=head1 NAME

ObjStore - Perl Extension For C<ObjectStore> OODBMS

=head1 SYNOPSIS

Like perl?  Sick of SQL?  Ready to try something new?  This extension
implements databases that look exactly like normal perl.  The same can
also be extended with arbitrary C++ objects (!).


=head1 PREREQUISITES

- ObjectStore 5.1 (see http://www.odi.com; evaluations are available!)

- Perl 5.005 (5.004_04 might still work too)

- Tree::Fat perl extension

- ExtUtils::ExCxx (only needed on Digital UNIX, HP (5.x), OS/2 (3.x),
  or MS Windows NT/95; send email)

See http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/JPRIT/ !


=head1 R!CENT CHANGES


** 09-26-98 RELEASE 1.47

- WARNING: the fatal_exceptions option is now always OFF.

- Binary API changes are now detected at run-time.  This is more
consistant with the rest of the perl world.

- Fixed coredump when seeking to an incomplete key.

- Add ObjStore::UNIVERSAL::DELETED method.  Use this flag to announce
that an object is queued for unconditional destruction.

- ObjStore::Mortician wasn't restarting properly.  Fixed.

- Internal adjustments necessary for ObjStore::Lib::PDL.

- Culled more statistics from ObjStore::Serve.  Switched to safe signal
handling.


** 09-12-98 RELEASE 1.46

- Use PERL5PREFIX to install into a different directory tree.

- Improved ObjStore::Index::POSH_PEEK.  Made pretty.

- Shell-style output redirection >> for posh.

- Improved the design of the ObjStore::Serve::defaultLoop.  Reduced
excessive statistics.

- Improved ObjStore::Table3::fetch in an array context.

- Added cast-to-integer overloading for ObjStore::UNIVERSAL.  For
example, $hash{ 0+$object }=1.

- Fixed posh reporting of forced-loaded packages.

- Reduced the number of potential "Attempt to free unreferenced scalar
during global destruction" warnings (hopefully!).

- Improved various diagnostic messages.

- Documentation corrections & updates.


see ./INSTALL for hints on installation
see ./UPGRADE if you are starting from a prior releases
see ./TODO for a list of stuff in the tuit queue
see ./CHANGES for a visionary perspective


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