CVS commit: pkgsrc/lang/parrot

[Havard Eidnes <he%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Module Name:    pkgsrc
Committed By:   he
Date:           Tue Feb  2 09:01:09 UTC 2010

Modified Files:
        pkgsrc/lang/parrot: Makefile PLIST distinfo

Log Message:
Update from version 1.9.0 to 2.0.0.

Pkgsrc changes:
 o Adjust PLIST to fit with new contents.

Upstream changes:

Parrot 2.0.0 News:

    * Features
       o Context PMCs now support attribute-based introspection
       o Context and CallSignature PMCs merged into CallContext
       o .lex directive throws exceptions when used with incorrect
         register types

    * Platforms
       o Packaging improved for free OS distributions
       o PPC, PPC64, and ARM now tested when running Linux

    * Performance
       o Minor improvements to the profiling runcore
       o Improvements from the CallContext PMC merge

    * New deprecations
       o In/out parameters in STRING modification functions
       o Void handling in NCI signatures
       o Parameter passing opcodes order in PBC

    * Tests
       o Continued migration of core tests from Perl 5 to PIR

    * Tools
       o dependency checker improved

    * Miscellaneous
       o Deprecation cycle length changed to three months from six
       o GC accuracy improved
       o PMC freeze improvements; much more reliable
       o Makefile improvements for dependency handling


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.26 -r1.27 pkgsrc/lang/parrot/Makefile
cvs rdiff -u -r1.12 -r1.13 pkgsrc/lang/parrot/PLIST
cvs rdiff -u -r1.21 -r1.22 pkgsrc/lang/parrot/distinfo

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