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Open Dylan 2024.1
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This document describes the 2024.1 release of Open Dylan, released 8
February, 2024.  The highlights of the release are listed below.  For complete
details see the `commit logs
<https://github.com/dylan-lang/opendylan/compare/v2023.1.0...v2024.1.0>`_ for
this release.

.. note:: Some commit logs, for example for testworks and other libraries that
          are included in Open Dylan as git submodules, may be in other
          repositories.

* Download the release: https://opendylan.org/download
* Read documentation: https://opendylan.org
* Report problems: https://github.com/dylan-lang/opendylan/issues


Compiler
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* The ``dylan-compiler-with-tools`` executable has been removed and its
  functionality has been merged into ``dylan-compiler``.

* The warning for ``x ^ y`` where y is a negative integer has been improved.

* Warnings for mismatched end words have been improved.

* Multi-line string literals may now be formatted in such a way that they
  adhere to the Rectangle Rule, as laid out in
  https://opendylan.org/proposals/dep-0012-string-literals.html#the-rectangle-rule

Library Updates
===============

Submodules
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* The `dylan <https://github.com/dylan-lang/dylan-tool>`_ command-line tool has
  been updated to v0.11.0 to incorporate minor changes.

* Testworks
  * An ``expect-true`` macro has been added for symmetry with expect-false.
  * A bug in ``--debug crashes`` has been fixed.

* Several other submodules have had their own submodules removed and are now
  assumed to be developed using packages via the `dylan
  <https://github.com/dylan-lang/dylan-tool>`_ tool.


Contributors
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* Fernando Raya
* Peter S. Housel
* Carl Gay