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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index e4e56123fe..13d67f4599 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 v5.23.3 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,18 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.23.1, first read L<perl5232delta>, which describes differences between 5.23.1 and 5.23.2. -=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 ] - =head2 C<qr/(?[ ])/> now works in UTF-8 locales L<Extended Bracketed Character Classes|perlrecharclass/Extended Bracketed Character Classes> @@ -36,281 +23,248 @@ UTF-8 one, a warning is raised and standard Unicode rules are used anyway. No tainting is done since the outcome does not actually depend on the locale. -=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: +=head2 An off by one issue in C<$Carp::MaxArgNums> has been fixed - There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX - If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a - report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below. +C<$Carp::MaxArgNums> is supposed to be the number of arguments to display. +Prior to this version, it was instead showing C<$Carp::MaxArgNums> + 1 arguments, +contrary to the documentation. -[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] +=head1 Modules and Pragmata -=head1 Deprecations +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. +=over 4 -=head2 Module removals +=item * -XXX Remove this section if inapplicable. +L<B> has been upgraded from version 1.58 to 1.59. -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. +=item * -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. +L<bignum> has been upgraded from version 0.39 to 0.40. -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. +=item * -=over +L<Carp> has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.37. -=item XXX +=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. +L<Compress::Raw::Zlib> has been upgraded from version 2.068 to 2.068_01. -=back +=item * -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] +L<DynaLoader> has been upgraded from version 1.33 to 1.34. -=head1 Performance Enhancements +=item * -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. +L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 2.76 to 2.77. -[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +L<encoding> has been upgraded from version 2.16 to 2.17. =item * -XXX +L<English> has been upgraded from version 1.09 to 1.10. -=back +=item * -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +L<Errno> has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24. -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>. 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. +=item * -[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] +L<experimental> has been upgraded from version 0.013 to 0.014. -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 7.04_01 to 7.10. =item * -XXX - -=back +L<ExtUtils::ParseXS> has been upgraded from version 3.29 to 3.30. -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<ExtUtils::Typemaps> has been upgraded from version 3.29 to 3.30. =item * -L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. +L<File::Find> has been upgraded from version 1.30 to 1.31. -=back +=item * -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L<File::Glob> has been upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.25. =item * -XXX +L<File::Spec> has been upgraded from version 3.57 to 3.58. -=back +=item * -=head1 Documentation +L<Hash::Util::FieldHash> has been upgraded from version 1.15 to 1.17. -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>. +=item * -=head2 New Documentation +L<if> has been upgraded from version 0.0604 to 0.0605. -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. +=item * -=head3 L<XXX> +L<locale> has been upgraded from version 1.06 to 1.07. -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +=item * -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation +L<Locale::Codes> has been upgraded from version 3.35 to 3.36. -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. +=item * -=head3 L<XXX> +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20150820 to 5.20150920. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<mro> has been upgraded from version 1.17 to 1.18. =item * -XXX Description of the change here +L<Pod::Perldoc> has been upgraded from version 3.25 to 3.25_01. -=back +=item * -=head1 Diagnostics +L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.56 to 1.57. -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>. +=item * -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. +L<Socket> has been upgraded from version 2.020 to 2.020_01. -=head2 New Diagnostics +=item * -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings +L<Test> has been upgraded from version 1.26 to 1.27. -=head3 New Errors +=item * -=over 4 +L<Thread::Queue> has been upgraded from version 3.05 to 3.06. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +L<threads> has been upgraded from version 2.02 to 2.03. -=back +=item * -=head3 New Warnings +L<Time::HiRes> has been upgraded from version 1.9726 to 1.9727_02. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<Unicode::UCD> has been upgraded from version 0.62 to 0.63. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +L<Win32> has been upgraded from version 0.51 to 0.52. =back -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -XXX Describe change here +L<Amiga::ARexx> has been added, as version 0.02 + +=item * + +L<Amiga::Exec> has been added, as version 0.01 =back -=head1 Utility Changes +=head1 Documentation -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +=head3 L<perlcall> -[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] +=over 4 -=head2 L<XXX> +=item * + +A number of cleanups have been made to perlcall, including: =over 4 =item * -XXX +use EXTEND(SP, n) and PUSHs() instead of XPUSHs() where applicable +and update prose to match -=back +=item * + +add POPu, POPul and POPpbytex to the "complete list of POP macros" +and clarify the documentation for some of the existing entries, and +a note about side-effects -=head1 Configuration and Compilation +=item * -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. +add API documentation for POPu and POPul -[ List changes as a =item entry ]. +=item * -=over 4 +use ERRSV more efficiently =item * -XXX +approaches to thread-safety storage of SVs. =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. +=back -[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] +=head3 L<perlunicode> =over 4 =item * -XXX +Discourage use of 'In' prefix for Unicode Block property. =back -=head1 Platform Support - -XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. +=head1 Diagnostics -[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =item entry with specific -changes as paragraphs below it. ] +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>. -=head2 New Platforms +=head2 New Diagnostics -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. +=head3 New Errors =over 4 -=item XXX-some-platform +=item * -XXX +L<%s must not be a named sequence in transliteration operator|perldiag/"%s must not be a named sequence in transliteration operator"> -=back +(F) Transliteration (C<tr///> and C<y///>) transliterates individual +characters. But a named sequence by definition is more than an +individual charater, and hence doing this operation on it doesn't make +sense. -=head2 Discontinued Platforms +=back -XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on. +=head1 Testing =over 4 -=item XXX-some-platform +=item * -XXX +Parallel building has been added to the dmake C<makefile.mk> makefile. All +Win32 compilers are supported. =back -=head2 Platform-Specific Notes +=head1 Platform Support -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. +=head2 Platform-Specific Notes =over 4 @@ -342,31 +296,19 @@ Win32 compilers are supported. =back -=back - -=head1 Internal Changes - -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. - -[ List each change as a =item entry ] +=item AmigaOS -=over 4 +The AmigaOS port has been reintegrated into the main tree, based off of +Perl 5.22.1. -=item * +=item clang++ -XXX +Don't add -shared when the compiler is clang++ =back =head1 Selected Bug Fixes -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>. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -393,38 +335,6 @@ not always detected, giving incorrect results. This is now fixed. =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 * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Errata From Previous Releases - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. - -=back - -=head1 Obituary - -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: |