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@@ -9,6 +9,311 @@ releases.) ---------------- +Version 5.003_23 +---------------- + +This release is our first candidate for a public beta test. + + CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES + + Title: "Disallow changing $_[0] in __DIE__ handlers" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pod/perlfunc.pod util.c + + Title: "Fix overloading with inheritance and AUTOLOAD" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701202226.RAA05072@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 17:26:32 -0500 (EST) + Files: gv.c lib/diagnostics.pm lib/overload.pm pod/perldebug.pod + pod/perldiag.pod pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlop.pod + pod/perlre.pod pod/perltoc.pod pod/perlxs.pod + + Title: "Nested here-docs" + From: larry@wall.org (Larry Wall) + Msg-ID: <199701202313.PAA11693@wall.org> + Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 15:13:42 -0800 + Files: toke.c + + Title: "Revert $^X to old behavior (plus HP-UX bug fix)" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: hints/hpux.sh toke.c + + Title: "Protect against '0' in 'stmt while <HANDLE>'" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: op.c + + Title: "Don't warn when closure uses var at file scope" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: op.c + + CORE PORTABILITY + + Title: "VMS patches for _22" + From: Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU> + Msg-ID: <01IEGBJ2TMYS003PCL@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu> + Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:50:21 -0500 (EST) + Files: ext/POSIX/POSIX.xs lib/ExtUtils/MM_VMS.pm lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp + lib/Test/Harness.pm toke.c vms/Makefile vms/descrip.mms + vms/genconfig.pl vms/perly_c.vms vms/vmsish.h x2p/a2p.h + vms/Makefile vms/config.vms vms/descrip.mms vms/perly_c.vms + + Title: "Re: Perl 5.003_21: OS/2 patches" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701170446.XAA28939@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 23:46:40 -0500 (EST) + Files: os2/Changes os2/os2.c + + Title: "Plan9 update" + From: lutherh@stratcom.com (Luther Huffman) + Files: plan9/config.plan9 plan9/mkfile + + Title: "Bugfixes for AmigaOS" + From: "Norbert Pueschel" <pueschel@imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de> + Msg-ID: <77724691@Armageddon.meb.uni-bonn.de> + Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:13:54 +0100 + Files: hints/amigaos.sh lib/File/Basename.pm + + Title: "New dec_osf.sh hints file" + From: Achim Bohnet <ach@rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de> + Msg-ID: <9701241058.AA29550@o09.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de> + Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 11:58:24 +0100 + Files: hints/dec_osf.sh + + Title: "on NeXT: gdbm problem fixed" + From: Andreas Koenig <k@anna.in-berlin.de> + Msg-ID: <199701210201.DAA17794@anna.in-berlin.de> + Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 03:01:32 +0100 + Files: hints/next_3.sh hints/next_3_0.sh + + Title: "patch for hints/powerux.sh" + From: tom@amber.ssd.hcsc.com (Tom Horsley) + Msg-ID: <9701181833.AA02602@amber.ssd.hcsc.com> + Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 13:33:26 -0500 + Files: hints/powerux.sh + + Title: "hints & Configure changes to build perl on DC/OSx" + From: Stephen Zander <stephen.zander@interlock.mckesson.com> + Msg-ID: <199701170043.QAA25985@wsbip1.mckesson.com> + Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 16:43:52 -0800 + Files: Configure MANIFEST hints/dcosx.sh + + Title: "patch for hints/cxux.sh perl5.003_22" + From: tom@amber.ssd.hcsc.com (Tom Horsley) + Msg-ID: <9701192014.AA05722@amber.ssd.hcsc.com> + Date: Sun, 19 Jan 97 15:14:04 -0500 + Files: hints/cxux.sh + + OTHER CORE CHANGES + + Title: "Make PERL5LIB and -I work like C<use lib>" + From: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk> + Msg-ID: <9701231523.AA26613@toad.ig.co.uk> + Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:23:27 +0000 + Files: lib/lib.pm perl.c + + Title: "Fix /\G.a/" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: regcomp.c regcomp.h regexec.c regexp.h toke.c + + Title: "Extend stack in pp_undef (!)" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pp.c + + Title: "Allow for sub to be redefined while executing" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: cop.h pp_hot.c t/op/misc.t + + Title: "Eliminate redundant flag CVf_FORMAT" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: cv.h op.c perl.c perly.c perly.y proto.h sv.c toke.c + + Title: "Generate IVs when possible in abs() and int()" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pp.c + + Title: "Efficiency patchlet for pp_aassign()" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701210305.WAA05451@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:05:39 -0500 (EST) + Files: pp_hot.c + + Title: "When sorting, promote to PVNV only for built-in comparison" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pp_ctl.c + + Title: "Remove "suidperl security patch" message" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: perl.c + + BUILD PROCESS + + Title: "Make configure.gnu a copy of configure; make configure writea + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: MANIFEST configure.gnu + + Title: "Regen Configure with metaconfig: +ARCHNAME, -FILE_filbuf" + From: Chip Salzenberg and Charles Bailey + Files: Configure config_H config_h.SH hints/lynxos.sh + os2/diff.configure os2/os2ish.h plan9/config.plan9 sv.c + utils/perlbug.PL vms/config.vms vms/fndvers.com + + Title: "Compile with optimization when testing memory functions" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: Configure + + Title: "Minor patch for Debian installation" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: installperl + + LIBRARY AND EXTENSIONS + + Title: "Debugger update" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701190455.XAA02579@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 23:54:59 -0500 (EST) + Files: lib/perl5db.pl + + Title: "DynaLoader enhancement: support RTLD_GLOBAL" + From: Nick Ing-Simmons <nik@tiuk.ti.com> + Msg-ID: <199701240937.JAA11443@pluto.tiuk.ti.com> + Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:37:18 GMT + Files: ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.pm ext/DynaLoader/dl_aix.xs + ext/DynaLoader/dl_dld.