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hxGrid distributed computing library
Copyright (C) 2007 by Roman Lut
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Version 1.9
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This is very stable release with Windows Vista support.

- fixed critical bug: memory corruption in agent;
- fixed critical bug in scktcomp.pas delphi component (thread-safety issue);
- fixed critical bug: agent is unable to load task dll in Windows Vista;
- fixed thread-safety bug in agent and griduser (AddRef()/Release() should use InterlockedXXX);
- fixed memory leak in agent (IdUDPServer not freed);
- fixed IGridUser->GetSettings() and IGridUser->SetSettings() .h headers;
- IGridUser->isComplete(var complete:boolean) now returns TRUE
  when no tasks is running (was: FALSE);
- hxgriduseddll.dll updated in PICalculator\C++ example;
- fixed AutoUpgrade example: unable to upgrade 
  due to relevance to current directory;
- fixed memory leak in GridGMP example;
- fixed DebugWrite bug: execption on invalid strings causes agent to lost connection;
- fixed possible thread-safety issue in agent.filecache;
- new method: IAgent->GetSessionCacheDirectory();
- new method: IAgent->GetGlobalCriticalSection();
- new IGridUser setting: failed_agent_suspend_timeout;
- updated TAgentSettings in IAgent.h;
- IAgent.h and I_Agent.pas documented in English;
- Normalmapper_hxGrid_Setup installs 3ds MAX and Maya NMF export plugins;


Version 1.8a
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- article translated to English;
- headers are documented in English;
- cancellation support;
- fixed bug in IAgent->GetData();
- fixed bug: freezing on 99.99%;
- fixed bug: lost tasks if IAgent->GetData() failed;
- fixed bug: hxgrid application is unable to work, 
  if workstation has not been rebuted more than 25 days;
- settings tuned for large IAgent->GetData() size;
- fixed GridGMP sample (all drawing is done in main thread);
- network and memory overload tracking: at the start of the session, 
  too many agents request data from user. Library tracks network and memory load;
- GridGMP example shows cancellation support and progress display;
- ATI Normalmapper installer installs NMF export plugins 
  to plugin directories of 3DS MAX and Maya;
- more accurate progress display in ATI Normalmapper;
- NMFExport plugins for Maya 7.0, 8.0 and 8.5 included;
Note: agent and coordinator are modified, but have the same interace versions.
      Upgrade recommended (see Examples\Autoupgrade\);

Version 1.8 beta
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- initial public release;