RELNOTE.txt 

cint 7.0.0/6.1.17  release note

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* Notice *******************************************************************

 - From Mar/2004, I start working on re-engineering of bytecode compiler
   which has been a major source of bugs.  Hence this is a major change
   of the system, I'll have to slowdown user support and bug fix. I'd 
   appreciate your understanding. High priority problems will still get 
   fixed.


* New features *************************************************************

 - Major re-engineering on bytecode compiler
   Cint5.15.x   : legacy Cint, 
   Cint6.0.x    : preliminarily reengineering version, 
   

 - Visual C++ .NET support
   Visual C++ .NET is supported from cint5.15.120. Go to platform/VisualCpp7
   directory and run setup script. After that, you need to run setup script
   in lib/longlong, lib/win32api, lib/posix and lib/dll_stl directories.
   You can use full functionality of Cint.  There is a problem Windows batch
   command that child processes do not run properly. That is why you need to
   run setup.bat script in each lib/* directory.

 - Qt library
   Qt-Cint is experimentally supported from 5.15.108. Refer to 
   lib/qt/README.txt and demo/qt/README.txt. Currently, Qt-Cint is supported
   only on Windows with VC++6.0 compiler.  Qt-Cint implementation is quite
   premature.  Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.

 - DLL loading without makecint/rootcint for Intel CPU
   From 5.15.102, you can load global functions in DLL without 
   makecint/rootcint if you use Intel 32bit CPU with gcc3.2, VC++ or BC++. 
   You need to specify DLL filename and function interface by 
      extern "[dllname]" { ... }
   Refer to doc/ref.txt for detail.

 - Cygwin5.1 support
   From 5.15.101, Cygwin5.1 is supported with full Cint functionality including
   dynamic loading. Read platform/README.txt and try platform/cygwin51_gcc3_so.

 -  VC++7.1 support
   Try platform/visualCpp7/setup[XXX].bat for setup. This version uses new
   templated iostream library.

 -  Command prompt input mode
   A new command prompt input mode is added from version 5.15.74. The new mode
   can be activated by setting 'INPUTMODE = C++' in $CINTSYSDIR/MAKEINFO.
   See doc/ref.txt - INPUTMODE for more detail.

 -  Test suite
   Cint test suite goes with source code package. The test suite is a 
   collection of test programs reported with bug reports. Read test/README.txt
   for more detail.

 -  Borland C++ compiler 5.5 support
   Free version of Borland BCC32.exe comiler is available from 
   http://www.borland.com.  BCC32.exe version 5.5 is supported from
   cint5.15.53.  Refer to c:\cint\platform\borlandcc5\README.txt.

 -  New iostream redirection scheme is implemented in lib/*stream/iostrm.h.
   The code is implementation dependent which needs to be tested on each
   compiler and computer platform. If you fail to compile src/*strm.cxx,
   please look into corresponding lib/*stream/iostrm.h, fix the problem and
   send me appropriate fix. 

 -  DLL binary compatibility is discountinued between 5.14.X to 5.15.X. Please
   re-compile all the CINT DLLs. After 5.15.02, DLL binary compatibility became
   more robust.

 - gcc-3.00 support
    gcc-3.00 is supported from 5.15.14. Use platform/linux_RH6.2_gcc3 to
   compile Cint with gcc-3.00 on RedHat6.2 Linux. This configuration has many
   problems still. The author is working to solve them.

 - Power operator '**' delete option
    Cint have had power operator '**' as an original extension. However, this
   causes problem if we look C/C++ syntax strictly. 'a**b' is 'a power b' for
   Cint and 'a*(*b)' for compiled code. G__NOPOWEROPR compile flag is added
   to turn off '**' operator. Add -DG__NOPOWEROPR to OTHMACRO in platform
   dependency file. From 5.15.25, power operator is deleted by default.

 - WildC++ with Tcl/Tk8.3
    WildC++ interpreter, a mixture of Cint and Tcl/Tk, used to require older
   Tcl/Tk. Now, it supports newer Tcl/Tk8.3. Please find it in lib/wintcldl83.

