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@@ -5182,6 +5182,7 @@ pod/perl5314delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.31.4 pod/perl5315delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.31.5 pod/perl5316delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.31.6 pod/perl5317delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.31.7 +pod/perl5318delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.31.8 pod/perl561delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6.1 pod/perl56delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6 pod/perl581delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.8.1 diff --git a/Makefile.SH b/Makefile.SH index efb16b8346..6bfe092acd 100755 --- a/Makefile.SH +++ b/Makefile.SH @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ esac $spitshell >>$Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!' -perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5318delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod +perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5319delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod generated_pods = pod/perltoc.pod $(perltoc_pod_prereqs) generated_headers = uudmap.h bitcount.h mg_data.h @@ -1153,9 +1153,9 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST $(MINIPERL) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q -pod/perl5318delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod - $(RMS) pod/perl5318delta.pod - $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5318delta.pod +pod/perl5319delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod + $(RMS) pod/perl5319delta.pod + $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5319delta.pod extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE) -@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods` diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 0e8477b3d6..8b5fe27a54 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5318delta.pod +/perl5319delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod /perlmodlib.pod diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 04172ca17f..21f85e7052 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ aux h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5318delta Perl changes in version 5.31.8 perl5317delta Perl changes in version 5.31.7 perl5316delta Perl changes in version 5.31.6 perl5315delta Perl changes in version 5.31.5 diff --git a/pod/perl5318delta.pod b/pod/perl5318delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a818efde71 --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl5318delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,419 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +perl5318delta - what is new for perl v5.31.8 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.31.7 release and the 5.31.8 +release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.6, first read +L<perl5317delta>, which describes differences between 5.31.6 and 5.31.7. + +=head1 Notice + +We are now in the Contentious Changes Freeze portion of the 5.31.X release +cycle. + +=head1 Performance Enhancements + +=over 4 + +=item * + +C<my_strnlen> has been sped up for systems that don't have their own +C<strnlen> implementation. + +=item * + +C<grok_bin_oct_hex> (and so, C<grok_bin>, C<grok_oct>, and C<grok_hex>) +have been sped up. + +=item * + +C<grok_number_flags> has been sped up. + +=back + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L<autodie> has been upgraded from version 2.29 to 2.32. + +=item * + +L<DB_File> has been upgraded from version 1.852 to 1.853. + +=item * + +L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 3.01 to 3.02. + +=item * + +L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 7.42 to 7.44. + +=item * + +L<Hash::Util> has been upgraded from version 0.22 to 0.23. + +The Synopsis has been updated as the example code stopped working with +newer perls. + +[L<GH #17399|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17399>] + +=item * + +L<IO> has been upgraded from version 1.41 to 1.42. + +=item * + +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20191220 to 5.20200120. + +=item * + +L<podlators> has been upgraded from version 4.12 to 4.14. + +=item * + +L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.90 to 1.91. + +=item * + +L<Term::ANSIColor> has been upgraded from version 4.06 to 5.01. + +=item * + +L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302170 to 1.302171. + +=item * + +L<XS::APItest> has been upgraded from version 1.05 to 1.06. + +=back + +=head1 Documentation + +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes +listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, send email +to L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. + +Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: + +=head3 L<perlapi> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +C<sv_2pvbyte> updated to mention it will croak if the SV cannot be +downgraded. + +=item * + +C<sv_setpvn> updated to mention that the UTF-8 flag will not be changed by +this function, and a terminating NUL byte is guaranteed. + +=item * + +Documentation for C<PL_phase> has been added. + +=item * + +The documentation for C<grok_bin>, C<grok_oct>, and C<grok_hex> has been +updated and clarified. + +=back + +=head3 L<perlguts> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Don't suggest using perl's C<malloc> anymore. Modern system C<malloc> is +assumed to be much better than perl's implementation at this point. + +=back + +=head3 L<perlintro> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The docs for the repetition operator C<x> have been clarified + +[L<GH #17335|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17335>] + +=back + +=head3 L<perlipc> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The documentation surrounding C<open> and handle usage has been modernized +to prefer 3-arg open and lexical variables instead of barewords. + +=item * + +Various updates and fixes including making all examples strict-safe and +replacing C<-w> with C<use warnings>. + +=back + +=head3 L<perlport> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Update C<timegm> example to use correct year format I<1970> instead of I<70>. + +[L<GH #16431|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/16431>] + +=back + +=head3 L<perlvar> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Recommend stringifying C<$]> and comparing it numerically. + +=back + +=head3 L<perlxs> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Suggest using libffi for simple library bindings. + +=back + +=head3 L<POSIX> + +=over 4 + +=item * + +C<setlocale> warning about threaded builds updated to note it does not +apply on Perl 5.28.X and later. + +=item * + +C<< Posix::SigSet->new(...) >> updated to state it throws an error if any of +the supplied signals cannot be added to the set. + +=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>. + +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The "Code point 0x%X is not Unicode, and not portable" warning removed +the line "Code points above 0xFFFF_FFFF require larger than a 32 bit word." +as code points that large are no longer legal on 32-bit platforms. + +=back + +=head1 Configuration and Compilation + +=over 4 + +=item * + +For clang++, add C<< #include <stdlib.h> >> to Configure's probes for +C<futimes>, C<strtoll>, C<strtoul>, C<strtoull>, C<strtouq>, otherwise the +probes would fail to compile. + +=item * + +Use a compile and run test for C<lchown> to satisfy clang++ which should +more reliably detect it. + +=item * + +For C++ compilers, add C<< #include <stdio.h> >> to Configure's probes for +C<getpgrp> and C<setpgrp> as they use printf and C++ compilers may fail +compilation instead of just warning. + +=back + +=head1 Testing + +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and +changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were +made: + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Certain test output of scalars containing control characters and Unicode +has been fixed on EBCDIC. + +=back + +=head1 Platform Support + +=head2 Platform-Specific Notes + +=over 4 + +=item NetBSD 8.0 + +Fix compilation of Perl on NetBSD 8.0 with g++. + +[L<GH #17381|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17381>] + +=item Solaris + +Configure now uses the detected types for gethostby* functions, allowing +Perl to once again compile on certain configurations of Solaris. + +=back + +=head1 Internal Changes + +=over 4 + +=item * + +C<savepvn>'s len parameter is now a C<Size_t> instead of an C<I32> since we +can handle longer strings than 31 bits. + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +=over 4 + +=item * + +A heap-buffer-overflow has been fixed in the regular expression engine. + +[L<GH #17384|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17384>] + +=item * + +Fix an assertion failure in the regular expression engine. + +[L<GH #17372|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17372>] + +=item * + +Fix regression in C<tr///> added somewhere in v5.31.6. + +[L<GH #17391|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17391>] + +=item * + +Fix coredump in pp_hot.c after C<B::UNOP_AUX::aux_list()>. + +[L<GH #17301|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17301>] + +=item * + +Commit bc62bf8519 ("Add some defensive coding to av_store()" has been +reverted as it broke I<List-UtilsBy-XS-0.05> in v5.31.2. + +[L<GH #17265|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17265>] + +=item * + +Loading IO is now threadsafe. + +[L<GH #14816|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/14816>] + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.31.8 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl +5.31.7 and contains approximately 16,000 lines of changes across 400 files +from 25 authors. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 8,300 lines of changes to 260 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant +community of users and developers. The following people are known to have +contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.31.8: + +Andy Dougherty, Bernhard M. Wiedemann, Chad Granum, Chase Whitener, Chris +'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, Dan Kogai, David Mitchell, +Felipe Gasper, Hugo van der Sanden, James E Keenan, Karl Williamson, Matthew +Horsfall, Nicholas Clark, Nicolas R., Ricardo Signes, Russ Allbery, Santtu +Ojanperä, Slaven Rezic, Smylers, Todd Rinaldo, Tomasz Konojacki, Tony Cook, +Yves Orton. + +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. + +Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules +included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for +helping Perl to flourish. + +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 + +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database +at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. There may also be information at +L<http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at +L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. Be sure to trim your bug down to a +tiny but sufficient test case. + +If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it +inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see +L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> +for details of how to report the issue. + +=head1 