version 0.8.2

5 files changed, 76 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/web/download.txt b/web/download.txt
index c1a70bd63..2bb131227 100755
--- a/web/download.txt
+++ b/web/download.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 Here you can download the latest version of the Nimrod Compiler.
 Please choose your platform:
-* source-based installation: `<download/nimrod_0.8.0.zip>`_
-* installer for Windows XP/Vista (i386): `<download/nimrod_0.8.0.exe>`_
+* source-based installation: `<download/nimrod_0.8.2.zip>`_
+* installer for Windows XP/Vista (i386): `<download/nimrod_0.8.2.exe>`_
   (includes GCC and everything else you need)
 
 The source-based installation has been tested on these systems:
diff --git a/web/index.txt b/web/index.txt
index e0ca80eb3..dc9f9133a 100755
--- a/web/index.txt
+++ b/web/index.txt
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ Nimrod is expressive
 Nimrod is elegant
 =================
 
+* Macros can use the imperative paradigm to construct parse trees. Nimrod
+  does not require a different coding style for meta programming.
 * Macros cannot change Nimrod's syntax because there is no need for it. 
   Nimrod's syntax is flexible enough.
-* Yet Nimrod can be parsed with an LL(1) parser.
 * Statements are grouped by indentation but can span multiple lines.
   Indentation must not contain tabulators so the compiler always sees
   the code the same way as you do.
@@ -103,9 +104,8 @@ Nimrod plays nice with others
 Roadmap to 1.0
 ==============
 
-Version 0.8.4
+Version 0.8.x
   * general expressions as generic parameters
-  * multimethods
 
 Version 0.9.0
   * closures and anonymous procs
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ Planned features beyond 1.0
 ===========================
 
 * Threading with a transactional memory modell (the type system may be 
-  enhanced to support extensive compile-time checks for this)
-* Recursive iterators/coroutines
-* Other code generators: LLVM, EcmaScript
+  enhanced to support extensive compile-time checks for this).
+* Recursive iterators/coroutines.
+* Other code generators: LLVM, EcmaScript.
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index 65b3a5b3c..ea7c23de1 100755
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,70 @@
 News
 ====
 
+2009-10-21 Version 0.8.2 released
+=================================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- Passing ``--hint[X]:off`` or ``--warning[X]:off`` as command line arguments 
+  to the compiler now works.
+- Default parameters for templates now work.
+- Fixed security issue in ``system.copy``.
+- String case without an ``else`` part generated wrong code.
+- Various fixes for the ``osproc`` module; it now works on Windows.
+
+
+Additions
+---------
+- Implemented multi-methods.
+- The compiler now detects the number of available processors and
+  executes the C compiler concurrently. This can be adjusted by the
+  ``--parallel_build: number_of_processors`` command line switch.
+- PEG-based pattern matching via the `pegs <pegs.html>`_ module.
+- Added ``system.definedInScope``.
+- Added ``system.accumulateResult``.
+- Added ``os.walkDirRec``.
+- Added ``osproc.countProcessors``.
+- Added ``osproc.execProcesses``.
+- The configuration system now supports ``$cc.options.linker``.
+- Merged ``expr`` and ``typeDesc`` in the grammar/parser: this will allow for
+  anonymous procs without ``lambda``.
+- Many scripts have no need for a GC: The new ``--gc:none`` command line switch
+  can be used to exclude the GC from the executable.
+
 
-2009-09-12 Date Version 0.8.0 released
-======================================
+Changes affecting backwards compability
+---------------------------------------
+- Taking the address of an object discriminant is now invalid.
+- Passing a proc to a proc var is only allowed for procs marked with 
+  ``procvar`` or a calling convention != ``nimcall``. For now this only causes 
+  a warning, but this will turn into an error soon.
+- ``system.&`` and ``system.add`` now receive ``openArray`` instead of ``seq``
+  parameters.
+- Removed ``strutils.findSubStr`` and ``strutils.findChars``. They have been 
+  deprecated for 3 versions.
+- The unicode module uses a distinct type for ``TRune``.
+- Deprecated ``strutils.toString``: use ``$`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.splitPath``: use ``os.splitPath`` that returns a tuple 
+  instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.extractDir``: use ``splitFile(path).dir`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.splitFilename``: use ``splitFile`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.extractFileExt``: use ``splitFile`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.extractFileTrunk``: use ``splitFile`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.appendFileExt``: use ``os.addFileExt`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.executeShellCommand``: use ``os.execShellCmd`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.iterOverEnvironment``: use ``os.envPairs`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``parseopt.init``: use ``parseopt.initOptParser`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``parseopt.getRestOfCommandLine``: use ``parseopt.cmdLineRest``
+  instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.pcDirectory``: use ``os.pcDir`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``os.pcLinkToDirectory``: use ``os.pcLinkToDir`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``osproc.executeProcess``: use ``osproc.execProcess`` instead.
+- Deprecated ``osproc.executeCommand``: use ``osproc.execCmd`` instead.
+
+
+2009-09-12 Version 0.8.0 released
+=================================
 
 Bugfixes
 --------
diff --git a/web/nimrod.ini b/web/nimrod.ini
index 1f58a0915..4920eda06 100755
--- a/web/nimrod.ini
+++ b/web/nimrod.ini
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ file: ticker
 
 [Documentation]
 doc: "endb;intern;apis;lib;manual;tut1;tut2;nimrodc;overview"
+pdf: "manual;lib;tut1;tut2;nimrodc"
 srcdoc: "system.nim;pure/os;pure/strutils;pure/regexprs;pure/math"
 srcdoc: "pure/complex;pure/times;pure/osproc;pure/pegs;pure/dynlib"
 srcdoc: "pure/parseopt;pure/hashes;pure/strtabs;pure/lexbase"
diff --git a/web/ticker.txt b/web/ticker.txt
index 61e5e40fd..4f33e4ce7 100755
--- a/web/ticker.txt
+++ b/web/ticker.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+| `2009-10-21`:newsdate:
+| Nimrod version 0.8.2 has been released!
+  Get it `here <./download.html>`_.
+
 | `2009-09-12`:newsdate:
 | Nimrod version 0.8.0 has been released!
-  Get it `here <./download.html>`_.
 
 | `2009-06-08`:newsdate:
 | Nimrod version 0.7.10 has been released!