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diff --git a/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst b/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst index fd12bb822..4f49bd8d9 100644 --- a/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst +++ b/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst @@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Changelog Changes affecting backwards compatibility ----------------------------------------- +- There are now two different HTTP response types, ``Response`` and + ``AsyncResponse``. ``AsyncResponse``'s ``body`` accessor returns a + ``Future[string]``! - ``httpclient.request`` now respects ``maxRedirects`` option. Previously redirects were handled only by ``get`` and ``post`` procs. - The IO routines now raise ``EOFError`` for the "end of file" condition. @@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ Changes affecting backwards compatibility AST that is the same as what is used to define an enum. Previously the AST returned had a repeated ``EnumTy`` node and was missing the initial pragma node (which is currently empty for an enum). +- ``macros.getTypeImpl`` now correctly returns the implementation for a symbol + of type ``tyGenericBody``. - If the dispatcher parameter's value used in multi method is ``nil``, a ``NilError`` exception is raised. The old behavior was that the method would be a ``nop`` then. @@ -56,12 +61,17 @@ Changes affecting backwards compatibility checks. When fields within case objects are initialiazed, the compiler will now demand that the respective discriminator field has a matching known compile-time value. +- On posix, the results of `waitForExit`, `peekExitCode`, `execCmd` will return + 128 + signal number if the application terminates via signal. Library Additions ----------------- - Added ``system.onThreadDestruction``. - +- Added ``dial`` procedure to networking modules: ``net``, ``asyncdispatch``, + ``asyncnet``. It merges socket creation, address resolution, and connection + into single step. When using ``dial``, you don't have to worry about + IPv4 vs IPv6 problem. ``httpclient`` now supports IPv6. Tool Additions -------------- |