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From: Dick Hardt <
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Subject: ANNOUNCE Windows NT Perl 5.001 Beta 2
Date: 27 May 1995 20:00:23 GMT
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Welcome to the Windows NT beta Release Party II!
You can find the latest beta at the following places:
Intel Binary Version
ftp://ntperl.hip.com/ntperl/ntperl5.001.beta.2.i86.zip
Source Version
ftp://ntperl.hip.com/ntperl/ntperl5.001.beta.2.src.zip
Big feature in this release is support for OLE Automation.
Known Issues
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- 4NT (the 4DOS for Windows NT) is not allows compatible with cmd.exe
Known Bugs
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- test op/magic.ntt #1 fails - _aspawn does not preserve environment
variables
- test op/ref.ntt #36 & #37 fail - ref bug - in UNIX Distribution
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The .zip file contains files with long filenames.
You will need to use the Win32 version of Winzip to correctly unzip the
source, otherwise the names will get truncated to 8.3 filenames.
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If you find a bug, please fill out a report at the following URL:
http://info.hip.com/ntperl/bugreport.html
or, if you don't have net access email to:
[email protected]
Please include a sample script if possible
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