[Opencxx-users] OpenC++ 2.8 is out!

[Grzegorz J. <ja...@ac...>]

Hi,

OpenC++ 2.8 is out. This release encompasses a number of changes that 
are being introduced in a broader effort to refactor OpenC++ so that 
parts of it are reusable as independent libraries.

Major changes in this release include:

* separation of lexer&parser into self-contained library,

* move out of gc, which from now on is an external dependency,
   not a part of OpenC++,

* refactored and simplified test harness

* prototype of script based driver (occ2) which is meant
   to replace platform-sensitive logic in occ executable.

As usual, several bugs were fixed too.

2.8 was tested on Debian and RedHat (CF), it is also very close to 
working out-of-the-box on Cygwin, and reasonably close on XP.

This release would not be possible without large and small contributions 
by many volunteers, in particular:

   Yann Dirson
   Dmitri Grigorenko
   Brian Kahne
   Jean-Sebastien Mouret
   Asen Kovachev
   Marc Ordinas i Llopis
   Horacio Pena
   Ferdinand Prantl
   Shishir Ramam
   Stefan Seefeld
   Gilles Seguin
   Alexandre Tolmos

(Hope I did not miss anybody; if this is the case, offended are 
encouraged to challenge me for a duel immediately.)

Big thanks to all contributors!

HUGE THANKS go to Stefan Seefeld, a veteran OpenC++ user and reuser (see 
breathtaking project Synopsis), who contributed a lot of ideas, design 
and code to this release.

Release 2.8 is definitely a step toward modularisation of OpenC++. This 
promises benefits, but also poses new challenges. Personally, I look at 
the OpenC++ project not only as a useful tool and library, but also as a 
perfect spot to get in touch with compiler technology and honest workout 
in OO-design and software engineering. I hope that the new challenges 
will continue to attract contributors and that soon we can arrive at 
fully functional, multiplatform, highly reusable OpenC++ Frontend 
Library. Would that qualify for '3.0' ? ;-)

Best regards
Grzegorz