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								pantheios - History
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								Updated:    7th August 2012
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								7th August 2012 - 1.0.1 beta 214
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								 * added variant_bool inserter, for COM Automation type VARIANT_BOOL
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								 * added new core API function pantheios_getProcessIdentity(), which reflects new dynamic process identity semantics for front-ends, and new C++ alias pantheios::getProcessIdentity()
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								 * added PANTHEIOS_CARG_STR()/PANTHEIOS_CARG_STR_LEN() macros
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								 * added makefile for Intel C/C++ 12
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								 * pantheios::character inserter now compatible with wide characters, and allow conversion construction from char when widestring mode (i.e. expecting wchar_t)
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								 * adjusted core initialisation to support new dynamic process identity semantics for front-ends
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								 * preparations for division of core (and later implementation in C)
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								 * refactoring of memory-pool
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								 * changed way in which core discriminates atomic integer operation support when in multithreaded mode
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								 * pantheios::inserter adaptor is now wide-string compatible
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								 * added test.component.core.getProcessIdentity project
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								 * added test.component.inserters.variant_bool
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								 * added test.scratch.be.WindowsSyslog project
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								 * added test.scratch.be.WindowsSyslog.WithCallback project
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								 * bec.WindowsConsole now implemented in terms of pantheios_util_snprintf(), and made fully compatible with 64-bit
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								 * fixed bec.WindowsSyslog defect in arguments parsing (whereby supplied address would be ignored)
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								 * removed use of deprecated format flag 'zeroPadded', replaced with 'zeroPad'
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								 * wholesale tidying of definition of PANTHEIOS_FE_PROCESS_IDENTITY (in terms of PANTHEIOS_EXTERN_C and PANTHEIOS_LITERAL_STRING())
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								 * wholesale changes for compatibility with STLSoft 1.9.115+'s integer_to_string
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.115
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								6th December 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 213
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								 * added GCC 4.6 makefiles
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								 * enhanced GCC compatibility in util component(s)
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								 * declared pantheios_exitProcess() (and pantheios::exitProcess()) to be noreturn (effective in GCC and VC++)
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								 * pantheios/util/com/exception_helpers.hpp is now deprecated. Users should instead obtain the Pantheios::Extras::xHelpers project, and include pantheios/extras/com/exception_helpers.hpp
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.111
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								13th August 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 212
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								 * fixes to various minor defects and documentation
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								 * added GCC format(printf) attribute to pantheios_util_snprintf_a()
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.109
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								1st January 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 211
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								 * fixed erroneous implementation of pantheios_be_file_flush() in be.file
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								 * changes in be.file to adapt to STLSoft 1.9.107/8
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								 * changes to be.file to hide false positives given by MSVCRT memory leak reporting
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								 * fixed widestring trailing nul character (via STLSoft 1.9.107 char conversions) in bec.WindowsSyslog
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								 * exposed pantheios::init() and pantheios::uninit() in documentation
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								 * non-functional improvements to implementation of pantheios_getPad(), including ability to adjust buffer size at compile time.
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								 * slightly enhanced status message for PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
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								 * various other trivial changes to a number of source/project files
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.108
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								10th January 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 210
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								 * added compile-time validation to prevent fundamental types being passed to log statements
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								 * added GCC 4.5 support
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.106
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								6th January 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 209
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								 * Now returns the string "unrecognised status code" if the status code is, er, unrecognised
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								 * wide-string compatibility fix for example.cpp.util.strdup
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								 * skips manipulation of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE when don't have change access: allows program to succeed when tests run by user with limited premissions
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								 * added test.unit.util.getcurrenttime.vcproj
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								 * removing unnecessary C++ flags from C compiler settings in VC++ makefiles
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								4th January 2011 - 1.0.1 beta 208
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								 * be.file added pantheios_be_file_flush(), and corrected omission to add 1900 to year and 1 to month in be.file's interpretation of date/time format specifiers in its file path
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								 * renamed status codes PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_UNKNOWN_ERROR, PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR to PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_UNKNOWN_FAILURE, PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE
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								 * removed magic-numbers for return values and replacing with PANTHEIOS_INIT_RC_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE in core and some stock back-ends
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								 * be.N minor performance/consistency improvement, and groundwork for coming feature enhancements
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								 * added FAQ#19, which explains how to use get Pantheios to compile the libraries when using Microsoft's -Zc:wchar_t- flag
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								 * all VC8+ makefiles no longer specify -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
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								 * added example.cpp.util.strdup
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								 * removed all extras files; these will be distributed in separate packages henceforth
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								27th December 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 207
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								 * added FAQ-18, which discusses use of custom front-end with multiplexing back-end(s)
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								 * added known implicit integral conversion vulnerability to KNOWN_ISSUES (affects Windows wide-string builds only)
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								 * changed initialisation failure/warning bailout messages of fe.WindowsRegistry, for ease of use
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								 * improved bailout warning messages passed to Windows Event Log (affects Windows-only)
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								 * added PANTHEIOS_FE_INIT_RC_INIT_CONFIG_REQUIRED initialisation code
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								 * added test.scratch.be.N.with.custom.fe for illustrating use of be.N back-end with a custom front-end
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								 * moved back-end sole/local/remote library forwarding symbols implementation files into subdirectories of src/backends/
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.105
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								 * Windows users are advised to install the latest Pantheios.COM
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								21st December 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 206
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								 * include/pantheios/inserters.hpp updated to include all new individual inserter headers
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								 * added test.unit.inserter.integer
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								 * added test.unit.inserter.m2w
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								 * added test.unit.inserter.w2m
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								 * workaround for Digital Mars symbol ambiguity defect in examples/cpp/misc/example.cpp.misc.custom_type_1/example.cpp.misc.custom_type_1.cpp
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								 * corrected/removed misleading statements in INSTALL.txt
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								 * include/pantheios/implicit_link/appl.h no longer includes include/pantheios/implicit_link/util.h
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								11th December 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 205
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								 * added new example example.cpp.inserter.w2m
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								 * added new implicit link header include/pantheios/implicit_link/appl.h 
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								 * added example.cpp.inserter.m2w to makefile(s)
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								 * various improvements to examples and documentation
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								7th December 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 204
