changes.txt

The sources of IDAPython, a plugin for IDA for using python for scripting in IDA, instead of IDC.

Please see http://code.google.com/p/idapython/source/list for a
detailed list of changes.

Changes from version 0.9.0 to 1.0.0
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- Upgraded IDA Pro base version to 5.1
- Dropped Python 2.4 support
- Mac OS X support
- IDC compatibility layer is now complete and up to date for IDA 5.1
- INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: the idaapi module needs to be imported manually
- Support for IDB and debug notification hooks
- Support for GUI hotkeys (see examples/hotkey.py)
- Simple two-way calling mechanism between IDC and IDAPython
- Significantly better IDA API coverage
- Support for IDB and debug event hooks
- get_current_instruction() deprecated, use the idaapi.cvar.cmd variable
- Tons of IDC fixes
- Tons of other misc fixes


Changes from version 0.8.0 to 0.9.0
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- Upgraded base version to IDA Pro 5.0
- Works with IDA Pro 5.1
- Python 2.4 and 2.5 supported
- Close to complete IDC compatbility layer (in sync with 4.9)
- Significatnly improved  IDA SDK API covergage (see STATUS.txt for details)
- IDA SDK patch size reduced to less than half
- Simplified installation (plugins.cfg modification not needed)
- Evaluation window content is saved over IDA restarts (in the database)
- Windows version is built with Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition
- Build makefile replaced with a Python script
- Cleanups and small fixes


Changes from version 0.7.0 to 0.8.0
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- Added support for IDA Pro 4.9
- Dropped support for IDA Pro 4.7
- NOTE: Windows version is linked against Python 2.4.
- New wrappers: search.hpp, dbg.hpp, loader.hpp, diskio.hpp, nalt.hpp
- idc.py synced up to IDA 4.8
- Added 38 IDC functions
- Fixed asklong(), askseg() and askaddr()
- Automatically generated cross reference documentation (epydoc)
- User-specific init file support (see README,txt)
- Deprecated some functions that have direct Python equivalents (see idc.py)
- Fixed exception in ScriptBox when invoked empty.
- Lots of cleanups and small fixes


Changes from version 0.6.0 to 0.7.0
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- Batch execution support (use the option -OIDAPython:yourscript.py)
- Added ScriptBox - lists previously run scripts (Hotkey:Alt-7)
- Added support for IDA Pro 4.8 (both Linux and Windows)
- Dropped support for IDA Pro 4.6 and 4.6SP1 versions
- Wrapped the list chooser (see examples/choose.py)
- A dozen or so IDC functions added
- Lots of char * API calls wrapped
- Added Python error handling in the plugin C layer
- Bunch of misc small cleanups and fixes
- For more details see CHANGES-SWIG.txt and CHANGES-Plugin.txt

- API CHANGE: {Next|Prev}Function() return BADADDR instead of -1


Changes from version 0.5.0 to 0.6.0
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- Added support for IDA Pro 4.7 (both Linux and Windows)
- Dropped support for IDA Pro 4.6SP1 beta on Linux
- Lots of IDC wrapper additions and fixes:
  - Added 30+ new wrappers to idc.py
  - Most Find*, Ask* and Seg* are now wrapped
  - Fixed broken NextAddr(), PrevAddr(), MakeFunction() and MakeName()
- Fixes to the makefile
- Cleanups for the idaapi wrapper 
- Bunch of misc small cleanups and fixes
- For more details see CHANGES-SWIG.txt and CHANGES-Plugin.txt