From 877768623c47c36cc43d0f2b7bad561e7a6834f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Cook Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:44:11 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] finalize perldelta for 5.19.9 --- pod/perldelta.pod | 324 ++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 231 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 0c36067..dcc93fd 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ =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 v5.19.9 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,16 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.19.7, first read L, which describes differences between 5.19.7 and 5.19.8. -=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. - =head2 UTF-8 locales now supported better under C> A UTF-8 locale is one in which the character set is Unicode and the @@ -82,14 +71,6 @@ C locale, and only if that fails, will it fall back to C<"C">. On Windows machines, Perl will try, ahead of using C<"C">, the system default locale if all the locales given by environment variables fail. -=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 =head2 Tainting happens under more circumstances; now conforms to documentation @@ -158,42 +139,8 @@ will raise just the one warning.) =back -=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 -prerequisites. - -The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category -warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings, -install the modules in question from CPAN. - -Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged -to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their -necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation, -not usually on concerns over their design. - -=over - -=item XXX - -XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed -as an updated module in the L section. - -=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 * @@ -222,24 +169,6 @@ becomes: =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. 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 @@ -256,9 +185,9 @@ hints for foo. =item * -L has been upgraded from version 0.991 to 0.992. +L has been upgraded from version 1.47 to 1.48. -Remove the obsolete C flag. +Remove the obsolete C flag from L. =item * @@ -306,6 +235,10 @@ specified by its prototype. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 1.33 to 1.34. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 5.85 to 5.87. Improved the performance of hexadecimal output functions and simplified capture @@ -314,18 +247,46 @@ C>/C =item * +L has been upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.25. + +Android support. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 1.08 to 1.09. Added C<$OLD_PERL_VERSION> as an alias for C<$]>. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 0.280213 to 0.280216. + +Android support. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.31 to 1.32. + +Skip tests when cross-compiling and $Config{cc} isn't available. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.61 to 1.62. + +Skip tests when cross-compiler and make isn't available. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 6.86 to 6.88. Improved support for Android and other minor changes. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 1.34 to 1.35. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 0.46 to 0.48. Force curl to be IPv4 only during testing on NetBSD. @@ -341,6 +302,12 @@ transparent IPv4 or IPv6 support. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 0.4204 to 0.4205. + +NOTE: L is deprecated and may be removed from a future version of Perl. + +=item * + The IO-Compress module collection has been upgraded from version 2.063 to 2.064. @@ -365,9 +332,9 @@ and a warning from C on Android is now stopped. =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38. +L has been upgraded from version 1.02 to 1.03. -A backwards-compatibility issue with older perls has been fixed. [cpan #92363] +Allow C on systems without locales, such as Android. =item * @@ -387,6 +354,10 @@ Protect against platforms without getpw{nam,uid}. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 3.04 to 3.06. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 0.28 to 0.30. Prevent uninitialized warnings during testing. @@ -403,6 +374,12 @@ Use HEKfARG() instead of creating and throwing away SVs. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 2.42 to 2.43. + +Handle getprotobyname() or getprotobynumber() not being available. + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 1.4409 to 1.4413. Invalid UTF-8 encoding in YAML files are now replaced with "PERLQQ" @@ -422,7 +399,7 @@ path, unless in taint mode. [perl #120593] =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.04 to 1.05. +L has been upgraded from version 1.04 to 1.06. Now strict and warning clean. Several minor documentation updates. @@ -435,6 +412,18 @@ L has been upgraded from version 1.61 to 1.62. =item * +L has been upgraded from version 1.38_01 to 1.38_02. + +Deprecate use of isfoo() functions. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.38. + +A backwards-compatibility issue with older perls has been fixed. [cpan #92363] + +=item * + L has been upgraded from version 1.91 to 1.92. Synchronization with CPAN release. @@ -452,35 +441,10 @@ for C<< use warnings "NONFATAL" >>. [perl #120977] =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 @@ -510,14 +474,8 @@ 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. -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 -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings - =head3 New Errors =over 4 @@ -526,10 +484,6 @@ and New Warnings Added L to a %s reference is forbidden|perldiag/"Setting $E to a %s reference is forbidden"> -=item * - -XXX L - =back =head3 New Warnings @@ -540,52 +494,10 @@ XXX L Added L to a reference to %s as a form of slurp is deprecated, treating as undef|perldiag/"Setting $E to a reference to %s as a form of slurp is deprecated, treating as undef"> -=item * - -XXX L - -=back - -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Describe change here - -=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 - =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 * @@ -621,38 +533,10 @@ up as /system/bin/sh, and "sh" as /bin/sh. =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 * - -XXX - -=back - =head1 Platform Support -XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. - -[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =item entry with specific -changes as paragraphs below it. ] - =head2 New Platforms -XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous -versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F -directories, or new subdirectories and F files at the top level of the -source tree. - =over 4 =item Android @@ -663,25 +547,8 @@ MIPS, and x86), on a wide range of versions. =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 VMS @@ -699,12 +566,6 @@ running. =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 Regexp Engine Changes That Affect The Pluggable Regex Engine Interface @@ -745,11 +606,6 @@ now set this flag ALONE. =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 * @@ -829,22 +685,6 @@ with GCC on HP-UX 64-bit. =back -=head1 Known Problems - -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. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head1 Errata From Previous Releases =over 4 @@ -860,16 +700,38 @@ entry has been removed from C in this release. =back -=head1 Obituary +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. +Perl 5.19.9 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.19.8 +and contains approximately 47,000 lines of changes across 610 files from 32 +authors. -=head1 Acknowledgements +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 34,000 lines of changes to 420 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant community +of users and developers. The following people are known to have contributed the +improvements that became Perl 5.19.9: + +Abigail, Alan Haggai Alavi, Brad Gilbert, Brian Fraser, Chris 'BinGOs' +Williams, Craig A. Berry, Daniel Dragan, David Golden, David Mitchell, Father +Chrysostomos, Gavin Shelley, H.Merijn Brand, Hauke D, James E Keenan, Jerry D. +Hedden, Jess Robinson, John Peacock, Karl Williamson, Matthew Horsfall, Neil +Williams, Peter Martini, Piotr Roszatycki, Rafael Garcia-Suarez, Reini Urban, +Ricardo Signes, Steffen Müller, Steve Hay, Sullivan Beck, Tom Hukins, Tony +Cook, Yves Orton, Zefram. + +The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically generated +from version control history. In particular, it does not include the names of +the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to the Perl bug +tracker. -XXX Generate this with: +Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules +included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for +helping Perl to flourish. - perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.19.9..HEAD +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see +the F file in the Perl source distribution. =head1 Reporting Bugs -- 2.7.4