Revision as of 08:54, 11 February 2008

Below are not the release notes of EiffelStudio. It is the change log of EiffelStudio intermediate releases and the most important changes are highlighted in green or in red (for breaking changes). The release notes of EiffelStudio can be found at the following URL. You can also download the latest revision here. Information about other version can be found under Category:Releases.

EiffelStudio 6.2.x Releases

6.2.x

Placeholder for new stuff since last intermediate release.

New features

Improvements

• base: PLATFORM has a new query `is_mac' for detection of Darwin-base platforms.
• studio: The exception submit dialog now retains remembered login between EiffelStudio sessions.
• studio: Rendered the debug/editor transition window better, using ESF popup windows.

Feature removed

Bug fixes

• studio: Error list tool tips now disappear when the row is removed.
• studio: Fixed ESF dialog ENTER key handling for buttons.
• cURL: Library now supports the MacOSX's use of .dylib instead of Unix .so files.
• compiler: Fixed eweasel test#time001 where built_in `infix/prefix' routines were not processed. In the above eweasel test, `BOOLEAN.infix "or"' was always returning False regardless of the value of Current or its argument.

User changes

Developer changes

• ESF: Event List service tool foundations can now make use of partially dynamic lists for speed optimizations, just by enabling it on the event_grid.
• ESF: Added *temporary* widget propagation routines to the tool panel foundations copied from core tool foundations. The tool panel foundations will be switches to inherit one of the tool foundation classes in the future.
• studio: Feature relation tool view modes can now be switches through the tool proxy, as well as setting a stone + view mode.
• studio: Added file modification notifier service.
• compiler: One can use the AST_COMPILER_FACTORY alone to compile Eiffel code (no reliance on AST_ROUNDTRIP_COMPILER_LIGHT_FACTORY.
• debugger: data is now saved at the same location as the project location, rather than in a file in the EIFGENs directory.

6.2.7.2075 (January 28th 2008)

New features

Improvements

• debugger: support Exception As Object (i.e: show the exception object, updated the exception handling mechanism)

Feature removed

Bug fixes

• studio: Fixed issue with displaying the address bar on the metric tool.
• studio: Added new intelligent popup editor tokens for usability/annoyance feedback.

User changes

Developer changes

6.2.7.2001 (January 22nd 2008)

New features

Improvements

• compiler: Speed up compilation time at degree 3 (and degree 4 to some extend) by a significant factor for large systems. The more classes you have, better is the improvement. Speed up code generation (degree -1 and -3) as well by a smaller factor.
• studio: Pop up address bar and completion window respects maximized IDE window borders, when using multiple screens.

Feature removed

Bug fixes

• compiler: Fixed compiler crash when compiling a class where a type used in a signature of a feature has the wrong number of generic parameters. Fixed eweasel test#incr285.
• compiler: Fixed an incorrect code generation for the dynamic binding of routines defined in generic classes (eweasel test#exec272 and test#final039) and attribute access in general (eweasel test#final039).
• compiler: Fixed an incorrect code generation for `is_equal' in ANY when exception trace is off which could cause a memory corruption.
• library: Made EiffelCOM compilable (it was missing from the previous 6.2 releases due to an incompatibility with Exceptions as objects).
• base: Made STORABLE inherit from EXCEPTIONS again to avoid breaking existing code.
• vision2: Added hide actions to EiffelVision 2 windows.

User changes

• runtime: Changed the usage of `eif_adopt', `eif_protect', `eif_wean', `eif_freeze' and `eif_unfreeze' so that they can be used in concurrent thread. Meaning that it is safe to use them as long as the argument is different in various threads.

Developer changes

• Debugger: Added hidden breakpoints.
• ESF: Popup window foundations now respect screens and widgets. The popup automatically repositions itself when a popup widget is displayed/hidden.
• studio: Integrated handler for displaying smart token context buttons based on editor tokens.

6.2.7.1786 (January 7th 2008)

New features

• studio: Error list tool now supports multiple selection, for better copy to clipboard usage.
• compiler: Exceptions as objects are now implemented.
• compiler: Generated code is about 3-4% faster and generated executable about 2-3% smaller.
• debugger: new breakpoint editor dialog, and new when hits actions, including filter using tags

Feature removed

Bug fixes

• runtime: Fixed some issues with storing and retrieving of expanded generic types.

User changes

Developer changes

• studio: Added new session manager service for data persistence between running instances of EiffelStudio.
• studio: Improved selection handling in some tools and in common implementation.
• studio: Debug-memory tool is now hooked into the session manager service to retain selected buttons and filter information.
• studio: Integrated new help providers service. No help providers implemented yet.
• studio: Switched over features tool to use ESF and new optimizations.