Dear SWI-Prolog user,
SWI-Prolog 9.3.17 is ready for download. Highlights:
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Fixes regression in binary releases for MacOS and Windows where
make/0 prints a lot of warnings. -
Allows packs to be installed as autoload libraries. This
allows packs to provide commands that are seamlessly available
at the toplevel. This used to be possible from the pack
metadata, but that feature was broken. Now it can be done
for any pack usingswipl pack install --autoload <pack>
If the pack has an autoload declaration the user is prompted to
honour it (or not). -
Regression in merge_options/3, breaking e.g. SWISH.
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Support C23 standard for building (issue with one of the CMake tests)
-
Fix using Janus package from Python if the target SWI-Prolog
does not have Janus installed.
Update As of 9.3.16, library(ssl) for the Windows binaries was broken after an upgrade of the build docker. The first 9.3.17 release was also affected. We now use the OpenSSL DLLs from Win32/Win64 OpenSSL Installer for Windows - Shining Light Productions. The Windows binaries have been re-released as 9.3.17-2 (note the 2). Anyone wishing to build using the Docker route should use the openssl-workaround
branch for now. See also the Pack_list_installed? topic
Enjoy --- Jan
SWI-Prolog Changelog since version 9.3.16
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BUILD: Add CMake option -DSWIPL_SO_VERSIONS to remove SOVERSION
properties. -
DOC: statistics/2 lost the keys
globallimit
,locallimit
and
traillimit
. Reported by Jelmer Jellema. -
FIXED: print_term/2: proper handling of operators(Ops) Needs to be kept
consistent with write_options([… ignore_ops(IgnOps)]). Implemented
consistency and deprecated the option. Reported by Mike Elston. -
FIXED: merge_options(+Dict, +List, Merged) Resulted in no matching
rule exception. -
ADDED: library(prolog_colour): track CHR declaration locations
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FIXED: Handling of home during boot session.
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ENHANCED: pack_info/1: use colours and indicate autoload status.
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MODIFIED: pack_install/2 option autoload(true) If present, the pack
is installed as autoload pack regardless ofautoload
option in the
meta-data. If the option is not present, the system asks the user to
install as autoload library if the meta-data contains autoload(true).If autoloading is not enabled, the
INDEX.pl
file that may appear
in the pack is removed.This patch also adds
swipl pack install --autoload ...
-
FIXED: Make packs that provide an autoload library work again.
-
FIXED: cmake/TestSignalType.c for C++
-
PORT: Make cmake test for signal handler compatible with c23
Package http
- ADDED: htmx_oob//2 to simplify emitting OOB data
Package swipy
-
FIXED: Allow using the
janus
module from Prolog when loaded as
Python module. -
FIXED: When loading janus_swi into Python, use janus.pl from Python
package.