libctru/Changelog.md

Changelog

Version 1.0.0

• New features:

  • libctru documentation is now available at http://smealum.github.io/ctrulib/
  • Added the NDSP API, which allows the use of the DSP (audio).
  • Added Inter Process Communication helpers.
  • Added Result code helpers.
  • Added support for lightweight synchronization primitives.
  • Added support for making the C/C++ standard libraries thread safe.
  • Added support for thread-local objects, with the use of standard C and C++ constructs (or GCC extensions).
  • Added a new threading API that properly manages internal state. Direct usage of svcCreateThread is deprecated.
  • Added a mappable address space allocator. Services which need to map shared memory blocks now use this allocator.
  • Added support for embedded RomFS, embedded SMDH and GPU shader building in the template Makefiles.

• Changes and additions to the GPU code:

  • Stateless wrapper functions (GPU_*) that merely masked GPU register usage were deprecated, in favour of external GPU wrapper libraries such as citro3d. A future release of libctru may remove them.
  • The API set has therefore been simplified down to command list management.
  • Synchronized register names with the 3dbrew Wiki.
  • Added fragment lighting registers and enums.
  • Added procedural texture registers and enums.
  • Added shaderProgramSetGshInputPermutation, for configuring the wiring between the vertex shader and the geometry shader.
  • Added shaderProgramSetGshMode, for configuring the geometry shader operation mode.
  • Added shaderProgramConfigure, intended to be used by GPU wrapper libraries.
  • SHBIN/shaderProgram code now correctly computes and sets the values of the GPUREG_SH_OUTATTR_MODE/CLOCK registers.
  • GX function naming has been improved, and the initial GX command buffer parameter has been removed.

• Major changes and miscellaneous additions:

  • Sweeping changes to make function/structure/enum naming more consistent across the whole library. This affects a lot of code.
  • Compiler/linker flags have been tweaked to increase performance and reduce code size, through the garbage collection of unused functions.
  • Service initialization is now reference counted in order to properly manage dependencies.
  • Initial service handle parameters have been removed, since they were nearly always set to NULL.
  • Completed coverage of srv and FSUSER service calls.
  • Added fsUseSession and fsEndUseSession for overriding the FSUSER session used in commands in the current thread.
  • Added osGet3DSliderState, osSetSpeedupEnable, osGetSystemVersionData and osGetSystemVersionDataString.
  • Refactored the MICU service.
  • NCCH versions of applications now detect the maximum amount of available memory on startup.

• Miscellaneous changes and bug fixes:

  • Commits and pull requests are now built on travis to check that the library compiles, and to generate the documentation.
  • General changes and improvements to overall code quality.
  • Added the missing struct and functions for Y2R.
  • Added srvGetServiceHandleDirect for bypassing the handle override mechanism.
  • Usage of the CSND service in new applications is not recommended, however it is not deprecated. The usage of NDSP instead is advised.
  • Usage of the HB service in new applications is not recommended due to its necessary removal in hax 2.x, however it is not deprecated.
  • Several bugs affecting APT were fixed.
  • Several bugs affecting C++ were fixed.

Version 0 through 0.6.0

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