Scala 2.7.2 RC3

Once again, we have a new release candidate for the next
version of Scala: version 2.7.2.RC3. In this release candidate
we fixed additional bugs, and we are now close to a final release.
A new version of the Scala plugin for Eclipse is also included:
you can update your installation via the Eclipse software update
facility. Scala 2.7.2.RC3 is available for download, as usual,
from our download page at http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads

What's new in Scala 2.7.2?

* Generic Signatures

   The Scala compiler now generates Java's generic
   signatures, so that Scala generics are visible to Java.

* Java/Scala Combined Projects
   The compiler can now parse (but not translate) Java source
   files. This makes it possible to have mixed Java/Scala
   projects with recursive dependencies between them.
   In such a project, you can submit first all the Java and Scala
   sources to the Scala compiler. In a second step, the Java
   sources are compiled using the Scala generated .class files
   and the Scala sources are compiled again using the Java
   generated .class files.

* ScalaSwing
   Another major addition is the first beta version of the
   ScalaSwing library, which is now bundled with the distribution.

* Scala Collections

Re: Scala 2.7.2 RC3

Antonio Cunei wrote:
> A new version of the Scala plugin for Eclipse is also included:
> you can update your installation via the Eclipse software update
> facility. 

Just to let you know, so far eclipse detects no new plugin release candidate.

Cheers,

--

-- 
Normen Müller

Re: Scala 2.7.2 RC3

Don't trust auto update, it depends on getting lots of things right,
including version numbers. Instead, go ahead and just use the "Install
plugins" option instead.

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Normen Müller
<normen.mueller <at> googlemail.com> wrote:
> Antonio Cunei wrote:
>>
>> A new version of the Scala plugin for Eclipse is also included:
>> you can update your installation via the Eclipse software update
>> facility.
>
> Just to let you know, so far eclipse detects no new plugin release
> candidate.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Normen Müller
>
>

[ANN] maven-scala-plugin 2.8

The maven-scala-plugin team is pleased to announce the
maven-scala-plugin-2.8 release!

The maven-scala-plugin is used for
compiling/testing/running/documenting scala code in maven.

Changes in this version include:

New features:
o add ability to run scala script (from pom.xml or external file)
Contribution from Jesse Eichar
   see http://scala-tools.org/mvnsites/maven-scala-plugin/usage_script.html

Fixed Bugs:
o redefine the 'run' goal at the test-compile phase, to have a correct
classpath
o detection of the scala version use the test scope when compiling test classes

Changes:
o rename 'scalaJars' configuration attribute to 'dependencies'

Have fun!
-maven-scala-plugin team

Fedora packages for scala available for testing

Dear fellow Fedora Scalars,

A package for scala is now available in the test updates repository for
Fedora 9. You can install these packages with:

 yum --enablerepo=updates-testing-newkey install <packages>

These are the packages that are available:

 scala          The main package containing the interpreter and compiler
 ant-scala      Configures ant to be able to use the scala-related tasks
 scala-apidoc   Contains the scala API documentation
 scala-examples Contains the examples from the scala distribution

Sbaz is currently not included. That will be a separate package coming
soon. The same goes for the reference documentation and editor support.

The package is currently lagging a bit behind at version 2.7.2-RC1.
I will be creating updated packages next week. I encourage you to post
any feedback regarding the packages to:
 https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-8789

-- Geoff Reedy

Re: [maven-and-scala] [ANN] maven-scala-plugin 2.8

Scala 2.7.2 RC4

After some final ironing and bug fixing, a new release candidate
for the next version of Scala is available: version 2.7.2.RC4.
As usual, the updated Scala plugin for Eclipse is available
via the Eclipse software update facility; further information
is available at: http://www.scala-lang.org/node/94
The new Scala 2.7.2.RC4 is available for download from our
download page at: http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads

What's new in Scala 2.7.2?

* Generic Signatures

   The Scala compiler now generates Java's generic
   signatures, so that Scala generics are visible to Java.

