ANNOUNCE: SCons 1.1.0 is available
"Steven Knight" <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:58:11 -0700
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Version 1.1.0 of SCons has been released and is now available at the
SCons download page:
http://www.scons.org/download.php
This release notably contains significant memory utilization improvements,
Windows .rc file scanning, and TeX toolchain updates.
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE
IMPORTANT: Python versions prior to 2.2 are supported by SCons 1.1.0,
but are officially deprecated and will generate a disableable warning
message. We plan to remove support for these older versions in SCons 2.0.
If removing this support would cause a problem for you, please contact
the [email protected] mailing list.
For a complete list of changes since the last major release,
http://www.scons.org/RELEASE.txt
For a complete list of changes since the previous major release,
see the official change log:
http://www.scons.org/CHANGES.txt
The following list summarizes the changes since the previous 1.0.1
minor release:
NEW FUNCTIONALITY
- A new --md5-chunksize option specifies the size of each block to
read when calculating the MD5 checksum. Files smaller than the
--md5-chunksize value (default 64 Kbytes) will be held in memory.
- New CheckCC, CheckCXX, CheckSHCC and CheckSHCXX tests have been added.
- SCons now scans Windows resource (.rc) files for implicit dependencies.
- SCons now supports $BIBINPUTS, $BSTINPUTS, $TEXINPUTS and $TEXPICTS
search paths for various types of TeX input file.
CHANGED/ENHANCED EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY
- Visual C/C++ compilation command lines now put /Fo and the target
object file name at the beginning of the command line.
- The scons wrapper script will now find the SCons library in a
directory named "scons-local" (with no version number) if it exists.
- SCons now raises an AttributeError, not a KeyError, when a builder
can not be found attached to a given construction environment.
- The add_src_builder() method can now be called to add a new
source file builder to any builder object.
- The TeX builders now allow specification of a target name, instead
of always using a default output name derived from the source.
- The TeX scanner now supports: glossaries, nomenclatures, lists of
figures, lists of tables, hyperref and beamer.
- The PDFLaTeX scanner now searches for .gif files as well.
- The Glob() function now returns its matches in a fixed, sorted
order, to prevent unnecessary rebuilds in subsequent invocations.
- The AppendENVPath() and PrependENVPath() methods now support a
"delete_existing" keyword argument to removed duplicate entries.
- SCons now recognizes the .sx file suffix as an assembly language
file that uses the C preprocessor.
FIXES
- Glob() no longer persists LIBPATH values across construction
environments in certain situations.
- VariantDir now correctly duplicates #incude files in subdirectories.
- SCons now correctly finds the Python library directory even when
it was installed in a directory that does not begin "python".
- Actions executed via the Execute() function now clear cached Node
information.
- Error output when determining the gcc compiler version is now suppressed.
- SCons now correctly makes the subdirectory in which a SConsignFile()
will be stored, if it doesn't already exist.
- The $SOURCE macro can now be used in the target string passed to a
Builder.
- SCons now uses the correct environment PATH (and therefore the correct
executable) when determining the GCC compiler version.
- SCons now Suppresses error output when checking the GCC compiler version.
- TeX builds with VariantDir(duplicate=3D0) have been fixed.
- The LaTeX scanner now searches for graphics files on the TEXINPUTS path.
IMPROVEMENTS
- SCons now computes MD5 checksum of large files without reading the
entire file contents into memory at once.
- Memory usage has been reduced when a directory is used as a dependency
of another Node, such as an Alias.
- Memory usage has been reduced when Null Executor objects are used.
- SCons now handles interrupts of the TeX tool chains more robustly.
- SCons now avoids object reference cycles from Python frame objects.
- The --profile=3D argument now uses the cProfile module (instead of
the slower profile module) if it's available.
- The SCons.compat layer no longer must be imported separately in modules.
DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
- Fix typos and formatting bugs in the man page.
Thanks to Chris Atlee, Ian P. Cardenas, David Cournapeau, Bill Deegan,
John Gozde, Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve, Jared Grubb, Ludwig H=C3=A4hne, Rob
Managan, Greg Noel, Gary Oberbrunner, Damyan Pepper, Jim Randall and
Ali Tofigh for their contributions to this release.
