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Changes for version 0.503 - 2023-11-28

  • Bug Fix
    • Fix a bug that the compilation of the Sys::IO::Dirent failed becuase cygwin do not have d_reclen in struct dirent.
  • New Features
    • Add the d_off method to the Sys::IO::Dirent class.
    • Add the d_type method to the Sys::IO::Dirent class.
    • Add the utimes method to the Sys::IO class.
    • Add the optional $tv_sec and $tv_usec arguments to the new method in the Sys::Time::Timeval.
    • Add the optional $tv_sec and $tv_nsec arguments to the new method in the Sys::Time::Timespec.
  • Incompatible Changes
    • The getgroups method in the Sys::User class is changed.
      • Before
        • static method getgroups : int[] ();
      • After
        • static method getgroups : int ($size : int, $list : int[]);
    • The definition of the pipe method in the Sys is changed.
      • Before
        • static method pipe : void ($pipe_fds : int[]);
      • After
        • static method pipe : void ($read_fd_ref : int*, $write_fd_ref : int*);
    • The definition of the select method in the Sys is changed.
      • Before
        • static method select : int ($readfds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $writefds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $exceptfds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $timeout : Sys::Time::Timeval);
      • After
        • static method select : int ($readfds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $writefds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $exceptfds : Sys::Select::Fd_set, $timeout : double = 0);

Modules

System Calls for File IO, Sockets, Time, Process, Signals, Users
Environemnt Variables
IO System Call
Constant values for IO.
the class for the DIR type in the C language.
struct dirent in the C language
the class for the FILE type in the C language.
struct flock in the C language
The stat Functions and The struct stat in the C language
struct utimbuf in the C language
IO System Call on Windows
ioctl System Call
Constant values for ioctl.
OS Information
Poll System Call
Constant values for Poll.
Array of struct pollfd in the C language
Process System Call
Constant Values for Process
Select System Call
Constant values for Select.
fd_set Type in C Language
Signal Constant Values
Socket System Call
struct addrinfo in the C language
Sys::Socket::AddrinfoLinkedList is a SPVM module
Socket Constant Values
Socket Error Numbers
The address is not a valid network address.
struct in6_addr in the C language
struct in_addr in the C language
struct ip_mreq in the C language
struct ip_mreq_source in the C language
struct ipv6_mreq in the C language
struct sockaddr in the C language
struct sockaddr_in in the C language
struct sockaddr_in6 in the C language
struct sockaddr_storage in the C language
struct sockaddr_un in the C language
Socket Utilities
System Calls for Time Manipulation
Constant Values for Time
struct itimerval in the C language
struct timespec in the C language
struct timeval in the C language
struct timezone in the C language
struct tm in the C language
struct tms in the C language
User/Group System Calls
Entry of Group Database
Entry of Password Database