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author | Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org> | 1998-06-29 08:26:36 +0000 |
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committer | Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org> | 1998-06-29 08:26:36 +0000 |
commit | 5152d7c70255adc94c2a3e2b618f1dda3b081e12 (patch) | |
tree | 412a04d734e1ddf89ae79fb5a796c3b492df6920 /Todo.5.005 | |
parent | a9332b4ad63f5e28b9c5fd64a3ea35e9db2df408 (diff) | |
download | perl-5152d7c70255adc94c2a3e2b618f1dda3b081e12.tar.gz |
bump patchlevel to 69, various little tweaks (tested on win32, Solaris
under several build configurations)
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@1262
Diffstat (limited to 'Todo.5.005')
-rw-r--r-- | Todo.5.005 | 54 |
1 files changed, 46 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Todo.5.005 b/Todo.5.005 index 743e597873..bea5d84749 100644 --- a/Todo.5.005 +++ b/Todo.5.005 @@ -1,17 +1,12 @@ -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 |