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----- Prothon Release History ----
Version 0.1.2 - Build 710 - 7/06/04
- print is now a function, not a keyword
- function-as-command feature allows print to be used without parens
- Added prop keyword and properties feature with wildcards
- Changed del_ to final_ so properties could use get_, set_, & del_
- a += b type assignments now always do a = a + b
- New in-place modify operators a +! b, a -! b, a *! b, etc.
- Formal parameter default values now evaluated at call time
- String now stored with native 24-bit ordinal values
- Split String type into seperate String and Bytes (binary) types
- Split File into File and TextFile
- Replaced String % operator with String.fmt()
- Added cmp_ and eq_? for strings of length 1 and Ints
- Added object-oriented Directory object and methods
- Added TempDir and TempFile (deleted at shutdown)
- Added basic DateTime object
- Added WeakRef object with callback feature on obj modification
- Added Slice object
- getItem_, setItem_, and delItem_ now allow any object indexing
- Finalization now called on shutdown
- Added built-in range() generator (not list function)
- Added List(iter_) constructor
- Octal constant format changed from 0377 to 0o377
- Octal esc sequence changed from \0377 to \o377
- except keyword no longer allowed alone, must use "except Exception"
- except syntax changed from "except exc, var" to "except exc as var"
- Function formal params now introspectable via simple attribute
- *args param local variable in func is now a tuple, not a list
- Added immutable check to dictionary function key parameter
- Added Dict.len_ and Dict.bool_?
- Moved File from extension module to built-in
- Changed File.stdxxx to sys.stdIn, sys.stdOut, and sys.stdErr
- changed Len, Cmp, len, cmp, chr, ord to
len, cmp, len_, cmp_, chr_, ord_
- changed Sys to sys, changed sys.ps1, sys.ps2 to sys.cons.ps1,
sys.cons.ps2
- Changed SQLite to sqlite, OS to os, Re to re
- Change symbol prefix from backtick (`var) to dollar-sign ($var)
- Changed console prompt from >>> to O>>
- Added many new *.pr test files
- Fixed raise keyword so second arg is doc_ attribute of first
- Fixed crash on printing recursive containers, now prints ...
- Fixed assignment from sequences to arg lists and for statements
- Fixed import in console
- Fixed bug in Func constructor
- Fixed bug in string.rstrip, string.strip, and string.find
Version 0.1.1 - Build 585 - 6/07/04
- Added super keyword
- Integers now have unlimited precision
- Added obj.protos_ list and obj.attrs_ dictionary
- Removed old obj.attrs() method
- Changed protoList() method to protoChain()
- added built-in function mainModule?()
which returns true if run in Main
- Dict constructor now takes normal Dict as param
- Added adict.pr, imp.pr, imp2.pr, plist.pr, &
supercall.pr test files
- Fixed permission bug in binding operation
- Fixed bug in starting generator more than once
- Fixed bug in gen keyword
- Fixed import bug
- Fixed exception bug
Version 0.1.0 - Build 532 - 5/21/04 - Weekly Release
- Removed symbols and capitalized globals
- added self, outer, and caller prefixes
- changed local/global scopes to scope chain
- Added obj.func{self}(args) calling syntax
- Added obj.func{self} method binding
- Added object statement
- changed special __var__ format to var_
- Added many String methods
- Support uninitialized binary objects and init_ on binary objects
- Init_ can now return new object
- Added Symbol object support as `var
- Added %x to String.mod_()
- Added Dict.len() and Len(dict)
- Added Object.unbind()
- Added Object.objId()
- Added -d command line flag to enable debug dumps
- Changed first Main module to "Main" from "Main1", second is "Main1"
- Fixed param mismatch with () and (*args, **kwargs)
- Fixed Race in Thread Startup
- Fixed bug in Dict when expanding size
- Fixed bug in nested For loops
Version 0.0.6 - Build 420 - 4/26/04 - Weekly Release
- Added Prosist object store database module
- setProto and addProto now work on immutable objects
- Added test files: int.pr, modint.pr, prosist.pr
- Fixed permission bug in interactive console (I=1)
- Fixed string.__iter__() method
Version 0.0.5 - Build 387 - 4/18/04 - Weekly Release
- Changed all method names to camelCase (from wide_names)
- Added DBM module - Supports external gdbm, nbdm, Berkeley db, and
has built-in sdbm for all platforms. Uses APR dbm support.
- Added SQLite module
- Started OS module with system() call.
- Added string % operator (sprintf)
- Added list comprehensions to language
- Added list.sort!() - List methods now complete.
- Added Dict methods - Dict methods now complete.
- New generation C macros for defining and checking method param types
- Added test files: dbm.pr, dict.pr, listcomp.pr, sqlite.pr, strmod.pr,
system-test.pr
- Exceptions checked properly during module initialization now
Version 0.0.4 - Build 328 - 4/11/04 - Weekly Release
- Implemented new "landmine" security model
- Added Prothon Thread object and methods
- Added Prothon Mutex object and methods
- Removed lambda from language
- Added directed delegation "super": object^func()
- Added chained compares (a < b < c {ala Python})
- Added Object.clone() method that works for most objects
- Disabled File access for Guest permission level
- Added File.set_stdout() to avoid permission exception when
accessing File directly
- Using -i option now lets you view variables when script ends
- Added test files: chained.pr, defs.pr, and threads.pr
- Fixed non-directed delegation "super" for more than two levels
of inheritance: ^func()
- Fixed problem of def always returning same function object each
time def executed same function definition
- Fixed bug in param passing in __init__
- Internal types now use apr types
Version 0.0.3 - Build 282 - 4/04/04 - Weekly Release
- Indents can now have spaces or tabs, but not mixed in blocks
- Added intelligent line continuations
- Changed call to __init__ to not use return value
- Added var? form for all functions that return True or False
- Added std{in,out,err} default File objects
- Fixed File read/write routines to check the flags used to open
the files, to make sure read/write it suitable for this object.
- Reworked module handling. A module can be linked as a loadable or
as a built-in, without changes to the code or compilation.
- Added __init__ for String, List, Dict, so you can say List(), etc.
- Empty tuples and lists print like python now
- Added convenience macros to check prototypes of passed params
- Added obj.attrs() to get a list of attributes for an object
- Added generators for Tuple, List, & Dict
- Added List.cmp(), Tuple.cmp()
- Int, FLoat, String, Tuple, List, Dict are built-ins now, not Modules
- Changed copyright owner from Mark Hahn to Hahn Creative Applications
- Changed win32 Visual Studio projects from VS 2002 to VS 2003
- Added tests: closure.pr, init.pr, meow.pr, scope.pr, speed.pr,
stdio.pr, super.pr
- Fixed bug when exceptions occured in Prothon code called from C code
- Fixed bug in formal params of type def x(label=value)
- Fixed super ( ^ ), definition still not good enough, under discussion
- Fixed del list[:] bug
Version 0.0.2 - Build 190 - 3/28/04 - Weekly Release
- Fixed "not a" and "a is not b"
- Fixed Dict.__str__() on empty Dict
- Implemented -i and -c command line arguments
- Return value of functions with no return is None again
- String object can now hold binary data (embedded nulls)
- Added "unmutable" bit to object - write protects and faster
- Many Unix/Linux build system improvements, uses libtool and
autoconf macros for most things now.
- Binary now supplied for Max OSX
- Fixed compatibility with all Bisons
- Added detection of APR during build.
- String processing is now "safe"
- Int moved from module to built-in
- Added msvcr70.dll to win32 release
- Conversion of sprintf to apr_snprintf
Version 0.0.1 - Build 115 - 3/24/04 - Initial Release