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Diffstat (limited to 'Todo')
| -rwxr-xr-x | Todo | 88 |
1 files changed, 59 insertions, 29 deletions
@@ -1,31 +1,61 @@ -POSIX compatibility -hash binding -pack(P) -fix gv refcnts +Must-have external packages + POSIX + X/Motif/whatever -/\Afoo/ (beginning of string, or where previous g match left off) -/foo\Z/ (end of string only) -Make specialized allocators -Optimize switch statements -Optimize foreach on array -Optimize foreach (1..1000000) -Set KEEP on constant split -Cache eval tree (unless lexical outer scope used (mark in &compiling?)) -rcatmaybe -Cache method lookup -Shrink opcode tables via multiple implementations selected in peep -Straighten out the RS stuff in BEGIN -Make yyparse recursion longjmp() proof. +Bugs + BEGIN { require 'perldb.pl' } + Make yyparse recursion longjmp() proof. + perl -c shell_script bug + fix the need for double ^D on $x + STDOUT->print("howdy\n"); -sub mysplice(@, $, $, ...)? -pretty function? (or is it, as I suspect, a lib routine?) -perlex function? -X Perl? Motif Perl? -give DOG $bone? -Nested destructors? -make tr/// return histogram in list context? -Implement eval once? (Unnecessary with cache?) -When does split() go to @_? -undef wantarray in void context? -goto &coroutine? -filehandle references? +Regexp extensions + /m for multiline + /\Afoo/ (beginning of string, or where previous g match left off) + /foo\Z/ (end of string only) + negative regexp assertions? + /<>/x for grouping? + /f for fixed variable interpolation? + Rewrite regexp parser for better integrated optimization + +Nice to have + Profiler + pack "(stuff)*" + lexperl + Bundled perl preprocessor + FILEHANDLE methods + +Optimizations + Make specialized allocators + Optimize switch statements + Optimize foreach on array + Optimize foreach (1..1000000) + Set KEEP on constant split + Cache eval tree (unless lexical outer scope used (mark in &compiling?)) + rcatmaybe + Shrink opcode tables via multiple implementations selected in peep + Cache hash value? + sfio? + +Need to think more about + ref in list context + When does split() go to @_? + Figure out BEGIN { ... @ARGV ... } + Implement eval once? (Unnecessary with cache?) + detect inconsistent linkage when using -DDEBUGGING? + +Vague possibilities + sub mysplice(@, $, $, ...) + data prettyprint function? (or is it, as I suspect, a lib routine?) + Nested destructors + make tr/// return histogram in list context? + undef wantarray in void context + goto &replacement_routine + filehandle references + Loop control on do{} et al + Explicit switch statements + perl to C translator + multi-thread scheduling + built-in globbing + compile to real threaded code + structured types |