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Some updates to the GF 3.6 download page and release notes

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hallgren
2014-06-17 20:25:58 +00:00
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Grammatical Framework Download and Installation
%!postproc(html): </B></TD> </TH> %!postproc(html): </B></TD> </TH>
%!postproc(html): <H1> <H1><a href="../"><IMG src="../doc/Logos/gf0.png"></a> %!postproc(html): <H1> <H1><a href="../"><IMG src="../doc/Logos/gf0.png"></a>
**GF 3.6** has not been released yet. **GF 3.6** will probably be released on 19 June 2014.
What's new? See the [Release notes release-3.6.html]. What's new? See the [Release notes release-3.6.html].
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You will probably need to set the ``PATH`` and ``GF_LIB_PATH`` environment
variables, see Inari's notes on variables, see Inari's notes on
[Installing GF on Windows http://www.grammaticalframework.org/~inari/gf-windows.html#toc3]. [Installing GF on Windows http://www.grammaticalframework.org/~inari/gf-windows.html#toc3].
The ``.deb`` packages work on Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04. The ``.deb`` packages work on Ubuntu 12.04, 13.10 and 14.04.
%The ``.pkg`` package works on MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). %The ``.pkg`` package works on MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
The Mac OS tar package works on 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks). The Mac OS tar package works on 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks).

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
GF 3.6 Release Notes GF 3.6 Release Notes
Not released yet June 2014
%!style:../css/style.css %!style:../css/style.css
%!postproc(html): <TITLE> <meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width"> <TITLE> %!postproc(html): <TITLE> <meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width"> <TITLE>
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ Closed [issues http://code.google.com/p/grammatical-framework/issues/list]:
module. The C run-time system supports only the new format. Old PGF files module. The C run-time system supports only the new format. Old PGF files
can be converted to the new format by loading them in the GF shell and can be converted to the new format by loading them in the GF shell and
writing out a new PGF file with the ``pg -pgf`` command. writing out a new PGF file with the ``pg -pgf`` command.
- The PGF run-time library includes some new modules, e.g. - The PGF run-time Haskell library includes some new modules, e.g.
``PGF.Lexing`` which contains lexing and unlexing functions, and ``PGF.Lexing`` which contains lexing and unlexing functions, and
``PGF2``, which is a binding to the C run-time system. The latter is included ``PGF2``, which is a binding to the C run-time system. The latter is included
only if GF is configured with ``-fc-runtime``, which is not the default, only if GF is configured with ``-fc-runtime``, which is not the default,
since the C run-time system still has to be compiled and installed since the C run-time system still has to be compiled and installed
separately before installing GF. separately before installing GF. The binary packages for GF 3.6 available
from the download page will include C run-time support.
====Bug fixes and minor changes==== ====Bug fixes and minor changes====
@@ -75,28 +76,27 @@ Closed [issues http://code.google.com/p/grammatical-framework/issues/list]:
===GF Cloud services=== ===GF Cloud services===
- There is a preliminary new [Wide Coverage Translation Demo http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org/wc.html] web app. [...] Wide coverage translation is also - There is a preliminary new [Wide Coverage Translation Demo http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org/wc.html] web app. [...] The same wide coverage translation
availble in the Simple Translation Tool. method has also been added to the
- PGF web service API: the ``lookupmorpho`` request has been added. [...] [Simple Translation Tool http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org/translator/].
- PGF web service API: - PGF web service API:
requests like ``parse`` and ``translate`` that parse text input now - the ``lookupmorpho`` request has been added. [...]
accept a ``lexer`` parameter to apply a lexer to the input text before - Requests like ``parse`` and ``translate`` that parse text input now
parsing. The lexer can be ``text``, ``code`` or ``mixed``. accept a ``lexer`` parameter to apply a lexer to the input text before
- PGF web service API: parsing. The lexer can be ``text``, ``code`` or ``mixed``.
requests like ``linearize`` and ``translate`` that produce - Requests like ``linearize`` and ``translate`` that produce
linearizations now accept an ``unlexer`` parameter to apply an unlexer to the linearizations now accept an ``unlexer`` parameter to apply an unlexer to the
linearizations. The unlexer can be ``text``, ``code`` or ``mixed``. linearizations. The unlexer can be ``text``, ``code`` or ``mixed``.
- The PGF web service API has been extended with following new requests - Preliminary new requests to access the C run-time system have been added:
to access the C run-time system: - ``c-parse``, ``c-linearize``, ``c-translate``, ``c-lookupmorpho``,
- ``c-parse``, ``c-linearize``, ``c-translate``, ``c-lookupmorpho``, ``c-grammar``. These work in the same way as the corresponding requests
``c-grammar``. These work in the same way as the corresponding requests without the ``c-`` prefix. Since the ``c-parse`` and ``c-translate`` can
without the ``c-`` prefix. Since the ``c-parse`` and ``c-translate`` can produce very many (even infinitely many) results when used with large
produce very many (even infinitely many) results when used with large ambiguous grammars, using the ``limit`` parameter to restrict number of
grammars, there is a ``limit`` parameter to restrict number of results results, e.g. ``limit=10``, is recommended.
to a given number, e.g. ``limit=10``. - ``c-wordforword``: this works as ``c-translate`` but does a
- ``c-wordforword``: this works as ``c-translate`` but does a word-for-word lookup to create a (potentially very low quality)
word-for-word lookup to create a (potentially very low quality) translation that can be used if all else fails.
translation that can be used if all else fails.
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