doc/guide/src/Release20051202.adoc

   1 Release20051202
   2 ===============
   3
   4 This is an archived public release of MLton, version 20051202.
   5
   6 == Changes since the last public release ==
   7
   8 * The <:License:MLton license> is now BSD-style instead of the GPL.
   9 * New platforms: <:RunningOnMinGW:X86/MinGW> and HPPA/Linux.
  10 * Improved and expanded documentation, based on the MLton wiki.
  11 * Compiler.
  12 ** improved exception history.
  13 ** <:CompileTimeOptions:Command-line switches>.
  14 *** Added: ++-as-opt++, ++-mlb-path-map++, ++-target-as-opt++, ++-target-cc-opt++.
  15 *** Removed: ++-native++, ++-sequence-unit++, ++-warn-match++, ++-warn-unused++.
  16 * Language.
  17 ** <:ForeignFunctionInterface:FFI> syntax changes and extensions.
  18 *** Added: `_symbol`.
  19 *** Changed: `_export`, `_import`.
  20 *** Removed: `_ffi`.
  21 ** <:MLBasisAnnotations:ML Basis annotations>.
  22 *** Added: `allowFFI`, `nonexhaustiveExnMatch`, `nonexhaustiveMatch`, `redundantMatch`, `sequenceNonUnit`.
  23 *** Deprecated: `allowExport`, `allowImport`, `sequenceUnit`, `warnMatch`.
  24 * Libraries.
  25 ** Basis Library.
  26 *** Added: `Int1`, `Word1`.
  27 ** <:MLtonStructure:MLton structure>.
  28 *** Added: `Process.create`, `ProcEnv.setgroups`, `Rusage.measureGC`, `Socket.fdToSock`, `Socket.Ctl.getError`.
  29 *** Changed: `MLton.Platform.Arch`.
  30 ** Other libraries.
  31 *** Added: <:CKitLibrary:ckit>, <:MLNLFFI:ML-NLFFI library>, <:SMLNJLibrary:SML/NJ library>.
  32 * Tools.
  33 ** Updates of `mllex` and `mlyacc` from SML/NJ.
  34 ** Added <:MLNLFFI:mlnlffigen>.
  35 ** <:Profiling:> supports better inclusion/exclusion of code.
  36
  37 For a complete list of changes and bug fixes since
  38 <:Release20041109:>, see the
  39 <!RawGitFile(mlton,on-20051202-release,doc/changelog)> and
  40 <:Bugs20041109:>.
  41
  42 == 20051202 binary packages ==
  43
  44 * x86
  45 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-cygwin.tgz[Cygwin] 1.5.18-1
  46 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-freebsd.tbz[FreeBSD] 5.4
  47 ** Linux
  48 *** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton_20051202-1_i386.deb[Debian] sid
  49 *** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton_20051202-1_i386.stable.deb[Debian] stable (Sarge)
  50 *** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386.rpm[RedHat] 7.1-9.3 FC1-FC4
  51 *** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-linux.tgz[tgz] for other distributions (glibc 2.3)
  52 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-mingw.tgz[MinGW]
  53 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-netbsd.tgz[NetBSD] 2.0.2
  54 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.i386-openbsd.tgz[OpenBSD] 3.7
  55 * PowerPC
  56 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.powerpc-darwin.tgz[Darwin] 7.9.0 (Mac OS X)
  57 * Sparc
  58 ** http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.sparc-solaris.tgz[Solaris] 8
  59
  60 == 20051202 source packages ==
  61
  62 * http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.src.tgz[source tgz]
  63 * Debian http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton_20051202-1.dsc[dsc], http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton_20051202-1.diff.gz[diff.gz], http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton_20051202.orig.tar.gz[orig.tar.gz]
  64 * RedHat http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlton/files/mlton/20051202/mlton-20051202-1.src.rpm[source rpm]
  65
  66 == Packages available at other sites ==
  67
  68 * http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&version=all&exact=1&keywords=mlton[Debian]
  69 * http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=mlton&stype=all[FreeBSD]
  70 * Fedora Core http://fedoraproject.org/extras/4/i386/repodata/repoview/mlton-0-20051202-8.fc4.html[4] http://fedoraproject.org/extras/5/i386/repodata/repoview/mlton-0-20051202-8.fc5.html[5]
  71 * http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/devel/mlton[Ubuntu]
  72
  73 == Also see ==
  74
  75 * <:Bugs20051202:>
  76 * http://www.mlton.org/guide/20051202/[MLton Guide (20051202)].
  77 +
  78 A snapshot of the MLton wiki at the time of release.