 - New API
   Following API functions are added. Please refer to doc/ref.txt.

   char* G__load_text(char* namedmacro); 
         loading on memory C++ source code.

   void G__set_emergencycallback(void (*p2f)())
         set behavior of '.save' command for emergency object save


 - Exception handling example
   Exception handling has been implemented long time ago. However, it has
  not been informed enough to the users.  A new example is added in 
  demo/exception directory. Refer to demo/exception/README.txt for the
  details.


 - Experimental multi-threading libcintX.so
   Multi-threading libcintX.so capability is provided experimentally. This
  is a very clude implementation and NOT RECOMMENDEDN FOR ORDINARY USERS.
   For Linux RedHat6.2, platform dependency file platform/linux_RH6.2_mtso 
  is prepared. Install Cint with 'sh ./setup platform/linux_RH6.2_mtso' and
  try example in demo/multilibcint directory.
   For Windows VC++6.0, add G__MULTITHREADLIBCINT macro at the beginning of
  G__ci.h. This has to be done before Cint compilation. Install Cint and
  try example in demo/multilibcint directory.


 - Xlib and openGL support
   X11R6 and openGL APIs are supported from 5.14.86. include/X11/xlib.dll and
  include/GL/gl.dll can be built under lib/xlib and lib/gl directory. Simple
  example for X11 program can be found in demo/xlib directory. OpenGL example
  is missing right now. Your contribution to add an openGL programming example
  will be greatly appreciated.  Those libraries are verified only on Linux
  RedHat6.2 at this moment.


 - Error message callback
   Error message can be redirected through an user defined callback function.
  The callback can be set by G__set_errmsgcallback(void (*p2f)(char*)) API.
  This feature is convenient when a user wants to embed cint into a GUI based
  host program. See doc/ref.txt for G__set_errmsgcallback.
   A special care is needed to compile src/disp.c. Some compiler may report
  an error in variable argument declaration around line 1972-1978. If you 
  find a compile error, please modify the source appropriately. Your report
  about such change , regarding specific platform , is highly appreciated.
   This feature is normally turned off. You need to define 
  'OTHMACRO = -DG__ERRORCALLBACK' in platform dependency file for activation.
  An example is added in demo/errpipe directory.


 - Variable argument
   Variable argument is supported from Cint 5.14.69 for Intel architecture. 
  <stdarg.h> must be included to use variable argument. Cint accepts both 
  form of declaration.
       void foo1(char *fmt, ...);
       void foo2(char *fmt ...);
   Argument values for Variable arguments are put into function call stack.
  For each computer platform, specific byte layout must be emulated by Cint.
  Because byte layout is not publicly informed, this capability may not be 
  portable to all platforms. At this moment, only Linux and Win32 with Intel
  architecture are verified. It is known that this scheme can not be extended
  to HP-PA and Sparc architecture. Need more investigation for other platforms.


 - "ifdef" utility is added to the package. Read doc/ifdef.txt for the detail.
        "ifdef" selectively resolves #ifdef,#ifndef,#if,#elif,
       #else and #endif in C/C++ source code. Macros that are 
       explicitly defined/undefined by -D/-U option are resolved
       and eliminated from the source code. Other #ifdefs remain
       unchanged. #if statements with multiple conditions and
       &&,|| operators will be resolved by a symbolic resolver.
       "ifdef" can be also used as a #ifdef nesting hierarchy
       analyzer.
         Although included in CINT package, ifdef is an independent
        software productivity tool.


 - New memory allocation method is fully activated in cint5.14.64. This
   scheme is tested under most of the platforms. 
    + If you find compiling src/Apiif.cxx or other dictionary code due to
      'void operator delete(void*,[DLLID]_tag*)', undefine G__EH_DUMMY_DELETE
      macro in G__ci.h around line 195.
    + Uncomment '#define G__OLDIMPLEMENTATION1423' in G__ci.h to disable the 
      new scheme.
    + Alternatively, you can give '-cint -M0x0', '-cint -M0x10' or 
      '-cint -M0x1c' option to makecint in order to use the old memory 
      allocation scheme.
    + A version of IBM AIX-xlC compiler has a problem compiling explicit 
      destructor calls for implicitly created destructor. This is supposed 
      to be a compiler bug.
    + MicroSoft Visual C++97 (or VC++5.0) can not compile dictionary with
      new memory allocation system. With VC++5.0 or older version, cint will
      use the old method. (Do not include vcstrmold.cxx and Apiifold.cxx to
      ROOT source tree.)


