rand(3) function. As of 5.005_52, Configure tests for drand48(),
random(), and rand() (in that order) and picks the first one it finds.
Perl programs that depend on reproducing a specific set of pseudo-random
-numbers will now likely produce different output.
+numbers will now likely produce different output. You can use
+C<sh Configure -Drandfunc=rand> to obtain the old behavior.
=item Hashing function for hash keys has changed
=head2 SOCKS support
You can use "Configure -Dusesocks" which causes Perl to probe
-for the SOCKS proxy protocol library, http://www.socks.nec.com/
+for the SOCKS (v5, not v4) proxy protocol library,
+http://www.socks.nec.com/
=head2 C<-A> flag
hints files have been processed but before the actual configuration
process starts. Run C<Configure -h> to find out the full C<-A> syntax.
-=head2 New Installation Scheme
+=head2 Enhanced Installation Directories
-vendorprefix et al
-[TODO - Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>]
+The installation structure has been enriched to improve the support for
+maintaining multiple versions of perl, to provide locations for
+vendor-supplied modules and scripts, and to ease maintenance of
+locally-added modules and scripts. See the section on Installation
+Directories in the INSTALL file for complete details. For most users
+building and installing from source, the defaults should be fine.
=head1 Core Changes