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  1. *** ANNOUNCE: SWIG 1.3.24 ***
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  3. http://www.swig.org
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  5. December 14, 2004
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  7. We're pleased to announce SWIG-1.3.24, the latest installment in the
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  8. SWIG development effort.  SWIG-1.3.24 includes a number of bug fixes
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  9. and large number of enhancements throughout.
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  11. What is SWIG?
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  13. SWIG is a software development tool that reads C/C++ header files and
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  14. generates the wrapper code needed to make C and C++ code accessible
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  15. from other languages including Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, PHP, Java,
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  16. Guile, MzScheme, Ocaml, Chicken Scheme, C#, and Allegro Common Lisp.  
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  17. Major applications of SWIG include generation of scripting language
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  18. extension modules, rapid prototyping, testing, and user interface
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  19. development for large C/C++ systems.
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  21. Availability:
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  23. The release is available for download on Sourceforge at
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  25.      http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swig-1.3.24.tar.gz
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  27. Within the next day, a Windows version will also be made available at
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  29.      http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/swig/swigwin-1.3.24.zip
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  31. Release numbers
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  33. With SWIG-1.3, we are adopting an odd/even version numbering scheme for
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  34. SWIG.  Odd version numbers (1.3, 1.5, 1.7, etc...) are considered to
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  35. be development releases.  Even numbers (1.4,1.6,1.8) are stable
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  36. releases.  The current 1.3 effort is working to produce a stable 2.0
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  37. release.  A stable 2.0 release will not be made until it can
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  38. accompanied by fully updated documentation.  In the meantime, we will
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  39. continue to make periodic 1.3.x releases.
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  41. We need your help!
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  43. Even if you are perfectly happy with SWIG-1.1, we can still use your
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  44. feedback.  First, we like to know about compilation problems and other
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  45. issues concerning the building of SWIG.  Second, if SWIG-1.3 is unable
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  46. to compile your old interface files, we would like to get information
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  47. about the features you are using.  This information will help us find
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  48. bugs in the SWIG-1.3 release, develop techniques for supporting
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  49. backwards compatibility, and write documentation that addresses
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  50. specific issues related to migrating from SWIG-1.1 to SWIG-1.3.
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  52. We are also looking for volunteers who would like to work on various
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  53. aspects of SWIG development.  SWIG is an unfunded project that would
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  54. not exist without volunteers.  We are also looking for the developers
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  55. of other SWIG language modules.  If you have developed a SWIG module
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  56. and would like to see it incorporated into the new release, please
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  57. contact us to obtain SWIG-CVS access.  We are also more than willing
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  58. to help port your module from SWIG-1.1 to SWIG-1.3.  Please send email
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  59. to beazley@cs.uchicago.edu for further information.
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  61. Please report problems with this release to the swig-dev mailing list,
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  62. details at http://www.swig.org/mail.html.
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  64. --- The SWIG Developers
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