 - -Y[0|1] option, controls if std namespace is ignored or not. -Y1 (ignore
   std namespace) is a default. If you specify -Y0 option, you must explicitly
   use std:: namespace. For example,

     $ cint -Y0 string
     cint> { std::string a="abcdefg"; }

   Note that CINT header file is reorganized for this purpose. In order to
   use this feature, you must use new header files. (Under $CINTSYSDIR/include
   and $CINTSYSDIR/stl directories.)


 - -Z[0|1] option, loading std header files implicitly with DLL
   With -Z1, std header files included in making cint dictionary are
   implicitly loaded with DLL. Consider following example,

      // myapp.h
      #include <string>
      void f(const string& x) { ... }

   When you make cint dictionary, std header file <string> is implicitly 
   loaded with myapp.dll if -Z1 option is given both to makecint and cint.

      $  makecint -mk makefile -dl myapp.dll -H myapp.h -cint -Z1
      $  make -f makefile
      $  cint -Z1 myapp.dll

   -Z1 is a default for pure CINT and -Z0 is a default for ROOT.


 - True virtual function resolution in mixed interpreted/precompiled-class
   environment is supported by STUB.  Base class and interface of derived 
   class have to be precompiled and derived class member function can be 
   interpreted. Please find example in demo/makecint/Stub2 directory.


 - Protected member access for compiled class
   '#pragma link C++ class+protected [classname];' is added to allow
   protected member access of compiled base class from interpreted derived
   class.


 - !!! Special notes about past changes !!!

   Following changes were deactivated because of bad side-effects. 

    1289 : Tried to support true pointer to static member function. But
	   because side effect was found, this feature is turned off.

* Cint installation ********************************************************

 1) make a new directory for cint
 2) Get source code package cint.tar.gz and put it under the new directory
 3) Unpack the package
     $ gunzip -c cint.tar.gz | tar xvf -
            OR
     $ gzip -vd cint.tgz
     $ tar xvf cint.tar
            OR
        winzip twice
 4) Read README.txt and platform/README.txt for further instruction.

Recent changes ************************************************************

 (See src/HISTORY for older changes)

