* NEW: The LIKELY() and UNLIKELY() macros do nothing now, as it seems that
recent CPUs are better than humans for branch prediction.
* BUG: Error.Backtrace is accurate now.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@4066 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: The Main startup function now can return a value. If that value is
an integer or a boolean, then it will be the exit value returned to the
parent process.
* NEW: The Application.Return property has been removed.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3951 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Remove a debugging message in the connection editor.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: '_property' is a new special method that must return TRUE when an
unknown symbol (stored in Param.Name) is a property. If that special
method is not implemented, all unknown symbols are methods.
* NEW: Remove the deprecated constant gb.Text.
* NEW: Param.Property has been removed.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: Handle the new '_property' special method. That method must be
public, dynamic, takes no argument, and must return a boolean.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3915 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Handle compiler errors having column information.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: Manage errors from native methods differently.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: Return the column in error messages generated by the parser.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Make TabStrip behave like in gb.qt when inserting a new tab.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3156 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Polish the DirChooser/FileChooser bookmark button.
[GB.QT4]
* BUG: Send expected Leave and Enter events when a popup is closed.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3146 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Bytecode version has been incremented, so all projects need to be
recompiled!
[INTERPRETER]
* OPT: Many little optimizations.
* OPT: Avoid calls to setjmp() when it is possible.
* OPT: Do not encode the stack drop inside the CALL instruction.
Executables are a bit larger, but a little speed is gained.
[COMPILER]
* OPT: Do not encode the stack drop inside the CALL instruction.
Executables are a bit larger, but a little speed is gained.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3013 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Correctly deals with unknown components in the project property
dialog.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: Error backtrace is now always printed.
* OPT: Some optimizations in mathematical routines.
[GB.IMAGE]
* NEW: Image.FillRect() is a new method that fills a rectangle with a
specified color.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3007 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* OPT: Many optimizations again.
* BUG: Fix an unitialized variable in string to float conversion routine.
* BUG: Handle extern functions that return a pointer.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@3003 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* OPT: Some optimizations again in memory allocator, object releasing
routine, arithmetic operators, class variable reader, line-by-line stream
reader, class symbol sort routine.
* BUG: Using constant strings inside variant, like database drivers, works
correctly again and does not crash the interpreter anymore.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2996 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Breakpoints are correctly reset when opening a new project.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: The GB.NewString(), GB.NewZeroString() and GB.TempString() API
signature has changed. All components have been updated accordingly.
* OPT: Many optimizations to speed up the interpreter.
[GB.EVAL]
* NEW: During syntax highlighting, the first character of class names is
automatically converted to uppercase.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2992 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* OPT: Using object references is faster.
* BUG: Fix a misuse of GB.NewString() in the String class.
[COMPILER]
* BUG: Raise an error now when trying to create an array of structures.
[GB.QT4]
* OPT: Global widget event filter is faster.
* OPT: Do not internallt relayout TabStrip too often, because Qt takes a
lot of time to do that.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2974 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Bytecode version has been increased, and so all projects must be
recompiled.
[INTERPRETER]
* OPT: Objects that do not raise events do not allocate the event
management structure anymore. That save four pointers by object.
* NEW: Structure management is done, and embedded (static) structures are
handled too.
* BUG: Static array management was fixed.
* NEW: All functions synonymous whose name ends with a question mark have
been removed.
[COMPILER]
* OPT: Some optimization again.
* BUG: EXTERN declarations compile again.
[GB.DB.SQLITE2]
* BUG: Fix a misuse of GB.NewString().
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2970 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: New GB.NewZeroString() API to create a Gambas string from a
null-terminated string. Components were modified to use it.
* OPT: Many optimizations everywhere.
[COMPILER]
* OPT: Many optimizations. The compiler should be noticeably faster.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2953 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Do not compile database manager anymore, it has been deprecated.
* BUG: Compile the gb.dbus component.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: Pointer is a real datatype now.
