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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 91e04e122a..8ea7e1bcfb 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ =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 v5.19.0 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -17,358 +14,94 @@ L<perl5180delta>, which describes differences between 5.17.0 and 5.18.0. =head1 Notice -XXX Any important notices here - -=head1 Core Enhancements - -XXX New core language features go here. Summarize 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 ] - -=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 - -XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: - - There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX - If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a - report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below. - -[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] - -=head1 Deprecations - -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. - -=head2 Module removals - -XXX Remove this section if inapplicable. - -The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a future -release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN. Distributions -on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as prerequisites. - -The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category -warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings, -install the modules in question from CPAN. - -Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged -to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their -necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation, -not usually on concerns over their design. - -=over - -=item * - -XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed -as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section. - -=back - -[ List each other 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 * - -XXX - -=back +In v5.18.0, quite a few modules were marked for removal. They have now been +removed. See L<Removed Modules and Pragmata>, below. =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 =item * -L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. - -=back - -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L<Getopt::Std> has been upgraded from version 1.07 to 1.08. =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<XXX> - -=over 4 +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 2.90 to 2.91. =item * -XXX Description of the change here - -=back - -=head1 Diagnostics - -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. - -=head2 New Diagnostics - -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings - -=head3 New Errors - -=over 4 +L<Storable> has been upgraded from version 2.41 to 2.42. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 +L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.32 to 1.33. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +L<utf8> has been upgraded from version 1.10 to 1.11. =back -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Describe change here - -=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 summarizing, although the bugs -that they represent may be covered elsewhere. - -[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=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 XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=back +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata -=head1 Internal Changes +The distributions below have been removed from the core, but are still +available on the CPAN. In many cases, the named distribution includes +multiple modules, which are not listed individually. For a +comprehensive list of removals, consult: -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. + $ corelist --dif 5.18.0 5.19.0 | grep absent -[ List each change as a =item entry ] +=over -=over 4 +=item Archive-Extract -=item * +=item B-Lint -XXX +=item CPANPLUS -=back +=item File-CheckTree -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes +=item Log-Message -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in -files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>. +=item Module-Pluggable -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] +=item Object-Accessor -=over 4 +=item Pod-LaTeX -=item * +=item Term-UI -XXX +=item Text-Soundex =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. Unfixed -platform specific bugs also go here. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX +Perl 5.19.0 represents approximately 0.2857142857 weeks of development +since Perl 5.18.0 and contains approximately 52,000 lines of changes +across 310 files from 6 authors. -=back +Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant +community of users and developers. The following people are known to +have contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.19.0: -=head1 Obituary +Brian Fraser, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Karl Williamson, Nicholas Clark, +Reuben Thomas, Ricardo Signes. -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - -=head1 Acknowledgements +The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically +generated from version control history. In particular, it does not +include the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who +reported issues to the Perl bug tracker. -XXX Generate this with: +Many of the changes included in this version are the removal of modules +no longer shipped with Perl's core. We thank those modules for their +service and wish them luck in their future endeavors. - perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.19.0..HEAD +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, +please see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. =head1 Reporting Bugs diff --git a/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat b/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat index 3c46e7946b..f764fb6d3a 100644 --- a/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat +++ b/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ File::ShareDir flock(3) fsync(3c) gcc(1) +Getopt::Std getpriority(2) HTTP::Lite inetd(8) |