* 5.15.126, Mar 4 2004
* 2012, display DLL name for .class, .func
* 2013, findposition() insure filenum>=0 && linenum>=0 
* 2014, classname autoloading , t1218.cxx
*-2015, classname autoloading 2, t1220.cxx
*
* 5.15.127, Mar 10 2004
* 2016, typedef double* X; f(*(X*)a); casting problem, t1221.cxx
* 2017, (enum xxx)1, ' xxx' => 'xxx', t1222.cxx
* 2018, operator[](char*) t1223.h/cxx
* 2019, G__CallFunc::SetFunc(... MatchMode), t1228.cxx
* 2020, G__CallFunc::SetFunc(), reftype handling bug, t1228.cxx 
* -   , stl/pair.dll, lib/dll_stl/pr.h experimental version
*
* 5.15.128, Mar 16 2004
* 2021, G__ANSI defined for gcc3.x, Solaris
* 2022, newlink.c, ptr to static member function, ns::f -> &ns::f 
* 2023, cintdll for Solaris
* 2024, 2014 side-effect found with valgrind, 
* -   , G__MAXBASE -> 50
* 2025, 2011, more to fix, by Philippe Canal
* -   , str.h, operator==, != to char* are added
* 2026, 2014 bug fix,
*
* 5.15.129, Mar 21 2004
* 2027, dtor always registered at the beginning (as part of reeng)
* 2028, 2024, one more fix
* 2029, long arguments in CallFunc
* 2030, G__calldtor() is added in struct.c, not used yet (as part of reeng)
* 2031, $ command  -> sh -I -c [com]
* -   , fix to 2030,
*
* 5.15.130, Mar 30 2004
* 2032, lib/prec_stl/memory
* 2033, typedef list<int**> listintxx;, 1967
*
* 5.15.131, Apr 6 2004
* 2034, #define ZEXTERN extern, t1239.cxx
*       CAUTION: This implementation has limitation. Using map, macro table can
*               only be reset in G__scratch_all.
* 2035, 2012 left-over
* 2036, operator=() more check
* 2037, memberfunc initialization in G__define_struct 
* 2038, add G__var_array::enclosing_scope, inner_scope member
*       G__free_bytecode() deletes inner_scope
*       G__searchvariable() searchs enclosing_scope
* 2039, 2027, dtor location left-over
* 2040, dictionary for implicit assignment operator turned on for ROOT
* 2041, G__defined_macro searchs for function macro and symbol macros
*
* 5.15.132, Apr 12 2004
*r2042, ENTERSCOPE, EXITSCOPE instructions, temporary disabled in pcode.c
* 2043, G__ClassInfo::Delete , Destroy added
*
* 5.15.133, Apr 18 2004
*-2044, detecting private ctor/dtor/opr= in precompiled class, t980.cxx problem
* 2045, generate dictionary for private ctor/dtor/opr=
* -   , regeneration of *strm.cxx due to 2045
* 2046, 1993 side-effect, #pragma link MACRO for static member function
* -   , IBM xlc,xLC flags are added
* -   , G__define_var temp1 length of buffer increased
*-2047, G__MBoolref(), t1250.cxx, not completely done yet.
*
* 5.15.134, Apr 27 2004
* 2048, autoloading patch
* 2049, G__TypeInfo::Init("int**&");  
*
* 5.15.135, May 07 2004
* 2050, G__struct.memfunc->busy[0] initizlization
*
* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* 5.15.136, May 09 2004
* 6.0,0, May 09 2004
* 2051, activate cint dictionary for new bytecode compiler library
* 2052, namespace compiled member deallocation problem, t1258.cxx/.h
* 2053, missing initialization
*
* 5.15.137, May 17 2004
* 6.0,1, May 17 2004
* 2054, CTOR_SETGVP, store_globalvarpointer 
* -   , 1073 activated
* 2055, ifunc.c compile error fixed by Philippe Canal
*r2056, G__callfunc0(), G__asm_exec restoration
*r2057, G__calldtor(), free memory for interpreted class 
*r2058, G__exec_bytecode(), allocate autoobjectstack for return value
*r2059, G__ClassInfo::GetCtor/Dtor/Assign added
* 2060, G__ST_LVAR optimization
* 2061, addtional fix to template, by Philippe Canal
*
* 5.15.138, May 23 2004
* 6.0,2, May 23 2004
*r2062, CL -> G__autoobjectstack::Autodelete()
*
* 5.15.139, June 1 2004
* 6.0,3, June 1 2004
