X-Git-Url: https://git.dlugolecki.net.pl/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=e55f7115d6f0059aac94830c27e594fd805097ec;hb=78db2a84062f4088b1fce98cb2886d444ea8cfac;hp=e62fcd7306a06d645ab4edbd10d6ac4162cb1227;hpb=8d916c499686a8dba2ec94666f26a50f2a28ee32;p=gedcom-parse.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e62fcd7..e55f711 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,11 +1,106 @@ NOTE: NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS GUARANTEED FOR 0.x RELEASES !! -release 0.17 (??): +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.