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                    <h1>Version 1.8, 11 August 2003</h1>

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                        <li>MoreIsBetter now requires CodeWarrior Pro 8.3 or Project Builder 2.1 (Dec 2002 developer tools). Mach-O builds require the interfaces and libraries from Mac OS X 10.2.

                        <li>MoreIsBetter, as a whole, is no longer dependent on the Carbon framework; rather individual modules are dependent on specific umbrella frameworks. This allows MIB modules to choose their level of dependency (for example, MoreSCF does not want to depend on Carbon because then it can't be used by non-GUI programs). MIB is, however, dependent on CoreServices as its minimum level of service.

                        <li>A serious rework of &quot;MoreSetup.h&quot; to rationalise the compiler directives, the Mach-O support, the assert definitions, and so on.

                        <li>More file extension rationalisation.

                        <li>Various code cleanups.

                        <ul>

                            <li><code>nil</code> replaced with <code>NULL</code>

                            <li><code>OSErr</code> replaced with <code>OSStatus</code>

                            <li><code>MoreAssertQ</code> replaced by standard <code>assert</code>

                            <li><code>MoreAssert</code> is now <code>MoreAssertPCG</code> (and deprecated)

                            <li>Implementation files now include their headers first, which flushes out any missing dependencies in the headers.

                            <li>Eliminated bogus uses of pragma import and export.

                            <li>Eliminated arithmetic conversion warnings.

                        </ul>

                        <li><a href="MoreAppleEvents.h">MoreAppleEvents</a>: A new sub-module, MoreAEDataModel. Various other updates. See the checkin comments for more details.

                        <li>MoreDebugging: A new sub-module, MoreBackTrace.

                        <li>MoreCarbonEvents: A new module with Carbon event utilities.

                        <li>MoreCFQ: A new module with Core Foundation utilities.

                        <li><a href="MoreControls.html">MoreControls</a>: Added CFString accessors for text controls and key/value filters for text controls.

                        <li><a href="MoreDevices.html">MoreDevices</a>: In the InterruptSafeDebug sub-module, require Colour QuickDraw by default, which makes linking easier in weird environments.

                        <li><a href="MoreDialogs.html">MoreDialogs</a>: Added <code>StandardAlertCFStringCompat</code>.

                        <li><a href="MoreErrors.html">MoreErrors</a>: This module now explicitly documents the error ranges used by MIB modules.

                        <li><a href="MoreOSL.html">MoreOSL</a>: Fixed bug <a href="rdar://problem/3263387">3263387</a> by initialising <code>err</code> in <code>ClassAccessorByName</code>.

                        <li><a href="MoreOSUtils.html">MoreOSUtils</a>: Moved low-level Gestalt tests here from MoreToolbox.

                        <li><a href="MoreNetworkSetup.html">MoreNetworkSetup</a>: By default MoreNetworkSetup no longer uses Network Setup, but instead accesses the preference files directly.  This makes things go a lot faster and, given that traditional Mac OS is end-of-life, is not a compatibility concern.

                        <li><a href="../../MIB-Libraries/MoreSCF/ReadMeAboutMoreSCF.html">MoreSCF</a>: A new module System Configuration framework utilities, which forms the basis of the MoreSCF sample.                      <li><a href="../../MIB-Libraries/MoreSecurity/ReadMeAboutMoreAuthSample.html">MoreSecurity</a>: A new module with security utilities, including the basis of MoreAuthSample.                        <li><a href="MoreToolbox.html">MoreToolbox</a>: Added some new Gestalt tests, then moved them all to MoreOSUtils.

                        <li>MoreUNIX: A new module with various Posix-level utilities.

                    </ul>

                    <h1>Version 1.7, 14 January 2003</h1>

                    <ul>

                        <li>Rationalised the file extensions for CVS support and eliminated files that are no longer necessary because we no longer build 68K.

                        <li>All files now how the standard DTS header and CVS change history.

                        <li><A HREF="MoreAppleEvents.h">MoreAppleEvents</A>:

            Various minor updates. See the checkin comments for more

            details.

                        <li><a href="../../../MoreIsBetter1.7?/MIB-Documentation/MoreDocumentation/MoreOSUtils.html">MoreOSUtils</a>: Added routines to get the user and machine name on all Carbon platforms (<code>MoreCSCopyUserName</code> and <code>MoreCSCopyMachineName</code>).

