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# v1.8.x - yyyy-mm-dd
## Changes affecting backward compatibility
- The `Math.trunc` polyfill for targeting Internet Explorer was
previously emitted for every JavaScript output file except if
the symbol `nodejs` was defined via `-d:nodejs`. Now, it is only
emitted if the symbol `nimJsMathTruncPolyfill` is defined. If you are
targeting Internet Explorer, you may choose to enable this option
or define your own `Math.trunc` polyfill using the [`emit` pragma](https://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html#implementation-specific-pragmas-emit-pragma). Nim uses
`Math.trunc` for the division and modulo operators for integers.
- Optional parameters in combination with `: body` syntax (RFC #405) are now opt-in via
`experimental:flexibleOptionalParams`.
- `std/sharedstrings` module is removed.
- Constants `colors.colPaleVioletRed` and `colors.colMediumPurple` changed to match the CSS color standard.
## Standard library additions and changes
- `macros.parseExpr` and `macros.parseStmt` now accept an optional
filename argument for more informative errors.
- Module `colors` expanded with missing colors from the CSS color standard.
## `std/smtp`
- Sends `ehlo` first. If the mail server does not understand, it sends `helo` as a fallback.
## Language changes
- Pragma macros on type definitions can now return `nnkTypeSection` nodes as well as `nnkTypeDef`,
allowing multiple type definitions to be injected in place of the original type definition.
```nim
import macros
macro multiply(amount: static int, s: untyped): untyped =
let name = $s[0].basename
result = newNimNode(nnkTypeSection)
for i in 1 .. amount:
result.add(newTree(nnkTypeDef, ident(name & $i), s[1], s[2]))
type
Foo = object
Bar {.multiply: 3.} = object
x, y, z: int
Baz = object
# becomes
type
Foo = object
Bar1 = object
x, y, z: int
Bar2 = object
x, y, z: int
Bar3 = object
x, y, z: int
Baz = object
```
- [Case statement macros](manual.html#macros-case-statement-macros) are no longer experimental,
meaning you no longer need to enable the experimental switch `caseStmtMacros` to use them.
## Compiler changes
- `nim` can now compile version 1.4.0 as follows: `nim c --lib:lib --stylecheck:off compiler/nim`,
without requiring `-d:nimVersion140` which is now a noop.
## Tool changes
- The `gc` switch has been renamed to `mm` ("memory management") in order to reflect the
reality better. (Nim moved away from all techniques based on "tracing".)
- Nim now supports Nimble version 0.14 which added support for lock-files. This is done by
a simple configuration change setting that you can do yourself too. In `$nim/config/nim.cfg`
replace `pkgs` by `pkgs2`.
- There is a new switch `--nimMainPrefix:prefix` to influence the `NimMain` that the
compiler produces. This is particularly useful for generating static libraries.
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