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author | Todd Rinaldo <toddr@cpan.org> | 2022-10-19 21:50:16 +0000 |
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committer | Todd Rinaldo <toddr@cpan.org> | 2022-10-20 15:20:12 +0000 |
commit | 8f4d4ed2223c1211bbcbc579507fce0969825fdc (patch) | |
tree | d6276aabfe230ab33966fb3f397cd686986efb74 | |
parent | d4fe6e17e8f4c5a2b726be3e748ba567c835337f (diff) | |
download | perl-8f4d4ed2223c1211bbcbc579507fce0969825fdc.tar.gz |
Update perldelta for 5.37.5 release.
- New modules.
- Provide thanks.
- Removed empty sections.
- VMS configure changes.
-rw-r--r-- | pod/perldelta.pod | 355 |
1 files changed, 52 insertions, 303 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 3f44832b92..a0dce0bb75 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 v5.37.5 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -46,74 +43,12 @@ thread-safe. =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</Performance Enhancements> section. - -[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 Unicode 15.0 is supported See L<https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode15.0.0/> for details. -=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 - -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</Reporting Bugs> 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 not applicable. - -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</Modules and Pragmata> 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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -126,33 +61,33 @@ op, saving runtime. [github #20290] =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. +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata -The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of -preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if -you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the -manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the -release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.) +=over 4 -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] +=item * -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata +L<B::Deparse> has been upgraded from version 1.69 to 1.70. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<JSON::PP> has been upgraded from version 4.11 to 4.12. =item * -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. +L<Math::Complex> has been upgraded from version 1.5902 to 1.5903. -=back +=item * -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +L<Memoize> has been upgraded from version 1.10 to 1.14. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20220920 to 5.20221020. + +=item * + +L<Net::Ping> has been upgraded from version 2.74 to 2.75. =item * @@ -161,43 +96,24 @@ L<perl5db.pl> has been upgraded from version 1.76 to 1.77. Supplying end of file to the debugger now acts like C<q>, as documented. [github #20307] -=back +=item * -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata +L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 2.06 to 2.07. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<threads> has been upgraded from version 2.29 to 2.31. =item * -XXX +L<warnings> has been upgraded from version 1.58 to 1.59. =back =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 - -We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes -listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue -at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. - -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. - -Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: - =head3 L<perlhacktips/Writing safer macros> =over 4 @@ -221,235 +137,68 @@ inadvertently left out of that perl delta.) =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<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 New Diagnostics - -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings - -=head3 New Errors - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> - -=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<perldoc> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. - -[ 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 an =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * -XXX - -=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. - -XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this: - -Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes -in this release. - -XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this: - -Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and -changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were -made: - -[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ] - -=over 4 +Remove ancient and broken GCC for VMS support =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 an =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<hints/> -directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the -source tree. - -=over 4 - -=item XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=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</Modules and Pragmata> section. - -=over 4 - -=item XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=back - -=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 an =item entry ] - -=over 4 +Remove vestigial reference to /VAXC qualifier =item * -XXX - -=back - -=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 an =item entry ] - -=over 4 +Remove sharedperl option on VMS =item * -An C<eval EXPR> referring to a lexical sub defined in grandparent -scope no longer produces an assertion failues. [github #19857] +VMS now has mkostemp =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 an =item entry ] +=head1 Testing =over 4 =item * -XXX +t/test.pl: Add ability to cancel an watchdog timer =back -=head1 Errata From Previous Releases - -=over 4 - -=item * +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. +Perl 5.37.5 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl +5.37.4 and contains approximately 40,000 lines of changes across 220 files +from 24 authors. -=back +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 31,000 lines of changes to 97 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. -=head1 Obituary +Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant +community of users and developers. The following people are known to have +contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.37.5: -XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. +Alex, Bram, Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, Elvin Aslanov, Felipe Gasper, Graham +Knop, James E Keenan, Karen Etheridge, Karl Williamson, Kenichi Ishigaki, +Leon Timmermans, Nathan Mills, Nicolas R, Paul Evans, Peter John Acklam, +Philippe Bruhat (BooK), Ricardo Signes, Richard Leach, TAKAI Kousuke, Todd +Rinaldo, Tony Cook, Unicode Consortium, Yves Orton. -=head1 Acknowledgements +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 v5.37.4..HEAD +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please +see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. =head1 Reporting Bugs |