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@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ For information on what's new in this release, see the pod/perldelta.pod file. For more detailed information about specific changes, see the Changes file. +IMPORTANT NOTE: 5.005_53 and later releases do not export unadorned +global symbols anymore. This means most CPAN modules probably won't +build under this release without adding '-DPERL_POLLUTE' to ccflags +in config.sh. This is not the default because we want the modules +to get fixed *before* the 5.006 release. pod/perldelta.pod contains +additional notes about this. + =head1 DESCRIPTION This document is written in pod format as an easy way to indicate its @@ -62,7 +69,8 @@ The standard extensions supplied with Perl will be handled automatically. In a related issue, old extensions may possibly be affected by the changes in the Perl language in the current release. Please see -pod/perldelta.pod for a description of what's changed. +pod/perldelta.pod (and pod/perl500Xdelta.pod) for a description of +what's changed. =head1 WARNING: This version requires a compiler that supports ANSI C. |