                    </ul>

                    <h1>Version 1.5, 24 September 2001</h1>

                    <UL>

            <LI>MoreIsBetter now requires CodeWarrior Pro 7 and

            Universal Interfaces 3.4 or higher, or the Project

            Builder from Mac OS X 10.1.</LI>

            <LI>Numerous changes to build Mach-O under both

            CodeWarrior Pro 7 and Project Builder without FlatCarbon

            headers</LI>

            <LI>The core MoreIsBetter code now compiles with the C++

            activated. This required minor changes to many

            files.</LI>

            <LI>Eliminated the 68K targets from all the projects

            because CodeWarrior Pro 7 no longer supports building 68K

            code. Most of MoreIsBetter will continue to compile for

            68K, but I no longer have a way to test it.</LI>

            <LI>Moved the Pascal interfaces to a separate folder

            because the Project Builder compiler tries to interpret

            "MoreSetup.p" as a pre-compiled header for "MoreSetup.h"

            &#91;2631604&#93;.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreAppleEvents.h">MoreAppleEvents</A>:

            Various minor updates. See the checkin comments for more

            details.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreCDs.html">MoreCDs</A>: A new module with

            various traditional Mac OS CD-ROM utility routines.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreCodeFragments.html">MoreCodeFragments</A>:

            In MoreCFMLateImport I fixed some bugs, added support for

            some previously unsupported relocation instructions,

            changed the API to eliminate the need for a dummy

            exported symbol, and integrated support for packed data

            sections. Add the source to my CallMachOFramework sample

            to the MIB source tree.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMultiprocessing.html">MoreMultiprocessing</A>:

            In MoreMPLog I removed <CODE>MPLogPrintfSlow</CODE>

            because it was having problems with Mac OS 9.1.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreOpenTransport.html">MoreOpenTransport</A>:

            Fixed a nasty synchronisation bug inside OTMP. Also made

            the sample code's listen/accept loop more reliable.</LI>

         </UL>

         <H1>Version 1.4, 15 February 2001</H1>

         <UL>

            <LI>MoreIsBetter now requires Universal Interfaces 3.4 or

            higher. I built with the latest pre-release at the time

            of writing, 3.4b4.</LI>

            <LI>All relevant components of MoreIsBetter now compile

            under Project Builder. All modules (except those, like

            MoreNetworkSetup, which can't be Carbonized) now compile

            under Project Builder. A master Project Builder project,

            MoreIsBetterLib.pbproj, is included with the

            distribution. This project file is for Mac OS X 1.0; your

            mileage may vary on early and later releases.</LI>

            <LI>Made many minor changes to many modules to get them

            to build without warnings under Project Builder. These

            changes are mostly to eliminate warnings, but some

            modules required more complex surgery (for example,

            MoreTextUtils and MoreMPLog).</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreAppleEvents.html">MoreAppleEvents</A>:

            <CODE>MoreAECreateAppleEventTargetID</CODE> is no longer

            available under Carbon because UI 3.4 has made data

            structures on which it depends not part of Carbon.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreCodeFragments.html">MoreCodeFragments</A>:

            MoreCFMLateImport now complains if you try to include it

            in a Mach-O build. Removed redundant assignment in

            <CODE>CFMLateImportCore</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreDialogs.html">MoreDialogs</A>: Added a

            whole bunch of dialog utilities, largely derived from

            similar utility routines that I use in my Freeware

            projects.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreErrors.html">MoreErrors</A>: New module

            with error handling utilities.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreEvents.html">MoreEvents</A>: New module

            with Event Manager utilities.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreInterfaceLib.html">MoreInterfaceLib</A>:

            Added support for some Mac OS 8.5 toolbox routines.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreLists.html">MoreLists</A>: A new module

            with List Manager utilities.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMenus.html">MoreMenus</A>: Module now

            has a C file, which implements

            <CODE>MoreSetMenuItemEnable</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMultiprocessing.html">MoreMultiprocessing</A>:

            Extensive additions to "MoreMPLog.c" to support Project

            Builder.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreNetworkSetup.html">MoreNetworkSetup</A>:

            Disabled some debugging code that was accidentally left

            enabled in <CODE>NSHHaveMultipleBelowIPSupport</CODE>

            &#91;2617463&#93;. Support the ability to read and write

            the "launch status application" Remote Access

            preference.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreOpenTransport.html">MoreOpenTransport</A>:

