Revision history for Perl extension Win32API::SerialPort.

0.01 Tue Apr 14 12:01:47 1998

• original version; created by h2xs 1.18
• command: h2xs -X -n SerialPort

0.02 Thu Apr 16 15:53:30 1998

• extensive edits to pod section
• consolidate pre-existing code fragments
• post documentation for comments

0.03 Sun Apr 26 22:24:47 1998

• add test1.pl
• extensive bug fixes while developing tests

0.04 Mon May 25 15:14:30 1998

• significant additions to test1.pl
• add test2.pl, demo1.pl, demo2.pl, README.txt
• first version with read and write functions
• first public alpha

0.05 Sun May 31 21:26:02 1998

• rewrite tests using "is_ok", "is_bad", "is_zero" subroutines
• abort "start" on parameter validation failure
• rename tests to ".t" and demos to ".plx"
• add fourth return value to status and reset_error.
• Add built-in error messages and use in demo?.plx
• add read_bg, write_bg, read_done, write_done (background I/O)

0.06 Fri Jun 05 17:38:20 1998

• make sure baudrate and databits interpreted as integers
• Add AltPort.pm and test3.t for Inheritance testing
• Add demo3.plx as setup example
• Clone README.txt to preferred CPAN name
• Add Makefile.PL (as stub) for CPAN
• Add parity_enable. Other DCB bits not implemented yet

0.07 Tue Jun 16 22:43:20 1998

• Add test4.t for Inheritance testing
• Makefile.PL runs Test::Harness on 5.004 (GS)
• Export :COMM constants on request
• Fixes for status on NT (differs from Win95) - add BM_AllBits
• Purge now clears read/write busy
• Save error_msg/user_msg in configuration file

0.08 Wed Jun 17 21:56:11 1998

• Add demo4.plx
• Add description of "required" parameters
• Fix bug that "required" all the timing and buffer parameters
• Small fixes to test?.t for "-w" warnings

0.09 Fri Aug 21 xx:xx:xx 1998

• First pre-beta, no general distribution
• Rename :COMM exports to :STAT
• Make "handshake" recommended rather than required
• Add restart
• Add demo5.plx
• Split into Win32:SerialPort(user) and Win32API::CommPort(raw)

0.10 Sat Aug 29 23:18:50 1998

• First public beta
• Add demo6.plx and test5.t
• Add :RAW :COMPROP :PARAM :DCB :ALL exports to CommPort.pm
• Add $ResetEvent to CommPort.pm
• Fix a number of timing bugs

0.11 Mon Sep 14 23:40:00 1998

• Add current baud to ok list
• add error messages
• allow set_write_buf(0)
• limited release to test TPJ examples and bug fixes

0.12 Sun Nov 08 23:40:00 1998

• MAJOR UPDATE - Second public beta
• Modify CommPort.pm to export subroutine wrappers instead of API objects under tag "RAW:". Many related changes in test5.t
• Add perl version test to Makefile.PL
• Add Install.PL and blib subdirectory tree (5.004 and above)
• Add options.plx to aid in debugging after installation
• Update MANIFEST, README and documentation
• Add error messages for failed "save" and "write_settings"
• Fix bugs in range checking for "baudrate" and "buffers"
• Rename API objects to "$_object"
• Delete $GetLocalError
• Use "my $dcb" instead of $self->{"DCB"} in CommPort.pm
• Move test suite files to "t" subirectory (5.004 and above)
• Add "use blib" to the test suite
• Revise demo*.plx to use proper Namespaces
• Create "Build_3xx" subdirectory for non-Makamaker test suite
• Add manual install instructions for ActiveState build 3xx

0.13 Sat Nov 28 19:35:05 1998

• Third public beta
• Add lookfor, lookclear, lastlook, are_match, input-loopback, is_prompt, and stty-like functions (MAJOR ENHANCEMENT)
• Consolidate demo5.plx and demo6.plx using lookfor et. al.
• Rewrite Makefile.PL and Install.PL to eliminate need for "Build_3xx" subdirectory, add test suite support for Build_3xx, and "use lib" instead of "use blib" (which CPAN reserves for binary distributions)
• Add html install for 5.004 and above
• All t/test* files modified - test4.plx extensively (testing new functions)

0.14 Sun Feb 07 23:41:00 1999

• Fourth public beta
• Add Tied FileHandle support (MAJOR ENHANCEMENT)
• Several enhancments to lookfor: Explicit Regular Expression support much like expect Block until $count characters received option Both match_pattern and input_that_matched returned by lastlook
• Fix bug in CloseHandle with prevented reopening port in same process. Add return value to "close" method.
• Revise Makefile.PL to improve test suite support for Build_3xx
• Add "$no_silly_warnings" to CommPort for Build_3xx
• Numerous documentation changes
• Delete never-used "dosmode" constructor
• add demo6.plx and t/test6.t for tied FileHandles

0.15 Sun May 09 16:25:40 1999

• First production release.
• Add $RBUF_Size and internal_buffer().
• Add $quiet option to new.
• Correct bugs in handshake off control masks.
• Rename "eof" and "kill" to s_eof and s_kill to reduce confusion with Perl builtin functions.
• Add stty method and opost parameter.
• Default stty_xxx setup for raw port rather than dumb terminal.
• Add compiled regex support for are_match.
• Add streamline, lastline, linesize, matchclear.
• Add $instead to lastlook.
• Recode lookfor to improve efficiency.
• Improve error handling on write timeout.
• Add cntl_char and argv_char subs to support stty.
• Add test suite port option to Makefile.PL
• Extensive test suite additions
• small changes in demo4.plx amd demo6.plx, large ones in demo5.plx
• new demo7.plx, demo8.plx, stty.plx
• on CPAN as Version 0.150 due to upload problem

0.16 Sun July 18 15:17:15 1999

• Second production release.
• Add "pulse_xxx" functions to support CM17 device on MisterHouse
• Remove "list context" support from binary methods in CommPort. Most were read_only anyway. Reflected in test1.t and test3.t.
• Disable stty_eof unless stty_icanon (bug).
• Add methods for the seldom used DCB bits like ignore_null.
• Improved documentation on timeouts.

0.17 Fri August 13 16:30:15 1999

• Add output_record and output_field separator support
• Add get_tick_count wrapper for Win32::GetTickCount()
• Add stty_opost function to tied syswrite

0.18 Wed September 8 23:39:17 1999

• add saved utility parameters and methods (hostname, et.al)
• add any_os.plx
• major rewrite of Makefile.PL to improve "make deprived" install
• correct misnamed output_rts to output_cts
• changes in all test programs, especially t/test2.t and t/test4.t

0.19 Thu November 4 20:26:12 1999

• fixed problem setting $Babble and $Verbose via debug & debug_comm
• deleted useless array-context return from debug & debug_comm
• updates to test1.t, test3.t, and new demo9.plx
• move demos to eg directory

0.20 Thu April 1 11:05:12 2010

• extensive rewrite to all tests to support modern perls and non-traditional ports
• automatically support COM10 and above
• Makefile.PL changes for compatibility with CPAN.pm and make

0.21 Thu April 30 13:33:00 2010

• Makefile.PL changes to work with CPAN testers (invalid failures)
• test fixes for intermittant failures

0.22 Thu Jun 10 21:15:20 2010

• Add example elect_meter.pl
• fix test failures reported by CPAN testers