* NEW: Static arrays came back. They are now like real array classes,
except that they are not resizable.
* NEW: IsPointer() is a new function that tells if an expression is a
pointer.
* NEW: All XXXX?() function synonymous were removed. Use the IsXXXX()
version instead.
* NEW: Remove now useless source files.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: Static arrays came back, with actually the same syntax as before.
[EXAMPLES]
* BUG: Fix the examples according to the new array syntax.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2949 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Correctly save ListBox having exactly 31 items defined from the IDE.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: Now when a method call fails when checking arguments, the arguments
are correctly released.
[GB.QT4]
* NEW: The Window background picture is now drawn differently, and not
propagated anymore.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2582 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Work continues on integrating the database manager.
* NEW: Some cosmetic changes in the way controls are drawing on the form
editor.
* NEW: Panels with Border property set to None are now drawn with a light
border.
* BUG: Fix the "Show tab" button and menu.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: _attach is a new dynamic special method that is called when an
object is attached to or detached from its event observer. The first
argument of this method is the event observer, and the second argument
the event handler prefix.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: An expression can be a NEW instruction now. Beware that it does not
work inside braces.
[GB.DB]
* BUG: Fix an error message in the sqlite handler.
[GB.DB.FORM]
* NEW: DataSource.Table can now be any SQL query. The Filter property is
ignored in that case.
* BUG: Setting DataSource.Table to NULL correctly resets the DataSource and
its children.
* NEW: DataView automatically adjusts the height of its rows to the
contents.
* NEW: DataSource.CacheSize is a new property to set the number of rows
stored in the internal DataSource cache. When this property is set to
zero, the cache size takes its default value (64 rows).
[GB.DB.SQLITE2]
* BUG: Fix a crash in datatype mapping.
[GB.DB.SQLITE3]
* BUG: Fix a crash in datatype mapping.
[GB.QT4]
* BUG: Window.AutoResize property works as expected now.
* OPT: Some optimizations in GridView.
* NEW: GridView.Rows[].Visible returns if a specific row is visible.
* NEW: GridView.Rows[].EnsureVisible ensures that a specific row is
visible.
* BUG: Draw.Style.Panel draws the same thing as a panel border now.
* BUG: Window.Closed always returns the accurate value now.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2108 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Do not use "boolean" anymore. Use "bool" instead.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: Do not use "boolean" anymore. Use "bool" instead.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@2091 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: WARNING! The bytecode has changed, so every project needs to be
recompiled.
[DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT]
* NEW: A new project option to use the terminal emulator of the current
desktop instead of the built-in output window.
* BUG: "svn update" is now run non-interactive.
[WIKI CGI SCRIPT]
* NEW: {html ... } is a new section to put verbatim HTML inside a page.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: Fix a possible bug in the FreeBSD way of opening a pseudo-terminal
when running an external process.
* NEW: External process can have a custom environment.
* BUG: Some forgotten FreeBSD patch.
* NEW: The hidden "-f" option now takes as argument the name of the debug
fifo file without the extension. This is needed as now the IDE can put
a terminal emulator between the debugged process and itself.
[COMPILER]
* NEW: New syntax for the EXEC and SHELL instruction. Now the WITH keyword
can introduce an array of string, each of one being an environment
variable "NAME=VALUE".
[GB.DEBUG]
* NEW: Debug.Start() now returns the name of the debug fifo, without the
extension.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1971 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Use colorgcc if it is present. Beware that ccache removes the
colors.
[DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT]
* BUG: Fix the output console search.
* BUG: When making a package, ignore the charset translation errors while
printing the commands output.
* NEW: Support for the Khmer language.
[WIKI CGI SCRIPT]
* NEW: Support for the macedonian language.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: Fix the interpreter for gcc 4.3.
* NEW: Prints the gcc version used for compiling the interpreter when
running 'gbx2 -h'.
* BUG: Fix the initialization of standard input/output streams.
