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@@ -1,3 +1,64 @@ + TXR 177 + 2017-06-07 + + + Features + + - FFI: + - bitfields: + - struct members may be bitfields, using 1, 2 or 4 byte storage cells. + - enums: + - enum types convert between sets of symbols denoting numeric values, + and FFI type int. + - align operator in type language: + - the alignment of types can be customized to achieve effects like + packed structures, or conformance with unusual alignment requirements. + - endian types: + - big and little endian versions of int16, uint16, ... int64, uint64, + float and double. + - FFI transparently handles conversion. + - new macros: alignof, offsetof, arraysize, elemsize, elemtype + - numeric values in type language such as array sizes are now + evaluated expressions. + - new val type for transparently passing raw Lisp values. + - Streams: + - New put-buf and fill-buf functions for I/O based on buf type. + - FFI-type-driven conversions to/from buffers combine with buf I/O, + allowing TXR to deal with binary data in files and over networks. + - Command Line: + - new *args-eff* variable provides access to transformed command + line arguments. + - "Hash bang" support rewritten, and now features a "hash bang null hack": + - Additional arguments to TXR may be encoded in a hash bang line + after a null byte. + - lib: + - mkstring's <char> argument now optional, defaulting to space. + + Bugs + + - FFI: + - lingering broken assumption that alignment of pointers is the same + as their size. + - GC integrity issue in carray and cptr objects. + - Another GC integrity issue affecting basic FFI types. + - fixed incorrectly coded exception throws affecting code which + misuses one of the four functions that connect FFI and buffers. + - slots named nil in a FFI struct are now culled when making the + corresponding Lisp struct type. + - fixed broken handling of return values on big-endian platorms, + related to a historic quirk in libffi. + - fixed some broken conversions and range checks affecting some + integer types. + - fixed broken get semantics for arrays of bchar. + - failure to null-terminate decoded string. + - fixed clockid-t type not being defined on platforms that do have + the corresponding clockid_t C type. + - Build system: + - "make tests" doesn't cache output of failed tests, so they are repeated + when re-invoked. + + + TXR 176 2017-05-21 |