Revision history for Perl extension libwin32.
0.25 16 September 2005
+ All libwin32 modules now compile with Microsoft VC++, cygwin and MingW.
Thanks to Rafael Kitover and Reini Urban for all the work!
+ libwin32 now requires Perl 5.6.0 or later.
+ All support for Perl 5.005 style wide character Unicode support has been
removed. This code is incompatible with the way Perl 5.6 and later use
Unicode (UTF8), and has been removed in Perl 5.8 (USING_WIDE is defined
as constant 0).
+ Win32API::File
- Added GetFileAttributes() function and corresponding constants.
(Patches from Kenneth Olwing from 2004-11-12).
- Applied cygwin patches from Rafael Kitover and Reini Urban.
This includes the addition of the GetFileSize(), getFileSize()
setFilePointer() and GetOverlappedResult() methods and the
experimental new object oriented interface. All file position
operations use either Math::BigInt objects or 8 byte integers
(cygwin) for file offsets.
+ Win32API::Registry
- Add DELETE/READ_CONTROL/WRITE_DAC/WRITE_OWNER/SYNCHRONIZE as KEY_*
+ Win32::Clipboard
- GetBitmap() should now work correctly with 1 bit, 4 bit, 8 bit,
16 bit, 24 bit, and 32 bit colors
+ Win32::Console
- Rename GRAY to LIGHTGRAY and add definitions for the "real" GRAY
colors (James K. Lowden).
- Add get_Win32_IPC_HANDLE() method so that Win32::IPC can wait
on a console handle (Christopher J. Madsen)
- Add SetIcon() method to change the icon of the window
(Christopher J. Madsen)
- Don't export the scalar variables to %main:: but into the
callers namespace (Christopher J. Madsen)
+ Win32::IPC.
- revised how WaitForMultiple handles non-Win32::IPC objects
+ Win32::Process
- add get_Win32_IPC_HANDLE() method for Win32::IPC compatibility
(Christopher J. Madsen)
- add STILL_ACTIVE constant for GetExitCode()
(suggested by Michael Ellery)
- add GetCurrentProcessID() for cygwin (Reini Urban)
- Win32::Process::Open() now records the process ID correctly
for GetProcessID(). It also creates handle now that can be
used with the Wait() method. (Christopher Allan)
- make it work with the latest cygwin version
remove USING_WIDE() codepaths (Jan Dubois)
+ Win32::Shortcut
- The Save() function now calls Win32::GetLongPathName() on the filename
to make sure to use a fully qualified pathname.
- The Save() will store the new filename as the 'File' property unless
the Shortcut object already has a 'File' property.
+ Win32::TieRegistry
- Localize $@ in DESTORY method because it uses eval (by Eric Promislow)
0.24 14 February 2005
+ This release corresponds to libwin32 in ActivePerl 5.8.6.811.
It is intended to be the baseline for applying accumulated
patches.
0.22 (unreleased)
+ Win32::IsAdminUser() by Steve Hay has been added to Win32.xs.
0.21 (unreleased)
+ Win32::Internet had various bug fixes applied. This includes a
memory leak in SetOption() and argument handling of the accept()
and HttpOpenRequest() methods.
+ Win32::OLE updated to 0.17
See OLE/changes for list of changes.
+ Win32::GetOSName() now identifies Windows 2003 as "Win2003".
0.20 (unreleased)
+ Win32::EventLog updated to 0.074. It fixes a bug that made some
message texts containing positional parameters unretrievable.
+ Win32::GetFolderPath() and CSIDL_xxx constants added to Win32 module.
+ Win32::Job now propagates environment variables to the subprocesses.
+ Win32::OLE updated to 0.16
See OLE/changes for list of changes.
+ Win32::Shortcut coredump during process exit has been fixed.
0.191 Mon Jul 8 17:30:53 2002
+ Win32::Job is now available (thanks to Neil Watkiss). This
extension allows you to manipulate "job" objects (which are
groups of processes) in Windows 2000 or later. See the pod
documentation for details.
+ Most modules that autoloaded their constants could reset $!
during autoloading. Such locations now localize $! before
potentially modifying it.
+ EventLog has been upgraded to 0.073 (thanks to Brett Williams).
EventLog/Changes has a list of bug fixes.
+ NetResource has been upgraded to 0.053. See NetResource/Changes
for the change log.
+ A Win32::GetOSName() function is now available. It is documented
in the Win32.pod distributed with perl 5.8.0-RC2 and with
ActivePerl.
+ Some issues with building it under 5.8.0-RC2 have been fixed.
+ This release corresponds to the version of libwin32 included in
ActivePerl 5.6.1.633.
0.19 (unreleased)
0.18 Mon Nov 12 22:58:34 2001
+ Support for Borland 5.5 has been added.
+ Win32API-Net has been upgraded to v0.09 (thanks to Bret Giddings).
See APINet/Changes for list of changes.
