= Release Notes for HelenOS mainline = '''Note:''' This document is a draft describing a future HelenOS release and is subject to change. The software described here has not been released yet. To get these latest and greatest features now, check out our Bazaar mainline. (But you will also get the latest bugs). HelenOS ''version (codename) '' was released on ''date''. This document contains a summary of changes made to HelenOS since release previous release. == Special Notes for this Release == == Features Introduced in This Release == === General === === Kernel === === Services and Drivers === * USB support revamped * Added support for USB 2.0 * {{{uhcirh}}} driver removed as its functionality moved to {{{uhci}}} driver * Intel HD Audio recording support (experimental) * Completely new, unified partitioning architecture * Partitions are now enumerated automatically * {{{fdisk}}} utility replaces {{{hdisk}}} * vastly improved user experience * all changes are applied to running system state === File Systems === === Networking === * [wiki:NetworkAPITutorial Transport layer API] was completely redesigned/reimplemented * Improved connection stability * No longer imitating BSD sockets === Applications === * {{{sysinst}}} prototype installer to [wiki:UsersGuide/Installation install HelenOS on a hard disk] === Libraries === * Libmath expanded to cover all C89 math functions * only generic/non-optimized implementation * plus single-precision variants from C99 === Miscellaneous === * XCW (Cross Compiler Wrapper) tools * can be used by out-of-tree application to cross-compile for HelenOS * the application is written against native HelenOS (non-libposix) environment * the application's build system is aware it's cross-compiling for HelenOS == Regressions in This Release == * For the list of regressions since the previous release, see this [query:keywords=codename_regression report]. * Notable regressions == Fixed Logged Bugs & Enhancements == * For the list of all logged defects fixed in this release, see this [query:status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=release&type=defect report]. * For the list of all logged enhancements integrated in this release, see this [query:status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=release&type=enhancement report]. == Known Bugs == * For the list of known bugs still not fixed in this release, see this [report:3 report]. * For the list of all open tickets, see this [report:1 report].