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@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Version 0.7 (July 2013)
* ??? changes, numerous bugfixes
* Syntax changes
* `impl`s no longer accept a visibility qualifier. Put them on methods
instead.
* `use mod` is no longer valid.
* `fail!` and `assert!` accept `~str`, `&'static str` or `fmt!`-style
argument list.
@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ Version 0.7 (July 2013)
no padding between fields.
* The `for` loop protocol now requires `for`-iterators to return `bool`
so they compose better.
* Trait default methods work more often.
* Type parameters bound by `Copy` must now be copied explicitly with
the `copy` keyword.
* It is now illegal to move out of a dereferenced unsafe pointer.
* `Option<~T>` is now represented as a nullable pointer.
* `@mut` does dynamic borrow checks correctly.
* Macros TODO
@ -43,26 +49,30 @@ Version 0.7 (July 2013)
* Libraries
* The `core` crate was renamed to `std`.
* The `std` crate was renamed to `extra`.
* `std::mut` removed.
* std: `iterator` module for external iterator objects.
* Many old-style (internal, higher-order function) iterators replaced by
implementations of `Iterator`.
* std: Many old internal vector and string iterators,
incl. `any`, `all`. removed.
* std: The `finalize` method of `Drop` renamed to `drop`.
* std: The prelude no longer reexports any modules, only types and traits.
* std: Prelude additions: `print`, `println`, `FromStr`, `ApproxEq`, `Equiv`,
`Iterator`, `IteratorUtil`, many numeric traits, many tuple traits.
* std: `iterator` module for external iterator objects.
* std: Many old internal vector and string iterators,
incl. `any`, `all`. removed.
* std: new numeric traits: `Fractional`, `Real`, `RealExt`, `Integer`, `Ratio`,
* std: New numeric traits: `Fractional`, `Real`, `RealExt`, `Integer`, `Ratio`,
`Algebraic`, `Trigonometric`, `Exponential`, `Primitive`.
* std: Tuple traits and accessors defined for up to 12-tuples, e.g.
`(0, 1, 2).n2()` or `(0, 1, 2).n2_ref()`.
* std: many types implement `Clone`.
* std: Many types implement `Clone`.
* std: `path` type renamed to `Path`.
* std: `mut` module and `Mut` type removed.
* std: Many standalone functions removed in favor of methods and iterators
in `vec`, `str`. In the future methods will also work as functions.
* std: `reinterpret_cast` removed. Used `transmute`.
* std: `reinterpret_cast` removed. Use `transmute`.
* std: ascii string handling in `std::ascii`.
* std: `Rand` is implemented for ~/@.
* std: `run` module for spawning processes overhauled.
* std: Various atomic types added to `unstable::atomic`.
* std: Various types implement `Zero`.
* std: `LinearMap` and `LinearSet` renamed to `HashMap` and `HashSet`.
* std: Borrowed pointer functions moved from `ptr` to `borrow`.
* std: Added `os::mkdir_recursive`.
@ -96,7 +106,6 @@ Version 0.7 (July 2013)
* More and improved library documentation.
* Various improvements on ARM and Android.
* Various improvements to MIPS backend.
* jemalloc is the Rust allocator.
Version 0.6 (April 2013)
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