[svn:parrot] r43055 - trunk

[pmichaud at svn.parrot.org]

Author: pmichaud
Date: Mon Dec 14 22:41:18 2009
New Revision: 43055
URL: https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/changeset/43055

Log:
[NEWS]:  nqp-rx, HLL::Compiler, and PDD31 updates

Modified:
   trunk/NEWS

Modified: trunk/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- trunk/NEWS	Mon Dec 14 22:05:33 2009	(r43054)
+++ trunk/NEWS	Mon Dec 14 22:41:18 2009	(r43055)
@@ -10,9 +10,20 @@
   + Began merging Freeze/Thaw and Bytecode generator/loader
 - Compilers
   + Included latest nqp-rx compiler, with many improvements
+    - GLOBAL:: package identifier
+    - dynamic variables look in global namespace
+    - $obj."$method" syntax
+    - :p(os) and :c(ontinue) option on regexes
+    - try/CATCH/CONTROL handling
+    - support leading & on subroutine declarations
+    - allow "category:<symbol>" names (for builtin operators)
+    - simple version of smartmatch operator
+    - simple regex matches
+    - updated HLL::Compiler with new import/export methods
 - Miscellaneous
   + Portability updates for RTEMS, and Intel architectures with GNU compilers
   + Completed conversion of ticket tracking system from RT to Trac
+  + New draft of PDD31 for HLL export API and import implementation
   + Several (build time, runtime) performance improvements
   + Converted many tests to PIR, reducing test execution time
   + Various bugfixes, code cleanups, and coding standard fixes