From 6cb0dbe12ae71fcb77b29613ac211ae4705834e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Mynott Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:14:44 +0100 Subject: fill out probable R* 2016.07 announce based on last two months R releases --- docs/announce/2016.07.md | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/announce/2016.07.md (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/announce/2016.07.md b/docs/announce/2016.07.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8b2bd0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/announce/2016.07.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +# Announce: Rakudo Star Release 2016.07 + +## A useful and usable production distribution of Perl 6 + +On behalf of the Rakudo and Perl 6 development teams, I'm pleased to announce +the July 2016 release of "Rakudo Star", a useful and usable production +distribution of Perl 6. The tarball for the July 2016 release is available +from . + +This is the third post-Christmas (production) release of Rakudo Star and +implements Perl v6.c. It comes with support for the MoarVM backend (all module +tests pass on supported platforms). + +Please note that this release of Rakudo Star is not fully functional with the +JVM backend from the Rakudo compiler. Please use the MoarVM backend only. + +In the Perl 6 world, we make a distinction between the language ("Perl 6") and +specific implementations of the language such as "Rakudo Perl". This Star + +release includes [release 2016.07] of the [Rakudo Perl 6 compiler], version +2016.07 of [MoarVM], plus various modules, documentation, and other resources +collected from the Perl 6 community. + +[release 2016.07]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rakudo/rakudo/2016.07/docs/announce/2016.07.md +[Rakudo Perl 6 compiler]: http://github.com/rakudo/rakudo +[MoarVM]: http://moarvm.org/ + +Some of the new compiler features since the last Rakudo Star release include: + + * Ability to use a customer debugger module + * The "is-approx" sub from Test.pm6 now allows for relative/absolute tolerance + * A fail in a custom BUILD will now be returned, rather than thrown + * Introduce .Map coercer + * Implement alternate ways to call subtest + +Compiler maintenance since the last Rakudo Star release includes: + + * Basic object creation (using either .new or .bless) now up to 3x faster + * All routines now have less overhead + * Sigificant optimizations for speed in many parts of the system (.map, gather/take etc.) + * Many precompilation fixes (including EVAL and improved support of OS packaging) + * Arrays with holes (e.g. from :delete) now correctly iterate/auto-vivify + * An issue with reverse dependencies of installed modules was fixed + * "is_approx" sub (note underscore) from Test.pm6 deprecated + * Harden Mu.Str against moving GC + * Simplify $*USER/$*GROUP initialization + +Notable changes in modules shipped with Rakudo Star: + + * blah blah blah + +There are some key features of Perl 6 that Rakudo Star does not yet +handle appropriately, although they will appear in upcoming releases. +Some of the not-quite-there features include: + + * advanced macros + * non-blocking I/O (in progress) + * some bits of Synopsis 9 and 11 + +There is an online resource at +that lists the known implemented and missing features of Rakudo's +backends and other Perl 6 implementations. + +In many places we've tried to make Rakudo smart enough to inform the +programmer that a given feature isn't implemented, but there are many +that we've missed. Bug reports about missing and broken features are +welcomed at . + +See for links to much more information about +Perl 6, including documentation, example code, tutorials, presentations, +reference materials, design documents, and other supporting resources. +Some Perl 6 tutorials are available under the "docs" directory in +the release tarball. + +The development team thanks all of the contributors and sponsors for +making Rakudo Star possible. If you would like to contribute, see +, ask on the +mailing list, or join us on IRC \#perl6 on freenode. -- cgit v1.1