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| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perl5270delta.pod | 97 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perldelta.pod | 372 |
4 files changed, 446 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 7ea041ad64..b3ce7c8bc5 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5270delta.pod +/perl5271delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod /perlmodlib.pod diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index a6d314e1e5..c99cc40d0b 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ aux h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5270delta Perl changes in version 5.27.0 perl5260delta Perl changes in version 5.26.0 perl5241delta Perl changes in version 5.24.1 perl5240delta Perl changes in version 5.24.0 diff --git a/pod/perl5270delta.pod b/pod/perl5270delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..11e73b822f --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl5270delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs +to be processed before release. ] + +perl5270delta - what is new for perl v5.27.0 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.26.0 release and the 5.27.0 +release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.25.0, first read +L<perl5260delta>, which describes differences between 5.25.0 and 5.26.0. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.47 to 1.48. + +=item * + +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20170530 to 5.20170531. + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.26.1 represents approximately 0 weeks of development since Perl 5.26.0 +and contains approximately 7,200 lines of changes across 43 files from 2 +authors. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 72 lines of changes to 8 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant community +of users and developers. The following people are known to have contributed the +improvements that became Perl 5.26.1: + +Ricardo Signes, Sawyer X. + +The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically generated +from version control history. In particular, it does not include the names of +the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to the Perl bug +tracker. + +Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules +included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for +helping Perl to flourish. + +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see +the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. + +=head1 Reporting Bugs + +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database +at L<https://rt.perl.org/> . There may also be information at +L<http://www.perl.org/> , the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program +included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but +sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the output of C<perl -V>, +will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be analysed by the Perl porting team. + +If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it +inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then see +L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> +for details of how to report the issue. + +=head1 Give Thanks + +If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5, +you can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program: + + perlthanks + +This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details on +what changed. + +The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl. + +The F<README> file for general stuff. + +The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information. + +=cut diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index ea0a9c21a1..022c1a92cc 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -5,58 +5,380 @@ [ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs to be processed before release. ] -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.27.0 +perldelta - what is new for perl v5.27.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.26.0 release and the 5.27.0 +This document describes differences between the 5.27.0 release and the 5.27.1 release. -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.25.0, first read -L<perl5260delta>, which describes differences between 5.25.0 and 5.26.0. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.26.0, first read +L<perl5270delta>, which describes differences between 5.26.0 and 5.27.0. + +=head1 Notice + +XXX Any important notices here + +=head1 Core Enhancements + +XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language +enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go +here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section. + +[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Security + +XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security +vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the +L</Selected Bug Fixes> section. + +[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Incompatible Changes + +XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: + + There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX + If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a + report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below. + +[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Deprecations + +XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. + +=head2 Module removals + +XXX Remove this section if inapplicable. + +The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a +future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN. +Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as +prerequisites. + +The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category +warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings, +install the modules in question from CPAN. + +Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged +to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their +necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation, +not usually on concerns over their design. + +=over + +=item XXX + +XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed +as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section. + +=back + +[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Performance Enhancements + +XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. +There may well be none in a stable release. + +[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back =head1 Modules and Pragmata +XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/> +go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the +following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary +for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, +dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed. + +[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ] + +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.47 to 1.48. +L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. + +=back + +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Documentation + +XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by +file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>. + +=head2 New Documentation + +XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. + +=head3 L<XXX> + +XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here + +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here. +However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics> +section. + +=head3 L<XXX> + +=over 4 =item * -L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20170530 to 5.20170531. +XXX Description of the change here =back -=head1 Acknowledgements +=head1 Diagnostics + +The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output, +including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of +diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>. + +XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also +include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code. + +=head2 New Diagnostics + +XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors +and New Warnings + +=head3 New Errors + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> + +=back + +=head3 New Warnings + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> + +=back + +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics + +XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Describe change here + +=back -Perl 5.26.1 represents approximately 0 weeks of development since Perl 5.26.0 -and contains approximately 7,200 lines of changes across 43 files from 2 -authors. +=head1 Utility Changes -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 72 lines of changes to 8 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. +XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. +Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. -Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant community -of users and developers. The following people are known to have contributed the -improvements that became Perl 5.26.1: +[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item +entries for each change +Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] -Ricardo Signes, Sawyer X. +=head2 L<XXX> -The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically generated -from version control history. In particular, it does not include the names of -the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to the Perl bug -tracker. +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Configuration and Compilation + +XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools +go here. Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here. +However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the +L</Platform Support> section, instead. + +[ List changes as a =item entry ]. + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Testing + +XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be +listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any +large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). +Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs +that they represent may be covered elsewhere. + +[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Platform Support + +XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. + +[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =item entry with specific +changes as paragraphs below it. ] + +=head2 New Platforms + +XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous +versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/> +directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the +source tree. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head2 Discontinued Platforms + +XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head2 Platform-Specific Notes + +XXX List any changes for specific platforms. This could include configuration +and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility. However, +changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the +L</Modules and Pragmata> section. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Internal Changes + +XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here. Other +significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as +well. + +[ List each change as a =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in +files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>. + +[ List each fix as a =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Known Problems + +XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any +tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here. Unfixed +platform specific bugs also go here. + +[ List each fix as a =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Errata From Previous Releases + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in +the perldelta of a previous release. + +=back + +=head1 Obituary + +XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary +here. + +=head1 Acknowledgements -Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules -included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for -helping Perl to flourish. +XXX Generate this with: -For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see -the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.25.5..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs |