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diff --git a/web/news/e029_version_0_16_0.rst b/web/news/e029_version_0_16_0.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 4b204cfd0..000000000 --- a/web/news/e029_version_0_16_0.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,222 +0,0 @@ -Version 0.16.0 released -======================= - -.. container:: metadata - - Posted by The Nim Team on 08/01/2017 - -We're happy to announce that the latest release of Nim, version 0.16.0, is now -available! - -As always, you can grab the latest version from the -`downloads page <http://nim-lang.org/download.html>`_. - -This release includes over 80 bug fixes and improvements. To see a full list -of changes, take a look at the detailed changelog -`below <#changelog>`_. - -Some of the most significant changes in this release include: a major new -Nimble release, an improved import syntax, and the stabilisation of -name mangling rules enabling faster compile times. - -The new Nimble release that is included with Nim 0.16.0 includes a variety of -new features and bug fixes. The most prominent of which is the improved output -system, as shown in the figure below. - -.. raw::html - - <a href="../assets/news/images/0.16.0/nimble.png"> - <img src="../assets/news/images/0.16.0/nimble.png" alt="Nimble 0.8.0" style="width:100%"/> - </a> - -For a full list of changes in Nimble, see its -`changelog <https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/blob/master/changelog.markdown#080---05012017>`_. - -The new import syntax makes it easier to import multiple modules from the same -package or directory. For example: - -.. code-block:: nim - import compiler/ast, compiler/parser, compiler/lexer - import compiler / [ast, parser, lexer] - -The two are equivalent, but the new latter syntax is less redundant. - -Finally, the code responsible for name mangling in the generated C and C++ code -has been improved to reduce compile times. In particular, compile-time for -the common edit-compile-run cycles have been reduced. - -Changelog -~~~~~~~~~ - -Changes affecting backwards compatibility ------------------------------------------ - -- ``staticExec`` now uses the directory of the nim file that contains the - ``staticExec`` call as the current working directory. -- ``TimeInfo.tzname`` has been removed from ``times`` module because it was - broken. Because of this, the option ``"ZZZ"`` will no longer work in format - strings for formatting and parsing. - -Library Additions ------------------ - -- Added new parameter to ``error`` proc of ``macro`` module to provide better - error message -- Added new ``deques`` module intended to replace ``queues``. - ``deques`` provides a superset of ``queues`` API with clear naming. - ``queues`` module is now deprecated and will be removed in the future. - -- Added ``hideCursor``, ``showCursor``, ``terminalWidth``, - ``terminalWidthIoctl`` and ``terminalSize`` to the ``terminal`` - `(doc) <http://nim-lang.org/docs/terminal.html>`_ module. - -- Added new module ``distros`` - `(doc) <http://nim-lang.org/docs/distros.html>`_ that can be used in Nimble - packages to aid in supporting the OS's native package managers. - - -Tool Additions --------------- - - -Compiler Additions ------------------- - -- The C/C++ code generator has been rewritten to use stable - name mangling rules. This means that compile times for - edit-compile-run cycles are much reduced. - - -Language Additions ------------------- - -- The ``emit`` pragma now takes a list of Nim expressions instead - of a single string literal. This list can easily contain non-strings - like template parameters. This means ``emit`` works out of the - box with templates and no new quoting rules needed to be introduced. - The old way with backtick quoting is still supported but will be - deprecated. - -.. code-block:: nim - type Vector* {.importcpp: "std::vector", header: "<vector>".}[T] = object - - template `[]=`*[T](v: var Vector[T], key: int, val: T) = - {.emit: [v, "[", key, "] = ", val, ";"].} - - proc setLen*[T](v: var Vector[T]; size: int) {.importcpp: "resize", nodecl.} - proc `[]`*[T](v: var Vector[T], key: int): T {.importcpp: "(#[#])", nodecl.} - - proc main = - var v: Vector[float] - v.setLen 1 - v[0] = 6.0 - echo v[0] - -- The ``import`` statement now supports importing multiple modules from - the same directory: - -.. code-block:: nim - import compiler / [ast, parser, lexer] - -Is a shortcut for: - -.. code-block:: nim - import compiler / ast, compiler / parser, compiler / lexer - - -Bugfixes --------- - -The list below has been generated based on the commits in Nim's git -repository. As such it lists only the issues which have been closed -via a commit, for a full list see -`this link on Github <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+closed%3A%222016-10-23+..