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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Language features: variable. New tools: -- ocamlbuild (new): compilation manager for OCaml applications and libraries. +- ocamlbuild: compilation manager for OCaml applications and libraries. See description in reference manual. - Camlp4: heavily revised implementation, new API. @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Compilers: Native-code compiler: - Print a stack backtrace on an uncaught exception. - (Compile and link with ocamlopt -g; execute with OCAMLRUNPARAM=b=1.) + (Compile and link with ocamlopt -g; execute with OCAMLRUNPARAM='b=1'.) Supported on Intel/AMD in 32 and 64 bits, PPC in 32 and 64 bits. - Stack overflow detection on MS Windows 32 and 64 bits (courtesy O. Andrieu). - Stack overflow detection on MacOS X PPC and Intel. @@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ Standard library: new %r conversion to accomodate user defined scanners. - Filename: improved Win32 implementation of Filename.quote. - List: List.nth now tail-recursive. +- Sys: some functions (e.g. Sys.command) would incorrectly raise + Sys_io_blocked, now raise Sys_error as intended. Other libraries: - Bigarray: mmap_file takes an optional argument specifying - the start position of the data in the mapped file + the start position of the data in the mapped file. - Dynlink: now defines only two modules, Dynlink and Dynlinkaux (internal), reducing risks of name conflicts with user modules. +- VM threads: improved performance of I/O operations (less polling). - Unix: new function Unix.isatty. - Unix emulation under Win32: fixed incorrect error reporting in several functions (PR#4097); |