diff options
author | Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net> | 2010-10-20 15:13:35 -0700 |
---|---|---|
committer | Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net> | 2010-10-20 15:13:35 -0700 |
commit | 29dba7683e8595812491799fdba371ea0b772624 (patch) | |
tree | b6d18fffe5a8fedc221c8487359704b04cc0187f /pod/perldelta.pod | |
parent | f53cc86a203610be66623054aeb7dd708e3400c8 (diff) | |
download | perl-29dba7683e8595812491799fdba371ea0b772624.tar.gz |
clean up perldelta templates
Diffstat (limited to 'pod/perldelta.pod')
-rw-r--r-- | pod/perldelta.pod | 218 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 218 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 551284756b..7513ad2559 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -1,13 +1,7 @@ =encoding utf8 -=for comment -This has been logged up to c3b19b5c6. - =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 v5.13.6 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -19,18 +13,8 @@ If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.13.4, first read L<perl5135delta>, which describes differences between 5.13.4 and 5.13.5. -=head1 Notice - -XXX Any important notices here - =head1 Core Enhancements -XXX New core language features go here. Summarise user-visible core language -enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go -here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section. - -[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 C<(?^...)> regex construct added to signify default modifiers A caret (also called a "cirumflex accent") C<"^"> immediately following @@ -124,14 +108,6 @@ You can now use the C<keys>, C<values>, C<each> builtin functions on arrays This is actually a change introduced in perl 5.12.0, but it was missed from that release's perldelta. -=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 =head2 Stringification of regexes has changed @@ -193,21 +169,8 @@ platforms. It used to become "-0" on some, but "0" on others. If you still need to determine whether a zero is negative, use C<sprintf("%g", $zero) =~ /^-/> or the L<Data::Float> module on CPAN. -=head1 Deprecations - -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. -In particular, deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are -listed as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section. - -[ List each 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 a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -220,26 +183,6 @@ programs that do not use C<%+> or C<%->. =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>, which prints stub -entries to STDOUT. Results can be pasted in place of the '=head2' entries -below. 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. - -[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] - -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -398,35 +341,10 @@ C<GDBM_File> has been upgraded from version 1.10 to 1.11 =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> - -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here - =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -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. - =head3 L<perlapi> =over 4 @@ -444,27 +362,8 @@ 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. - -[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] - -=head2 New Diagnostics - -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go here - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - =over 4 =item * @@ -490,52 +389,8 @@ L<[perl #73754]|http://rt.perl.org/rt3//Public/Bug/Display.html?id=73754> =back -=head1 Utility Changes - -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go -here. Most of these are built within the directories F<utils> and F<x2p>. - -[ List utility changes as a =head3 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head3 L<XXX> - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=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 a =item entry ]. - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=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 summarising, although the bugs -that they represent may be covered elsewhere. - -[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -547,45 +402,8 @@ of threads and directory handles. =head1 Platform Support -XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. - -[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =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 IRIX @@ -628,12 +446,6 @@ F<C:\MSYS\bin> is in the PATH, due to a C<Cwd> fix. =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 test improvement as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -707,12 +519,6 @@ to closing brace or EOF. =head1 Selected Bug Fixes -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarised here. -Bug fixes in files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarised in -L</Modules and Pragmata>. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -906,30 +712,6 @@ L<[perl #78070]|http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=78070>. =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, unless -they were specific to a particular platform (see below). - -This is a list of some significant unfixed bugs, which are regressions -from either 5.XXX.XXX or 5.XXX.XXX. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Obituary - -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - =head1 Errata =over 4 |