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Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto 7150c67539 Make OP_JMP* operand address to be relative.
Jump target address is `operand (16bit)` + `address of next instruction`.

In addition, `ilen` was made `uint32_t` so that `iseq` length limitation
of 65536 is removed. Only jump target address should be within signed
16bit (-32768 .. 32767).
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User visible changes in `mruby3`
===
# Build System
## `build_config` directory
Typical build configuration files are located in `build_config`
directory. For examples:
* `host-gprof`: compiles with `gprof` for performance tuning
* `host-m32`: compiles in gcc 32bit mode on 64bit platforms
* `boxing`: compiles all three boxing options
* `clang-asan`: compiles with `clang`'s Address Sanitizer
You can specify the build configration file with the
`MRUBY_CONFIG` environment variable (or `CONFIG` in short).
If the value specified by `MRUBY_CONFIG` is not the path to
the configuration file, `build_config/${MRUBY_CONFIG}.rb` is
used. So you can specify it as `rake MRUBY_CONFIG=boxing`,
for example.
# Build Configuration Contribution
When you write a new build configuration description, please
contribute. We welcome your contribution as a GitHub
pull-request.
# Language Changes
## New Syntax
We have ported some new syntax from CRuby.
* Single line pattern matching (`12 => x`);
mruby matches only with local variables at the moment
* Numbered block parameter (`x.map{_1 * 2}`)
* End-less `def` (`def double(x) = x*2`)
# Configuration Options Changed
Some configuration macro names are changed for consistency
## `MRB_NO_FLOAT`
Changed from `MRB_WITHOUT_FLOAT` to conform `USE_XXX` naming
convention.
## `MRB_USE_FLOAT32`
Changed from `MRB_USE_FLOAT` to make sure `float` here means
using single precision float, and not the opposite of
`MRB_NO_FLOAT`.
## `MRB_USE_METHOD_T_STRUCT`
Changed from `MRB_METHOD_T_STRUCT`.
To use `struct` version of `mrb_method_t`. More portable but consumes more memory.
Turned on by default on 32bit platforms.
## `MRB_NO_BOXING`
Uses `struct` to represent `mrb_value`. Consumes more memory
but easier to inveticate the internal and to debug. It used
to be default `mrb_value` representation. Now the default is
`MRB_WORD_BOXING`.
## `MRB_WORD_BOXING`
Pack `mrb_value` in an `intptr_t` integer. Consumes less
memory compared to `MRB_NO_BOXING` especially on 32 bit
platforms. `Fixnum` size is 31 bits so some integer values
does not fit in `Fixnum` integers.
## `MRB_NAN_BOXING`
Pack `mrb_value` in a floating pointer number. Nothing
changed from previous versions.
## `MRB_USE_MALLOC_TRIM`
Call `malloc_trim(0)` from mrb_full_gc() if this macro is defined.
If you are using glibc malloc, this macro could reduce memory consumption.
# Command Line Program
## `bin/mruby` (by mrbgems/mruby-bin-mruby)
The mruby3 now automatically detects `*.mrb` files without the `-b`
switch. Therefore, it can be mixed with the `*.rb` file in combination
with the `-r` switch and specified at the same time.
Here's an example that works fine:
```console
$ bin/mruby app.mrb
$ bin/mruby -r lib1.mrb -r lib2.rb app.rb
$ bin/mruby -r lib1.rb -r lib2.rb < app.mrb
```
# Internal Changes
## New Instructions
`mruby3` introduces a few new instructions.
Instructions that access pool[i]/syms[i] where i>255.
* `OP_LOADL16`
* `OP_STRING16`
* `OP_LOADSYM16`
Instructions that load a 32 bit integer.
* `OP_LOADI32`
Instruction that unwinds jump table for rescue/ensure.
* `OP_JMPUW`
Renamed from `OP_RAISE`
* `OP_RAISEIF`
## Removed Instructions
Instructions for old exception handling
* `OP_ONERR`
* `OP_POPERR`
* `OP_EPUSH`
* `OP_EPOP`
No more operand extention
* `OP_EXT1`
* `OP_EXT2`
* `OP_EXT3`
## Changed Instructions
Jump addresses used to be specified by absolute offset from the start of `iseq`. Now they are relative offset from the address of the next instruction.
## `Random` now use `xoshiro128++`.
For better and faster random number generation.