*r2066, LD_IFUNC -> always call new bytecode compiler
*r2067, G__interpret_func -> always call new bytecode compiler
* 2068, uninitialized G__value::isconst
*
* 5.15.140, June 6 2004
* 6.0,4, June 6 2004
* 2069, abs -> labs in G__setiparseobject
*rw2070, operator=, (on going change)
* 2071, TMath::pow wrong call
* 2072, f(arg) {const double x=arg;}
*r2073, G__struct.vtable, G__ifunc_table.vtblindex added
*r2074, virtual function
*
* 5.15.141, June 14 2004
* 6.0,5, June 14 2004
*r2075, vtbl and implicit operator= generation in struct.c
*r2076, G__ClassInfo::AddMethod(name,arg)
*r2077, BASECONV, ref==0?ref=obj.i;
*r2078, PUSHCPY, does not clear ref.
*  One of 2077 or 2078 solves operator=(const A&) problem
*r2079, GetMethod() + withInheritance parameter
*r2080, G__MethodInfo::IsVirtual();
*
* 5.15.142, June 20 2004
* 6.0,6, June 20 2004
*r2081, pBase=pDerived;
* 2082, G__MethodInfo::GetBytecode() always compile bytecode.
* 2083, printf("%2$*1$d", width, num); printf("%*d", width, num);
*r2084, vtbl, add basetagnum for multiple inheritance resolution
* 2085, operator<< bug fix
* 2086, FOO::operator> bug fix
*r2087, new -> new implementation
*
* 5.15.143, July 6 2004
* 6.0,7, July 6 2004
* 2088, G__exec_asm() presult=NULL;
*r2089, G__CAST generation in G__asm_gen_stvar()
* 2090, Philippe's operator>> fix in func.c and ifunc.c cint_35.diffs
* 2091, tmplt.c fix by Philippe
* 2092, tmpfile()==NULL -> G__tmpnam()
*
* 5.15.144, July 12 2004
* 6.0,8, July 12 2004
* 2093, array dimention error detection
* 2094, fix to 'typedef void ** const * const_iterator;' by Philippe, (919)
* 2095, MacOS X problem with GNUC macros, by Fons
* 2096, G__calc("TPara<long long>::f()"), by Philippe
* 2097, autoloading patch, by Philippe
* 2098, static private array initialization
*
* 5.15.145, July 19 2004
* 6.0,9, July 19 2004
*r2099, G__SETGVP <- G__store_struct_offset
* 2100, typedef.c, patch by Philippe,
*r2101, new x[n],
*
* 5.15.146, July 25 2004
* 6.0,10, July 25 2004
*r2102, delete -> new implementation
* 2103, map forward declaration, by Philippe
* 2104, namespace fix, by Philippe
*r2105, G__genericerror() display message if cintv6
*
* 5.15.147, Aug 3 2004
* 6.0,11, Aug 3 2004
* 2106, friend template, by Philippe
* 2107, ICC v8.1 fix, by Fons
* -   , Type.cxx valgrind error fix, by Philippe, 2105 -> 2106
* 2108, missin protection in G__what_type, by Philippe
*
* 5.15.148, Aug 17 2004
* 6.0,12, Aug 17 2004
*r2109, exception handling, G__THROW instruction
*r2110, RTN_FUNC 2, G__exec_asm returns from try { }
*r2111, explicit conversion for exception, don't put into legacy tempobj buf
*
* 5.15.149, Aug 23 2004
* 6.0,13, Aug 23 2004
*r2112, G__exec_bytecode -> C++
* 2113, G__asm_optimize, i<5 optimization potential bug fix
*
*-2114, G__asm_optimize3() returns max stack usage
*-2115, re-sizable stack buffer
*   2114 and 2115 failed. Those changes are deleted. That state is archived
*   as backup/cint6.0.13C.tar.gz. 
*
*r2116, resizable G__asm_inst buffer
*r2117, throw G__bc_compile_error + error handling
* 2118, G__ClassInfo::Funcflag() returns G__struct.funs[]
* -   , Error handling
*
* 5.15.150, Aug 30 2004
* 6.0,14, Aug 30 2004
* 2119, G__delete_ipath(char* path);
* 2120, class A { operator()(int i);} a; a(i)(i) bug fix
* TODO, class A { operator[](int i);} a; a[i](i) reserved 2121
*r2122, assignment error check
*r2123, A<A<int> > x; avoid recursive G__bc_struct call
*r2124, G__asm_noverflow reset after template instantiation,
*
* 5.15.151, Sep 5 2004
* 6.0,15, Sep 5 2004
* 2125, initary[]={f(),g()};
* 2126, intassignbyref, if(!ref) 
