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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1998-06-29 08:26:36 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1998-06-29 08:26:36 +0000
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downloadperl-5152d7c70255adc94c2a3e2b618f1dda3b081e12.tar.gz
bump patchlevel to 69, various little tweaks (tested on win32, Solaris
under several build configurations) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@1262
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-Merging
- oneperl (THIS pointer)
-
Multi-threading
$AUTOLOAD. Hmm.
without USE_THREADS, change extern variable for dTHR
consistent semantics for exit/die in threads
SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs
+ better support for externally created threads
Thread::Pool
more Configure support
-
-Miscellaneous
- rename and alter ISA.pm
- magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS
+ spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety
Compiler
auto-produce executable
@@ -23,5 +18,48 @@ Compiler
fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR
from where newASSIGNOP steals the field)
+Namespace cleanup
+ symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars
+ "Perl_" prefix for all functions
+ CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers
+ stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
+ header-space: move into CORE/perl/
+ API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api
+
+MULTIPLICITY support
+ complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()>
+
+Configure
+ installation layout changes to avoid overwriting old versions
+
+Reliable Signals
+ alternate runops() for signal despatch
+ figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler
+ add tests for Thread::Signal
+
+Win32 stuff
+ automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
+ get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
+ rename new headers to be consistent with the rest
+ sort out the spawnvp() mess
+ work out DLL versioning
+ put perlobject in $ARCHNAME so it can coexist with rest
+ get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32?
+ style-check
+
+Miscellaneous
+ rename and alter ISA.pm
+ magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
+ be generous in accepting foreign line terminations
+ make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
+ upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
+ add new modules (Data-Dumper, Storable?)
+ test it with large parts of CPAN
+
Documentation
- lots
+ comprehensive perldelta.pod
+ describe new age patterns
+ update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
+ document Win32 choices
+ rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure
+ spot-check all new modules for completeness