[inseparable changes from match from perl-5.003_97g to perl-5.003_97h]

 BUILD PROCESS

Subject: Fix up Linux hints for tcsh, and Configure patch
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:02:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
Files: Configure hints/linux.sh
Msg-ID: Pine.SOL.3.95q.970422101051.2506C-100000@fractal.lafayette.e

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 1eb1b1cb9647b817d039bb17afa3e74940b5ef92)

Subject: There is no standard answer to 'Use suidperl?'
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: hints/bsdos.sh hints/freebsd.sh hints/linux.sh hints/machten_2.sh

 CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES

Subject: Support PRINTF for tied handles
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 18:26:13 -0400
From: Doug MacEachern <dougm@opengroup.org>
Files: pod/perldelta.pod pod/perltie.pod pp_sys.c t/op/misc.t
Msg-ID: 199704202226.SAA08032@postman.osf.org

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit e7c5525577c16ee25e3521e86aca2b5105dba394)

 CORE PORTABILITY

Subject: Fix bitwise shifts and pack('w') on Crays
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pp.c

 DOCUMENTATION

Subject: FAQ udpate (23-apr-97)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 12:22:55 -0600 (MDT)
From: Nathan Torkington <gnat@prometheus.frii.com>
Files: pod/perlfaq*.pod

    private-msgid: 199704231822.MAA05074@prometheus.frii.com

 OTHER CORE CHANGES

Subject: Mondo Cool patch for buffer safety and convenience
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: XSUB.h doop.c dump.c ext/DynaLoader/dl_dlopen.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_hpux.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_next.xs ext/DynaLoader/dlutils.c ext/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.xs global.sym gv.c interp.sym mg.c op.c perl.c perl.h pod/perlguts.pod pp.c pp_ctl.c pp_hot.c pp_sys.c proto.h regcomp.c regexec.c sv.c toke.c util.c

Subject: Problems with glob
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 02:44:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: op.c
Msg-ID: 1997Apr20.024432.1941365@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit a1230b335277820e65b8a9454ab751341204cf4f)

Subject: Fix scalar leak in closures
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: op.c scope.c

Subject: Refine error messages re: anon subs' prototypes
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: op.c

Subject: Outermost scope is void, not scalar
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pp_ctl.c

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod
index 99aeae953d..95a4a5c7f5 100644
--- a/pod/perlfaq.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
-perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/03/25 18:20:48 $)
+perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/04/23 18:11:06 $)
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ at http://www.perl.com/perl/faq/ .
 =head2 How to contribute to this document
 
 You may mail corrections, additions, and suggestions to
-perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com.  Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias will
-merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you.
+perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com .  Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias
+will merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you.
 
 =head2 What will happen if you mail your Perl programming problems to the authors
 
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ in respect of this information or its use.
 
 =over 4
 
+=item 23/April/97
+
+Added http://www.oasis.leo.org/perl/ to L<perlfaq2>.  Style fix to
+L<perlfaq3>.  Added floating point precision, fixed complex number
+arithmetic, cross-references, caveat for Text::Wrap, alternative
+answer for initial capitalizing, fixed incorrect regexp, added example
+of Tie::IxHash to L<perlfaq4>.  Added example of passing and storing
+filehandles, added commify to L<perlfaq5>.  Restored variable suicide,
+and added mass commenting to L<perlfaq7>.  Added Net::Telnet, fixed
+backticks, added reader/writer pair to telnet question, added FindBin,
+grouped module questions together in L<perlfaq8>.  Expanded caveats
+for the simple URL extractor, gave LWP example, added CGI security
+question, expanded on the email address answer in L<perlfaq9>.
+
 =item 25/March/97
 
 Added more info to the binary distribution section of L<perlfaq2>.
@@ -131,7 +145,7 @@ Added Net::Telnet to L<perlfaq6>.  Fixed typos in L<perlfaq8>.  Added
 mail sending example to L<perlfaq9>.  Added Merlyn's columns to
 L<perlfaq2>.
 
-=item 18/March/97 
+=item 18/March/97
 
 Added the DATE to the NAME section, indicating which sections have
 changed.