MEP 104: Mozart release 1.3.2 - Please VOTE

[Boriss Mejias]

Dear hackers,

Here is a more detailled list of the bug fixes that will be included in 
Mozart 1.3.2. One of the main points is that we are now compatible with 
gcc versions newer than 3.3. People is still complainning about this in 
the bug tracking system.

o 1 Changes in Oz, Mozart libraries and UI

    + 1.1 Copying of dictionaries was broken. Fixed. (Bug 1352)

    + 1.2 Mozart added to the FSF directory. (Bug 1207)

    + 1.3 Application.getGuiArgs now returns arguments as documented. 
(Bug 1691)

o 2 Changes in the implementation that affect usability and performance

    + 2.1 Oz Compiler

      - Keyword 'native' has been removed from class
        properties. This implies a change in the module Open in
        contributions, fixing a runtime error. (Bug 1277)

    + 2.2 Distribution Layer

      - NewPort does not block anymore when using a distributed variable
        for the stream. Currently, the builtin receives one input and one
        output, but it should change to two outputs in a future release.
        (Bug 1521).

      - Problem with sockets generating 'segmentation fault' with P2PS is
        fixed. (Bug 1304, 1339)

      - Failed assertion in the Owner table fixed. (Bug 1461)

o 3 Changes in the implementation that affect maintainability and 
portability

      - Mozart 1.3.1 compiles with gcc up to version 3.3. Now it compiles
        with gcc newer than 3.3 and up to 4.1

o 4 More Bug Fixes:

      - Documentation: 1419, 1660, 1479
      - Error messages: 1429, 1816
      - XML related: 1333
      - GCC Compiler: 1636
      - RPM building: 1649
      - Reflect module: 1839
      - FloatToString: 1869.

cheers
Boriss

Peter Van Roy wrote:
> Kevin Glynn wrote:
> 
>>
>> Dear Mozart Board,
>>
>> Boris has managed to create MEP 104 and it has been added to the mep
>> website:
>>    http://www.mozart-oz.org/meps/
>>
>> I am asking you to start the voting period now. Please vote quickly so
>> that we can give Boris and Yves the required permissions asap.
>>
>>
>> Kevin
>>   
> 
> I vote accept for MEP 104.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
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