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PPort is a simple yet handy automation program and
its documented counterpart for interfacing a PC
with external electronic devices. Using its two
programs, a daemon and a client, it aims to
control external apparatus by reading and writing
through common computer ports. Using this bundle,
one can successfully control any household
appliance or electronic device with minimal hassle
and practically no changes.

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2004-07-04 12:45
0.6.4

This release stabilises the project a bit more and cleans up
several issues with the variables and functions. The status
files were generalized and moved by default to the default
logging location. Useless SSL support was removed since it
proved redundant once data was protected by permissions.
Tags: Code cleanup

2004-06-06 12:21
0.6.3

This release added additional user input validity checks and turned the help subsystem into a more professional format. Some old function definitions were removed, variables were tuned, error catching was improved, and logical checks were generalised. An option to fine-tune the pin check interval on the daemon was implemented.
Tags: Code cleanup

2004-06-02 23:21
0.6.2

A bug preventing the daemon from starting has been fixed, as well as other compatibility bugs. Hooks for deactivated inputs and a way to read the status from an external program were implemented. The configuration file syntax was modified for this feature. Some modifications to the build system now allow the user to specify a temporary folder for pport to keep data. Some of pport's functions were revised, and the package was switched to lowercase for porting.
Tags: Minor feature enhancements

2004-05-31 03:56
0.6.1

Null pointers were removed, a couple of bugs were
eliminated in the set and restore functions, and the
delay check mechanism was altered. Some
inaccessible functionality in the toggle mechanism
was made available and a sanity check was added to
the strobe interval. The help system was cleaned up
and useless entries were removed.
Tags: Major bugfixes

2004-04-13 18:40
0.6

This stable release fixes numerous bugs by
introducing a dependency on the popt library.
Thus, the command line parsing scheme was altered,
automatic backward pin-strobing was reimplemented
and re-written from scratch, the delay mechanism
was rewritten, and the useless millisecond
interval was removed. The sources were cleaned and
organized for better accessibility and conformity
with the documentation.
Tags: Major bugfixes

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