[alicebot-developer] Re: [programd] Program D 4.5 released

[Noel Bush]

As I was very rapidly informed by no less than three people moments 
after the 4.5 announcement was made, there was a sort of corruption 
problem with one of the batch files that caused it to fail to run on 
some versions of Windows, with a complaint about being unable to find a 
"set_jvm_command" label.  Upon hearing this, I temporarily stopped 
access to the builds on the server.  A quick repair to the corrupted 
file has been applied, and the release, now available again on the site, 
should work, although if not, please file a bug report at:

http://bugs.aitools.org

Thanks for those lightning-fast responses.

Noel

Noel Bush wrote:
> Program D 4.5 has been released.  It is available at:
> 
> http://aitools.org
> 
> After three release candidates, during which a number of bugs were 
> discovered and fixed, and a full complement of planned features and 
> enhancements were integrated, this version of Program D is now released 
> as "final".
> 
> 
> Communication
> -------------
> All communication about Program D development, bugs, improvements, 
> usage, etc. takes place via the Program D mailing list, accessible via:
> 
> http://aitools.org/mailinglists/
> 
> Bug reports may be tracked and created at:
> 
> http://bugs.aitools.org/
> 
> 
> What Is New
> -----------
> A full description of enhancements to version 4.5 can be viewed at:
> 
> http://aitools.org/programd/release-notes.html
> 
> Here is a summary:
> 
>     * Component Orientation
>     * Enhanced Configurability
>     * Vastly Improved XML Parsing
>     * Schema-Based Validation
>     * Revised Logging Scheme
>     * XML Templating for Responders
>     * Regular Expressions for Substitutions
>     * Improved Responder Architecture
>     * Merge Policies
>     * AIML Testing System
>     * AIML Test Suite
>     * Plugin architecture
>     * AIML Shell Command
>     * Listener Updates and Package Separation
>     * Type Safety and Other JDK-Supported Enhancements
>     * Tighter Coding Standards
>     * Better Error Checking
>     * Numerous Bug Fixes
> 
> Please note the new distribution scheme for listeners, which are now 
> available separately -- see the main page at http://aitools.org for 
> links.  Also please see the new Yahoo listener.
> 
> 
> The Future
> ----------
> Subsequent bug fixes and minor updates will be released as new point 
> releases (4.5.1, 4.5.2, etc.).  Development is now underway on a 5.0 
> version that will introduce significant extensibility.
> 
> 
> Many thanks to all who have participated in bringing version 4.5 to 
> final release status by reporting bugs, submitting code, and other 
> communications and contributions.
> 
> Noel
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