[inseparable changes from patch from perl5.003_26 to perl5.003_27]

 BUILD PROCESS

Subject: Fix eval "" in Configure
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:09:53 -0500
From: John L. Allen <allen@gateway.grumman.com>
Files: Configure

    Subject: Re: Configure problem on IRIX - me dumb
    
    p5p-msgid: <9702141809.AA17001@gateway.grumman.com>

Subject: Don't link with -lsfio if sfio is not requested
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: Configure

Subject: perl5.003_26 Configure change "win" for AIX 4
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:59:02 -0600 (CST)
From: Tim Mooney <mooney@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoDak.edu>
Files: Configure

    p5p-msgid: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970214135751.32654A-100000@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoDak.edu>
    private-msgid: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970214135751.32654A-100000@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoD

 CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES

Subject: Better looks_like_number() function [sv.c]
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 18:08:52 +0100
From: Gisle Aas <aas@bergen.sn.no>
Files: sv.c
Msg-ID: <199702141708.SAA17546@bergen.sn.no>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 8dbaa58ee2aba7cc22d84199a674c58bbf108b46)

Subject: Remove redundant functions UNIVERSAL::{class,is_instance}
Date: 14 Feb 1997 15:52:21 +0000
From: Gisle Aas <aas@bergen.sn.no>
Files: pod/perldelta.pod pod/perlobj.pod t/op/universal.t universal.c
Msg-ID: <hwwsbpeq2.fsf@bergen.sn.no>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 77bb9b23081b62119e8fbe9f5655b8802e4537ae)

Subject: Allow C<setpgrp $$>
Date: 16 Feb 1997 23:19:12 -0500
From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net>
Files: pp_sys.c
Msg-ID: <pzraigyshr.fsf@eeyore.ibcinc.com>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 3d2573a84a1aa655d5da58c57b3fc20e04d40f9f)

Subject: Fix syntax error on C<&$1>
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: toke.c

Subject: Fix grep() with refs in array context
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pp.c

 CORE PORTABILITY

Subject: Eliminate $^S; add C<use vmsish qw(status exit time)>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 02:45:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU>
Files: MANIFEST gv.c lib/English.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_VMS.pm lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp mg.c op.c perl.c perl.h pod/perldelta.pod pod/perlmod.pod pod/perlvar.pod pp_ctl.c pp_sys.c utils/perldoc.PL vms/Makefile vms/config.vms vms/descrip.mms vms/ext/Stdio/Stdio.pm vms/ext/Stdio/Stdio.xs vms/ext/XSSymSet.pm vms/ext/vmsish.pm vms/vms.c vms/vmsish.h win32/makedef.pl

    private-msgid: <01IFI9CFKL0S004R2V@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>

 LIBRARY AND EXTENSIONS

Subject: Remove Fatal.pm
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: MANIFEST lib/Fatal.pm pod/perldelta.pod pod/perlmod.pod pod/roffitall t/lib/fatal.t

Subject: Refresh MakeMaker to 5.40
From: Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
Files: lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm

 OTHER CORE CHANGES

Subject: Fix core dump when embedding
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: perl.c

Subject: Re: Fragile signals
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 01:44:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: mg.c
Msg-ID: <199702130644.BAA07572@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 09df8c7df7dfc9853902f1fdd8a6d95f53be66fc)

Subject: Make format strings correspond exactly to parameters
Date: 13 Feb 1997 17:24:31 -0500
From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net>
Files: doio.c ext/DB_File/DB_File.xs ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs gv.c op.c perl.c pp_ctl.c pp_sys.c regcomp.c toke.c
Msg-ID: <pz7mkc1h0g.fsf@eeyore.ibcinc.com>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit bf81aadd817bdea29720b072eef945df2da8463b)

Subject: Don't try to attach 'o' magic to read-only values
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: sv.c

Subject: Fix carriage-return message
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: toke.c

Subject: In <=>, test for equality first
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pp.c

Subject: Don't mark sv_{true,false} PADTMP
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: op.c

1 files changed, 203 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perltoc.pod b/pod/perltoc.pod
index 1e088c1639..224ad5e863 100644
--- a/pod/perltoc.pod
+++ b/pod/perltoc.pod
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ HOME, LOGDIR, PATH, PERL5LIB, PERL5DB, PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL, PERLLIB
 
 =item New and Changed Built-in Variables
 
-$^E, $^H, $^M, $^S
+$^E, $^H, $^M
 
 =item New and Changed Built-in Functions
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ changing lexicals
 
 =item New Built-in Methods
 
-isa(CLASS), can(METHOD), VERSION( [NEED] ), class(), is_instance()
+isa(CLASS), can(METHOD), VERSION( [NEED] )
 
 =item TIEHANDLE Now Supported
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Efficiency Enhancements
 
 =item Pragmata
 
-use blib, use blib 'dir', use locale, use ops
+use blib, use blib 'dir', use locale, use ops, use vmsish
 
