Re: [Swig-user] swig-4.3.0 beta1 release available for testing

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That's pretty cool, thanks for letting us know.

Wiliam

On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 at 15:36, John Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I submitted a simple SWIG Python implementation for 6.12-rc1 for the Linu=
x
> kernel's cpupower utility that was developed with 4.2.1. SWIG is now used
> in the Linux kernel for a user-space utility.
>
> I ran the test script on my locally compiled 4.3.0-beta1. No issues as fa=
r
> as I can tell at this point with Fedora 40 and Python 3.12.6.
>
> The current version of this simple test script (test_raw_pylibcpupower.py
> <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git/tree/too=
ls/power/cpupower/bindings/python/test_raw_pylibcpupower.py?h=3Dcpupower>)
> I used is at:
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git/tree/tool=
s/power/cpupower/bindings/python?h=3Dcpupower
>
> Thank you for your work on SWIG.
>
> P.S.
> We had to use the .swg file extension because the kernel uses .i for
> something else and it is gitignored.
>
> On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 6:35=E2=80=AFPM William S Fulton <wsf@fultondesign=
s.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> I have made a beta version of SWIG 4.3.0 available for testing before
>> making the official release. I aim to turn this into the official releas=
e
>> on 26 Oct if there are no major issues reported, so please test it befor=
e
>> then and send feedback via the Github issue tracker
>> <https://github.com/swig/swig/issues> or reply to this email including
>> the mailing lists.
>>
>> Download it from here:
>>
>> Source tarball:
>> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swig-4.3.0-beta1.tar.gz
>> Windows prebuilt executable:
>> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swigwin-4.3.0-beta1.zip
>>
>> Summary of changes:
>>
>> - Add experimental support for C as a target language.
>> - MzScheme/Racket is deprecated and planned for removal in SWIG-4.4.
>> - The distributed Windows binary is now a 64-bit executable.
>> - Add some missing use of move semantics for performance improvements.
>> - Enhanced handling of namespaces when using the nspace feature.
>> - STL wrapper enhancements for std::unique_ptr, std::string_view,
>>   std::filesystem.
>> - Various enum and enum class wrapping improvements.
>> - Other C++ handling improvements around templates, friends, C++11
>>   trailing return types and C++17 fold expressions.
>> - Many parser improvements for both C and C++, especially expressions.
>> - Improvements to handling of string and character literals.
>> - Minor preprocessor fixes.
>> - Python: Stricter stable ABI conformance, add support for python-3.13.
>> - C#: Add support for converting Doxygen comments into XML C# comments.
>> - Various other target language specific enhancements and updates for
>>   Java, Javascript, Lua, MzScheme, Ocaml, Octave, Perl, Python, R, Ruby.
>>
>> More detailed information is in the CHANGES.current file in the release.
>>
>> William
>> _______________________________________________
>> Swig-user mailing list
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>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/swig-user
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>That&#39;s pretty cool, thanks for letting us know.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Wiliam<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 at 15:36, John W=
yatt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I submitted a simple SWI=
G Python implementation for 6.12-rc1 for the Linux kernel&#39;s cpupower ut=
ility that was developed with 4.2.1. SWIG is now used in the Linux kernel f=
or a user-space utility.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I ran the test script=
 on my locally compiled 4.3.0-beta1. No issues as far as I can tell at this=
 point with Fedora 40 and Python 3.12.6.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The c=
urrent version of this simple test script (<a href=3D"https://git.kernel.or=
g/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git/tree/tools/power/cpupower/bindin=
gs/python/test_raw_pylibcpupower.py?h=3Dcpupower" target=3D"_blank">test_ra=
w_pylibcpupower.py</a>) I used is at:</div><div><a href=3D"https://git.kern=
el.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git/tree/tools/power/cpupower/b=
indings/python?h=3Dcpupower" target=3D"_blank">https://git.kernel.org/pub/s=
cm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git/tree/tools/power/cpupower/bindings/pyth=
on?h=3Dcpupower</a><br><br></div><div>Thank you for your work on SWIG.</div=
><div><br></div><div>P.S.</div><div>We had to use the .swg file extension b=
ecause the kernel uses .i for something else and it is gitignored.<br></div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 6:35=E2=80=AFPM William S Fulton &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div>I have made a <span>beta</span> version of SWIG=20
4.3.0 available for testing before making the official <span>release</span>=
. I aim to
 turn this into the official <span>release</span> on 26 Oct if there are no=
=20
major issues reported, so please test it before then and send feedback=20
via the <a href=3D"https://github.com/swig/swig/issues" target=3D"_blank">G=
ithub issue tracker</a> or reply to this email including the=20
mailing lists.</div><div><br></div><div>Download it from here:</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Source tarball: <a href=3D"http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/=
swig/swig-4.3.0-beta1.tar.gz" target=3D"_blank">http://prdownloads.sourcefo=
rge.net/swig/swig-4.3.0-beta1.tar.gz</a></div><div></div><div>Windows prebu=
ilt executable: <a href=3D"http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swigwin-=
4.3.0-beta1.zip" target=3D"_blank">http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/=
swigwin-4.3.0-beta1.zip</a></div><div><br></div><div></div><div>Summary of =
changes:</div><div><br></div><div>- Add experimental support for C as a tar=
get language.<br>- MzScheme/Racket is deprecated and planned for removal in=
 SWIG-4.4.<br>- The distributed Windows binary is now a 64-bit executable.<=
br>- Add some missing use of move semantics for performance improvements.<b=
r>- Enhanced handling of namespaces when using the nspace feature.<br>- STL=
 wrapper enhancements for std::unique_ptr, std::string_view,<br>=C2=A0 std:=
:filesystem.<br>- Various enum and enum class wrapping improvements.<br>- O=
ther C++ handling improvements around templates, friends, C++11<br>=C2=A0 t=
railing return types and C++17 fold expressions.<br>- Many parser improveme=
nts for both C and C++, especially expressions.<br>- Improvements to handli=
ng of string and character literals.<br>- Minor preprocessor fixes.<br>- Py=
thon: Stricter stable ABI conformance, add support for python-3.13.<br>- C#=
: Add support for converting Doxygen comments into XML C# comments.<br>- Va=
rious other target language specific enhancements and updates for<br>=C2=A0=
 Java, Javascript, Lua, MzScheme, Ocaml, Octave, Perl, Python, R, Ruby.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>More detailed information is in the CHANGES.current f=
ile in the release.</div><div><br></div><div>William<br></div></div>
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