Description

ELENA 7.0.0 is out for the following platforms : Windows x86 / x86-64, Linux x86 / x86-64 / AARCH64 / FreeBSD x86-64 !!

The release includes a number of bug fixes.

Language

A new short-cut syntax for constant array is introduced:

const int[] staticArray = new []{1, 2, 3};

A constant array is now supported:

const string[] dirNames := new const string []{ ".", ".." };

Several major bug fixes in the template generating code, invoking indexed methods and so on.

PPC64le release was fixed and all functional tests (including intTests) are now passed.

Usability

A compiler now warns when passing an unsupported nullable argument to the method.

Another warning if declaration hides previous local declaration is added as well.

A new compiler option "-n<name>" is supported allowing to compile only a sub collection in the project collections

API

A critical change: program main entry is renamed from "program" to "Program" (though in most cases old entry is still supported).

To improve the code readability "extern {}" block is ranamed to "excluded {}" (extern is overused currently).

"__getProperties" extension was fixed.

A new template : system'ConstArray<T>

IDE Improvements

Several new menu options were added : Callstack window, Forwards dialog

The current line is now highlighted.

The icons were reintroduced in Project View form.

The editor tab has now a close icon, allowing to close it by clicking on the icon.

Docs

API Docs supports now Index page, providing a list of all classes and extensions in alphabetic order.

More descriptions were added to API classes in system and system'collections namespaces

Tools

ELENA command line ByteCode Viewer (ecv) supports a new flag - ignore interal classes, it is on by default.

ELENA Assembler Compiler warns now if the label was not resolved.

Fixes # (issue)

ELENA 7.0.0

• [ADDED] [#592] : support const T[] array declaration
• [ADDED] short-cut syntax for constant array
• [FIXED] retoverload method
• [FIXED] an issue with template-based nested class fields
• [FIXED] calling indexed method for sealed stack-allocated method
• [FIXED] calling static method declared in the parent class from the closed child
• [FIXED] extension literal constant
• [ADDED] warning when passing an unsupported nullable argument
• [ADDED] new compiler option : -n<name> used to compile a sub collection
• [FIXED] assigning a struct field in sub code
• [FIXED] calling retoverload method in a returning expression
• [FIXED] in template extension the target template might be not compiled
• [ADDED] warn if declaration hides previous local declaration
• [FIXED] a minimal long constant
• [FIXED] generating a debug info for implicit class symbols
• [ADDED] an error if an async extension is declared (until the feature is not implemented)
• [ADDED] system : ConstArray<T> template
• [CRITICAL][ADDED] program main entry is renamed from program to Program
• [FIXED] __getProperties extension method
• [CRITICAL][ADDED] rename extern {} => excluded {} as extern is overused
• [ADDED] new method - File.binaryReader[1]
• [ADDED] [#820] - Launch elena64-ide.exe from the command line
• [ADDED] Callstack window
• [ADDED] Forwards dialog
• [ADDED] Highlighting current line
• [ADDED] Project View Icons
• [ADDED] Close icon on the tab
• [ADDED] ecv: new flag - ignore internal classes
• [ADDED] asmc : warn if the label was not resolved
• [FIXED][PPC64le] system_tests - intTests

Type of change

• [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change

Link

Please visit a release page to download the binaries: https://github.com/ELENA-LANG/elena-lang/releases/tag/v7.0.0