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- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 7162bc87b21ce30b549ebfad3ca4c6f606fb1933 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 16 12:38:03 2016 +0100 Fill in Documentation and Testing sections of perldelta M pod/perldelta.pod commit 63883a0881bef16b5a021db5f59311df39d065c1 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 16 12:36:18 2016 +0100 Remove boilerplate from perldelta M pod/perldelta.pod commit 9627132efdc6cf368f45f5b24a05cd2d1f1106cb Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 16 12:15:36 2016 +0100 Update Modules and Pragmata section with Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl M pod/perldelta.pod commit 7b13a78642341e82fb4a3b303837e9a1d3c7b098 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 16 12:15:12 2016 +0100 Fix typo in perldelta M pod/perldelta.pod commit 0839b6d75d4615531cf8d17980550287116283c2 Author: Tony Cook <[email protected]> Date: Wed Jun 8 16:41:38 2016 +1000 perldelta for the 79881ad71252 merge (cherry picked from commit 1ba11575b2c75391c309a50dd8070f5c2af46656) M pod/perldelta.pod ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: pod/perldelta.pod | 339 +++++------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 313 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index ad308b5..d020b7a 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 v5.22.3 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,365 +12,81 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.22.1, first read L<perl5222delta>, which describes differences between 5.22.1 and 5.22.2. -=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</Performance Enhancements> 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</Selected Bug Fixes> 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</Reporting Bugs> 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. - -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 +=head2 C<-Di> switch is now required for PerlIO debugging output -XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed -as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section. +Previously PerlIO debugging output would be sent to the file specified +by the C<PERLIO_DEBUG> environment variable if perl wasn't running +setuid and the C<-T> or C<-t> switches hadn't been parsed yet. -=back - -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] - -=head1 Performance Enhancements +If perl performed output at a point where it hadn't yet parsed its +switches this could result in perl creating or overwriting the file +named by C<PERLIO_DEBUG> even when the C<-T> switch had been supplied. -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. +Perl now requires the C<-Di> switch to produce PerlIO debugging +output. By default this is written to C<stderr>, but can optionally +be redirected to a file by setting the C<PERLIO_DEBUG> environment +variable. -[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ] +If perl is running setuid or the C<-T> switch was supplied +C<PERLIO_DEBUG> is ignored and the debugging output is sent to +C<stderr> as for any other C<-D> switch. -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX +=head1 Incompatible Changes -=back +There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.22.2. +If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a +report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below. =head1 Modules and Pragmata -XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/> -go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the -following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary -for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, -dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> 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<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. - -=back - -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20160429 to 5.20160730. =back =head1 Documentation -XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by -file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>. - -=head2 New Documentation - -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. - -=head3 L<XXX> - -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here - =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here. -However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics> -section. - -=head3 L<XXX> - -=over 4 - -=item * - -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<perldiag>. - -XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also -include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<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<message|perldiag/"message"> - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> - -=back - -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here +=head3 L<perlapio> =over 4 =item * -XXX Describe change here +The documentation of C<PERLIO_DEBUG> has been updated. =back -=head1 Utility Changes - -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. - -[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head2 L<XXX> +=head3 L<perlrun> =over 4 =item * -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Configuration and Compilation - -XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, 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</Platform Support> section, instead. - -[ List changes as a =item entry ]. - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX +The new B<-Di> switch has been documented, and the documentation of +C<PERLIO_DEBUG> has been updated. =back =head1 Testing -XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be -listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any -large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). -Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs -that they represent may be covered elsewhere. - -[ List each test improvement as a =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 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<hints/> -directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the -source tree. - -=over 4 - -=item XXX-some-platform - -XXX +A new test script, F<t/run/switchDx.t>, has been added to test that the new +B<-Di> switch is working correctly. =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</Modules and Pragmata> section. - -=over 4 - -=item XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Internal Changes - -XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> 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 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes - -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in -files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>. - -[ List each fix as a =item entry ] - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Known Problems - -XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any -tests that had to be C<TODO>ed 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 - -=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 has died, we've added a short obituary -here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: -- Perl5 Master Repository
