From e753244ab6bb45b5c32b412c09b401ff6d82606e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Zverovich Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:12:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update changelog --- ChangeLog.rst | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog.rst b/ChangeLog.rst index d4fb516b..41f6e84c 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.rst +++ b/ChangeLog.rst @@ -1,9 +1,40 @@ 7.0.0 - TBD +----------- * Reduced the library size. For example, on macOS the stripped binary - statically linked with {fmt} shrinked from ~368k to less than 100k: + statically linked with {fmt} shrank from ~368k to less than 100k: http://www.zverovich.net/2020/05/21/reducing-library-size.html +* Applied extern templates to improve compile times when using the core API + and ``fmt/format.h`` (`#1452 `_). + For example, on macOS with clang the compile time dropped from 2.3s to 0.3s + with ``-O2`` or from 0.6s to 0.3s with the default settings (``-O0``). + + Before (``-O2``):: + + % time c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 -O2 + c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 -O2 2.22s user 0.08s system 99% cpu 2.311 total + + After (``-O2``):: + + % time c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 -O2 + c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 -O2 0.26s user 0.04s system 98% cpu 0.303 total + + Before (default):: + + % time c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 + c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 0.53s user 0.06s system 98% cpu 0.601 total + + After (default):: + + % time c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 + c++ -c test.cc -I include -std=c++17 0.24s user 0.06s system 98% cpu 0.301 total + + It is still recommended to use ``fmt/core.h`` instead of ``fmt/format.h`` but + the compile time difference is now smaller. + + Thanks `@alex3d `_ for the suggestion. + * Named arguments are now stored on stack (no dynamic memory allocations) and the generated binary code is more compact and efficient. For example @@ -43,13 +74,53 @@ .L.str.1: .asciz "answer" +* Implemented compile-time checks for dynamic width and precision + (`#1614 `_). For example + + .. code:: c++ + + #include + + int main() { + fmt::print(FMT_STRING("{0:{1}}"), 42); + } + + gives a compilation error because argument 1 doesn't exist:: + + In file included from test.cc:1: + include/fmt/format.h:2726:27: error: constexpr variable 'invalid_format' must be + initialized by a constant expression + FMT_CONSTEXPR_DECL bool invalid_format = + ^ + include/fmt/core.h:1727:3: note: in instantiation of function template specialization + 'fmt::v6::internal::check_format_string' requested here + check_format_string(format_str); + ^ + ... + include/fmt/core.h:569:26: note: in call to + '&checker(s, {}).context_->on_error(&"argument not found"[0])' + if (id >= num_args_) on_error("argument not found"); + ^ + * Implemented the ``'L'`` specifier for locale-specific formatting of floating-point numbers to improve compatibility with ``std::format`` (`#1624 `_). +* Made ``fmt::printf`` not compute string length when using precision to allow + passing non-nul-terminated strings + (`#1595 `_): + + .. code:: c++ + + char foo[] = {'H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'}; + fmt::printf("%.5s\n", foo); // This is fine. + +* Removed the deprecated and disabled by default ``fmt`` macro and + ``FMT_STRING_ALIAS``. + * Improved documentation (`#1643 `_). - Thanks `@senior7515 (Alexander Gallego) `_, + Thanks `@senior7515 (Alexander Gallego) `_. * Fixed various warnings and compilation issues (`#1616 `_, @@ -58,7 +129,8 @@ `#1628 `_, `#1629 `_ `#1631 `_, - `#1633 `_). + `#1633 `_, + `#1649 `_). Thanks `@gsjaardema (Greg Sjaardema) `_, `@gabime (Gabi Melman) `_, `@johnor (Johan) `_, @@ -100,7 +172,7 @@ if ``S`` is not formattable. -* Reduced library size by ~10%. +* Reduced the library size by ~10%. * Always print decimal point if ``#`` is specified (`#1476 `_,