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<h1 class="title">News</h1>
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<h2 id="org51f9dce"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2025-01-21 Tue> </span></span> Version 2.7.0 (LLVM15-19)</h2>
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<h3 id="orge20fcf8">Added</h3>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Package lock support, based on SBCL's. Currently ignores local
bindings. Thanks @bumblingbats.</li>
<li>Add support for 80-bit and 128-bit LONG-FLOAT. Extended precision
LONG-FLOAT is available on amd64 and non-Apple arm64 platforms. It
is automatically detected and enabled.</li>
<li>LLVM19 support.</li>
<li>Interrupts have now been organized into a coherent interface.
Clasp will signal conditions of type MP:INTERRUPT at opportune
times, and these conditions can be handled like any others.</li>
<li>Extensions to Clasp and CANDO can now be built against an installed
Clasp implementation and dynamically loaded. For an example see
<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp-hello-world">clasp-hello-world</a>.</li>
</ul>
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<div id="outline-container-org4ec9c04" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org4ec9c04">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org4ec9c04">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Floating point exceptions FE<sub>INVALID</sub>, FE<sub>OVERFLOW</sub> and FE<sub>DIVBYZERO</sub>
now signal the corresponding lisp errors by default.</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<div id="outline-container-org3b4c44c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org3b4c44c">Fixed</h3>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Pathnames and filesystem operations support Unicode (<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1595">#1595</a>).</li>
<li>Package names support Unicode (<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1596">#1596</a>).</li>
<li>Clasp threads can now be more reliably interrupted while they are
blocking (e.g. waiting to grab a mutex, or for input).</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="orgdf6d3b1"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2024-06-03 Mon> </span></span> Version 2.6.0 (LLVM15-18)</h2>
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<div id="outline-container-org5cc2c02" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org5cc2c02">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org5cc2c02">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>LLVM18 support.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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<h3 id="org8f09aca">Changed</h3>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Exit with error code when unknown option is present on command line.</li>
<li>EVAL now uses bytecode, improving evaluation speed.</li>
<li>Bytecode is now simpler for functions with &rest parameters, as well
as functions that close over arguments.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org5c4aa97" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org5c4aa97">Fixed</h3>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Avoid inserting fill newlines after newline format directive in
logical block format directive.</li>
<li>Don't buffer overrun when encoding UCS-4 streams.</li>
<li>The bytecode system can properly handle functions with more than
255 keyword parameters.</li>
<li>Bytecode FASLs can contain multidimensional arrays specialized to
sub-byte integer types.</li>
<li>Avoid a double free when translating <code>const char*</code> arguments in the
C++ bridge.</li>
<li><code>macroexpand</code> does not ignore shadowing function bindings (<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1556">#1556</a>).</li>
<li>BTB compiler can handle closure variables deleted by optimization.</li>
<li><code>(setf elt)</code> calls <code>(setf sequence:elt)</code> properly on extended
sequences.</li>
<li>BTB compiler handles non-constant load-time-values.</li>
<li>When <code>set-macro-character</code> is given a non-function, it signals an
error without breaking the readtable.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org63e847e" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org63e847e">Optimized</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org63e847e">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Single dispatch generic functions don't perform redundant argument
count checks.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org079dbb0" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org079dbb0"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2024-01-01 Mon> </span></span> Version 2.5.0 (LLVM15-17)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org079dbb0">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org97bb8a1" class="outline-3">
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>New module named "gray-streams" which makes it possible to
initialize the Gray stream protocol without calls to internal
functions.</li>
<li>New build mode <code>:bytecode-faso</code> which builds the kernel as native
code (FASO) while the bytecode compiler is active.</li>
<li>Generic <code>gray:stream-file-length</code> which implements <code>cl:file-length</code>
for Gray streams.</li>
<li>Generic versions of <code>cl:pathname</code> and <code>cl:truename</code>, both of which
are available after the Gray stream modules is required.</li>
<li>Generic <code>(setf gray:stream-element-type)</code>,
<code>gray:stream-external-format</code>, and
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streams.</li>
<li>Generic <code>gray:stream-file-string-length</code> which implements
<code>cl:file-string-length</code> for Gray streams.</li>
<li>The bytecode compiler warns about unused variables.</li>
</ul>
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</div>
<div id="outline-container-org7c832a4" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org7c832a4">Changed</h3>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>cl:format</code> and <code>pprint</code> now respect the value returned by
<code>gray:stream-line-length</code>.</li>
<li><code>cl:close</code> now uses the <code>:abort</code> argument to decide what to do with
