NEW IN WAF 1.7.1 ---------------- * Updated the exclusion regexps for "waf dist" * Added an example in playground/nasm * Enabled compatibility with pkgconf * Response files for c# #1182 * Minor docstring updates #1188 * New tool for compiling .net resource files (waflib/extras/resx.py) #1183 * New tool for compiling .midl files (waflib/extras/midl.py) #1185 NEW IN WAF 1.7.0 ---------------- * The compat15 tool is disabled by default (the README file explains how to enable it) * Python >= 2.4 is now required * Python >= 2.6 is required for creating the Waf file in the source tree * Added Utils.writef (similar to Utils.readf) * Added Node.evict() to provide more control over invalid references * Do not raise exception on --help when running on python 2.4 * Node.search -> Node.search_node (consistent with make_node and find_node) * Errors are reported on configuration test failures with execute=True #1111 * Added header prefixing (autoconf-like) #1117 * Removed the warnings on "waf install" #1120 * Extended bld.subst() to perform simple copies to the build directory * Removed the default DLL_EXPORT define on gcc/g++ shared libraries * Calling ctx.root.ant_glob(abspath) will now return results #1135 * New case-insentive option for ant_glob #1148 * Ported demos/asm to 64-bit, forcing gcc over as * Updated the gccdeps tool #1162 * Improved the C# processing #1154, #1153 * Removed the empty flags from LIB/INCLUDE in the msvc configuration #1159 * Added an 'encoding' parameter to bld.subst() * Detect Visual Studio 2011 beta * Detect cython dependencies of the form "from module import x" #1044 * Use the cython includes in the dependency scanner #1166 * Improved the behaviour of Utils.readf/Utils.writef on Win32 * Made Task.__repr__ more robust #1174 * Fixed the gcc builds on hp-ux * Let gccdeps work with other compilers #1179 NEW IN WAF 1.6.11 ----------------- * Enable custom variables for the boost detection #1089 * Disable the config test execution when detecting boost #1090 * Process moc classes in .cpp files by default #1095 * Apply the chmod attribute to the versioned libraries (vnum) #1097 * Fixed the python detection on OSX #1098 * Changed the win32 color settings for Windows 7 #1099 * Set the default fortran linker for ifort to xiar #1104 NEW IN WAF 1.6.10 ----------------- * Fixed the 'remove' attribute propagation in ant_glob #1086 * Fixed the behavior of recurse(name=xyz) when looking in existing folders * Fixed a problem with include paths in the relocation tool #1078 * Improved the pgicc compiler detection #1080 * Fixed the behavior of 'waf options' #1076 * Process larger java projects #1074 * Remove the ':' from the drives when dealing with foreign files and folders on Win32 * Let the 'subst' feature process a chmod attribute * Added a hook for distutils variable query #1083 NEW IN WAF 1.6.9 ---------------- * Fixed the duplicate moc file creation in slow_qt4 #1047 * Fixed the Visual Studio 2008 projects creation #1033 * Added a workaround to avoid creating include folders not under the build directory #1049 * Added a default virtual folder structure for out-of-tree build files #1053 * Added a way to set variants containing /, for example linux/debug * Added a more intuitive behaviour for conf.setenv() #1062 * Fixed the multiple bibliography processing for tex #1040 * Windows CE detection improvements #1065 * Fixed the library installation on OSX * Fixed the Powerpc/IPhone platform detection * Added an Xcode project generator NEW IN WAF 1.6.8 ---------------- * Fixed a typo in Utils.py affecting Win32 platforms (copystat) #1029 * Fixed a minor bug in the Eclipse project generator * Fixed a typo that prevented Waf from running on Pypy-trunk * Make the xlc/xlc++ compiler detection more accurate by looking at the version number #1022 * Minor perl, python and ruby tool improvements * Better logs for the boost detection #1036 * Fixed a performance issue in Runner.py #1039 * Changed the position of the linker flags #1025 NEW IN WAF 1.6.7 ---------------- * Provide more diagnostic for invalid build groups #914 * Various enhancements to msvs.py * Read MSVC_VERSIONS and MSVC_TARGETS from the command-line * Minor cross-compiler detection fix on msvc.py * Fix the redirections with