Thanx. Just wanted to check I wasn't looking in the wrong place. On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Alex Miller <a...@puredanger.com> wrote: > Those are the updates (so far) that will go into changes.md. Stu H released > before they were added. :) But that is where they will go. > > > On Friday, November 1, 2013 5:38:49 PM UTC-5, Sean Corfield wrote: >> >> Thanx Alex. Are these release notes kept somewhere in the Github repo? >> I looked at changes.md but that's still 1.5.1 and couldn't see any >> obvious new document for 1.6 Alpha 1...? >> >> Sean >> >> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Alex Miller <al...@puredanger.com> wrote: >> > Clojure 1.6.0-alpha1 is now available. >> > >> > Try it via >> > - Download: >> > http://central.maven.org/maven2/org/clojure/clojure/1.6.0-alpha1/ >> > - Leiningen: [org.clojure/clojure "1.6.0-alpha1"] >> > >> > A list of tickets included is below. Please note that CLJ-1252 >> > introduces a >> > breaking change such that keywords beginning with a digit are no longer >> > considered valid by the reader. This has caused some failures in >> > java.jdbc >> > and other contrib libs and has already been rolled back for alpha2. >> > >> > Please try it and reply to this post (or email alex....@cognitect.com) >> > with feedback on breakage, performance, or other concerns. >> > >> > # CONTENTS >> > >> > ## 1 Deprecated and Removed Features >> > >> > None. >> > >> > ## 2 New and Improved Features >> > >> > ### 2.1 Java API >> > >> > The clojure.api package provides a minimal interface to bootstrap >> > Clojure >> > access from other JVM languages. It does this by providing: >> > 1. The ability to use Clojure's namespaces to locate an arbitrary var, >> > returning the var's clojure.lang.IFn interface. >> > 2. A convenience method read for reading data using Clojure's edn reader >> > >> > IFns provide complete access to Clojure's APIs. You can also access any >> > other library written in Clojure, after adding either its source or >> > compiled >> > form to the classpath. >> > >> > The public Java API for Clojure consists of the following classes and >> > interfaces: >> > * clojure.api.API >> > * clojure.lang.IFn >> > >> > All other Java classes should be treated as implementation details, and >> > applications should avoid relying on them. >> > >> > To lookup and call a Clojure function: >> > >> > IFn plus = API.var("clojure.core", "+"); >> > plus.invoke(1, 2); >> > >> > Functions in clojure.core are automatically loaded. Other namespaces can >> > be >> > loaded via require: >> > >> > IFn require = API.var("clojure.core", "require"); >> > require.invoke(API.read("clojure.set")); >> > >> > IFns can be passed to higher order functions, e.g. the example below >> > passes >> > plus to read: >> > >> > IFn map = API.var("clojure.core", "map"); >> > IFn inc = API.var("clojure.core", "inc"); >> > map.invoke(inc, API.read("[1 2 3]")); >> > >> > Most IFns in Clojure refer to functions. A few, however, refer to >> > non-function data values. To access these, use deref instead of fn: >> > >> > IFn printLength = API.var("clojure.core", "*print-length*"); >> > API.var("clojure.core", "deref").invoke(printLength); >> > >> > ### 2.2 JDK and Dependency Version Updates >> > >> > Clojure now builds with Java SE 1.6 and emits bytecode requiring Java SE >> > 1.6 >> > instead of Java SE 1.5. [CLJ-1268] >> > >> > ### 2.3 Printing >> > >> > * [CLJ-908](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-908) >> > Print metadata for functions when *print-meta* is true and remove >> > errant >> > space at beginning. >> > * [CLJ-937](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-937) >> > pprint cl-format now supports E, F, and G formats for ratios. >> > >> > ### 2.4 Other improvements >> > >> > * [CLJ-908](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-908) >> > Make *default-data-reader-fn* set!-able in REPL, similar to >> > *data-readers*. >> > * [CLJ-783](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-783) >> > Make clojure.inspector/inspect-tree work on sets. >> > * [CLJ-896](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-896) >> > Make browse-url aware of xdg-open. >> > * [CLJ-1160](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1160) >> > Fix clojure.core.reducers/mapcat does not stop on reduced? values. >> > * [CLJ-1121](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1121) >> > -> and ->> have been rewritten to work with a broader set of macros. >> > >> > ## 3 Improved error messages >> > >> > * [CLJ-1099](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1099) >> > If non-seq passed where seq is needed, error message now is an >> > ExceptionInfo with the instance value, retrievable via ex-data. >> > * [CLJ-1083](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1083) >> > Fix error message reporting for "munged" function names (like a->b). >> > * [CLJ-1056](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1056) >> > Handle more cases and improve error message for errors in defprotocol >> > definnitions. >> > * [CLJ-1102](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1102) >> > Better handling of exceptions with empty stack traces. >> > >> > ## 4 Improved documentation strings >> > >> > * [CLJ-1164](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1164) >> > Fix typos in clojure.instant/validated and other internal instant >> > functions. >> > * [CLJ-1143](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1143) >> > Correct doc string for ns macro. >> > * [CLJ-196](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-196) >> > Clarify value of *file* is undefined in the REPL. >> > * [CLJ-1228](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1228) >> > Fix a number of spelling errors in namespace and doc strings. >> > * [CLJ-835](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-835) >> > Update defmulti doc to clarify expectations for hierarchy argument. >> > >> > ## 5 Bug Fixes >> > >> > * [CLJ-1018](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1018) >> > Make range consistently return () with a step of 0. >> > * [CLJ-863](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-863) >> > Make interleave return () on 0 args and identity on 1 args. >> > * [CLJ-1072](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1072) >> > Update internal usages of the old metadata reader syntax to new >> > syntax. >> > * [CLJ-1193](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1193) >> > Make bigint and biginteger functions work on double values outside >> > long >> > range. >> > * [CLJ-1154](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1154) >> > Make Compile.java flush but not close stdout so errors can be >> > reported. >> > * [CLJ-1161](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1161) >> > Remove bad version.properties from sources jar. >> > * [CLJ-1175](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1175) >> > Fix invalid behavior of Delay/deref if an exception is thrown - >> > exception >> > will now be rethrown on subsequent calls and not enter a corrupted >> > state. >> > * [CLJ-1171](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1171) >> > Fix several issues with instance? to make it consistent when used with >> > apply. >> > * [CLJ-1202](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1202) >> > Protocol fns with dashes may get incorrectly compiled into field >> > accesses. >> > * [CLJ-850](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-850) >> > Add check to emit invokePrim with return type of double or long if >> > type-hinted. >> > * [CLJ-1177](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1177) >> > clojure.java.io URL to File coercion corrupts path containing UTF-8 >> > characters. >> > * [CLJ-1234](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1234) >> > Accept whitespace in Record and Type reader forms (similar to data >> > literals). >> > * [CLJ-1233](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1233) >> > Allow ** as a valid symbol name without triggering dynamic warnings. >> > * [CLJ-1246](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1246) >> > Add support to clojure.reflect for classes with annotations. >> > * [CLJ-1252](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1252) >> > Clojure reader incorrectly accepts keywords that start with a number. >> > * [CLJ-1184](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1184) >> > Evaling #{do ...} or [do ...] is treated as do special form. >> > * [CLJ-1125](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1125) >> > Clojure can leak memory in a servlet container when using dynamic >> > bindings >> > or STM transactions. >> > * [CLJ-1090](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1090) >> > Indirect function calls through Var instances fail to clear locals. >> > * [CLJ-1076](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1076) >> > pprint tests fail on Windows, expecting \n. >> > * [CLJ-766](http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-766) >> > Make into-array work consistently with short-array and byte-array on >> > bigger types. >> > >> > ## 6 Compatibility Notes >> > >> > * [CLJ-1252] - The reader no longer accepts keyword literals beginning >> > with >> > a digit. >> > NOTE: this is a breaking change and has already been rolled back for >> > alpha2. >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Clojure" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com >> > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> > your >> > first post. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > clojure+u...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Clojure" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an >> > email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN >> An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ >> World Singles, LLC. -- http://worldsingles.com/ >> >> "Perfection is the enemy of the good." >> -- Gustave Flaubert, French realist novelist (1821-1880) > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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