NAME

ObjStore - Perl Extension For ObjectStore OODBMS

SYNOPSIS

Like perl? Sick of SQL? Ready to try something new? This extension implements databases that look exactly like normal perl. The same can also be extended with arbitrary C++ objects (!).

PREREQUISITES

- ObjectStore 5.1 (see http://www.odi.com; evaluations are available!)

- Perl 5.005 (5.004_04 might still work too)

- Tree::Fat perl extension

- ExtUtils::ExCxx (only needed on Digital UNIX, HP (5.x), OS/2 (3.x), or MS Windows NT/95; send email)

See http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/JPRIT/ !

R!CENT CHANGES

** 10-13-98 RELEASE 1.48

- The transient memory leak is finally fixed!! A patch for 5.005_02 is bundled with this distribution (see patches/leak.fix). The patch is also planned to be included by default in 5.005_5x.

- Many updates for Event 0.20+.

- Integrated osp_keypack1 into the API.

- Reduced maximum number of keys from eight to four.

** 09-26-98 RELEASE 1.47

- WARNING: the fatal_exceptions option is now always OFF.

- Binary API changes are now detected at run-time. This is more consistant with the rest of the perl world.

- Fixed coredump when seeking to an incomplete key.

- Add ObjStore::UNIVERSAL::DELETED method. Use this flag to announce that an object is queued for unconditional destruction.

- ObjStore::Mortician wasn't restarting properly. Fixed.

- Internal adjustments necessary for ObjStore::Lib::PDL.

- Culled more statistics from ObjStore::Serve. Switched to safe signal handling.

see ./INSTALL for hints on installation see ./UPGRADE if you are starting from a prior releases see ./TODO for a list of stuff in the tuit queue see ./CHANGES for a visionary perspective

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