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diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md index e48f72023..d56d22506 100644 --- a/changelog.md +++ b/changelog.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -## v0.20.0 - XX/XX/2018 +## v0.20.0 - XX/XX/2019 + ### Changes affecting backwards compatibility @@ -23,13 +24,19 @@ - The undocumented ``#? strongSpaces`` parsing mode has been removed. - The `not` operator is now always a unary operator, this means that code like ``assert not isFalse(3)`` compiles. +- `getImpl` on a `var` or `let` symbol will now return the full `IdentDefs` + tree from the symbol declaration instead of just the initializer portion. #### Breaking changes in the standard library - `osproc.execProcess` now also takes a `workingDir` parameter. -- `options.UnpackError` is no longer a ref type and inherits from `System.Defect` instead of `System.ValueError`. +- `options.UnpackError` is no longer a ref type and inherits from `system.Defect` instead of `system.ValueError`. + +- `system.ValueError` now inherits from `system.CatchableError` instead of `system.Defect`. + +- The procs `parseutils.parseBiggsetInt`, `parseutils.parseInt`, `parseutils.parseBiggestUInt` and `parseutils.parseUInt` now raise a `ValueError` when the parsed integer is outside of the valid range. Previously they sometimes raised a `OverflowError` and sometimes returned `0`. - nre's `RegexMatch.{captureBounds,captures}[]` no longer return `Option` or `nil`/`""`, respectivly. Use the newly added `n in p.captures` method to @@ -50,6 +57,18 @@ `IndexError` for un-named captures. This is consistant with `RegexMatch.{captureBounds,captures}[]`. +- splitFile now correctly handles edge cases, see #10047 + +- `isNil` is no longer false for undefined in the JavaScript backend: now it's true for both nil and undefined. Use `isNull` or `isUndefined` if you need exact equallity: `isNil` is consistent with `===`, `isNull` and `isUndefined` with `==`. + +- several deprecated modules were removed: `ssl`, `matchers`, `httpserver`, + `unsigned`, `actors`, `parseurl` + +- two poorly documented and not used modules (`subexes`, `scgi`) were moved to + graveyard (they are available as Nimble packages) + + + #### Breaking changes in the compiler - The compiler now implements the "generic symbol prepass" for `when` statements @@ -66,6 +85,9 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string = ``` - ``discard x`` is now illegal when `x` is a function symbol. +- Implicit imports via ``--import: module`` in a config file are now restricted + to the main package. + ### Library additions @@ -87,11 +109,18 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string = is instantiation of generic proc symbol. - Added the parameter ``isSorted`` for the ``sequtils.deduplicate`` proc. + - There is a new stdlib module `std/diff` to compute the famous "diff" of two texts by line. - Added `os.relativePath`. +- Added `parseopt.remainingArgs`. + +- Added `os.getCurrentCompilerExe` (implmented as `getAppFilename` at CT), + can be used to retrieve the currently executing compiler. + + ### Library changes - The string output of `macros.lispRepr` proc has been tweaked @@ -111,16 +140,23 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string = (default value: true) that can be set to `false` for better Posix interoperability. (Bug #9619.) +- `os.joinPath` and `os.normalizePath` handle edge cases like ``"a/b/../../.."`` + differently. + +- `securehash` is moved to `lib/deprecated` + ### Language additions -- Vm suport for float32<->int32 and float64<->int64 casts was added. +- Vm support for float32<->int32 and float64<->int64 casts was added. - There is a new pragma block `noSideEffect` that works like the `gcsafe` pragma block. - added os.getCurrentProcessId() - User defined pragmas are now allowed in the pragma blocks -- Pragma blocks are now longer eliminated from the typed AST tree to preserve +- Pragma blocks are no longer eliminated from the typed AST tree to preserve pragmas for further analysis by macros +- Custom pragmas are now supported for `var` and `let` symbols. + ### Language changes @@ -129,13 +165,23 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string = it's more recognizable and allows tools like github to recognize it as Nim, see [#9647](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/9647). The previous extension will continue to work. +- Pragma syntax is now consistent. Previous syntax where type pragmas did not + follow the type name is now deprecated. Also pragma before generic parameter + list is deprecated to be consistent with how pragmas are used with a proc. See + [#8514](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/8514) and + [#1872](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/1872) for further details. + ### Tool changes - `jsondoc` now include a `moduleDescription` field with the module description. `jsondoc0` shows comments as it's own objects as shown in the documentation. +- `nimpretty`: --backup now defaults to `off` instead of `on` and the flag was + un-documented; use `git` instead of relying on backup files. + ### Compiler changes - The deprecated `fmod` proc is now unavailable on the VM'. + ### Bugfixes |