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diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html index 8f28945ef..d632200d3 100644 --- a/doc/devel/release.html +++ b/doc/devel/release.html @@ -14,6 +14,78 @@ hg pull hg update release.r<i>NN</i> </pre> +<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="http://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="http://code.google.com/p/go/source/detail?r=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> + + <h2 id="r57">r57 (released 2011/05/03)</h2> <p> @@ -162,6 +234,7 @@ For other uses, see the <a href="/pkg/runtime/pprof/">runtime/pprof</a> document <h3 id="r57.minor">Minor revisions</h3> <p>r57.1 fixes a <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/source/detail?r=ff2bc62726e7145eb2ecc1e0f076998e4a8f86f0">nil pointer dereference in http.FormFile</a>.</p> +<p>r57.2 fixes a <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/source/detail?r=063b0ff67d8277df03c956208abc068076818dae">use of uninitialized memory in programs that misuse <code>goto</code></a>.</p> <h2 id="r56">r56 (released 2011/03/16)</h2> diff --git a/doc/devel/weekly.html b/doc/devel/weekly.html index e45c48a12..b576a910d 100644 --- a/doc/devel/weekly.html +++ b/doc/devel/weekly.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ hg pull hg update weekly.<i>YYYY-MM-DD</i> </pre> -<h2 id="2011-06-09">2011-06-09</h2> +<h2 id="2011-06-09">2011-06-09 (<a href="release.html#r58">base for r58</a>)</h2> <pre> This release includes changes to the strconv, http, and exp/draw packages. |