X-Git-Url: https://git.dlugolecki.net.pl/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=e55f7115d6f0059aac94830c27e594fd805097ec;hb=5962d5f2b22a1d0840cc332bf605e7ee1e80deb3;hp=44ca7de0936813841b36f7a437a48c8a90bee73b;hpb=15b7fc321087729ec9665b654f308a17b45dea8e;p=gedcom-parse.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 44ca7de..e55f711 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,2 +1,168 @@ +NOTE: NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS GUARANTEED FOR 0.x RELEASES !! + +release 0.91.0 (NOT RELEASED YET): + + - If a date is parsed fine, but cannot be successfully converted to an + SDN, the parsed values are now kept in the returned date_value. This means + that a date of DV_PHRASE type can have meaningful values in the string + and number values (the sdn value will still be -1). + +release 0.90.0 (2 February 2003): + + - The interface of libgedcom and libgedcom_gom should now be functionally + complete. The library can now be regarded as beta. + + - New features (see documentation): + - C object model interface: + - functions to add and remove records + - functions to update timestamps in records + - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving xref values + - functions for setting, adding, removing and moving substructs + - function to set options for compatibility handling + - programs: + - gedcom-check (checks standards compliancy of GEDCOM files) + - gedcom-sanitize (converts to standard GEDCOM) + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: The two functions gedcom_write_set_encoding and + gedcom_write_set_line_terminator now take an extra first argument, which + can indicate whether the setting should be taken from the file, from the + system or be manually set. An easy fix for your program is to add as first + argument ENC_MANUAL. See documentation for details. + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: The signatures of gedcom_write_... and the date and age + functions have been updated for const correctness. This should be + especially useful for programs using C++. + + - Some compatibility added (not necessarily complete): + - PAF (Personal Ancestral File), version 2, 4 and 5 + - Family Origins + - EasyTree + + - Lots of bug fixes. + +release 0.20.0 (30 December 2002): + + - The release numbering scheme is changed to a three-part version number. + Patches will just update the last digit. + + - The library should now be portable, i.e it should work on any POSIX system. + On systems lacking glibc, libiconv is needed (see README). + + - A lot of new features (see documentation): + - callback interface: + - functions to manipulate cross-references (add, delete, link and + unlink) + - functions to manipulate dates (strings to numbers and vice versa, + conversion between calendars, ...) + - support for writing Gedcom files + - complete concatenated text (e.g. for notes) is now passed in the + end callback + - C object model interface: + - functions for string retrieval and modification + - support for writing Gedcom files + - development support: + - m4 macro that can be used in configure.in + - gedcom-config script for linking and compilation flags + + - The library now comes with an extra shared library (libutf8tools), + which needs to be linked in in any programs that use the gedcom parser + library (you can use the script 'gedcom-config' to generate link and + include flags). You can use utf8tools in totally unrelated programs too. + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: the end record callback function now takes an extra + argument (similar to the end element callback): a Gedcom_val, which + contains in the case of a REC_NOTE the complete concatenated string. + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: the return value of gedcom_init() has changed from + void to int to be able to return a status. + + - Various bugfixes. + +release 0.17 (12 September 2002): + + - New features (see documentation): + - new function gedcom_get_by_xref + - age values are parsed + - gedcom object model in C + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: the callback functions now take an extra argument: the + record/element identifier (that is also used as first argument in the + *_subscribe_* functions). The extra argument is the first argument. + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: Age values are now parsed: an extra type is added to + the types possible in a Gedcom_val: an age_value (see documentation for + details). So, instead of GEDCOM_STRING, you now need to use GEDCOM_AGE + for age values. + As a quick change, you can use the raw_value instead of the parsed_value + until you make the real change of using the struct age_value. + + - INTERFACE CHANGE: The type of an xref_value can also be XREF_ANY, if + the actual type is not known yet. This is e.g. used in the case of an + association (ASSO): the cross-reference can be any object type, the + actual type is given by the TYPE subtag. + +release 0.16 (16 August 2002): + + - Another bugfixing release. + + - Some compatibility with Lifelines 3.0.2 is added (not necessarily complete). + +release 0.15 (27 March 2002): + + - Again mainly a bugfixing release + + - Compatibility with ftree is added, all GEDCOM files written by ftree + should load fine now. + + - Note for developers: you now have to call the function gedcom_init() + as soon as possible in your program (before any character set handling + is done, see documentation for details). If the function has not been + called, gedcom_parse_file() will return an error. + +release 0.14 (20 January 2002): + + - This is mainly a bugfixing release, no extra features have been added. + + - Some example code is available on how to convert from UTF-8 to the locale + system, and how to check the library version via configure.in (see the + documentation for details). + +release 0.13 (5 January 2002): + + - Cross-references are now parsed and checked. For this, an extra type is + added to the types possible in a Gedcom_val: an xref pointer. This means + that GEDCOM_XREF_PTR has to be used now in some places instead of + GEDCOM_STRING. + A quick change is to replace + GEDCOM_STRING(val) + by + GEDCOM_XREF_PTR(val)->string + where applicable. But you can also store an object in the 'object' member + of the struct returned by GEDCOM_XREF_PTR (see documentation). + + - Other interface changes in the callbacks: + - parsed tag value (integer) is passed next to the string value + - the start record callbacks now also contain a Gedcom_val (the NOTE can + have a value) + + - Further, various bugfixes have been made. + +release 0.12 (31 December 2001): + + - The calling of callbacks is now completed. + + - Some initial documentation is available. + + - The parsed value that is returned in callbacks can now be: + - a null value + - a string + - a date (struct date_value) + See the documentation for more info. Parsing and checking of cross- + references will be added next. + +release 0.11 (15 December 2001): + + - Initial release from Sourceforge.net (developers only !) + # $Id$ # $Name$