2016-07-06, Version 6.3.0 (Current)

Notable changes:

* buffer: Added `buffer.swap64()` to compliment `swap16()` &
`swap32()`. (Zach Bjornson) nodejs#7157
* build: New `configure` options have been added for building Node.js
as a shared library. (Stefan Budeanu)
nodejs#6994
  - The options are: `--shared`, `--without-v8-platform` &
`--without-bundled-v8`.
* crypto: Root certificates have been updated. (Ben Noordhuis)
nodejs#7363
* debugger: The server address is now configurable via
`--debug=<address>:<port>`. (Ben Noordhuis)
nodejs#3316
* npm: Upgraded npm to v3.10.3 (Kat Marchán)
nodejs#7515 & (Rebecca Turner)
nodejs#7410
* readline: Added the `prompt` option to the readline constructor.
(Evan Lucas) nodejs#7125
* repl / vm: `sigint`/`ctrl+c` will now break out of infinite loops
without stopping the Node.js instance. (Anna Henningsen)
nodejs#6635
* src:
  - Added a `node::FreeEnvironment` public C++ API. (Cheng Zhao)
nodejs#3098
  - Refactored `require('constants')`, constants are now available
directly from their respective modules. (James M Snell)
nodejs#6534
* stream: Improved `readable.read()` performance by up to 70%. (Brian
White) nodejs#7077
* timers: `setImmediate()` is now up to 150% faster in some situations.
(Andras) nodejs#6436
* util: Added a `breakLength` option to `util.inspect()` to control how
objects are formatted across lines. (cjihrig)
nodejs#7499
* v8-inspector: Experimental support has been added for debugging
Node.js over the inspector protocol. (Ali Ijaz Sheikh)
nodejs#6792
  - *Note: This feature is experimental, and it could be altered or
removed.*
  - You can try this feature by running Node.js with the `--inspect`
flag.

Refs: nodejs#7441
PR-URL: nodejs#7550

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ release.
 </tr>
 <tr>
   <td valign="top">
-<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.2.2">6.2.2</a></b><br/>
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.3.0">6.3.0</a></b><br/>
+<a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.2.2">6.2.2</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.2.1">6.2.1</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.2.0">6.2.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6.1.0">6.1.0</a><br/>

doc/api/buffer.md

@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ console.log(buf);
 
 ### buf.swap64()
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v6.3.0
 -->
 
 * Return: {Buffer}