[UPnP-SDK-announce] Linux SDK for UPnP Devices v1.2.1 now available!

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We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Linux SDK
for UPnP Devices version 1.2.1 (formally known as the UPnP SDK for
Linux) for download!  It represents all the improvements, optimizations,
and fixes since the original 1.0 release in 2000.  Specially, the new
features are:

 

-        Integrates an entirely new XML parser that features DOM2 API
support and a much smaller code size.

-        Integrates a new threading utility library that manages all
threads in the library.

-        Elimination of C++ and other code optimizations have reduced
the binary size by over 60%.

-        The web server now supports application-level callbacks to
handle dynamically generated data.

-        The web server now correctly handles chunked encoding.

-        A new client HTTP API has been added that allows downloading of
items of unlimited size.

-        The SDK supports much better cross-compilation support.

-        Numerous memory leaks and bugs have been fixed.

 

With the new XML parser, the API is not 100% backwards compatible.  It
contains a new API that does not require freeing many intermediate
objects, thus eliminating many memory leaks.  Consult the XML API
documentation for more details.

 

As you might have noticed above, the name of the SDK has changed.  This
is to avoid trademark issues with the UPnP Implementers Corporation
(UIC).  The new name is Linux SDK for UPnP Devices, libupnp for short.  

 

You can download the new SDK at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7189.  The RPMs
will be posted soon.  New to this release, the libupnp-doc package
contains a Programming Guide that walks through creating a device and
control point using the SDK.

 

Finally, a new mailing list has been created for discussion on
development of the SDK.  This list is reserved for developers only.
General discussion and usage of the SDK should remain on the
upnp-sdk-discuss list.  If you are interested in actively working on the
SDK, please sign up for the list at
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=7189 and I will contact you.

 

Happy Coding!

 

  - Dan -

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