From d049bf249253230b6312400b8a919af0c14204c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Chevalier Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:59:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Edit release notes a bit --- RELEASES.txt | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt index 9db4a7954e4..d9ce5c6ab70 100644 --- a/RELEASES.txt +++ b/RELEASES.txt @@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) * TODO: * Ord/Cmp * Lifetime changes - * Implicit self * Remove `static` keyword * Static method syntax * `as Trait` * `copy` removed, replaced with `Clone`? - * `std::map` removed, replaced with `core::hashmap` + * More details for "Name resolution continues to be tweaked"? * Syntax changes * The self type parameter in traits is now spelled `Self` + * The `self` parameter in trait and impl methods must now be explicitly + named (for example: `fn f(&self) { }`). Implicit self is deprecated. * Replaced the `Durable` trait with the `'static` lifetime * The old closure type syntax with the trailing sigil has been removed in favor of the more consistent leading sigil @@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) * Traits are implemented with `impl Trait for Type` instead of `impl Type: Trait` * The `export` keyword has finally been removed - * The `move` keyword has been removed (linear types move by default) + * The `move` keyword has been removed (see "Semantic changes") * The interior mutability qualifier on vectors, `[mut T]`, has been removed. Use `&mut [T]`, etc. * `mut` is no longer valid in `~mut T`. Use inherited mutability @@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) function modules. Use extern blocks: `extern { ... }` * Newtype enums removed. Used tuple-structs. * Trait implementations no longer support visibility modifiers + * Pattern matching over vectors improved and expanded * Semantic changes * Types with owned pointers or custom destructors move by default, @@ -49,12 +51,9 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) * The default type of an inferred closure is &fn instead of @fn * Name resolution continues to be tweaked * Method visibility is inherited from the implementation declaration - - * Other language changes * Structural records have been removed - * Many more types can be used in constants, including enums + * Many more types can be used in constants, including enums, `static lifetime pointers and vectors - * Pattern matching over vectors improved and expanded * Typechecking of closure types has been overhauled to improve inference and eliminate unsoundness @@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) * Containers reorganized around traits in `core::container` * `core::dvec` removed, `~[T]` is a drop-in replacement * `core::send_map` renamed to `core::hashmap` + * `std::map` removed; replaced with `core::hashmap` * `std::treemap` reimplemented as an owned balanced tree * `std::deque` and `std::smallintmap` reimplemented as owned containers * `core::trie` added as a fast ordered map for integer keys @@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ Version 0.6 (March 2013) * Tools * Replaced the 'cargo' package manager with 'rustpkg' * Added all-purpose 'rust' tool - * `rustc --test` now supports a benchmarks with the `#[bench]` attribute + * `rustc --test` now supports benchmarks with the `#[bench]` attribute * rustc now attempts to offer spelling suggestions * Misc * Improved support for ARM and Android * Preliminary MIPS backend * Improved foreign function ABI implementation for x86, x86_64 - * Various and memory usage improvements + * Various memory usage improvements * Rust code may be embedded in foreign code under limited circumstances Version 0.5 (December 2012) -- GitLab