From 46fc3d4c69a0adf236bfcba70daee7fd597cf30d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Perl 5 Porters Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +1200 Subject: [inseparable changes from match from perl-5.003_97g to perl-5.003_97h] BUILD PROCESS Subject: Fix up Linux hints for tcsh, and Configure patch Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:02:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Andy Dougherty Files: Configure hints/linux.sh Msg-ID: Pine.SOL.3.95q.970422101051.2506C-100000@fractal.lafayette.e (applied based on p5p patch as commit 1eb1b1cb9647b817d039bb17afa3e74940b5ef92) Subject: There is no standard answer to 'Use suidperl?' From: Chip Salzenberg Files: hints/bsdos.sh hints/freebsd.sh hints/linux.sh hints/machten_2.sh CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES Subject: Support PRINTF for tied handles Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 18:26:13 -0400 From: Doug MacEachern Files: pod/perldelta.pod pod/perltie.pod pp_sys.c t/op/misc.t Msg-ID: 199704202226.SAA08032@postman.osf.org (applied based on p5p patch as commit e7c5525577c16ee25e3521e86aca2b5105dba394) CORE PORTABILITY Subject: Fix bitwise shifts and pack('w') on Crays From: Chip Salzenberg Files: pp.c DOCUMENTATION Subject: FAQ udpate (23-apr-97) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 12:22:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Nathan Torkington Files: pod/perlfaq*.pod private-msgid: 199704231822.MAA05074@prometheus.frii.com OTHER CORE CHANGES Subject: Mondo Cool patch for buffer safety and convenience From: Chip Salzenberg Files: XSUB.h doop.c dump.c ext/DynaLoader/dl_dlopen.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_hpux.xs ext/DynaLoader/dl_next.xs ext/DynaLoader/dlutils.c ext/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.xs global.sym gv.c interp.sym mg.c op.c perl.c perl.h pod/perlguts.pod pp.c pp_ctl.c pp_hot.c pp_sys.c proto.h regcomp.c regexec.c sv.c toke.c util.c Subject: Problems with glob Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 02:44:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Ilya Zakharevich Files: op.c Msg-ID: 1997Apr20.024432.1941365@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (applied based on p5p patch as commit a1230b335277820e65b8a9454ab751341204cf4f) Subject: Fix scalar leak in closures From: Chip Salzenberg Files: op.c scope.c Subject: Refine error messages re: anon subs' prototypes From: Chip Salzenberg Files: op.c Subject: Outermost scope is void, not scalar From: Chip Salzenberg Files: pp_ctl.c --- pod/perlfaq.pod | 22 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'pod/perlfaq.pod') diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod index 99aeae953d..95a4a5c7f5 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/03/25 18:20:48 $) +perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/04/23 18:11:06 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ at http://www.perl.com/perl/faq/ . =head2 How to contribute to this document You may mail corrections, additions, and suggestions to -perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com. Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias will -merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you. +perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com . Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias +will merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you. =head2 What will happen if you mail your Perl programming problems to the authors @@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ in respect of this information or its use. =over 4 +=item 23/April/97 + +Added http://www.oasis.leo.org/perl/ to L. Style fix to +L. Added floating point precision, fixed complex number +arithmetic, cross-references, caveat for Text::Wrap, alternative +answer for initial capitalizing, fixed incorrect regexp, added example +of Tie::IxHash to L. Added example of passing and storing +filehandles, added commify to L. Restored variable suicide, +and added mass commenting to L. Added Net::Telnet, fixed +backticks, added reader/writer pair to telnet question, added FindBin, +grouped module questions together in L. Expanded caveats +for the simple URL extractor, gave LWP example, added CGI security +question, expanded on the email address answer in L. + =item 25/March/97 Added more info to the binary distribution section of L. @@ -131,7 +145,7 @@ Added Net::Telnet to L. Fixed typos in L. Added mail sending example to L. Added Merlyn's columns to L. -=item 18/March/97 +=item 18/March/97 Added the DATE to the NAME section, indicating which sections have changed. -- cgit v1.2.1