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diff --git a/go/golang/go/doc/devel/pre_go1.html b/go/golang/go/doc/devel/pre_go1.html deleted file mode 100644 index 813e23cd..00000000 --- a/go/golang/go/doc/devel/pre_go1.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,455 +0,0 @@ -<!--{ - "Title": "Pre-Go 1 Release History" -}--> - -<p> -This page summarizes the changes between stable releases of Go prior to Go 1. -See the <a href="release.html">Release History</a> page for notes on recent releases. -</p> - -<h2 id="r60">r60 (released 2011/09/07)</h2> - -<p> -The r60 release corresponds to -<code><a href="weekly.html#2011-08-17">weekly.2011-08-17</a></code>. -This section highlights the most significant changes in this release. -For a more detailed summary, see the -<a href="weekly.html#2011-08-17">weekly release notes</a>. -For complete information, see the -<a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?r=release-branch.r60">Mercurial change list</a>. -</p> - -<h3 id="r60.lang">Language</h3> - -<p> -An "else" block is now required to have braces except if the body of the "else" -is another "if". Since gofmt always puts those braces in anyway, -gofmt-formatted programs will not be affected. -To fix other programs, run gofmt. -</p> - -<h3 id="r60.pkg">Packages</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/http/">Package http</a>'s URL parsing and query escaping code -(such as <code>ParseURL</code> and <code>URLEscape</code>) has been moved to -the new <a href="/pkg/url/">url package</a>, with several simplifications to -the names. Client code can be updated automatically with gofix. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/image/">Package image</a> has had significant changes made to the -<code>Pix</code> field of struct types such as -<a href="/pkg/image/#RGBA">image.RGBA</a> and -<a href="/pkg/image/#NRGBA">image.NRGBA</a>. -The <a href="/pkg/image/#Image">image.Image</a> interface type has not changed, -though, and you should not need to change your code if you don't explicitly -refer to <code>Pix</code> fields. For example, if you decode a number of images -using the <a href="/pkg/image/jpeg/">image/jpeg</a> package, compose them using -<a href="/pkg/image/draw/">image/draw</a>, and then encode the result using -<a href="/pkg/img/png">image/png</a>, then your code should still work as -before. -If your code <i>does</i> refer to <code>Pix</code> fields see the -<a href="/doc/devel/weekly.html#2011-07-19">weekly.2011-07-19</a> -snapshot notes for how to update your code. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/template/">Package template</a> has been replaced with a new -templating package (formerly <code>exp/template</code>). The original template -package is still available as <a href="/pkg/old/template/">old/template</a>. -The <code>old/template</code> package is deprecated and will be removed. -The Go tree has been updated to use the new template package. We encourage -users of the old template package to switch to the new one. Code that uses -<code>template</code> or <code>exp/template</code> will need to change its -import lines to <code>"old/template"</code> or <code>"template"</code>, -respectively. -</p> - -<h3 id="r60.cmd">Tools</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/cmd/goinstall/">Goinstall</a> now uses a new tag selection scheme. -When downloading or updating, goinstall looks for a tag or branch with the -<code>"go."</code> prefix that corresponds to the local Go version. For Go -<code>release.r58</code> it looks for <code>go.r58</code>. For -<code>weekly.2011-06-03</code> it looks for <code>go.weekly.2011-06-03</code>. -If the specific <code>go.X</code> tag or branch is not found, it chooses the -closest earlier version. If an appropriate tag or branch is found, goinstall -uses that version of the code. Otherwise it uses the default version selected -by the version control system. Library authors are encouraged to use the -appropriate tag or branch names in their repositories to make their libraries -more accessible. -</p> - -<h3 id="r60.minor">Minor revisions</h3> - -<p> -r60.1 includes a -<a href="//golang.org/change/1824581bf62d">linker -fix</a>, a pair of -<a href="//golang.org/change/9ef4429c2c64">goplay</a> -<a href="//golang.org/change/d42ed8c3098e">fixes</a>, -and a <code>json</code> package -<a href="//golang.org/change/d5e97874fe84">fix</a> and -a new -<a href="//golang.org/change/4f0e6269213f">struct tag -option</a>. -</p> - -<p> -r60.2 -<a href="//golang.org/change/ff19536042ac">fixes</a> -a memory leak involving