[m-rev.] for review: update 22.01.9 NEWS

[Julien Fischer]

On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 at 17:57, Zoltan Somogyi <zoltan.somogyi at runbox.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:23:33 +1000, Julien Fischer <jfischer at opturion.com> wrote:
> > +* `calendar.date_from_string/2` and `calendar.duration_from_string/2` now
> > +   check for integer overflow in their components.
> > +
> >  * We have fixed bugs in the C# and Java implementations of
> >    `math.unchecked_log2/1` that caused target language compilation errors
> >    when compiling with `--intermodule-optimisation`.
> > @@ -47,6 +50,14 @@ This is a bug-fix release.
> >  * We have fixed an issue that caused the Microsoft linker to emit
> >    warning `LNK4001`: "no object files specified; libraries used".
> >
> > +* We have fixed an incorrect overflow check in `string.to_int/2`,
> > +  `string.base_string_to_int/3`, `string.to_uint` and
> > +  `string.base_string_to_uint/3`.
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> I would switch the second and third names here.

Done.

> Apart from that, the diff is fine.
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> I have been getting about a half a dozen bounces from your
> email address over the weekend, some for emails that I know
> you got because you replied to them. Can you please fix whatever
> is causing problems at your end?

I'm aware of the problem, although I'm not sure what's causing it.
It seems to be something with how my Google workspace
account for opturion.com is configured ...

> And if you have a backup email
> address, giving it to the rest of us it would simplify communication
> in such situations.

... which is odd, because my personal gmail account (juliensf at gmail.com)
is fine.  (Feel free to use that one, I'm subscribed to all the Mercury lists
on both.)

> In case you did not get the email I sent about how to fix the
> interaction between input_spec pragmas and other references
> to proc_ids, I am attaching it to this email as well.

I received that, I'm still making my way through it.

Julien.