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diff --git a/dev/doc/changes.md b/dev/doc/changes.md index ab78b0956f..6d7c0d3688 100644 --- a/dev/doc/changes.md +++ b/dev/doc/changes.md @@ -1,3 +1,27 @@ +## Changes between Coq 8.8 and Coq 8.9 + +### ML API + +Proof engine + +- More functions have been changed to use `EConstr`, notably the + functions in `Evd`, and in particular `Evd.define`. + + Note that the core function `EConstr.to_constr` now _enforces_ by + default that the resulting term is ground, that is to say, free of + Evars. This is usually what you want, as open terms should be of + type `EConstr.t` to benefit from the invariants the `EConstr` API is + meant to guarantee. + + In case you'd like to violate this API invariant, you can use the + `abort_on_undefined_evars` flag to `EConstr.to_constr`, but note + that setting this flag to false is deprecated so it is only meant to + be used as to help port pre-EConstr code. + +- A few type alias have been deprecated, in all cases the message + should indicate what the canonical form is. An important change is + the move of `Globnames.global_reference` to `Names.GlobRef.t`. + ## Changes between Coq 8.7 and Coq 8.8 ### Bug tracker @@ -74,6 +98,11 @@ Declaration of printers for arguments used only in vernac command happen. An alternative is to register the corresponding argument as a value, using "Geninterp.register_val0 wit None". +Types Alias deprecation and type relocation. + +- A few type alias have been deprecated, in all cases the message + should indicate what the canonical form is. + ### STM API The STM API has seen a general overhaul. The main change is the |