pipes (waf configure > log) * Do not display runnable_status exceptions when running with -k * Let -k stop at the first runnable_status error and -kk run even further * Merge the add_object extension in the main line (source='file.o') * Make update_outputs more robust with changes in the task definition #1017 * Qt4 detection on Win32 NEW IN WAF 1.6.6 ---------------- * Fix the performance regression related to #974 NEW IN WAF 1.6.5 ---------------- * More documentation * Re-enable the colors for msys * Add the .ui files for the qt4 translations * Fix the conf.check_large_file() test * Fix the conf.check_library() in C++ mode #955 * Improve the latex scanner to avoid depending on generated files #943 * Remove the @file processing from the winrc tasks * Fix the python detection using python-config * Add the missing default includes and defines to the moc command * Improve support for hierarchical go-lang packages #953 * Fix the gfortran verbose flag detection on Windows * Fix the support of fortran import libraries #950 * Added a fix for running with Python 2.4 on Windows #949 * Limited support for IronPython * Support for older Visual Studio versions (VC6) #952 * New waf.bat file #964 * New method ConfigSet.keys * New Visual Studio and Eclipse CTD project generators (waflib/extras) * New lru_cache tool for use with WAFCACHE (waflib/extras) NEW IN WAF 1.6.4 ---------------- * Fix the Python detection on win32 #883 * Optimize the Python file installation #892 * Force +x permissions on installed fortran programs #893 * Qt library detection fixes #895 * Ensure that unit tests are executed only after the symlinks are created * Fix the precedence constraints for classes ending in _task #896 * Support the install_path attribute with add_pcfile #913 * Make the goprograms executable when installed #928 * Allow non-python data files in the waf executable #927 * Enforce a build order based on the scanner results #777, #922 * Multiple msvc detection fixes #907 #910 #923 #924 #926 * Fix the -of flag append with dmd #917 * Boost detection fixes #920 * Support newer javac compilers #921 * Fix the execution on python 2.3 for: "waf update", msvc.py, fc.py * Improve the support for mac applications (demos/mac_app) * Better default regexps in "waf step" * New error check for tasks creating the same nodes or having the same identifiers (waf -v) * New variables conf.env.NO_LOCK_IN_TOP/OUT/RUN for special projects (top='..') * New example on avoiding rebuilds when moving a project (playground/relocate) * Improve go-lang support for cgo-packages (fixes #932) * Fix the progress bar on cmd and msys NEW IN WAF 1.6.3 ---------------- * Fixed the interaction of Fortran configuration tests and WAFCACHE #842 * Various documentation fixes * Set the PYTHONARCHDIR variable for installing python extensions * Fixed the Waf file creation with --zip-type=gz (bunzip2 was not replaced by gzip -d) * Fixed multiple problems in the call to TaskGen.declare_chain(...) #850 * Fixed the task attribute 'vars' which might cause unnecessary rebuilds #852 * Return the value of post_check(...) in conf.check(...) #857 * Rewrite the boost tool (waflib/extras/boost.py) #814, #454, #424 * More fortran file extensions: .for, .FOR #867 * Searching above the root nodes no longer raise exceptions #868 * Msvc detection fixes for non-utf8 encodings #873 * Fixed the destdir processing on Windows #874 * Stop changing the flags on waf -v (make the errors more visible) #875 * Fixed the resource file compilation on Windows #876 * Fixed the vala file installation #881 * New system of plugins for C/C++/Fortran compilers (files named c_* in waflib/extras/) * New examples of interaction between Waf and existing makefiles (playground/) * New names for @before/@after: @before_method/@after_method NEW IN WAF 1.6.2 ---------------- * Support for C# debugging files #797 * Add -relocation-model=pic for shared libraries on ldc * Fixed 'waf dist' for tar files on python 3 #799 * Make the latex scanner recursive #798 * Enable the packing of non-python files in the waf file #802 * Improve the feature sniffing for hybrid programs/libraries #800 * New apidocs + tutorial in Sphinx format * Add the CPPFLAGS from os.environ #803 * Create the java output