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Revision 1.190 by root, Thu Oct 21 16:07:37 2010 UTC vs.
Revision 1.192 by root, Fri Oct 22 05:57:55 2010 UTC

2 2
3TODO: include ev_xyz_start in each example? 3TODO: include ev_xyz_start in each example?
4 - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading. 4 - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading.
5 - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good 5 - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good
6 testcase by Vladimir Timofeev). 6 testcase by Vladimir Timofeev).
7 - ev_run will now always update the current loop time - it errornously 7 - ev_run will now always update the current loop time - it erroneously
8 didn't when idle watchers were active, causing timers not to fire. 8 didn't when idle watchers were active, causing timers not to fire.
9 - fix a bug where a timeout of zero caused the timer not to fire 9 - fix a bug where a timeout of zero caused the timer not to fire
10 in the libevent emulation (testcase by Péter Szabó). 10 in the libevent emulation (testcase by Péter Szabó).
11 - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion). 11 - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion).
12 - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES. 12 - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES.
42 - switch to two-digit minor version. 42 - switch to two-digit minor version.
43 - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug. 43 - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug.
44 - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so. 44 - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so.
45 - use enum instead of #define for most constants. 45 - use enum instead of #define for most constants.
46 - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers. 46 - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers.
47 - ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now default
48 arguments when compiled as C++.
47 49
483.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009 503.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009
49 - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested 51 - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested
50 explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to 52 explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to
51 catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. 53 catch race conditions, but the users have spoken.
67 - changed minimum glibc requirement from glibc 2.9 to 2.7, for 69 - changed minimum glibc requirement from glibc 2.9 to 2.7, for
68 signalfd. 70 signalfd.
69 - add missing string.h include (Denis F. Latypoff). 71 - add missing string.h include (Denis F. Latypoff).
70 - only replace ev_stat.prev when we detect an actual difference, 72 - only replace ev_stat.prev when we detect an actual difference,
71 so prev is (almost) always different to attr. this might 73 so prev is (almost) always different to attr. this might
72 have caused the probems with 04_stat.t. 74 have caused the problems with 04_stat.t.
73 - add ev::timer->remaining () method to C++ API. 75 - add ev::timer->remaining () method to C++ API.
74 76
753.8 Sun Aug 9 14:30:45 CEST 2009 773.8 Sun Aug 9 14:30:45 CEST 2009
76 - incompatible change: do not necessarily reset signal handler 78 - incompatible change: do not necessarily reset signal handler
77 to SIG_DFL when a sighandler is stopped. 79 to SIG_DFL when a sighandler is stopped.
78 - ev_default_destroy did not properly free or zero some members, 80 - ev_default_destroy did not properly free or zero some members,
79 potentially causing crashes and memory corruption on repated 81 potentially causing crashes and memory corruption on repeated
80 ev_default_destroy/ev_default_loop calls. 82 ev_default_destroy/ev_default_loop calls.
81 - take advantage of signalfd on GNU/Linux systems. 83 - take advantage of signalfd on GNU/Linux systems.
82 - document that the signal mask might be in an unspecified 84 - document that the signal mask might be in an unspecified
83 state when using libev's signal handling. 85 state when using libev's signal handling.
84 - take advantage of some GNU/Linux calls to set cloexec/nonblock 86 - take advantage of some GNU/Linux calls to set cloexec/nonblock
206 do similar changes for event.c. 208 do similar changes for event.c.
207 209
2083.45 Tue Oct 21 21:59:26 CEST 2008 2103.45 Tue Oct 21 21:59:26 CEST 2008
209 - disable inotify usage on linux <2.6.25, as it is broken 211 - disable inotify usage on linux <2.6.25, as it is broken
210 (reported by Yoann Vandoorselaere). 212 (reported by Yoann Vandoorselaere).
211 - ev_stat errornously would try to add inotify watchers 213 - ev_stat erroneously would try to add inotify watchers
212 even when inotify wasn't available (this should only 214 even when inotify wasn't available (this should only
213 have a performance impact). 215 have a performance impact).
214 - ev_once now passes both timeout and io to the callback if both 216 - ev_once now passes both timeout and io to the callback if both
215 occur concurrently, instead of giving timeouts precedence. 217 occur concurrently, instead of giving timeouts precedence.
216 - disable EV_USE_INOTIFY when sys/inotify.h is too old. 218 - disable EV_USE_INOTIFY when sys/inotify.h is too old.
284 - enable inlining with gcc versions 2 and 3. 286 - enable inlining with gcc versions 2 and 3.
285 - work around broken poll implementations potentially 287 - work around broken poll implementations potentially
286 not clearing revents field in ev_poll (Brandon Black) 288 not clearing revents field in ev_poll (Brandon Black)
287 (no such systems are known at this time). 289 (no such systems are known at this time).
288 - work around a bug in realloc on openbsd and darwin, 290 - work around a bug in realloc on openbsd and darwin,
289 also makes the errornous valgrind complaints 291 also makes the erroneous valgrind complaints
290 go away (noted by various people). 292 go away (noted by various people).
291 - fix ev_async_pending, add c++ wrapper for ev_async 293 - fix ev_async_pending, add c++ wrapper for ev_async
292 (based on patch sent by Johannes Deisenhofer. 294 (based on patch sent by Johannes Deisenhofer).
293 - add sensible set method to ev::embed. 295 - add sensible set method to ev::embed.
294 - made integer constants type int in ev.h. 296 - made integer constants type int in ev.h.
295 297
2963.2 Wed Apr 2 17:11:19 CEST 2008 2983.2 Wed Apr 2 17:11:19 CEST 2008
297 - fix a 64 bit overflow issue in the select backend, 299 - fix a 64 bit overflow issue in the select backend,

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