[Axiom-developer] March 2009 release

[daly]

The git, github, arch, and sourceforge cvs servers now contain the
March 2009 release sources. 

Binary files will be available at:
   http://axiom-developer.org/axiom-website/download.html
as I get them compiled.

Attached are the release notes:

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There were two major changes in this release.

First is the completion of the first phase of Book Volume 10.4: Axiom
Packages, which collects all of the packages into one document. The
side effect is to remove almost all of the remaining algebra files
leaving src/algebra nearly empty.

Second is the start of Book Volume 5: Axiom Interpreter which will
consolidate all of the interpreter functions and document them in
book form. A side effect of this consolidation will be the ultimate
removal of all boot code, with the further side effect of removing
bootsys from the build step and boot translation time.

While consolidating the interpreter code a parallel effort will be
ongoing to build Book Volume 9: Axiom Compiler. The idea is to split
the compiler code from the interpreter code so the compiler can be
documented and upgraded.

Book Volume 0: Axiom Jenks book
  Add )include documentation

    The original book did not document the )include command. This is
    now documented.

  Add UnivariateSkewPolynomial

    This domain was added to the domain examples 

Book Volume 4: Axiom Developers Guide
  Hyperdoc

    A Hyperdoc tutorial on making new pages was written

    A tutorial on spadhelp was added

Book Volume 5: Axiom Interpreter
  Command Handling
    
    The top level commands that start with open parenthesis are all
    kept in the $setOptions data structure. This structure was documented.
    Each command has a handler routine which was integrated with the
    structure in the proper place. 

  New latex macros

    The \defun and \defmacro macros were added to ensure that
    there is a uniform handling of subsections and cross references
    for all functions and macros.

    The \defdollar macro was added to handle $foo variables in
    both index and cross reference.

    The \cmdhead macro was added to provide uniform handling of
    each of the top level commands in the $setOptions data structure

  Unit testing

    To ensure that changes did not break behavior two new regression
    test routines were added, unittest1 and setcmd. These test the
    top level command behavior.

  Trace functions added

    The trace.boot code was added. 

Book Volume 7: Axiom Hyperdoc
  Documentation

    Add Scott Morrison's original hypertex plan notes

Book Volume 10.1: Axiom Algebra Theory
  Documentation

    Add tutorial chapter on Singular Value Decomposition

Book Volume 10.3 Axiom Domains
  Algebra fixes

    Johannes Grabmeier fixed the outputFixed behavior in Float.

    A regression test chunk was added to the Float domain.

    UnivariateSkewPolynomial was documented. A regression test,
    help file, and examples were added.

    Heap was documented. A regression test, help file, and 
    examples were added.

    Dequeue was documented. A regression test, help file, and 
    examples were added.

    Queue was documented. A regression test, help file, and 
    examples were added.

    ArrayStack was documented. A regression test, help file, and 
    examples were added.

    Stack was documented. A regression test, help file, and 
    examples were added.

    NottinghamGroup was added, including regression and help files.
    Originally written by Martin Rubey.

  Regression tests

    The )sys rm now uses the -f flag to force deletion on all
    regression test files

Book Volume 10.4 Axiom Packages
  New Algebra

    All packages were moved into this volume. Almost all of the
    remaining algebra files were deleted.

    ApplicationProgramInterface (API) was added. It exposes the
    Axiom internal functions at the algebra level.

    UnivariateSkewPolynomial now has help, input, and examples

  Documentation

    The nag man pages were added to the related domain documentation

    Export lists were added for all packages.

  Regression tests

    The )sys rm now uses the -f flag to force deletion on all regression
    test files.

Boot to Lisp rewrite
  Deleted boot files

    setvars.boot is gone. The code has been rewritten and added to
    book volume 5. The code was rewritten and/or reformatted. All
    compile-time warnings were eliminated.

    setvart.boot is gone. The code has been rewritten and added to
    book volume 5. The code was rewritten and/or reformatted. All
    compile-time warnings were eliminated.

    trace.boot is gone. The code has been rewritten and added to
    book volume 5. The code was rewritten and/or reformatted. All 
    compile-time warnings were eliminated.

Regression test 
  cleanup
    )set break resume

     A subtle bug in regression testing caused by early exit of a
     test left some of the regression tests reporting success when
     there should have been failure. This was fixed by adding a
     )set break resume command to allow Axiom to continue the testing
     in the presence of an internal fault.

  new

     setcmd.input was added to regression test changes to the )set
     top level command
   
     unittest1.input was added to regresstion test other top level
     commands

     dop.input was added to unit test )d op example output

     frame.input was added to unit test frame handling

  removed

     bags.input was distributed among the algebra regression test
     files and bags.input was removed.

Bug fixes

  Bug 7183. The library handling code was repaired. Functions which do
  not exist were removed (e.g. input-libraries). The element values of
  the data structure are now pathnames.

  Bug 7182. )set mes auto did not indicate the current value. 

  Bug 7180: )set compiler input add foo triggers a call to open-library
  which was a CCL function and no longer implemented. The elements of
  the data structure were changed.  

  Bug 7179. Suprious sensitivity to )abb in documentation caused
  breakage because this was assumed to be an )abbreviation command.

  Bug 7178. Missing function inspect in ArrayStack

  Bug 7177. Missing function map! in ArrayStack

  Bug 7176. Missing function parts in ArrayStack

  Bug 7175. Missing function map in ArrayStack

  Bug 7174. Missing function map! in Stack

  Bug 7173. Missing function parts in Stack

  Bug 7172. map was missing from Stack(Integer)

  Bug 7170: )d op output failure due to X in algebra comments. The X
  symbol is now a marker for )d op examples and the use of X in comments
  is ambiguous.

  Bug 7141: )cd relative does not work

Interpreter (src/interp)
  Documentation

    document mmCost calculation

Help files
  Documentation

    The help file list is now dynamically generated from the algebra
    books.

readme
  Quote

    Add Doron Zeilberger quote about builders of CA systems.

Website
  Download

    Add fedora10 as a supported platform

    Add vector as a supported platform

Lisp 
  New patch

    read-char-no-hang was changed by Camm to ignore newlines but 
    Axiom's browser needs them to be recognized. A patch was added
    to back out Camm's change.