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@@ -7,6 +7,47 @@ site, in the .../src/5.0 directory for full version releases, or in the .../src/5/0/unsupported directory for sub-version releases.) +---------------- +Version 5.003_02 +---------------- +o Visible Changes to Core Functionality + - Redefining constant subs, or changing sub's prototype now give warnings. + - Fixes for ++/-- of values close to max/min size of an integer + - Warning for un-qualified bareword as handler in $SIG{}. + - UNIVERSAL::isa can now be called as static method. + +o Changes in Core Internals + - PerlIO abstraction added. + Perl core and standard extensions no longer assume ANSI C's stdio is IO + mechanism, Default Configure mode is still to use stdio via set of C macros. + Alternate modes are to use stdio via one perlio.c module, or + to use sfio if available. + + - Several bug fixs from perl5-porters + - Make sources non-ANSI C correct again. + - SUPER in gv.c + - Last of shared-hash-key patches + - eval '(0,1..3)'; # --> SegFault + - coredumps after simple subsitutes. + - Correction to UNIVERSAL::VERSION docs. + - Fixed io_udp test. + - Fixed another abuse of malloc'ed memory. + - Enabled DEBUGING_MSTATS whenever perl's malloc() is used. + - Reverted to default of not hiding perl's malloc (if used). + +o Changes in the Standard Library and Utilities + - Fixed MakeMaker for static SDBM and builing in a link tree. + - Upgraded to IO-1.09, and includes latest (still experimental) IO::Select. + - Documentation/test tweak to DB_File + - h2xs upgrade to allow use C::Scan module + +o Changes in OS-specific and Build-time Support + - Attempted to re-created 5.003_01's NeXT support with metaconfig units. + - Updated MANIFEST + - make minitest now depends on lib/Config.pm, as some of tests require it. + - Included latest plan9 sub-directory + - Applied OS/2 patches. + - Typo patch for VMS. ---------------- Version 5.003_01 |