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Bug Fixes and Changes since build 1001
Build 1002 fixes a problem with the Perl-for-ISAPI, PerlEz, PerlEx and PerlScript extensions (they do not work at all in build 1001). All these extensions are available in the 32-bit Windows release only.
This build re-enables the sitecustomize.pl feature in the non-Windows builds.
The tkkit libraries used by the Tkx
module have been updated with
the latest changes from ActiveTcl 8.4. For Mac OS X this includes
specific fixes for OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
What's new in the 1000 Series
This build corresponds to the Perl 5.10.0 source code release.
The 1000 series builds of ActivePerl are not binary compatible with builds in the 600 or 800 series. Any extensions built using binaries from the ActivePerl 600 or 800 series will need to be recompiled. Note especially that this applies to PPM packages that may have been built for 600 or 800 series builds.
Significant changes that have occurred in the 5.10.0 release are documented in the perl5100delta manpage.
The Time::Local module has been fixed to work properly with 64-bit versions of ActivePerl for dates beyond 2038.
The limit on the number of sockets that can be specified in a single
select()
call on Windows has been increased from about 64 to over 2000.
Please note though that using select()
with a large number of sockets
on Windows is rather slow.
This build is based on the first release candidate of the Perl 5.10 source code release. Since Perl 5.10 is not yet complete, this build is designated as a Beta and will be followed by a final build once Perl 5.10 is officially released.
Please use this beta build to try out new features in Perl 5.10 and to test source level compatibility of your existing Perl code under this new release (note that Perl 5.10 is not binary compatible to earlier releases).