ActivePerl 5.8 Change Log

For the latest information on ActivePerl, please see:

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Build 823 ????? ??, 2008

Build 823 IS TBD

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 822.1

Build 822.2 November 15, 2007

Build 822.2 is a rebuild for HP-UX.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 822.1

Build 822.1 September 23, 2007

Build 822.1 is a rebuild of build 822 for HP-UX on PA-RISC. The original release had several modules compiled so that they would only work on PA-RISC2.0 machines. All modules in 822.1 are compatible with the PA-RISC1.1 architecture again.

Build 822 Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007

Build 822 is based on Perl 5.8.8, but also includes all changes from the Perl 5.8 maintenance branch up to change 31223 plus additional selected changes from the Perl 5.9 development branch.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 821

Known Issues

Build 821 Wednesday, Jun 24, 2007

Build 821 is based on Perl 5.8.8, but also includes all changes from the Perl 5.8 maintenance branch up to change 31223 plus additional selected changes from the Perl 5.9 development branch.

Build 821 was only distributed for HP-UX.

Special configuration of build 821 for HP-UX

Build 821 on HP-UX does not include PPM4 or the Tkx module, and it also does not have the simplified directory layout nor the changed order of directories in @INC. These changes will be introduced for HP-UX in ActivePerl 5.10.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 820

Build 820 Wednesday, Jan 24, 2007

Build 820 is based on Perl 5.8.8.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 819

Build 819 Wednesday, Aug 31, 2006

Build 819 is based on Perl 5.8.8.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 818

Build 818 Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006

Build 818 is based on Perl 5.8.8.

Bug Fixes and Changes since build 817

Build 817.91 (818 Beta 2) Wednesday, Jul 19, 2006

Introduce PPM graphical interface and Tkx.

Build 817.90 (818 Beta 1) Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Introduce rearranged order of @INC and the new PPM command line client.

Build 817 Wednesday, Mar 22, 2006

Build 817 is based on Perl 5.8.8.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 816 Thursday, Mar 2, 2006

Build 816 is based on Perl 5.8.8.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 815 Wednesday, Nov 2, 2005

Build 815 is based on Perl 5.8.7.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 814 Beta Tuesday, Jun 28, 2005

Build 814 Beta is based on Perl 5.8.7. This release is provided as a Windows MSI installer only.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 813 Tuesday, Jun 7, 2005

Build 813 is based on Perl 5.8.7.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 812 Monday, Jan 10, 2005

Build 812 is based on Perl 5.8.6.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 811 Wednesday, Dec 1, 2004

Build 811 is based on Perl 5.8.6.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 810 Monday, Jun 7, 2004

Build 810 is based on Perl 5.8.4.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 809 Monday, Feb 2, 2004

Build 809 is based on Perl 5.8.3.

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 808 Saturday, Dec 6, 2003

Build 808 is based on Perl 5.8.2.

Changes

Build 807 Thursday, Nov 6, 2003

Build 807 is based on Perl 5.8.1. This is the first release of ActivePerl based on this new maintenance release of Perl. This release is meant for use in production systems. However, owing to the sheer volume of changes between Perl 5.8.0 and 5.8.1 that have been incorporated, please be sure to test it thoroughly in a non-critical environment before you upgrade your production systems.

Please check the perl581delta manpage for a list of the major changes in Perl. Only additional changes specific to ActivePerl are mentioned here.

Bug Fixes and Changes

PPM

Perl for ISAPI

Build 806 Monday, March 31, 2003

Bug Fixes and Changes

PPM

PPM has been upgraded to version 3.1. It fixes most of the known problems, including:

Build 805 Thursday, Feb 6, 2003

Bug Fixes and Changes

Build 804 Friday, Nov 29, 2002

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