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Parrot v0.0.11 "Doubloon" released
sfink writes "At long last, Parrot-0.0.11 "Doubloon" has been released!
This release features direct generation of executable binaries, dramatically improved documentation, and a built-in bread maker! Get it while it's hot from CPAN, or join the party by getting the latest CVS checkout by following the directions at dev.perl.org." See below for a long list of enhancements and more detail.
Enhancements in 0.0.11 include:
- Executable output
- Dynamic PMC registration
- Trial exception system
- Beginnings of object system
- Iterators
- Ordered hashes
- I/O system improvements
- References
- Documentation for basic PMC types
- IMCC support of Parrot Calling Conventions
- Runtime loading of chartypes (and other string improvements)
- Conditional breakpoints
- Dramatically accelerated sweeps for finalizable objects
- Small PMCs (PMCs split into core and extensions)
- Loadable bytecode packfiles
- Constant PMCs
- Sub variants that deal with the stack correctly
- Switched runops core
- Line numbers in warnings
- Environment access
- Many documentation cleanups
- Conversion to CPS style!
- BASIC debugger and many other wacky features
- Filename, line number parsing support in IMCC
If you would like to join in the fun, see the mailing list or its archive. All discussion occurs on the perl6-internals mailing list. Start from parrotcode.org for information on all Parroty things. Our immediate future plans include exceptions and objects, so now's a good time to jump in if those things grab you.
(Oh, and I was kidding about the bread maker.)
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