the resulting file. If <code>:abort</code> is non-NIL and the file was created
as a result of <code>:if-does-not-exist :create</code> then the file is
deleted. If <code>:abort</code> is non-NIL, there was an existing file and
<code>:if-exists</code> is either <code>:supersede</code> or <code>:rename-and-delete</code> then the
original file is restored.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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<h3 id="orgafbda44">Removed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgafbda44">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Obsolete <code>:object</code>, <code>:ll</code>, <code>:bc</code>, and <code>:fasl</code> build modes.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org5d9d3e6" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org5d9d3e6">Fixed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org5d9d3e6">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>cl:read-line</code> so it correctly returns lines that end with EOF.</li>
<li><code>cl:read-byte</code> so it respects the <code>eof-error-p</code> and <code>eof-value</code>
arguments for Gray streams.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="org55641e1"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2023-10-01 Sun> </span></span> Version 2.4.0 (LLVM15-17)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org55641e1">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org61d7519" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org61d7519">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org61d7519">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Bytecode stores source location info for debugging.</li>
<li>Bytecode stores variable info, so that variables can be viewed in
the debugger.</li>
<li>The bytecode compiler tracks source positions for error reporting.</li>
<li>Circle detection for load forms in bytecode FASL.</li>
<li>Bytecode functions can be compiled directly into native code with
<code>cl:compile</code> (experimental).</li>
<li>Cross-reference (xref) capability: Search for callers of a given
function with <code>ext:who-calls</code>, and etc. Only works for bytecode
right now.</li>
<li>Support for Linux AARCH64.</li>
<li>LLVM17 support. LLVM15 and LLVM16 are still supported.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org6a336a0" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org6a336a0">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org6a336a0">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Improved printing of backquote and unquote.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orge0d993c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orge0d993c">Fixed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orge0d993c">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Avoid segmentation faults from incorrectly calling MP:PROCESS-JOIN
in EXT:RUN-PROGRAM.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgc28254b" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgc28254b"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2023-06-04 Sun> </span></span> Version 2.3.0 (LLVM15-16)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orgc28254b">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org889ec92" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org889ec92">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org889ec92">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Bytecode compiled images via build mode <code>:bytecode</code>.</li>
<li>FASL magic number sniffing for CL:LOAD. This enables FASL files to
be loaded even if the filename extension is incorrect.</li>
<li>Preliminary Apple Silicon support. Must be compiled with bytecode
either by specifying <code>--build-mode=bytecode</code> when invoking koga or
by adding <code>:build-mode :bytecode</code> to the config.sexp file.</li>
<li>LLVM16 support. LLVM15 is still supported.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org6555c55" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org6555c55">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org6555c55">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Updated to Eclector v0.9.0</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgfcaa864" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgfcaa864">Fixed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgfcaa864">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Use Eclector state protocol to enable readtable changes during
compiling. Fixes <a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1398">#1398</a>.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="org88efc3d"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2023-03-01 Wed> </span></span> Version 2.2.0 (LLVM15)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org88efc3d">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org3cbfa9f" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org3cbfa9f">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org3cbfa9f">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>ext:describe-compiler-policy</code> to get information about the current
behavior of the compiler.</li>
<li><code>gray:stream-line-length</code> Gray stream extension method.</li>
<li>Support for building Clasp using CCL and ECL versus the default
implementation of SBCL.</li>
<li>Export of <code>ext:num-logical-processors</code> to return CPU count.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org93e133f" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org93e133f">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org93e133f">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Updated to LLVM 15 and CLANG 15.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org20d2c4a" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org20d2c4a">Fixes</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org20d2c4a">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Ensure that <code>print-unreadable-object</code> can accept output stream
designators.</li>
<li>Set stream column to zero after printing the prompt in a REPL. Fixes
<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1348">#1348</a>.</li>
<li>Return correct values for <code>listen</code> when applied to file
