# RetroForth 2022.1 Release Notes

# Core Language

- deprecated

- new words

  - n:add
  - n:sub
  - n:mul
  - n:div
  - n:mod
  - n:divmod

- dictionary

  - initial work towards adding supporting a d:hash field
    for faster dictionary lookups

- arrays

  - a:index no longer need to construct a new word to locate
    the index (backport from retro/napia)

# VM

## nga-c

- retro.c

  - recognize TAB as whitespace when including files

- repl.c

  - fix compiler warnings when using compiler defines to alter
    settings

- retro-compiler.c

  - fix issue causing segfaults when compiling

# Documentation

- some clarifications around building with socket support
- added comments to Makefiles to help clarify configuration
  possibilities

# Other

- d:source data on retro-unix now avoids duplicating the
  source filename
- fixed issue with d:source data for words in retro.forth

# Examples

- advent of code, 2021 (day 1, 2)
- select.retro
- fixed bug in defstruct.retro causing loss of structure name
  in some cases