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author | Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com> | 2014-08-24 23:43:11 +0100 |
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committer | Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com> | 2014-08-24 23:43:11 +0100 |
commit | 06c190b0b021137844070412eb0b37a25a03c4ba (patch) | |
tree | 198d077a210a38f835f15bbf67e110e5eef0b555 | |
parent | 1607c3bdf7dbf4b119219682099aeff2c9b74725 (diff) | |
download | perl-06c190b0b021137844070412eb0b37a25a03c4ba.tar.gz |
Finalize perldelta except for acknowledgements
-rw-r--r-- | pod/perldelta.pod | 167 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 154 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 79b70b811a..511f51bf8a 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 v5.20.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,18 +12,6 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.19.0, first read L<perl5200delta>, which describes differences between 5.19.0 and 5.20.0. -=head1 Notice - -XXX Any important notices here - -=head1 Security - -XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the -L</Selected Bug Fixes> section. - -[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] - =head1 Incompatible Changes There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.20.0. If any exist, @@ -35,11 +20,6 @@ below. =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 * @@ -59,14 +39,6 @@ L<[perl #121977]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121977> =head1 Modules and Pragmata -XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/> -go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the -following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary -for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, -dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed. - -[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -88,7 +60,7 @@ Illegal POD syntax in the documentation has been corrected. C<ExtUtils::CBuilder> has been upgraded from version 0.280216 to 0.280217. -Android builds now link to both B<-lperl> and C<$Config{perllibs}>. +Android builds now link to both B<-lperl> and C<$Config::Config{perllibs}>. =item * @@ -142,23 +114,8 @@ L<[perl #121930]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121930> =head1 Documentation -XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by -file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>. - -=head2 New Documentation - -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. - -=head3 L<XXX> - -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here - =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here. -However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics> -section. - =head3 L<perlapi> =over 4 @@ -191,6 +148,10 @@ Clarify where C<NUL> may be embedded or is required to terminate a string. =item * +Clarify the meaning of C<-B> and C<-T>. + +=item * + C<-l> now notes that it will return false if symlinks aren't supported by the file system. L<[perl #121523]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121523> @@ -232,8 +193,8 @@ L<[perl #116925]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=116925> =item * -We now have a code of conduct for the I<< p5p >> mailing list, as documented -in L<< perlpolicy/STANDARDS OF CONDUCT >>. +We now have a code of conduct for the I<< p5p >> mailing list, as documented in +L<< perlpolicy/STANDARDS OF CONDUCT >>. =back @@ -275,13 +236,8 @@ 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<perldiag>. -XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also -include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code. - =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - =over 4 =item * @@ -292,34 +248,8 @@ Information about Unicode behaviour has been added. =back -=head1 Utility Changes - -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directories F<utils> and F<x2p>. - -[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head2 L<XXX> - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head1 Configuration and Compilation -XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, 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</Platform Support> section, instead. - -[ List changes as a =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * @@ -330,38 +260,10 @@ L<[perl #121585]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121585> =back -=head1 Testing - -XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be -listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any -large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). -Changes to existing files in F<t/> 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 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</Modules and Pragmata> section. - =over 4 =item Android @@ -392,12 +294,6 @@ C<%I64d> is now being used instead of C<%lld> for MinGW. =head1 Internal Changes -XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> 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 * @@ -412,11 +308,6 @@ to do so, before returning to Perl. =head1 Selected Bug Fixes -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in -files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -438,9 +329,9 @@ C<system> and friends should now work properly on more Android builds. Due to an oversight, the value specified through B<-Dtargetsh> to F<Configure> would end up being ignored by some of the build process. This caused perls cross-compiled for Android to end up with defective versions of C<system>, -C<exec> and backticks: the commands would end up looking for F</bin/sh> -instead of F</system/bin/sh>, and so would fail for the vast majority of -devices, leaving C<$!> as C<ENOENT>. +C<exec> and backticks: the commands would end up looking for F</bin/sh> instead +of F</system/bin/sh>, and so would fail for the vast majority of devices, +leaving C<$!> as C<ENOENT>. =item * @@ -449,50 +340,18 @@ fixed. =back -=head1 Known Problems - -XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any -tests that had to be C<TODO>ed 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 - -=item * - -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. - -=back - -=head1 Obituary - -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: - perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.20.1..HEAD + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.20.0..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl bug database at -https://rt.perl.org/ . There may also be information at -http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page. +https://rt.perl.org/ . There may also be information at http://www.perl.org/ , +the Perl Home Page. If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but |