From 1bd18d8f778fe8e94561bc41c56fc0d28797c690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Hay Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:25:16 +0100 Subject: New perldelta for 5.37.12 --- pod/.gitignore | 2 +- pod/perl.pod | 1 + pod/perl53711delta.pod | 199 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ pod/perldelta.pod | 383 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 4 files changed, 516 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) create mode 100644 pod/perl53711delta.pod (limited to 'pod') diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 67ed63ced4..e3bedf5fbf 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl53711delta.pod +/perl53712delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod /perlmodlib.pod diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 93e47e5b2f..fc9f5114f3 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 + perl53711delta Perl changes in version 5.37.11 perl53710delta Perl changes in version 5.37.10 perl5379delta Perl changes in version 5.37.9 perl5378delta Perl changes in version 5.37.8 diff --git a/pod/perl53711delta.pod b/pod/perl53711delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f221de894f --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl53711delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +perl53711delta - what is new for perl v5.37.11 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.37.10 release and the 5.37.11 +release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.37.9, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.37.9 and 5.37.10. + +=head1 Core Enhancements + +=head2 Locale category LC_NAME now supported on participating platforms + +On platforms that have the GNU extension C category, you may now use +it as the category parameter to L to set and query its locale. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.72 to 1.73. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 3.70 to 3.71. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 7.66 to 7.70. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 3.49 to 3.50. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.81 to 1.82. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 2.40 to 2.41. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.32 to 1.33. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 5.20230320 to 5.20230420. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 2.75 to 2.76. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 2.35 to 2.36. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.67 to 1.68. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.63 to 1.64. + +=back + +=head1 Documentation + +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +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. + +Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: + +=head3 L + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The descriptions of pop() and shift() have been expanded. + +=back + +=head3 L + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The descriptions of $^H and %^H have been updated. + +=back + +=head1 Testing + +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and +changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were +made: + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The test framework now skips tests that use B<-T> or B<-t> when running under a +perl built with the F option C<-DNO_TAINT_SUPPORT>. + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +=over 4 + +=item * + +The buffer used by getsockopt() is now 1024 bytes by default and can be +adjusted at perl build time by defining C in C. +[L] + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.37.11 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.37.10 +and contains approximately 5,500 lines of changes across 180 files from 16 +authors. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 3,000 lines of changes to 110 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +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 5.37.11: + +Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, David Cantrell, Karl Williamson, Leon Timmermans, +Lukas Mai, Nicolas R, Paul Evans, Philippe Bruhat (BooK), Scott Baker, Sevan +Janiyan, Steve Hay, Tomasz Konojacki, Tony Cook, Yves Orton, Zefram. + +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 perl bug database at +L. There may also be information at +L, the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at +L. Be sure to trim your bug down to a +tiny but sufficient test case. + +If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it +inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see +L 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 program: + + perlthanks + +This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks. + +=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 7ed31ab3d7..3305b86fc0 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,169 +2,416 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.37.11 +[ 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 v5.37.12 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.37.10 release and the 5.37.11 +This document describes differences between the 5.37.11 release and the 5.37.12 release. -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.37.9, first read -L, which describes differences between 5.37.9 and 5.37.10. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.37.10, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.37.10 and 5.37.11. + +=head1 Notice + +XXX Any important notices here =head1 Core Enhancements -=head2 Locale category LC_NAME now supported on participating platforms +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. -On platforms that have the GNU extension C category, you may now use -it as the category parameter to L to set and query its locale. +[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +=head1 Security -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +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 * -L has been upgraded from version 1.72 to 1.73. +XXX -=item * +=back -L has been upgraded from version 3.70 to 3.71. +=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 7.66 to 7.70. +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 3.49 to 3.50. +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.81 to 1.82. +XXX Remove this section if Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl did not add any content here. -=item * +=back + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata -L has been upgraded from version 2.40 to 2.41. +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.32 to 1.33. +L has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. -=item * +XXX If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. + +=back -L has been upgraded from version 5.20230320 to 5.20230420. +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 2.75 to 2.76. +XXX Remove this section if Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl did not add any content here. + +=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 + +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 + +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 2.35 to 2.36. +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 * -L has been upgraded from version 1.67 to 1.68. +XXX L + +=back + +=head3 New Warnings + +=over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.63 to 1.64. +XXX L =back -=head1 Documentation +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation +XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here -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. +=over 4 -Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: +=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. -=head3 L +[ 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 * -The descriptions of pop() and shift() have been expanded. +XXX =back -=head3 L +=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 * -The descriptions of $^H and %^H have been updated. +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. + +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 * -The test framework now skips tests that use B<-T> or B<-t> when running under a -perl built with the F option C<-DNO_TAINT_SUPPORT>. +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 + +=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. + +Include references to GitHub issues and PRs as: [GH #12345] and the release +manager will later use a regex to expand these into links. + +[ List each fix as an =item entry ] + =over 4 =item * -The buffer used by getsockopt() is now 1024 bytes by default and can be -adjusted at perl build time by defining C in C. -[L] +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 an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX -Perl 5.37.11 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.37.10 -and contains approximately 5,500 lines of changes across 180 files from 16 -authors. +=back -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 3,000 lines of changes to 110 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. +=head1 Errata From Previous Releases -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 5.37.11: +=over 4 -Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, David Cantrell, Karl Williamson, Leon Timmermans, -Lukas Mai, Nicolas R, Paul Evans, Philippe Bruhat (BooK), Scott Baker, Sevan -Janiyan, Steve Hay, Tomasz Konojacki, Tony Cook, Yves Orton, Zefram. +=item * -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 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 -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 v5.37.11..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs -If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database at -L. There may also be information at +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database +at L. There may also be information at L, the Perl Home Page. If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at @@ -173,13 +420,13 @@ tiny but sufficient test case. If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see -L for details of how to -report the issue. +L +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 program: +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 program: perlthanks -- cgit v1.2.1