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								 * wholesale changes to directory structure of C++ examples
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								 * added VC++ 6-9 project files for C++ examples
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								 * updating makefiles with all examples, including new and forgotten ones
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								26th November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 203
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								 * added pantheios::ch inserter typedef (for pantheios::character) for inserting characters in a succinct manner
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								 * added experimental support for use of 64-bit UNIX file-handling APIs in 32-bit builds, using -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 in build/gcc44.unix.file64bits directory
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								 * added appl library build targets, to facilitate use of Pantheios across shared libraries with a common code
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								 * added HOW_YOU_CAN_HELP.txt to distribution
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								 * enhanced the documentation
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								23rd November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 202
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								 * added pantheios::m2w inserter class
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								 * added unit test, component test, and performance test for pantheios::m2w
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								 * added single-threaded widestring targets to makefiles for VC++ 5-7.1
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								 * improved compatibility with Visual C++'s so-called "safe string" library
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								 * updated util and core project files for Visual C++ 6, 8, and 9
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								 * tidied up makefiles
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.104
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								19th November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 201
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								 * added callback frontend functionality, to allow dynamic specification/creation of process identity at runtime, to stock front-ends
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								 * added implicit link headers, scratch test programs, and new make targets for callback frontends
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								 * pantheios_util_snprintf() now uses __attribute__((format(printf())) (in GCC compilation)
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								 * various changes to improve makefiles, correct minor defects: shorted scratch test target names; simplified target labels
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								 * be.syslog scratch test program now uses simpler, dedicated program
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								 * added test.scratch.be.syslog.WithCallback
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								15th November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 200
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								 * added PANTHEIOS_BE_FILE_F_DELETE_IF_EMPTY to be.file
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								 * added pantheios::b shorthand inserter typedef (for pantheios::boolean)
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								 * added implicit link headers for be.syslog.WithCallback
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								 * added missing be.speech project files
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								10th November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 199
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								 * added pantheios::xp inserter
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								 * added example.cpp.inserter.p example program
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								 * added example.cpp.inserter.xp example program
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								 * added test.scratch.be.syslog scratch test for Syslog
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								 * added test.scratch.be.syslog.WithCallback scratch test for Syslog, which illustrates how to change facility and/or suppress writing to stderr
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								8th November 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 198
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								 * added pantheios::i shorthand inserter typedef (for pantheios::integer)
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								 * added pantheios::xi shorthand inserter class (for pantheios::integer)
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								 * fixed defect vulnerability in PANTHEIOS_ASSERT() and PANTHEIOS_MESSAGE_ASSERT()
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								 * improves compatibility between narrow/wide Pantheios and narrow/wide ACE in be.ACE
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								 * improved detection of ACE in makefiles
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								 * trace API now reports file+line in bailout when assert log fails
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								 * added example for pantheios::i inserter
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								 * added example for pantheios::xi inserter
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.102
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								18th October 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 197
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								 * pantheios::integer inserter: now respects negative widths in three-parameter overloads
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								 * pantheios::integer inserter: 0x-prefix now counts in fixed-width formatting
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								 * pantheios::integer inserter: now deals with differently-sized integer types separately, allowing it to represents hex-form of 8-/16-bit integers in 2 and 4 digits
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								 * be.file now supports %T (for time) and %D (for date) format specifiers in file name
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								 * several substantial changes to Pantheios.Extras.COM's Exception Helpers, including change from default return E_UNEXPECTED to call ExitProcess() in catch-all clauses
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.101
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								4th April 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 196
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								 * full widestring compatibility
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								 * VC++ 10 support
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								 * minor defect fixes
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								 * added PANTHEIOS_BE_FILE_F_WRITE_MULTIBYTE_CONTENTS and PANTHEIOS_BE_FILE_F_WRITE_WIDE_CONTENTS to be.file
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.97
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								5th March 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 195
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								 * pantheios::w2m inserter class now accepts arbitrary wide string types (e.g. std::wstring, stlsoft::simple_wstring)
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								 * enhanced component test for pantheios::w2m inserter class
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.94
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								15th February 2010 - 1.0.1 beta 194
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								 * added pantheios::slice inserter, along with test programs
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								 * wide-string compatibility at the source level (no build targets)
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								 * ensures that PANTHEIOS_TRACE_PREFIX is convertible to pan_char_t const*
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								 * reports failure to assign file for all back-ends
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								 * Windows versions of GCC makefiles now generate libraries with leading lib and with the .a extension (i.e. libpantheios.1.util.gcc34.a, rather than pantheios.1.util.gcc34.lib)
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								 * added build.common target to makefiles
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								 * removed VC++ 8/9 "safe" makefiles
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								 * bundles xTests 0.14.5
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.93
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								24th July 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 193
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								 * added static filtering to be.N (to supplement the dynamic filtering)
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								 * minor change to be.WindowsConsole (to avoid seeming to leak memory, when none is leaked, due to initialisation ordering issues)
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								 * bundles xTests 0.14.1
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.86
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								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes: any programs that use be.N
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								8th July 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 192
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								 * fixed defect in 64-bit bec.WindowsConsole
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								 * enhanced compiler compatibility for GCC, Intel and VC++ compilers
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								 * reduced dependencies in inserters header files
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.3
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.85
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								4th July 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 191
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								 * added be.console pseudo back-end (resolves to be.WindowsConsole on Windows, and be.fprintf otherwise)
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								 * fixed multi-threading defect in be.file
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								 * added test.component.be.file.threading component test
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.2
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.85
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								3rd July 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 190
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								 * workaround of probably Intel 11 defect
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								 * added GCC 4.4 (UNIX) makefile
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.2
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.85
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								29th June 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 189
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								 * added pantheios::pad inserter function, and PANTHEIOS_LPAD() and PANTHEIOS_RPAD() macros
