From 6cba9c0173cf93bc21606d25e784f1b5d0dfab2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leon Timmermans Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:05:13 +0200 Subject: Update perldelta for 5.35.5 release --- pod/perldelta.pod | 303 +++++++++++++++++------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 92 insertions(+), 211 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index a546d1af27..4fe5579ef8 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ =head1 NAME -[ 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 v5.35.5 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,10 +12,6 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.35.3, first read L, which describes differences between 5.35.3 and 5.35.4. -=head1 Notice - -XXX Any important notices here - =head1 Core Enhancements =head2 iterating over multiple values at a time @@ -33,132 +26,105 @@ Attempting to specify a list after C was previously a syntax error. For more detail see L. -=head1 Security +=head1 Incompatible Changes -XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the -L section. +There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.35.4 +If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a +report. See L below. -[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] +=head1 Modules and Pragmata -=head1 Incompatible Changes +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata -XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: +=over 4 - 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. +=item * -[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] +L has been upgraded from version 1.005 to 1.006. -=head1 Deprecations +=item * -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. +L has been upgraded from version 1.58 to 1.59. -=head2 Module removals +=item * -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. +L has been upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20. -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. +=item * -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. +L has been upgraded from version 1.51 to 1.52. -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. +=item * -=over +L has been upgraded from version 3.12 to 3.16. -=item XXX +=item * -XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed -as an updated module in the L section. +L has been upgraded from version 1.34 to 1.35. -=back +=item * -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] +L has been upgraded from version 0.024 to 0.025. -=head1 Performance Enhancements +=item * -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. +L has been upgraded from version 2.36 to 2.37. -[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 1.52 to 1.53. =item * -XXX - -=back +L has been upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21. -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +=item * -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. +L has been upgraded from version 0.076 to 0.078. -The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of -preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if -you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the -manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the -release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.) +=item * -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] +L has been upgraded from version 0.20 to 0.21. -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 5.20210920 to 5.20211020. =item * -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. +L has been upgraded from version 1.99 to 2.01. -=back - -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 1.56_001 to 1.60. =item * -L has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. +L has been upgraded from version 1.302185 to 1.302188. -If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. +=item * -=back +L has been upgraded from version 4.2 to 4.3. -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 1.05 to 1.06. =item * -XXX - -=back +L has been upgraded from version 1.05 to 1.06. -=head1 Documentation +=item * -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. +L has been upgraded from version 1.54 to 1.55. -=head2 New Documentation +=item * -XXX Changes which create B files in F go here. +L has been upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20. -=head3 L +=back -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +=head1 Documentation =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation @@ -166,19 +132,21 @@ We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue at L. -XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F go here. -However, any changes to F should go in the L -section. - Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: -=head3 L +=head3 L =over 4 =item * -XXX Description of the change here +The election process has been finetuned to allow the vote to be skipped if there +are no more candidates than open seats. + +=item * + +A special election is now allowed to be postponed for up to twelve weeks, for +example until a normal election. =back @@ -188,21 +156,18 @@ 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 +L + +The parser failed an internal consistency check while trying to parse +a C loop. =back @@ -210,52 +175,28 @@ XXX L =over 4 -=item * - -XXX L +=item * -=back +L -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Describe change here +This warning is emitted if you use C to iterate multiple values at +a time. This syntax is currently experimental and its behaviour may +change in future releases of Perl. =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 +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics =over 4 -=item * +=item * L<'E' does not take a repeat count in %s|perldiag/"'/' does not take a repeat count in %s"> -XXX +This warning used to not include the C. =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 an =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * @@ -277,59 +218,22 @@ changed to only add this flag for C<<$] < 5.035005>>. =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. - -XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this: - -Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes -in this release. - -XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this: - Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were made: -[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ] - =over 4 -=item * +=item * t/op/for-many.t was added -XXX +This tests for looping of multiple values as the same time =back =head1 Platform Support -XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. - -[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =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 NetWare @@ -345,11 +249,6 @@ September 2009, and in 12 years no-one has reported this. =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 Windows @@ -362,12 +261,6 @@ These did not support C99 and hence can no longer be used to compile perl. =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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -397,11 +290,6 @@ needed no changes, likely no code on CPAN will be affected either. =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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -447,43 +335,36 @@ in perl 5.30.0 is now only available in miniperl. [github #19122] =back -=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 an =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Errata From Previous Releases - -=over 4 - -=item * +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. +Perl 5.35.5 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl +5.35.4 and contains approximately 32,000 lines of changes across 380 files +from 22 authors. -=back +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 17,000 lines of changes to 260 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. -=head1 Obituary +Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant +community of users and developers. The following people are known to have +contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.35.5: -XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. +Andrew Fresh, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker, Dan Book, +Dan Kogai, David Mitchell, E. Choroba, Hugo van der Sanden, James E Keenan, +Karl Williamson, Leon Timmermans, Matthew Horsfall, Nicholas Clark, Olaf +Alders, Paul Evans, Ricardo Signes, Richard Leach, Sergey Poznyakoff, Steve +Hay, TAKAI Kousuke, Tomasz Konojacki, Tony Cook. -=head1 Acknowledgements +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. -XXX Generate this with: +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. - perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.35.4..HEAD +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 -- cgit v1.2.1