======================================================= CHANGES --- REBOL/core 2.4.39 experimental ======================================================= Added GET-MODES and SET-MODES for file and network ports. (These functions are NOT documented at this time and are subject to change in later versions. Use at own risk.)

Added fork selection to the /custom block for OPEN, READ etc.

Added /skip refinment to SELECT, FIND, UNION, INTERSECT, EXCLUDE, DIFFERENCE, UNIQUE.

Added garbage collection of unreferenced open ports.

Added CHECKSUM/hash.

Removed /only refinement from DIFFERENCE (EXCLUDE is equivalent).

Numerous fixes, enhancements and optimizations for list! and hash!.

Added SYSTEM/SCRIPT/HEADER/CONTENT. When a REBOL script has the field CONTENT within the REBOL header and CONTENT is set to TRUE, the source code of the script will be placed in SYSTEM/SCRIPT/HEADER/CONTENT if the script is evaluated with DO, or included in the REBOL header oject found in the loaded block if imported with LOAD/header (or LOAD/next/header).

Added NOW/precise refinement.

Added asynchronous 'wait-able DNS for Unix and Windows:
open dns:///async, then insert/wait/copy.

UNIQUE uses the /case refinement.

TO-BINARY of tuples now uses the tuple values instead of forming the tuple.

LOAD/next/header now works as you would expect, resulting in a block with the evaluated header followed by the rest of the script as a string.

JOIN on binary values now joins as binaries, not formed strings.

Time! values can convert to integers and decimals.

Weekdays fixed in system/locale/days.

MOLD/only - does not include the outermost [] in the outer block.

WAIT now works correctly on /lines ports opened without /with.

WAIT now supports ports handlers (http, tcp etc.) in /direct mode.

Added 'awake field in port-spec and root protocol to specify a block or function called when wait is about to wake up. Used to implement background processing.

RANDOM now accepts series values picking a random item from that series.

Subtraction of a date! value months bug fixed.

Indefinite extent fixed, more or less.

Numerous other bug fixes.

• New APOP (authenticated POP) and IMAP email protocols.
• Fully revised HASH and LIST datatypes. More complete, consistent, reliable, and faster!
• Multiple enhancements to file/network ports.
• Extensive file/network port mode support, including Macintosh forks.
• More support for asynchronous port operations.
• All new SORT function with many new modes.
• New and fixed command line options.
• Cryptographically secure and hashed checksum generation.
• New method of object merging and object access.
• Useful extensions to data set operations.
• Improvements to LOAD and MOLD functions.

======================================================= CHANGES --- REBOL/core 2.4.39 experimental ======================================================= Added GET-MODES and SET-MODES for file and network ports. (These functions are NOT documented at this time and are subject to change in later versions. Use at own risk.)

Added fork selection to the /custom block for OPEN, READ etc.

Added /skip refinment to SELECT, FIND, UNION, INTERSECT, EXCLUDE, DIFFERENCE, UNIQUE.

Added garbage collection of unreferenced open ports.

Added CHECKSUM/hash.

Removed /only refinement from DIFFERENCE (EXCLUDE is equivalent).

Numerous fixes, enhancements and optimizations for list! and hash!.

Added SYSTEM/SCRIPT/HEADER/CONTENT. When a REBOL script has the field CONTENT within the REBOL header and CONTENT is set to TRUE, the source code of the script will be placed in SYSTEM/SCRIPT/HEADER/CONTENT if the script is evaluated with DO, or included in the REBOL header oject found in the loaded block if imported with LOAD/header (or LOAD/next/header).

Added NOW/precise refinement.

Added asynchronous 'wait-able DNS for Unix and Windows:
open dns:///async, then insert/wait/copy.

UNIQUE uses the /case refinement.

TO-BINARY of tuples now uses the tuple values instead of forming the tuple.

LOAD/next/header now works as you would expect, resulting in a block with the evaluated header followed by the rest of the script as a string.

JOIN on binary values now joins as binaries, not formed strings.

Time! values can convert to integers and decimals.

Weekdays fixed in system/locale/days.

MOLD/only - does not include the outermost [] in the outer block.

WAIT now works correctly on /lines ports opened without /with.

WAIT now supports ports handlers (http, tcp etc.) in /direct mode.

Added 'awake field in port-spec and root protocol to specify a block or function called when wait is about to wake up. Used to implement background processing.

RANDOM now accepts series values picking a random item from that series.

Subtraction of a date! value months bug fixed.

Indefinite extent fixed, more or less.

Numerous other bug fixes.

• New APOP (authenticated POP) and IMAP email protocols.
• Fully revised HASH and LIST datatypes. More complete, consistent, reliable, and faster!
• Multiple enhancements to file/network ports.
• Extensive file/network port mode support, including Macintosh forks.
• More support for asynchronous port operations.
• All new SORT function with many new modes.
• New and fixed command line options.
• Cryptographically secure and hashed checksum generation.
• New method of object merging and object access.
• Useful extensions to data set operations.
• Improvements to LOAD and MOLD functions.