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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Mailfromd NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2008-09-15 +Mailfromd NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2008-09-16 Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Sergey Poznyakoff See the end of file for copying conditions. @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ It can be converted to a usual string using the `body_string' function * Changes to MFL +** Function aliases + Functions can have several names. Alternative function names, or aliases, are introduced by `alias' statement, placed between the function declaration and return type declaration, e.g.: @@ -32,6 +34,30 @@ done Any number of aliases is allowed. +** Functions with variable number of arguments + +Ellipsis as the last argument in a list of formal arguments to a +function indicates that this function takes a variable number of +arguments. For example: + + func foo (string a ; string b, ...) + +Actual arguments passed in a list of variable arguments have string +data type. A special construct is provided to access these arguments: + + $(expr) + +where expr is any valid MFL expression, evaluating to a number. This +construct returns exprth argument from the variable argument list. + +FIXME: Document it. + +** getopt and varptr + +New function `getopt' is provided. + +FIXME: Document it. + * New MFL functions ** body_string @@ -93,6 +119,20 @@ the end of the string. Thus: substring("mailfrom",4,-1) => "from" substring("mailfrom",4,-2) => "fro" +* New operation mode. + +When given `--run' command line option, mailfromd looks for a function +named `main' and invokes it, passing the rest of command line as its +arguments. The function `main' must be declared as: + + func main(...) returns number + +The return value from this function is used as the exit code. + +Command line arguments may be processed using `getopt' builtin function. + +FIXME: Document it. + * New programs: ** smap. @@ -172,7 +212,7 @@ Quarantines the message using the given reason. * mtasim -New command line options `--usage' and `--group' allow to specify user +New command line options `--user' and `--group' allow to specify user name and a list of additional groups when the program is run with `root' privileges. |