+ Win32-EventLog has been upgraded to v0.072 (thanks to Jan Dubois).
EventLog/Changes has a list of changes.
+ Win32-Internet has a fix for passive FTP mode (thanks to Steve
Raynesford and Jan Dubois). The version number has been bumped to
v0.082. See the POD documentation in Win32::Internet for more
information.
+ Win32-NetAdmin has been upgraded to v0.08 (thanks to Doug Lankshear).
See NetAdmin/Changes for more info.
+ Win32-NetResource has been upgraded to v0.052. See NetResource/Changes
for details.
+ Win32-OLE has been upgraded to v0.1502 (thanks to Jan Dubois).
OLE/Changes has a comprehensive list of changes.
+ Win32-Process has had a few incremental improvements (thanks to
Doug Lankshear, Jand Dubois and Blair Zajac). The version number
is now v0.09. Process/Changes describes the changes.
+ Win32-TieRegistry has been upgraded to v0.24 (thanks to Tye McQueen).
See TieRegistry/Changes for the list of fixes.
+ A Win32::GuidGen() function has been added. This function generates
a new GUID every time it is called.
+ Support for building it under Win64 has been added (with additional
help from Randolf Werner <randolf.werner@sap.com>).
+ Various other minor cleanups and bug fixes.
+ This release has only been verified to work with Perl 5.6.0 or
later. If you find problems building it with older releases, please
send patches.
0.17 (unreleased)
0.16 Mon May 22 22:16:41 2000
+ Support for building under Perl 5.6.0.
+ Partial support for passing Unicode strings to many of the extensions,
under Perl 5.6.0. Not all extensions support this yet.
+ Win32API-File has been upgraded to v0.09 (thanks to Tye McQueen).
See APIFile/Changes for the detailed list of changes. The
APIFile/ex directory contains several new examples.
+ Win32API-Registry has been upgraded to v0.22 (thanks again to
Tye McQueen). See APIRegistry/Changes for the details on what's
new.
+ Win32-Clipboard has been upgraded to v0.51 (thanks to Aldo
Calpini). This version has documentation in POD format, and
supports three different formats to access clipboard data,
and comes with sample code. See Clipboard/README and the
Clipboard/samples directory.
+ Win32-OLE has been upgraded to v0.13 (thanks to Jan Dubois
<jand@activestate.com>). The article on Win32::OLE from The Perl Journal
is now included in POD format. For the detailed list of changes, see
OLE/Changes and OLE/lib/Win32/OLE/NEWS.pod.
+ Various minor cleanups and bug fixes.
+ A TODO file has been added.
0.151 Sun Sep 26 16:29:29 1999
+ The 5.00402 binaries were missing from the package. Doh!
0.15 Sat Sep 25 15:53:02 1999
+ Win32API-File-0.07 has been added (thanks to Tye McQueen). This module
provides low-level access to file and directory functions.
+ Win32-OLE has been upgraded to v0.1101 (thanks to Jan Dubois).
Be sure to check out the cool new component browser (needs IE5).
Type "perldoc Win32::OLE::NEWS" and/or see OLE/Changes for detailed
notes.
+ Win32API-Net has been upgraded to v0.08 (thanks to Bret Giddings).
NOTE: There is a POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY in how empty string values
are handled in input hashes.
See APINet/Changes and the pod documentation for detailed notes.
+ Win32API-Registry has been upgraded to v0.17 (from Tye McQueen).
See APIRegistry/Changes for detailed notes.
+ Win32-TieRegistry has been upgraded to v0.23 (from Tye McQueen).
See TieRegistry/Changes for detailed notes.
+ Win32-Sound has been upgraded to v0.45 (from Aldo Calpini). The new
version supports wave devices and volume controls, and also sports pod
documentation.
+ A few bugs in Win32-EventLog have been fixed (thanks to Bret Giddings
and Jan Dubois). There is also newer documentation in pod format.
NOTE: There is a POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY in the Report() method,
which will now use the "Source" and "Computer" fields in the passed
hashref if they exist.
See EventLog/Changes and the pod documentation for details.
+ A typo in Win32::Console::GenerateCtrlEvent() has been fixed.
Documentation in pod format has been added (from Jan Dubois).
+ Win32::NetResource::GetSharedResources() now continues the enumeration
when there are "Access denied" errors; on other errors, it enumerates
all the resources seen until the point the error occurred.
+ Minor changes in Win32-ODBC from various people have been included.
See ODBC/Changes for a summary.
+ Other small changes for Perl 5.005xx compatibility and minor bug
fixes round out this release.
0.14 Sat Nov 14 23:02:59 1998
+ Support for building with mingw32/GCC from Nick Ing-Simmons. Building
many of the extensions is skipped, since the mingw32 libraries don't
yet support all of the Win32 API.
+ Memory leaks fixed in PerfLib (thanks to Artur Silveira da Cunha).