maps. -</p> - -<p> -r60.3 fixes a -<a href="//golang.org/change/01fa62f5e4e5">reflect bug</a>. -</p> - -<h2 id="r59">r59 (released 2011/08/01)</h2> - -<p> -The r59 release corresponds to -<code><a href="weekly.html#2011-07-07">weekly.2011-07-07</a></code>. -This section highlights the most significant changes in this release. -For a more detailed summary, see the -<a href="weekly.html#2011-07-07">weekly release notes</a>. -For complete information, see the -<a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?r=release-branch.r59">Mercurial change list</a>. -</p> - -<h3 id="r59.lang">Language</h3> - -<p> -This release includes a language change that restricts the use of -<code>goto</code>. In essence, a <code>goto</code> statement outside a block -cannot jump to a label inside that block. Your code may require changes if it -uses <code>goto</code>. -See <a href="//golang.org/change/dc6d3cf9279d">this -changeset</a> for how the new rule affected the Go tree. -</p> - -<h3 id="r59.pkg">Packages</h3> - -<p> -As usual, <a href="/cmd/gofix/">gofix</a> will handle the bulk of the rewrites -necessary for these changes to package APIs. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/http">Package http</a> has a new -<a href="/pkg/http/#FileSystem">FileSystem</a> interface that provides access -to files. The <a href="/pkg/http/#FileServer">FileServer</a> helper now takes a -<code>FileSystem</code> argument instead of an explicit file system root. By -implementing your own <code>FileSystem</code> you can use the -<code>FileServer</code> to serve arbitrary data. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/os/">Package os</a>'s <code>ErrorString</code> type has been -hidden. Most uses of <code>os.ErrorString</code> can be replaced with -<a href="/pkg/os/#NewError">os.NewError</a>. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/reflect/">Package reflect</a> supports a new struct tag scheme -that enables sharing of struct tags between multiple packages. -In this scheme, the tags must be of the form: -</p> -<pre> - `key:"value" key2:"value2"` -</pre> -<p> -The <a href="/pkg/reflect/#StructField">StructField</a> type's Tag field now -has type <a href="/pkg/reflect/#StructTag">StructTag</a>, which has a -<code>Get</code> method. Clients of <a href="/pkg/json">json</a> and -<a href="/pkg/xml">xml</a> will need to be updated. Code that says -</p> -<pre> - type T struct { - X int "name" - } -</pre> -<p> -should become -</p> -<pre> - type T struct { - X int `json:"name"` // or `xml:"name"` - } -</pre> -<p> -Use <a href="/cmd/govet/">govet</a> to identify struct tags that need to be -changed to use the new syntax. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/sort/">Package sort</a>'s <code>IntArray</code> type has been -renamed to <a href="/pkg/sort/#IntSlice">IntSlice</a>, and similarly for -<a href="/pkg/sort/#Float64Slice">Float64Slice</a> and -<a href="/pkg/sort/#StringSlice">StringSlice</a>. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/strings/">Package strings</a>'s <code>Split</code> function has -itself been split into <a href="/pkg/strings/#Split">Split</a> and -<a href="/pkg/strings/#SplitN">SplitN</a>. -<code>SplitN</code> is the same as the old <code>Split</code>. -The new <code>Split</code> is equivalent to <code>SplitN</code> with a final -argument of -1. -</p> - -<a href="/pkg/image/draw/">Package image/draw</a>'s -<a href="/pkg/image/draw/#Draw">Draw</a> function now takes an additional -argument, a compositing operator. -If in doubt, use <a href="/pkg/image/draw/#Op">draw.Over</a>. -</p> - -<h3 id="r59.cmd">Tools</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/cmd/goinstall/">Goinstall</a> now installs packages and commands from -arbitrary remote repositories (not just Google Code, Github, and so on). -See the <a href="/cmd/goinstall/">goinstall documentation</a> for details. -</p> - -<h2 id="r58">r58 (released 2011/06/29)</h2> - -<p> -The r58 release corresponds to -<code><a href="weekly.html#2011-06-09">weekly.2011-06-09</a></code> -with additional bug fixes. -This section highlights the most significant changes in this release. -For a more detailed summary, see the -<a href="weekly.html#2011-06-09">weekly release notes</a>. -For complete information, see the -<a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?r=release-branch.r58">Mercurial change list</a>. -</p> - -<h3 id="r58.lang">Language</h3> - -<p> -This release fixes a <a href="//golang.org/change/b720749486e1">use of uninitialized memory in programs that misuse <code>goto</code></a>. -</p> - -<h3 id="r58.pkg">Packages</h3> - -<p> -As usual, <a href="/cmd/gofix/">gofix</a> will handle the bulk of the rewrites -necessary for these changes to package APIs. