1.0.28.75: documentation work related to move to Launchpad

[sbcl.git] / NEWS

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@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
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+  * IMPORTANT: bug database has moved from the BUGS file to Launchpad
+        https://bugs.launchpad.net/sbcl
+    Bugs can be reported directly there, or by sending email to
+        sbcl-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net
+    (no subscription required.)

   * minor incompatible change: under weak type checking policy integer
     types are weakened less aggressively.
   * minor incompatible change: SAVE-LISP-AND-DIE :TOPLEVEL function is now
     allowed to return, which causes SBCL to quit with exit status 0. Previously
     if the function returned with a small integer return value, that value
     was accidentally reused as the exit status.
   * minor incompatible change: under weak type checking policy integer
     types are weakened less aggressively.
   * minor incompatible change: SAVE-LISP-AND-DIE :TOPLEVEL function is now
     allowed to return, which causes SBCL to quit with exit status 0. Previously
     if the function returned with a small integer return value, that value
     was accidentally reused as the exit status.

+  * new feature: SB-EXT:DEFINE-HASH-TABLE-TEST allows defining new arguments
+    to MAKE-HASH-TABLE :TEST, and MAKE-HASH-TABLE has been extended with
+    :HASH-FUNCTION argument. Refer to user manual for details.

   * new feature: SB-EXT:DEFGLOBAL macro allows defining global non-special
     variables.
   * new feature: SB-EXT:DEFGLOBAL macro allows defining global non-special
     variables.

+  * new feature: SB-EXT:GET-TIME-OF-DAY provides access to seconds and
+    microseconds since the Unix epoch on all platforms.

   * new feature: SB-EXT:ALWAYS-BOUND proclamation inhibits MAKUNBOUND, and
     allows the compiler to safely elide boundedness checks for special
     variables.
   * new feature: SB-EXT:ALWAYS-BOUND proclamation inhibits MAKUNBOUND, and
     allows the compiler to safely elide boundedness checks for special
     variables.

@@ -14,6 +24,7 @@
     the symbol, prohibits both lexical and dynamic binding. This is mainly an
     efficiency measure for threaded platforms, but also valueable in
     expressing intent.
     the symbol, prohibits both lexical and dynamic binding. This is mainly an
     efficiency measure for threaded platforms, but also valueable in
     expressing intent.

+  * new feature: UNC pathnames are now understood by the system on Windows.

   * optimization: the compiler uses a specialized version of FILL when the
     element type is know in more cases, making eg. (UNSIGNED-BYTE 8) case
     almost 90% faster.
   * optimization: the compiler uses a specialized version of FILL when the
     element type is know in more cases, making eg. (UNSIGNED-BYTE 8) case
     almost 90% faster.

@@ -44,6 +55,7 @@
   * improvement: pretty-printing loop has been implemented properly. (thanks
     to Tobias Rittweiler)
   * documentation: CLOS slot typechecing policy has been documented.
   * improvement: pretty-printing loop has been implemented properly. (thanks
     to Tobias Rittweiler)
   * documentation: CLOS slot typechecing policy has been documented.

+  * bug fix: FILE-AUTHOR no longer signals an error on Windows.

   * bug fix: SB-SPROF could be foiled by foreign code not have a frame
     pointer, leading to memory faults. (thanks to Bart Botta)
   * bug fix: better floating point exception handling on x86/OpenBSD.
   * bug fix: SB-SPROF could be foiled by foreign code not have a frame
     pointer, leading to memory faults. (thanks to Bart Botta)
   * bug fix: better floating point exception handling on x86/OpenBSD.