streams. This is done by checking for available bytes using read
when poll/select indicate the next read will not block. Otherwise
use non-blocking read. Fixes <a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1404">#1404</a>.</li>
<li>Prevent format parameters from appearing after colon or at sign
modifiers.</li>
<li>Avoid putting NIL into simple LOOP when compiling format directives.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgb7740f1" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgb7740f1">Optimizations</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgb7740f1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Arithmetic comparisons between floats and fixnums no longer cons.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org2eb51a4" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org2eb51a4"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2023-01-01 Sun> </span></span> Version 2.1.0 (LLVM14)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org2eb51a4">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgc8850ed" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgc8850ed">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgc8850ed">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Add <code>ext:list-all-logical-hosts</code> and <code>ext:logical-host-p</code> functions
to query the current logical host status.</li>
<li>Operators for profiling CLOS code: <code>clos:with-profiling</code></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org71a553c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org71a553c">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org71a553c">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Removed stage and image format command line options (<code>-t</code> and <code>-T</code>)
and replaced with options to specify image or snapshot file
(<code>--image</code> or <code>--snapshot</code>) and <code>--base</code> option for loading base
image when extensions are present.</li>
<li><code>print-unreadable-object</code> now prints qualified symbols for the
<code>:type t</code> option and uses <code>pprint-logical-block</code> when pretty
printing.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org92697ed" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org92697ed">Fixes</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org92697ed">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>ext:run-program</code> works with string streams.</li>
<li><code>print-object</code> is now invoked for all calls to `write`.</li>
<li><code>slot-unbound</code> is called for unbound condition slots (<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1390">#1390</a>).</li>
<li>Multiple inheritance of class-allocated slots is resolved
breadth-first (<a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1392">#1392</a>).</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="orgb40899b"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2022-10-26 Wed> </span></span> Version 2.0.0 (LLVM14)</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orgb40899b">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org1c3bf7f" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org1c3bf7f">Added</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org1c3bf7f">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Lisp based koga metabuilder that outputs Ninja build files.</li>
<li>basic Debian packaging files.</li>
<li><code>core:*extension-systems*</code>, <code>core:*initialize-hooks*</code> and
<code>core:*terminate-hooks</code> dynamic variables have been added to support new
extension loading method. <code>core:*extension-systems*</code> is a list of keywords
that name extension systems to load after Clasp starts and before <code>--load</code>
and <code>--eval</code> command line options are processed. The remaining two variables
are lists of functions that are called to do initialization before a REPL is
started and termination after the REPL exits.</li>
<li><code>--script <file></code> command line option which equivalent to passing <code>--norc</code>,
<code>--noinform</code> and <code>--non-interactive</code>. Any shebang in <code><file></code> will also be
skipped.</li>
<li>Asynchronous external process control with <code>ext:run-program</code>.</li>
<li>Function <code>ext:temporary-directory</code> that returns the directory used for
temporary files.</li>
<li>Function <code>ext:printing-char-p</code> that returns non-NIL for graphic characters
that are not blank glyphs. This is an extension of the ANSI specification
that defines "printing" characters as graphic characters aside from the space
character.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org0c0cb20" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org0c0cb20">Changed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org0c0cb20">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>core:lisp-implementation-id</code> and <code>core:clasp-git-full-commit</code> only return
non-<code>NIL</code> values if Clasp was built in a git working tree.</li>
<li><code>graphic-char-p</code>, <code>alpha-char-p</code>, <code>alphanumericp</code>, <code>upper-case-p</code>,
<code>lower-case-p</code>, <code>both-case-p</code>, <code>char-upcase</code> and <code>char-downcase</code> now no longer
depend on C++ locale functions and are now generated directly from the Unicode
character tables.</li>
<li>Loading of extensions such as Cando no longer uses startup scripts via LOAD.
Instead the systems associated with each extension are loaded via QL:QUICKLOAD
or as a fallback ASDF:LOAD-SYSTEM.</li>
<li>Behavior of <code>--rc</code> command line option has changed. Relative paths passed via
this option are no longer assumed to be located in the user's home directory.</li>
<li>The logical hosts used by Clasp to locate source code and other components of
Clasp has been changed. Only the reserved logical host SYS is now used. The
default mappings for a system installed to <code>/usr/</code> are
<ol class="org-ol">
<li><code>SYS:LIB;**;*.*.*</code> ↦ <code>/usr/lib/clasp/**/*.*</code></li>
<li><code>SYS:GENERATED;**;*.*.*</code> ↦ <code>/usr/share/clasp/generated/**/*.*</code></li>
<li><code>SYS:EXECUTABLE;**;*.*.*</code> ↦ <code>/usr/bin/**/*.*</code></li>
