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-revision 997, Fri Nov 23 21:26:41 2001 UTC
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  <hr width="30%">  <a name="SF-mirror"> </a>
  <h3><a name="SF-mirror">SML/NJ web site now mirrored at SourceForge</a></h3>
- <blockquote> <a name="SF-mirror">The master copy of the SML/NJ web pages is
+ <blockquote> <a name="SF-mirror">The master copy of the SML/NJ web pages
- now kept in the CVS repository of the smlnj SourceForge project (see </a><a href="#sourceforge">
+ is now kept in the CVS repository of the smlnj SourceForge project (see </a><a href="#sourceforge">
   previous item on SourceForge projects</a>).  The <a href="http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/what/smlnj">
   Bell-Labs-hosted site</a> is now joined by <a href="http://www.smlnj.org">
   www.smlnj.org</a>, which mirrors the same pages from the repository. </blockquote>
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     <a name="smlnj.exe"> </a>
      <h3><a name="smlnj.exe">New 110.0.7 smlnj.exe works on Windows 9X</a></h3>
-     <blockquote> <a name="smlnj.exe">The original version of the Windows installer,
+     <blockquote> <a name="smlnj.exe">The original version of the Windows
- smlnj.exe, for 110.0.7 had a problem when running under Windows 95/98/ME
+ installer, smlnj.exe, for 110.0.7 had a problem when running under Windows
- that caused error messages abound undefined strings like PRODUCT_NAME.  This
+/98/ME that caused error messages abound undefined strings like PRODUCT_NAME.
- problem has been corrected in a new  </a><a href="ftp://ftp.research.bell-labs.com/dist/smlnj/release/110/smlnj.exe">
+  This problem has been corrected in a new  </a><a href="ftp://ftp.research.bell-labs.com/dist/smlnj/release/110/smlnj.exe">
   smlnj.exe</a> now available in the usual 110.0.7 <a href="ftp://ftp.research.bell-labs.com/dist/smlnj/release/110/">
    ftp</a> and  <a href="http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/what/smlnj/dist">http</a>
    distribution directories.
-       <p> This new smlnj.exe (as of 23 March 01) also corrects a problem where
+       <p> This new smlnj.exe (as of 23 March 01) also corrects a problem
- installation only set the user PATH and CM_PATH environment variables.  Now
+ where installation only set the user PATH and CM_PATH environment variables.
- the installer sets these variables at the system level for all users.  Installation
+  Now the installer sets these variables at the system level for all users.
- must be done from an administrator account. </p>
+  Installation must be done from an administrator account. </p>
         </blockquote>
     <a name="sourceforge"> </a>
        <h3><a name="sourceforge">New Standard ML and SML/NJ SourceForge projects</a></h3>
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                <h3>Plans for the next release (Version 111)</h3>
    </a>
                <blockquote> Meanwhile, work continues on the next release,
- which we hope to have ready for a beta release "real soon now". The next release
+  which we hope to have ready for a beta release "real soon now". The next
- will not contain any major language or Basis library changes, but there will
+ release will not contain any major language or Basis library changes, but
- be major internal changes, including:
+ there will be major internal changes, including:
                  <ul>
    <li>A new runtime system with improved management of virtual memory. </li>
                     <li>New support for foreign functions (C) based on IDL.
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  (a "with" operation), and mutable records whose fields can be updated.
                  <p> Most features of Version 111 are implemented in current
- working versions.  The main missing elements are the new runtime system and
+  working versions.  The main missing elements are the new runtime system
-  a MIPS code generator. </p>
+ and  a MIPS code generator. </p>
                   </blockquote>
                  <h3><a href="software.html#SOFTWARE:WORKING-VERSIONS">Working
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                  <p> </p>
                  <blockquote> <a name="110.37"> The latest working version
- is </a><a href="NEWS/110.37-README.html">110.37</a>. It fixes a few important
+  is </a><a href="NEWS/110.37-README.html">110.37</a>. &nbsp;It provides some
- bugs.  Like <a href="NEWS/110.35-README">110.35</a>, it is based on a new
+ enhancements to CM and improvements to the MLRISC backend. &nbsp;The previous
- organization of compiler source code into CM libraries, runs under the new
+ release, <a href="NEWS/110.36-README.html">110.36</a>, fixed a few important
- Mac OS X, includes Matthias Blume's new, experimental FFI (NLFFI) for x86-linux
+  bugs. All working releases since <a href="NEWS/110.35-README">110.35</a>
- and supports CML as well as eXene.
+  are based on a new  organization of compiler source code into CM libraries,
+ run under the new  Mac OS X, include Matthias Blume's new, experimental FFI
+ (NLFFI) for x86-linux  and support CML as well as eXene.
                    <p> Since working version 110.9.1, major internal changes
  have been implemented and many changes are still in progress.  Version <a href="NEWS/110.12-README">
 .12</a> introduced fundamental changes in array, vector and string representations
- and a new garbage collector interface.  Extensive changes have also been made
+  and a new garbage collector interface.  Extensive changes have also been
- to the ML-RISC code generators. </p>
+ made to the ML-RISC code generators. </p>
                    <p> Starting with <a href="NEWS/110.20-README.html">110.20</a>
-  , a major overhaul of the CM compilation manager has been in progress, accompanied
+   , a major overhaul of the CM compilation manager has been in progress,
- with a reorganization of the compiler itself into a set of libraries. </p>
+ accompanied  with a reorganization of the compiler itself into a set of libraries.
+                   </p>
                    <p> The next working release will incorporate an updated
- version of the FLINT middle end.  At this point, we will change the way the
+  version of the FLINT middle end.  At this point, we will change the way
- code is managed by having a publically accessible CVS repository at Yale.
+ the  code is managed by having a publically accessible CVS repository at
-                    </p>
+ Yale.                    </p>
                    <p> As usual, use the working versions at your own risk.
   Some working versions incorporate substantial changes that reduce stability

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