Strawberry Perl for Windows - 5.16.1.1-64bit Release Notes

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List of distributions installed on top of Perl 5.16.1: Collapse

ID	Distribution	Version	Note
1.	Algorithm-Diff	1.1902
2.	aliased	0.30
3.	Alien-Tidyp	v1.4.7
4.	Any-Moose	0.18
5.	App-Cpan	1.5902
6.	App-cpanminus	1.5017	+fix for issue 132
7.	App-local-lib-Win32Helper	0.990
8.	App-module-version	1.004
9.	AppConfig	1.66
10.	Archive-Extract	0.60
11.	Archive-Tar	1.88
12.	Archive-Zip	1.30
13.	autodie	2.12
14.	B-Hooks-EndOfScope	0.11
15.	B-Hooks-OP-Check	0.19
16.	BerkeleyDB	0.51
17.	Capture-Tiny	0.18
18.	Carp-Clan	6.04
19.	Class-Accessor	0.34
20.	Class-ErrorHandler	0.01
21.	Class-Inspector	1.27
22.	Class-Load	0.20
23.	Class-Load-XS	0.04
24.	Class-Loader	2.03
25.	Class-Singleton	1.4
26.	Clone	0.31
27.	common-sense	3.6
28.	Compress-Bzip2	2.09
29.	Compress-Raw-Bzip2	2.055
30.	Compress-Raw-Lzma	2.055
31.	Compress-Raw-Zlib	2.055
32.	Compress-unLZMA	0.04
33.	Context-Preserve	0.01
34.	Convert-ASCII-Armour	1.4
35.	Convert-ASN1	0.26
36.	Convert-PEM	0.08
37.	CPAN-Checksums	2.08
38.	CPAN-DistnameInfo	0.12
39.	CPAN-Inject	1.13
40.	CPAN-Meta	2.120921
41.	CPAN-Meta-Check	0.004
42.	CPAN-Meta-Requirements	2.122
43.	CPAN-Meta-YAML	0.008
44.	CPAN-Mini	1.111008
45.	CPAN-SQLite	0.202
46.	CPANPLUS	0.9130
47.	Crypt-Blowfish	2.12	+fix for #55173
48.	Crypt-CAST5_PP	1.04
49.	Crypt-CBC	2.30
50.	Crypt-DES	2.05
51.	Crypt-DES_EDE3	0.01
52.	Crypt-DH	0.07
53.	Crypt-DSA	1.17
54.	Crypt-IDEA	1.08	+fix for #55158
55.	Crypt-Rijndael	1.11
56.	Crypt-RIPEMD160	0.05
57.	Crypt-SSLeay	0.64
58.	Crypt-Twofish	2.14
59.	Data-Buffer	0.04
60.	Data-Compare	1.22
61.	Data-OptList	0.107
62.	Data-Random	0.07
63.	DateTime	0.76
64.	DateTime-Locale	0.45
65.	DateTime-TimeZone	1.48
66.	DB_File	1.826
67.	DBD-ADO	2.99
68.	DBD-mysql	4.021	+fix for #71047
69.	DBD-ODBC	1.39
70.	DBD-Pg	2.19.2
71.	DBD-SQLite	1.37
72.	DBI	1.622
73.	DBIx-Simple	1.35
74.	DBM-Deep	2.0008
75.	Devel-Declare	0.006011
76.	Devel-GlobalDestruction	0.08
77.	Devel-PartialDump	0.15
78.	Digest-BubbleBabble	0.02
79.	Digest-HMAC	1.03
80.	Digest-MD2	2.03
81.	Digest-MD5	2.52
82.	Digest-SHA1	2.13
83.	Dist-CheckConflicts	0.02
84.	Encode	2.45
85.	Encode-Locale	1.03
86.	Eval-Closure	0.08
87.	ExtUtils-Depends	0.304
88.	ExtUtils-F77	1.17
89.	FCGI	0.74
90.	File-chmod	0.32
91.	File-Copy-Recursive	0.38
92.	File-Fetch	0.36
93.	File-Find-Rule	0.33
94.	File-HomeDir	0.99
95.	File-Listing	6.04
96.	File-pushd	1.002
97.	File-Remove	1.52
98.	File-ShareDir	1.03
99.	File-Slurp	9999.19
100.	File-Which	1.09
101.	Filter	1.45
102.	GD	2.46	+fix for #67990
103.	Hook-LexWrap	0.24
104.	HTML-Form	6.03
105.	HTML-Parser	3.69
106.	HTML-Tagset	3.20
107.	HTML-Tree	5.02
108.	HTTP-Cookies	6.01
109.	HTTP-Daemon	6.01
110.	HTTP-Date	6.02
111.	HTTP-Message	6.03
112.	HTTP-Negotiate	6.01
113.	HTTP-Server-Simple	0.44
114.	HTTP-Tiny	0.022
115.	Imager	0.91
116.	IO-Compress	2.055
117.	IO-Compress-Lzma	2.055
118.	IO-Interactive	0.0.6
119.	IO-Socket-IP	0.16
120.	IO-Socket-SSL	1.76
121.	IO-String	1.08
122.	IO-stringy	2.110
123.	IPC-Cmd	0.78
124.	IPC-Run	0.91
125.	IPC-Run3	0.045
126.	IPC-System-Simple	1.21
127.	JSON	2.53
128.	JSON-XS	2.33
129.	libwww-perl	6.04
130.	List-MoreUtils	0.33
131.	local-lib	1.008004
