REBOL 2.7 Changes

Section: REBOL Change Logs
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REBOL 2.7.8 1-Jan-2011

• New native functions or features
• access-os (OS-related natives to run Cheyenne)
• unbind
• set-env
• list-env (returns a block)
• secure for envr functions
• secure for run (uses call word)
• Windows registry and other environment
• Add environment expansion to get-env function, converting paths like %appdata% .
• Add /values refinement to list-reg to return a block of value names for any registry entry.
• Enable run function? Use ShellExecute for launch via file associations?
• R2/Forward (source: DevBase)
• Unix helpers: cd ls more pwd rm
• last?
• collect-words
• invalid-utf?
• ascii? fixes
• latin1? fixes
• resolve (unless native)
• funct with /extern refinement
• delta-time (dt alias) added
• speed? function added (preliminary)
• SDK and more
• Delay DNS and sound subtask forking (for leaner server operation and allows setuid from root to user)
• SDK encap changed use mold/all.
• Fixes SDK's Command boot problem.
• SDK Icon fix (2.7.7 had old, non XP compatible icon)
• browse works better in Linux.
• Misc RAMBO bugs fixed
• Merge Graham's HTTP fixes (source: DevBase)
• Bug 4348: encoded literals not processed correctly when encapped
• Bug 4397: yes is not evaluated with construct
• Bug 4404: HTTP-scheme forwarding from HTTPS to HTTP
• Bug 4405: HTTP-scheme forwarding POST request
• Bug 4406: Missing char in net-utils/url-parser/path-char
• Bug 4408: Exponent with negative numbers gives error

REBOL 2.7.7 1-Jan-2010

• View/Pro features enabled: allowing SSL, ODBC, and encryption
• Adds R2/Forward mezzanine functions (from Brian Hawley)
• Re-enables installation and proper view-root startup (appdata dir on Win32)
• Install and uninstall added to ViewTop GUI panels
• Fixes LOAD with PORTS that return strings to be loaded as blocks.
• Fixes Decode-CGI for url-encoded variables (e.g. used by Flash)
• Fixes Strict-not-equal? of integers and adds != and !== operators

Prior Releases

Prior updates can be found on the R2 Updates Blog (frozen).