Author: mattip <matti.pi...@gmail.com> Branch: release-2.6.x Changeset: r79074:bb49ec3f98b6 Date: 2015-08-19 21:19 +0300 http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/bb49ec3f98b6/
Log: typo, start release notice diff --git a/pypy/doc/release-2.6.1.rst b/pypy/doc/release-2.6.1.rst new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/pypy/doc/release-2.6.1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +========== +PyPy 2.6.1 +========== + +We're pleased to announce PyPy 2.6.1, an update to PyPy 2.6.0 released June 1. +We have updated stdlib to 2.7.10, `cffi`_ to version 1.2, extended support for +the new vmprof_ statistical profiler for multiple threads, partially +implemented unicode dtypes in numpy, added support for the axis keyword to +many numpy methods, and in general improved numpy compatability. + +You can download the PyPy 2.6.1 release here: + + http://pypy.org/download.html + +We would like to thank our donors for the continued support of the PyPy +project, and for those who donate to our three sub-projects, as well as our +volunteers and contributors. + +We've shown quite a bit of progress, but we're slowly running out of funds. +Please consider donating more, or even better convince your employer to donate, +so we can finish those projects! The three sub-projects are: + +* `Py3k`_ (supporting Python 3.x): We have released a Python 3.2.5 compatible version + we call PyPy3 2.4.0, and are working toward a Python 3.3 compatible version + +* `STM`_ (software transactional memory): We have released a first working version, + and continue to try out new promising paths of achieving a fast multithreaded Python + +* `NumPy`_ which requires installation of our fork of upstream numpy, + available `on bitbucket`_ + +.. _`cffi`: https://cffi.readthedocs.org +.. _`Py3k`: http://pypy.org/py3donate.html +.. _`STM`: http://pypy.org/tmdonate2.html +.. _`NumPy`: http://pypy.org/numpydonate.html +.. _`on bitbucket`: https://www.bitbucket.org/pypy/numpy + +We would also like to encourage new people to join the project. PyPy has many +layers and we need help with all of them: `PyPy`_ and `RPython`_ documentation +improvements, tweaking popular `modules`_ to run on pypy, or general `help`_ with making +RPython's JIT even better. + +.. _`PyPy`: http://doc.pypy.org +.. _`RPython`: https://rpython.readthedocs.org +.. _`modules`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/project-ideas.html#make-more-python-modules-pypy-friendly +.. _`help`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/project-ideas.html + +What is PyPy? +============= + +PyPy is a very compliant Python interpreter, almost a drop-in replacement for +CPython 2.7. It's fast (`pypy and cpython 2.7.x`_ performance comparison) +due to its integrated tracing JIT compiler. + +This release supports **x86** machines on most common operating systems +(Linux 32/64, Mac OS X 64, Windows, OpenBSD_, freebsd_), +as well as newer **ARM** hardware (ARMv6 or ARMv7, with VFPv3) running Linux. + +While we support 32 bit python on Windows, work on the native Windows 64 +bit python is still stalling, we would welcome a volunteer +to `handle that`_. We also welcome developers with other operating systems or +`dynamic languages`_ to see what RPython can do for them. + +.. _`pypy and cpython 2.7.x`: http://speed.pypy.org +.. _OpenBSD: http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/lang/pypy +.. _freebsd: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/lang/pypy/ +.. _`handle that`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/windows.html#what-is-missing-for-a-full-64-bit-translation +.. _`dynamic languages`: http://pypyjs.org + +Highlights +=========== + +* Bug Fixes + + * + + * + + * Issues reported with our previous release were resolved_ after reports from users on + our issue tracker at https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/issues or on IRC at + #pypy. + +* New features: + + * + +* Numpy: + + * + + * + +* Performance improvements: + + * + + * + + * + + * + +.. _`vmprof`: https://vmprof.readthedocs.org +.. _resolved: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/whatsnew-2.6.0.html + +Please try it out and let us know what you think. We welcome +success stories, `experiments`_, or `benchmarks`_, we know you are using PyPy, please tell us about it! + +Cheers + +The PyPy Team + +.. _`experiments`: https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2015/02/experiments-in-pyrlang-with-rpython.html +.. _`benchmarks`: https://mithrandi.net/blog/2015/03/axiom-benchmark-results-on-pypy-2-5-0 diff --git a/pypy/doc/whatsnew-2.6.1.rst b/pypy/doc/whatsnew-2.6.1.rst --- a/pypy/doc/whatsnew-2.6.1.rst +++ b/pypy/doc/whatsnew-2.6.1.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -======================= -What's new in PyPy 2.6+ -======================= +======================== +What's new in PyPy 2.6.1 +======================== .. this is a revision shortly after release-2.6.0 .. startrev: 91904d5c5188 _______________________________________________ pypy-commit mailing list pypy-commit@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-commit