<li><code>SYS:QUICKLISP;**;*.*.*</code> ↦ <code>~/quicklisp/**/*.*</code></li>
<li><code>SYS:**;*.*.*</code> ↦ <code>/usr/share/clasp/**/*.*</code></li>
</ol></li>
<li>ASDF systems that are loaded as part the cclasp image are now marked as
immutable thereby preventing ASDF from overwriting them. These systems include
the systems acclimation, alexandria, clasp-cleavir, cleavir-ast-to-bir,
cleavir-ast, cleavir-ast-transformations, cleavir-attributes, cleavir-bir,
cleavir-bir-transformations, cleavir-compilation-policy, cleavir-conditions,
cleavir-cst-to-ast, cleavir-ctype, cleavir-environment,
cleavir-io,cleavir-meter, cleavir-primop, cleavir-set, cleavir-stealth-mixins,
closer-mop, concrete-syntax-tree, concrete-syntax-tree-base,
concrete-syntax-tree-destructuring, concrete-syntax-tree-lambda-list,
eclector, and eclector-concrete-syntax-tree.</li>
<li>Source code file references for Lisp and C/C++ files compiled as part of the
Clasp binary or images are now stored using logical pathnames.</li>
<li>Unicode character database updated to 2022-08-03.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org0bbdf80" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org0bbdf80">Removed</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org0bbdf80">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>core:*extensions-startup-loads*</code> and <code>core:*extensions-startup-evals*</code>
dynamic variables have been removed since they are no longer used.</li>
<li>The <code>--resources-dir</code> command line option has been removed. Equivalent
behavior is achieved with the <code>CLASP_HOME</code> environment variable.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orge13c5c3" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orge13c5c3">Enhancements</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orge13c5c3">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><code>make-instance</code> and CLOS slot access functions can be used with structure
objects.</li>
<li>The stepper, accessible through <code>step</code>, now has basic functionality.</li>
<li><code>gctools:save-lisp-and-die</code> now accepts a key <code>:executable</code> which can be used
to create an executable binary with the snapshot embedded in the binary.</li>
<li><code>garbage-collect</code>, <code>finalize</code>, and <code>save-lisp-and-die</code> are now exported from
the <code>ext</code> interface package.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org3b41c1c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org3b41c1c">Optimizations</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org3b41c1c">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Arguments to and return values from local functions (e.g. from FLET) are
passed unboxed in some common cases.</li>
<li>Nonlocal exits are much faster in most cases, the exception being when
the exit goes through uncooperative C++ code.</li>
<li>Types inferred for many standard functions are tighter.</li>
<li>Calls to some local functions with &rest parameters are more efficient.</li>
<li>LENGTH is now a "vaslistable" function; &rest parameters that are only
used for vaslistable functions can be compiled to avoid consing.</li>
<li>Multiple value calls and APPLY calls to known functions can sometimes
be optimized.</li>
<li>Some MAKE-ARRAY calls are compiled more efficiently.</li>
<li>Unused calls to many more (side-effect-free) standard functions are deleted.</li>
<li>Accesses to 1D simple arrays of known element type are a bit faster.</li>
<li>A virtual machine has been defined and implemented, greatly increasing the
speed of evaluation of code that doesn't usually need to be optimized
(for example, compile-time evaluations).</li>
<li>The building process has been streamlined by replacing several of the
bootstrapping components with the virtual machine.</li>
<li>Discriminating functions now execute faster.</li>
<li>The compiler now performs inlining much faster.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-orgce1b96c" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgce1b96c">Fixes</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgce1b96c">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Replace hard coded paths to <code>nm</code> in snapshot code with <code>NM_BINARY</code> macro value
set by configure.</li>
<li>Clasp can now be built directly from source. Resolves <a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/175">issue #175</a>.</li>
<li>Snapshots now parse command line options such as <code>--noinform</code>, <code>--noprint</code>,
<code>--quit</code>, and <code>--disable-debugger</code>.</li>
<li>Source locations for warnings from errors during constant folding now
print correctly.</li>
<li>Unused calls that must remain in safe code are no longer deleted.</li>
<li>Prevent negative zero remainder in <code>core__next_ftruncate</code>. Fixes <a href="https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/issues/1368">#1368</a>.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="org532a7c1"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2021-05-25 Tue> </span></span> Version 1.0</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org532a7c1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Clasp has the ability to save and restart from memory snapshots.</li>
<li>Clasp supports the addition of extensions written in C++ by adding them to the extensions directory.
The extensions integrate with the clasp build system.</li>
<li>The Clasp Cleavir compiler now uses basic blocks to do many new optimizations.</li>
<li>A multithreaded compiler that compiles abstract-syntax-trees to native code in multiple threads. It speeds up compilation by a factor of 2-3x.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 id="orgac2eff9"><span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp"><2015-11-20 Fri> </span></span> Version 0.4</h2>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Clasp has a completely new, optimizing/inlining compiler based on Cleavir.</li>
<li>Fixnum, character and single-float types are immediate values.</li>
<li>General object pointers and cons pointers are tagged for speed.</li>
<li>Lots of bug fixes and stability improvements.</li>
</ul>
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