From: Peter Edberg Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 04:52:36 +0000 (+0000) Subject: ICU-12895 icu4c readme, preliminary update for 59m1 X-Git-Tag: milestone-59-0-1~29 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=26d15e5ecaa1d216d34e269ba408fdbede26daec;p=icu ICU-12895 icu4c readme, preliminary update for 59m1 X-SVN-Rev: 39564 --- diff --git a/icu4c/readme.html b/icu4c/readme.html index 2c531e59e67..4ea130956a9 100644 --- a/icu4c/readme.html +++ b/icu4c/readme.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ - ReadMe for ICU 58.1 + ReadMe for ICU 59.0.1 - +

Note: This is a draft readme.

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ International Components for Unicode
Release Candidate (Milestone Release) - ICU 58.1 ReadMe + ICU 59.0.1 ReadMe @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@

This is a release candidate version of ICU4C. It is not recommended for production use.

-

Last updated: 2016-Oct-13
+

Last updated: 2017-Jan-15
Copyright © 2016 and later: Unicode, Inc. and others. License & terms of use: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html
Copyright © 1997-2016 International Business Machines Corporation and others. @@ -235,14 +235,36 @@

What is new in this release?

-

New License

+

API Changes

+

See the API Change Report for a complete + list of APIs added, removed, or changed in this release.

+ + +

Full release notes and the latest updates

+

The previous list concentrates on changes that affect existing + applications migrating from previous ICU releases. + For more news about this release, as well as late-breaking news, see the + ICU download page.

+ +

Upcoming changes

+

Please note the following changes planned for an upcoming ICU4C release (likely ICU 59):

+ + +

Changes in recent + previous releases

+ + +

ICU 58: New License

This is the first release of ICU since the project joined the Unicode Consortium. The license has changed to the Unicode license (which is similar to the ICU 1.8.1-57 license).

-

Layout Engine Removed

+

ICU 58: Layout Engine Removed

The LayoutEngine was deprecated in ICU 54 and has now been removed. see the User's Guide for more details and migration recommendations. @@ -260,7 +282,7 @@ compatibility, but have no effect.

-

Changes in CLDR 30 data

+

ICU 58: Changes in CLDR 30 data

-

Windows build changes

+

ICU 58: Windows build changes

Windows builds using Visual Studio now require Visual Studio 2015; otherwise you can use cygwin or similar to build for Windows.

-

API Changes

-

See the API Change Report for a complete - list of APIs added, removed, or changed in this release.

- - -

Full release notes and the latest updates

-

The previous list concentrates on changes that affect existing - applications migrating from previous ICU releases. - For more news about this release, as well as late-breaking news, see the - ICU download page.

- -

Upcoming changes

-

Please note the following changes planned for an upcoming ICU4C release (likely ICU 59):

- - -

Changes in recent - previous releases

ICU 57: Changes related to new CLDR data and specifications