Janet 1.42.0

[bakpakin]

This is a long-coming release, with lots of bug fixes and documentation improvements! Still more to come, but it's best to get these changes out to people where they can be used! Happy hacking, and special thanks to our new contributors, and @sogaiu for much of the work on the documentation revamp.

What's Changed

• fix/illumos-multicast by @snltd in fix/illumos-multicast #1717
• Tweak a docstring and a comment by @sogaiu in Tweak a docstring and a comment #1718
• Fix GC collecting active fiber during nested janet_continue by @brettatoms in Fix GC collecting active fiber during nested janet_continue #1720
• Align items in multiline pretty format (%m and %p) by @McSinyx in Align items in multiline pretty format (%m and %p) #1721
• fix janet_channel_make_threaded to return threaded channel by @PinieP in fix janet_channel_make_threaded to return threaded channel #1724
• Macro hygiene tweaks by @sogaiu in Macro hygiene tweaks #1727
• Fix: add missing :symbolmap keyword to disasm function by @PinieP in Fix: add missing :symbolmap keyword to disasm function #1729
• Add LLM, AI and tool usage section to contribution guide. by @bakpakin in Add LLM, AI and tool usage section to contribution guide. #1730
• Lint shadow binding by @bakpakin in Lint shadow binding #1731
• Increase pretty printing line density by @McSinyx in Increase pretty printing line density #1733
• Try to use clearer language in buffer docs by @sarna in Try to use clearer language in buffer docs #1738
• Fix mmap return value check by @jsks in Fix mmap return value check #1745
• Fix stale fiber stack pointers across realloc by @iceghost in Fix stale fiber stack pointers across realloc #1751
• Hide JanetMarshalContext implementation details by @iceghost in Hide JanetMarshalContext implementation details #1747
• Add bash, zsh, and fish shell completions for janet by @arkh-node in Add bash, zsh, and fish shell completions for janet #1753
• plan9 port maintenance by @pixelherodev in plan9 port maintenance #1756
• OSS-Fuzz: Add new fuzzer targets unmarshal by @arthurscchan in OSS-Fuzz: Add new fuzzer targets unmarshal #1762
• Fix documentation for os_stat function by @taoeffect in Fix documentation for os_stat function #1760
• OSS-Fuzz: Add fuzzer targets dobytes function by @arthurscchan in OSS-Fuzz: Add fuzzer targets dobytes function #1765
• OSS-Fuzz: Add fuzzer targets compile process by @arthurscchan in OSS-Fuzz: Add fuzzer targets compile process #1767
• Fix typos in mapat and count docstring by @jacobmealey in Fix typos in mapat and count docstring #1774
• Unregister stream from EV upon closure by @Samuel-Martineau in Unregister stream from EV upon closure #1770
• Do not wait on freed fiber by @Samuel-Martineau in Do not wait on freed fiber #1773
• Improve comprehensiveness of first docstring by @sogaiu in Improve comprehensiveness of first docstring #1789
• Simplify frequencies implementation by @sogaiu in Simplify frequencies implementation #1793
• Add tests for distinct by @sogaiu in Add tests for distinct #1801
• int8_t, uint8_t and float getters by @dmitrys99 in int8_t, uint8_t and float getters #1799
• Add tests for update by @sogaiu in Add tests for update #1796
• Add tests for partition-by by @sogaiu in Add tests for partition-by #1795
• Improve consistency of some docstrings by @sogaiu in Improve consistency of some docstrings #1794
• Improve completeness of some docstrings by @sogaiu in Improve completeness of some docstrings #1791
• Improve completeness of sort* docstrings by @sogaiu in Improve completeness of sort* docstrings #1798
• Improve clarity of some docstrings by @sogaiu in Improve clarity of some docstrings #1800
• Tweak type docstring by @sogaiu in Tweak type docstring #1802
• Tweak flatten* docstrings by @sogaiu in Tweak flatten* docstrings #1804
• Tweak frequencies and group-by by @sogaiu in Tweak frequencies and group-by #1806
• Improve completeness of *-in docstrings by @sogaiu in Improve completeness of *-in docstrings #1805
• Add tests for find-index by @sogaiu in Add tests for find-index #1807
• Add tests for find by @sogaiu in Add tests for find #1808
• Improve index-of docstring by @sogaiu in Improve index-of docstring #1809
• Align find* and index-of details by @sogaiu in Align find* and index-of details #1811
• Add tests for interpose by @sogaiu in Add tests for interpose #1813
• Add tests for filter by @sogaiu in Add tests for filter #1812
• Add tests for partition by @sogaiu in Add tests for partition #1814
• Improve docstrings of filter and friends by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings of filter and friends #1815
• Improve docstrings for each and friends by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings for each and friends #1816
• Improve docstrings of reduce and friends by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings of reduce and friends #1817
• Improve docstrings for reverse and reverse! by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings for reverse and reverse! #1818
• Improve docstrings of every? and any? by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings of every? and any? #1819
• Improve docstrings for all, some, and count by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings for all, some, and count #1820
• Improve docstrings for keep, map, and mapcat by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings for keep, map, and mapcat #1821
• Improve docstrings for sum and friends by @sogaiu in Improve docstrings for sum and friends #1824
• Improve docstring for interleave by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for interleave #1825
• Improve docstring for describe by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for describe #1826
• Improve docstring for update by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for update #1827
• Improve docstring for loop by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for loop #1830
• Improve docstring for last by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for last #1829
• Improve docstring for length by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for length #1828
• Improve docstring for table/to-struct by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for table/to-struct #1831
• Improve docstring for struct/with-proto by @sogaiu in Improve docstring for struct/with-proto #1832
• Align local names in merge and merge-into by @sogaiu in Align local names in merge and merge-into #1833
• Make table/to-struct's docstring less wordy by @sogaiu in Make table/to-struct's docstring less wordy #1834
• free realpath() result with libc allocator by @iceghost in free realpath() result with libc allocator #1836
• Add tests for nested declarations by @yohannd1 in Add tests for nested declarations #1837
• ev: bugfix for double free by @tw4452852 in ev: bugfix for double free #1838

New Contributors

• @brettatoms made their first contribution in Fix GC collecting active fiber during nested janet_continue #1720
• @PinieP made their first contribution in fix janet_channel_make_threaded to return threaded channel #1724
• @iceghost made their first contribution in Fix stale fiber stack pointers across realloc #1751
• @arkh-node made their first contribution in Add bash, zsh, and fish shell completions for janet #1753
• @arthurscchan made their first contribution in OSS-Fuzz: Add new fuzzer targets unmarshal #1762
• @taoeffect made their first contribution in Fix documentation for os_stat function #1760
• @jacobmealey made their first contribution in Fix typos in mapat and count docstring #1774
• @Samuel-Martineau made their first contribution in Unregister stream from EV upon closure #1770
• @dmitrys99 made their first contribution in int8_t, uint8_t and float getters #1799
• @yohannd1 made their first contribution in Add tests for nested declarations #1837

Full Changelog: v1.41.2...v1.42.0

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This discussion was created from the release Janet 1.42.0.