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Release Notes v1.6 (Under Development)

Objectives: ???

Changes

  • Fixed Posix locking functions for Windows (bel2125)
  • Updated version number

Release Notes v1.5

Objectives: Bug fixes and updates, repository restoration

Changes

  • Corrected bad mask flag/opcode passing to websocket callback (William Greathouse)
  • Moved CEVITWEB_VERSION define into civetweb.h
  • Added new simple zip deployment build for Windows.
  • Removed windows install package build.
  • Fixes page violation in mod_lua.inl (apkbox)
  • Use C style comments to enable compiling most of civetweb with -ansi. (F-Secure Corporation)
  • Allow directories with non ASCII characters in Windows in UTF-8 encoded (bel2125)
  • Added Lua File System support (bel2125)
  • Added mongoose history back in repository thanks to (Paul Sokolovsky)
  • Fixed keep alive (bel2125)
  • Updated of MIME types (bel2125)
  • Updated lsqlite (bel2125)
  • Fixed master thread priority (bel2125)
  • Fixed IPV6 defines under Windowe (grenclave)
  • Fixed potential dead lock in connection_close() (Morgan McGuire)
  • Added WebSocket example using asynchronous server messages (William Greathouse)
  • Fixed the getcwd() warning (William Greathouse)
  • Implemented the connection_close() callback (William Greathouse)
  • Fixed support URL's in civetweb.c (Daniel Oaks)
  • Allow port number to be zero to use a random free port (F-Secure Corporation)
  • Wait for threads to finish when stopping for a clean shutdown (F-Secure Corporation)
  • More static analysis fixes against Coverity tool (F-Secure Corporation)
  • Travis automated build testing support added (Daniel Oaks)
  • Updated version numbers.
  • Added contributor credits file.

Release Notes v1.4

Objectives: New URI handler interface, feature enhancements, C++ extensions

The main idea behind this release is to bring about API consistency. All changes are backward compatible and have been kept to a minimum.

Changes

  • Added mg_set_request_handler() which provides a URI mapping for callbacks. This is a new alternative to overriding callbacks.begin_request.
  • Externalized mg_url_encode()
  • Externalized mg_strncasecmp() for utiliy
  • Added CivetServer::getParam methods
  • Added CivetServer::urlDecode methods
  • Added CivetServer::urlEncode methods
  • Dealt with compiler warnings and some static analysis hits.
  • Added mg_get_var2() to parse repeated query variables
  • Externalized logging function cry() as mg_cry()
  • Added CivetServer::getCookie method (Hariprasad Kamath)
  • Added CivetServer::getHeader method (Hariprasad Kamath)
  • Added new basic C embedding example
  • Conformed source files to UNIX line endings for consistency.
  • Unified the coding style to improve reability.

Release Notes v1.3

Objectives: Buildroot Integration

Changes

  • Made option to put initial HTMLDIR in a different place
  • Validated build without SQLITE3 large file support
  • Updated documentation
  • Updated Buildroot config example

Release Notes v1.2

Objectives: Installation Improvements, buildroot, cross compile support

The objective of this release is to make installation seamless.

Changes

  • Create an installation guide
  • Created both 32 and 64 bit windows installations
  • Added install for windows distribution
  • Added 64 bit build profiles for VS 2012.
  • Created a buildroot patch
  • Updated makefile to better support buildroot
  • Made doc root and ports configurable during the make install.
  • Updated Linux Install
  • Updated OS X Package
  • Improved install scheme with welcome web page

Known Issues

Release Notes v1.1

Objectives: Build, Documentation, License Improvements

The objective of this release is to establish a maintable code base, ensure MIT license rights and improve usability and documentation.

Changes

  • Reorangized build directories to make them more intuitive
  • Added new build rules for lib and slib with option to include C++ class
  • Upgraded Lua from 5.2.1 to 5.2.2
  • Added fallback configuration file path for Linux systems.
    • Good for having a system wide default configuration /usr/local/etc/civetweb.conf
  • Added new C++ abstraction class CivetServer
  • Added thread safety for and fixed websocket defects (Morgan McGuire)
  • Created PKGBUILD to use Arch distribution (Daniel Oaks)
  • Created new documentation on Embeddeding, Building and yaSSL (see docs/).
  • Updated License file to include all licenses.
  • Replaced MD5 implementation due to questionable license.
    • This requires new source file md5.inl
  • Changed UNIX/OSX build to conform to common practices.
    • Supports build, install and clean rules.
    • Supports cross compiling
    • Features can be chosen in make options
  • Moved Cocoa/OSX build and packaging to a separate file.
    • This actually a second build variant for OSX.
    • Removed yaSSL from the OSX build, not needed.
  • Added new Visual Studio projects for Windows builds.
    • Removed Windows support from Makefiles
    • Provided additional, examples with Lua, and another with yaSSL.
  • Changed Zombie Reaping policy to not ignore SIGCHLD.
    • The previous method caused trouble in applciations that spawn children.

Known Issues

  • Build support for VS6 and some other has been deprecated.
    • This does not impact embedded programs, just the stand-alone build.
    • The old Makefile was renamed to Makefile.deprecated.
    • This is partcially do to lack fo testing.
    • Need to find out what is actually in demand.
  • Build changes may impact current users.
    • As with any change of this type, changes may impact some users.

Release Notes v1.0

Objectives: MIT License Preservation, Rebranding

The objective of this release is to establish a version of the Mongoose software distribution that still retains the MIT license.

Changes