retroforth/RELEASE_NOTES.md

RETRO 12.2019.6

Bug Fixes

Build

• parallel builds now work
• refactor Makefile

Core Language

• remove set:from-results
• add if;
• add -if;
• add hook
• add set-hook
• add unhook
• c:put primitive is a hookable word

Nga

Interfaces

• use strlcpy, strlcat instead of strcpy and strcat
• include copies of the above for users of glibc
• add retro-compiler

retro

retro-compiler

• new interface for creating turnkey executables on bsd, linux

retro-ri

• support switching between multiple copies of the image

Tools

• use strlcpy, strlcat instead of strcpy and strcat
• retro-extend: cleaner output
• retro-extend: remove unused code
• retro-extend: allow multiple files
• retro-extend: reduce memory usage
• retro-extend: fix potential buffer overrun

Other

Documentation

Examples

• add CaptureOutput.forth
• add DisplayNames.forth
• add KeyValueStore.forth
• add net_fetch.forth
• add paste.forth
• add Paste_to_Sprunge.forth
• add Save_and_Restore_Stack.forth
• add share.forth and shared.forth
• switch to dvorak key bindings in Roo.forth
• remove Hooks.forth (now in core language)

Final Notes