Weekly Update

[Adam Fedor]

Now at http://www.gnustep.org

Week ending 30 September 2000

gstep-base (Foundation)

• GSXML - Added HTML parser and SAX-like handler for parsed information. Support/expect document contents in UTF8 characterset. Use new field in libxml 2.2.3 parser context (now requires version 2.2.3)
• NString - standardise initialisation methods.
• NSData - standardise initialisation methods.
• NSURLHandle - treat repeated additions of same client as a single add.
• Makefiles - fix to install headers in correct location again.
• Some minor fixes and optimisations.

gstep-gui (AppKit frontend)

• NSControl - fixed problem in copy with failure to retain member.
• NSApplication - improved handling of uncaught exceptions. Optimise slightly by using NSApp global variable and caching event types. Cleanup a bit.
• NSMenu - various tidyups and minor optimisations.
• NSWindow - implemented deferred windows and made various changes in other classes to work with them.

gstep-xdps (AppKit backend)

• Fix NSCopyBits for deferred windows.

gstep-xgps (AppKit backend)

• Various changes for deferred windows.

JIGS (Java interface for GNUstep)

• 0.6 release - simplified and rewritten info on installing a shared objc library. Added support for wrapping libraries compiled with debug and using them on the same system where you have non-debug libraries in use.

gstep-make (Makefiles package)

• Check for libxml version 2.2.3 or later.
• Use opentool (to set up libraries) when running plmerge and make_services

Week ending 30 September 2000



gstep-base (Foundation)


GSXML - Added HTML parser and SAX-like handler for parsed information.
Support/expect document contents in UTF8 characterset.  Use new field in
libxml 2.2.3 parser context (now requires version 2.2.3)
NString - standardise initialisation methods.
NSData - standardise initialisation methods.
NSURLHandle - treat repeated additions of same client as a single add.
Makefiles - fix to install headers in correct location again.
Some minor fixes and optimisations.


gstep-gui (AppKit frontend)


NSControl - fixed problem in copy with failure to retain member.
NSApplication - improved handling of uncaught exceptions.  Optimise
slightly by using NSApp global variable and caching event types.  Cleanup a
bit.
NSMenu - various tidyups and minor optimisations.
NSWindow - implemented deferred windows and made various changes in other
classes to work with them.


gstep-xdps (AppKit backend)


Fix NSCopyBits for deferred windows.


gstep-xgps (AppKit backend)


Various changes for deferred windows.


JIGS (Java interface for GNUstep)


0.6 release - simplified and rewritten info on installing a shared objc
library.  Added support for wrapping libraries compiled with debug and using
them on the same system where you have non-debug libraries in use.


gstep-make (Makefiles package)


Check for libxml version 2.2.3 or later.
Use opentool (to set up libraries) when running plmerge and make_services