From 08d0c0b567d41adf570574264e408134b3a1d76e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Hay Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:02:05 +0100 Subject: Add new perldelta --- MANIFEST | 1 + Makefile.SH | 8 +- pod/.gitignore | 2 +- pod/perl.pod | 1 + pod/perl5224delta.pod | 125 ++++++++++++++++ pod/perldelta.pod | 379 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ vms/descrip_mms.template | 2 +- win32/Makefile | 4 +- win32/makefile.mk | 4 +- win32/pod.mak | 4 + 10 files changed, 476 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) create mode 100644 pod/perl5224delta.pod diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST index 57300e038e..e09dc2a578 100644 --- a/MANIFEST +++ b/MANIFEST @@ -4574,6 +4574,7 @@ pod/perl5220delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.22.0 pod/perl5221delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.22.1 pod/perl5222delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.22.2 pod/perl5223delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.22.3 +pod/perl5224delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.22.4 pod/perl561delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6.1 pod/perl56delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6 pod/perl581delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.8.1 diff --git a/Makefile.SH b/Makefile.SH index 4fa405b5bd..303bd2a58c 100755 --- a/Makefile.SH +++ b/Makefile.SH @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ mini_obj = $(minindt_obj) $(MINIDTRACE_O) ndt_obj = $(obj0) $(obj1) $(obj2) $(obj3) $(ARCHOBJS) obj = $(ndt_obj) $(DTRACE_O) -perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5224delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod +perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5225delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod generated_pods = pod/perltoc.pod $(perltoc_pod_prereqs) generated_headers = uudmap.h bitcount.h mg_data.h @@ -1023,9 +1023,9 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST $(MINIPERL) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q -pod/perl5224delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod - $(RMS) pod/perl5224delta.pod - $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5224delta.pod +pod/perl5225delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod + $(RMS) pod/perl5225delta.pod + $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5225delta.pod extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE) -@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods` diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index db34f6418f..f0c2c913ee 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5224delta.pod +/perl5225delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod *.html diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index c18db12598..06f40098ab 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ aux c2ph h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5224delta Perl changes in version 5.22.4 perl5223delta Perl changes in version 5.22.3 perl5222delta Perl changes in version 5.22.2 perl5221delta Perl changes in version 5.22.1 diff --git a/pod/perl5224delta.pod b/pod/perl5224delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a00193daf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl5224delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +perl5224delta - what is new for perl v5.22.4 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.22.3 release and the 5.22.4 +release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.22.2, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.22.2 and 5.22.3. + +=head1 Security + +=head2 Improved handling of '.' in @INC in base.pm + +The handling of (the removal of) C<'.'> in C<@INC> in L has been +improved. This resolves some problematic behaviour in the approach taken in +Perl 5.22.3, which is probably best described in the following two threads on +the Perl 5 Porters mailing list: +L, +L. + +=head2 "Escaped" colons and relative paths in PATH + +On Unix systems, Perl treats any relative paths in the PATH environment +variable as tainted when starting a new process. Previously, it was allowing a +backslash to escape a colon (unlike the OS), consequently allowing relative +paths to be considered safe if the PATH was set to something like C. The +check has been fixed to treat C<.> as tainted in that example. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 2.22 to 2.22_01. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 5.20170114_22 to 5.20170715_22. + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Fixed a crash with C where it thought it was dealing with UTF-8 when it +wasn't. +L<[perl #129038]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=129038> + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.22.4 represents approximately 6 months of development since Perl 5.22.3 +and contains approximately 2,200 lines of changes across 52 files from 16 +authors. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 970 lines of changes to 18 .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 5.22.4: + +Aaron Crane, Abigail, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, David +Mitchell, Eric Herman, Father Chrysostomos, James E Keenan, Karl Williamson, +Lukas Mai, Renee Baecker, Ricardo Signes, Sawyer X, Stevan Little, Steve Hay, +Tony Cook. + +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 file in the Perl source distribution. + +=head1 Reporting Bugs + +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles recently +posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl bug database at +https://rt.perl.org/ . There may also be information at +http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L 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, +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 please send it +to perl5-security-report@perl.org. This points to a closed subscription +unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core committers, who will be +able to help assess the impact of issues, figure out a resolution, and help +co-ordinate the release of patches to mitigate or fix the problem across all +platforms on which Perl is supported. Please only use this address for +security issues in the Perl core, not for modules independently distributed on +CPAN. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +The F file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details on +what changed. + +The F file for how to build Perl. + +The F file for general stuff. + +The F and F files for copyright information. + +=cut diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 89a513ddeb..e246faa560 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,92 +2,383 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.22.4 +[ 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 v5.22.5 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.22.3 release and the 5.22.4 +This document describes differences between the 5.22.4 release and the 5.22.5 release. -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.22.2, first read -L, which describes differences between 5.22.2 and 5.22.3. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.22.3, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.22.3 and 5.22.4. + +=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 section. + +[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] =head1 Security -=head2 Improved handling of '.' in @INC in base.pm +XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security +vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the +L 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 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 section. + +=back -The handling of (the removal of) C<'.'