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								 * added example and component-test for pantheios::pad inserter
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								 * fixed defect in test back-end be.test
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.2
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.85
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								21st May 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 188
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								 * added example.c.extended_severity example
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								 * added two new FAQ items
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								 * fixed defect in stock back-ends whereby severity string would be empty if extended severity information was specified
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								 * various documentation enhancements
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.83
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								15th May 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 187
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								 * added makefile for Mac OS-X 64-bit
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								 * added prototype makefile for Sun Pro 5.9
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								 * all UNIX makefiles now remove Windows newline sequence in distribution sources
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.1
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.82
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								8th May 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 186
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								 * added the Pantheios Assertion API: PANTHEIOS_ASSERT() and PANTHEIOS_MESSAGE_ASSERT()
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								 * added example.c.assert and example.cpp.assert examplee
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								 * includes examples involving variadic macros in Borland makefiles, from 5.82 onwards
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								 * removed unnecessary (and unhelpful) dependencies on pantheios/pantheios.hpp for inserter classes
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								 * changed semantics of pantheios_malloc() to guarantee zeroing of allocation memory and valid alignment for any type
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								 * fixed incorrect definition of getInitErrorString()
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								 * numerous changes to build foundation of future wide string support
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								 * bundles xTests 0.13.1
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								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.81
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								17th April 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 185
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								 * implicit link support for Intel C/C++ 10 & 11
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								 * preparatory work for widestring support
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								 * corrected two defects in pantheios_util_strnlen() length-limited length calculations
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								 * added unit test for strnlen
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								 * implicit link example now returns EXIT_SUCCESS, so 'make test.examples' can succeed
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								 * makefile clean.* targets now clean up all artefacts
							 | 
						|
								 * NoX builds now correctly suppress use of exceptions and RTTI
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.11.4
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.77
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th April 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 184
							 | 
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								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added 'version' member to all back-end initialisation structures, and verification action during back-end initialisation function
							 | 
						|
								 * added PANTHEIOS_BE_INIT_RC_FUTURE_VERSION_REQUESTED and PANTHEIOS_BE_INIT_RC_OLD_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED initialisation codes
							 | 
						|
								 * various minor documentation enhancements
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.11.3
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.77
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes: any programs that use stock
							 | 
						|
								   back-ends must be modified, recompiled and relinked
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th February 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 183
							 | 
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								-----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defect in pantheios_logvprintf() that resulted in complete (rather than partial) truncation of over-long statements
							 | 
						|
								 * workaround in pantheios::integer inserter class for VC++ 6's distinct 32-bit integer types
							 | 
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th February 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 182
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * workaround for Mac OS-X gethostname() defect
							 | 
						|
								 * added support for Intel C/C++ 10 and 11
							 | 
						|
								 * corrected packaging problem which led to old version of xTests being bundled in 1.0.1 beta 181
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.10.4
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th February 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 181
							 | 
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								-----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * forces use of STLSoft 1.9.74, to workaround Borland code generation defects
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.74
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd February 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 180
							 | 
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								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * support for Borland 5.9.x and 6.1.x
							 | 
						|
								
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st February 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 179
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								----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defect whereby pantheios_logvprintf() (and pantheios_logprintf()) failed to check severity before logging
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.72
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th January 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 178
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								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added PANTHEIOS_BE_FILE_F_SHARE_ON_WINDOWS, which causes be.file to allow write-sharing on Windows
							 | 
						|
								 * other minor changes
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.66
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st January 2009 - 1.0.1 beta 177
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						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * now has full "Safe String" compatibility for VC++ 8+
							 | 
						|
								 * added GNU printf-format attribute to pantheios_logprintf()
							 | 
						|
								 * adjustment of example and test programs to use updated functions, instead of deprecated functions
							 | 
						|
								 * adjusting case of bail out statements
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								30th December 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 176
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						|
								-----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * cleaned up creation of static libraries in Borland makefiles
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.9.3
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.64
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th December 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 175
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								-----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added two new initialisation codes, for resource access denial (permissions and locking)
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced the return codes from be.file for file-open failure
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced COM exception helper function templates to enable working with custom severity level pseudo-constants
							 | 
						|
								 * added scratch test for COM exception helper function templates
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.63
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd December 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 174
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * logputs() now subject to severity filtering
							 | 
						|
								 * refactored core => back-end dispatching
							 | 
						|
								 * added two more scratch test projects
							 | 
						|
								 * added one more component test project
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of previously deprecated files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th November 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 173
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						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new functionality to be.speech, in order to provide workaround for
							 | 
						|
								   suspected SAPI defect
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced pantheios::integer inserter class, adding 3-parameter ctors to
							 | 
						|
								   remove ambiguity between width and format
							 | 
						|
								 * more changes forming part of the groundwork for future widestring support
							 | 
						|
								 * reduced dependencies of various components
							 | 
						|
								
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th November 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 172
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced pantheios::integer inserter class, adding 3-parameter ctors to
							 | 
						|
								   remove ambiguity between width and format
							 | 
						|
								 * many changes forming part of the groundwork for future widestring support
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th November 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 171
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced pantheios::hex_ptr inserter class in line with the changes to
							 | 
						|
								   pantheios::pointer in the previous release
							 | 
						|
								 * added example.cpp.hex_ptr
							 | 
						|
								 * added test.examples target, which executes all example programs
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								10th November 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 170
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced pantheios::pointer inserter class, adding 3-parameter ctor to
							 | 
						|
								   remove ambiguity between width and format
							 | 
						|
								 * added compile-time user-customisation of pantheios_log_n() internal
							 | 
						|
								   buffer size
							 | 
						|
								 * added compile-time user-customisation of pantheios_logprintf() stack
