Version 0.12.0 -> 0.13.0-SNAPSHOT (Blaise.pas, project.xml) and COMPILER_ID
-> blaise-0.13.0-SNAPSHOT+bif2 (the .bif format is unchanged, so the +bif2
tag stays; the version prefix tracks the dev cycle).
Native x86-64 is the default backend with a complete internal assembler and
internal linker — compiling and linking with zero external tools (QBE is now
opt-in via --backend qbe, deprecated). Incremental, per-unit compilation is
the default, and per-unit OPDF makes incrementally-built multi-unit programs
fully debuggable in pdr. Ships a real opt-in stdlib: JSON, SHA-1/Base64, RFC
4122 GUIDs, TCP sockets, WebSockets, a minimal HTTP/1.1 server, plus the
blaise.testing framework. .bif format advanced to v2.
Includes two incremental-toolchain fixes folded in before release: the internal
linker now errors instead of silently emitting a runtime-less binary when
blaise_rtl.a is unreachable, and warm --unit-cache rebuilds propagate staleness
to dependents of an edited unit (previously raised EImportError / could crash).
Fixpoint verified at 410477 lines of QBE IR — FIXPOINT_OK, NATIVE_FIXPOINT_OK,
NATIVE_INTERNAL_OK, and WARMCACHE_FIXPOINT_OK all green. 3745 compiler tests
(1 ignored) + 57 stdlib tests passing.
Self-hosting fixpoint verified on 371,292 lines of QBE IR (QBE, native,
and internal-assembler fixpoints all green). This cycle landed 17 language
features and 30 bug fixes: floating-point constant folding, named-constant
and enum-indexed static-array bounds, generic methods, default array
properties, set-of-ordinal types, case-label ranges, and broad codegen and
ARC hardening across both backends. 3474 tests passing.
Static-analysis tool that cross-checks uAST.pas against
uUnitInterfaceIO.pas and the root project.xml. For every TASTStmt /
TASTExpr subclass it confirms the class has a dispatch case in
EncodeStmt/EncodeExpr and ReadStmt/ReadExpr, then walks the public
fields and ensures each is either referenced from both encoder and
decoder (`serialise`) or explicitly excluded (`safe`).
Truth is checked-in: bif-coverage.status is a flat file with one
`<TClass>.<Field> <serialise|safe>` line per field. The default
invocation diffs the live sources against the status file and reports:
[version] COMPILER_ID does not match root project <version>
[encoder] missing (Class.Field, uAST.pas line)
[decoder] missing (Class.Field, uAST.pas line)
[new] field exists in AST but is not in the status file
[stale] status names a field or class the AST no longer has
[broken] serialise field missing from encoder or decoder
[drift] safe field has crept into encoder/decoder (with the
offending uUnitInterfaceIO.pas line)
`bif-coverage --reset` regenerates the status file from current state,
inferring `serialise` when the encoder references the field and `safe`
otherwise. Use after deliberate AST or .bif format changes to
re-baseline.
Self-hosting fixpoint verified on 262,202 lines of QBE IR.
Mandatory () on all zero-argument calls, parallel incremental
compilation, thread-safe ARC, and 2627 tests passing.
The kanban board is now a proper tool alongside migration-analyser.
Adds tools/kanban/project.xml (blaise-kanban module) and registers
it in the root aggregator. Removes the standalone build.sh script
since PasBuild handles compilation.
Separate always-linked runtime code (system.pas, ARC, strings, platform
abstraction) from opt-in standard library units (sysutils, classes, math,
dateutils, generics, etc.). This mirrors the Go runtime/ vs stdlib, Rust
core vs std, and Swift SwiftRuntime vs SwiftCore patterns.
- runtime/ contains code linked into every binary + C shims
- stdlib/ contains units imported explicitly via uses clause
- Single platform abstraction layer (rtl.platform.*) in runtime/,
shared by both runtime/ and stdlib/ units
- bcl.testing renamed to blaise.testing across all 95+ test files
- Updated PasBuild project.xml, fixpoint.sh, README, unit search paths
- All 1931 tests pass, fixpoint OK (stage-3/stage-4)
Bump version to 0.7.0. Update fixpoint.sh to use the latest release
binary as stage-1 instead of FPC — FPC is no longer needed anywhere
in the toolchain.
Adopts the Swift/LLVM model: Apache License 2.0 with the Runtime Library
Exception text used verbatim by the Swift project. SPDX identifier:
Apache-2.0 WITH Swift-exception.
Apache 2.0 brings an explicit patent grant and patent-retaliation clause
that BSD-3 lacks. The Runtime Library Exception ensures binaries
produced by the Blaise compiler do not inherit attribution obligations
from the linked-in RTL.
* LICENSE — full Apache 2.0 + RLE text (replaces the deleted LICENCE).
* NOTICE — project header plus QBE attribution (MIT, vendored).
* docs/language-rationale.adoc — new Project Governance section
capturing the decision, alternatives considered, and rationale.
* SPDX headers updated across all .pas, .pp, .inc, .c source files,
build scripts, PasBuild plugins, and the Makefile.
* project.xml license field updated.
* tools/migrate_full.py HEADER template updated so generated
self-hosting source carries the new licence.
RTL Pascal sources (System.pas, Classes.pas, etc.) are compiled by
the Blaise compiler, not FPC. C sources are compiled separately via
GCC. Marking blaise-rtl as activeByDefault=false excludes it from
'pasbuild compile' and 'pasbuild test' reactor runs; it can still be
built explicitly with 'pasbuild compile -m blaise-rtl'.
Also adds a bootstrapExclude entry for System.pas so that if
blaise-rtl is compiled explicitly, the FPC bootstrap program does not
include System (FPC provides it implicitly).
