| 1 | Revision history for Perl extension EV |
1 | Revision history for Perl extension EV and the embedded libev library |
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3 | 3.42 Mon May 26 07:36:46 CEST 2008 |
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4 | - (libev) work around another bug in windows perls and |
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5 | windows itself: failed connects do NOT set read or write |
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6 | flags in select, but this version of libev will. |
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8 | 3.41 Thu May 22 01:39:40 CEST 2008 |
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9 | - (libev) fix many heap-related bugs (timers, periodics). |
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10 | - (libev) improve timing stability of timers and periodics. |
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11 | - expose ev_loop_verify to perl code. |
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12 | - clarify documentation for periodic reschedule callbacks. |
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13 | - verify that the passed callback argument is indeed a code |
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14 | reference, for earlier error reporting and a nice calling |
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15 | speed increase (as well as saving memory). |
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17 | 3.4 Tue May 20 21:51:55 CEST 2008 |
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18 | - (libev) work around both a windows bug and a bug in perl's |
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19 | select on windows when not waiting for any file descriptors. |
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20 | - bundle ev.pod into the tarball, just to increase its size |
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21 | (and for the poor internetless person). |
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23 | 3.33 Sun May 18 12:43:04 CEST 2008 |
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24 | - (libev) use numerous enhancements such as a more |
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25 | cache-friendly 4-heap and heap index caching for timers. |
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26 | - remove undocumented ev_timer->at accessor. |
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28 | 3.31 Wed Apr 16 20:48:59 CEST 2008 |
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29 | - (libev) post-last-minute fix for ev_poll.c problem. |
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31 | 3.3 Wed Apr 16 19:04:47 CEST 2008 |
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32 | - (libev) linux eventfd support. |
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33 | - (libev) inline more with C99 compilers. |
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34 | - (libev) work around a number of bugs in valgrind. |
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35 | - (libev) work around broken realloc on openbsd and darwin. |
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36 | - added example to EV::MakeMaker manpage. |
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37 | - add async_pending method. |
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39 | 3.2 Wed Apr 2 17:08:16 CEST 2008 |
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40 | - "ported" again to the Microsoft "C" language. |
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41 | - relax testsuite timing for the benefit of freebsd users once more. |
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42 | - fix EVAPI's ev_time and ev_sleep macros. |
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43 | - (libev) fix select backend on 64 bit architetcures. |
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44 | - (libev) ev_loop flags are now local to each invocation. |
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46 | 3.1 Sat Mar 8 11:41:14 CET 2008 |
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47 | - add ev_sync_* and ev_fork_* to EVAPI.h. |
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48 | - provide EV::Embed->sweep method. |
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49 | - new watcher type: async (not very useful in perl). |
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51 | 3.0 Mon Jan 28 13:23:11 CET 2008 |
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52 | - upgrade to libev-3.0. |
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53 | - change child handler to incorporate tracing flag. |
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55 | 2.01 Mon Dec 31 01:59:19 CET 2007 |
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56 | - found a minor problem in the testsuite that is only |
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57 | caught by new Test::Harness versions (reported by Andreas |
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58 | König). |
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60 | 2.0 Sat Dec 22 17:47:03 CET 2007 |
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61 | - no longer force kqueue when enabled, enable it |
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62 | on more systems (as its now by default not used on most). |
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63 | - expose fork watchers. |
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64 | - switch to libev's MULTIPLICITY API. |
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65 | - use a slightly different include file name strategy. |
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66 | - get rid of (unused) libevent emulation. |
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67 | - 5% watcher management speedup due to callback optimisation |
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68 | when inline closures are used, 5% slowdown due to multiplicity. |
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69 | - very minimal support for dynamic event loops and embed watchers. |
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70 | - fix name of prepare start/stop methods. |
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71 | - create and export EV::sleep and EV::set_*_collect_interval. |
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72 | - fix typos in manpage (Alex Efros). |
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74 | 1.86 Tue Dec 18 02:36:57 CET 2007 |
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75 | - add periodic->at methods. |
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77 | 1.85 Fri Dec 14 20:32:40 CET 2007 |
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78 | - further optimise epoll backend by adding a heuristic that |
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79 | avoids EPOLL_CTL_DEL calls if possible. |
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80 | - EV::signal->start was not async-signal safe. |
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81 | - optimise start/stop when the fd hasn't changed. |
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83 | 1.8 Tue Dec 11 22:17:46 CET 2007 |
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84 | - API version 3:0. |
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85 | - reduced fudge factor to zero for select, poll, epoll |
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86 | and kqueue: your system better be posix-compliant |
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87 | even in its extensions :-> |
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88 | - improve long-term numerical stability in periodic watchers |
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89 | by introducing a separate offset value instead of reusing at. |
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90 | - recalculate real/monotonic clocks before blocking fully |
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91 | to avoid blocking for longer than necessary. |
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92 | - fix bugs in the heap functions. this rarely lead to illegal |
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93 | heap orderings. |
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95 | 1.72 Sat Dec 8 15:31:26 CET 2007 |
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96 | - add dummy loop arguments to some EVAPI functions |
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97 | so that clients can use EV_A and EV_DEFAULT. |
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98 | - expose ev_clear_pending. |
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99 | - renamed trigger to invoke. |
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101 | 1.71 Fri Dec 7 19:10:24 CET 2007 |
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102 | - changed/implemented idle watcher priority. |
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103 | - allow out-of-range priorities to be set. |
