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@vgvassilev vgvassilev released this 09 Aug 19:20
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Introduction

This document contains the release notes for the interactive C++ interpreter
Cling, release 0.3. Cling is built on top of Clang and
LLVM compiler infrastructure. Here we
describe the status of Cling in some detail, including major
improvements from the previous release and new feature work.

Note that if you are reading this file from a git checkout or the
main Cling web page, this document applies to the next release, not
the current one.

What's New in Cling 0.3?

Some of the major new features and improvements to Cling are listed
here. Generic improvements to Cling as a whole or to its underlying
infrastructure are described first.

Major New Features

  • Support for GCC5 ABI, enabling e.g. native support for newer Fedora and Ubuntu.
  • Code completion from the prompt.
  • Rudimentary Windows support, requiring CMake nightly builds later than
    01.08.2016 and MSVC 2015.
  • Enable C++ module builds.

Cling as a Library

  • Support for building cling as a shared library.
  • Improved CMake dependencies.

External Dependencies

  • Upgrade to LLVM r274612.

Misc

  • Extend Cling's static web site.

Experimental Features

  • Code unloading:
  • Dynamic Scopes:

Fixed Bugs

ROOT-8281 ROOT-8270 ROOT-8267 ROOT-8253 ROOT-8233 ROOT-8225 ROOT-8077 ROOT-7947 ROOT-7943 ROOT-7858 ROOT-7834 ROOT-7741 ROOT-4455

Special Kudos

This release wouldn't have happened without the efforts of our contributors,
listed in the form of Firstname Lastname (#contributions):

Vassil Vassilev (77), Axel Naumann (69), CristinaCristescu (16), Anirudha Bose (15), Frederich Munch (11), Bertrand Bellenot (8), Pere Mato (2), Philippe Canal (1).

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