							 | 
						|
								   size
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd November 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 169
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								----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added more overloads to pantheios::extras::com::invoke_nothrow_method()
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 168
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added two new FAQ items
							 | 
						|
								 * removed previously deprecated files
							 | 
						|
								 * added implementations of functions deprecated (and renamed) in
							 | 
						|
								   1.0.1 beta 167
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defective using declaration in
							 | 
						|
								   pantheios/util/com/exception_helpers.hpp
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 167
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						|
								----------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * final changes to ensure no-namespace compatibility
							 | 
						|
								 * renaming/deprecation of badly-named API functions
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 166
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Final pre-release refactoring of all util|helper|extra header files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								14th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 165
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Substantial reworking of contract API, reflected throughout the
							 | 
						|
								   headers, implementation, example and test files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 164
							 | 
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								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * several changes to ensure that the suppression of stock severity
							 | 
						|
								   levels is complete, and that the definition of custom severity
							 | 
						|
								   levels is clean and may use the pantheios::levels constant
							 | 
						|
								   generator class template
							 | 
						|
								 * the pantheios::util::backends::Context base class is altered in
							 | 
						|
								   two ways to facilitate a wider range of severity levels than is
							 | 
						|
								   provided by the stock front-/back-ends
							 | 
						|
								 * the deprecated file include/pantheios/error_codes.h now issues a
							 | 
						|
								   #error if included, in preparation for final removal
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes: any programs that define custom
							 | 
						|
								   back-ends based on pantheios::util::backends::Context must be
							 | 
						|
								   modified, recompiled and relinked
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 163
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of deprecated file(s)
							 | 
						|
								 * more compatibility with namespace-suppression
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								7th October 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 162
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * compatibility with MFC when pantheios/pantheios.hpp is the first #include
							 | 
						|
								 * compatibility with namespace-suppression
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 161
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * sharpened up error messages when attempting to use previously removed
							 | 
						|
								   features of fe.simple
							 | 
						|
								 * changed requirements of application-defined components in
							 | 
						|
								   be.WindowsEventLog to a single new function
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes: any programs that use
							 | 
						|
								   be.WindowsEventLog must be modified, recompiled and relinked
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								24th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 160
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * include/pantheios/inserters.hpp now includes
							 | 
						|
								   include/pantheios/inserters/hostid.hpp
							 | 
						|
								 * modification to ensure cross-link-unit compatibility when Pantheios
							 | 
						|
								   libraries are exported from a dynamic library
							 | 
						|
								 * added missing project map (HTML) files within project structure
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								22nd September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 159
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added two back-end targeting/multiplexing examples
							 | 
						|
								 * added PANTHEIOS_MAKE_EXTENDED_SEVERITY() macro, for targeting statements
							 | 
						|
								   to back-ends when using the C API
							 | 
						|
								 * added project map (HTML) files within project structure
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 158
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * deprecated file pantheios/util/threading/threadid.h now #error on use
							 | 
						|
								 * include/pantheios/error_codes.h => include/pantheios/init_codes.h
							 | 
						|
								 * include/src/util/init_error_strings.c => include/src/util/init_code_strings.c
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 157
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new error code (PANTHEIOS_BE_INIT_RC_INIT_CONFIG_REQUIRED)
							 | 
						|
								 * improved error reporting in fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 156
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of build directories
							 | 
						|
								 * non-functional textual changes
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes: some target
							 | 
						|
								   compiler/operating-system/architecture have been renamed
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 155
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defect in component test for pantheios::w2m inserter class
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.52
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 154
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added pantheios::w2m (widestring to multibyte) inserter, for use until
							 | 
						|
								   widestring version of library available
							 | 
						|
								 * added component test for pantheios::w2m inserter class
							 | 
						|
								 * added performance test for pantheios::w2m inserter class
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.49
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st September 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 153
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defect in pantheios/util/time/currenttime.h
							 | 
						|
								 * added example.c.getcurrenttime (for pantheios_getCurrentTime())
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								28th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 152
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added source-only distribution, to reduce the download size for users that
							 | 
						|
								   use the online documentation
							 | 
						|
								 * added pantheios_getVersion() function, to allow client code to do runtime
							 | 
						|
								   tests on the version of Pantheios to which they're linking
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit-test for pantheios_getVersion()
							 | 
						|
								 * added missing implicit link headers for fe.fail and fe.null
							 | 
						|
								 * modified fe.fail to reduce unnecessary link dependencies
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								25th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 151
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * tidied up a large number of out-of-date markup elements in docs
							 | 
						|
								 * optimised the implementation of fe.N
							 | 
						|
								 * added example for pantheios_getHostName()
							 | 
						|
								 * finalised the structure of the project/solution files for
							 | 
						|
								   Visual Studio (other IDEs will be done in later release)
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles b64 1.3.4
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								24th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 150
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed defect in fe.N, whereby a negative catch-all severity ceiling would
							 | 
						|
								   not be respected
							 | 
						|
								 * other minor adjustments/improvements to fe.N
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit-test for fe.N
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.8.5
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.48
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using the extant fe.N front-end
							 | 
						|
								   library will need to be edited and re-compiled
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 149
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit-test for fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								 * adjustments to contract enforcement conditions to be compatible with
							 | 
						|
								   ultra-pedantic GCC 4.3 warnings
							 | 
						|
								 * minor adjustments to CodeWarrior and Digital Mars makefiles
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 148
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * a large number of small changes to the names and/or namespaces of
							 | 
						|
								   utility functions and classes that do not form part of the set
							 | 
						|
								   commonly used by authors of client code, in order to simplify the
							 | 
						|
								   apparent APIs of the Core and Application Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.8.4
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								7th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 147
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced pantheios::boolean inserter class to be I18N/L10N-friendly
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit test for pantheios::boolean inserter class
							 | 
						|
								 * adjustments to contract enforcement conditions to be compatible with
							 | 
						|
								   ultra-pedantic GCC 4.3 warnings
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								7th August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 146
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added pantheios::boolean inserter class
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit test for be.fprintf
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st August 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 145
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed bug in be.fprintf introduced in 1.0.1 beta 144
							 | 
						|
								 * cleanup in the comment headers for a large number of source files,
							 | 
						|
								   in preparation for final non-beta release
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								30th July 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 144
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added thread Id as a default detail in the statement prefix of all
							 | 
						|
								   Pantheios stock back-end(s) (except be.speech)
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any programs using the Pantheios
							 | 
						|
								   stock back-ends that do not want to see thread Id will now need to
							 | 
						|
								   use the callback forms of the back-end(s) and set the
							 | 
						|
								   PANTHEIOS_BE_INIT_F_NO_THREAD_ID flag in the callback function!
