Weekly Update

<H3>Week ending 30 September 2000</H3>


<DL>
<DT>gstep-base (Foundation)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>GSXML - Added HTML parser and SAX-like handler for parsed information.
Support/expect document contents in UTF8 characterset.  Use new field in
libxml 2.2.3 parser context (now requires version 2.2.3)
<LI>NString - standardise initialisation methods.
<LI>NSData - standardise initialisation methods.
<LI>NSURLHandle - treat repeated additions of same client as a single add.
<LI>Makefiles - fix to install headers in correct location again.
<LI>Some minor fixes and optimisations.
</UL>

<DT>gstep-gui (AppKit frontend)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>NSControl - fixed problem in copy with failure to retain member.
<LI>NSApplication - improved handling of uncaught exceptions.  Optimise
slightly by using NSApp global variable and caching event types.  Cleanup a
bit.
<LI>NSMenu - various tidyups and minor optimisations.
<LI>NSWindow - implemented deferred windows and made various changes in other
classes to work with them.
</UL>

<DT>gstep-xdps (AppKit backend)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>Fix NSCopyBits for deferred windows.
</UL>

<DT>gstep-xgps (AppKit backend)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>Various changes for deferred windows.
</UL>

<DT>JIGS (Java interface for GNUstep)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>0.6 release - simplified and rewritten info on installing a shared objc
library.  Added support for wrapping libraries compiled with debug and using
them on the same system where you have non-debug libraries in use.
</UL>

<DT>gstep-make (Makefiles package)
<DD>
<UL>
<LI>Check for libxml version 2.2.3 or later.
<LI>Use opentool (to set up libraries) when running plmerge and make_services
</UL>

</DL>

Week ending 30 September 2000



gstep-base (Foundation)


GSXML - Added HTML parser and SAX-like handler for parsed information.
Support/expect document contents in UTF8 characterset.  Use new field in
libxml 2.2.3 parser context (now requires version 2.2.3)
NString - standardise initialisation methods.
NSData - standardise initialisation methods.
NSURLHandle - treat repeated additions of same client as a single add.
Makefiles - fix to install headers in correct location again.
Some minor fixes and optimisations.


gstep-gui (AppKit frontend)


NSControl - fixed problem in copy with failure to retain member.
NSApplication - improved handling of uncaught exceptions.  Optimise
slightly by using NSApp global variable and caching event types.  Cleanup a
bit.
NSMenu - various tidyups and minor optimisations.
NSWindow - implemented deferred windows and made various changes in other
classes to work with them.


gstep-xdps (AppKit backend)


Fix NSCopyBits for deferred windows.


gstep-xgps (AppKit backend)


Various changes for deferred windows.


JIGS (Java interface for GNUstep)


0.6 release - simplified and rewritten info on installing a shared objc
library.  Added support for wrapping libraries compiled with debug and using
them on the same system where you have non-debug libraries in use.


gstep-make (Makefiles package)


Check for libxml version 2.2.3 or later.
Use opentool (to set up libraries) when running plmerge and make_services