 =item Modules
 
@@ -431,14 +431,13 @@ format_lines_left HANDLE EXPR, $FORMAT_LINES_LEFT, $-, format_name HANDLE
 EXPR, $FORMAT_NAME, $~, format_top_name HANDLE EXPR, $FORMAT_TOP_NAME, $^,
 format_line_break_characters HANDLE EXPR, $FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS,
 $:, format_formfeed HANDLE EXPR, $FORMAT_FORMFEED, $^L, $ACCUMULATOR, $^A,
-$CHILD_ERROR, $?, $SYSTEM_CHILD_STATUS, $^S, $OS_ERROR, $ERRNO, $!,
-$EXTENDED_OS_ERROR, $^E, $EVAL_ERROR, $@, $PROCESS_ID, $PID, $$,
-$REAL_USER_ID, $UID, $<, $EFFECTIVE_USER_ID, $EUID, $>, $REAL_GROUP_ID,
-$GID, $(, $EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID, $EGID, $), $PROGRAM_NAME, $0, $[,
-$PERL_VERSION, $], $DEBUGGING, $^D, $SYSTEM_FD_MAX, $^F, $^H,
-$INPLACE_EDIT, $^I, $OSNAME, $^O, $PERLDB, $^P, $BASETIME, $^T, $WARNING,
-$^W, $EXECUTABLE_NAME, $^X, $ARGV, @ARGV, @INC, %INC, $ENV{expr},
-$SIG{expr}
+$CHILD_ERROR, $?, $OS_ERROR, $ERRNO, $!, $EXTENDED_OS_ERROR, $^E,
+$EVAL_ERROR, $@, $PROCESS_ID, $PID, $$, $REAL_USER_ID, $UID, $<,
+$EFFECTIVE_USER_ID, $EUID, $>, $REAL_GROUP_ID, $GID, $(,
+$EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID, $EGID, $), $PROGRAM_NAME, $0, $[, $PERL_VERSION, $],
+$DEBUGGING, $^D, $SYSTEM_FD_MAX, $^F, $^H, $INPLACE_EDIT, $^I, $OSNAME,
+$^O, $PERLDB, $^P, $BASETIME, $^T, $WARNING, $^W, $EXECUTABLE_NAME, $^X,
+$ARGV, @ARGV, @INC, %INC, $ENV{expr}, $SIG{expr}
 
 =back
 
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ $SIG{expr}
 =item Pragmatic Modules
 
 blib, diagnostics, integer, less, lib, locale, ops, overload, sigtrap,
-strict, subs, vars
+strict, subs, vmsish, vars
 
 =item Standard Modules
 
@@ -506,19 +505,19 @@ CPAN::Nox, Carp, Class::Template, Config, Cwd, DB_File, Devel::SelfStubber,
 DirHandle, DynaLoader, English, Env, Exporter, ExtUtils::Embed,
 ExtUtils::Install, ExtUtils::Liblist, ExtUtils::MM_OS2, ExtUtils::MM_Unix,
 ExtUtils::MM_VMS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, ExtUtils::Manifest,
-ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap, ExtUtils::Mksymlists, ExtUtils::testlib, Fatal,
-Fcntl, File::Basename, File::CheckTree, File::Compare, File::Copy,
-File::Find, File::Path, File::stat, FileCache, FileHandle, FindBin,
-GDBM_File, Getopt::Long, Getopt::Std, I18N::Collate, IO, IO::File,
-IO::Handle, IO::Pipe, IO::Seekable, IO::Select, IO::Socket, IPC::Open2,
-IPC::Open3, Math::BigFloat, Math::BigInt, Math::Complex, NDBM_File,
-Net::Ping, Net::hostent, Net::netent, Net::protoent, Net::servent, Opcode,
-Pod::Text, POSIX, SDBM_File, Safe, Search::Dict, SelectSaver, SelfLoader,
-Shell, Socket, Symbol, Sys::Hostname, Sys::Syslog, Term::Cap,
-Term::Complete, Term::ReadLine, Test::Harness, Text::Abbrev,
-Text::ParseWords, Text::Soundex, Text::Tabs, Text::Wrap, Tie::Hash,
-Tie::RefHash, Tie::Scalar, Tie::SubstrHash, Time::Local, Time::gmtime,
-Time::localtime, Time::tm, UNIVERSAL, User::grent, User::pwent
+ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap, ExtUtils::Mksymlists, ExtUtils::testlib, Fcntl,
+File::Basename, File::CheckTree, File::Compare, File::Copy, File::Find,
+File::Path, File::stat, FileCache, FileHandle, FindBin, GDBM_File,
+Getopt::Long, Getopt::Std, I18N::Collate, IO, IO::File, IO::Handle,
+IO::Pipe, IO::Seekable, IO::Select, IO::Socket, IPC::Open2, IPC::Open3,
+Math::BigFloat, Math::BigInt, Math::Complex, NDBM_File, Net::Ping,
+Net::hostent, Net::netent, Net::protoent, Net::servent, Opcode, Pod::Text,
+POSIX, SDBM_File, Safe, Search::Dict, SelectSaver, SelfLoader, Shell,
+Socket, Symbol, Sys::Hostname, Sys::Syslog, Term::Cap, Term::Complete,
+Term::ReadLine, Test::Harness, Text::Abbrev, Text::ParseWords,
+Text::Soundex, Text::Tabs, Text::Wrap, Tie::Hash, Tie::RefHash,
+Tie::Scalar, Tie::SubstrHash, Time::Local, Time::gmtime, Time::localtime,
+Time::tm, UNIVERSAL, User::grent, User::pwent
 
