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authorLouis Dionne <ldionne.2@gmail.com>2022-07-21 12:48:14 -0400
committerLouis Dionne <ldionne.2@gmail.com>2022-07-21 12:57:27 -0400
commit448220a884957b50b27f126e466ee33b3350ca74 (patch)
tree992742185f82c96fd88735352218b892ba143790 /libcxx
parent119d22310bd622d4b39e9760667b6fa58d15a8c5 (diff)
[libc++] Reorganize release notes
In particular, create sections for deprecations and removals, and also for announcing upcoming deprecations/removals.
Diffstat (limited to 'libcxx')
-rw-r--r--libcxx/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst106
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/libcxx/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/libcxx/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index e31191ad2e46..e958d72e39ae 100644
--- a/libcxx/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/libcxx/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ Implemented Papers
- P1970R2 - Consistency for ``size()`` functions: Add ``ranges::ssize``
- P1983R0 - Wording for GB301, US296, US292, US291, and US283
-New Features
-------------
+Improvements and New Features
+-----------------------------
-- `pop_heap` now uses an algorithm known as "bottom-up heapsort" or
+- ``std::pop_heap`` now uses an algorithm known as "bottom-up heapsort" or
"heapsort with bounce" to reduce the number of comparisons, and rearranges
- elements using move-assignment instead of `swap`.
+ elements using move-assignment instead of ``std::swap``.
- Libc++ now supports a variety of assertions that can be turned on to help catch
undefined behavior in user code. This new support is now separate from the old
@@ -109,31 +109,24 @@ New Features
argument for the formatting functions. This change causes bit fields to become
invalid arguments for the formatting functions.
-API Changes
------------
+- The ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_VOID_SPECIALIZATION`` macro has been added to allow
+ re-enabling the ``allocator<void>`` specialization. When used in conjunction with
+ ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS``, this ensures that the members of
+ ``allocator<void>`` removed in C++20 can be accessed.
-- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` macro has been removed in favour of setting
- ``_LIBCPP_ABI_VERSION=2``. This should not have any impact on users because
- they were not supposed to set ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` manually, however we
- still feel that it is worth mentioning in the release notes in case some users
- had been doing it.
+- ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher`` have been implemented.
+
+- ``vector<bool>::const_reference``, ``vector<bool>::const_iterator::reference``
+ and ``bitset::const_reference`` are now aliases for `bool` in the unstable ABI,
+ which improves libc++'s conformance to the Standard.
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
- The header ``<experimental/filesystem>`` has been removed. Instead, use
``<filesystem>`` header. The associated macro
``_LIBCPP_DEPRECATED_EXPERIMENTAL_FILESYSTEM`` has been removed too.
-- Libc++ is getting ready to remove unnecessary transitive inclusions. This may
- break your code in the future. To future-proof your code to these removals,
- please compile your code with ``_LIBCPP_REMOVE_TRANSITIVE_INCLUDES`` defined
- and fix any compilation error resulting from missing includes.
-
-- The integer distributions ``binomial_distribution``, ``discrete_distribution``,
- ``geometric_distribution``, ``negative_binomial_distribution``, ``poisson_distribution``,
- and ``uniform_int_distribution`` now conform to the Standard by rejecting
- template parameter types other than ``short``, ``int``, ``long``, ``long long``,
- (as an extension) ``__int128_t``, and the unsigned versions thereof.
- In particular, ``uniform_int_distribution<int8_t>`` is no longer supported.
-
- The C++14 function ``std::quoted(const char*)`` is no longer supported in
C++03 or C++11 modes.
@@ -141,30 +134,6 @@ API Changes
supported anymore. Please migrate to using the new support for
:ref:`assertions <assertions-mode>` instead.
-- ``vector<bool>::const_reference``, ``vector<bool>::const_iterator::reference``
- and ``bitset::const_reference`` are now aliases for `bool` in the unstable ABI.
