[libc++] Reorganize release notes

In particular, create sections for deprecations and removals, and also
for announcing upcoming deprecations/removals.
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- P1970R2 - Consistency for ``size()`` functions: Add ``ranges::ssize``
- P1983R0 - Wording for GB301, US296, US292, US291, and US283
New Features
------------
Improvements and New Features
-----------------------------
- `pop_heap` now uses an algorithm known as "bottom-up heapsort" or
- ``std::pop_heap`` now uses an algorithm known as "bottom-up heapsort" or
"heapsort with bounce" to reduce the number of comparisons, and rearranges
elements using move-assignment instead of `swap`.
elements using move-assignment instead of ``std::swap``.
- Libc++ now supports a variety of assertions that can be turned on to help catch
undefined behavior in user code. This new support is now separate from the old
@ -109,31 +109,24 @@ New Features
argument for the formatting functions. This change causes bit fields to become
invalid arguments for the formatting functions.
API Changes
-----------
- The ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_VOID_SPECIALIZATION`` macro has been added to allow
re-enabling the ``allocator<void>`` specialization. When used in conjunction with
``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS``, this ensures that the members of
``allocator<void>`` removed in C++20 can be accessed.
- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` macro has been removed in favour of setting
``_LIBCPP_ABI_VERSION=2``. This should not have any impact on users because
they were not supposed to set ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` manually, however we
still feel that it is worth mentioning in the release notes in case some users
had been doing it.
- ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher`` have been implemented.
- ``vector<bool>::const_reference``, ``vector<bool>::const_iterator::reference``
and ``bitset::const_reference`` are now aliases for `bool` in the unstable ABI,
which improves libc++'s conformance to the Standard.
Deprecations and Removals
-------------------------
- The header ``<experimental/filesystem>`` has been removed. Instead, use
``<filesystem>`` header. The associated macro
``_LIBCPP_DEPRECATED_EXPERIMENTAL_FILESYSTEM`` has been removed too.
- Libc++ is getting ready to remove unnecessary transitive inclusions. This may
break your code in the future. To future-proof your code to these removals,
please compile your code with ``_LIBCPP_REMOVE_TRANSITIVE_INCLUDES`` defined
and fix any compilation error resulting from missing includes.
- The integer distributions ``binomial_distribution``, ``discrete_distribution``,
``geometric_distribution``, ``negative_binomial_distribution``, ``poisson_distribution``,
and ``uniform_int_distribution`` now conform to the Standard by rejecting
template parameter types other than ``short``, ``int``, ``long``, ``long long``,
(as an extension) ``__int128_t``, and the unsigned versions thereof.
In particular, ``uniform_int_distribution<int8_t>`` is no longer supported.
- The C++14 function ``std::quoted(const char*)`` is no longer supported in
C++03 or C++11 modes.
@ -141,30 +134,6 @@ API Changes
supported anymore. Please migrate to using the new support for
:ref:`assertions <assertions-mode>` instead.
- ``vector<bool>::const_reference``, ``vector<bool>::const_iterator::reference``
and ``bitset::const_reference`` are now aliases for `bool` in the unstable ABI.
- The ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` macro is not supported anymore. It will be honoured until
LLVM 16, and then it will be an error to define that macro. To enable basic
assertions (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=0``), please use ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1``.
To enable the debug mode (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=1|2``), please ensure that
the library has been built with support for the debug mode, and it will be
enabled automatically (no need to define ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG``).
- The ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE`` macro is not honored anymore when defined by
users of libc++. Instead, users not wishing to take a dependency on libc++ should link
against the static version of libc++, which will result in no dependency being
taken against the shared library.
- The ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_VOID_SPECIALIZATION`` macro has been added to allow
re-enabling the ``allocator<void>`` specialization. When used in conjunction with
``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS``, this ensures that the members of
``allocator<void>`` removed in C++20 can be accessed.
- The experimental versions of ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher``
will be removed in LLVM 17. You can disable the deprecation warnings by defining
``_LIBCPP_NO_EXPERIMENTAL_DEPRECATION_WARNING_SEARCHERS``.
- ``std::function`` has been removed in C++03. If you are using it, please remove usages
or upgrade to C++11 or later. It is possible to re-enable ``std::function`` in C++03 by defining
``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX03_FUNCTION``. This option will be removed in LLVM 16.
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To disable deprecation warnings you have to define ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS``. Note that this
disables all deprecation warnings.
- ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher`` have been implemented.
- The ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE`` macro is not honored anymore when defined by
users of libc++. Instead, users not wishing to take a dependency on libc++ should link
against the static version of libc++, which will result in no dependency being
taken against the shared library.
ABI Changes
-----------
- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` macro has been removed in favour of setting
``_LIBCPP_ABI_VERSION=2``. This should not have any impact on users because
they were not supposed to set ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` manually, however we
still feel that it is worth mentioning in the release notes in case some users
had been doing it.
- The integer distributions ``binomial_distribution``, ``discrete_distribution``,
``geometric_distribution``, ``negative_binomial_distribution``, ``poisson_distribution``,
and ``uniform_int_distribution`` now conform to the Standard by rejecting
template parameter types other than ``short``, ``int``, ``long``, ``long long``,
(as an extension) ``__int128_t``, and the unsigned versions thereof.
In particular, ``uniform_int_distribution<int8_t>`` is no longer supported.
Upcoming Deprecations and Removals
----------------------------------
- The ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` macro is not supported anymore. It will be honoured until
LLVM 16, and then it will be an error to define that macro. To enable basic
assertions (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=0``), please use ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1``.
To enable the debug mode (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=1|2``), please ensure that
the library has been built with support for the debug mode, and it will be
enabled automatically (no need to define ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG``).
- The experimental versions of ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher``
will be removed in LLVM 17. You can disable the deprecation warnings by defining
``_LIBCPP_NO_EXPERIMENTAL_DEPRECATION_WARNING_SEARCHERS``.
- The implementation of the Coroutines TS in ``std::experimental`` will be removed in LLVM 16.
- Libc++ is getting ready to remove unnecessary transitive inclusions. This may
break your code in the future. To future-proof your code to these removals,
please compile your code with ``_LIBCPP_REMOVE_TRANSITIVE_INCLUDES`` defined
and fix any compilation error resulting from missing includes.
ABI Affecting Changes
---------------------
- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_USE_CXX03_NULLPTR_EMULATION`` macro controlling whether we use an
emulation for ``std::nullptr_t`` in C++03 mode has been removed. After this change,