+2017-01-07%22+>`_. - -- Fixed "staticRead and staticExec have different working directories" - (`#4871 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4871>`_) -- Fixed "CountTable doesn't support the '==' operator" - (`#4901 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4901>`_) -- Fixed "documentation for module sequtls apply proc" - (`#4386 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4386>`_) -- Fixed "Operator `==` for CountTable does not work." - (`#4946 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4946>`_) -- Fixed "sysFatal (IndexError) with parseUri and the / operator" - (`#4959 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4959>`_) -- Fixed "initialSize parameter does not work in OrderedTableRef" - (`#4940 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4940>`_) -- Fixed "error proc from macro library could have a node parameter" - (`#4915 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4915>`_) -- Fixed "Segfault when comparing OrderedTableRef with nil" - (`#4974 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4974>`_) -- Fixed "Bad codegen when comparing isNil results" - (`#4975 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4975>`_) -- Fixed "OrderedTable cannot delete entry with empty string or 0 key" - (`#5035 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5035>`_) -- Fixed "Deleting specific keys from ordered table leaves it in invalid state." - (`#5057 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5057>`_) -- Fixed "Paths are converted to lowercase on Windows" - (`#5076 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5076>`_) -- Fixed "toTime(getGMTime(...)) doesn't work correctly when local timezone is not UTC" - (`#5065 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5065>`_) -- Fixed "out of memory error from `test=` type proc call when parameter is a call to a table's `[]` proc" - (`#5079 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5079>`_) -- Fixed "Incorrect field order in object construction" - (`#5055 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5055>`_) -- Fixed "Incorrect codegen when importing nre with C++ backend (commit 8494338)" - (`#5081 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5081>`_) -- Fixed "Templates, {.emit.}, and backtick interpolation do not work together" - (`#4730 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4730>`_) -- Fixed "Regression: getType fails in certain cases" - (`#5129 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5129>`_) -- Fixed "CreateThread doesn't accept functions with generics" - (`#43 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/43>`_) -- Fixed "No instantiation information when template has error" - (`#4308 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4308>`_) -- Fixed "realloc leaks" - (`#4818 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4818>`_) -- Fixed "Regression: getType" - (`#5131 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5131>`_) -- Fixed "Code generation for generics broken by sighashes" - (`#5135 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5135>`_) -- Fixed "Regression: importc functions are not declared in generated C code" - (`#5136 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5136>`_) -- Fixed "Calling split("") on string hangs program" - (`#5119 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5119>`_) -- Fixed "Building dynamic library: undefined references (Linux)" - (`#4775 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4775>`_) -- Fixed "Bad codegen for distinct + importc - sighashes regression" - (`#5137 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5137>`_) -- Fixed "C++ codegen regression: memset called on a result variable of `importcpp` type" - (`#5140 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5140>`_) -- Fixed "C++ codegen regression: using channels leads to broken C++ code" - (`#5142 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5142>`_) -- Fixed "Ambiguous call when overloading var and non-var with generic type" - (`#4519 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4519>`_) -- Fixed "[Debian]: build.sh error: unknown processor: aarch64" - (`#2147 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2147>`_) -- Fixed "RFC: asyncdispatch.poll behaviour" - (`#5155 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5155>`_) -- Fixed "Can't access enum members through alias (possible sighashes regression)" - (`#5148 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5148>`_) -- Fixed "Type, declared in generic proc body, leads to incorrect codegen (sighashes regression)" - (`#5147 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5147>`_) -- Fixed "Compiler SIGSEGV when mixing method and proc" - (`#5161 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5161>`_) -- Fixed "Compile-time SIGSEGV when declaring .importcpp method with return value " - (`#3848 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/3848>`_) -- Fixed "Variable declaration incorrectly parsed" - (`#2050 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2050>`_) -- Fixed "Invalid C code when naming a object member "linux"" - (`#5171 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5171>`_) -- Fixed "[Windows] MinGW within Nim install is missing libraries" - (`#2723 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2723>`_) -- Fixed "async: annoying warning for future.finished" - (`#4948 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4948>`_) -- Fixed "new import syntax doesn't work?" - (`#5185 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5185>`_) -- Fixed "Fixes #1994" - (`#4874 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4874>`_) -- Fixed "Can't tell return value of programs with staticExec" - (`#1994 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/1994>`_) -- Fixed "startProcess() on Windows with poInteractive: Second call fails ("Alle Pipeinstanzen sind ausgelastet")" - (`#5179 <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5179>`_) |