Checked out the tab-support on the new console -
COOL! I'm going to have to peek at this code
shortly...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Maly
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:20 AM
To: users-ironpython.com@lists.ironpython.com
Subject: [IronPython] IronPython 0.9 released
Hello IronPython
community,
it has been
exactly seven weeks since the last IronPython release - 0.7.6. Back then we
announced that the next release would take longer than our usual
two weeks, it would include some larger-scale changes, and it would be
version 0.8.
The work did
take couple weeks more than we expected and as OsCon approached, we decided
to wait one extra week and announce our release at OsCon (as Keith correctly
guessed). Additionally, once the changes were finished, we realized that given
the extent of the changes, it was more appropriate to call the release a
0.9.
So, what's new in
IronPython 0.9?
* The
implementation of subclassing .Net classes and method
overriding.
* Improved overloaded method
resolution.
* Much better COM
interop support
* IronPython test
suite is now part of the release (see below on the usage)
* New example is
included - Embedding IronPython
* Multi-line
import statement support: from x import ( ..., ... )
* Very simple
support for tab-completion in the console window
* Bug
fixes
There are many
people who contributed to this release by providing feedback, reporting bugs
and making valuable suggestions. Thank you very much:
Jonathan
Jacobs, Keith J. Farmer,
Anthony Tarlano, Miguel de Icaza, Nicholas Jacobson,
Luis M.
Gonzalez,
Michael Taylor,
Ken Manheimer,
Mike Hostetler, Morgan Martinet,
David Wilson, J. Merrill,
Richard Hsu,
Niki
Spahiev, xtian, Flexibal, grizlupo, Koly, perhaps.
Few more notes:
Test
suite:
The test suite
resides in the Scripts\Tests folder and the easiest way to run the whole suite
is to execute:
bin\IronPythonConsole.exe
Scripts\TestAll.py
Executing
individual test scripts also works:
IronPythonConsole.exe
Scripts\Tests\Assert.py
Note that to run
the tests, you need to build IronPythonTest.dll in the IronPythonTest
folder.
Improved console:
The new console is
turned off by default. To try it out, run IronPythonConsole with the command
line parameter:
"-X:TabCompletion". The parameter is case sensitive.
The implementation is very simple for now.
Known issues:
The Community
Technology Preview release of Visual Studio and .NET 2.0, version 2.0.50630.0.
contains a change which is not compatible with IronPython built on .NET 2.0 Beta
2. The symptom is an exception:
System.MissingFieldException: Field not found:
'System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair`2.Key'.
The Key field on
the KeyValuePair class became a property in the CTP release. Rebuilding
IronPython on the Community Technology Preview release, version 2.0.50630.0 will
fix the problem. We decided to maintain the dependency of the released binaries
on .NET 2.0 Beta 2 (version 2.0.50215.44) because we believe the Beta 2 release
is more widely adopted.
That is all for
today, from the OsCon conference in Portland, OR
Thank you and keep
in touch
The IronPython
team
http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ironpython
http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com
http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com
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