Give Thanks + +If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5, +you can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program: + + perlthanks + +This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details on +what changed. + +The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl. + +The F<README> file for general stuff. + +The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information. + +=cut diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index efe9888d41..e1c53c6117 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,384 +2,408 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.31.8 +[ 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 v5.31.9 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.31.7 release and the 5.31.8 +This document describes differences between the 5.31.8 release and the 5.31.9 release. -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.6, first read -L<perl5317delta>, which describes differences between 5.31.6 and 5.31.7. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.7, first read +L<perl5318delta>, which describes differences between 5.31.7 and 5.31.8. =head1 Notice -We are now in the Contentious Changes Freeze portion of the 5.31.X release -cycle. +XXX Any important notices here -=head1 Performance Enhancements +=head1 Core Enhancements -=over 4 +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. -=item * +[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] -C<my_strnlen> has been sped up for systems that don't have their own -C<strnlen> implementation. +=head1 Security -=item * +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. -C<grok_bin_oct_hex> (and so, C<grok_bin>, C<grok_oct>, and C<grok_hex>) -have been sped up. +[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] -=item * +=head1 Incompatible Changes -C<grok_number_flags> has been sped up. +XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: -=back + 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. -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=head1 Deprecations -=over 4 +XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. -=item * +=head2 Module removals -L<autodie> has been upgraded from version 2.29 to 2.32. +XXX Remove this section if not applicable. -=item * +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. -L<DB_File> has been upgraded from version 1.852 to 1.853. +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. -=item * +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. -L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 3.01 to 3.02. +=over -=item * +=item XXX -L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 7.42 to 7.44. +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. -=item * +=back -L<Hash::Util> has been upgraded from version 0.22 to 0.23. +[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] -The Synopsis has been updated as the example code stopped working with -newer perls. +=head1 Performance Enhancements -[L<GH #17399|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17399>] +XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. +There may well be none in a stable release. -=item * +[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ] -L<IO> has been upgraded from version 1.41 to 1.42. +=over 4 =item * -L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20191220 to 5.20200120. +XXX -=item * - -L<podlators> has been upgraded from version 4.12 to 4.14. +=back -=item * +=head1 Modules and Pragmata -L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.90 to 1.91. +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 * +The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of +preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if +you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the +manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the +release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.) -L<Term::ANSIColor> has been upgraded from version 4.06 to 5.01. +[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] -=item * +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata -L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302170 to 1.302171. +=over 4 =item * -L<XS::APItest> has been upgraded from version 1.05 to 1.06. +XXX Remove this section if not applicable. =back -=head1 Documentation - -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation - -We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes -listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, send email -to L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. - -Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: - -=head3 L<perlapi> +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -C<sv_2pvbyte> updated to mention it will croak if the SV cannot be -downgraded. +L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. -=item * +If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. -C<sv_setpvn> updated to mention that the UTF-8 flag will not be changed by -this function, and a terminating NUL byte is guaranteed. +=back -=item * +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata -Documentation for C<PL_phase> has been added. +=over 4 =item * -The documentation for C<grok_bin>, C<grok_oct>, and C<grok_hex> has been -updated and clarified. +XXX =back -=head3 L<perlguts> +=head1 Documentation -=over 4 +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 -Don't suggest using perl's C<malloc> anymore. Modern system C<malloc> is -assumed to be much better than perl's implementation at this point. +XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. -=back +=head3 L<XXX> -=head3 L<perlintro> +XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here -=over 4 - -=item * +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -The docs for the repetition operator C<x> have been clarified +We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes +listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue +at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. -[L<GH #17335|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17335>] +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. -=back +Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: -=head3 L<perlipc> +=head3 L<XXX> =over 4 =item * -The documentation surrounding C<open> and handle usage has been modernized -to prefer 3-arg open and lexical variables instead of barewords. - -=item * - -Various updates and fixes including making all examples strict-safe and -replacing C<-w> with C<use warnings>. +XXX Description of the change here =back -=head3 L<perlport> - -=over 4 +=head1 Diagnostics -=item * +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>. -Update C<timegm> example to use correct year format I<1970> instead of I<70>. +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<GH #16431|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/16431>] +=head2 New Diagnostics -=back +XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors +and New Warnings -=head3 L<perlvar> +=head3 New Errors =over 4 =item * -Recommend stringifying C<$]> and comparing it numerically. +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> =back -=head3 L<perlxs> +=head3 New Warnings =over 4 =item * -Suggest using libffi for simple library bindings. +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> =back -=head3 L<POSIX> - -=over 4 +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -=item * +XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here -C<setlocale> warning about threaded builds updated to note it does not -apply on Perl 5.28.X and later. +=over 4 =item * -C<< Posix::SigSet->new(...) >> updated to state it throws an error if any of -the supplied signals cannot be added to the set. +XXX Describe change here =back -=head1 Diagnostics +=head1 Utility Changes -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 Changes to installed programs such as F<perldoc> and F<xsubpp> go here. +Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics +[ 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. ] + +=head2 L<XXX> =over 4 =item * -The "Code point 0x%X is not Unicode, and not portable" warning removed -the line "Code points above 0xFFFF_FFFF require larger than a 32 bit word." -as code points that large are no longer legal on 32-bit platforms. +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 an =item entry ]. + =over 4 =item * -For clang++, add C<< #include <stdlib.h> >> to Configure's probes for -C<futimes>, C<strtoll>, C<strtoul>, C<strtoull>, C<strtouq>, otherwise the -probes would fail to compile. +XXX -=item * +=back -Use a compile and run test for C<lchown> to satisfy clang++ which should -more reliably detect it. +=head1 Testing -=item * +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. -For C++ compilers, add C<< #include <stdio.h> >> to Configure's probes for -C<getpgrp> and C<setpgrp> as they use printf and C++ compilers may fail -compilation instead of just warning. +XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this: -=back +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes +in this release. -=head1 Testing +XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this: Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were made: +[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ] + =over 4 =item * -Certain test output of scalars containing control characters and Unicode -has been fixed on EBCDIC. +XXX =back =head1 Platform Support -=head2 Platform-Specific Notes +XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. -=over 4 +[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific +changes as paragraphs below it. ] -=item NetBSD 8.0 +=head2 New Platforms -Fix compilation of Perl on NetBSD 8.0 with g++. +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. -[L<GH #17381|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17381>] +=over 4 -=item Solaris +=item XXX-some-platform -Configure now uses the detected types for gethostby* functions, allowing -Perl to once again compile on certain configurations of Solaris. +XXX =back -=head1 Internal Changes +=head2 Discontinued Platforms + +XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on. =over 4 -=item * +=item XXX-some-platform -C<savepvn>'s len parameter is now a C<Size_t> instead of an C<I32> since we -can handle longer strings than 31 bits. +XXX =back -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes +=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 * +=item XXX-some-platform -A heap-buffer-overflow has been fixed in the regular expression engine. +XXX -[L<GH #17384|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17384>] +=back -=item * +=head1 Internal Changes -Fix an assertion failure in the regular expression engine. +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. -[L<GH #17372|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17372>] +[ List each change as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 =item * -Fix regression in C<tr///> added somewhere in v5.31.6. +XXX -[L<GH #17391|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17391>] +=back -=item * +=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>. -Fix coredump in pp_hot.c after C<B::UNOP_AUX::aux_list()>. +[ List each fix as an =item entry ] -[L<GH #17301|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17301>] +=over 4 =item * -Commit bc62bf8519 ("Add some defensive coding