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_dlopen.xs + ext/DynaLoader/dl_hpux.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_next.xs + ext/DynaLoader/dl_vms.xs + + Title: "Fcntl: add more constants" + From: Jarkko.Hietaniemi@cc.hut.fi + Msg-ID: <199701191811.UAA16346@alpha.hut.fi> + Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 20:11:22 +0200 (EET) + Files: ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs + + Title: "Refresh IO to 1.15 (plus DESTROY and new_tmpfile fixes)" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: ext/IO/lib/IO/File.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Handle.pm + ext/IO/lib/IO/Pipe.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Seekable.pm + ext/IO/lib/IO/Socket.pm t/lib/io_pipe.t + + Title: "Allow IO.xs to remain at 1.15 while $VERSION is 1.1501" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: XSUB.h ext/IO/Makefile.PL ext/IO/lib/IO/Handle.pm + + Title: "Refresh CPAN to 1.15" + From: Andreas Koenig <a.koenig@mind.de> + Files: lib/CPAN.pm lib/CPAN/FirstTime.pm + + Title: "Add E* and SA_* constants" + From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net> + Msg-ID: <23338.853986967@eeyore.ibcinc.com> + Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:36:07 -0500 + Files: ext/POSIX/POSIX.pm ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod ext/POSIX/POSIX.xs + + TESTS + + Title: "Test nested here-docs" + From: hv@crypt.compulink.co.uk (Hugo van der Sanden) + Msg-ID: <199701210053.AAA02139@crypt.compulink.co.uk> + Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 00:53:44 +0000 (GMT) + Files: t/base/lex.t + + Title: "Fix tests of $^X and $0 to work with QNX" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: t/lib/io_pipe.t t/lib/open2.t t/lib/open3.t t/op/magic.t + + Title: "Patch tests for systems without fork()" + From: "Norbert Pueschel" <pueschel@imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de> + Msg-ID: <77724697@Armageddon.meb.uni-bonn.de> + Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 23:51:28 +0100 + Files: t/io/pipe.t t/lib/filehand.t t/lib/io_pipe.t t/lib/io_sock.t + t/lib/open2.t t/lib/open3.t t/op/fork.t + + Title: "Test patches for OS/2" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701170448.XAA28948@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 23:48:18 -0500 (EST) + Files: os2/OS2/ExtAttr/t/os2_ea.t os2/OS2/PrfDB/t/os2_prfdb.t + os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_cmprt.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_dllld.t + os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_objcall.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_sql.test + os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tiesql.test os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tievar.t + os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tieydb.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_varset.t + os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_vrexx.t t/README t/cmd/while.t + t/comp/colon.t t/comp/multiline.t t/io/argv.t t/lib/anydbm.t + t/lib/gdbm.t t/lib/ndbm.t t/lib/odbm.t t/lib/sdbm.t + t/op/cmp.t t/op/magic.t + + UTILITIES + + Title: "Translate \200 to È in pod2html" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pod/pod2html.PL + + Title: "VMS patches: '.com' extension on scripts" + From: Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU> + Msg-ID: <01IELNPDLYJM003E7J@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu> + Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:42:29 -0500 (EST) + Files: pod/checkpods.PL pod/pod2html.PL pod/pod2latex.PL + pod/pod2man.PL pod/pod2text.PL utils/c2ph.PL utils/h2ph.PL + utils/h2xs.PL utils/perlbug.PL utils/perldoc.PL + utils/pl2pm.PL utils/splain.PL vms/Makefile vms/descrip.mms + x2p/find2perl.PL x2p/s2p.PL + + Title: "Allow MakeMaker 5.34 to use libraries containing '+' in name" + From: dennism@cyrix.com (Dennis Marsa) + Msg-ID: <9701172027.AA27861@orion.cyrix.com> + Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 14:27:32 CST + Files: lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm + + DOCUMENTATION + + Title: "First cut at INSTALL edit" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: INSTALL + + Title: "Additional docs for __DIE__ and __WARN__" + From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu> + Files: pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlrun.pod pod/perlvar.pod + + Title: "Document #line directive" + From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701240908.EAA23846@aatma.engin.umich.edu> + Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 04:08:44 -0500 + Files: pod/perlsyn.pod pod/perltoc.pod + + Title: "Perlguts version 30" + From: Jeff Okamoto <okamoto@hpcc123.corp.hp.com> + Msg-ID: <199701172117.AA116515863@hpcc123.corp.hp.com> + Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 13:17:43 -0800 + Files: pod/perlguts.pod + + Title: "delta for perldelta" + From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.perl.com> + Msg-ID: <804.854121463@jinete> + Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:57:43 -0800 + Files: pod/perlnews.pod pod/perltoc.pod + + Title: "Updates to perldelta" + From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu> + Msg-ID: <199701211610.LAA06227@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu> + Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 06:48:49 -0500 (EST) + Files: pod/perlnews.pod pod/perltoc.pod + + Title: "perlnews.pod diff for the Fcntl" + From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@cc.hut.fi> + Msg-ID: <199701211600.SAA30117@alpha.hut.fi> + Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:00:56 +0200 (EET) + Files: pod/perlnews.pod + + Title: "Rename perlnews -> perldelta per Tom's request" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: MANIFEST pod/Makefile pod/buildtoc pod/perl.pod + pod/perldelta.pod pod/perltoc.pod pod/roffitall + + Title: "Remove bad advice from perllocale.pod" + From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> + Files: pod/perllocale.pod + + +---------------- Version 5.003_22 ---------------- |