From dd0215dc98538d2a75c73bec0a482c82c0391754 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vladimir Prus Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:06:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Summarize M11 changes. [SVN r33638] --- v2/changes.txt | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/v2/changes.txt b/v2/changes.txt index 1bdf422af..3f7bb7021 100644 --- a/v2/changes.txt +++ b/v2/changes.txt @@ -1,5 +1,97 @@ -Milestone 10 () +Milestone 11 (not yet released) + +Changes in this release: + + - New C++ compilers: IBM xlf, HP aCC, HP CXX, Intel fortran compiler. + - New tools: Qt4 support, MS message compiler and IDL compiler. + - New main targets: 'notfile' and 'cast'. + + - Core changes: + + - Only one file required at top level of a project, named Jamroot. + - Jamfiles can now contain project-specific help messages. + - "Indirect conditional requirements" introduced + (http://tinyurl.com/mn3jp) + - Strip suffix in main target names when computing names of generated + files (URL) + - The 'source-location' project attribute can contain + several directories. + - Usage requirements are propagated not only direct dependents, + but to indirect dependents. + + - Command line option changes (see http://tinyurl.com/zbycz) + - New option --build-dir + - The --clean option cleans only target below the current directory, + not globally. + - New --clean-all option was added. + - New option --debug-building + - Running "bjam some_directory" works even if there's no Jamfile + in the current directory. + + - Toolset improvements: + - Assembling support with gcc, borland and msvc. + - Support amd64/ia64 cross-compiling with msvc. + - Improved, registry-based autodetection for msvc. + - Serialize execution of gcc.link actions + - Precompiled headers supported on MSVC + (Need documentation) + + - New features and + - The 'glob' rule accepts wildcards in directory names. + - The 'stage' rule was renamed to 'install' + (the old name still available for compatibility) + - The feature can accept user-defined function as value + (URL) + - The 'install' rule can install a directory hierarchy preserving relative + paths. + - The 'install' rule no longer allows to change library + name during install. + - The Jamfile referred via 'use-project' may declare project id different + from the one in 'use-project'. + - The 'using' rule now searches the directory of containing Jamfile. + + +The following bugs were fixed: + + - The feature was ignored for static linking + - Fix #include scanning for C files. + - Child projects were sometimes loaded before parent projects. + - Fix project references with absolute paths on Windows. + - The feature was ignored for 'install' targets. + - A generator having the same type in sources and targets was causing hang. + - Use 'icpc' command for Intel, fixing errors with 8.1 and higher. + - Generation of PS files with the FOP tool really produces .PS files. + - No dependency scanning was done for C files. + - The 'constant' and 'path-constant' rules did not accept multi-element + value. + - Don't pass -fcoalesce-templates to gcc on OSX 10.4 + - Fix static lib suffix on OSX. + - Fix rpath setting on Intel/Linux. + - The 'install' rule don't unnecessary scans #includes in installed + headers. + + +Developer visible changes: + + - Ability to customize type's prefix depending on build properties. + - Generator's 'run' method can return usage-requirements. + - Main target rule is automatically declared for each new target type. + - 'Link incompatible' feature attribute was removed + - Generators no longer bypass unhandled sources, they just ignore them. + - If there are several applicable generators, immediately report ambiguity. + Provide a way to explicitly resolve conflicts between generators. + - The 'flags' rule can match absense of feature. + - Great improvement in response files handling + - The 'toolset.flags' rules allows value-less feature to signify + absense of this feature (fix hack-hack). + - Automatically declare main target rule for each declared target type. + - When inheriting types, inherit generators for the base type, as opposed + to using various hacks to invoke base generators when needed. + - Improve diagnostic for "duplicate actual target" and generator ambiguity. + + +Milestone 10 (October 29, 2004) Changes in this release: