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Revision history for Perl extension EV |
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- (libev) disable inotify usage on linux <2.6.25, as it is broken. |
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- (libev) ev_embed will now automatically follow fork. |
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- (libev) ev_once will now pass both io and timeout events to |
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the callback when both happen concurrently, instead of giving |
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one precedence. |
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- install C library documentation as EV::libev manpage (sorry, oesi). |
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3.44 Mon Sep 29 05:16:31 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) add EV::now_update and $loop->now_update. |
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3.431 Sun Jul 13 00:19:02 CEST 2008 |
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- made the EV::embed callback optional again. reported by |
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Vladimir Timofeev. |
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3.43 Tue Jul 8 20:56:31 CEST 2008 |
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- disabled warnings in EV.pm, the CHECK issue is now understood |
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and harmless. |
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3.42 Mon May 26 07:36:46 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) work around another bug in windows perls and |
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windows itself: failed connects do NOT set read or write |
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flags in select, but this version of libev will. |
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3.41 Thu May 22 01:39:40 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) fix many heap-related bugs (timers, periodics). |
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- (libev) improve timing stability of timers and periodics. |
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- expose ev_loop_verify to perl code. |
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- clarify documentation for periodic reschedule callbacks. |
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- verify that the passed callback argument is indeed a code |
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reference, for earlier error reporting and a nice calling |
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speed increase (as well as saving memory). |
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3.4 Tue May 20 21:51:55 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) work around both a windows bug and a bug in perl's |
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select on windows when not waiting for any file descriptors. |
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- bundle ev.pod into the tarball, just to increase its size |
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(and for the poor internetless person). |
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3.33 Sun May 18 12:43:04 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) use numerous enhancements such as a more |
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cache-friendly 4-heap and heap index caching for timers. |
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- remove undocumented ev_timer->at accessor. |
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3.31 Wed Apr 16 20:48:59 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) post-last-minute fix for ev_poll.c problem. |
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3.3 Wed Apr 16 19:04:47 CEST 2008 |
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- (libev) linux eventfd support. |
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- (libev) inline more with C99 compilers. |
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- (libev) work around a number of bugs in valgrind. |
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- (libev) work around broken realloc on openbsd and darwin. |
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- added example to EV::MakeMaker manpage. |
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- add async_pending method. |
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3.2 Wed Apr 2 17:08:16 CEST 2008 |
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- "ported" again to the Microsoft "C" language. |
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- relax testsuite timing for the benefit of freebsd users once more. |
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- fix EVAPI's ev_time and ev_sleep macros. |
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- (libev) fix select backend on 64 bit architetcures. |
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- (libev) ev_loop flags are now local to each invocation. |
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3.1 Sat Mar 8 11:41:14 CET 2008 |
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- add ev_sync_* and ev_fork_* to EVAPI.h. |
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- provide EV::Embed->sweep method. |
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- new watcher type: async (not very useful in perl). |
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3.0 Mon Jan 28 13:23:11 CET 2008 |
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- upgrade to libev-3.0. |
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- change child handler to incorporate tracing flag. |
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2.01 Mon Dec 31 01:59:19 CET 2007 |
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- found a minor problem in the testsuite that is only |
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caught by new Test::Harness versions (reported by Andreas |
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König). |
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2.0 Sat Dec 22 17:47:03 CET 2007 |
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- no longer force kqueue when enabled, enable it |
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on more systems (as its now by default not used on most). |
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- expose fork watchers. |
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- switch to libev's MULTIPLICITY API. |
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- use a slightly different include file name strategy. |
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- get rid of (unused) libevent emulation. |
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- 5% watcher management speedup due to callback optimisation |
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when inline closures are used, 5% slowdown due to multiplicity. |
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- very minimal support for dynamic event loops and embed watchers. |
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- fix name of prepare start/stop methods. |
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- create and export EV::sleep and EV::set_*_collect_interval. |
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- fix typos in manpage (Alex Efros). |
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1.86 Tue Dec 18 02:36:57 CET 2007 |
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- add periodic->at methods. |
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1.85 Fri Dec 14 20:32:40 CET 2007 |
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- further optimise epoll backend by adding a heuristic that |
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avoids EPOLL_CTL_DEL calls if possible. |
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- EV::signal->start was not async-signal safe. |
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- optimise start/stop when the fd hasn't changed. |
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1.8 Tue Dec 11 22:17:46 CET 2007 |
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- API version 3:0. |
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- reduced fudge factor to zero for select, poll, epoll |
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and kqueue: your system better be posix-compliant |
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even in its extensions :-> |
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- improve long-term numerical stability in periodic watchers |
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by introducing a separate offset value instead of reusing at. |
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- recalculate real/monotonic clocks before blocking fully |
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to avoid blocking for longer than necessary. |
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- fix bugs in the heap functions. this rarely lead to illegal |
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heap orderings. |
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1.72 Sat Dec 8 15:31:26 CET 2007 |
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- add dummy loop arguments to some EVAPI functions |
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so that clients can use EV_A and EV_DEFAULT. |
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- expose ev_clear_pending. |
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- renamed trigger to invoke. |
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1.71 Fri Dec 7 19:10:24 CET 2007 |
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- changed/implemented idle watcher priority. |
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- allow out-of-range priorities to be set. |
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- fix ->priority to actually work on started watchers. |
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- improved testsuite. |
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1.6 Wed Dec 5 15:06:20 CET 2007 |
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- add a missing SPAGAIN. |
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- ripped out EV::DNS, use EV::ADNS for a better backend. |
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- make ev_time callable from EVAPI.h. |
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- add EV::loop_count. |
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- some space optimisations. |
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1.5 Wed Nov 28 20:19:09 CET 2007 |
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- add inotify backend. |
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- make testsuite even less sensible to timing issues, |
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add more stat tests. |
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- add ->attr, ->prev, ->stat calls to stat watcher. |
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1.4 Tue Nov 27 17:35:27 CET 2007 |
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- work around a linux 2.4 kernel bug in child handlers. |
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- implement stat watcher interface. |
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- implement fork watcher interface. |
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- io->set did not keep the fh alive. |
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- actively check signal numbers/names to be valid. |
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- cleanups, minor fixes, new bugs. |
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- work around windows bugs in the testsuite. |
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1.3 Sun Nov 25 10:46:57 CET 2007 |
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- stopping idle/check/prepare watchers could cause data corruption. |
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- implement and document EV::once. |
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- improved documentation, verify that netbsd indeed has the only |
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working kqueue implementation (out of darwin, freebsd, netbsd and |
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openbsd). Praise them! |
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- fix the data method so it might work. |
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- expose ev_ref/ev_unref to the C API. |
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- expose ref/unref in form of the ->keepalive method to perl. |
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- minor bugfixes and portability fixes. |
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1.2 Thu Nov 22 05:44:09 CET 2007 |
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- disable kqueue by default on !netbsd, as its broken on freebsd, |
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darwin and openbsd and thus almost everywhere. |
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- add some allowance in t/01_timer.t for the uneven monotonic |
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vs. realtime clock tick on at least freebsd. |
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- add -lsocket -lnsl on solaris in case the perl guy forgot to |
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configure them. |
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1.1 Wed Nov 21 06:08:48 CET 2007 |
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- improved timer test to include periodics and |
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withstand small timing variations. |
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- many minor tweaks to libev. |
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1.0 Fri Nov 16 14:51:59 CET 2007 |
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- require AnyEvent update if AnyEvent is installed. |
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- add solaris 10 port-based backend. |
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- add child_ns and fix check_ns. |
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- treat yes/no as enforcement, not as hint, when configuring, |
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documentation update (reported by Andy Grundman). |
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0.9 Wed Nov 14 22:24:49 CET 2007 |
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- changed LIBEV_METHODS to LIBEV_FLAGS and the |
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way this is used inside libev. |
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- many, many bugfixes. |
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- add unloop constants. |
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- add timer test. |
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- ev_loop will now terminate immediately when no watchers are active. |
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0.8 Mon Nov 12 02:28:46 CET 2007 |
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- fix "testsuite" again :(). |
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- fix check/idle/prepare/child watcher stop. |
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- enourmously many fixes. |
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- rewritten select backend (mostly for win32). |
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- cache socket handles on win32. |
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- provide considerably finer control over configuration. |
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0.7 Fri Nov 9 20:37:58 CET 2007 |
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- move AnyEvent adaptor into the AnyEvent module. |
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- use private copy of evdns.[ch]. |
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- many minor fixes. |
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0.6 Thu Nov 8 18:23:43 CET 2007 |
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- (libev) better native win32 support. |
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- fix idle watchers. |
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- implement and document periodic reschedule callbacks. |
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- do not run dns test on !linux platforms (actually to exclude win32). |
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- fix (unused in EV :) poll backend. |
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0.51 Tue Nov 6 19:50:22 CET 2007 |
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- fix kqueue/poll compilation issue. |
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- work around design issues in kqueue. |
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- enable kqueue by default, seems to work. |
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0.5 Tue Nov 6 17:37:44 CET 2007 |
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- add signal and pid mutators. |
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- add rstatus/rpid accessors. |
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- updated libev (lower cost for clock monotonic). |
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- support event priorities. |
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- try to find SIG_SIZE on perls that don't have it (Slaven Rezic). |
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- improved signal handling, fixed child watchers. |
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- experimentally add kqueue backend, completely untested. |
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- ported to cygwin and native win32. |
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0.1 Thu Nov 1 18:29:22 CET 2007 |
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- replaced libevent by libev (total rewrite). |
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- many bugfixes w.r.t. libevent. |
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- new watcher types: periodic, check, prepare, child, idle. |
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- performance optimisations. |
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- added interactive configuration. |
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- added fork support. |
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0.03 Mon Oct 29 20:52:50 CET 2007 |
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- add timed_io convenience constructors. |
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- improve documentation. |
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- support signal names in addition to signal numbers. |
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- support signal anyevent watchers. |
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- vastly improved testsuite (its all relative :). |
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- add EV::MakeMaker, beginning of C-level API. |
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- force strings to byte form. |
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0.02 Sun Oct 28 07:40:21 CET 2007 |
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- call $EV::DIED in case a callback throws an exception. |
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- add const char * to typemap for possible 5.6 compatibility. |
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0.01 Sat Oct 27 19:10:18 CEST 2007 |
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- initial release. |
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0.00 Fri Oct 26 11:12:57 CEST 2007 |
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- original version; cloned from JSON::XS |
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