132.	Locale-Codes	3.22
133.	LWP-MediaTypes	6.02
134.	LWP-Online	1.08
135.	LWP-Protocol-https	6.03
136.	Math-BigInt-GMP	1.37
137.	Math-GMP	2.06
138.	Math-MPC	1.00
139.	Math-MPFR	3.14
140.	Math-Round	0.06
141.	Memoize	1.03
142.	Module-Build	0.4002
143.	Module-Implementation	0.06
144.	Module-Load-Conditional	0.52
145.	Module-Metadata	1.000010
146.	Module-Runtime	0.013
147.	Moose	2.0603
148.	MooseX-ClassAttribute	0.26
149.	MooseX-Declare	0.35
150.	MooseX-LazyRequire	0.08
151.	MooseX-Meta-TypeConstraint-ForceCoercion	0.01
152.	MooseX-Method-Signatures	0.43
153.	MooseX-NonMoose	0.22
154.	MooseX-Role-Parameterized	1.00
155.	MooseX-Traits	0.11
156.	MooseX-Types	0.35
157.	MooseX-Types-DateTime	0.07
158.	MooseX-Types-Structured	0.28
159.	Mozilla-CA	20120309
160.	MRO-Compat	0.11
161.	namespace-autoclean	0.13
162.	namespace-clean	0.23
163.	Net-HTTP	6.03
164.	Net-SMTP-TLS	0.12
165.	Net-SSH2	0.45
166.	Net-SSLeay	1.48
167.	Net-Telnet	3.03
168.	Number-Compare	0.03
169.	Object-Accessor	0.44
170.	Package-DeprecationManager	0.13
171.	Package-Stash	0.33
172.	Package-Stash-XS	0.25
173.	PAR	1.005
174.	PAR-Dist	0.48
175.	PAR-Dist-FromPPD	0.03
176.	PAR-Dist-InstallPPD	0.02
177.	PAR-Repository-Client	0.25
178.	PAR-Repository-Query	0.14
179.	Params-Check	0.36
180.	Params-Util	1.07
181.	Params-Validate	1.06
182.	Parse-Binary	0.11
183.	Parse-CPAN-Meta	1.4404
184.	Parse-Method-Signatures	1.003014
185.	perlfaq	5.0150040
186.	PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint	0.07
187.	pip	1.19
188.	pler	1.06
189.	Pod-Simple	3.22
190.	podlators	2.4.2
191.	Portable	1.17
192.	PPI	1.215
193.	PPM	11.11_01
194.	Probe-Perl	0.01
195.	Safe	2.33
196.	Search-Dict	1.07
197.	SOAP-Lite	0.715
198.	Socket	2.002
199.	Sort-Versions	1.5
200.	Storable	2.35
201.	String-CRC32	1.4
202.	Sub-Exporter	0.984
203.	Sub-Exporter-Progressive	0.001003
204.	Sub-Install	0.926
205.	Sub-Name	0.05
206.	Sub-Uplevel	0.24
207.	Task-Weaken	1.04
208.	Template-Tiny	1.12
209.	Template-Toolkit	2.24
210.	Term-ANSIColor	3.02
211.	Term-ReadLine-Perl	1.0303
212.	TermReadKey	2.30.02
213.	Test-CheckDeps	0.002
214.	Test-Deep	0.110
215.	Test-Differences	0.61
216.	Test-Exception	0.31
217.	Test-Fatal	0.010
218.	Test-Harness	3.25
219.	Test-Manifest	1.23
220.	Test-NoWarnings	1.04
221.	Test-Object	0.07
222.	Test-Output	1.01
223.	Test-Requires	0.06
224.	Test-Script	1.07
225.	Test-SubCalls	1.09
226.	Test-Tester	0.108
227.	Test-use-ok	0.02
228.	Test-Warn	0.24
229.	Text-Diff	1.41
230.	Text-Glob	0.09
231.	Text-Patch	1.8
232.	Tie-EncryptedHash	1.24
233.	Time-Local	1.2300
234.	TimeDate	1.20
235.	Tree-DAG_Node	1.06
236.	Try-Tiny	0.11
237.	URI	1.60
238.	Variable-Magic	0.50
239.	Win32-API	0.68	+fix related to x64
240.	Win32-EventLog	0.076
241.	Win32-Exe	0.17
242.	Win32-File	0.06
243.	Win32-File-Object	0.02
244.	Win32-OLE	0.1709
245.	Win32-Process	0.14
246.	Win32-TieRegistry	0.26
247.	Win32-UTCFileTime	1.55
248.	Win32-WinError	0.03
249.	Win32API-Registry	0.32
250.	WWW-Mechanize	1.72
251.	WWW-RobotRules	6.02
252.	XML-LibXML	2.0003
253.	XML-LibXSLT	1.77
254.	XML-NamespaceSupport	1.11
255.	XML-Parser	2.41
256.	XML-SAX	0.99
257.	XML-SAX-Base	1.08
258.	XML-SAX-Expat	0.40
259.	XML-Simple	2.20
260.	YAML	0.84
261.	YAML-LibYAML	0.38
262.	YAML-Syck	1.20
263.	YAML-Tiny	1.51

