X-Git-Url: http://git.hcoop.net/bpt/guile.git/blobdiff_plain/cad4775f01ee223e0ae3e61b7d732b2d217d81e6..d1a396aefd48c1f3ca4256ba154f87f346bcfaa0:/ANNOUNCE diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE dissimilarity index 84% index 83d622b00..bfbda7316 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,61 +1,60 @@ -We are pleased to announce the release of Guile 1.7.1. This is a -'technology preview' for the upcoming Guile 1.8. - -This version is guaranteed to contain serious bugs, and the publically -visible interface will almost certainly change before 1.8 is released. -The 1.7 releases might be termed "selected snapshots". - -We are releasing it anyway to start testing the new features, and to -get feedback about how difficult or tedious it is to switch from Guile -1.6 to this series. - -Ideally, you should be able to just link your program with Guile 1.7.1 -instead of with Guile 1.6.x. You will get many warnings about -deprecated features, but your program should nevertheless run -correctly. If you find that this is not the case (which is quite -likely) please do not change your program yet. Instead, report the -problem to . - -The shared library major versions have been bumped compared to the 1.6 -series, but they will not be bumped on binary incompatible changes -within the 1.7 series. - - -The NEWS file is quite long. Here are the most spectacular entries in -a condensed form: - - Changes since the 1.6.x series: - - - Guile is now licensed with the GNU Lesser General Public License. - - - The manual is now licensed with the GNU Free Documentation License. - - - We now use GNU MP for bignums. - - - We now use native POSIX threads for real concurrent threads. - - - There is now support for copy-on-write substrings and - mutation-sharing substrings. - - - We now have exact rationals, such as 1/3. - - - A new family of functions for converting between C values and - Scheme values has been added that is future-proof and thread-safe. - - - The INUM macros like SCM_MAKINUM have been deprecated. - - - The macros SCM_STRINGP, SCM_STRING_CHARS, SCM_STRING_LENGTH, - SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, and SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH have been deprecated. - - - There is a new way to deal with non-local exits and re-entries in - C code, which is nicer than scm_internal_dynamic_wind. - - - There are new malloc-like functions that work better than - scm_must_malloc, etc. - -and most importantly - - - call-with-current-continuation is now also available under the name - call/cc. - -See NEWS and the manual for more details. +We are pleased to announce the release of Guile 1.8.0. It can be +found here: + + ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guile/guile-1.8.0.tar.gz + +Its SHA1 checksum is + + 22462680feeda1e5400195c01dee666162503d66 guile-1.8.0.tar.gz + +We already know about some issues with 1.8.0, please check the mailing +lists: + + http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/mail/mail.html + +The NEWS file is quite long. Here are the most interesting entries: + + Changes since 1.6: + + * Guile is now licensed with the GNU Lesser General Public License. + + * The manual is now licensed with the GNU Free Documentation License. + + * We now use GNU MP for bignums. + + * We now have exact rationals, such as 1/3. + + * We now use native POSIX threads for real concurrent threads. + + * There is a new way to initalize Guile that allows one to use Guile + from threads that have not been created by Guile. + + * Mutexes and condition variables are now always fair. A recursive + mutex must be requested explicitly. + + * The low-level thread API has been removed. + + * There is now support for copy-on-write substrings and + mutation-sharing substrings. + + * A new family of functions for converting between C values and + Scheme values has been added that is future-proof and thread-safe. + + * The INUM macros like SCM_MAKINUM have been deprecated. + + * The macros SCM_STRINGP, SCM_STRING_CHARS, SCM_STRING_LENGTH, + SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, and SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH have been deprecated. + + * There is a new way to deal with non-local exits and re-entries in + C code, which is nicer than scm_internal_dynamic_wind. + + * There are new malloc-like functions that work better than + scm_must_malloc, etc. + + * There is a new way to access all kinds of vectors and arrays from + C that is efficient and thread-safe. + + * The concept of dynamic roots has been factored into continuation + barriers and dynamic states. + +See NEWS and the manual for more details.