Author: fijal Branch: Changeset: r93485:183901a755d3 Date: 2017-12-19 15:26 +0200 http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/183901a755d3/
Log: start writing release notes diff --git a/pypy/doc/release-v5.10.0.rst b/pypy/doc/release-v5.10.0.rst new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/pypy/doc/release-v5.10.0.rst @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +====================================== +PyPy2.7 and PyPy3.5 v5.10 dual release +====================================== + +The PyPy team is proud to release both PyPy2.7 v5.10 (an interpreter supporting +Python 2.7 syntax), and a final PyPy3.5 v5.10 (an interpreter for Python +3.5 syntax). The two releases are both based on much the same codebase, thus +the dual release. + +This release is an incremental release with very few new features, the main +feature being the final PyPy3.5 release that works on linux and OS X with beta +windows support. It also includes fixes for `vmprof`_ cooperation with greenlets. + +Compared to 5.9, the 5.10 release contains mostly bugfixes and small improvements. +We have in the pipeline big new features coming for PyPy 6.0 that did not make +the release cut and should be available within the next couple months. + +As always, this release is 100% compatible with the previous one and fixed +several issues and bugs raised by the growing community of PyPy users. +As always, wxe strongly recommend updating. + +This release concludes the Mozilla Open Source `grant`_ for having a compatible +PyPy 3.5 release and we're very grateful for that. + +You can download the v5.10 releases here: + + http://pypy.org/download.html + +We would like to thank our donors for the continued support of the PyPy +project. + +We would also like to thank our contributors and +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. + +.. _vmprof: http://vmprof.readthedocs.io +.. _grant: https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2016/08/pypy-gets-funding-from-mozilla-for.html +.. _`PyPy`: index.html +.. _`RPython`: https://rpython.readthedocs.org +.. _`modules`: project-ideas.html#make-more-python-modules-pypy-friendly +.. _`help`: project-ideas.html + +What is PyPy? +============= + +PyPy is a very compliant Python interpreter, almost a drop-in replacement for +CPython 2.7 and CPython 3.5. It's fast (`PyPy and CPython 2.7.x`_ performance comparison) +due to its integrated tracing JIT compiler. + +We also welcome developers of other `dynamic languages`_ to see what RPython +can do for them. + +The PyPy 2.7 release supports: + + * **x86** machines on most common operating systems + (Linux 32/64 bits, Mac OS X 64 bits, Windows 32 bits, OpenBSD, FreeBSD) + + * newer **ARM** hardware (ARMv6 or ARMv7, with VFPv3) running Linux, + + * big- and little-endian variants of **PPC64** running Linux, + + * **s390x** running Linux + +.. _`PyPy and CPython 2.7.x`: http://speed.pypy.org +.. _`dynamic languages`: http://rpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples.html _______________________________________________ pypy-commit mailing list pypy-commit@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-commit
