I notice that build 807 of ActivePerl is available for download and is dated 6-Nov-2003. The changelog advises that the following bundled (non-core) modules have been updated ...

The new version of XML::Parser fixes a significant memory leak and includes support for Windows CP1252 encoding. I believe the Archive::Tar release represents a major overhaul.

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Re: ActivePerl Build 807
by davido (Cardinal) on Nov 25, 2003 at 03:44 UTC
    One should also mention that one of the most significant differences between 807 and previous builds is, as the changelog states, 807 is the first ActivePerl build to be based on Perl 5.8.1. Pervious builds were based on Perl 5.8.0. Thus, all perldelta changes for 5.8.1 can also be implicitly interpolated into the Active State changelog for build 807.


    Dave


    "If I had my life to live over again, I'd be a plumber." -- Albert Einstein
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      807 is the first ActivePerl build to be based on Perl 5.8.1

      Good catch. I was struck by the irony that Build 807 is based on 5.8.1 but was apparently released the day after 5.8.2. And yet somehow I still omitted to mention it.

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        ActivePerl 807 is based on perl5.8.1?!? How extremely silly, especially since binary incompatibility between perl5.8.0 and perl5.8.1 is the main reason why 5.8.2 is already out. For Windows, where hardly anybody compiles his own XS modules, that's a very important point.

        Nobody should be using perl 5.8.1. Ever.

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