List of external tools and libraries included in Strawberry Perl: Collapse

ID	Package	Homepage	Note
1.	binutils-2.22.52	http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
2.	db-5.3.15	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html
3.	dmake-SVN20091127	http://tools.openoffice.org/dmake/index.html
4.	expat-2.1.0	http://expat.sourceforge.net/
5.	freeglut-2.8.0	http://freeglut.sourceforge.net/
6.	freetype-2.4.9	http://www.freetype.org/
7.	gcc-4.6.3	http://gcc.gnu.org/
8.	gd-2.0.35	http://www.libgd.org/	linked with libjpg-v6 - see #49053
9.	gdbm-1.8.3	http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/
10.	gendef-rev4724	http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/
11.	gfortran-4.6.3	http://gcc.gnu.org/
12.	giflib-4.1.6	http://giflib.sourceforge.net/
13.	gmp-5.0.5	http://gmplib.org/
14.	jpeg-8d	http://www.ijg.org/
15.	libXpm-3.5.10	http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xlibs
16.	libiconv-1.14	http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
17.	libpng-1.5.10	http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
18.	libssh2-1.4.1	http://www.libssh2.org
19.	libxml2-2.7.8	http://xmlsoft.org/
20.	libxslt-1.1.26	http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/
21.	make-3.82	http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
22.	mingw-w64-crt_2.x_r4936	http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/
23.	mpc-0.9	http://www.multiprecision.org/
24.	mpfr-3.1.0	http://www.mpfr.org/
25.	mysql-5.1.44	http://www.mysql.com/
26.	openssl-1.0.1b	http://www.openssl.org/
27.	patch-2.5.9-7	http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm
28.	pexports-0.44	http://www.emmestech.com/software/pexports-0.43/download_pexports.html
29.	postgresql-9.1.3	http://www.postgresql.org/
30.	pthreads-win32-2.9.0	http://sourceware.org/pthreads-win32/
31.	tiff-4.0.1	http://remotesensing.org/libtiff/
32.	xz-5.0.3	http://tukaani.org/xz/
33.	zlib-1.2.7	http://www.zlib.net/