> in C<@INC> in L has been -improved. This resolves some problematic behaviour in the approach taken in -Perl 5.22.3, which is probably best described in the following two threads on -the Perl 5 Porters mailing list: -L, -L. +[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] -=head2 "Escaped" colons and relative paths in PATH +=head1 Performance Enhancements -On Unix systems, Perl treats any relative paths in the PATH environment -variable as tainted when starting a new process. Previously, it was allowing a -backslash to escape a colon (unlike the OS), consequently allowing relative -paths to be considered safe if the PATH was set to something like C. The -check has been fixed to treat C<.> as tainted in that example. +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, F, F and F +go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the +following sections using F. A paragraph summary +for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, +dual-life modules would have a F 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 has been upgraded from version 2.22 to 2.22_01. +L 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 go here. Consider grouping entries by +file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L. + +=head2 New Documentation + +XXX Changes which create B files in F go here. + +=head3 L + +XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here + +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F go here. +However, any changes to F should go in the L +section. + +=head3 L + +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 5.20170114_22 to 5.20170715_22. +XXX Description of the change here + +=back + +=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. + +XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C code go here. Also +include any changes in L that reconcile it to the 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 + +=back + +=head3 New Warnings + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L + +=back + +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics + +XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Describe change here + +=back + +=head1 Utility Changes + +XXX Changes to installed programs such as F and F go here. +Most of these are built within the directory F. + +[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item +entries for each change +Use L with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] + +=head2 L + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Configuration and Compilation + +XXX Changes to F, F, F, 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 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 files in F go here as do any +large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). +Changes to existing files in F 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 +directories, or new subdirectories and F 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 section. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Internal Changes + +XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C 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 and F are best summarized in L. + +[ List each fix as a =item entry ] + =over 4 =item * -Fixed a crash with C where it thought it was dealing with UTF-8 when it -wasn't. -L<[perl #129038]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=129038> +XXX =back -=head1 Acknowledgements +=head1 Known Problems + +XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any +tests that had to be Ced 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 -Perl 5.22.4 represents approximately 6 months of development since Perl 5.22.3 -and contains approximately 2,200 lines of changes across 52 files from 16 -authors. +=head1 Errata From Previous Releases -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 970 lines of changes to 18 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. +=over 4 -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 5.22.4: +=item * -Aaron Crane, Abigail, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, David -Mitchell, Eric Herman, Father Chrysostomos, James E Keenan, Karl Williamson, -Lukas Mai, Renee Baecker, Ricardo Signes, Sawyer X, Stevan Little, Steve Hay, -Tony Cook. +XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in +the perldelta of a previous release. -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. +=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 file in the Perl source distribution. + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.22.4..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs diff --git a/vms/descrip_mms.template b/vms/descrip_mms.template index 17dba9647d..01bd00dce4 100644 --- a/vms/descrip_mms.template +++ b/vms/descrip_mms.template @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ utils : $(utils1) $(utils2) $(utils3) $(utils4) $(utils5) extra.pods : miniperl @ @extra_pods.com -PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5224delta.pod +PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5225delta.pod $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) : [.pod]perldelta.pod Copy/NoConfirm/Log $(MMS$SOURCE) $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile index 1ff3f0b6c1..41872eb4ac 100644 --- a/win32/Makefile +++ b/win32/Makefile @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5224delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5225delta.pod cd ..\win32 $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5224delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5225delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perldos.pod perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod \ perlhurd.pod perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod \ diff --git a/win32/makefile.mk b/win32/makefile.mk index 217a37ff06..0538a7a172 100644 --- a/win32/makefile.mk +++ b/win32/makefile.mk @@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5224delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5225delta.pod $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl .. $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\pod\perlmodlib.PL -q .. @@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5224delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5225delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perldos.pod perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod \ perlhurd.pod perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod \ diff --git a/win32/pod.mak b/win32/pod.mak index c253a4387f..d63e880dc8 100644 --- a/win32/pod.mak +++ b/win32/pod.mak @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ POD = perl.pod \ perl5222delta.pod \ perl5223delta.pod \ perl5224delta.pod \ + perl5225delta.pod \ perl561delta.pod \ perl56delta.pod \ perl581delta.pod \ @@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ MAN = perl.man \ perl5222delta.man \ perl5223delta.man \ perl5224delta.man \ + perl5225delta.man \ perl561delta.man \ perl56delta.man \ perl581delta.man \ @@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ HTML = perl.html \ perl5222delta.html \ perl5223delta.html \ perl5224delta.html \ + perl5225delta.html \ perl561delta.html \ perl56delta.html \ perl581delta.html \ @@ -462,6 +465,7 @@ TEX = perl.tex \ perl5222delta.tex \ perl5223delta.tex \ perl5224delta.tex \ + perl5225delta.tex \ perl561delta.tex \ perl56delta.tex \ perl581delta.tex \ -- cgit v1.2.1