*r2127, local stitic/const handling
*r2128, G__letvalue, 'c' memcpy
*r2129, G__OP2 '#', add arbitrary value to pointer
* 2130, implicit ctor -> allow array initiazliation
*r2131, incsetup_memvar in G__initmemvar()
*r2132, G__CL line+filenum
*
* 5.15.152, Sep 12 2004
* 6.0,16, Sep 12 2004
*r2133, G__CL, 's','S','c', + 2 lines G__pr() call 
*r2134, G__CL position, end of statement -> beginning of statement
*r2135, turn off source code trace in step mode
*r2136, implement new stack trace mechanism 
*r2137, use new stack trace mechanism for V command
*r2138, break/continue 
* 2139, eof check in G__input
*
* 5.15.153, Sep 20 2004
* 6.0,17, Sep 20 2004
*r2140, MEMCPY instruction 
*r2141, copy ctor dictionary -> array copying
*r2142, G__PAUSE() instruction
*r2143, argument name difference in header and definition,
* 2144, argument difference in reference,  header vs definition
* -   , int *a, b , &c=b; bug fix
* 2145, class A *p=new A[5]; p[i].disp();
*r2146, virtual base class G__abortbytecode()
* 2146, array of pointer to function
*
* 5.15.154, Sep 29 2004
* 6.0,18, Sep 29 2004
*r2147, MEMSETINT instruction
*r2148, G__BaseClassInfo::Property() G__BIT_ISVIRTUAL -> G__BIT_ISVIRTUALBASE
* 2149, template specialization bug fix by Philippe Canal
*r2150, virtual base initialization in bc_*
*
* 5.15.155, Oct 11 2004
* 6.0,19, Oct 11 2004
*r2151, virtual base class, G__ISINDIRECTVIRTUALBASE flag, may be unnecessary
*r2152, virtual base function resolution VIRTUALADDSTROS
*r2153, virtual base function resolution in bytecode, bc_exec_virtualbase_
*r2154, base class cast to array element, rewind stack before cast
*r2155, SETMEMFUNCENV, RECMEMFUNCENV for x.y when G__cintv6
*
* 5.15.156, Oct 20 2004
* 6.0,20, Oct 20 2004
*r2156, G__STATICCONST flag is set for constant literals
* 2157, bug fix A<T> A<T>::x=0;
* 2158, timeout at main()
*
* 5.15.157, Oct 24 2004
* 6.0,21, Oct 24 2004
*-    , r2156 fixed
*r2159, local variable monitor
*r2160, G__CAST instruction added
*r2161, B<int,5*2> bug fix for v6
*r2162, virtual table debugging, disp()
*r2163, G__exec_asm moved in bc_exec.cxx
* 2164, bug fix -> reserved dtor does not trigger template instantiation
*-    , bit field assignment in bytecode, bug fix
* 2165, vector::iterator::operator= added for gcc3.x
* 2166, (*vecvec[0])[0] bug fix
* 2167, multiple occurannce of using namespace, by Philippe
* 2168, HP aCC fix by Fons
*r2169, new int*; bug fix in SET_NEWALLOC
*
* 5.15.158, Nov 2 2004
* 6.0,22, Nov 2 2004
*r2170, A** p=new A*[3]; p[0]=new A[2]; p[0][0];
*r2171, G__ExceptionWrapper() returns value from running funciton
*r2172, virtual dtor free operation offset calculation in G__exec_asm
* 2173, template function and member name conflict
* 2174, loadfile.c fix by Philippe
* 2175, printf fix by Philippe
   *r2176, improvement on type conversion at assignment
*r2177, GetMethod() add doconvert flag
* 2178, Philippe's fix on tmplt.c
* 2179, Philippe's fix on scope operator '::' at the beginning
*-2180, Philippe's fix on template bool
* 2181, Addition to Philippe's fix. No error for G__fgetname_template()
* -   , std::string getline added
*
* 5.15.159, Nov 14 2004
* 6.0,23, Nov 14 2004
*r2182, improvement on type conversion at assignment
* 2183, return (*this)[1]; bug fix
*r2184, *expr1=expr2; bug fix
* 2185, this erase isconst flag
* 2186, Fons' fix on MacOS X bool
*r2187, delete 0; skip dtor call and deletefree
* 2188, bool fix,
*
* 5.15.160, Nov 24 2004
* 6.0,24, Nov 24 2004
* 2189, native long long support with G__NATIVELONGLONG
*      n, m, q     M:macro, Q:p2f
