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Carl Shapiro
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Update release notes. From Eric Marsden.
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@@ -21,14 +21,10 @@ New in this release:
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* Feature enhancements:
* Feature enhancements:
- Karatsuba multiplier added to give faster multiplication for
- Karatsuba multiplier added to give faster multiplication for
big bignums.
big bignums.
- The sparc port has experimental support for native 64-bit
- Better support for linking foreign libraries. You can now dump
integers (unsigned-byte 64) and (signed-byte 64) on sparc v9
cores with foreign libraries and reload the core without having
(64-bit) architectures. Enabled if the feature :sparc-v8plus
to reload the libraries. Available if the feature
is set.
:linkage-table is present.
- The x86 port better support for linking foreign libraries. You
can now dump cores with foreign libraries and reload the core
without having to reload the libraries. Available if the feature
:linkage-table is set.
* Numerous ANSI compliance fixes:
* Numerous ANSI compliance fixes:
- SYMBOL-MACROLET signals an error when an attempt is made to
- SYMBOL-MACROLET signals an error when an attempt is made to
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@@ -61,6 +57,16 @@ New in this release:
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@@ -61,6 +57,16 @@ New in this release:
- the sequence functions check to make sure sequences are
- the sequence functions check to make sure sequences are
specified and that, if lengths are given, the result matches
specified and that, if lengths are given, the result matches
the given length.
the given length.
- when the argument to TRANSLATE-LOGICAL-PATHNAME is a physical
pathname, return it instead of signalling an error.
- the function DEFAULT-DIRECTORY returns a pathname with an
explicit Unix host, instead of leaving it unspecified.
- logical pathnames are now externalizable
- bad directives in FORMAT-LOGICAL-BLOCK: an error is now signalled
if ~W, ~_, ~<...~:>, ~I, or ~:T is used inside "~<..~>"
(without the colon modifier on the closing syntax).
- the SUBTYPEP function is more intelligent when dealing with
certain hairy types (such as those based on SATISFIES).
* Numerous bugfixes:
* Numerous bugfixes:
- READ-BYTE on certain types of multi-byte elements was incorrect
- READ-BYTE on certain types of multi-byte elements was incorrect
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@@ -87,18 +93,22 @@ New in this release:
error
error
- PPRINT-LOGICAL-BLOCK with a numeric prefix no longer causes the
- PPRINT-LOGICAL-BLOCK with a numeric prefix no longer causes the
system to crash
system to crash
-
in the
byte-compile
r, string comparisons
STRING< and STRING>
- byte-compile
d calls to two-argument
STRING< and STRING>
returned incorrect results
returned incorrect results
- the function READ-SEQUENCE returned incorrect results for
- the function READ-SEQUENCE returned incorrect results for
specialized arrays when the internal READ-N-BYTES function read
specialized arrays when the internal READ-N-BYTES function read
short
short
- when a sequence type specifies a length, CMUCL checks that the
- when a sequence type specifies a length, CMUCL checks that the
length of sequence arguments match the length of the sequence type
length of sequence arguments match the length of the sequence type
- the function REMOVE was not correctly handling all possible
combinations of the :start, :end and :from options.
- the function COMPILE-FILE-PATHNAME computes the output file
- the function COMPILE-FILE-PATHNAME computes the output file
name by merging the input file name and the supplied output file name
name by merging the input file name and the supplied output file name
- the functions MAKE-BROADCAST-STREAM, MAKE-TWO-WAY-STREAM,
- the functions MAKE-BROADCAST-STREAM, MAKE-TWO-WAY-STREAM,
MAKE-CONCATENATED-STREAM and MAKE-ECHO-STREAM check that their
MAKE-CONCATENATED-STREAM and MAKE-ECHO-STREAM check that their
argument is an input or output stream, as appropriate
argument is an input or output stream, as appropriate
- STREAM-READ-SEQUENCE and STREAM-WRITE-SEQUENCE were getting
called with arguments in the wrong order.
- numerous error conditions are signalled using a more specific
- numerous error conditions are signalled using a more specific
condition type than a generic error
condition type than a generic error
- many (all?) cases where the unused labels functions were
- many (all?) cases where the unused labels functions were
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specific and/or ANSI compliant.
specific and/or ANSI compliant.
- error detection of defclass options in line with ANSI
- error detection of defclass options in line with ANSI
requirements.
requirements.
- the compiler now checks type declarations on array elements
before believing them.
* Other changes:
* Other changes:
- The sparc port has experimental support for native 64-bit
integers (unsigned-byte 64) and (signed-byte 64) on sparc v9
(64-bit) architectures. Enabled if the feature :sparc-v8plus
is present (you will need to rebuild CMUCL).
- the function PROFILE:REPORT-TIME no longer prints out a long
- the function PROFILE:REPORT-TIME no longer prints out a long
list of functions that were not profiled. The cutoff is
list of functions that were not profiled. The cutoff is
user-configurable by setting the new variable
user-configurable by setting the new variable
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- reinstated the ability to build small runtime images (excluding
- reinstated the ability to build small runtime images (excluding
the compiler)
the compiler)
- DESCRIBE will print a note if a symbol names a type-specifier
- DESCRIBE will print a note if a symbol names a type-specifier
- numeric types with empty ranges are accepted silently (instead
of signalling an error), and treated as the empty type.
* Code cleanups:
* Code cleanups:
- very numerous changes to the PCL implementation of CLOS, to
delete unused code, improve error checking.
- a number of stale symbols have been deleted from CMUCL images
* Numerous improvements to the PCL implementation of CLOS:
- superfluous SLOT-BOUNDP checking for structure-classes has been
removed
- the preallocation of caches for generic functions has been
removed, since benchmarking indicated that this doesn't provide a
noticeable performance increase
* Changes to rebuilding procedure:
* Changes to rebuilding procedure:
- the search-list "modules:" tracks the "library:" search-list,
- the search-list "modules:" tracks the "library:" search-list,
instead of being set to whatever "library:subsystems/" is at
instead of being set to whatever "library:subsystems/" is at
startup.
startup.
* Deprecated features:
- the HASH-NEW, NEW-COMPILER and RANDOM-MT19937 elements of the
*FEATURES* list are deprecated. Starting from the next release of
CMUCL, the corresponding code will be included in default CMUCL
builds.
This release is not binary compatible with code compiled using CMUCL
This release is not binary compatible with code compiled using CMUCL
18d; you will need to recompile FASL files.
18d; you will need to recompile FASL files.
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