-
-- The ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` macro is not supported anymore. It will be honoured until
- LLVM 16, and then it will be an error to define that macro. To enable basic
- assertions (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=0``), please use ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1``.
- To enable the debug mode (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=1|2``), please ensure that
- the library has been built with support for the debug mode, and it will be
- enabled automatically (no need to define ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG``).
-
-- The ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE`` macro is not honored anymore when defined by
- users of libc++. Instead, users not wishing to take a dependency on libc++ should link
- against the static version of libc++, which will result in no dependency being
- taken against the shared library.
-
-- The ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_VOID_SPECIALIZATION`` macro has been added to allow
- re-enabling the ``allocator<void>`` specialization. When used in conjunction with
- ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX20_REMOVED_ALLOCATOR_MEMBERS``, this ensures that the members of
- ``allocator<void>`` removed in C++20 can be accessed.
-
-- The experimental versions of ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher``
- will be removed in LLVM 17. You can disable the deprecation warnings by defining
- ``_LIBCPP_NO_EXPERIMENTAL_DEPRECATION_WARNING_SEARCHERS``.
-
- ``std::function`` has been removed in C++03. If you are using it, please remove usages
or upgrade to C++11 or later. It is possible to re-enable ``std::function`` in C++03 by defining
``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX03_FUNCTION``. This option will be removed in LLVM 16.
@@ -179,10 +148,47 @@ API Changes
To disable deprecation warnings you have to define ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS``. Note that this
disables all deprecation warnings.
-- ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher`` have been implemented.
+- The ``_LIBCPP_DISABLE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE`` macro is not honored anymore when defined by
+ users of libc++. Instead, users not wishing to take a dependency on libc++ should link
+ against the static version of libc++, which will result in no dependency being
+ taken against the shared library.
+
+- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` macro has been removed in favour of setting
+ ``_LIBCPP_ABI_VERSION=2``. This should not have any impact on users because
+ they were not supposed to set ``_LIBCPP_ABI_UNSTABLE`` manually, however we
+ still feel that it is worth mentioning in the release notes in case some users
+ had been doing it.
+
+- The integer distributions ``binomial_distribution``, ``discrete_distribution``,
+ ``geometric_distribution``, ``negative_binomial_distribution``, ``poisson_distribution``,
+ and ``uniform_int_distribution`` now conform to the Standard by rejecting
+ template parameter types other than ``short``, ``int``, ``long``, ``long long``,
+ (as an extension) ``__int128_t``, and the unsigned versions thereof.
+ In particular, ``uniform_int_distribution<int8_t>`` is no longer supported.
+
+Upcoming Deprecations and Removals
+----------------------------------
+
+- The ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` macro is not supported anymore. It will be honoured until
+ LLVM 16, and then it will be an error to define that macro. To enable basic
+ assertions (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=0``), please use ``_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1``.
+ To enable the debug mode (previously ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG=1|2``), please ensure that
+ the library has been built with support for the debug mode, and it will be
+ enabled automatically (no need to define ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG``).
+
+- The experimental versions of ``boyer_moore_searcher`` and ``boyer_moore_horspool_searcher``
+ will be removed in LLVM 17. You can disable the deprecation warnings by defining
+ ``_LIBCPP_NO_EXPERIMENTAL_DEPRECATION_WARNING_SEARCHERS``.
+
+- The implementation of the Coroutines TS in ``std::experimental`` will be removed in LLVM 16.
+
+- Libc++ is getting ready to remove unnecessary transitive inclusions. This may
+ break your code in the future. To future-proof your code to these removals,
+ please compile your code with ``_LIBCPP_REMOVE_TRANSITIVE_INCLUDES`` defined
+ and fix any compilation error resulting from missing includes.
-ABI Changes
------------
+ABI Affecting Changes
+---------------------
- The ``_LIBCPP_ABI_USE_CXX03_NULLPTR_EMULATION`` macro controlling whether we use an
emulation for ``std::nullptr_t`` in C++03 mode has been removed. After this change,