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author | Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org> | 2021-08-20 18:17:23 -0700 |
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committer | Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org> | 2021-08-20 19:40:58 -0700 |
commit | ff881ca8f3ec6648112448716b6e0b8d7d2b9b4d (patch) | |
tree | 33b3c479b4d02bb8fcb1baf523d782024ff1713c | |
parent | b00088e00c4239461444105ef6497559559258e9 (diff) | |
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more perldelta updates
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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 034f3111af..0e3a9a882d 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 v5.35.3 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -27,98 +24,8 @@ explicitly. All warnings are enabled automatically within the scope of a C<L<use v5.35|perlfunc/use VERSION>> (or higher) declaration. -=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 * - -XXX - -=back - =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. - -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.) - -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] - -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. - -=back - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -161,28 +68,14 @@ If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. =back -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=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> +=head3 F<Porting/vote_admin_guide.pod> -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +This document provides the process for administering an election or vote +within the Perl Core Team. =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation @@ -190,105 +83,42 @@ 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<XXX> +=head3 L<perlop> =over 4 =item * -L<perlop> now notes that an invocant only needs to be an object or class name +now notes that an invocant only needs to be an object or class name for method calls, not for subroutine references. -=item * - -L<perlexperiment> notes that the C<:win32> IO pseudolayer is removed (this happened in 5.35.2). - -=item * - -F<Porting/vote_admin_guide.pod> has been added. - =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 +=head3 L<perlexperiment> =over 4 =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +notes the C<:win32> IO pseudolayer is removed (this happened in 5.35.2). =back -=head3 New Warnings +=head3 L<perldeprecation> =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 +notes the new location for functions moved from L<Pod::Html> to +L<Pod::Html::Util> that are no longer intended to be used outside of core. =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 * @@ -311,97 +141,13 @@ use. (github L<#18936|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/18936>) =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 - -=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 =item * -Macros have been added F<perl.h> to facilitate version comparisons: +Macros have been added to F<perl.h> to facilitate version comparisons: C<PERL_GCC_VERSION_GE>, C<PERL_GCC_VERSION_GT>, C<PERL_GCC_VERSION_LE> and C<PERL_GCC_VERSION_LT>. @@ -412,11 +158,6 @@ the least significant 1 bit in a word: C<lsbit_pos32> and C<lsbit_pos64>. =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 =item * @@ -431,38 +172,16 @@ L<GH #19046|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/19046>). =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 ] - -=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. +L<perl5300delta> mistakenly identified a CVE whose correct identification is CVE-2015-1592. =back -=head1 Obituary - -XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: |