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2.99_07 - 2004-08-13

    * improve/check documentation
    * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
    * add file headers
    * some code cleanups

2.99_06 - 2004-08-11

    * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
      provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
    * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
    * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
      looks ugly on search.cpan.org

2.99_05 - 2004-08-10

    * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
      unsupported API calls

2.99_04 - 2004-08-10

    * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
    * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
      check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
    * some small adjustments

2.99_03 - 2004-08-09

    * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
      Craig A. Berry)
    * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
      well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
      script
    * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
    * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
    * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
    * added more tests
    * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
    * renamed some files

2.99_02 - 2004-08-08

    * second beta
    * feature complete for 3.00
    * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
      - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
      - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
      - checks source for unsupported API calls
      - can now lists provided and unsupported API
      - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
      - can use custom diff utility / options
      - can write one patch against the module
      - can write single copies with changes applied
    * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
    * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
    * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
    * added HACKERS file to document internals
    * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
      using search.cpan.org

2.99_01 - 2004-08-07

    * first beta towards 3.00
    * complete rework of internals
    * autogenerated API-checks
    * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
    * ppport.h changes:
      - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
      - can now be run without -x
      - now shows hints and dependencies
      - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
      - now has options
      - now uses File::Find when available
    * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
      from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x

2.008 - 20th October 2003

    * eval_(pv|sv) added
    * PERL_MAGIC_* added

2.007 - 18th September 2003

    * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized

2.006 - 8th September 2003

    * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
    * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed

2.005 - 2nd September 2003

    * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
      go away for older perls
    * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added

2.004 - 22th August 2003

    * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants

2.003 - 8th May 2003

    * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv

2.002 - 2nd December 2001

    * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
    * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
    * More documentation in PPPort.pm

2.001

    * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.

2.000

    * Initial port to the perl core.

1.007

    * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.