Subject: ANNOUNCE Windows NT Perl 5 Beta 3
From: Dick Hardt <[email-masked]>
Date: 5 Jun 1995 16:06:39 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl.announce,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.lang.perl

Welcome to the Windows NT Perl 5 Beta 3 Party!

Big news this time is that all tests pass and the base code has been 
patched to
"unofficial" patch level i.

Windows NT Perl 5 source
        ftp://ntperl.hip.com/ntperl/ntperl5.001i.beta.3.src.zip 
Windows NT Perl 5 Intel Binary
        ftp://ntperl.hip.com/ntperl/ntperl5.001i.beta.3.i86.zip

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Version 5.001 BETA 3
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Changes
-------
- all .mak files combined, MIPS added
- makefile for building Windows NT Perl using SDK
- most filenames shortened to 8.3 for ease of distribution
    OLE Extensions and library names are the main exceptions
- Multiple PROG_IDs handled in OLE Type Libraries
- added some OLE functions so that unregistered Dispatch Interfaces 
    can be accessed
- revised NTOLE.htm to reflect above additions 
- included UN*X Distribution Unofficial Patches a-i

Bugs Fixed
----------
- _aspawn now preserves environment variables - op/magic.ntt test #1 now 
succeeds
        thanks to Clark Williams at Intergraph for fixing that bug
- fixed op/ref.ntt test to match UN*X test - op/reff.ntt tests all 
succeed 
        thanks to Wei-Yuen for introducing that bug ;-)

Known Issues
------------
- Perl OLE Extensions shipped with the kit have long filenames 
	must use 32 bit unzip or rename files
- Unregistered OLE Automation Dispatch Interfaces must be accessed with 
low level routines
- OCXes are not officially supported (we have not tested any)

Known Bugs
----------
- DDE Application error (causes GPF), after requiring and utilizing
getopts.pl. We have not been able to replicate the bug. 

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