5.002 beta 1

If you're adventurous, have a look at

    ftp://ftp.sems.com/pub/outgoing/perl5.0/perl5.002beta1.tar.gz

Many thanks to Andy for doing the integration.

Obviously, if you consult the bugs database, you'll note there are
still plenty of buglets that need fixing, and several enhancements that
I've intended to put in still haven't made it in (Hi, Tim and Ilya).
But I think it'll be pretty stable.  And you can start to fiddle around
with prototypes (which are, of course, still totally undocumented).

Packrats, don't worry too much about readvertising this widely.
Nowadays we're on a T1 here, so our bandwidth is okay.

Have the appropriate amount of jollity.

Larry

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod
index bfd04f74d4..e5d0091c85 100644
--- a/pod/perlvar.pod
+++ b/pod/perlvar.pod
@@ -139,12 +139,13 @@ Use of "C<$*>" is deprecated in Perl 5.
 
 =item $.
 
-The current input line number of the last filehandle that was read.
-This variable should be considered read-only.  
-Remember that only an explicit close on the filehandle
-resets the line number.  Since "C<E<lt>E<gt>>" never does an explicit close, line
-numbers increase across ARGV files (but see examples under eof()).
-(Mnemonic: many programs use "." to mean the current line number.)
+The current input line number of the last filehandle that was read.  An
+explicit close on the filehandle resets the line number.  Since
+"C<E<lt>E<gt>>" never does an explicit close, line numbers increase
+across ARGV files (but see examples under eof()).  Localizing C<$.> has
+the effect of also localizing Perl's notion of "the last read
+filehandle".  (Mnemonic: many programs use "." to mean the current line
+number.)
 
 =item input_record_separator HANDLE EXPR