							 | 
						|
								 * added support for GCC 4.3
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th July 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 143
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of process Id and thread Id functions
							 | 
						|
								 * added support for GCC 4.3
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								25th July 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 142
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * minor adjustments of Application Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced functionality of pantheios::args inserter class
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								24th July 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 141
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * deprecation of pantheios_exit_process(), and replacement with
							 | 
						|
								   pantheios_exitProcess()
							 | 
						|
								 * reduction in source code size of Application Layer generated function
							 | 
						|
								   templates
							 | 
						|
								 * fix to date-dependent bug in unit-test for pantheios_getCurrentTime()
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th June 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 140
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * correction of bug in pantheios.h introduced in beta 139
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th June 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 139
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * deprecation of pantheios_puts() and pantheios::put(), in favour of
							 | 
						|
								   pantheios_logputs() and pantheios::logputs()
							 | 
						|
								 * minor makefile fixes and modifications
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.8.3
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16nd June 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 138
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhancements to customisation of Application Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * implicit linking for fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								 * added project files for Visual C++ v7.1 for Core, Util, backends, and
							 | 
						|
								   frontends
							 | 
						|
								 * added project files for Visual C++ v8 for Core, Util, backends, and
							 | 
						|
								   frontends
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.8.2
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd June 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 137
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								------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * distribution cleanup release - no new functionality
							 | 
						|
								 * minor fix to implicit linking for VC++ 8 & 9
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								21st May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 136
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								------------------------------
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						|
								
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								 * fixed a bug in the contract enforcements of fe.N
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed a bug in the unit-test for pantheios_getCurrentTime()
							 | 
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								 * bundles xTests 0.7.3
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						|
								
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						|
								17th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 135
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								------------------------------
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								 * fully separated the Pantheios Util and Pantheios Core libraries,
							 | 
						|
								   including source, makefiles and targets, and project files
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.42
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using the extant Pantheios
							 | 
						|
								   Core library will need to be relinked (to also include the Util library)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 134
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						|
								------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed bug in test.unit.util.getcurrenttime
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.16
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								14th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 133
							 | 
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								------------------------------
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								 * added unit-tests for fe.all, fe.fail, fe.null and fe.simple
							 | 
						|
								 * minor modifications to contract enforcement macros
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.41
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 132
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * wholesale refactoring of front-end and back-end directory names
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.40
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 131
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced the behaviour of the pantheios::args inserter
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced testability of bailout functionality
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of obsolete implementation files
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.7.2
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.39
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								4th May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 130
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
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							 | 
						|
								 * Win64 compatibility
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.15
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.7.1
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.38
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 129
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for minor errors in distribution
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of incorrect auto-initialisation suppression in MFC client
							 | 
						|
								   programs
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.14
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.37
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st May 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 128
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * now compatible with FreeBSD
							 | 
						|
								 * minor bug fix in bail-out functionality on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.36
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 127
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
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						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * modification of measures to reduce compilation times on Windows
							 | 
						|
								 * enhancement of bail-out functionality for UNIX
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of unit test for bail-out
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.6.5
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.34
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								22nd April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 126
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * introduction of measures to reduce compilation times on Windows
							 | 
						|
								 * various trivial warning suppressions
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of UNIX emulation makefiles for VC++ 7.1, 8 and 9
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.32
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 125
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixes for UNIX/GCC compilation errors and warnings introduced in beta 124
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of Util library header/implementation names
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using the extant Pantheios
							 | 
						|
								   current time API will need to be edited and rebuilt!
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 124
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added full-fledged contract enforcement constructs
							 | 
						|
								 * updates to test code in respect of enhancements of xTests 0.6.1
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.6.1
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using the extant Pantheios
							 | 
						|
								   assert macros will need to be edited and rebuilt!
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 123
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for VC++ 6 / Borland / DMC++ compilation problems with hostId
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for ACE builds with VC++
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of test directories/names
							 | 
						|
								 * large-scale refactoring of Core and Util library header and
							 | 
						|
								   implementation file and API member names
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using the Pantheios C
							 | 
						|
								   API will need to be edited and rebuilt!