directory anywhere #806 * Enable the .luac file installation * Process Qt translation files * Detect when the folders were copied and prompt for "waf configure" * Parse_flags for the *-config outputs on windows (backslashes) #811 * Fix the doxygen task build order + improve the dependency scanner #821 * Various msvc fixes #819, #826, #825 * Ported the batch executor to waf 1.6 (batched_cc) * New tools: erlang, scala * Moved conf.multicheck(..) from playground to the library * New parameter to avoid reading the same scripts: bld.recurse(dir, once=True) * Detect invalid method calls in 'waf -v' such as env.append/env.add/env.prepend * New manifest option for jar targets #832 NEW IN WAF 1.6.1 ---------------- * Fixed the method check_waf_version #764 * Fixed the name in ctx.recurse(name) #769 * Stop caching the install tasks and tasks that have no outputs #770 * Fix the log in Context.cmd_and_log() when calling with "quiet" #778 * c_preproc exception when a file has the same name as a directory #777 * 'intltool_po' does not install the .mo files #782 * 'intltool_in' was broken #792 * Bind stderr and stdout to the exception in Context.cmd_and_log #779 * Tasks not rebuilding properly when the 'run' method changes #786 * Print the progress bar information as late as possible #787 * Fix for the FRAMEWORK value processing * Verbose mode should not require the compat15 tools #790 * Let static libraries use other static libraries as in 1.5 #768 * Fix for the boost tool #776 * boost tool update (in playground) #780 * Updated the java tool and examples * New gcj tool in playground * Update the c# tool and examples (playground) #796 * Read external c# libraries #774 * Xelatex support #785 * Rebuild fortran files when .mod files change #766 * docs #781 * Improve the ant_glob behaviour on ctx.root + absolute paths * Fix for glib_mkenums and dbus-binding-tool #795 * New feature 'subst' (see demos/subst) NEW IN WAF 1.6.0 ---------------- General: * Python 3 syntax by default (runs unmodified for 2.6, 2.7, 3.0 and 3.1) * Environment -> ConfigSet * only lists are allowed in ConfigSet * Better Node apis * Utils.load_tool -> Context.load_tool * set_options becomes options * only the build-related commands require a configured project * new variant system + build context commands * removed the pseudo glob in installation methods * eliminate find_sources_in_dirs * node.__class__.bld → node.ctx * bld.new_task_gen(...) disappears, use bld(...) * network updates for waf tools * accept node objects in the source and includes attributes * remove task_gen.allnodes: modify self.source directly * merge the include system for c, c++, d, gas and nasm * allow top == out (no build directory) * merge the Tool/wscript system (detect->configure, set_options->options) * new command "waf list" to list the x for "waf build --targets=x" * rename apply_core -> process_source * rename apply_rule -> process_rule * rename Task.TaskBase.classes -> Task.classes * the modules Utils.py and Logs.py are now independent from the rest of waf (imports) * remove Task.TaskManager and Build.BuildContext.all_task_gen to improve the build group handling * remove program_USELIB, shlib_USELIB staticlib_USELIB support * use tasks for target installation * improve the exception handling (WscriptError was removed, use WafError) * let the commands access node objects * infer the build directory from the lock filename * waf step --file=main.c * post task generators in a lazy manner preview 3: * remove the /W3 flag from msvc default flags * opt.tool_options -> opt.load (now all commands inherit the 'tool' method) * conf.check_tool -> conf.load * do not copy files when creating tar files in 'waf dist' * add zip files in 'waf dist' * fix the behaviour of 'waf distcheck' * preprocessor optimizations * python 2 fixes release candidate: * cache fixes * fortran fixes * python 2 and 3 fixes * docs and docstrings * support for custom waf files and preludes * fix in waflib.Context for overriding command classes * port the doxygen tool * Utils.to_hashtable -> Utils.str2dict * change the thread pool to enable thread pool sharing * fixed a regression on win32 + ansiterm.py + python 3 -> thanks to kesselhaus :-) * various msvc fixes (thanks to Nicolas Mercier)