Changes for version 0.29
- Bug fixes *****
- Shared variables that reference shared variables now consistently report the same thread-local reference memory address.
- Code refs can now be used as hash keys.
- Fix spurious warnings regarding mismatched Time::HiRes prototypes.
- Explicit mg_get in is_shared() to insure tied scalar fetched before ref check.
- Threads API consistency changes *****
- Can now store CODE refs in shared variables if using Storable >= 2.05.
- Can now use CODE refs as shared variable keys (stringified values work as expected).
- Bumped threads::shared $VERSION to 1.27 to match version-supported features and behavior.
- Miscellaneous changes *****
- Add Makefile build option to upgrade Storable to support using CODE refs in shared variable keys, if Storable < 2.05.
- Round test suite sleep time check sensitivity to eliminate false positives on some (hardware) platforms.
- Using more portable prototype definitions with some versions of Test::HiRes.
- Scalar::Util 1.11 or later now required.
- Sys::SigAction 0.11 or later now required, as this correctly handles the 'safe' sigaction attribute.
- Fix typo in croak error text in cond_timedwait.
Modules
drop-in replacement for Perl threads using fork()
drop-in replacement for Perl threads::shared with forks()
signal management for forks
default class for tie-ing arrays to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing handles to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing hashes to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing scalars to threads with forks