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 122
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of missing back-end implicit link header files
							 | 
						|
								 * new example for hostId inserter
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.5.1
							 | 
						|
								 * workaround for VC++ 8/9 linker error
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 121
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of pantheios::hostId inserter class, and supporting utility
							 | 
						|
								   functions
							 | 
						|
								 * various minor back-end fixes and refactorings
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.31
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								10th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 120
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of missing back-end implicit link header files
							 | 
						|
								 * renamed supporting libraries to UNIX-conventional prefix/suffix
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								8th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 119
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * addition of missing back-end implicit link header files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								6th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 118
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * minor contract enforcement enhancements in some front-/back-ends
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.13
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 117
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for threadId component test on Mac OS-X (G4)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								4th April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 116
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for b64 component test for big-endian architectures
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 115
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Visual C++ 8/9 compatiblity fixes
							 | 
						|
								 * Solaris compatibility fixes
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.30
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd April 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 114
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Syslog compatibility fixes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								28th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 113
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Solaris compatibility fixes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 112
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * renamed libraries to UNIX-conventional prefix/suffix
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 111
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added compatibility with VC++ 9
							 | 
						|
								 * added compatibility with GCC 4.2
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.11
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for string conversion pedantic warning with GCC 4.2
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 110
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for weird namespace bug in pantheios::threadId inserter with GCC
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								17th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 109
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for bug in b64 inserter header (introduced in 1.0.1 beta 107)
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for GCC 4.0 error in pantheios::integer inserter
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for token-pasting error in tracing example
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for test.component.inserters.threadid on OS-X
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.3.2
							 | 
						|
								 * now depends on STLSoft 1.9.27
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 108
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new be.WindowsMessageBox back-end
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles b64 1.3.1
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.11
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.3.1
							 | 
						|
								 * now requires STLSoft 1.9.26
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 107
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * various adjustments to ensure correct functioning when compiling C++
							 | 
						|
								   client code, but suppressing pantheios namespace
							 | 
						|
								 * added example for namespace-suppressed use of library
							 | 
						|
								 * added example for tracing
							 | 
						|
								 * updated FAQ item
							 | 
						|
								 * new FAQ item
							 | 
						|
								 * updated to include xTests 0.3
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 106
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * complete back-end and front-end project files for Visual Studio '98
							 | 
						|
								 * upgraded to use xTests 0.2.2
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix to pantheios_onBailOut3()
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								9th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 105
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * new front-end: fe.fail
							 | 
						|
								 * use of forward include guards throughout include files to improve
							 | 
						|
								   compilation times
							 | 
						|
								 * fix for bug introducted in 1.0.1 beta 104
							 | 
						|
								 * documentation improvements
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								8th March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 104
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * new front-end: fe.null
							 | 
						|
								 * documentation improvements
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								1st March 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 103
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced bail out features, to include a message qualifier
							 | 
						|
								 * minor compiler warning modifications
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								25th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 102
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * upgraded to use xTests 0.1.15, to fix compilation bug when
							 | 
						|
								   exception-handling support is switched off
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								23rd February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 101
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * makefile for GCC 4.1
							 | 
						|
								 * upgraded to use xTests 0.1.14
							 | 
						|
								 * upgraded to use STLSoft 1.9.23
							 | 
						|
								 * minor implementation adjustments
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 100
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * documentation improvements
							 | 
						|
								 * added back-end structure initialisation
							 | 
						|
								 * makefile improvements
							 | 
						|
								 * upgraded to use xTests v0.1.11
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 99
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * reduced compilation load for inserter classes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								9th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 98
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new test case
							 | 
						|
								 * refactored back-end implementation files
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix to src/util/time.cpp
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								8th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 97
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.22
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles b64 1.2.5
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles shwild 0.9.9
							 | 
						|
								 * bundles xTests 0.1.8
							 | 
						|
								 * partial compatiblity with safe string library (VC8+)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 96
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed subtle makefile bug (pertaining to be.test)
							 | 
						|
								 * workaround for odd (and breaking) #include behaviour of GCC on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 95
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.21
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit test for be.N
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed wrong test values in test.component.inserters.threadId
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 94
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.20
							 | 
						|
								 * makefiles updated for separate single- and multi-threaded targets on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								 * updated string API, and concomitant refactoring of inserter classes
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of multi-threading constructs from core and back-end
							 | 
						|
								   implementations in single-threading compilation contexts
							 | 
						|
								 * updated to version 0.1.8 of xTests library
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd February 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 93
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.19
							 | 
						|
								 * increased severity levels ranges for be.fprintf and be.speech
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								28th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 92
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added more unit-tests
							 | 
						|
								 * refactored back-end stock implementation class
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any custom back-ends
							 | 
						|
								   defined using pantheios::internal::Context will have to
							 | 
						|
								   be edited and recompiled
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 91
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.18
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of inserter classes
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix to makefile for GCC compilation
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 90
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * almost complete elimination of use of sprintf() / snprintf() except
							 | 
						|
								   where necessary to support variadic API functions
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								26th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 89
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * refactored example directories and file-names
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced makefiles to incorporate all examples
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 88
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixes for various minor bugs introduced in beta 87
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 87
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * refactor threadId and pointer inserter classes
							 | 
						|
								 * simplified Tracing API implementation
							 | 
						|
								 * refactored 4 back-ends (be.file, be.speech, be.WindowsConsole,
							 | 
						|
								   be.WindowsDebugger)
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced unit testing of be.COMErrorObject
							 | 
						|
								 * added unit testing of be.file
							 | 
						|
								 * added component testing of Tracing API
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 86
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced be.test, so it can be used in conjunction with other back-ends
							 | 
						|
								 * minor changes/enhancements to memory handling
							 | 
						|
								 * added more example projects
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 85
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Bug file in be.file
							 | 
						|
								 * Updated error strings
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								14th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 84
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Minor enhancements to Application Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * Refactoring of stock back-end common library, to enhance efficiency
							 | 
						|
								 * Additional component tests
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 83
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Minor enhancements to Application Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * Additional component tests
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 82
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Changed befe.test to be.test, for increased flexibility in testing
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 81
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Bug fix for 64-bit Linux
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								8th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 80
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * changed be.file API: BREAKING CHANGE!
