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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index a443ff4ebf..964233c271 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -1262,7 +1262,30 @@ This port is still using its own builtin globbing. =head2 VMS -[TODO - Charles Bailey <bailey@newman.upenn.edu>] +Numerous revisions and extensions to configuration, build, testing, and +installation process to accomodate core changes and VMS-specific options + +Expand %ENV-handling code to allow runtime mapping to logical names, +CLI symbols, and CRTL environ array + +Extension of subprocess invocation code to accept filespecs as command "verbs" + +Add to Perl command line processing the ability to use default file types and +to recognize Unix-style C<2E<gt>&1>. + +Expansion of File::Spec::VMS routines, and integration into ExtUtils::MM_VMS + +Extension of ExtUtils::MM_VMS to handle complex extensions more flexibly + +Barewords at start of Unix-syntax paths may be treated as text rather than +only as logical names + +Optional secure translation of several logical names used internally by Perl + +Miscellaneous bugfixing and porting of new core code to VMS + +Thanks are gladly extended to the many people who have contributed VMS +patches, testing, and ideas. =head2 Win32 |