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| author | Araq <rumpf_a@web.de> | 2013-02-10 15:13:54 +0100 |
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| committer | Araq <rumpf_a@web.de> | 2013-02-10 15:13:54 +0100 |
| commit | a668b4ffb57d23e4a1276a5436a600653f7755fb (patch) | |
| tree | 7a8391748edcebe57d6967a044ba568b0c90d255 /web/news.txt | |
| parent | fa14466b5be251d0a977a28ed98bd50f5205837e (diff) | |
| download | Nim-a668b4ffb57d23e4a1276a5436a600653f7755fb.tar.gz | |
updated news.txt
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diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt index 4dba38261..efe215f93 100755 --- a/web/news.txt +++ b/web/news.txt @@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Version 0.9.2 has been released! Get it `here <download.html>`_. Bugfixes -------- +- The old GC never collected cycles correctly. Fixed but it can cause + performance regressions. However you can deactivate the cycle collector + with ``GC_disableMarkAndSweep`` and run it explicitly at an appropriate time + or not at all. There is also a new GC you can activate + with ``--gc:markAndSweep`` which does not have this problem but is slower in + general. Library Additions @@ -18,8 +24,8 @@ Library Additions - Added ``system.onRaise`` to support a condition system. - Added ``macros.quote`` for AST quasi-quoting. - Added ``system.unsafeNew`` to support hacky variable length objects. -- There is a new experimental mark&sweep GC which can be faster than the - default GC. Enable with ``--gc:markAndSweep``. +- There is a new experimental mark&sweep GC which can be faster (or much + slower) than the default GC. Enable with ``--gc:markAndSweep``. Changes affecting backwards compatibility |