Version details: Collapse

Perl version details:

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 16 subversion 1) configuration:
   
  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=4.0, archname=MSWin32-x64-multi-thread
    uname='Win32 strawberry-perl 5.16.1.1 #1 Thu Aug  9 07:49:27 2012 x64'
    config_args='undef'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
    useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=define, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags =' -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE  -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DPERL_IMPLI
CIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields',
    optimize='-s -O2',
    cppflags='-DWIN32'
    ccversion='', gccversion='4.6.3', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
    ivtype='long long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='long long', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='g++.exe', ldflags ='-s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib"'
    libpth=C:\strawberry\c\lib C:\strawberry\c\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib
    libs=-lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -
loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32
    perllibs=-lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole
32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lcomctl32
    libc=, so=dll, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl516.a
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-mdll -s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib"'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: HAS_TIMES HAVE_INTERP_INTERN MULTIPLICITY
                        PERLIO_LAYERS PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
                        PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV PL_OP_SLAB_ALLOC
                        USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES
                        USE_LOCALE USE_LOCALE_COLLATE USE_LOCALE_CTYPE
                        USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF
  Built under MSWin32
  Compiled at Aug  9 2012 07:55:51
  @INC:
    C:/strawberry/perl/site/lib
    C:/strawberry/perl/vendor/lib
    C:/strawberry/perl/lib
    .

Gcc version details:

Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=C:\strawberry\c\bin\gcc.exe
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=c:/strawberry/c/bin/../libexec/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.6.3/lto-wrapper.exe
Target: x86_64-w64-mingw32
Configured with: ../../../src/gcc-4.6.3/configure --build=x86_64-w64-mingw32 --target=x86_64-w64-min
gw32 --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libgomp --enable-lto --enable-bootstrap 
--enable-checking=release --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --disable-multilib --disable-nls --
disable-win32-registry --disable-werror --with-pkgversion='gcc-4.6.3 release with patches [build 201
20411 by perlmingw.sf.net]' --with-sysroot=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-gmp=/gccbuild/prefix/ming
w64 --with-mpfr=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-mpc=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-ppl=/gccbuild/pr
efix/mingw64 --with-cloog=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-bugurl=http://mingwfp.znix.com --with-gnu-
ld --prefix=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-local-prefix=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64 --with-libiconv-pr
efix=/gccbuild/prefix/mingw64
Thread model: win32
gcc version 4.6.3 (gcc-4.6.3 release with patches [build 20120411 by perlmingw.sf.net])

OpenSSL version details:

OpenSSL 1.0.1b 26 Apr 2012
built on: Sat May 12 19:42:36 GMT 2012
platform: mingw64
options:  bn(64,64) rc4(16x,int) des(idx,cisc,2,long) idea(int) blowfish(idx) 
compiler: gcc -D_WINDLL -DOPENSSL_PIC -DZLIB -DOPENSSL_THREADS -D_MT -DDSO_WIN32 -DL_ENDIAN -O3 -Wal
l -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -DOPENSSL_IA32_SSE2 -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_MONT -DOPENSSL_BN_
ASM_MONT5 -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_GF2m -DSHA1_ASM -DSHA256_ASM -DSHA512_ASM -DMD5_ASM -DAES_ASM -DVPAES_ASM
 -DBSAES_ASM -DWHIRLPOOL_ASM -DGHASH_ASM

Strawberry Perl (5.16.1.1-64bit) Release Notes