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/http/">Package http</a> drops the <code>finalURL</code> return -value from the <a href="/pkg/http/#Client.Get">Client.Get</a> method. The value -is now available via the new <code>Request</code> field on <a -href="/pkg/http/#Response">http.Response</a>. -Most instances of the type map[string][]string in have been -replaced with the new <a href="/pkg/http/#Values">Values</a> type. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/exec/">Package exec</a> has been redesigned with a more -convenient and succinct API. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/strconv/">Package strconv</a>'s <a href="/pkg/strconv/#Quote">Quote</a> -function now escapes only those Unicode code points not classified as printable -by <a href="/pkg/unicode/#IsPrint">unicode.IsPrint</a>. -Previously Quote would escape all non-ASCII characters. -This also affects the <a href="/pkg/fmt/">fmt</a> package's <code>"%q"</code> -formatting directive. The previous quoting behavior is still available via -strconv's new <a href="/pkg/strconv/#QuoteToASCII">QuoteToASCII</a> function. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/os/signal/">Package os/signal</a>'s -<a href="/pkg/os/#Signal">Signal</a> and -<a href="/pkg/os/#UnixSignal">UnixSignal</a> types have been moved to the -<a href="/pkg/os/">os</a> package. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/image/draw/">Package image/draw</a> is the new name for -<code>exp/draw</code>. The GUI-related code from <code>exp/draw</code> is now -located in the <a href="/pkg/exp/gui/">exp/gui</a> package. -</p> - -<h3 id="r58.cmd">Tools</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/cmd/goinstall/">Goinstall</a> now observes the GOPATH environment -variable to build and install your own code and external libraries outside of -the Go tree (and avoid writing Makefiles). -</p> - - -<h3 id="r58.minor">Minor revisions</h3> - -<p>r58.1 adds -<a href="//golang.org/change/293c25943586">build</a> and -<a href="//golang.org/change/bf17e96b6582">runtime</a> -changes to make Go run on OS X 10.7 Lion. -</p> - -<h2 id="r57">r57 (released 2011/05/03)</h2> - -<p> -The r57 release corresponds to -<code><a href="weekly.html#2011-04-27">weekly.2011-04-27</a></code> -with additional bug fixes. -This section highlights the most significant changes in this release. -For a more detailed summary, see the -<a href="weekly.html#2011-04-27">weekly release notes</a>. -For complete information, see the -<a href="//code.google.com/p/go/source/list?r=release-branch.r57">Mercurial change list</a>. -</p> - -<p>The new <a href="/cmd/gofix">gofix</a> tool finds Go programs that use old APIs and rewrites them to use -newer ones. After you update to a new Go release, gofix helps make the -necessary changes to your programs. Gofix will handle the http, os, and syscall -package changes described below, and we will update the program to keep up with -future changes to the libraries. -Gofix can’t -handle all situations perfectly, so read and test the changes it makes before -committing them. -See <a href="//blog.golang.org/2011/04/introducing-gofix.html">the gofix blog post</a> for more -information.</p> - -<h3 id="r57.lang">Language</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/doc/go_spec.html#Receive_operator">Multiple assignment syntax</a> replaces the <code>closed</code> function. -The syntax for channel -receives allows an optional second assigned value, a boolean value -indicating whether the channel is closed. This code: -</p> - -<pre> - v := <-ch - if closed(ch) { - // channel is closed - } -</pre> - -<p>should now be written as:</p> - -<pre> - v, ok := <-ch - if !ok { - // channel is closed - } -</pre> - -<p><a href="/doc/go_spec.html#Label_scopes">Unused labels are now illegal</a>, just as unused local variables are.</p> - -<h3 id="r57.pkg">Packages</h3> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/gob/">Package gob</a> will now encode and decode values of types that implement the -<a href="/pkg/gob/#GobEncoder">GobEncoder</a> and -<a href="/pkg/gob/#GobDecoder">GobDecoder</a> interfaces. This allows types with unexported -fields to transmit self-consistent descriptions; examples include -<a href="/pkg/big/#Int.GobDecode">big.Int</a> and <a href="/pkg/big/#Rat.GobDecode">big.Rat</a>. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/http/">Package http</a> has been redesigned. -For clients, there are new -<a href="/pkg/http/#Client">Client</a> and <a href="/pkg/http/#Transport">Transport</a> -abstractions that give more control over HTTP details such as headers sent -and redirections followed. These abstractions make it easy to implement -custom clients that add functionality such as <a href="//code.google.com/p/goauth2/source/browse/oauth/oauth.go">OAuth2</a>. -For servers, <a href="/pkg/http/#ResponseWriter">ResponseWriter</a> -has dropped its non-essential methods. -The Hijack and Flush methods are no longer required; -code can test for them by checking whether a specific value implements -<a href="/pkg/http/#Hijacker">Hijacker</a> or <a href="/pkg/http/#Flusher">Flusher</a>. -The RemoteAddr and UsingTLS methods are replaced by <a href="/pkg/http/#Request">Request</a>'s -RemoteAddr and TLS fields. -The SetHeader method is replaced by a Header method; -its result, of type <a href="/pkg/http/#Header">Header</a>, -implements Set and other methods. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/net/">Package net</a> -drops the <code>laddr</code> argument from <a href="/pkg/net/#Conn.Dial">Dial</a> -and drops the <code>cname</code> return value -from <a href="/pkg/net/#LookupHost">LookupHost</a>. -The implementation now uses <a href="/cmd/cgo/">cgo</a> to implement -network name lookups using the C library getaddrinfo(3) -function when possible. This ensures that Go and C programs -resolve names the same way and also avoids the OS X -application-level firewall. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/os/">Package os</a> -introduces simplified <a href="/pkg/os/#File.Open">Open</a> -and <a href="/pkg/os/#File.Create">Create</a> functions. -The original Open is now available as <a href="/pkg/os/#File.OpenFile">OpenFile</a>. -The final three arguments to <a href="/pkg/os/#Process.StartProcess">StartProcess</a> -have been replaced by a pointer to a <a href="/pkg/os/#ProcAttr">ProcAttr</a>. -</p> - -<p> -<a href="/pkg/reflect/">Package reflect</a> has been redesigned. -<a href="/pkg/reflect/#Type">Type</a> is now an interface that implements -all the possible type methods. -Instead of a type switch on a Type <code>t</code>, switch on <code>t.Kind()</code>. -<a href="/pkg/reflect/#Value">Value</a> is now a struct value that -implements all the possible value methods. -Instead of a type switch on a Value <code>v</code>, switch on <code>v.Kind()</code>. -Typeof and NewValue are now called <a href="/pkg/reflect/#Type.TypeOf">TypeOf</a> and <a href="/pkg/reflect/#Value.ValueOf">ValueOf</a> -To create a writable Value, use <code>New(t).Elem()</code> instead of <code>Zero(t)</code>. -See <a href="//golang.org/change/843855f3c026">the change description</a> -for the full details. -The new API allows a more efficient implementation of Value -that avoids many of the allocations required by the previous API. -</p> - -<p> -Remember that gofix will handle the bulk of the rewrites -necessary for these changes to package APIs. -</p> - -<h3 id="r57.cmd">Tools</h3> - -<p><a href="/cmd/gofix/">Gofix</a>, a new command, is described above.</p> - -<p> -<a href="/cmd/gotest/">Gotest</a> is now a Go program instead of a shell script. -The new <code>-test.short</code> flag in combination with package testing's Short function -allows you to write tests that can be run in normal or “short” mode; -all.bash runs tests in short mode to reduce installation time. -The Makefiles know about the flag: use <code>make testshort</code>. -</p> - -<p> -The run-time support now implements CPU and memory profiling. -Gotest's new -<a href="/cmd/gotest/"><code>-test.cpuprofile</code> and -<code>-test.memprofile</code> flags</a> make it easy to -profile tests. -To add profiling to your web server, see the <a href="/pkg/http/pprof/">http/pprof</a> -documentation. -For other uses, see the <a href="/pkg/runtime/pprof/">runtime/pprof</a> documentation. -</p> - -<h3 id="r57.minor">Minor revisions</h3> - -<p>r57.1 fixes a <a href="//golang.org/change/ff2bc62726e7145eb2ecc1e0f076998e4a8f86f0">nil pointer dereference in http.FormFile</a>.</p> -<p>r57.2 fixes a <a href="//golang.org/change/063b0ff67d8277df03c956208abc068076818dae">use of uninitialized memory in programs that misuse <code>goto</code></a>.</p> - -<h2 id="r56">r56 (released 2011/03/16)</h2> - -<p> -The r56 release was the first stable release and corresponds to -<code><a href="weekly.html#2011-03-07">weekly.2011-03-07.1</a></code>. -The numbering starts at 56 because before this release, -what we now consider weekly snapshots were called releases. -</p> |