[COMPILER]
* BUG: Fix a compilation warning on FILE_set_chown.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Initialize correctly the gControl class.
* BUG: Draw.Tile now works correctly.
* BUG: Fix the vertical alignment management.
* BUG: The alignment of a GridView cell with a picture only is correct now.
[GB.QT]
* BUG: Choose the right moc executable when both QT3 and QT4 are installed
on the system.
* BUG: Fix the system tray icons for KDE 3.5.10. :-)
* BUG: The alignment of a GridView cell with a picture only is correct now.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1493 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: Print a warning message when INC or DEC is used with a boolean.
* BUG: Make things compile without error.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1370 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* OPT: Do not set Project ColumnView AutoResize property to TRUE. Use a
very wide column instead to optimize redrawing.
* BUG: Fix a tooltip in the subversion conflict dialog.
* NEW: The component tab of the project property dialog has been
redesigned. Now you have to double click on a component to get
information on it.
* NEW: Property editing is now locked only if a specific toggle button is
pressed. This button is located on the right top of the property sheet.
[INTERPRETER]
* BUG: Handle the evaluation of Eval() expressions the same way as any
other code. Otherwise, stack can be leaked when there is an exception
inside.
* NEW: The foreign function interface is now optional.
* BUG: The use of array accessors is now correctly checked.
[GB.DB.SQLITE2]
* BUG: Reading floating point values and other values do not depend on the
locale anymore.
* NEW: Remove useless code.
[GB.DB.SQLITE3]
* BUG: Reading floating point values and other values do not depend on the
locale anymore.
* NEW: Remove useless code.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Fix uninitialized variables in ggridview.cpp and gmainwindow.cpp.
[GB.QT]
* OPT: ScrollView layout process is delayed.
[GB.SETTINGS]
* BUG: Do not use Array datatype incorrectly anymore.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1368 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Some little layout fixes.
[INTERPRETER]
* OPT: Read the user home directory only if the current uid has changed.
Otherwise, cache it into memory.
* OPT: String memory management has been optimized.
* OPT: Some little optimizations there and there.
* NEW: A new interpreter option, "-k", that prevents shared library to be
unloaded until the process terminates. That can be useful when
debugging with valgrind.
* OPT: System.Language property was optimized.
* OPT: The gb_error.c file is now compiled with -O3.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Disable the management of input methods in TextBox and TextArea
controls, so that the input methods are not disturbed. Consequently;
SCIM and Bridged SCIM work again.
* BUG: You can read keyboard events properties in a Form KeyPress or
KeyRelease event handler correctly now.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1199 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* NEW: English and french tips were updated. A new tip was added.
* NEW: Files that were opened at project close are automatically reopened
when the project is loaded again.
* NEW: A warning message is displayed when the GNU translation tools are
not installed.
* BUG: The code editor method combo-box is correctly updated now.
* BUG: Some fixes in the automatic completion.
* BUG: Replace points by dash in the name of packages generated by the IDE
packager.
* NEW: Updated russian translation
* NEW: Updated french translation
[DATABASE MANAGER]
* NEW: Updated russian translation
[EXAMPLES]
* BUG: Fixed the Gravity and the GameOfLife examples so that they do not
use public form controls anymore.
[INTERPRETER]
* OPT: Many optimizations in the string substitution routines, the
internal datatype conversions, the INPUT and LINE INPUT instructions, the
error messages generation, the object and string reference counting, and
the memory allocation routines.
* NEW: Opening a device file in direct mode (FOR READ/WRITE) is now
automatically non blocking.
* OPT: Lof() now only tries its different methods (ioctl and lseek) once.
* BUG: Val() now ignores thousand separators characters at the end of the
number.
* NEW: A new flag for enabling the stack trace generation at each error.
[GB.DEBUG]
* BUG: The gb.debug component interface declaration was not 64-bits aware.
[GB.EVAL]
* BUG: The Highlight.Purge() method now correctly deals with non-ASCII
characters.
