* NEWS: reordered entries as

  (1) Kernel and objects
  (2) Exceptions
  (3) Enumerable and containers
  (4) IO and file system
  (5) Process
  (6) String and regular expression and Encoding
  (7) Numeric and its subclasses
  (8) misc

git-svn-id: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/branches/ruby_1_9_1@20931 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

1 files changed, 105 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8238e75bb..850a6c570 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -37,17 +37,13 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Extra subclassing check when binding UnboundMethods
             
     * Exceptions
-          o Exceptions are equal to each other if they belongs to 
+          o Exceptions are equal to each other if they belong to 
             the same class and have the same message and backtrace.
           o SystemStackError used to be a subclass of StandardError
             but not it is a direct subclass of Exception.
           o SecurityError: ditto
           o Removed Exception#to_str [Ruby2]
 
-    * Array
-          o Array#nitems was removed (use count {|i| !i.nil?})
-          o Array#choice was removed (use sample)
-          o Array#[m,n] = nil places nil in the array.
     * Enumerable and Enumerator
           o Enumerable::Enumerator, compatibility alias of Enumerator,
             is removed.
@@ -55,28 +51,10 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
             an enumerator.
           o Even more builtin and bundled libraries have been made to
             return an enumerator when called without a block.
-    * File and Dir operations
-          o #to_path is called as necessary in File.path, File.chmod,
-            File.lchmod, File.chown, File.lchown, File.utime,
-            File.unlink, etc..
-          o File.world_readable?
-          o File.world_writable?
-          o Dir.[], Dir.glob
-          o Dir.exist?
-          o Dir.exists?
-    * File::Stat
-          o File::Stat#world_readable?
-          o File::Stat#world_writable?
-    * String and Regexp
-          o No longer an Enumerable
-          o ?c semantics
-          o "One-char-wide" semantics for String#[] and String#[]=
-          o Character-wise semantics in many methods in stead of
-            byte-wise.
-          o Encoding-awareness
-          o Regexp matches only with strings which is encoded in a
-            compatible character encoding to the regexp's.
-          o Regexp#kcode is removed. use Regexp#encoding.
+    * Array
+          o Array#nitems was removed (use count {|i| !i.nil?})
+          o Array#choice was removed (use sample)
+          o Array#[m,n] = nil places nil in the array.
     * Hash
           o Hash#to_s is equivalent to Hash#inspect
           o Semantics for Hash#each and Hash#each_pair
@@ -87,14 +65,6 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
             order in which the keys are inserted.
           o Most of the changes in Hash apply to hash like interfaces
             such as ENV and *DBM.
-    * Numeric
-          o Numeric#div always rounds as Integer#div has done.
-          o Numeric#fdiv: ditto.
-    * Integer
-          o Integer(nil) raises TypeError
-    * Fixnum
-          o Fixnum#id2name removed
-          o Fixnum#to_sym removed
     * IO operations
           o Many methods used to act byte-wise but now some of those act 
             character-wise. You can use alternate byte-wise methods.
@@ -122,43 +92,74 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o IO.pipe takes encoding option
           o Directive %u behaves like %d for negative values in 
             printf-style formatting.
+    * File and Dir operations
+          o #to_path is called as necessary in File.path, File.chmod,
+            File.lchmod, File.chown, File.lchown, File.utime,
+            File.unlink, etc..
+          o File.world_readable?
+          o File.world_writable?
+          o Dir.[], Dir.glob
+          o Dir.exist?
+          o Dir.exists?
+    * File::Stat
+          o File::Stat#world_readable?
+          o File::Stat#world_writable?
+    * String and Regexp
+          o No longer an Enumerable
+          o ?c semantics
+          o "One-char-wide" semantics for String#[] and String#[]=
+          o Character-wise semantics in many methods in stead of
+            byte-wise.
+          o Encoding-awareness
+          o Regexp matches only with strings which is encoded in a
+            compatible character encoding to the regexp's.
+          o Regexp#kcode is removed. use Regexp#encoding.
+    * Symbols: restriction on literal symbols
+    * Numeric
+          o Numeric#div always rounds as Integer#div has done.
+          o Numeric#fdiv: ditto.
+    * Integer
+          o Integer(nil) raises TypeError
+    * Fixnum
+          o Fixnum#id2name removed
+          o Fixnum#to_sym removed
     * Struct
           o Struct#inspect
-    * Symbols: restriction on literal symbols
-    * $SAFE and bound methods
-          o New trusted/untrusted model in addition to
-            tainted/untainted model.
     * Time
           o New format in Time#to_s
           o Timezone information preserved on Marshal.dump/load
+    * $SAFE and bound methods
+          o New trusted/untrusted model in addition to
+            tainted/untainted model.
 
