Appendix F - FLEXlm Versions

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V1.0 - 1988

First FLEXlm Release, containing all the basic FLEXlm features.

V1.5 - February 1990

First widely-used version including DEMO.

V2.1 - March 1991

  • Improved TIMEOUT support
  • Improved ethernet hostid support

V2.21 - November 1991

  • Added support for many platforms, and some platform- specific improvements, such as hostid.
  • Hostid ANY added

V2.26 - March 1992 (Used only by Sun)

  • Added license lingering

V2.4 - December 1992

  • Added `use-all-feature-lines' capability for incremental license distribution.
  • Enhanced vendor customization routines.
  • Enhanced End-User Options file.
  • Added new hostid types: USER, HOSTNAME and DISPLAY
  • Added `port@host' to locate license file - down-loads license file from server.

V2.61 - March 1993 (Used only by Sun)

  • Added INCREMENT and UPGRADE lines to license file

V3.0 - May 1994

  • INCREMENT and UPGRADE behavior changed and improved
  • Added UDP protocol support.
  • Added 'uname -i' hostid for hp.
  • Added 'multiple jobs,' for enhanced support of LM_LICENSE_FILE as a license file list.
  • New, optional license file format, with `name=value' syntax for optional new features, including: asset_info, ISSUER, and NOTICE, '\' license file continuation character, 2048 character limit per feature

V4.0 - December 1994

  • Removed use of floating point, for enhanced reliability
  • FEATURE line additions: ck (for use with lmcksum), OVERDRAFT, DUP_GROUP, INTERNET hostid
  • PACKAGE line
  • License Finder
  • lmdiag and FLEXLM_DIAGNOSTICS for end-user diagnostics

V4.1 - May 1995

  • Performance improvements and new platform support.

V4.1 - Patch Release 6, October 1995

  • PC patch release for Windows 95 with various performance improvements.

V5.0 - March 1996

  • Improved port@host behavior - client application doesn't read license file.
  • Automatic port@host via USE_SERVER line in license file.
  • Hostid lists - lock a feature to several hostids.
  • New FEATURE attributes: SN (serial number), USER_BASED, HOST_BASED, MINIMUM, SUPERSEDE, ISSUED (issued date), CAPACITY (charging based on system capacity).
  • Optional avoidance of NIS and DNS via IP address instead of hostname.
  • Improved REPORTLOG format
  • Server, upon startup, notifies of licenses that will expire within 2 weeks.
  • Improved end-user options file functionality.
  • New FEATURE attributes: SUPERSEDE, ISSUED, USER_BASED, HOST_BASED, SN.

V5.11 - February, 1997

  • SUPERSEDE lists, PLATFORMS= license attribute,
  • new end-user options: MAX, TIMEOUTALL, CPU_USAGE_INTERVAL, CPU_USAGE_DELTA
  • Windows control panel added.
  • Windows license generator GENLIC added.

V5.12 - April, 1997

  • Performance improvements and new platform support.

V6.0 - September, 1997

  • lmgrd can read multiple license files
  • FLEXlm license directory support: *.lic automatically used.
  • License files require no editing for use at the end-user site.
  • Optional path on DAEMON/VENDOR line; $PATH used.
  • Decimal license format, with lminstall utility for typing in licenses.
  • Feature lines are shorter, easier to understand and type in.
  • PACKAGE lines can be shipped in separate files that never require user editing.
  • Default port numbers make SERVER line port number optional.
  • Default end-user options file path
  • `this_host' hostname supported on SERVER line.
  • VENDOR_LICENSE_FILE supported (e.g., `GSI_LICENSE_FILE').
  • @host supported where default port numbers are used.
  • Windows only: user prompted for license file or license server name.
  • License files are optionally case-insensitive.
  • lmdown and lmreread accept -vendor name argument.
  • lminstall utility.

v6.1 - June, 1998

  • Performance Improvements.

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