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diff --git a/pod/perlnews.pod b/pod/perlnews.pod index e6d1225a76..3cd71de7d1 100644 --- a/pod/perlnews.pod +++ b/pod/perlnews.pod @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ file in the distribution for details. There is a new Configure question that asks if you want to maintain binary compatibility with Perl 5.003. If you choose binary compatibility, you do not have to recompile your extensions, but you -might have symbol conflicts if you embed Perl in another application. +might have symbol conflicts if you embed Perl in another application, +just as in the 5.003 release. =head2 New Opcode Module and Revised Safe Module @@ -186,6 +187,16 @@ function whose prototype you want to retrieve. Functions documented in the Camel to default to $_ now in fact do, and all those that do are so documented in L<perlfunc>. +=head2 C<m//g> does not trigger a pos() reset on failure + +The C<m//g> match iteration construct used to reset the iteration +when it failed to match (so that the next C<m//g> match would start at +the beginning of the string). You now have to explicitly do a +C<pos $str = 0;> to reset the "last match" position, or modify the +string in some way. This change makes it practical to chain C<m//g> +matches together in conjunction with ordinary matches using the C<\G> +zero-width assertion. See L<perlop> and L<perlre>. + =back =head2 New Built-in Methods @@ -652,4 +663,4 @@ Constructed by Tom Christiansen, grabbing material with permission from innumerable contributors, with kibitzing by more than a few Perl porters. -Last update: Tue Dec 24 16:45:14 EST 1996 +Last update: Tue Jan 14 14:03:02 EST 1997 |