Changelog for Groovy 2.4.0-beta-3

Bug

[GROOVY-6128] - Incorrect encoding in generated java stubs
[GROOVY-6438] - @Newify AST transformation doesn't work for anon inner classes
[GROOVY-6452] - @Grab group element is documented as optional but the implementation requires it
[GROOVY-6892] - Oddity with Min function for Collections
[GROOVY-6981] - MalformedParameterizedTypeException when bounded generic attribute without visibility modifier
[GROOVY-6986] - Wrong end position for invalid operator
[GROOVY-7005] - Compile bug with @Synchronized("lockname") and undefined lockname
[GROOVY-7016] - AutoClone does not check for existing copy constructor
[GROOVY-7027] - @Synchronized should be disallowed on an abstract method
[GROOVY-7040] - Builder annotation should provide default values for forClass, prefix, builderClassName, buildMethodName, builderMethodName
[GROOVY-7052] - Stubs do not support traits

[GROOVY-3298] - Support multiple labels on the same statement
[GROOVY-6869] - Move collate() and permutations() from List to Iterable
[GROOVY-6890] - NamespaceBuilder(Support): allow automatic detection of namespace declarations
[GROOVY-6942] - support spaces in groovysh command arguments
[GROOVY-6967] - Document the possible race condition when using consumeProcessOutput()
[GROOVY-6990] - Avoid creation of MOP methods in static compilation *
[GROOVY-6993] - Remove inner class distributor methods if possible
[GROOVY-7030] - @Synchronized could allow an explicit static lock to be used for an instance method

[GROOVY-6301] - Static inner classes not visible to child classes
[GROOVY-6339] - IncompatibleClassChangeError when using @Slf4j (on inner class) with @CompileStatic

* potentially breaking change (read issue for details - even minor differences are sometimes flagged as potentially breaking changes)