1.002 (2018-09-23)

    Packaging:
        - Remove ".readme_from" file from distribution

1.001 (2018-09-21)

    Packaging:
        - Generate README file using githook-perltidy's .readme_from
          support.

1.001_1 (2018-09-21)

    Enhancements:
        - Use boolean::isBoolean for tighter true/false detection
        - Work around Carp::croak's failure to handle exception
          objects

1.0 (2017-11-13)

    First stable release.

0.001_12 (2017-11-12)

    API / Behaviour Changes:
        - UTF8 and BYTES strings now encode with a trailing ","

0.001_11 (2017-11-08)

    Enhancements:
        - Document use of BIFCODE_UTF8 only for hash keys
        - Convert all errors to exception objects
        - Minor documentation and testing improvements

    Bug Fixes:
        - Return correct encode_bifcode() result in array context.

0.001_10 (2017-11-06)

    API / Behaviour Changes:
        - decode_bifcode() now does what the documentation says with
          repect to inflating BIFCODE_BYTES. They become normal scalars
          and not SCALAR references.

    Enhancements:
        - Refactor decode()

    Packaging:
        - Fix README file

0.001_9 (2017-11-05)

    Enhancements:
        - Minor documentation edits.
        - Reduced recursion during encoding.
        - Minor documentation edits.

    Dependencies:
        - No longer need Test::Differences for tests
        - Require "boolean" for true/false

    Packaging:
        - Added a package ABSTRACT
        - Correctly specify *configure* dependencies which were
          previously marked as *build* dependencies
        - Only re-create README when .git/ exists (only a developer
          action)

0.001_8 (2017-09-10)

    New Features:
        - diff-bifcode command line utility

    Enhancements:
        - Clearer output format from diff_bifcode()
        - Pass Text::Diff options through diff_bifcode()

0.001_7 (2017-09-02)

    Dependencies:
        - Restore Perl 5.10 and 5.12 support by not using the /r regex
          and replace operator.

0.001_6 (2017-09-01)

    Bug Fixes:
        - Fix possible regex interpolation error on Perls >= 5.22
        - Fix float precision in tests

0.001_5 (2017-08-30)

    New Features:
        - Add diff_bifcode() function to aid debugging

    Enhancements:
        - Test that encode_bifcode doesn't strip utf8 flag from string
        - Decode integers as strings in support of infinite length
        - Make code dealing with floats more robust
        - Minor test improvements

    Packaging:
        - Add licence to meta data

0.001_4 (2017-08-11)

    Enhancements:
        - Minor documentation fixes.

    Dependencies:
        - Require Perl 5.10.0 for the defined-or (//) operator.

0.001_3 (2017-08-11)

    Bug Fixes:
        - Restore ability to encode infinite-length integers
        - Add missing strings to MANIFEST.SKIP

0.001_2 (2017-08-11)

    Enhancements:
        - Add Git repository to META info
        - Accept a wider range of float formats
        - Various small test and efficiency improvements

0.001_1 (2017-08-09)

    Initial Bifcode release (based heavily on Bencode)