comparison etc/NEWS @ 49200:e2eb6d1b772c

New process variables.

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- A server is started using :server t arg.
- Datagram connection is selected using :type 'datagram arg.
- A server can open on a random port using :service t arg.
- Local sockets are supported using :family 'local arg.
- Non-blocking connect is supported using :nowait t arg.

To test for the availability of a given feature, use featurep like this:
  (featurep 'make-network-process '(:type datagram))

*** Original open-network-stream is now emulated using make-network-process.

functions.  The existing process-kill-without-query function is still
supported, but new code should use the new functions.

*** Function signal-process now accepts a process object or process
name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process.

** New function copy-tree.

** New function substring-no-properties.

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- A server is started using :server t arg.
- Datagram connection is selected using :type 'datagram arg.
- A server can open on a random port using :service t arg.
- Local sockets are supported using :family 'local arg.
- Non-blocking connect is supported using :nowait t arg.
- The process' private variables may be initialized using :vars PLIST arg;
  a server process' private variables are automatically inherited by
  new client processes created to handle incoming connections.

To test for the availability of a given feature, use featurep like this:
  (featurep 'make-network-process '(:type datagram))

*** Original open-network-stream is now emulated using make-network-process.

functions.  The existing process-kill-without-query function is still
supported, but new code should use the new functions.

*** Function signal-process now accepts a process object or process
name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process.

*** Processes now have an associated `private variables' property list
where programs can maintain process state and other per-process
related information.  The new functions process-variable and
set-process-variable are used to access and modify this list.

** New function copy-tree.

** New function substring-no-properties.