Re: 1.9.1 checklist

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Andy Wingo <address@hidden> writes:

> Here are the features that I know of, in no particular order:
>
>  BDW-GC:
>    Looks really promising. All the code is there. Unknown implications,
>    needs lots more testing. Needs to see at least one and hopefully two
>    micro releases. (1.9.x)
>
>  R6RS library support:
>    No code yet. Julian? :-)
>
>  R6RS-libs:
>    Code is there, needs to be merged in and reviewed
>
>  Syncase-in-boot-9:
>    Code is there. I think it needs to go in ;-) But does have impacts
>    wrt interpretation performance. Will need a couple micro releases.
>
>  Unicode:
>    Code shaping up, needs review and R6RS-libs. Unclear how much will be
>    in shape for 2.0. Acceptable to ship with only the finished parts.

There's one more item:

  licensing:
    Switch to LGPLv3+, as was decided some time ago.  Check the license
    headers of new code and code inherited from Guile-VM.

Thanks,
Ludo'.