2008-04-05 Tels 0.23 301 tests * require Math::BigInt v1.88 * require Math::BigRat v0.21 * update bundles Module::Install * require Perl 5.006 (vs. 5.006002), should work with that 2007-06-30 Tels 0.22 301 tests * make the pragmas lexical, so that "no bigint;" etc. works * make "use bigint; use bignum;" not warn about redefining "inf" and "NaN" This also means a "use bigint;" will not override any already existing "inf" or "NaN" routine * require Math::BigInt v1.87 * fix #27059: t/option_l.t fails * on Perl 5.9.4 or later: "overload" hex() and oct() with lexical routines that also handle arbitrary big integers * for all Perls: make "use bigint qw/hex oct/" export global hex() and oct() routines that work with big integers * make bignum.pm and bigrat.pm re-use code from bigint.pm * add exportable bpi() and bexp() methods * add exportable PI and e constants 2007-04-17 Tels 0.21 205 tests * require Math::BigInt v1.83 * require Math::BigRat v0.19 * add support for "try" and "only" * fix licence field back to "perl" 2007-04-09 Tels 0.20 198 tests * require Math::BigInt v1.82 * require Math::BigRat v0.18 * add a test for bug #18025: "bignum/bigrat can lead to a number that is both 1 and 0" * POD test needs Test::Pod::Coverage 1.08 to work 2007-02-03 Tels 0.19 194 tests * require Math::BigInt v1.79 * require Perl v5.6.2 * add Build.PL * use Module::Install * remove PREREQ_FATAL since the toolchain is broken * apply spelling fixes to POD 2007-01-27 Tels 0.18 194 tests * require Math::BigInt 1.78 * add support for octal constants * use PREREQ_FATAL * add POD tests Older changelog: 2002-01-29 Tels 0.01 * first version 2002-01-29 Tels 0.02 * AUTOLOAD, cleaned up a bit 2002-02-10 Tels 0.03 * renamed to bignum * added dependency and loading of Math::BigRat 2002-02-21 Tels 0.04 * added :constant to Math::BigFloat loading and tests for it * added v to import to print version and exit: te@null:~ > perl -Mbignum=v Math::BigInt v1.51 lib => Math::BigInt::Calc v0.22 Math::BigFloat v1.28 Math::BigRat v0.02 te@null:~ > perl -Mbignum=v,lib,Pari Math::BigInt v1.51 lib => Math::BigInt::Pari v1.07 Math::BigFloat v1.28 Math::BigRat v0.02 2002-02-24 Tels 0.05 * Comes now in two flavours: Normal (bignum) and Rat-flavoured (bigrat) te@null:~ > perl -Mbignum=v Math::BigInt v1.52 lib => Math::BigInt::Calc v0.23 Math::BigFloat v1.29 te@null:~ > perl -Mbigrat=v Math::BigInt v1.52 lib => Math::BigInt::Calc v0.23 Math::BigFloat v1.29 Math::BigRat v0.02 2002-02-26 Tels 0.06 * options can now be in short (one letter) or long form * new option: t or trace * old option: v or version * included Math::BigInt::Trace for trace 2002-03-05 Tels 0.07 * new options: a (accuracy) and p (precision) * doc and tests improved quite a lot 2002-03-11 Tels 0.08 * doc fixes/types and 'l' is equal to 'lib' (thanx to Dan Sullivan) * added tests for l, lib, and foo (the latter is expected to die) * uses Math::BigInt::Lite when it finds it, otherwise just plain M::BI * added tests for loading of Lite * version output includes Math::BigInt::Lite when it was used * rewritten README and INSTALL document 2002-03-12 Tels 0.09 * added bigint.pm as a better way of perl -MMath::BigInt=:constant * tests for that * bigrat: some typos 2002-03-17 Tels 0.10 * bigint: handle floating point constants like '4.5', '45e-1', '4.56e1' by truncating them to integer, so: perl -Mbigint -le 'print 4.5+4.5' 8 2002-03-25 Tels 0.11 * testsuite failed under Lite due to specific tests for MBI * removed the printing of "Loading ..." to STDERR (interfered w/ something) * more tests for bigrat and bignum * trace.t remvoed due to VMS problems 2002-08-13 Tels 0.12 * INSTALLDIRS => perl * document that use bignum/bigint/bigrat is global, not only in current block * added default exported inf() and NaN() routines to fix the second example: perl -Mbignum -e 'print 1 + inf,"\n"' perl -Mbignum -e 'print inf + inf,"\n"' * tests for inf()/NaN() 2002-08-24 Tels 0.13 * added a LOT to the documentation * tests don't go "huh" anymore * bninfnan.t has the correct setup for testing in the core 2002-12-12 Tels 0.14a 175 tests (not released) * added doc about shallow copies like $x = $y and method calls * precision()/accuracy()/round_mode() save now one call and are thus faster * bigrat() now calls Math::BigRat->precision|accuracy|round_mode, too * distribution is now signed, go to http://bloodgate.com/tels.asc for key 2003-07-04 Tels 0.14 175 tests (released) * small nits fixed * allow parameters a and p for bigrat 2004-03-12 Tels 0.15 175 tests * small nitpick fix for Math::BigInt v1.70 2005-01-01 Tels 0.16 184 tests * option "l", "a", and "p" did not work under -Mbigrat * little doc fixes * add more tests, convert some testfiles to Test::More 2005-04-03 Tels 0.17 184 tests * remove the default library 'Calc', and let Bigint et. al. decide instead which library to load as default Please send me test-reports, your experiences with this and your ideas - I love to hear about my work! Tels