G7: New for 2021¶
Work in 2021 provided new features, improvements to existing features, and a variety of bug fixes. The most important improvements and new capabilities provided in the G7 software are these:
Substantial progress was made in 2021 to shift development of G7 from Borland Builder 6 (a 1990s-vintage IDE) to Embarcadero RAD Studio. Most features now are working in the new environment, though the new edition is not ready yet for general release, and the change is indicated by the version number. G7.3x indicates older versions compiled under Builder, and G7.4x versions are compiled with RAD Studio.
Improved Documentation: The G7 documentation was revised heavily in 2012 and has been updated again in 2021, with new Help files, Users’ Guide, Reference Manual, Tutorial, and other documentation. Companion documents in HTML and PDF formats also were updated. In particular, recent software improvements and extensions have been documented, and cross reference hyperlinks have been added to the Reference Manual.
Miscellaneous Improvements:
Added %version keyword to recover the G7 version number.
Raised width and precision limits in the punch5 command.
An Abridged Listing of Bug Fixes:
Fixed problems in the vmake command.
The final version of G7 in 2021 was 7.400.