            By popular request, added <CODE>OTMPGetMessage</CODE> and

            <CODE>OTMPPutMessage</CODE> routines to OTMP. The fix for

            the Carbon MP incompatibility described in the OTMP

            module is in CarbonLib 1.2.5, not CarbonLib 1.3 as

            previously described &#91;2619462&#93;. Also fixed a bug

            in <CODE>OTMPSndUData</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreQuickDraw.html">MoreQuickDraw</A>:

            <CODE>HaveColorQuickDraw</CODE> now

            auto-initialises.Added GetPortVisibleRegion and

            <CODE>MoreSetMagicHiliteMode</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreTextUtils.html">MoreTextUtils</A>: Major

            rework of <CODE>GetNewStringList</CODE> to get it to

            build under Project Builder. Deprecated

            <CODE>GetPascalStringFromLongDouble</CODE> because long

            double is a very weird data type.</LI>

         </UL>

         <H1>Version 1.3, 24 November 2000</H1>

         <UL>

            <LI>Updated documentation to explicitly described which

            modules support which environments (68K, PowerPC,

            Carbon). Also updated source files to explicitly document

            (and enforce by #error) the environments in which they

            build.</LI>

            <LI>Documentation is now managed in version control

            system.</LI>

            <LI>Updated everything to CodeWarrior Pro 6.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreAppearance.html">MoreAppearance</A>: The

            various "have this feature" routines now auto-initialise

            so that other MIB modules can use them without calling

            the initialisation routine.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreAppleEvents.html">MoreAppleEvents</A>:

            Lots of new work by George Warner.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreCodeFragments.html">MoreCodeFragments</A>:

            Updated CFMLateImport to support importing from

            CFBundles, and hence from Mac OS X frameworks.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreControls.html">MoreControls</A>: Updated

            <CODE>GetControlDefProcResID</CODE> to at least work in

            Carbon builds on Mac OS 9.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreDevices.html">MoreDevices</A>: Updated

            InterruptSafeDebug to build for Carbon. Fixed a missed

            <CODE>MemError</CODE> bug in TradDriverLoaderLib.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreDialogs.html">MoreDialogs</A>: Made

            <CODE>SetDialogItemString</CODE> work with embedding

            turned on.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreInterfaceLib.html">MoreInterfaceLib</A>:

            Added new Time Manager interfaces.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMemory.html">MoreMemory</A>: Added

            <CODE>MoreBlockCompare</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMultiprocessing.html">MoreMultiprocessing</A>:

            New module.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreNavigation.html">MoreNavigation</A>: New

            module.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreOpenAndSave.html">MoreOpenAndSave</A>:

            Some tricky work to Carbonise.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreOpenTransport.html">MoreOpenTransport</A>:

            New module. OTMP allows synchronous blocking access to

            networking from preemptive (MP) tasks. OTClassicContext

            lets you call OT "InContext" routines from

            InterfaceLib-based applications. MoreAutoPush is a

            convenience API for the STREAMS autopush facility.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreOSL.html">MoreOSL</A>: New module. A C

            library for implementing scripting in your

            application.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MorePreferences.html">MorePreferences</A>: A

            number of minor updates.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreProcesses.html">MoreProcesses</A>: A

            number of minor updates. Also added the MoreScheduledExec

            module, which lets you quit your application and schedule

            a time for it to be relaunched.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreQuickDraw.html">MoreQuickDraw</A>: Added

            some Carbon-style accessors for non-Carbon builds.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreTextUtils.html">MoreTextUtils</A>: Added

            more <CODE>'STR#'</CODE> support. Added

            <CODE>MoreReplaceText</CODE> and

            <CODE>MoreStrLen</CODE>.</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreNetworkSetup.html">MoreNetworkSetup</A>:

            Lots of minor updates.</LI>

         </UL>

         <H1>Version 1.2, 18 October 1999</H1>

         <UL>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreCodeFragments.html">MoreCodeFragments</A>:

            CFMLateImport</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreDisks.html">MoreDisks</A>: added a bunch

            of csCodes</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreInterfaceLib.html">MoreInterfaceLib</A>:

            lots of new routines, including Remote Access, Gestalt

            Value, BlockZero, and FSM FCB accessors</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreMenus.html">MoreMenus</A>:

            MoreSystemMenus</LI>

            <LI><A HREF="MoreNetworkSetup.html">MoreNetworkSetup</A>:

            bug fixes, DHCP release, ARA passwords</LI>

         </UL>

         <H1>22 Apr 1999</H1>

         <UL>

            <LI>Release notes begin</LI>

         </UL>

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