From d5aabed825444b7a7cedb54279e5449b1af4b842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Hay Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:29:45 +0000 Subject: perldelta - Remove boilerplate stuff --- pod/perldelta.pod | 310 +----------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 307 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 7abec7ab34..7f25c979d9 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 v5.32.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,110 +12,14 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.0, first read L, which describes differences between 5.31.0 and 5.32.0. -=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 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 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 not applicable. - -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 - -[ 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 an =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back +There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.32.0. If any exist, +they are bugs, and we request that you submit a report. See L +below. =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. - -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.) - -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] - -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. - -=back - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -131,25 +32,10 @@ If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. =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 @@ -160,10 +46,6 @@ 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 @@ -182,46 +64,12 @@ 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 - -=item * - L<\K not permitted in lookahead/lookbehind in regex; marked by <-- HERE in mE%sE|perldiag/"\K not permitted in lookahead/lookbehind in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/"> This error was incorrectly produced in some cases involving nested @@ -229,42 +77,12 @@ lookarounds. This has been fixed. [GH #18123] =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 an =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * -XXX - -=item * - Newer 64-bit versions of the Intel C/C++ compiler are now recognised and have the correct flags set. @@ -282,80 +100,15 @@ core dump. =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 * - -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 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 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 - =item MacOS (Darwin) The hints file for darwin has been updated to handle future MacOS versions @@ -363,37 +116,12 @@ beyond 10. L =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 an =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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * -XXX - -=item * - On Win32, C could sometimes have a very large timeout. GH #16529 @@ -411,38 +139,6 @@ incorrectly. =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 * - -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 or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: -- cgit v1.2.1