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using any be.file stock
							 | 
						|
								   back-ends will need to be edited!
							 | 
						|
								 * further refactoring of src directories
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								6th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 79
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed broken UNIX makefiles introduced with beta 78
							 | 
						|
								 * incorporates shwild 0.9.9
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								6th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 78
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new front-end: fe.all
							 | 
						|
								 * compatibility release, to require v1.9.17 of STLSoft, which fixes
							 | 
						|
								   a compilation issue with GCC on Leopard
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 77
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * major code refactoring: moving all unnecessary code from Core into Util
							 | 
						|
								   to facilitate future reductions in coupling between modules
							 | 
						|
								 * minor addition to Util API
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								4th January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 76
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * workaround for VC++ 8 linker issue
							 | 
						|
								 * minor bug fix in component test program
							 | 
						|
								 * minor change in Core API to reduce coupling
							 | 
						|
								 * minor compatibility changes with Win64
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd January 2008 - 1.0.1 beta 75
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Included unit/component-testing framework into public distribution
							 | 
						|
								 * Now bundles shwild library for use in unit-test pattern matching
							 | 
						|
								 * Now bundles xTests library for use in unit-test pattern matching
							 | 
						|
								 * Updated the error code strings in the Core to reflect recent additions
							 | 
						|
								 * Enhanced pantheios::pointer inserter (Application Layer)
							 | 
						|
								 * Fixed benign (but annoying) bug in time routines (Util)
							 | 
						|
								 * Enhanced functionality of be.COMErrorObject (Back-end)
							 | 
						|
								 * Adjusted all makefiles to build and execute new Unit and Component tests
							 | 
						|
								 * Fixed compilation error in example 10 (Examples)
							 | 
						|
								 * Added/adjusted 4 Unit tests (Test)
							 | 
						|
								 * Added/adjusted 8 Component tests (Test)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								30th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 74
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * compatibility release, to require v1.9.16 of STLSoft, which fixes two
							 | 
						|
								   bugs: -ve short/int formatting on 64-bit Linux; 12hr/24hr time
							 | 
						|
								   representation on Windows
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 73
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed compilation error introduced in 1.0.1 beta 72
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								28th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 72
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Change of back-end initialisation flags and parsing: BREAKING CHANGE!
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. Any code using any
							 | 
						|
								   stock back-ends may need to be edited!
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: *ALL* code using Pantheios must be recompiled, or
							 | 
						|
								   runtime errors may occur!
							 | 
						|
								 * Additional minor adjustments in application layer
							 | 
						|
								 * Additional initialisation error codes defined
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 71
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Cleanup release, preparing for introduction of unit/component-testing
							 | 
						|
								   to the distribution
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 70
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Shift of back-end initialisation flags: BREAKING CHANGE!
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								10th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 69
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Further documentation enhancements
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								8th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 68
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Small refactoring of #include directories, and test programs
							 | 
						|
								 * Further documentation enhancements
							 | 
						|
								 * Corrected spelling errors (panthieos, not pantheios)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 67
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Substantial rework/enhancement to the documentation
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								4th December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 66
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * New hex_ptr inserter class
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 65
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Moved all remaining test files to new naming/directory
							 | 
						|
								   scheme
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd December 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 64
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Fixed weird behaviour in test programs with DMC++
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 63
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Further refactoring of test directories
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 62
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * fixed compiler warnings with VC++ 8
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								26th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 61
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhancement of fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								25th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 60
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * reduction of source code size in generated headers
							 | 
						|
								 * ability to reduce compilation load of Application Layer by 
							 | 
						|
								   control of PANTHEIOS_APPL_PARAMS_LIMIT pre-processor symbol
							 | 
						|
								 * new FAQ item
							 | 
						|
								 * minor inconsistency fix in shim suppression symbols
							 | 
						|
								 * minor changes in documentation
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								24th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 59
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Refactoring of test directories
							 | 
						|
								 * Tidying of examples
							 | 
						|
								 * Added hexptr inserter example
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								23rd November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 58
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Refactoring of front-end include files and API symbols
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								22nd November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 57
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Various necessary changes and enhancements to back-end argument
							 | 
						|
								   parsing and documentation
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								21st November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 56
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix in pantheios::threadId inserter (when used on UNIX)
							 | 
						|
								 * significant refactoring of back-end argument parsing API and
							 | 
						|
								   include file directory structure 
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 55
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Renamed be.Win32Console backend to be.WindowsConsole
							 | 
						|
								 * Renamed be.Win32Debugger backend to be.WindowsDebugger
							 | 
						|
								 * Renamed be.Win32syslog backed to be.WindowsSyslog
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: These are breaking changes. All code using any
							 | 
						|
								   stock back-ends will need to be edited and recompiled!
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: *ALL* code using Pantheios must be recompiled, or
							 | 
						|
								   linker errors may occur
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 54
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Standardisation of front-end process identity symbols.
							 | 
						|
								   NOTE: This is a breaking change. All code using any
							 | 
						|
								   stock front-ends will need to be edited and recompiled!
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: *ALL* code using Pantheios must be recompiled, or
							 | 
						|
								   linker errors may occur
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 53
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * NOTE: Now requires STLSoft 1.9.7
							 | 
						|
								 * Facilities for accelerating compilation times by
							 | 
						|
								   restricting function template parameter range
							 | 
						|
								 * Various code cleanup in backend utility functions
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								17th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 52
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * Refactoring of include files
							 | 
						|
								 * Removal of implementation functions from
							 | 
						|
								   pantheios namespace, and documentation
							 | 
						|
								 * Removed Windows-dependency that broke the build
							 | 
						|
								   in beta 51
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 51
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * VC++ 2005 / 64-bit compilation fixes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 50
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * re-issue due to distribution error with 1.0.1 beta 49
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								14th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 49
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix for VC++ 2005
							 | 
						|
								 * refactoring of severity translations from ACE, syslog, log4???
