CIMPLE 0.99.40 Release Notes
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1.  Fixed bug in Datetime formatting, which caused double '-' signs in output.

2.  Fixed bug int cimple::create(), which caused data corruption for some
    element types in rare cases.

3.  Extended generated meta data to include:

        - Full qualifiers meta data (new Meta_Qualifier structure).

        - Default property values (new Meta_Value structure).

        - All boolean qualifiers are now represented in the Meta_Class::flags
          member (see constants of the form CIMPLE_FLAG_?).

    Accordingly, metagen now generates qualifiers (use -q) and default values
    (use -d).

4.  The cimple::create() function now optionally initializes instance 
    properties to the default given by the class. To use this feature,
    regenerate your classes with genclass (with -d) and pass true to
    cimple::create().

5.  Added environment variables (CIMPLE_LIBRARY_PREFIX and 
    CIMPLE_LIBRARY_SUFFIX), that are affixed to library and program names 
    to avoid name collisions with other vendors.

6.  Fixed minor memory leaks and corruption as part of ongoing effort.

7.  Added support for multi-class providers. A provider for class A can provide
    instances of class A, B, C, and so forth, assuming that all they derive 
    from A. Use CIMPLE cast operator to "cast up" or "cast done". See
    cast<T*>() operator for more details. See cimple/src/providers/Super
    for an example.

8.  Added print routines for printing meta data.

9.  Fixed bug in associators operations, which erroneously excluded derived
    classes from the result set.

10. Fixed leak of mutex handles on Windows, in pthread.cpp.

11. Fixed CMPI adapter to deliver events on the SourceNamespace given by the 
    subscription, rather than on the formerly hardcoded "root/cimv2" namespace.
    The same fix is needed in the Pegasus C++ adapter.

12. Ported CIMPLE to the Darwin Operating System, on both IX86 and PPC.

13. Reimplemented Array<> and Datetime classes to promote binary
    compatibility in future releases.

14. Fixed CIMPLE to work with recent changes to Pegasus-CMPI provider
    interface. EnableIndications() and DisableIndication() now return
    a value (before they did not).

15. Created cmpi.mak file (under cimple/src/cmpi/adapter) to enable build
    with other CMPI implementations (other than Pegasus). This makefile
    sets the CMPI_ROOT variable used to locate these standard CMPI headers.

        <cmpidt.h>
        <cmpift.h>
        <cmpimacs.h>

    To override CMPI_ROOT, define an environment variable with the same name
    or build CIMPLE with "make CMPI_ROOT=<path>".

16. Fixed bug in Pegasus adapter by removing faulty meta-class caching
    logic. This bug caused some properties to be lost during conversion.

17. Optimized Pegasus adapter to improve efficiency of CIMPLE providers,
    which are now as least as fast as Pegasus adapters.


18. Added Standalone example provider to illustrate how to create a
    self contained provider, which contains its own generated meta-classes
    (rather than linking to a meta-class repository).