retroforth/RELEASE-NOTES
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# RETRO 2019.tbd
This is the current changelog for the next release of RETRO, which
is currently targetting a late fall release.
## Bug Fixes
- all
- build
- retro-unix
- examples
## Build
- now rebuild if the .retro source files are updated
## Core Language
## Documentation
- correct example for retro-compiler
- add notes on retro-tags
## Toolchain
- added retro-tags
## Examples
- new examples
- retro-tags.retro
- Gott.retro
- namespaces.retro
- use .retro extension
## General
## I/O
- unix:time is now clock:timestamp
## Interfaces
- retro/unix
- remove `ok`
- clarify the use of `-s` startup flag
## Notes for the future:
- updates to the VM source and tooling to make it easier to
create and use images with 64-bit cells
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This release changes a few things.
(1) `unix:time` is now removed
(2) `clock:timestamp` is added
(3) the system can now be built as a fully 64-bit system
with minimal changes
(4) the `ok` prompt has been removed