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								13th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 48
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * high and low resolution timing options in backend statement
							 | 
						|
								   formatting
							 | 
						|
								 * example programs for high and low resolution timing
							 | 
						|
								 * adjustments to makefiles
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 47
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * moved Pantheios Trace API into separate include file
							 | 
						|
								 * minor adjustment to GCC makefiles
							 | 
						|
								 * minor bug fix to address compiler warning on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 46
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * considerable refactoring of date/time handling in back-end
							 | 
						|
								   statement
							 | 
						|
								 * minor fix to makefiles on Mac OS-X
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								10th November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 45
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * code cleanup and refactoring, ready for several functional
							 | 
						|
								   enhancements in next several releases
							 | 
						|
								 * reduced size of N-ary Generated Function Templates in Application
							 | 
						|
								   Layer
							 | 
						|
								 * removal of obsolete KiwiSyslog KLOG back-end
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 44
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * more code tidying / refactoring
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd November 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 43
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * code tidying / refactoring
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 42
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * bug fix to fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								28th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 41
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added fe.WindowsRegistry
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								26th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 40
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * minor bug fix in be.file back-end
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								25th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 39
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * minor code cleanup
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								23rd October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 38
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * added new be.speech back-end, which provides spoken output of
							 | 
						|
								   log statements.
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								21st October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 37
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * further enhancements be.N to facilitate backup back-end to be
							 | 
						|
								   initialised only if all prior back-end initialisations failed
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 36
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * further enhancements be.N to facilitate backup back-end to be
							 | 
						|
								   initialised only if all prior back-end initialisations failed
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								19th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 35
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * further enhancements be.N to facilitate targeting messages to
							 | 
						|
								   specific back-ends
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 34
							 | 
						|
								---------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * enhanced be.N to facilitate back-end-specific message targeting
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								7th October 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 33
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 * standardised Initialisation Error Codes
							 | 
						|
								 * large number of makefile changes, to simplify & clean
							 | 
						|
								 * callback functionality to be.COMErrorObject
							 | 
						|
								 * minor bug-fix in be.Win32syslog
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd September 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 32
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Various fixes for 64-bit UNIX compilation
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th August 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 30
							 | 
						|
								--------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Added back-end generation macros, to ease compile-time
							 | 
						|
								   selection/definition
							 | 
						|
								 fixed (benign) bug for Borland build
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th August 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 29
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 message-first statement composition
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd August 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 28
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 compatible with STLSoft 1.9.4
							 | 
						|
								 added the Pantheios Tracing API
							 | 
						|
								 fixes for some back-end project files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								29th July 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 27
							 | 
						|
								------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 compatible with STLSoft 1.9.3
							 | 
						|
								 bug fix for be.file
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								30th April 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 26
							 | 
						|
								-------------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 compatible with STLSoft 1.9.1 (version with Extended STL, vol 1)
							 | 
						|
								 bug fix for be.file
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								11th April 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 25
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 reimplemented core initialisation on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								 bug fix for be.file on UNIX
							 | 
						|
								 added missing project files
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								6th April 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 24
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 fix to be.file, to allow reading of log file
							 | 
						|
								 fix to core project file
							 | 
						|
								 minor adjustments to syntax to prepare for next beta changes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								27th Jan 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 23
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 refactoring of core source files; DMC++ compiler
							 | 
						|
								 improvement-related enhancements to fe.N and fe.simple;
							 | 
						|
								 distribution now rooted at pantheios-1.0.1-beta23/; 64-bit fixes
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								15th Jan 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 22
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 fixed a problem with compiling under 64-bit Linux; this requires
							 | 
						|
								 the latest STLSoft distro: 1.9.1 beta 42, or later
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								9th Jan 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 21
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 added fault-tolerance to be.N, so one or more (but not all) back-ends
							 | 
						|
								 can fail and the application can proceed; added be.fail back-end that
							 | 
						|
								 always fails (for testing be.N fault tolerance)
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th Jan 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 20
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Adding missing implicit link file; time formatting bug fix
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								2nd Jan 2007 - 1.0.1 beta 19
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Enhancements to fe.N front-end; minor bug fix
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								23rd Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 18
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Bug fix; refactoring of back-ends; more implicit linking
							 | 
						|
								 facilities
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								20th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 17
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Refactoring, and implementation of be.fprintf
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								18th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 16
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Minor fix for dynamic library builds
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								16th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 15
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Fix to C++/COM util header
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								12th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 14
							 | 
						|
								-----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Minor fix for dynamic library builds
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								7th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 13
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Added fe.N front-end and be.N back-end, to allow
							 | 
						|
								 splitting to multiple (2+) transports
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								5th Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 12
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Fixes to VC++ 8 build/linking
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								3rd Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 11
							 | 
						|
								----------------------------
							 | 
						|
								
							 | 
						|
								 Minor fix to be.COMErrorObject
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								1st Dec 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 10
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								 Fixes to C compilation
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								 Fixes to be.file
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								29th Nov 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 9
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								 New example (for be.file)
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								 Minor fixes to be.file
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								27th Nov 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 8
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								 Added new backend - be.file
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								 Compiler compatibility issues
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								29th Oct 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 7
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								 Minor efficiency increases
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								21st Oct 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 6
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								 Added three new inserter classes (args, pointerId, threadId)
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								8th Oct 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 5
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								 Fixed bugs introduced in beta 4
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								5th Oct 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 4
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								 Fixes to UNIX/GCC compilation, and some minor additions
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								24th Sept 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 3
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								 A few minor changes and some fixes to the makefiles
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								2nd Sept 2006 - 1.0.1 beta 2
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								 This is the first released version.
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								 All history before this day is moot!
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