[m-dev.] for review: changes to NEWS file

Fergus Henderson fjh at cs.mu.oz.au
Mon Nov 24 01:35:12 AEDT 1997


Tyson Dowd, you wrote:
> 
> You should mention the recent GRADEFLAGS change, since it is a user
> visible change.

Good point.

> > +* Array bounds checking can now be disabled.
> > +
> > +  To disable array bounds checking, you must compile with
> > +  `--intermodule-optimization' enabled and you must also
> > +  define the C macro ML_OMIT_ARRAY_BOUNDS_CHECKS (e.g. by using
> > +  `MGNUCFLAGS=-DML_OMIT_ARRAY_BOUNDS_CHECKS' in your Mmake file). 
> 
> I don't think this is enough information - in particular this needs to be
> done while compiling the library, or you need to copy the array module
> and build it locally (IIRC that is). 

If intermodule inlining is enabled, then no you don't need to copy
the array module locally.

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