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@@ -1,31 +1,43 @@ -*** ANNOUNCE: SWIG 1.3.16 *** +*** ANNOUNCE: SWIG 1.3.18 *** http://www.swig.org -October 14, 2002 +March 22, 2003 -We're pleased to announce SWIG 1.3.16, the latest installment in the -SWIG development effort. SWIG-1.3.16 is mostly a bug-fix release to -SWIG-1.3.15. +We're pleased to announce SWIG 1.3.18, the latest installment in the +SWIG development effort. SWIG-1.3.18 includes a number of bug fixes, +several new language modules, an improved build environment, and +many other exciting new features. What is SWIG? ------------- SWIG is a software development tool that reads C/C++ header files and generates the wrapper code needed to make C and C++ code accessible from other languages including Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, PHP, Java, -Guile, Mzscheme, and Ocaml. Major applications of SWIG include -generation of scripting language extension modules, rapid prototyping, -testing, and user interface development for large C/C++ systems. +Guile, Mzscheme, Ocaml, Chicken Scheme, and C#. Major applications of +SWIG include generation of scripting language extension modules, rapid +prototyping, testing, and user interface development for large C/C++ +systems. Availability: ------------- The release is available for download on Sourceforge at - http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swig-1.3.16.tar.gz + http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swig-1.3.18.tar.gz Within the next day, a Windows version will also be made available at - http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swigwin-1.3.16.zip + http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swigwin-1.3.18.zip + +New Features: +------------- +Several new language modules have been added, including support for C# +and Chicken Scheme. In addition, Mark's polymorphism patch has been +incorporated. This gives certain modules the ability to extend C++ +classes with virtual methods implemented the target language +itself---an especially useful addition if you are working with code +that involves callbacks. Finally, a number of minor patches, bug fixes, and +improvements have been made. Release numbers --------------- |