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104 | - fix ->priority to actually work on started watchers. |
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105 | - improved testsuite. |
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107 | 1.6 Wed Dec 5 15:06:20 CET 2007 |
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108 | - add a missing SPAGAIN. |
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109 | - ripped out EV::DNS, use EV::ADNS for a better backend. |
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110 | - make ev_time callable from EVAPI.h. |
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111 | - add EV::loop_count. |
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112 | - some space optimisations. |
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114 | 1.5 Wed Nov 28 20:19:09 CET 2007 |
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115 | - add inotify backend. |
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116 | - make testsuite even less sensible to timing issues, |
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117 | add more stat tests. |
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118 | - add ->attr, ->prev, ->stat calls to stat watcher. |
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120 | 1.4 Tue Nov 27 17:35:27 CET 2007 |
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121 | - work around a linux 2.4 kernel bug in child handlers. |
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122 | - implement stat watcher interface. |
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123 | - implement fork watcher interface. |
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124 | - io->set did not keep the fh alive. |
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125 | - actively check signal numbers/names to be valid. |
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126 | - cleanups, minor fixes, new bugs. |
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127 | - work around windows bugs in the testsuite. |
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129 | 1.3 Sun Nov 25 10:46:57 CET 2007 |
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130 | - stopping idle/check/prepare watchers could cause data corruption. |
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131 | - implement and document EV::once. |
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132 | - improved documentation, verify that netbsd indeed has the only |
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133 | working kqueue implementation (out of darwin, freebsd, netbsd and |
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134 | openbsd). Praise them! |
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135 | - fix the data method so it might work. |
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136 | - expose ev_ref/ev_unref to the C API. |
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137 | - expose ref/unref in form of the ->keepalive method to perl. |
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138 | - minor bugfixes and portability fixes. |
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140 | 1.2 Thu Nov 22 05:44:09 CET 2007 |
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141 | - disable kqueue by default on !netbsd, as its broken on freebsd, |
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142 | darwin and openbsd and thus almost everywhere. |
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143 | - add some allowance in t/01_timer.t for the uneven monotonic |
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144 | vs. realtime clock tick on at least freebsd. |
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145 | - add -lsocket -lnsl on solaris in case the perl guy forgot to |
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146 | configure them. |
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148 | 1.1 Wed Nov 21 06:08:48 CET 2007 |
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149 | - improved timer test to include periodics and |
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150 | withstand small timing variations. |
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151 | - many minor tweaks to libev. |
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153 | 1.0 Fri Nov 16 14:51:59 CET 2007 |
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154 | - require AnyEvent update if AnyEvent is installed. |
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155 | - add solaris 10 port-based backend. |
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156 | - add child_ns and fix check_ns. |
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157 | - treat yes/no as enforcement, not as hint, when configuring, |
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158 | documentation update (reported by Andy Grundman). |
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160 | 0.9 Wed Nov 14 22:24:49 CET 2007 |
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161 | - changed LIBEV_METHODS to LIBEV_FLAGS and the |
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162 | way this is used inside libev. |
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163 | - many, many bugfixes. |
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164 | - add unloop constants. |
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165 | - add timer test. |
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166 | - ev_loop will now terminate immediately when no watchers are active. |
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168 | 0.8 Mon Nov 12 02:28:46 CET 2007 |
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169 | - fix "testsuite" again :(). |
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170 | - fix check/idle/prepare/child watcher stop. |
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171 | - enourmously many fixes. |
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172 | - rewritten select backend (mostly for win32). |
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173 | - cache socket handles on win32. |
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174 | - provide considerably finer control over configuration. |
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176 | 0.7 Fri Nov 9 20:37:58 CET 2007 |
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177 | - move AnyEvent adaptor into the AnyEvent module. |
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178 | - use private copy of evdns.[ch]. |
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179 | - many minor fixes. |
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181 | 0.6 Thu Nov 8 18:23:43 CET 2007 |
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182 | - (libev) better native win32 support. |
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183 | - fix idle watchers. |
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184 | - implement and document periodic reschedule callbacks. |
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185 | - do not run dns test on !linux platforms (actually to exclude win32). |
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186 | - fix (unused in EV :) poll backend. |
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188 | 0.51 Tue Nov 6 19:50:22 CET 2007 |
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189 | - fix kqueue/poll compilation issue. |
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190 | - work around design issues in kqueue. |
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191 | - enable kqueue by default, seems to work. |
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193 | 0.5 Tue Nov 6 17:37:44 CET 2007 |
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194 | - add signal and pid mutators. |
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195 | - add rstatus/rpid accessors. |
| 4 | - updated libev (lower cost for clock monotonic). |
196 | - updated libev (lower cost for clock monotonic). |
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197 | - support event priorities. |
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198 | - try to find SIG_SIZE on perls that don't have it (Slaven Rezic). |
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199 | - improved signal handling, fixed child watchers. |
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200 | - experimentally add kqueue backend, completely untested. |
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201 | - ported to cygwin and native win32. |
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| 6 | 0.1 Thu Nov 1 18:29:22 CET 2007 |
203 | 0.1 Thu Nov 1 18:29:22 CET 2007 |
| 7 | - replaced libevent by libev (total rewrite). |
204 | - replaced libevent by libev (total rewrite). |
| 8 | - many bugfixes w.r.t. libevent. |
205 | - many bugfixes w.r.t. libevent. |
| 9 | - new watcher types: periodic, check, prepare, child, idle. |
206 | - new watcher types: periodic, check, prepare, child, idle. |
