and slides<http://www.infoq.com/presentations/nimrod>`_
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of the talk are now available.
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2013-05-20 New website design!
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2013-05-20 New website design!
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<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-02-11-nimrod-featured-in-dr-dobb-s">
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<h3>Feb 11, 2014</h3>
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<p>Nimrod in Dr. Dobb's.</p>
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<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-01-15-nimrod-talk-is-online">
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<h3>Jan 15, 2014</h3>
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<p>Nimrod video is online.</p>
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</a>
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<a class="news" href="news.html#new-website-design">
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<h3>May 20, 2013</h3>
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<h3>May 20, 2013</h3>
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<p>New website design!</p>
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<p>New website design!</p>
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