[ASPL Fact Announce] [ANN] Vortex Library 0.8.5 is out!

[Francis Brosnan Blazquez]

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       ## Vortex Library 0.8.5 Stable Release  ##
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Release note
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  Advanced Software Production Line is proud to announce the Vortex
  Library 0.8.5 availability: an open source "BEEP Core" protocol
  implementation written in C and mapped into TCP/IP.

  Vortex Library is a powerful toolkit to write new application
  protocols and application over the well-defined "BEEP Core" protocol
  defined at RFC3080/RFC3081. 

  Vortex Library has been developed inside the Af-Arch project as its
  data transport layer. 

  Vortex Library is a really stable and robust application protocol
  development toolkit. Currently it is running under Microsoft Windows
  and GNU/Linux platforms.

  Check out the following links to get ready with Vortex Library:

    - http://www.sf.net/projects/vortexlibrary - download site.

    - http://fact.aspl.es - Af-Arch homepage where Vortex Library is
      being developed.

    - http://fact.aspl.es/index.php?id=36 - Vortex Library homepage.
  
    - http://fact.aspl.es/index.php?id=18 - Af-Arch documentation
      section. Inside this section, Vortex Library documentation can be
      found. 

Changes
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  Improved memory used by Vortex Library:

  * making vortex_exit function to be reentrant (several threads can 
  actually execute this function at the same time).

  * making xmlValidDtd to use a stack activated xmlValidCtxt value 
  rather than a heap allocated xmlValidCtxtPtr.

  * making vortex_exit function to release resources allocated for its 
  normal function before exiting: freeing vortex sequencer buffers, 
  freeing vortex dtds and cleaning xml library.

  * fixing several memory leaks on vortex_connection, vortex_channel 
  and vortex dtd modules caused by improper call to xmlParseMemory 
  [libxml2].

  * fixing memory leak on vortex_frame_factory module caused by not 
  freeing allocated raw frame to be console outputed.

  * adding a new function vortex_log_is_enabled to check when is vortex 
  log to console activated.

  * making vortex_init function to call to libxml initialization and 
  making vortex_dtds module to be initialized only one time. Adding 
  calls to vortex_dtds_cleanups and xmlCleanupParser.

  * fixing memory leak on vortex_frame_free function caused by not 
  calling g_free on content_type attribute.
 
  * making vortex_connection_close more efficient. Connection close
  for sessions have 0, 1 or n channels are managed in a particular
  way.

  * fixing a bug on vortex_connection_is_ok. Free on fail feature 
  wasn't working properly.


About Us
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  Advanced Software Production Line is leading the Af-Arch project: a
  complete framework to develop distribuited application to manage
  enterprise process.

  As a result, the Af-Arch project relies on Vortex Library to
  exchange data between its distribuited nodes. 

  Advanced Software Production Line also provides GNU/Linux support
  services and consulting on how organization can introduce GNU/Linux
  inside its process, making other platforms to interact with
  GNU/Linux. 

  You can reach us:
       http://www.aspl.es - info en aspl.es

  We hope Vortex Library may help you. Enjoy Vortex Library!
         
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Francis Brosnan Blázquez           - francis en aspl.es
Advanced Software Production Line  - http://www.aspl.es
16th Sep 2005, Madrid (Spain)