* Java/Scala Combined Projects
   The compiler can now parse (but not translate) Java source
   files. This makes it possible to have mixed Java/Scala
   projects with recursive dependencies between them.
   In such a project, you can submit first all the Java and Scala
   sources to the Scala compiler. In a second step, the Java
   sources are compiled using the Scala generated .class files
   and the Scala sources are compiled again using the Java
   generated .class files.

* ScalaSwing
   Another major addition is the first beta version of the
   ScalaSwing library, which is now bundled with the distribution.

* Scala Collections
   There are new implementations of collection classes, contributed
   by David MacIver: IntMap, LongMap, and TreeHashMap (immutable),
   ArrayStack and OpenHashMap (mutable).

Re: Scala 2.7.2 RC4

Hi,

Do the changes to trunk also get applied to the 2.7.2 branch?

In particular, the fix for ticket #1335 (Stream.flatMap calls function twice
per element) doesn't seem to have been fixed in RC4.

The reason why I think it didn't reach the RC4 branch is that
List.projection still doesn't work for me. See the relevant thread here:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.scala.user/8767

regards,
Harshad

Antonio Cunei wrote:

> After some final ironing and bug fixing, a new release candidate
> for the next version of Scala is available: version 2.7.2.RC4.
> As usual, the updated Scala plugin for Eclipse is available
> via the Eclipse software update facility; further information
> is available at: http://www.scala-lang.org/node/94
> The new Scala 2.7.2.RC4 is available for download from our
> download page at: http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads
> 
> What's new in Scala 2.7.2?
> 
> * Generic Signatures
> 
>    The Scala compiler now generates Java's generic
>    signatures, so that Scala generics are visible to Java.
> 
> * Java/Scala Combined Projects
>    The compiler can now parse (but not translate) Java source
>    files. This makes it possible to have mixed Java/Scala
>    projects with recursive dependencies between them.
>    In such a project, you can submit first all the Java and Scala
>    sources to the Scala compiler. In a second step, the Java
>    sources are compiled using the Scala generated .class files
>    and the Scala sources are compiled again using the Java
>    generated .class files.
> 
> * ScalaSwing
>    Another major addition is the first beta version of the
>    ScalaSwing library, which is now bundled with the distribution.
> 
> * Scala Collections
>    There are new implementations of collection classes, contributed
>    by David MacIver: IntMap, LongMap, and TreeHashMap (immutable),
>    ArrayStack and OpenHashMap (mutable).

Scala 2.7.2 RC5

Following some very last-minute fixes, we are exceptionally
releasing, just a few days after RC4, a new Scala 2.7.2.RC5.
We are taking particular care in polishing Scala 2.7.2, also
considering that 2.7.2 will be the reference release for the
"Programming in Scala" book, currently in print. This RC5
should really be our last release candidate for this release
cycle, and should be shortly followed by the final release.

As usual, the updated Scala plugin for Eclipse is available
via the Eclipse software update facility: further information
is available at: http://www.scala-lang.org/node/94
The new Scala 2.7.2.RC5 is available for download from our
download page at: http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads

* Generic Signatures

   The Scala compiler now generates Java's generic
   signatures, so that Scala generics are visible to Java.

* Java/Scala Combined Projects
   The compiler can now parse (but not translate) Java source
   files. This makes it possible to have mixed Java/Scala
   projects with recursive dependencies between them.
   In such a project, you can submit first all the Java and Scala
   sources to the Scala compiler. In a second step, the Java
   sources are compiled using the Scala generated .class files
   and the Scala sources are compiled again using the Java
   generated .class files.

* ScalaSwing
   Another major addition is the first beta version of the
   ScalaSwing library, which is now bundled with the distribution.

* Scala Collections
   There are new implementations of collection classes, contributed
   by David MacIver: IntMap, LongMap, and TreeHashMap (immutable),
   ArrayStack and OpenHashMap (mutable).