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- Version 5 build 106
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- Changes
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- - See changes for betas below.
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- Bugs fixed
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- PerlIS has the current working directory problem fixed.
- PerlIS works with post and get methods from forms.
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- Known Issues
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- PerlIS - still no system, shell escapes etc.
- PerlIS - pipes don't work.
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- Version 5 build 105 Release
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- Changes
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- - See changes for betas below.
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- Bugs fixed
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- - OLE bugs re: properties fixed.
- - Windows 95 problems with exceptions fixed.
- - Windows 95 problems with COMMAND.COM fixed.
- - OLE retrievable arrays work now.
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- Known Issues
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- - the return value of a system call is wrong on Win95, causes a test failure.
- - Makefiles are for MSVC version 2.2. The next build will use
- VC 4.0 makefiles.
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- Version 5 build 104 Beta
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- Changes
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- - See changes for betas below.
- - NT:: modules changed to Win32::
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- Bugs fixed
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- - will build
- - OLE bugs re: properties fixed.
- - Win32::Process module bug fixed ( Exit code ).
- - Flock() implemented (for real).
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- Known Issues
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- - Windows 95 problems with Exception handling.
- - Windows 95 problems with COMMAND.COM.( affects system, pipes etc ).
- - no Makemaker support for extensions.
- - OLE: Retrievable arrays don't work. Will on next build.
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- Version 5 Build 103
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- Changes
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- - See changes for Betas 1 and 2
- - NT:: Extension modules added.
- - sorta Works on 95. Install script is broken.
- - flock() and pipe() now work.
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- Bugs fixed
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- - the -S flag bug is fixed.
- - the ctrl-c ( break ) signal bug is fixed.
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- Known Issues
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- - Naming conventions will probably be changed for extensions to fit the
- "Will of the people". ( NT:: vs Win32:: vs Win95:: vs etc::).
- - perl -v causes an exception on Win95. Breaks the install script on 95
- (WinNT too, but WinNT exception handling works!)
- - no makemaker, yet.
- - pipes, and sockets have some problems on Win95
- - system with multiple arguements fails on Win95 ( due to command.com ).
- - Writing extensions is a tad tedious. Soon to be remedied. Look at
- supplied extensions for example,and online documentation at:
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- http://info.hip.com/ntperl/man-pages/win32xs.htm
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- - DBM bug, reports wrong size of file.
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- Version 5 Release 100 Beta 2
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- - This Beta will not work on Win95 !!!
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- Changes
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- - See changes for Beta 1
- - added resources and icons.
- - pipe command added. ( not fully tested ).
- - DBM support added (using SDBM. DB_File on the way). dbmopen() et al now
- functional.
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- Bugs fixed
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- - a system environment bug was fixed.
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- Known Issues
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- - Beta 2 does not work on Win95.
- - Sockets have some problems.
- - Ctrl-C (break) doesn't work when Perl spawns another Perl process.
- - Writing extensions is a tad tedious. Soon to be remedied. Look at
- supplied extensions for example.
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- Version 5 Release 100 Beta 1
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- - This Beta will not work on Win95!!!
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- Changes
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- - This Beta will not work on Win95!!!
- - NT.ph is being phased out. It is still available but will be removed soon.
- Redundant, a perl4'ism. Replaced by NT.pm ("use NT"). Other
- constant stuff now encompassed in module extensions.
- -The built-in extensions for Eventlog and registry still exist, but will be
- removed.
- Please use the module extensions, NT::EventLog and NT::Registry.
- (see lib/NT.pm for details)
- - Now search PERLLIB environment variable for @INC path.
- - Process loading now much faster, now does explicit loading on all
- system libraries except for kernel32.dll.
- - dynamic loading of module extensions added. Still in testing, use at your
- own risk. No MakeMaker available.
- - OLE automation schema completely overhauled. Now much simpler, faster,
- cleaner, nicer, you name it you got it. Embedded objects supported. Sorry,
- still can't do OCX's and never will do VBX's.
- - Added Socket.pm ("use Socket" is the equivalent to "use Winsock").
- - All of perl split into small exe and big dll - runs much faster!!!!!!!
- - Cwd.pm patched to use portable methods. Thanks Tim Bunce for patch.
- - All source files now have notice regarding GPL or Artistic License.
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- Bugs fixed
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- - case smashing on %ENV hash.
- - 'pwd' unix'isms removed.
- - various problems with pipes
- - lots of other little things.
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- Known Issues
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- - Beta 1 does not work on Win95.
- - Sockets have some problems.
- - Ctrl-C (break) doesn't work when Perl spawns another Perl process.
- - Writing extensions is a tad tedious. Soon to be remedied. Look at
- supplied extensions for example.
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