version 0.003; 2007-10-26
* add natint_hex() and hex_natint() functions to output and input
integer values in hexadecimal
* add functions {n,s,u}int() to check and canonicalise native integer
function arguments
* add functions nint_is_{s,u}int() for classification of native integers
* add functions {n,s,u}int_sgn(), {n,s,u}int_abs(), {n,s,u}int_cmp(),
{n,s,u}int_min(), {n,s,u}int_max(), {n,s,u}int_neg(),
{n,s,u}int_add(), {n,s,u}int_sub() for ordinary arithmetic on
native integers
* add functions {s,u}int_shl(), {s,u}int_shr(), {s,u}int_rol(),
{s,u}int_ror() for bit shifts on native integers
* add functions {n,u}int_bits_as_sint() and {n,s}int_bits_as_uint()
for format conversions among native integers
* add functions {s,u}int_not(), {s,u}int_and(), {s,u}int_nand(),
{s,u}int_andn(), {s,u}int_or(), {s,u}int_nor(), {s,u}int_orn(),
{s,u}int_xor(), {s,u}int_nxor(), {s,u}int_mux() for bitwise operations
on native integers
* add functions {s,u}int_madd(), {s,u}int_msub(), {s,u}int_cadd(),
{s,u}int_csub(), {s,u}int_sadd(), {s,u}int_ssub() for machine-code
style arithmetic on native integers
* add short names (m{in,ax}_{n,s,u}int) for the extreme-value constants
* revise the way the constants are generated to avoid floating point
arithmetic
* make extreme-value constants into non-constant functions that return
fresh integer values, to avoid problems with Perl's side effects
when an integer value is used in floating point arithmetic
* in documentation, discuss Perl's problems in handling native integer
values
* in documentation, describe the integer formats
* test consistency of constants in a more reliable and stringent manner,
using primarily integer arithmetic
* rearrange module source to avoid the need for the DATA filehandle
version 0.002; 2007-09-27
* test POD syntax and coverage
* build with Module::Build instead of ExtUtils::MakeMaker
* complete dependency list
* include signature in distribution
* in documentation, separate "license" section from "copyright" section
version 0.001; 2007-01-24
* bugfix: strategic use of "use integer" to make the arithmetic work
right on perl 5.6
* reference Data::Float, Scalar::Number, and perlnumber(1) in
documentation
version 0.000; 2007-01-09
* initial released version