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authorKarl Williamson <khw@cpan.org>2014-06-17 18:49:53 -0600
committerKarl Williamson <khw@cpan.org>2015-09-30 20:38:47 -0600
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perlapi: Clarify process of using undocumented globals
One should send email to p5p first to get the go-ahead for documenting and using an undocumented function or global variable.
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@@ -304,11 +304,14 @@ interfaces are subject to change. Functions that are not listed in this
document are not intended for public use, and should NOT be used under any
circumstances.
-If you use one of the undocumented functions below, you may wish to consider
-creating and submitting documentation
-for it. If your patch is accepted, this
-will indicate that the interface is stable (unless it is explicitly marked
-otherwise).
+If you feel you need to use one of these functions, first send email to
+L<perl5-porters@perl.org|mailto:perl5-porters@perl.org>. It may be
+that there is a good reason for the function not being documented, and it
+should be removed from this list; or it may just be that no one has gotten
+around to documenting it. In the latter case, you will be asked to submit a
+patch to document the function. Once your patch is accepted, it will indicate
+that the interface is stable (unless it is explicitly marked otherwise) and
+usable by you.
=over