1 | Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop. |
1 | Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop. |
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3 | TODO: include ev_xyz_start in each example? |
3 | 4.00 Mon Oct 25 12:32:12 CEST 2010 |
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 erroneously |
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. |
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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. |
13 | - prefer EPOLL_CTL_ADD over EPOLL_CTL_MOD in some more cases, as it |
13 | - prefer EPOLL_CTL_ADD over EPOLL_CTL_MOD in some more cases, as it |
14 | seems the former is *much* faster than the latter. |
14 | seems the former is *much* faster than the latter. |
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15 | - linux kernel version detection (for inotify bug workarounds) |
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16 | did not work properly. |
15 | - reduce the number of spurious wake-ups with the ports backend. |
17 | - reduce the number of spurious wake-ups with the ports backend. |
16 | - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu). |
18 | - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu). |
17 | - do async init within ev_async_start, not ev_async_set, which avoids |
19 | - do async init within ev_async_start, not ev_async_set, which avoids |
18 | an API quirk where the set function must be called in the C++ API |
20 | an API quirk where the set function must be called in the C++ API |
19 | even when there is nothing to set. |
21 | even when there is nothing to set. |
20 | - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue, |
22 | - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue, |
21 | this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting |
23 | this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting |
22 | not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher). |
24 | not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher). |
23 | - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't |
25 | - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't |
24 | on freebsd...). |
26 | on freebsd...). |
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27 | - allow to embed epoll on kernels >= 2.6.32. |
25 | - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still |
28 | - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still |
26 | override it. |
29 | override it. |
27 | - ev.pod: greatly expanded the portability section, added a porting |
30 | - ev.pod: greatly expanded the portability section, added a porting |
28 | section, a description of watcher states and made lots of minor fixes. |
31 | section, a description of watcher states and made lots of minor fixes. |
29 | - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace |
32 | - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace |
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37 | - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings. |
40 | - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings. |
38 | - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs. |
41 | - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs. |
39 | - add section on accept() problems to the manpage. |
42 | - add section on accept() problems to the manpage. |
40 | - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER. |
43 | - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER. |
41 | - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify/loop/unloop. |
44 | - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify/loop/unloop. |
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45 | - remove ev_default_destroy and ev_default_fork. |
42 | - switch to two-digit minor version. |
46 | - switch to two-digit minor version. |
43 | - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug. |
47 | - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug. |
44 | - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so. |
48 | - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so. |
45 | - use enum instead of #define for most constants. |
49 | - use enum instead of #define for most constants. |
46 | - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers. |
50 | - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers. |
47 | - ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now default |
51 | - (experimental) ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now |
48 | arguments when compiled as C++. |
52 | default arguments when compiled as C++. |
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53 | - enable automake dependency tracking. |
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54 | - ev_loop_new no longer leaks memory when loop creation failed. |
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55 | - new ev_cleanup watcher type. |
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50 | 3.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009 |
57 | 3.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009 |
51 | - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested |
58 | - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested |
52 | explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to |
59 | explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to |
53 | catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. |
60 | catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. |