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| -rw-r--r-- | MANIFEST | 1 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | Makefile.SH | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/.gitignore | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perl.pod | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perl5210delta.pod | 99 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perldelta.pod | 361 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | vms/descrip_mms.template | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | win32/Makefile | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | win32/makefile.mk | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | win32/pod.mak | 4 |
10 files changed, 454 insertions, 32 deletions
@@ -4453,6 +4453,7 @@ pod/perl5180delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.18.0 pod/perl5181delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.18.1 pod/perl5182delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.18.2 pod/perl5200delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.20.0 +pod/perl5210delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.21.0 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 897f949935..1a112ca27f 100755 --- a/Makefile.SH +++ b/Makefile.SH @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ mini_obj = $(minindt_obj) $(MINIDTRACE_O) ndt_obj = $(obj0) $(obj1) $(obj2) $(obj3) $(ARCHOBJS) obj = $(ndt_obj) $(DTRACE_O) -perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5210delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod +perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5211delta.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 @@ -1016,9 +1016,9 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST $(MINIPERL) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q -pod/perl5210delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod - $(RMS) pod/perl5210delta.pod - $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5210delta.pod +pod/perl5211delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod + $(RMS) pod/perl5211delta.pod + $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5211delta.pod extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE) -@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods` diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 7488f453d9..4b257adedb 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5210delta.pod +/perl5211delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod *.html diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index fb7624b164..3b6dbf1c8c 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ aux a2p c2ph h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man s2p splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5210delta Perl changes in version 5.21.0 perl5200delta Perl changes in version 5.20.0 perl5182delta Perl changes in version 5.18.2 perl5181delta Perl changes in version 5.18.1 diff --git a/pod/perl5210delta.pod b/pod/perl5210delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f609452945 --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl5210delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +perl5210delta - what is new for perl v5.21.0 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.21.0 release and the 5.20.0 +release. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.37. + +=item * + +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 3.10 to 5.021001. + +=back + +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L<CGI> has been removed from the core. It is still available on the CPAN. + +=item * + +L<Module::Build> has been removed from the core. It is still available on the +CPAN. + +=item * + +L<Package::Constants> has been removed from the core. It is still available on +the CPAN. + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.21.0 represents approximately 12 hours of development since Perl 5.20.0 +and contains approximately 44,000 lines of changes across 190 files from 1 +author. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 33,000 lines of changes to 140 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +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 5.21.0: + +Nicholas Clark, Ricardo Signes. + +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 articles recently +posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl bug database at +https://rt.perl.org/ . There may also be information at +http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program +included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but +sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the output of C<perl -V>, +will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be analysed by the Perl porting team. + +If the bug you are reporting has security implications, which make it +inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please send it +to perl5-security-report@perl.org. This points to a closed subscription +unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core committers, who will be +able to help assess the impact of issues, figure out a resolution, and help +co-ordinate the release of patches to mitigate or fix the problem across all +platforms on which Perl is supported. Please only use this address for +security issues in the Perl core, not for modules independently distributed on +CPAN. + +=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 175554e134..6b839f674e 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,26 +2,124 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.21.0 +[ 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 v5.21.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.21.0 release and the 5.20.0 +This document describes differences between the 5.21.0 release and the 5.21.1 release. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.20.0, first read +L<perl5210delta>, which describes differences between 5.20.0 and 5.21.0. + +=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 + +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 + =head1 Modules and Pragmata -=head2 Updated 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>. 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 * -L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.37. +XXX + +=back + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 =item * -L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 3.10 to 5.021001. +L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. =back @@ -31,37 +129,256 @@ L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 3.10 to 5.021001. =item * -L<CGI> has been removed from the core. It is still available on the CPAN. +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 =item * -L<Module::Build> has been removed from the core. It is still available on the -CPAN. +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 =item * -L<Package::Constants> has been removed from the core. It is still available on -the CPAN. +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> =back -=head1 Acknowledgements +=head3 New Warnings + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> + +=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 =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 * + +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 -Perl 5.21.0 represents approximately 12 hours of development since Perl 5.20.0 -and contains approximately 44,000 lines of changes across 190 files from 1 -author. +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. -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 33,000 lines of changes to 140 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=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 ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=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 * + +XXX -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 5.21.0: +=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 -Nicholas Clark, Ricardo Signes. +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 v5.21.1..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs diff --git a/vms/descrip_mms.template b/vms/descrip_mms.template index 3bbb0326bf..ff5f82b766 100644 --- a/vms/descrip_mms.template +++ b/vms/descrip_mms.template @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ x2p : [.x2p]$(DBG)a2p$(E) [.x2p]s2p.com [.x2p]find2perl.com extra.pods : miniperl @ @extra_pods.com -PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5210delta.pod +PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5211delta.pod $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) : [.pod]perldelta.pod Copy/NoConfirm/Log $(MMS$SOURCE) $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile index f28f1c5314..9979998dbb 100644 --- a/win32/Makefile +++ b/win32/Makefile @@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) $(X2P) ..\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\perl5210delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5211delta.pod cd ..\win32 $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. @@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ 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 \ - perl5210delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5211delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.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 f143ef85fc..6aeef745be 100644 --- a/win32/makefile.mk +++ b/win32/makefile.mk @@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) $(X2P) ..\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\perl5210delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5211delta.pod $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\pod\perlmodlib.PL -q .. @@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ 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 \ - perl5210delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5211delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.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 22cabd00de..7e28c03541 100644 --- a/win32/pod.mak +++ b/win32/pod.mak @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ POD = perl.pod \ perl5182delta.pod \ perl5200delta.pod \ perl5210delta.pod \ + perl5211delta.pod \ perl561delta.pod \ perl56delta.pod \ perl581delta.pod \ @@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ MAN = perl.man \ perl5182delta.man \ perl5200delta.man \ perl5210delta.man \ + perl5211delta.man \ perl561delta.man \ perl56delta.man \ perl581delta.man \ @@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ HTML = perl.html \ perl5182delta.html \ perl5200delta.html \ perl5210delta.html \ + perl5211delta.html \ perl561delta.html \ perl56delta.html \ perl581delta.html \ @@ -427,6 +430,7 @@ TEX = perl.tex \ perl5182delta.tex \ perl5200delta.tex \ perl5210delta.tex \ + perl5211delta.tex \ perl561delta.tex \ perl56delta.tex \ perl581delta.tex \ |