* 2190, delete all dictpos->ptype
* 2191, 'm' macro -> 'j'
*
* 5.15.161, Dec 12 2004
* 6.0,25, Dec 12 2004
* 2189, + long long(x) and unsigned long long(y) fixed
* 2192, long long bug fix by Philippe,
* 2193, 1<<31, bug fix
*-2194, Philippe's namespace <tab> fix
*
* 5.15.162, Jan 4 2005
* 6.0,26, Jan 4 2005
* 2195, bug fix, G__convert_param G__BASECONV
* 2196, bug fix, namespace variable array initialization
*
* 5.15.163, Jan 10 2005
* 6.0,27, Jan 10 2005
* 2197, newlink.c fix by Philippe
* 2198, tmplt.c fix by Philippe
* 2199, VC7 optimizer bug workaround by Philippe,
* 2200, Philippe's valgrind fix
*
* 5.15.164, Jan 23 2005
* 6.0,28, Jan 23 2005
* 2201, 0x0E + 12  bug fix
* 2202, warning for 64bit to 32bit integer conversion in G__int, G__uint
* 2203, G__DLL_direct_globalfunc supported for bytecode
* 2204, G__DLL_direct_globalfunc with argument type conversion
* 2205, G__DLL_direct_globalfunc for G__CallFunc, test2/t1353.cxx/h
* 2206, unexpectedEOF improvement for error reporting,
*
* 5.15.165, Feb 18 2005
* 6.0,29, Feb 18 2005
* 2207, bool(0.1) -> 1
* 2208, assert test G__int() -> G__bool()
* 2209, template vec2<long double> f(); bug fix
* 2210, G__fgetname_template, bug fix
* 2211, template ostream& operator<<(); bug fix in G__keyword_anytime_8
* 2212, cint_10 Philippe's change on template member
* 2213, cint_13 Constructor execution bug fix, by Philippe
* 2214, cint_15 template member function fix by Philippe
*
* 5.15.166, Feb 22 2005
* 6.0,30, Feb 22 2005
* 2215, long long casting in dictionary
* 2216, G__fdumpstream(), '<' + G__defined_templateclass() '>' 
* 2217, char (*fName)[5];
* 2218, Philippe's fix in vector DLL
* 2219, abstract class instantiation error for new
* 2220, stub function flag setting bug fix,
*
* 5.15.167, Mar 2 2005
* 6.0,31, Mar 2 2005
* 2221, display pure virtual function 
* 2222, buffer overrun bug fix by Philippe,
* 2223, avoid segv from typo, TMath::Max)TMath::MaxElement(n,
* 2224, #pragma link C++ macro fix? by Philippe
*
* 5.15.168, Mar 10 2005
* 6.0,32, Mar 10 2005
* 2225, template<class T> void f(const T& x);  T=char* fix
* 2226, G__setmemtestbreak(n,m);
* 2227, errordictpos memory leak 
* 2228, VPersonTest.cxx bug fix for VObject** p=a;
*
* 5.15.169, Mar 14 2005
* 6.0,33, Mar 14 2005
* 2229, comment out 64bit->32bit conversion
* 2230, operator with invalid argument, Philippe
* 2231, Philippe's patch
* 2232, Fons's patch
*
* 5.15.170, Mar 23 2005
* 6.0,34, Mar 23 2005
* 2233, Axel's patch for windows fclose
*
* 5.15.171, Apr 12 2005
* 6.0,35, Apr 12 2005
* 2234, return"";
* 2235, va_arg, float -> passing as double for gcc
* 2236, var.c G__var_type store/restore, by Philippe,
* 2237, template<classA,B> MyTmplt<A,B<A> > operator*(..) fix by Philippe
* 2238, Windows patch by Philippe,
* 2239, G__SourceFileInfo::Next() fix
* 2240, G__srcreader<T>::fgetstream_core() bug fix
*
* 5.15.172, May 3 2005
* 6.0.36, May 3 2005
* -   , Philippe's change on G__ci.h
*
* 5.15.173, May 4 2005
* 6.0.37, May 4 2005
*
* 5.15.174, May 5 2005
* 6.0.38, May 5 2005
* -   , removed 90% of G__OLDIMPLEMENTATION* from source
*
* 5.16.2, July 14 2005
* 6.1.2, July 14 2005
* -   , Convert most of the C source file from K&R C to Ansi C++
* -     The files *.c were renamed v6_*.cxx.  The interfaces are
* -     kept backward compatible (extern "C")
* 
* 5.16.3, November 11, 2005
* 6.1.3, November 11, 2005
* -   , Port to windows visual C++ version 8
* -   , Many bugs fixes (see CVS change log for details)
* 
* 5.16.4 November 30, 2005
* 6.1.4 November 30, 2005
* - Add support for generating dictionary using the reflex API (makecint -c3)
