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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 835d70608a..630ccc0e12 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ This double setting arrangement is a stopgap until the reason for unwinding can be made properly introspectable. C<$@> has never been a reliable indicator of this. +=head2 printf-like functions understand size modifiers "hh", "z", "t", and sometimes "j" + +Perl's printf and sprintf operators, and Perl's internal printf replacement +function, now understand the C90 size modifiers "hh" (C<char>), "z" +(C<size_t>), and "t" (C<ptrdiff_t>). Also, when compiled with a C99 +compiler, Perl now understands the size modifier "j" (C<intmax_t>). + +So, for example, on any modern machine, C<sprintf('%hhd', 257)> returns '1'. + =head2 DTrace probes now include package name The DTrace probes now include an additional argument (C<arg3>) which contains |