On behalf of the SCons team,
--SK
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Version 1.1.0 of SCons has been released and is now availa=
ble at the<br>SCons download page:<br><br> &nb=
sp; <a href=3D"http://www.scons.org/download.php">http://www.scons.or=
g/download.php</a><br><br>This release notably contains significant memory =
utilization improvements,<br>
Windows .rc file scanning, and TeX toolchain updates.<br><br><br>WHAT'S=
NEW IN THIS RELEASE<br><br>IMPORTANT: Python versions prior to 2.2 a=
re supported by SCons 1.1.0,<br>but are officially deprecated and will gene=
rate a disableable warning<br>
message. We plan to remove support for these older versions in SCons =
2.0.<br>If removing this support would cause a problem for you, please cont=
act<br>the <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>=
mailing list.<br>
<br>For a complete list of changes since the last major release,<br><br>&nb=
sp; <a href=3D"http://www.scons.org/REL=
EASE.txt">http://www.scons.org/RELEASE.txt</a><br><br>For a complete list o=
f changes since the previous major release,<br>
see the official change log:<br><br> &nb=
sp; <a href=3D"http://www.scons.org/CHANGES.txt">http://www.scons.org/CHANG=
ES.txt</a><br><br>The following list summarizes the changes since the previ=
ous 1.0.1<br>minor release:<br><br>
NEW FUNCTIONALITY<br><br>- A new --md5-chunksize option specifies the size =
of each block to<br> read when calculating the MD5 checksum. Fi=
les smaller than the<br> --md5-chunksize value (default 64 Kbytes) wi=
ll be held in memory.<br>
- New CheckCC, CheckCXX, CheckSHCC and CheckSHCXX tests have been added.<br=
>- SCons now scans Windows resource (.rc) files for implicit dependencies.<=
br>- SCons now supports $BIBINPUTS, $BSTINPUTS, $TEXINPUTS and $TEXPICTS<br=
>
search paths for various types of TeX input file.<br><br>CHANGED/ENH=
ANCED EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY<br><br>- Visual C/C++ compilation command line=
s now put /Fo and the target<br> object file name at the beginning of=
the command line.<br>
- The scons wrapper script will now find the SCons library in a<br> d=
irectory named "scons-local" (with no version number) if it exist=
s.<br>- SCons now raises an AttributeError, not a KeyError, when a builder<=
br>
can not be found attached to a given construction environment.<br>- =
The add_src_builder() method can now be called to add a new<br> sourc=
e file builder to any builder object.<br>- The TeX builders now allow speci=
fication of a target name, instead<br>
of always using a default output name derived from the source.<br>- =
The TeX scanner now supports: glossaries, nomenclatures, lists of<br>=
figures, lists of tables, hyperref and beamer.<br>- The PDFLaTeX sca=
nner now searches for .gif files as well.<br>
- The Glob() function now returns its matches in a fixed, sorted<br> =
order, to prevent unnecessary rebuilds in subsequent invocations.<br>- The =
AppendENVPath() and PrependENVPath() methods now support a<br> "=
delete_existing" keyword argument to removed duplicate entries.<br>
- SCons now recognizes the .sx file suffix as an assembly language<br> =
; file that uses the C preprocessor.<br><br>FIXES<br><br>- Glob() no longer=
persists LIBPATH values across construction<br> environments in cert=
ain situations.<br>
- VariantDir now correctly duplicates #incude files in subdirectories.<br>-=
SCons now correctly finds the Python library directory even when<br> =
it was installed in a directory that does not begin "python".<br=
>
- Actions executed via the Execute() function now clear cached Node<br>&nbs=
p; information.<br>- Error output when determining the gcc compiler version=
is now suppressed.<br>- SCons now correctly makes the subdirectory in whic=
h a SConsignFile()<br>
will be stored, if it doesn't already exist.<br>- The $SOURCE ma=
cro can now be used in the target string passed to a Builder.<br>- SCons no=
w uses the correct environment PATH (and therefore the correct<br> ex=
ecutable) when determining the GCC compiler version.<br>
- SCons now Suppresses error output when checking the GCC compiler version.=
<br>- TeX builds with VariantDir(duplicate=3D0) have been fixed.<br>- The L=
aTeX scanner now searches for graphics files on the TEXINPUTS path.<br><br>
IMPROVEMENTS<br><br>- SCons now computes MD5 checksum of large files withou=
t reading the<br> entire file contents into memory at once.<br>- Memo=
ry usage has been reduced when a directory is used as a dependency<br> =
; of another Node, such as an Alias.<br>
- Memory usage has been reduced when Null Executor objects are used.<br>- S=
Cons now handles interrupts of the TeX tool chains more robustly.<br>- SCon=
s now avoids object reference cycles from Python frame objects.<br>- The --=
profile=3D argument now uses the cProfile module (instead of<br>
the slower profile module) if it's available.<br>- The SCons.com=
pat layer no longer must be imported separately in modules.<br><br>DOCUMENT=
ATION CHANGES<br><br>- Fix typos and formatting bugs in the man page.<br><b=
r>
<br>Thanks to Chris Atlee, Ian P. Cardenas, David Cournapeau, Bill Deegan,<=
br>John Gozde, Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve, Jared Grubb, Ludwig H=C3=A4hne, Ro=
b<br>Managan, Greg Noel, Gary Oberbrunner, Damyan Pepper, Jim Randall and<b=
r>
Ali Tofigh for their contributions to this release.<br><br><br>On behalf of=
the SCons team,<br><br> --SK<br>=
<br></div>
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