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* NEWS: Minor edits.  Remove a THANKS; we need to assemble a larger
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@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ Changes in 2.0.4 (since 2.0.3):
Guile 2.0 came with a great debugging experience for compiled Guile 2.0 came with a great debugging experience for compiled
procedures, but the story for interpreted procedures was terrible. Now, procedures, but the story for interpreted procedures was terrible. Now,
at least, interpreted procedures have names, and the 'arity procedure at least, interpreted procedures have names, and the `arity' procedure
property is always as correct (or, as it can be, in the presence of property is always correct (or, as correct as it can be, in the presence
case-lambda). of `case-lambda').
** Support for cross-compilation. ** Support for cross-compilation.
One can now use a native Guile to cross-compile `.go' files for a One can now use a native Guile to cross-compile `.go' files for a
different architecture. See the documentation for `--target' in the different architecture. See the documentation for `--target' in the
"Compilation" section of the manual, for how to use the cross-compiler. "Compilation" section of the manual, for information on how to use the
See the "Cross building Guile" section of the README, for more on how to cross-compiler. See the "Cross building Guile" section of the README,
cross-compile Guile itself. for more on how to cross-compile Guile itself.
** Fluids can now have default values. ** Fluids can now have default values.
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ However, there was a case in which a new thread would enter Guile, and
the default values of all the fluids would be `#f' for that thread. the default values of all the fluids would be `#f' for that thread.
This has now been fixed so that `make-fluid' has an optional default This has now been fixed so that `make-fluid' has an optional default
value, which defaults to `#f'. value for fluids in unrelated dynamic roots, which defaults to `#f'.
** Garbage collector tuning. ** Garbage collector tuning.
@ -65,13 +65,11 @@ threads.
Similarly, bignums can occupy a lot of memory. Guile now offers hooks Similarly, bignums can occupy a lot of memory. Guile now offers hooks
to enable custom GMP allocators that end up calling to enable custom GMP allocators that end up calling
scm_gc_register_allocation'. These allocators are enabled by default `scm_gc_register_allocation'. These allocators are enabled by default
when running Guile from the command-line. To enable them in libraries, when running Guile from the command-line. To enable them in libraries,
set the `scm_install_gmp_memory_functions' variable to a nonzero value set the `scm_install_gmp_memory_functions' variable to a nonzero value
before loading Guile. before loading Guile.
Thanks to Mark Weaver for inspiration.
** SRFI-39 parameters are available by default. ** SRFI-39 parameters are available by default.
Guile now includes support for parameters, as defined by SRFI-39, in the Guile now includes support for parameters, as defined by SRFI-39, in the
@ -92,11 +90,6 @@ Following Racket's lead, Guile now supports syntax parameters. See
Also see Barzilay, Culpepper, and Flatt's 2011 SFP workshop paper, Also see Barzilay, Culpepper, and Flatt's 2011 SFP workshop paper,
"Keeping it Clean with syntax-parameterize". "Keeping it Clean with syntax-parameterize".
`primitive-load' returns the values yielded from evaluating the last
expression in the file. This in turn makes `load' always return the
results of the last expression, both when interpreted and compiled.
** Parse command-line arguments from the locale encoding. ** Parse command-line arguments from the locale encoding.
Guile now attempts to parse command-line arguments using the user's Guile now attempts to parse command-line arguments using the user's