SCons 0.96.95 is now available

SCons 0.96.95 is now available the SCons download page:

http://www.scons.org/download.php

This is considered a release candidate for 0.97; please test it.

Here is a summary of visible changes since 0.96.94:

NEW FUNCTONALITY

• A --srcdir option has been added as a synonym for -Y/--repository.
• A site_scons subdirectory is now automatically searched for local
  extensions, includng automatic import of a site_scons/site_init.py
  file, and adding site_scons/site_tools to toolpath searches.
• A new NoCache() function marks targets as unsuitable for propagating
  to (or retrieving from) a CacheDir().

CHANGED/ENHANCED EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY

• The scons.bat file no longer needs an entry in %PATH% to be
  executable from the command line.
• Linking D language executables now adds -lm by deault.
• The $SPAWN variable may now be a Python expression to delay
  evaluation of the selection of the actual spawn function.

FIXES

• Searching for default paths to Visual Studio 8.0 has been fixed.
• Writing the .sconsign file no longer goes into an infinite loop
  when files exist on two different Windows drive letters.
• Construction environment toolpath directories are now corretly (and only) sought under the source directory of a BuildDir().
• env.Install() now works if the file name portion being installed begins with '#'.
• ParseConfig() now correctly handles $*FLAGS strings that contain
  multiple white-space separated options.
• ParseConfig() now preserves white space in arguments passed in
  as a list.
• 'c++' tool initialization no longer relies on the 'cc' Tool.
• Java anonymous classes are now detected even if a newline precedes
  the opening brace.
• Explicitly-named Java inner class files (and any other file names that may contain a '$') are now handled correctly when added to Jar files.
• SCons no longer expects a *.py file to be built when the swig -noproxy option is used.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Scanners now support a dictionary to map file suffixes to other scanners.

DOCUMENTATION

• Impoved man page example of writing your own Scanner.
• Use of ${} to execute arbitrary Python code is now documented.
• Limitations of #include "file.h" with Repository() have been documented.

DEVELOPMENT

• setup.py now contains the scons.org URL and a package description.

Thanks to Anatoly, Anonymous, Matt Doar, Matt Doar, Ralf
W. Grosse-Kunstleve, Leanid Nazdrynau, Gary Oberbrunner, John Pye,
a smith, David Vitek and Ben Webb for their contributions to this release.

    --SK