Revision history for Perl extension libwin32.


0.13  Thu Sep 17 19:35:20 1998

   + New modules from Tye McQueen: Win32API-Registry-0.15 and
     Win32-TieRegistry-0.21.  These are much better designed and implemented
     than Win32-Registry.  They also begin the concerted effort to layer
     user-friendly implementations of Win32 functionality on top of a
     comprehensive set of Win32API-* modules.

   + New module from Bret Giddings: Win32API-Net-0.04 provides access to the
     Lan Manager API.  Currently supports only the account management
     functions, but the long-term intent is to support most of the Net* API.

   + Newer version of Win32::OLE from Jan Dubois.  See OLE/Changes for
     detailed list.

   + PerfLib bugs fixed (thanks to Jutta Klebe and Henry Ptasinski
     <henry@epigram.com>).

   + Subversive use of LDLOADLIBS in Internet/Makefile.PL fixed.

   + Fixed GPF in NetAdmin::LocalGroupIsMember()

   + Win32::Registry now supports setting REG_NONE entries.  Spurious
     warnings on 'use' fixed.

   + install.bat has improved sanity checks (thanks to Tye McQueen).

   + Various tweaks to help PERL_OBJECT build

0.12  Mon May 11 00:32:33 1998

   + Applied serious OLE bugfixes from Jan Dubois for public release.

0.11  (unreleased)

   + Jutta Klebe has contributed a new module, Win32::PerfLib. It
     provides comprehensive facilities for accessing performance counters
     on Windows NT.  See the documentation in PerfLib/PerfLib.pm.

   + Many, many fixes and enhancements in Win32::OLE, thanks to Jan Dubois
     See OLE/Changes for a detailed list.

   + Win32::NetAdmin supports new functions: GetAliasFromRID(),
     GetUserGroupFromRID(), LocalGroupGetMembersWithDomain(), and
     GetServerDisks() (thanks to David Gardiner and Jutta Klebe).
     A few broken constants have been fixed and missing ones added
     (thanks to Dave Roth).  Most symbols are exported on request
     (thanks to Tye McQueen).

   + Bug fixes for Win32::ChangeNotify (from Chris Madsen, thanks).

   + Win32::Registry exports older symbols for compatibility (thanks to
     Tye McQueen).  Reg*Key() functions enable priveleges as needed
     (thanks to Jutta Klebe).

   + Win32::Service now reports stopped services (merged from ActiveState's
     sources, thanks).

   + Win32::GetArchName() and Win32::GetChipName() functions have been
     added, for compatibility.

   + The bug whereby Win32::Process couldn't be loaded on Win95 should be
     fixed.

0.10  Fri Feb  6 21:32:33 1998

   + Chris Madsen <ac608@yfn.ysu.edu> has rethought and rewritten the IPC
     related modules.  The Win32::Event module is new.  In his own words:

	The Win32::IPC modules

		Win32::ChangeNotify
		Win32::Event
		Win32::IPC
		Win32::Mutex
		Win32::Semaphore

	have been almost completely rewritten and are now at version 1.00.
	The rather inconsistent ActiveWare interface is still supported, but
	you should really use the newer and more powerful interface (using
	lower case method names).

	Consult the documentation for each module for details on how to
	convert from the old interface.

	In addition, Win32::Process has been slightly altered to work with
	Win32::IPC.  Process objects should now work with Win32::IPC's wait_*
	functions (they were supposed to work before, but they didn't).  You
	will have to load Win32::IPC yourself, because Win32::Process does
	not.

   + Yet more OLE fixes from Jan Dubois <jan.dubois@ibm.net>.

   + NetAdmin enhancements from Jutta Klebe <jmk@exc.bybyte.de>

   + Updated FileSecurity to base version 0.67.

   + Win32::Registry sports additional functions that correspond to the
     Win32 Registry API functions.

   + Misc. changes
	- fixed buggy InitiateSystemShutdown()
	- New compatibility XSUBs: MsgBox(), LoadLibrary(), FreeLibrary(),
	  GetProcAddress(), RegisterServer(), UnregisterServer()

   + Other minor bugs have been fixed.  See "Changes" files in individual
     module subdirectories.

0.09  Sun Dec 14 12:14:08 1997

   + OLE has been seriously overhauled, thanks largely to the valiant efforts
     of Jan Dubois <jan.dubois@ibm.net>.  Jan has added many exciting new
     features, and a much more streamlined implementation.  See the pod
     documentation for compatibility info.

   + The AdminMisc extension has been dropped, because newer versions with
     support (and binaries) for the standard perl port are available from the
     original author.  See "http://www.rothd.net/perl" for details.

   + New compatibility functions (got via C<use Win32;>) : LookupAccountName(),
     LookupAccountSID(), InitiateSystemShutdown(), AbortSystemShutdown(),
     ExpandEnvironmentStrings().

   + Numerous bugs have been fixed.  See "Changes" files in individual module
     subdirectories.

0.08  and earlier

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