     * Deprecation
-          o VERSION and friends
           o Kernel.to_a
           o Kernel#getc, #gsub, #sub
           o Kernel#callcc and Continuation now become 'continuation'
             bundled library.
           o Object#type
-          o Symbol#to_int and Symbol#to_i
-          o Numeric#rdiv
+          o Removed Array and Hash #indices, #indexes
           o Hash#index
           o ENV.index
           o Process::Status#to_int
+          o Numeric#rdiv
           o Precision is removed.  Don't cry, it will be redesigned
             and come back in future version.
-          o Removed Array and Hash #indices, #indexes
+          o Symbol#to_int and Symbol#to_i
           o $KCODE is no longer effective.  Use Encoding related
             features of each class.
+          o VERSION and friends
 
 * bundled libraries
 
+    * Pathname
+          o No longer has #to_str nor #=~.
     * time and date
-          o Time.parse and Date.parse interprets slashed numerical dates as "dd/mm/yyyy".
+          o Time.parse and Date.parse interprets slashed numerical dates 
+	    as "dd/mm/yyyy".
     * Readline
           o If Readline uses libedit, Readline::HISTORY[0] returns the
             first of the history.
-    * Pathname
-          o No longer has #to_str nor #=~.
     * Continuation
           o as above
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
             getoptlong.
           o soap, wsdl and xsd libraries: use soap4r gem.
           o Win32API library: use dl.
-          o dl library: Reimplemented and API changed.
+          o dl library: Reimplemented and API changed. use the new
+	    version of dl or ffi gem.
           o rubyunit library and runit library: use minitest or
             test/unit. Or use anything you love through RubyGems.
           o test/unit is reimplemented on top of minitest.  This is
@@ -208,17 +210,27 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Newlines allowed before ternary colon
           o Encoding.default_external and default_internal
 
