Win32-IPC version 1.09, released January 14, 2012 The Win32-IPC modules provide access to the Win32 sychronization objects, which are (currently) documented at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686364(VS.85).aspx The supported sychronization objects and associated modules are: Event - Win32::Event Mutex - Win32::Mutex Semaphore - Win32::Semaphore In addition, the Win32::ChangeNotify module provides access to directory change notifications, which let you monitor a specified directory tree for file modifications. While not strictly a synchronization object, change notifications are often used in similar ways. INSTALLATION To install these modules, run the following commands: perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build test ./Build install DEPENDENCIES You'll need a suitable C compiler. Microsoft Visual C++ 6 or MinGW GCC should work. You can also build it with GCC under Cygwin. Package Minimum Version --------- --------------- perl 5.006 Carp Exporter XSLoader CHANGES Here's what's new in version 1.09 of Win32-IPC: (See the file "Changes" for the full revision history.) - There are no functional changes in 1.09. - Document incompatibility with signal handlers. - The tools directory has been renamed inc for consistency with other CPAN distributions. COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright 1998-2012 Christopher J. Madsen Created: 3 Feb 1998 from the ActiveWare version (c) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed by ActiveWare Internet Corp., http://www.ActiveState.com Other modifications (c) 1997 by Gurusamy Sarathy This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.