to av_store()" has been -reverted as it broke I<List-UtilsBy-XS-0.05> in v5.31.2. +XXX -[L<GH #17265|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17265>] +=back -=item * +=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 an =item entry ] -Loading IO is now threadsafe. +=over 4 + +=item * -[L<GH #14816|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/14816>] +XXX =back -=head1 Acknowledgements +=head1 Errata From Previous Releases -Perl 5.31.8 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl -5.31.7 and contains approximately 16,000 lines of changes across 400 files -from 25 authors. +=over 4 -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 8,300 lines of changes to 260 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. +=item * -Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant -community of users and developers. The following people are known to have -contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.31.8: +XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in +the perldelta of a previous release. -Andy Dougherty, Bernhard M. Wiedemann, Chad Granum, Chase Whitener, Chris -'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, Dan Kogai, David Mitchell, -Felipe Gasper, Hugo van der Sanden, James E Keenan, Karl Williamson, Matthew -Horsfall, Nicholas Clark, Nicolas R., Ricardo Signes, Russ Allbery, Santtu -Ojanperä, Slaven Rezic, Smylers, Todd Rinaldo, Tomasz Konojacki, Tony Cook, -Yves Orton. +=back -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. +=head1 Obituary + +XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has +died, add a short obituary here. + +=head1 Acknowledgements -Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules -included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for -helping Perl to flourish. +XXX Generate this with: -For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please -see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.31.8..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs diff --git a/vms/descrip_mms.template b/vms/descrip_mms.template index 173c5c5d93..657a06adea 100644 --- a/vms/descrip_mms.template +++ b/vms/descrip_mms.template @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ utils : $(utils1) $(utils2) $(utils3) $(utils4) $(utils5) extra.pods : miniperl @ @extra_pods.com -PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5318delta.pod +PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5319delta.pod $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) : [.pod]perldelta.pod Copy/NoConfirm/Log $(MMS$SOURCE) $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) diff --git a/win32/GNUmakefile b/win32/GNUmakefile index 94a3e2fb09..1688026e3d 100644 --- a/win32/GNUmakefile +++ b/win32/GNUmakefile @@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ utils: $(HAVEMINIPERL) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5318delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5319delta.pod $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\pod\perlmodlib.PL -q .. @@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5318delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5319delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perldos.pod perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod \ perlhurd.pod perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod \ diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile index 257f3ecd9e..e563d7e78a 100644 --- a/win32/Makefile +++ b/win32/Makefile @@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5318delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5319delta.pod cd ..\win32 $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. @@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5318delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5319delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perldos.pod perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod \ perlhurd.pod perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod \ diff --git a/win32/makefile.mk b/win32/makefile.mk index 23346c3a61..dfcba338c7 100644 --- a/win32/makefile.mk +++ b/win32/makefile.mk @@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ utils: $(HAVEMINIPERL) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5318delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5319delta.pod $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\pod\perlmodlib.PL -q .. @@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5318delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5319delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perldos.pod perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod \ perlhurd.pod perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod \ diff --git a/win32/pod.mak b/win32/pod.mak index 5b2c80f1e4..04dc529529 100644 --- a/win32/pod.mak +++ b/win32/pod.mak @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ POD = perl.pod \ perl5316delta.pod \ perl5317delta.pod \ perl5318delta.pod \ + perl5319delta.pod \ perl561delta.pod \ perl56delta.pod \ perl581delta.pod \ @@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ MAN = perl.man \ perl5316delta.man \ perl5317delta.man \ perl5318delta.man \ + perl5319delta.man \ perl561delta.man \ perl56delta.man \ perl581delta.man \ @@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ HTML = perl.html \ perl5316delta.html \ perl5317delta.html \ perl5318delta.html \ + perl5319delta.html \ perl561delta.html \ perl56delta.html \ perl581delta.html \ @@ -557,6 +560,7 @@ TEX = perl.tex \ perl5316delta.tex \ perl5317delta.tex \ perl5318delta.tex \ + perl5319delta.tex \ perl561delta.tex \ perl56delta.tex \ perl581delta.tex \ |