From 145527789f182addefc32c4e47da3435e382a90b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Signes Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 09:59:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] perldelta: replace contents with perl5183delta contents --- pod/perl5183delta.pod | 2 +- pod/perldelta.pod | 355 ++++++------------------------------------ 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 305 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perl5183delta.pod b/pod/perl5183delta.pod index 83e032de6ec8..c10ef1490b70 100644 --- a/pod/perl5183delta.pod +++ b/pod/perl5183delta.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.18.3 +perl5183delta - what is new for perl v5.18.3 =head1 DESCRIPTION diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 7df7d74fc9f6..547779ee7344 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,373 +2,119 @@ =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 v5.18.4 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.18.3 release and the 5.18.4 -release. - -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.18.2, first read -L, which describes differences between 5.18.2 and 5.18.3. - -=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 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. +This document describes differences between the 5.18.4 release and the 5.18.2 +release. B This document ignores perl 5.18.3, a broken release +which existed for a few hours only. -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 a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.18.1, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.18.1 and 5.18.2. =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, which prints stub -entries to STDOUT. Results can be pasted in place of the '=head2' entries -below. 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 A.xx to B.yy. - -=back - -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from 5.84_01 to 5.84_02. =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 +L has been upgraded from version 1.39_10 to 1.39_11. -=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 * - -XXX Description of the change here +This fixes a crash in tab completion, where available. [perl #120827] Also, +filehandle information is properly reset after a pager is run. [perl #121456] =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 +=head1 Platform Support -=head3 New Errors +=head2 Platform-Specific Notes =over 4 -=item * - -XXX L - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings +=item Win32 =over 4 =item * -XXX L +Introduced by +L, a memory +leak on every call to C and backticks (C< `` >), on most Win32 Perls +starting from 5.18.0 has been fixed. The memory leak only occurred if you +enabled psuedo-fork in your build of Win32 Perl, and were running that build on +Server 2003 R2 or newer OS. The leak does not appear on WinXP SP3. +[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 directories F and F. - -[ List utility changes as a =head3 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head3 L +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes =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 +The debugger now properly resets filehandles as needed. [perl #121456] =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 +A segfault in Digest::SHA has been addressed. [perl #121421] =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 +perl can again be built with USE_64_BIT_INT, with Visual C 2003, 32 bit. +[perl #120925] =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. +A leading { (brace) in formats is properly parsed again. [perl #119973] -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +Copy the values used to perturb hash iteration when cloning an +interpreter. This was fairly harmless but caused C to +complain. [perl #121336] =item * -XXX +In Perl v5.18 C and C started +crashing. This has been fixed. [perl #119949] =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 a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX +=head1 Acknowledgements -=back +Perl 5.18.4 represents approximately 9 months of development since Perl 5.18.2 +and contains approximately 2,000 lines of changes across 53 files from 13 +authors. -=head1 Obituary +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 5.18.4: -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. +Daniel Dragan, David Mitchell, Doug Bell, Father Chrysostomos, Hiroo Hayashi, +James E Keenan, Karl Williamson, Mark Shelor, Ricardo Signes, Shlomi Fish, +Smylers, Steve Hay, 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 v5.18.3..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 @@ -404,3 +150,4 @@ The F file for general stuff. The F and F files for copyright information. =cut +