Revision history

* Version 2.4-4 -- 3 November 2005

- Updated User Guide to include perl module ETL::Pequel.pm interface reference.
- Bug fix in field pre/post process sections.
- Bug fix in reject section.

* Version 2.4-3 -- 1 November 2005

- Add VERSION labels for all modules.

* Version 2.4-2 -- 1 November 2005

- New root namespace: ETL::Pequel. 
- Initial Perl module program access interface via ETL::Pequel.pm. 
	-- Please view example/aggregates_1.pl for sample usage.
- New section types: 'display message on input/output', 'display message on input/output abort'.
	-- display a message to stderr if record matches condition(s), with optional processing abort.
- Support fixed length and packed input/output format via Perl pack/unpack formats 
	-- new options: 'unpack_input', 'input_pack_fmt', 'pack_output', 'output_pack_fmt'. 
- New 'copy input record', 'divert input record' section types replace 'copy/divert record'.
	-- distributed data processing.
- New 'copy output record', 'divert output record' section types.
- New macros: &pack(), &unpack().
- New macro: &input_record_count().
- Added gzcat_cmd, gzcat_args, cat_cmd, cat_args options.
- Added sort_cmd, sort_args, cpp_cmd, cpp_args options.
- New option 'input_record_limit' -- use to specify number of records to process from input.
- Additional example scripts demonstrate new copy/divert input/output record sections.
- Additional example scripts demonstrate new pack_output/unpack_input feature.
- Additional example scripts demonstrate new macros.
- Additional example scripts demonstrate new message section types.
- Fixed test failures.

* Version 2.3-4 -- 6 October 2005

- New 'copy record' section. Copy input record to second pequel script if condition met.
- New 'divert record' section. Divert input record to second pequel script if condition met.
- Additional example scripts demonstrate new copy/divert record sections.

* Version 2.3-3 -- 4 October 2005

- New section type 'sort output' -- sort the output from script.
- Now can use 'sort by' in chained pequel script.

* Version 2.3-2 -- 30 September 2005

- New option 'prefix' -- use to set directory path prefix for any file/script names specified in input_file,
	'load table', 'load table pequel', etc.
- Added Pequel script chaining via input_file -- receive input data from output of other Pequel script.
- Added 'load table pequel' section -- load a table via external Pequel script (see examples).
- Fixed code generation when using 'use_inline' with input_file specified.
- Fixed code generated for external tables with single data column.
- Added example scripts: pequel_tables.pql, sales_ttl_by_loc.pql.
- Removed Pequel::Base and 'root' references -- replaced by Pequel::Param.
- Extensive code cleanup and bug fixes.

* Version 2.2-9 -- 14 September 2005

- Added Vim syntax file.
- New tests.
- Additional example scripts.
- Revamped the table compiler -- now handles nested table and complex statements.
- Revamped the macro compiler -- now handles nested macros and complex statements.
- PEQUEL_TABLE_PATH env for runtime external tables path location.
- Must escape literal quote char as argument in Option with '\'. So: input_delimiter_extra(\"[)
- Allow quoted (single or double) Option argument.
- Fixed problem when group-by field references input derived field.
- Fixed code generation for arr_avg macro.
- All array macros now will parse any param as an array field.
- Fixed arr_size macro.
- Updated User Guide -- added BUGS list.
- Fixed various problems with examples scripts. Cleaned up examples dir.


* Version 2.2-8 -- 1 September 2005

- Updated User Guide.
- Updated User Guide -- added 'Inline Options' Chapter.
- Updated User Guide -- added Apache CLF example script.
- Added Apache Log (Common Log Format (CLF)) file parsing (quoted fields, square bracketed timestamp field).
- Added new option: input_delimiter_extra -- use for setting extra field delimiters, such as quotes and
	square brackets; eg: for Apache Log (Common Log Format (CLF)) file parsing specify input_delimiter_extra("[).
- Removed default settings for Inline => CCFLAGS and Inline => OPTIMIZE.
- Added new option: inline_ccflags -- use for setting CCFLAGS for Inline::C.
- Added new option: inline_optimize -- use for setting OPTIMIZE for Inline::C.
- Added new option: inline_cc -- use for settind CC for Inline::C.
- Fixed Inline Config=>NAME -- substitute '/' in path name by '::'.
- Added examples/apachelog.pql.


* Version 2.2-7 -- 25 August 2005

- Fixed User Guide incorrect reference to 'pql2' -- should be 'pequel'!
- Added examples directory containing sample pequel scripts together with their generated code.
- Script/Script.pm:Bugfix with 'no cpp' misspelling. Was causing 'make test' to fail on systems without cpp.
- Engine/Engine.pm:Added vim syntax perl setting in generated script.
- Updated README -- added Installation Troubleshooting and Example Installation sections.
- Engine/Engine.pm:Removed 'use warnings' because eval in execute (might) complain.
- supress code BEGIN/END comments unless --debug option specified.
- Fixed pequeldoc generated code display (when --detail used) truncation.


* Version 2.2-6 -- 2 July 2005

- Added GPL Copyright Notice


* Version 2.1.1 -- 3 February 2004

- New code implementation (object oriented)