--- AnyEvent/Changes 2006/12/11 01:16:09 1.20 +++ AnyEvent/Changes 2008/04/26 02:27:30 1.58 @@ -1,5 +1,112 @@ Revision history for Perl extension AnyEvent. + - fix a bug in the pure perl backend that kept watchers alive + when multiple watchers were registered for the same fh/poll combo. + - add a benchmark section showing AnyEvent overhead and comparing + the different event loops with each other. + - prefer pure perl over tk when autoprobing, as it's about as fast, + but doesn't crash with many watchers. + - make Qt support non-experimental. + - clarify the confusing section about the file descriptor being + kept alive. + - document the race between loading of an event module and + child processes exiting. + - support POE as "backend" (with some caveats, POE is not generic + enough, and darn slow). + - support Wx and Prima through POE. + - optimise perl backend to use 20% less memory and to be roughly + 2-3 times faster in the common case of sparsely-active file + descriptors. It can now compete with select/poll-based C event + loops in most cases (it is usually faster than Event and Glib :). + - roughly cut EV memory use in half and icrease its speed by 30%, + by removing undocumented functionality. + +3.2 Thu Apr 24 10:10:40 CEST 2008 + - do not die when anyevent watchers are destroyed while running callbacks + in the pureperl backend (could only happen when two watchers are registered + for the same fh/poll combo). + - support autoloading for child watchers, was broken in all versions. + - implement PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL env variable. + - (experimental) implement interface to the (very crashy/buggy) Event::Lib module. + - (experimental) implement interface to the Qt module (cannot be autoprobed). + - this release is IO:AnyEvent-proof. + +3.12 Tue Apr 22 07:11:46 CEST 2008 + - reinstate AUTHOR section that got lost somehow. + - do not hang in the testsuite with badly broken perls (activestate, + strawberry...), but instead diagnose the problem and continue. + - use INT instead of CHLD in an attempt to support broken windows perls + better (this decreases the test quality, unfortunately). + - do not send the signal to the process group + (no problem for CHLD, bad for INT :). + +3.11 Sat Apr 19 06:57:31 CEST 2008 + - major documentation rework. + - document the fact that child watchers only watch for zombies. + - fix the child watcher example. + +3.1 Wed Apr 16 17:09:01 CEST 2008 + - work around recurring bugs in Tk by dup'ing filehandles, the + only method with good success chances on Tk (the bugs apparently + don't get fixed anytime soon). + - lift the restriction of only one watcher per fh direction + (as the Tk bug workaround also lifts it and only Tk imposed + such strong limits). + - changed probe order to prefer coro adaptors. + - explain why recursion into the event loop is not supported + unless the backend supports it (only Coro::EV does without + any restrictions...). + - add simple manpages for all backend modules. + +3.0 Mon Apr 7 21:30:23 CEST 2008 + - Coro::Signal changed semantics, roll our own, also cleaning + up the Coro implementation in general. + - rename Coro backend to CoroEvent. + - add some decision helping paragraph to the manpage that should + help people to decide whether AnyEvent is the right thing for them. + +2.9 Mon Jan 28 13:31:54 CET 2008 + - update for EV 3.0 API changes. + +2.8 Sun Nov 25 15:06:03 CET 2007 + - waitpid can validly return 0. accept this fact of life + instead of reporting it to any watchers. + +2.7 Fri Nov 23 11:41:14 CET 2007 + - force use of AnyEvent::Impl::Perl in testsuite, there is + too much breakage outside AnyEvent. + - deliver signals synchronously in AnyEvent::Impl::Perl + or any other event loop that relies on AnyEvents child + watcher emulation. *Could* help with hanging testsuite + (except when Event or EV are installed). + +2.6 Fri Nov 9 20:36:35 CET 2007 + - fix bug in testsuite. + - move EV adaptor modules to AnyEvent. + - add Coro+EV adaptor module. + +2.55 Tue Nov 6 17:41:32 CET 2007 + - add EV to the list of supported event models. + - do not auto-reset pid watchers, pass pid and status to them. + - allow a pid of zero to watch for all children in child watchers. + +2.54 Wed Jul 18 17:36:23 CEST 2007 + - work around a perl bug that results in + BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted without + any discernible reason or error message by once + again not use'ing strict. + +2.53 Sun Jul 8 10:51:53 CEST 2007 + - make Glib interface work again (spotted by elmex). + +2.52 Wed Mar 7 18:36:16 CET 2007 + - child watchers stopped working permanently when + all current child watchers were destroyed. + +2.51 Mon Dec 11 21:33:24 CET 2006 + - work around bugs in perl where eval "require Module" returns + true even if the module couldn't be loaded :/. + 2.5 Mon Dec 11 02:15:28 CET 2006 - avoid $AUTOLOAD because many perls corrupt it. - AnyEvent::detect forces autodetection. @@ -52,7 +159,7 @@ - vastly improved documentation with a long example. 0.2 Thu Dec 1 22:18:49 CET 2005 - - check wether a valid method was called, to avoid endless loops. + - check whether a valid method was called, to avoid endless loops. - move condvars into their own class (cleaner, safer). - don't die when some modules are not available. - Tk is too broken to allow for words. Will work once Tk works.