PGPLOT module Changes list (unreleased)
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v2.22, released Jan 11th, 2021
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* Because it is time! (Ten years since the last release!!)
* Minor change to Makefile.PL to add link with libpng,libz (avoids PERL_DL_NONLAZY
error with SciPDL)
* Makefile.PL - search SciPDL directory /Applications/PDL/pgplot, and /usr/local/pgplot
for libs if PGPLOT_DIR is not defined
* Add /opt/local/include to the X11 search path to make sure to find MacPorts X11 on M1 Mac.
* Finally fixed test.pl to use './' for files in current directory.
* Suppressed a build warning about compact unwinds on MacOS 11.
v2.21, released Jan 1st, 2011
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* Semi-dirty hack in Makefile.PL to force i386/x86_64 single arch only builds on Mac OS X. - Karl
(for libpgplot compatibility which seems to be generally built this way, e.g. in SciKarl)
Note added some clever code to try and match the arch of the pgplot binaries.
* PGPLOT::HANDLE warning fix (Chris Phillips Jun 2010)
* Make linking order -lcpgplot -lpgplot for cygwin (Chris Marshall Dec 2010)
CHANGES v2.20, released, May 16th 2007
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* Doug Burke's Makefile.PL patch - re-org and better OS X support.
* Added /usr/local/pgplot to the include search path
* Added -png to the default list of libs as just about every pgplot build needs this
* Now works cleanly on Intel and PPC OS X with gcc, g77 and gfortran
* Added INSTALL, INSTALL-MacOSX and INSTALL-Win32 instruction files and updated README
CHANGES v2.19, released Jan 3rd, 2006
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* Diab's patch to allow specifying alternate libary paths on the command line (see HELP)
* Added pgpt1 and pgerr1 back for compatibility with latest C PGPLOT
* Win32 patches from Rob - Sisyphus <kalinabears@iinet.net.au> (2005/1/25)
CHANGES v2.18, released Dec 28th 2000
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* Added file HINTS.osf, updated HELP
* Fixed memory leak in coerce1D (thanks to Pete Ratzlaff)
* Added Doug Hunt's internals patch to export more pgplot C routines
* Improvements to HELP file
CHANGES v2.17, released May 8th, 2000
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* Charles Lane's patch to do with new perl versions (PL_XXX stuff)
* Changed my email address.
CHANGES v2.16, released Mar 10th, 2000
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* Added function struct to allow access to expose certain PGPLOT
routines to the outside (currently cpgmove, cpgdraw)
CHANGES 2.15 released Oct 26th 1999
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* Fixed Makefile.PL minor problem
CHANGES 2.14 released Oct 15th 1999
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* Updated HELP some more.
* Removed ExtUtils from distribution and made seperate to avoid confusing
CPAN, is now a PREREQ_PM
* Removed erroneous reference in PGPLOT.pm (Charles Lane).
* Added HINTS.irix
CHANGES v2.13 released May 14th, 1999
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* Updates to ExtUtils::F77 (now v1.10) (q.t.) for RedHat 6.0 etc.
CHANGES v2.12 released May 11th, 1999
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* Added PGPLOT_DIR to path for include files.
* Removed pgpt1 and pgerrb1 left over from old perl4 version - see
pgcompatbility.p if you still need them.
* Changed macro names for perl 5.004_53 (Joshua Pritikin
<joshua.pritikin@db.com>) and inserted a conditional so older perl's
still work.
* More ExtUtils::F77 changes (now at v1.09)
* Small test.pl patch from Chuck Lane <lane@duphy4.physics.drexel.edu>
* Fixed error in test12.p
CHANGES v2.11 released Sep 11th, 1998
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* Added support for PGPLOT_DIR in Makefile.PL, updated HELP.
* Mentioned 'perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=...' in README.
* More HELP stuff.
* ExtUtils::F77 v1.08
CHANGES v2.10 released May 21st, 1998.
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* Various changes to ExtUtils::F77 q.v.
CHANGES v2.09 released 17/Feb/98
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* Documented xubpp problem in HELP because I got fed uo
with waiting for p5p to fix. No other changes.
CHANGES v2.08 released 8/Jan/98
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* Added improved -lgcc support.
* PGPLOT version check in test12.p
CHANGES (v2.06 to 2.07)
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* Added support for new functions in PGPLOT 5.2.0 library. Note: TK
driver looks nice but haven't yet implemented this in perl version.
Presumably can be done with perl/Tk.
* Extra test12.p for new routines
* No longer supporting binary versions in any shape or form. Life is too
short. Get a FORTRAN compiler. :-)
* Added -lgcc for gcc built perls in ExtUtils::F77
CHANGES (v2.02 to 2.06)
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(OK I know I should have been more organised about updating this
file!)
* Important bug fixes to array packing code which is now
called arrays.{c,h}
* Added fake MAIN__ symbol to stop annoying bug reports about some
versions of gcc. :-)
* arrays.c now supports unsigned chars and shorts. (Thanks Tim!)
* Additions to HELP and documentation
* Patches to improve ExtUtils::F77
* Improvements to tests
* pgcompatibilty.p (NOT INSTALLED!) defines simple compatibilty
routines for perl4 pgperl version. This had some gnarly single point
versions of routines which are now superfluous.
CHANGES (v2.02 from 2.01)
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o Made Makefile.PL more clever.
o Added a file HELP with useful problem fixing information.
o Fixed some small type cast bugs in kgbpack.c
CHANGES (v2.01 from 1.0b)
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o No longer providing perl4 version.
o All the array packing functions reimplemented in C to improve
speed and robustness.
o Simplified build procedure - PGPLOT module should now build
in standard Perl way. (i.e. 'perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; make
install'). Makefile.PL should not have to be edited and upgrading
should now be much easier.
o Added 'pass by reference' convention to allow explicit use of
pre-packed binary data.
o Supports pgplot routines up to pgplot v5.1.1.
o Added POD documentation.
o FORTRAN link support is now via ExtUtils::F77 module (included).
o Now providing binaries of pgplot libraries for various
architectures rather than statically-linked module binaries. This
should make upgrading easier.
o Removed special one-point routine versions (hang-over from
perl4 version).
o Removed pgplot.pl (again a hang-over from old perl4 version).
o General tidy up and reorganisation of distribution