mwsis · Oct 14, 2026 · Oct 14, 2026 · Oct 23, 2026 · Oct 23, 2026 · Nov 2, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # cstring - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
+## 4.1.0-beta5 - 3rd November 2026
+
+* renamed **examples/cpp/cstring.dynload** => **examples/cpp/windows.dyamic-load**;
+* renamed **examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory** => **examples/cpp/windows.global-memory**;
+
+
 ## 4.1.0-beta4 - 2nd November 2026
 
 * version:
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@
   * **STLSoft** minimum is **1.11.5**;
   * **xTests** minimum is **0.28.2**;
 
+
 ## 4.1.0-beta3 - 1st November 2026
 
 * testing:

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 | Date                | News Item                            | Details |
 | ------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- |
 | Available from [**cstring** project on GitHub](https://synesissoftware.com/cstring):  |
+| 3rd November 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta5](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta5) | directory renames |
 | 2nd November 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta4](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta4) | **STLSoft** **1.11.5**; **xTests** **0.28.2** |
 | 1st November 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta3](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta3) | `File:` labels use the project-relative path; **Check test names** |
 | 27th October 2026   | Release of [cstring 4.1.0-beta2](https://github.com/synesissoftware/cstring/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta2) | `HAS_shwild` / `HAS_p99`; tests use `CSTRING_HAS_SHWILD` |

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Pass memory flags to `cstring_createEx()` or `cstring_createLenEx()`. For a borr
 
 * Owned, fixed, and borrowed (including Windows allocators, where the host has them): [**example.c.cstring**](./examples/c/cstring/);
 * Auto-buffer: [**example.c.cstring.auto_buffer**](./examples/c/auto-buffer/);
-* Win32 global memory: [**example.cpp.cstring.global_memory**](./examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/).
+* Win32 global memory: [**example.cpp.windows.global-memory**](./examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/).
 
 
 ### Allocators
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ Examples live under **examples/** (`c/` and `cpp/`). The directory is the subjec
 | [**example.c.cstring.auto_buffer**](./examples/c/auto-buffer/) | C | Borrowed buffer that may grow to the heap |
 | [**example.c.cstring_create**](./examples/c/cstring_create/) | C | Minimal `cstring_create()` |
 | [**example.c.cstring_vector**](./examples/c/cstring_vector/) | C | Read lines into `cstring_vector_t` and sort (input path or `--`; `SIS_EXAMPLE_SMOKE` enables no-arg demo) |
-| [**example.cpp.cstring.dynload**](./examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/) | C++ | Windows-only dynamic load of the cstring DLL |
-| [**example.cpp.cstring.global_memory**](./examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/) | C++ | Windows-only `CSTRING_F_USE_WINDOWS_GLOBAL_MEMORY` |
+| [**example.cpp.windows.dyamic-load**](./examples/cpp/windows.dyamic-load/) | C++ | Windows-only dynamic load of the cstring DLL |
+| [**example.cpp.windows.global-memory**](./examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/) | C++ | Windows-only `CSTRING_F_USE_WINDOWS_GLOBAL_MEMORY` |
 
 
 ## Project Information

diff --git a/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if(_BUILD_AS_WIN32)
 
-	add_subdirectory(cstring.dynload)
-	add_subdirectory(cstring.global_memory)
+	add_subdirectory(windows.dynamic-load)
+	add_subdirectory(windows.global-memory)
 endif(_BUILD_AS_WIN32)
 
 

diff --git a/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/CMakeLists.txt → ...s/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/CMakeLists.txt → ...s/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SIS:AUTO_GENERATED: Remove this line if you edit the file, otherwise it will be overwritten
-define_example_program(example.cpp.cstring.dynload main.cpp)
+define_example_program(example.cpp.windows.dynamic-load main.cpp)
diff --git a/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/README.md → examples/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/README.md b/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/README.md → examples/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# example.cpp.cstring.dynload <!-- omit in toc -->
+# example.cpp.windows.dyamic-load <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
 ## Purpose
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Built when `BUILD_EXAMPLES` is enabled, `NO_CSTRING_CPP_API` is off, and the tar
 ## Run
 
 ```sh
-${SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR:-./_build}/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/example.cpp.cstring.dynload
+${SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR:-./_build}/examples/cpp/windows.dyamic-load/example.cpp.windows.dyamic-load
 ```
 
 Expects a suitable **cstring** DLL (for example `cstring.3.debug.dll`) to be loadable on the process search path.

diff --git a/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/main.cpp → examples/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/main.cpp b/examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/main.cpp → examples/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- * File:    examples/cpp/cstring.dynload/main.cpp
+ * File:    examples/cpp/windows.dynamic-load/main.cpp
  *
  * Purpose: Windows-only example loading the cstring DLL dynamically via
  *          `LoadLibrary` / `GetProcAddress`.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     {
 #if defined(_DEBUG) || \
     defined(__SYNSOFT_DBS_DEBUG)
-        puts("example.cpp.cstring.dynload: " STLSOFT_COMPILER_LABEL_STRING);
+        puts("example.cpp.windows.dyamic-load: " STLSOFT_COMPILER_LABEL_STRING);
 #endif /* debug */
 
         return main_(argc, argv);

diff --git a/.../cpp/cstring.global_memory/CMakeLists.txt → .../cpp/windows.global-memory/CMakeLists.txt b/.../cpp/cstring.global_memory/CMakeLists.txt → .../cpp/windows.global-memory/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SIS:AUTO_GENERATED: Remove this line if you edit the file, otherwise it will be overwritten
-define_example_program(example.cpp.cstring.global_memory main.cpp)
+define_example_program(example.cpp.windows.global-memory main.cpp)
diff --git a/examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/README.md → examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/README.md b/examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/README.md → examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# example.cpp.cstring.global_memory <!-- omit in toc -->
+# example.cpp.windows.global-memory <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
 ## Purpose
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Built when `BUILD_EXAMPLES` is enabled, `NO_CSTRING_CPP_API` is off, and the tar
 ## Run
 
 ```sh
-${SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR:-./_build}/examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/example.cpp.cstring.global_memory
+${SIS_CMAKE_BUILD_DIR:-./_build}/examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/example.cpp.windows.global-memory
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/main.cpp → examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/main.cpp b/examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/main.cpp → examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- * File:    examples/cpp/cstring.global_memory/main.cpp
+ * File:    examples/cpp/windows.global-memory/main.cpp
  *
  * Purpose: Windows-only example loading the cstring DLL dynamically via
  *          `LoadLibrary` / `GetProcAddress`.

diff --git a/include/cstring/cstring.h b/include/cstring/cstring.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 #ifndef CSTRING_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
 # define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_MAJOR    3
 # define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_MINOR    13
-# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_REVISION 3
-# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_EDIT     106
+# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_REVISION 4
+# define CSTRING_VER_CSTRING_H_CSTRING_EDIT     107
 #endif /* !CSTRING_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */
 
 
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B2   0x04010082
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B3   0x04010083
 # define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B4   0x04010084
+# define CSTRING_VER_4_1_0_B5   0x04010085
 #endif /* !CSTRING_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */
 
 /** \def CSTRING_VER_MAJOR
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
 #define CSTRING_VER_MAJOR                                   4
 #define CSTRING_VER_MINOR                                   1
 #define CSTRING_VER_PATCH                                   0
-#define CSTRING_VER_RELSTATUS                               0x84
+#define CSTRING_VER_RELSTATUS                               0x85
 
 #define CSTRING_VER \
     (0\
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <cstring/common.h>
+
 #include <stdio.h>