EiffelStudio 20.05 Releases - Revision history

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* 20.05.10.4470 (17/06/2020) */ Formatted date as in previous releases.

2020-06-23T06:37:12Z

‎20.05.10.4470 (17/06/2020): Formatted date as in previous releases.

Jfiat: /* 20.05._._ (../../2020, beta 20.05) */

2020-06-17T13:33:51Z

‎20.05._._ (../../2020, beta 20.05)

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* 20.05._._ (../../2020, beta 20.05) */ Moved changes related to obsoleteness to the section "Removed".

2020-06-12T05:59:34Z

‎20.05._._ (../../2020, beta 20.05): Moved changes related to obsoleteness to the section "Removed".

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* Bug fixes */ Added a note about fixing a bug caused by setting class options.

2020-06-12T05:56:23Z

‎Bug fixes: Added a note about fixing a bug caused by setting class options.

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* Bug fixes */ Added a note about fixing a bug with computing a type for expressions with multiple nested expressions.

2020-06-12T05:52:00Z

‎Bug fixes: Added a note about fixing a bug with computing a type for expressions with multiple nested expressions.

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* New features */ Added a note about multi-branch expressions.

2020-06-12T05:47:51Z

‎New features: Added a note about multi-branch expressions.

Jfiat: restored table for wrapc libs

2020-06-11T21:24:05Z

restored table for wrapc libs

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* User changes */ Clarified that any expression is now allowed in an object test if it has a type.

2020-06-11T20:05:38Z

‎User changes: Clarified that any expression is now allowed in an object test if it has a type.

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* User changes */ Added a note about changing the list of expressions that can be used in object tests.

2020-06-11T19:58:11Z

‎User changes: Added a note about changing the list of expressions that can be used in object tests.

Alexander Kogtenkov: /* Bug fixes */ Added a note about fixing bug#19637 (test#syntax075).

2020-06-11T19:41:52Z

‎Bug fixes: Added a note about fixing bug#19637 (test#syntax075).

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 Beta download: https://ftp.eiffel.com/pub/beta/
-== 20.05.10.4470 (17/06/2020) ==
+== 20.05.10.4470 (June 17th 2020) ==
 ===New features===

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 Beta download: https://ftp.eiffel.com/pub/beta/
-== 20.05._._ (../../2020, beta 20.05) ==
+== 20.05.10.4470 (17/06/2020) ==
 ===New features===

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 ===Features removed===
 ===User changes===
 * library (base): Changed behavior of <e>{CHARACTER_8}.to_lower</e> and <e>{CHARACTER_8}.to_upper</e> (as well as versions for <e>CHARACTER_8_REF</e>), as well as property queries, to interpret characters with codes 128-255 according to ISO 8859-1.
 * library (base): Renamed <e>{READABLE_STRING_GENERAL}.plus</e> in descendants and added sized variants of feature <e>plus</e> to sized variants of strings.
 * library (base): Added the following implicit conversions:

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 * compiler: bug#19637 (test#syntax075) — Fixed a bug that prevented from using multiple feature aliases in renaming.
 * compiler: Fixed a potential bug when a wrong type can be computed for tuples, arrays, conditional and multi-branch expressions with mutual nesting.
 ===Features removed===

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 * compiler: bug#19647 (test#attach129) — Fixed a bug that might cause a self-initializing attribute of an attached type to remain void if it is not properly set by a creation procedure, has body, and the body does not set result to non-void value.
 * compiler: bug#19637 (test#syntax075) — Fixed a bug that prevented from using multiple feature aliases in renaming.
 ===Features removed===

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 * library (base): Added <e>READABLE_STRING</e> and <e>IMMUTABLE_STRING</e> as aliases to sized versions of string classes.
 * compiler: Supported a mapping from <e>STRING</e> (and variations) to <e>STRING_32</e> (and variations).
 ===Improvements===

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 ===New libraries===
-Multiple new wrappers for C libraries:
+* Multiple new wrappers for C libraries:
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/67922189-E85C-4375-A4C3-7779E6000739 wrap_yaml] : LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter library.
+{| style="border: solid 1px #ccc;"
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/46827915-EF60-46E2-B953-BC0FE61CB8C6 wrap_sdl] : Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award-winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games.
+!Wrapper
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/DDB3B029-7254-47BE-BBC9-78EAFC432821 wrap_libusb] : libusb is a C library that provides generic access to USB devices. It is intended to be used by developers to facilitate the production of applications that communicate with USB hardware. It is portable: Using a single cross-platform API, it provides access to USB devices on Linux, macOS, Windows, etc.
+!Description of C library
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/0D27165B-283D-426D-B188-66B4742561D6 wrap_quirc] : Quirc is a C library for scanning QR codes.
+|-
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/62E8BE93-F29C-4F84-BF28-7F66350F4368 wrap_lz4] : Extremely fast compression library.
+|[https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/67922189-E85C-4375-A4C3-7779E6000739 wrap_yaml]
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/D7DE54E6-377F-4643-BFBD-683431455385 wrap_libqrencode] : Libqrencode is a fast and compact library for encoding data in a QR Code, a 2D symbology that can be scanned by handy terminals such as a smartphone. The capacity of QR Code is up to 7000 digits or 4000 characters and has high robustness.
+|LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter library.
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/9619DCEA-F6D5-41C9-9256-B52DBC389436 wrap_libgit2] : libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language which supports C bindings.
+|-
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/ACF5FAB2-A405-42D0-8D46-137B3E1E901B wrap_gsl] : The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of routines for numerical computing.
+|[https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/46827915-EF60-46E2-B953-BC0FE61CB8C6 wrap_sdl]
-* [https://iron.eiffel.com/repository/20.05/package/9EBBF105-A717-4403-BFF7-BE26D28B0ADC wrap_tidy] : Libtidy is a C static and dynamic library that developers can integrate into their applications in order to bring all of HTML Tidy's power to your favorite tools. libtidy is used today in desktop applications, web servers, and more.
+|Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award-winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games.
 ===Bug fixes===

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 ** <e>READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</e> → <e>IMMUTABLE_STRING_32</e>, <e>READABLE_STRING_32</e>, <e>STRING_32</e>;
 ** <e>STRING_GENERAL</e> → <e>IMMUTABLE_STRING_32</e>.
-* compiler: Changed the list of expressions that are allowed to be used in object tests without an explicit type, e.g. <e>Current</e> cannot be used anymore, because it is always attached and most probably such an expression indicates an error.
+* compiler: Changed the list of expressions that are allowed to be used in object tests without an explicit type, e.g. <e>Current</e> cannot be used anymore, because it is always attached and most probably such an expression indicates an error, and allowed to use any expression in an object test as soon as there is an explicit type.
 ===Developer changes===