prepare 6.9.0 release.

Author: jacobwilliams

.VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.8.0
+6.9.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - [Change Log](#change-log)
     - [Unreleased](#unreleased)
+    - [6.9.0 (2018-07-29)](#690-2018-07-29)
     - [6.8.0 (2018-07-19)](#680-2018-07-19)
     - [6.7.0 (2018-07-10)](#670-2018-07-10)
     - [6.6.0 (2018-07-01)](#660-2018-07-01)
@@ -31,7 +32,28 @@
 
 ### [Unreleased](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/tree/HEAD)
 
-[Complete Changeset](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/compare/6.8.0...HEAD)
+[Complete Changeset](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/compare/6.9.0...HEAD)
+
+### [6.9.0](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/tree/6.9.0) (2018-07-29)
+
+[Complete Changeset](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/compare/6.8.0...6.9.0)
+or [Download v6.9.0](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/releases/tag/6.9.0)
+
+**Enhancements:**
+
+- Some efficiency improvements when parsing strings. [\#352](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/pull/352) ([jacobwilliams](https://github.com/jacobwilliams))
+  - Speed up the `unescape_string()` routine. [\#351](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/351)
+  - Some cleanup and efficiency improvements for hex string validation. [\#354](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/354)
+- Various updates to error message reporting.
+  - The two arguments to `json_file_check_for_errors()` are now optional to match the core routine.
+  [\#356](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/356)
+  - Some adjustments to error messages for invalid hex strings. Validation of hex strings is now done in the `unescape_string()` routine. [\#354](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/354)
+  - A string that ends in an escape character `\` is now flagged as invalid. [\#353](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/353)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Fixed a bug in the `annotate_invalid_json()` routine. [\#355](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/355)
+- Fixed an issue with the `jf_test_06` unit test failing on Windows. [\#357](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/issues/357)
 
 ### [6.8.0](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/tree/6.8.0) (2018-07-19)
 

README.md

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required ( VERSION 2.8.8 FATAL_ERROR )
 enable_language ( Fortran )
 project ( jf_test NONE )
 
-find_package ( jsonfortran-${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID} 6.8.0 REQUIRED )
+find_package ( jsonfortran-${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID} 6.9.0 REQUIRED )
 include_directories ( "${jsonfortran_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
 
 file ( GLOB JF_TEST_SRCS "src/tests/jf_test_*.F90" )

pages/releases/index.md

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ documentation from the documentation for official releases other than
 using the browser's back button. Feel free to bookmark this page, or
 the [main project page](|url|/index.html) for convenient navigation.
 
+* [6.9.0](http://jacobwilliams.github.io/json-fortran/6.9.0/index.html)
+   ([FORD](https://github.com/cmacmackin/ford) generated documentation)
+    - [Download](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/releases/tag/6.9.0)
 * [6.8.0](http://jacobwilliams.github.io/json-fortran/6.8.0/index.html)
    ([FORD](https://github.com/cmacmackin/ford) generated documentation)
     - [Download](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/json-fortran/releases/tag/6.8.0)