Fix potential deadlock in `make-struct'.

[bpt/guile.git] / NEWS

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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Changes in 1.9.0:
 
 * New modules (see the manual for details)
 
+** `(srfi srfi-18)', multithreading support
 ** The `(ice-9 i18n)' module provides internationalization support
 
 * Changes to the distribution
@@ -31,11 +32,61 @@ See `cancel-thread', `set-thread-cleanup!', and `thread-cleanup'.
 
 * Changes to the C interface
 
+** The GH interface (deprecated in version 1.6, 2001) was removed.
+
+** Internal `scm_i_' functions now have "hidden" linkage with GCC/ELF
+
+This makes these internal functions technically not callable from
+application code.
+
 ** Functions for handling `scm_option' now no longer require an argument
 indicating length of the `scm_t_option' array.
 
 
 \f
+Changes in 1.8.6 (since 1.8.5)
+
+* New features (see the manual for details)
+
+** New convenience function `scm_c_symbol_length ()'
+
+** Single stepping through code from Emacs
+
+When you use GDS to evaluate Scheme code from Emacs, you can now use
+`C-u' to indicate that you want to single step through that code. See
+`Evaluating Scheme Code' in the manual for more details.
+
+** New "guile(1)" man page!
+
+* Changes to the distribution
+
+** Automake's `AM_MAINTAINER_MODE' is no longer used
+
+Thus, the `--enable-maintainer-mode' configure option is no longer
+available: Guile is now always configured in "maintainer mode".
+
+* Bugs fixed
+
+** `symbol->string' now returns a read-only string, as per R5RS
+** Fix incorrect handling of the FLAGS argument of `fold-matches'
+** `guile-config link' now prints `-L$libdir' before `-lguile'
+** Fix memory corruption involving GOOPS' `class-redefinition'
+** Fix possible deadlock in `mutex-lock'
+** Fix build issue on Tru64 and ia64-hp-hpux11.23 (`SCM_UNPACK' macro)
+** Fix build issue on mips, mipsel, powerpc and ia64 (stack direction)
+** Fix build issue on hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11 (`dirent64' and `readdir64_r')
+** Fix build issue on i386-unknown-freebsd7.0 ("break strict-aliasing rules")
+** Fix misleading output from `(help rationalize)'
+** Fix build failure on Debian hppa architecture (bad stack growth detection)
+** Fix `gcd' when called with a single, negative argument.
+** Fix `Stack overflow' errors seen when building on some platforms
+** Fix bug when `scm_with_guile ()' was called several times from the
+   same thread
+** The handler of SRFI-34 `with-exception-handler' is now invoked in the
+   dynamic environment of the call to `raise'
+** Fix potential deadlock in `make-struct'
+
+\f
 Changes in 1.8.5 (since 1.8.4)
 
 * Infrastructure changes
@@ -58,7 +109,19 @@ See "Autoconf Support" in the manual for details.
 
 ** New `postfix' read option, for SRFI-88 keyword syntax
 ** Some I/O primitives have been inlined, which improves I/O performance
+** New object-based traps infrastructure
+
+This is a GOOPS-based infrastructure that builds on Guile's low-level
+evaluator trap calls and facilitates the development of debugging
+features like single-stepping, breakpoints, tracing and profiling.
+See the `Traps' node of the manual for details.
 
+** New support for working on Guile code from within Emacs
+
+Guile now incorporates the `GDS' library (previously distributed
+separately) for working on Guile code from within Emacs.  See the
+`Using Guile In Emacs' node of the manual for details.
+ 
 * Bugs fixed
 
 ** `scm_add_slot ()' no longer segfaults (fixes bug #22369)
@@ -86,6 +149,7 @@ lead to a stack overflow.
 ** Fixed build issue with DEC/Compaq/HP's compiler
 ** Fixed `scm_from_complex_double' build issue on FreeBSD
 ** Fixed `alloca' build issue on FreeBSD 6
+** Removed use of non-portable makefile constructs
 ** Fixed shadowing of libc's <random.h> on Tru64, which broke compilation
 ** Make sure all tests honor `$TMPDIR'