+
 === Library updates
 
+* builtin classes and objects
     * Kernel and Object
           o BasicObject
           o Object#=~ returns nil instead of false by default.
           o Kernel#define_singleton_method
+	  o Kernel#load can load a library from the highest versions
+	    of gems by default.
     * Class and Module
           o Module#const_defined?, #const_get and #method_defined?
             take an optional parameter.
           o #class_variable_{set,get} are public.
           o Class of singleton classes
+
+    * Errno::EXXX
+          o All of those are always defined.  Errno::EXX will be
+            defined as an alias to Errno::ENOERROR if your platform
+            does not have one.
+
     * Binding#eval
     * Blocks and Procs
           o Arity of blocks without arguments
@@ -227,26 +239,17 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Passing blocks to #[]
           o Proc#lambda?
           o Proc#curry
+    * Fiber: coroutines/micro-threads
+    * Thread
+          o Thread.critical and Thread.critical= removed
+          o Thread#exit!, Thread#kill! and Thread#terminate! removed.
+
     * Enumerable and Enumerator
           o Enumerable#each_with_index can take optional arguments
             and passes them to #each.
           o Enumerable#each_with_object
           o Enumerator#with_object
           o Enumerator.new { ... }
-    * Errno::EXXX
-          o All of those are always defined.  Errno::EXX will be
-            defined as an alias to Errno::ENOERROR if your platform
-            does not have one.
-    * Regexp#match, String#match
-          o Regexp#match, String#match
-          o Regexp#fixed_encoding?
-          o Regexp#encoding
-          o Regexp#named_captures
-          o Regexp#names
-    * Encoding
-    * Encoding::Converter
-          o supports conversion between many encodings
-    * Fiber: coroutines/micro-threads
     * Array
           o Array#delete returns a deleted element rather than a given
             object
@@ -261,10 +264,6 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Hash#assoc
           o Hash#rassoc
           o Hash#flatten
-    * Numeric
-          o Numeric#upto, #downto, #times, #step
-          o Numeric#scalar?, Complex#scalar?
-          o Numeric#magnitude
     * Range
           o Range#cover?
           o Range#include? iterates over elements and compares the
@@ -272,12 +271,12 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
             Use Range#cover? for the old behavior, i.e. comparison
             with boundary values.
           o Range#min, Range#max
-    * Regexp
-          o Regexp#=== matches symbols
-          o Regexp.try_convert
-    * MatchData
-          o MatchData#names
-          o MatchData#regexp
+
+    * File and Dir operations
+          o New methods
+    * Process
+          o Process.spawn
+          o Process.daemon
     * String
           o String#clear
           o String#ord
@@ -287,29 +286,41 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o String#unpack with a block
           o String#hash
           o String.try_convert
-          o String#encoding, String#force_encoding, String#encode, String#encode!
+          o String#encoding
+	  o String#force_encoding, String#encode and String#encode!
           o String#ascii_only?
           o String#valid_encoding?
+	  o String#match
     * Symbol
           o Zero-length symbols allowed
           o Symbol#=== matches strings
           o Symbol#intern
           o Symbol#encoding
           o Symbol methods similar to those in String
+    * Regexp
+          o Regexp#=== matches symbols
+          o Regexp.try_convert
+          o Regexp#match
+          o Regexp#fixed_encoding?
+          o Regexp#encoding
+          o Regexp#named_captures
+          o Regexp#names
+    * MatchData
+          o MatchData#names
+          o MatchData#regexp
+    * Encoding
+    * Encoding::Converter
+          o supports conversion between many encodings
+    * Numeric
+          o Numeric#upto, #downto, #times, #step
+          o Numeric#scalar?, Complex#scalar?
+          o Numeric#magnitude
+    * Rational / Complex
+          o They are in the core library now
     * Math
           o Math#log takes an optional argument.
           o Math#log2
           o Math#cbrt, Math#lgamma, Math#gamma
-    * Rational / Complex
-          o They are core library now
-    * File and Dir operations
-          o New methods
-    * Process
-          o Process.spawn
-          o Process.daemon
-    * Thread
-          o Thread.critical and Thread.critical= removed
-          o Thread#exit!, Thread#kill! and Thread#terminate! removed.
     * Time
           o Time.times removed.  Use Process.times.
           o Time#sunday?
@@ -320,13 +331,6 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Time#friday?
           o Time#saturday?
           o Time#tv_nsec and Time#nsec
-    * Readline
-          o Readline.vi_editing_mode?
-          o Readline.emacs_editing_mode?
-          o Readline::HISTORY.clear
-    * Tk
-          o TkXXX widget classes are removed and redefined as aliases of 
-            Tk::XXX classes.
     * Misc. new methods
           o RUBY_ENGINE to distinguish between Ruby processor implementation
           o public_method
@@ -334,7 +338,8 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o GC.count
           o ObjectSpace.count_objects
           o Method#hash, Proc#hash
-          o Method#source_location, UnboundMethod#source_location, Proc#source_location
+          o Method#source_location, UnboundMethod#source_location and
+	    Proc#source_location
           o __callee__
           o Elements in $LOAD_PATH and $LOADED_FEATURES are expanded
 
@@ -346,9 +351,9 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Ruby make. A simple ruby build program with capabilities
             similar to make.
     * minitest
-          o Our new testing library which is cleaner and easier to
-            read than the old test/unit.
-          o You can introduce the old test/unit as a gem through
+          o Our new testing library which is faster, cleaner and easier
+	    to read than the old test/unit.
+          o You can introduce the old test/unit as testunit gem through
             RubyGems if you want.
     * CMath
           o Complex number version of Math
@@ -358,6 +363,13 @@ See doc/NEWS-1.8.7 for changes between 1.8.6 and 1.8.7.
           o Prime.new is obsolete. Use its class methods.
     * ripper
           o Ruby script parser
+    * Readline
+          o Readline.vi_editing_mode?
+          o Readline.emacs_editing_mode?
+          o Readline::HISTORY.clear
+    * Tk
+          o TkXXX widget classes are removed and redefined as aliases of 
+            Tk::XXX classes.
 
 * commandline options
     * -E, --encoding