From 1fe654c9fb8759bdb5a058bec031e50f5b694ac9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:48:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Release engineering work on perldelta --- pod/perldelta.pod | 225 +++++++----------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 199 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 7f9d3e2..1003f92 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -1,14 +1,7 @@ -=for todo -35e037e846 Commit 1735f6f started to escape all... -9b4bdfd44e fix chop formats with non PV vars - =encoding utf8 =head1 NAME -[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs -to be processed before release. ] - perldelta - what is new for perl v5.19.6 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -19,18 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.19.4, first read L, which describes differences between 5.19.4 and 5.19.5. -=head1 Notice - -XXX Any important notices here - =head1 Core Enhancements -XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language -enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go -here, but most should go in the L section. - -[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 $a and $b warnings exemption The special variables $a and $b, used in C, are now exempt from "used @@ -38,32 +21,10 @@ once" warnings, even where C is not used. This makes it easier for CPAN modules to provide functions using $a and $b for similar purposes. [perl #120462] -=head1 Security - -XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the -L section. - -[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] - -=head1 Incompatible Changes - -XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: - - There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX - If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a - report. See L below. - -[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] - =head1 Deprecations -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. - =head2 Module removals -XXX Remove this section if inapplicable. - The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN. Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as @@ -84,15 +45,8 @@ not usually on concerns over their design. =back -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] - =head1 Performance Enhancements -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. - -[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -112,26 +66,6 @@ short circuit directly to the end of the statement. [perl #120128] =head1 Modules and Pragmata -XXX All changes to installed files in F, F, F and F -go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the -following sections using F, which prints stub -entries to STDOUT. Results can be pasted in place of the '=head2' entries -below. A paragraph summary for important changes should then be added by hand. -In an ideal world, dual-life modules would have a F file that could be -cribbed. - -[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] - -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -176,6 +110,13 @@ updates its internal state and returns the correct value. [perl #75156] =item * +L has been upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.25. + +An issue with escaped backslashes if the literal is compiled as +function argument has been resolved. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 3.00 to 3.01. The list of Perl versions covered has been updated. @@ -198,82 +139,37 @@ It no longer ignores the offset passed to C. =back -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head1 Documentation -XXX Changes to files in F go here. Consider grouping entries by -file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L. - -=head2 New Documentation - -XXX Changes which create B files in F go here. - -=head3 L - -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here - =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F go here. -However, any changes to F should go in the L -section. - -=head3 L - =over 4 =item * -XXX Description of the change here - -=back - -=head1 Diagnostics - -The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output, -including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of -diagnostic messages, see L. +L has been updated to include some more examples of C usage. -XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C code go here. Also -include any changes in L that reconcile it to the C code. - -=head2 New Diagnostics +=item * -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings +L: -=head3 New Errors +C, clarify hash "modify while iterating". -=over 4 +C, the documentation for verbatim tables has been clarified. =item * -XXX L - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 +L, the documentation for C and C<(?# comment)> has been expanded and clarified. =item * -XXX L +L, a note has been added to users of C warnings of the risk of upgrades. =back -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics +=head1 Diagnostics -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics =over 4 @@ -285,54 +181,17 @@ This warning now occurs for any C<%array[$index]> or C<%hash{key}> known to be in scalar context at compile time. Previously it was worded "Scalar value %%s[%s] better written as $%s[%s]". -=back - -=head1 Utility Changes - -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F and F go here. -Most of these are built within the directories F and F. - -[ List utility changes as a =head3 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head3 L - -=over 4 - =item * -XXX +L%sE|perldiag/"Switch condition not recognized in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/">: -=back - -=head1 Configuration and Compilation - -XXX Changes to F, F, F, and analogous tools -go here. Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here. -However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the -L section, instead. - -[ List changes as a =item entry ]. - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX +The description for this diagnostic has been extended to cover all cases where the warning may occur. +Issues with the positioning of the arrow indicator have also been resolved. =back =head1 Testing -XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be -listed here. Changes which create B files in F go here as do any -large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). -Changes to existing files in F aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs -that they represent may be covered elsewhere. - -[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -358,25 +217,8 @@ should build now. The basic problems are the non-standard location for tools. =back -=head2 Discontinued Platforms - -XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on. - -=over 4 - -=item XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=back - =head2 Platform-Specific Notes -XXX List any changes for specific platforms. This could include configuration -and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility. However, -changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the -L section. - =over 4 =item Windows @@ -401,12 +243,6 @@ can also be built using Smart Devices for Visual C++ 2005 or 2008. =head1 Internal Changes -XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C code go here. Other -significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as -well. - -[ List each change as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -419,11 +255,6 @@ C89 compilers. [perl #120314] =head1 Selected Bug Fixes -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in -files in F and F are best summarized in L. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -606,15 +437,16 @@ Some cases of unterminated (?...) sequences in regular expressions (e.g., C) have been fixed to produce the proper error message instead of "panic: memory wrap". Other cases (e.g., C) have yet to be fixed. -=back +=item * -=head1 Known Problems +Strange vars like ties, overloads, or stringified refs (and in recent +perls, pure NOK vars) would generally do the wrong thing in formats +when the var is treated as a string and repeatedly chopped, as in +^<<<~~ and similar. This has now been resolved. -XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any -tests that had to be Ced for the release would be noted here. Unfixed -platform specific bugs also go here. +=back -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] +=head1 Known Problems =over 4 @@ -627,11 +459,6 @@ I()> is inconsistent.) This will likely be changed back. =back -=head1 Obituary - -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: -- 2.7.4