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authorDavid Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>2009-12-20 15:49:15 -0500
committerDavid Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>2009-12-20 15:49:21 -0500
commit6a90494c7227c972464b55d42f0a9285c90395eb (patch)
tree387ef83a42bb5eb8214c9f73e4d146f2263b746c /pod/perl5113delta.pod
parent12e75cdbb3d5c671431862345ce3e2328f187f37 (diff)
downloadperl-6a90494c7227c972464b55d42f0a9285c90395eb.tar.gz
describe new CPAN.pm, ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module:Build
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@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ Upgraded from version 0.34 to 0.36.
=item C<CPAN>
-Upgraded from version 1.94_51 to 1.94_53.
+Upgraded from version 1.94_51 to 1.94_53. Includes better bzip2 support,
+improved FirstTime experience with auto-selection of CPAN mirrors, proper
+handling of modules removed from the Perl core, and an updated 'cpan'
+utility script
=item C<CPANPLUS>
@@ -226,7 +229,9 @@ Upgraded from version 0.89_09 to 0.90.
=item C<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>
-Upgraded from version 6.55_02 to 6.56.
+Upgraded from version 6.55_02 to 6.56. Adds new BUILD_REQUIRES key to
+indicate build-only prerequisites. Also adds support for
+mingw64 and the new "package NAME VERSION" syntax.
=item C<File::Path>
@@ -234,7 +239,11 @@ Upgraded from version 2.08 to 2.08_01.
=item C<Module::Build>
-Upgraded from version 0.35_09 to 0.36.
+Upgraded from version 0.35_09 to 0.36. Compared to 0.35, this version has a
+new 'installdeps' action, supports the PERL_MB_OPT environment variable, adds a
+'share_dir' property for L<File::ShareDir> support, support the "package NAME
+VERSION" syntax and has many other enhancements and bug fixes. The
+'passthrough' style of Module::Build::Compat has been deprecated.
=item C<Module::CoreList>