[MLton] new release of MLton
Stephen Weeks
MLton@mlton.org
Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:06:47 -0800
We are pleased to announce a new release of MLton, the whole-program
optimizing compiler for Standard ML, available at http://mlton.org/.
MLton version 20041109 is the first public release since 20040227.
The major improvements are:
+ New platforms:
o x86: FreeBSD 5.x, OpenBSD
o PowerPC: Darwin (MacOSX)
+ Support for MLBasis files, a new mechanism supporting programming
in the very large, separate delivery of library sources, and more.
+ Support for dynamic libraries.
+ Support for Concurrent ML (CML).
+ New structures: Int2, Int3, ..., Int31 and Word2, Word3, ..., Word31.
+ A new form of profiling, -profile count, which can be used to
test code coverage.
+ A bytecode generator.
+ Data representation improvements.
For more information, go to the MLton home page.
http://mlton.org/
Enjoy!
-- The MLton Team