 =item Extension Modules
 
@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ more elaborate constructs
 
 =item Default UNIVERSAL methods
 
-isa(CLASS), can(METHOD), VERSION( [NEED] ), class(), is_instance()
+isa(CLASS), can(METHOD), VERSION( [NEED] )
 
 =item Destructors	 
 
@@ -1679,6 +1678,14 @@ operations
 
 =item DESCRIPTION
 
+=head2 ops - Perl pragma to restrict unsafe operations when compiling
+
+=item SYNOPSIS	
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
 =head2 overload - Package for overloading perl operations
 
 =item SYNOPSIS
@@ -2366,6 +2373,14 @@ C<Added to MANIFEST:> I<file>
 
 =item AUTHOR
 
+=head2 ExtUtils::Miniperl, writemain - write the C code for perlmain.c
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
 =head2 ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader
 
 =item SYNOPSIS
@@ -2391,14 +2406,6 @@ NAME, DL_FUNCS, DL_VARS, FILE, FUNCLIST, DLBASE
 
 =item DESCRIPTION
 
-=head2 Fatal - replace functions with equivalents which succeed or die
-
-=item SYNOPSIS
-
-=item DESCRIPTION
-
-=item AUTHOR
-
 =head2 Fcntl - load the C Fcntl.h defines
 
 =item SYNOPSIS
@@ -2581,6 +2588,139 @@ locale
 
 =item DESCRIPTION
 
+=head2 IO::File - supply object methods for filehandles
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item CONSTRUCTOR
+
+new ([ ARGS ] )
+
+=item METHODS
+
+open( FILENAME [,MODE [,PERMS]] )
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item HISTORY
+
+=head2 IO::Handle - supply object methods for I/O handles
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item CONSTRUCTOR
+
+new (), new_from_fd ( FD, MODE )
+
+=item METHODS
+
+$fh->getline, $fh->getlines, $fh->fdopen ( FD, MODE ), $fh->write ( BUF,
+LEN [, OFFSET }\] ), $fh->opened, $fh->untaint
+
+=item NOTE
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item BUGS
+
+=item HISTORY
+
+=head2 IO::Pipe, IO::pipe - supply object methods for pipes
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item CONSTRCUTOR
+
+new ( [READER, WRITER] )
+
+=item METHODS
+
+reader ([ARGS]), writer ([ARGS]), handles ()
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
+=head2 IO::Seekable - supply seek based methods for I/O objects
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item HISTORY
+
+=head2 IO::Select - OO interface to the select system call
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item CONSTRUCTOR
+
+new ( [ HANDLES ] )
+
+=item METHODS
+
+add ( HANDLES ), remove ( HANDLES ), exists ( HANDLE ), handles, can_read (
+[ TIMEOUT ] ), can_write ( [ TIMEOUT ] ), has_error ( [ TIMEOUT ] ), count
+(), bits(), bits(), select ( READ, WRITE, ERROR [, TIMEOUT ] )
+
+=item EXAMPLE
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
+=head2 IO::Socket - Object interface to socket communications
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item CONSTRUCTOR
+
+new ( [ARGS] )
+
+=item METHODS
+
+accept([PKG]), timeout([VAL]), sockopt(OPT [, VAL]), sockdomain, socktype,
+protocol
+
+=item SUB-CLASSES
+
+=over
+
+=item IO::Socket::INET
+
+=item METHODS
+
+sockaddr (), sockport (), sockhost (), peeraddr (), peerport (), peerhost
+()
+
+=item IO::Socket::UNIX
+
+=item METHODS
+
+hostpath(), peerpath()
+
+=back
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
 =head2 IO::lib::IO::File, IO::File - supply object methods for filehandles
 
 =item SYNOPSIS
@@ -3081,6 +3221,35 @@ Constants, Macros
 
 =item DESCRIPTION
 
+=head2 Safe - Compile and execute code in restricted compartments
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+a new namespace, an operator mask
+
+=item WARNING
+
+=over
+
+=item RECENT CHANGES
+
+=item Methods in class Safe
+
+permit (OP, ...), permit_only (OP, ...), deny (OP, ...), deny_only (OP,
+...), trap (OP, ...), untrap (OP, ...), share (NAME, ...), share_from
+(PACKAGE, ARRAYREF), varglob (VARNAME), reval (STRING), rdo (FILENAME),
+root (NAMESPACE), mask (MASK)
+
+=item Some Safety Issues
+
+Memory, CPU, Snooping, Signals, State Changes
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Search::Dict, look - search for key in dictionary file
 
 =item SYNOPSIS