+ EventLog now returns 'User' and 'Message' fields (thanks to Martin
Pauley).
+ Other minor bugfixes.
0.13 Thu Sep 17 19:35:20 1998
+ New modules from Tye McQueen: Win32API-Registry-0.15 and
Win32-TieRegistry-0.21. These are much better designed and implemented
than Win32-Registry. They also begin the concerted effort to layer
user-friendly implementations of Win32 functionality on top of a
comprehensive set of Win32API-* modules.
+ New module from Bret Giddings: Win32API-Net-0.04 provides access to the
Lan Manager API. Currently supports only the account management
functions, but the long-term intent is to support most of the Net* API.
+ Newer version of Win32::OLE from Jan Dubois. See OLE/Changes for
detailed list.
+ PerfLib bugs fixed (thanks to Jutta Klebe and Henry Ptasinski
<henry@epigram.com>).
+ Subversive use of LDLOADLIBS in Internet/Makefile.PL fixed.
+ Fixed GPF in NetAdmin::LocalGroupIsMember()
+ Win32::Registry now supports setting REG_NONE entries. Spurious
warnings on 'use' fixed.
+ install.bat has improved sanity checks (thanks to Tye McQueen).
+ Various tweaks to help PERL_OBJECT build
0.12 Mon May 11 00:32:33 1998
+ Applied serious OLE bugfixes from Jan Dubois for public release.
0.11 (unreleased)
+ Jutta Klebe has contributed a new module, Win32::PerfLib. It
provides comprehensive facilities for accessing performance counters
on Windows NT. See the documentation in PerfLib/PerfLib.pm.
+ Many, many fixes and enhancements in Win32::OLE, thanks to Jan Dubois
See OLE/Changes for a detailed list.
+ Win32::NetAdmin supports new functions: GetAliasFromRID(),
GetUserGroupFromRID(), LocalGroupGetMembersWithDomain(), and
GetServerDisks() (thanks to David Gardiner and Jutta Klebe).
A few broken constants have been fixed and missing ones added
(thanks to Dave Roth). Most symbols are exported on request
(thanks to Tye McQueen).
+ Bug fixes for Win32::ChangeNotify (from Chris Madsen, thanks).
+ Win32::Registry exports older symbols for compatibility (thanks to
Tye McQueen). Reg*Key() functions enable priveleges as needed
(thanks to Jutta Klebe).
+ Win32::Service now reports stopped services (merged from ActiveState's
sources, thanks).
+ Win32::GetArchName() and Win32::GetChipName() functions have been
added, for compatibility.
+ The bug whereby Win32::Process couldn't be loaded on Win95 should be
fixed.
0.10 Fri Feb 6 21:32:33 1998
+ Chris Madsen <chris_madsen@geocities.com> has rethought and rewritten
the IPC related modules. The Win32::Event module is new. In his own
words:
The Win32::IPC modules
Win32::ChangeNotify
Win32::Event
Win32::IPC
Win32::Mutex
Win32::Semaphore
have been almost completely rewritten and are now at version 1.00.
The rather inconsistent ActiveWare interface is still supported, but
you should really use the newer and more powerful interface (using
lower case method names).
Consult the documentation for each module for details on how to
convert from the old interface.
In addition, Win32::Process has been slightly altered to work with
Win32::IPC. Process objects should now work with Win32::IPC's wait_*
functions (they were supposed to work before, but they didn't). You
will have to load Win32::IPC yourself, because Win32::Process does
not.
+ Yet more OLE fixes from Jan Dubois <jand@activestate.com>.
+ NetAdmin enhancements from Jutta Klebe <jmk@exc.bybyte.de>
+ Updated FileSecurity to base version 0.67.
+ Win32::Registry sports additional functions that correspond to the
Win32 Registry API functions.
+ Misc. changes
- fixed buggy InitiateSystemShutdown()
- New compatibility XSUBs: MsgBox(), LoadLibrary(), FreeLibrary(),
GetProcAddress(), RegisterServer(), UnregisterServer()
+ Other minor bugs have been fixed. See "Changes" files in individual
module subdirectories.
0.09 Sun Dec 14 12:14:08 1997
+ OLE has been seriously overhauled, thanks largely to the valiant efforts
of Jan Dubois <jand@activestate.com>. Jan has added many exciting new
features, and a much more streamlined implementation. See the pod
documentation for compatibility info.
+ The AdminMisc extension has been dropped, because newer versions with
support (and binaries) for the standard perl port are available from the
original author. See "http://www.rothd.net/perl" for details.
+ New compatibility functions (got via C<use Win32;>) : LookupAccountName(),
LookupAccountSID(), InitiateSystemShutdown(), AbortSystemShutdown(),
ExpandEnvironmentStrings().
+ Numerous bugs have been fixed. See "Changes" files in individual module
subdirectories.
0.08 and earlier
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