* - See CVS Change log for other updates.
* 
* 5.16.5 November 30, 2005
* 6.1.5 November 30, 2005
* - Improve support for generating dictionary using the reflex API (makecint -c3)
* - Extend ClassInfo to better support array allocation and deallocation
* - See CVS Change log for other updates.
*
* 5.16.6 January 9, 2006
* 6.1.6 January 9, 2006
* - Import and use the shadow class mechanism from ROOT.  This allows the 
*   calculation of the data member offset even if they are protected/private.
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*
* 5.16.7 January 19, 2006
* 6.1.7 January 19, 2006
* - Many improvement to the shadow class generation.
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*
* 5.16.8 February 9, 2006
* 6.1.8 February 9, 2006
* - Update and streamline the handling operator new and delete
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*
* 5.16.9 March 3, 2006
* 6.1.9 March 3, 2006
* - Upgrade the support for operator new and delete in the dictionaries (improve usage
    of user provided operator new).
* - Add a new command line option (-E) to insure exit on error.
* - Improve error message in case of missing symbols.
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*    
* 5.16.10 March 30, 2006
* 6.1.10 March 30, 2006
* - Refresh of the port to icc and alpha cxx
* - Fix for comment parsing in the CPP parser.
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*    
* 5.16.11 April 14, 2006
* 6.1.10 April 14, 2006
* - Improve template support
* - Port to MacOS on Intel
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*    
* 5.16.12 May 16, 2006
* 6.1.12 May 16, 2006
* - Add support for variadic functions on AMD64 and EM64T.
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
* 
* 5.16.13 June 8, 2006
* 6.1.13 June 8, 2006
* - New build system based on the configure/make model.  MAKEINFO is not longer used.
* - A few more function has been officially exported and/or added to the appropriate 
*   header files
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
* 
* 5.16.14 August 18, 2006
* 6.1.14 August 18, 2006
* - Clarification of the license (Now MIT License)
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
* 
* 5.16.15 September 21, 2006
* 6.1.15 September 21, 2006
* - Various bug fixes (include a couple of cint dlls cleanups)
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
* 
* 5.16.16 November 24, 2006
* 6.1.16 November 24, 2006
* - Some minor bug fixes: remove G__CINTVERSION from strm dict files, AMD64 vararg passing, long comments, extern "C" multiline issue
* - G__sizeof, G__getfunction now part of the API
* - respect system macros when generating dictionaries
* - Move public header files into inc/
* - Changes to achieve binary compatibility with cint7; some of these are temporary
* - Move C++ API into namespace Cint
* - added build support for linux x86_64
* - See CVS Change log for other updates (http://root.cern.ch/root/ChangeLog-cint.phtml)
*
* 5.16.17 December 12, 2006
* 6.1.17 December 12, 2006
* - Some previously publicly visibly types are now private. Please let us know if this 
*   causes problems for you!
* - G__MethodInfo::Get/SetUserParam() added
* - extend G__ClassInfo::AddMethod
* - the relevant platform macros are now known to CINT, except when interpreting where the 
*   compiler macros (e.g. __GNUC__) are hidden
* - Fix prec_stl for solarisgcc, cygwin (posix)
*
* 7.0.0 December 12, 2006
* 6.1.17 December 12, 2006
* *** First experimental version of Cint7 based on 5.16.17/6.1.17 + Reflex ***
*