[GB.FORM]
* BUG: TableView.Edit() does not raise a "read-only combo-box" error
anymore.
[GB.FORM.DIALOG]
* BUG: Dialog buttons now are never cut.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Cached drawing areas are correctly redrawn now.
* BUG: Loading big images now works correctly. There is apparently a bug
in the GTK+ image loader, and I found a workaround.
* BUG: Message boxes correctly display the text of their buttons now.
[GB.QT]
* BUG: The Open, and initial Move and Resize event of embedded forms are
now always raised when you call the Show method or if you set the Visible
property. Before, it was raised when the embedded form was actually
shown.
[GB.SETTINGS]
* NEW: Settings are now stored in ~/.config/gambasX, where X is the
gambas version number.
* BUG: Strings are correctly quoted inside the settings file now.
[GB.WEB]
* NEW: Application.Protocol is a new property that allows to tell the
component that the protocol is not necessarily "http".
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1153 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* OPT: Optimizations in string comparison operators.
* OPT: Optimizations in string allocations.
* OPT: Optimizations in Left$(), Mid$(), Right$() and Len().
* OPT: Optimizations of calls to native methods when the number of
arguments is fixed, and when no argument conversion is needed.
* OPT: Optimizations of INPUT and LINE INPUT, by using an internal buffer
instead of reading the stream one byte at a time.
* BUG: Fixed the new error management.
* BUG: Fixed a possible spurious error when reading a file from an archive.
[GB.EVAL]
* BUG: Use the same new error management than the interpreter.
[GB.QT]
* BUG: The DrawingArea control now should draw its border correctly without
erasing its contents.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1041 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: The Scripting example was fixed.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: The error management was redesigned.
[GB.DB]
* NEW: Database driver can declare a set of character that are allowed in a
database name.
[GB.DB.SQLITE2]
* NEW: '.' is allowed in database names now.
[GB.DB.SQLITE3]
* NEW: '.' is allowed in database names now.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1038 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
* BUG: Fixed the allocation of static arrays.
* BUG: Array classes array accessors now correctly check the number of
their argument when the array has just one dimension.
* OPT: Native array classes array accessors were optimized. For one
dimension arrays, reading is about 50% faster and writing 25% faster.
The gain is smaller for higher dimensions.
git-svn-id: svn://localhost/gambas/trunk@1035 867c0c6c-44f3-4631-809d-bfa615b0a4ec
[CONFIGURATION]
* NEW: 64 bits port.
[EXAMPLES]
* BUG: Fixed the AnalogWatch example.
[WIKI CGI SCRIPT]
* NEW: Some little cosmetic changes.
[INTERPRETER]
* NEW: The extern function implementation has been redesigned and is now
based on libffi, so that it works on 64 bits system. Because of a flaw in
the compiler design, projects that use the Pointer datatype must be
recompiled to be used on a 64 bits system. This flaw will be fixed in
Gambas 3.
* OPT: Put some tables into read-only memory. About 1000 bytes are saved
for each running interpreter, except the first one.
* BUG: Does not crash anymore if a component cannot be loaded.
* NEW: Spanish translation updated.
* NEW: A new interpreter API for returning a pointer.
[COMPILER]
* BUG: Correctly compiles LONG constants inside code.
[GB.DEBUG]
* BUG: Compiles and links the gb.debug components with the thread
libraries.
[GB.DB.SQLITE3]
* BUG: Getting the primary index of a table without primary index is safe
now.
[GB.GTK]
* BUG: Modified the GLib priority of watched descriptors, as the main loop
could enter in a loop in which user interface events were not managed.
* BUG: Message boxes use application title without crashing now.
[GB.OPENGL]
* BUG: Disable dead code.
[GB.QT.EXT]
* BUG: TextEdit.TextWidth and TextEdit.TextHeight were not declared as
read-only properties.
[GB.XML.XSLT]
* BUG: XSLT class is now declared as being not creatable.
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