In perl.git, the branch maint-5.16 has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/88a385ecf21609501496ba5432a726ed660b90ca?hp=db7f29e888f2e6d75a806a11ebc6caa6acd84577>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 88a385ecf21609501496ba5432a726ed660b90ca Author: Ricardo Signes <r...@cpan.org> Date: Thu Nov 1 10:09:12 2012 -0400 prep a perldelta template for 5.16.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: MANIFEST | 1 + Makefile.SH | 6 +- pod/.gitignore | 2 +- pod/perl.pod | 1 + pod/{perldelta.pod => perl5162delta.pod} | 2 +- pod/perldelta.pod | 353 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- vms/descrip_mms.template | 2 +- win32/Makefile | 4 +- win32/makefile.mk | 4 +- win32/pod.mak | 4 + 10 files changed, 328 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-) copy pod/{perldelta.pod => perl5162delta.pod} (98%) diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST index 6982c11..173b966 100644 --- a/MANIFEST +++ b/MANIFEST @@ -4626,6 +4626,7 @@ pod/perl5142delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.14.2 pod/perl5143delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.14.3 pod/perl5160delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.16.0 pod/perl5161delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.16.1 +pod/perl5162delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.16.2 pod/perl561delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6.1 pod/perl56delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6 pod/perl581delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.8.1 diff --git a/Makefile.SH b/Makefile.SH index f2f4998..d1da0a0 100755 --- a/Makefile.SH +++ b/Makefile.SH @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ mini_obj = $(minindt_obj) $(MINIDTRACE_O) ndt_obj = $(obj0) $(obj1) $(obj2) $(obj3) $(ARCHOBJS) obj = $(ndt_obj) $(DTRACE_O) -perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5162delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod +perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5163delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod generated_pods = pod/perltoc.pod $(perltoc_pod_prereqs) generated_headers = uudmap.h bitcount.h mg_data.h @@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST $(MINIPERL) $(Icwd) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q -pod/perl5162delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod - $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5162delta.pod +pod/perl5163delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod + $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5163delta.pod extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE) -@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods` diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 04d41a1..0d8a9ae 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5162delta.pod +/perl5163delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod *.html diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 5f15498..f6f14be 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ aux a2p c2ph h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man s2p splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5162delta Perl changes in version 5.16.2 perl5161delta Perl changes in version 5.16.1 perl5160delta Perl changes in version 5.16.0 perl5160delta Perl changes in version 5.16.0 diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perl5162delta.pod similarity index 98% copy from pod/perldelta.pod copy to pod/perl5162delta.pod index d41e3b5..f87826f 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perl5162delta.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.16.2 +perl5162delta - what is new for perl v5.16.2 =head1 DESCRIPTION diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index d41e3b5..f21dcbc 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,91 +2,361 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.16.2 +[ 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 v5.16.3 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.16.1 release and -the 5.16.2 release. +This document describes differences between the 5.16.2 release and +the 5.16.3 release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.16.1, first read +L<perl5162delta>, which describes differences between 5.16.1 and +5.16.2. + +=head1 Notice + +XXX Any important notices here + +=head1 Core Enhancements -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.16.0, first read -L<perl5161delta>, which describes differences between 5.16.0 and -5.16.1. +XXX New core language features go here. Summarise 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 -There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.16.0 -If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a -report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below. +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. +In particular, deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are +listed as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section. + +[ List each 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 =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>, 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<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<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 2.70 to version 2.76. +L<XXX> has been upgraded from version 0.69 to version 0.70. + +=back + +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=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. + +[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry that links to perldiag, + e.g. + + =item * + + L<Invalid version object|perldiag/"Invalid version object"> +] + +=head2 New Diagnostics + +XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go here + +=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 + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Describe change here + +=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 directories F<utils> and F<x2p>. + +[ List utility changes as a =head3 entry for each utility and =item +entries for each change +Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] + +=head3 L<XXX> + +=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 + +=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 summarising, although the bugs +that they represent may be covered elsewhere. + +[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ] + =over 4 -=item * configuration should no longer be confused by ls colorization +=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 + +=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 AIX +=item XXX-some-platform -Configure now always adds -qlanglvl=extc99 to the CC flags on AIX when -using xlC. This will make it easier to compile a number of XS-based modules -that assume C99 [perl #113778]. +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 summarised here. +Bug fixes in files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarised in +L</Modules and Pragmata>. + +[ List each fix as a =item entry ] + =over 4 -=item * fix /\h/ equivalence with /[\h]/ +=item * -see [perl #114220] +XXX =back =head1 Known Problems -There are no new 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, unless +they were specific to a particular platform (see below). -=head1 Acknowledgements +This is a list of some significant unfixed bugs, which are regressions +from either 5.XXX.XXX or 5.XXX.XXX. -Perl 5.16.2 represents approximately 2 months of development since Perl -5.16.1 and contains approximately 740 lines of changes across 20 files -from 9 authors. +[ List each fix as a =item entry ] -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 5.16.2: +=over 4 + +=item * -Andy Dougherty, Craig A. Berry, Darin McBride, Dominic Hargreaves, Karen -Etheridge, Karl Williamson, Peter Martini, Ricardo Signes, Tony Cook. +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Obituary + +XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary +here. + +=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: -For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, -please see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.16.2..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs @@ -102,14 +372,15 @@ output of C<perl -V>, will be sent off to perl...@perl.org to be analysed by the Perl porting team. If the bug you are reporting has security implications, which make it -inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please -send it to perl5-security-rep...@perl.org. This points to a closed -subscription unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core -committers, who will be able to help assess the impact of issues, figure -out a resolution, and help co-ordinate the release of patches to -mitigate or fix the problem across all platforms on which Perl is -supported. Please only use this address for security issues in the Perl -core, not for modules independently distributed on CPAN. +inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please send +it to perl5-security-rep...@perl.org. This points to a closed subscription +unarchived mailing list, which includes +all the core committers, who will be able +to help assess the impact of issues, figure out a resolution, and help +co-ordinate the release of patches to mitigate or fix the problem across all +platforms on which Perl is supported. Please only use this address for +security issues in the Perl core, not for modules independently +distributed on CPAN. =head1 SEE ALSO diff --git a/vms/descrip_mms.template b/vms/descrip_mms.template index d274d4b..f88d1d3 100644 --- a/vms/descrip_mms.template +++ b/vms/descrip_mms.template @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ x2p : [.x2p]$(DBG)a2p$(E) [.x2p]s2p.com [.x2p]find2perl.com extra.pods : miniperl @ @extra_pods.com -PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5162delta.pod +PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5163delta.pod $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) : [.pod]perldelta.pod Copy/NoConfirm/Log $(MMS$SOURCE) $(MMS$TARGET) diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile index 7427cbc..6c9b886 100644 --- a/win32/Makefile +++ b/win32/Makefile @@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) $(X2P) copy ..\README.vmesa ..\pod\perlvmesa.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5162delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5163delta.pod cd ..\win32 $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(PERLEXE) $(ICWD) ..\autodoc.pl .. @@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5162delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlapi.pod \ + perl5163delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlapi.pod \ perlbeos.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.pod perlcn.pod \ perlcygwin.pod perldgux.pod perldos.pod perlepoc.pod \ perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod perlhurd.pod \ diff --git a/win32/makefile.mk b/win32/makefile.mk index 264343d..b78b273 100644 --- a/win32/makefile.mk +++ b/win32/makefile.mk @@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) $(X2P) copy ..\README.vmesa ..\pod\perlvmesa.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5162delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5163delta.pod $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(PERLEXE) $(ICWD) ..\autodoc.pl .. $(PERLEXE) $(ICWD) ..\pod\perlmodlib.pl -q @@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5162delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlapi.pod \ + perl5163delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlapi.pod \ perlbeos.pod perlbs2000.pod perlce.pod perlcn.pod \ perlcygwin.pod perldgux.pod perldos.pod perlepoc.pod \ perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod perlhurd.pod \ diff --git a/win32/pod.mak b/win32/pod.mak index 1bb9dd4..c14abc0 100644 --- a/win32/pod.mak +++ b/win32/pod.mak @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ POD = perl.pod \ perl5160delta.pod \ perl5161delta.pod \ perl5162delta.pod \ + perl5163delta.pod \ perl561delta.pod \ perl56delta.pod \ perl581delta.pod \ @@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ MAN = perl.man \ perl5160delta.man \ perl5161delta.man \ perl5162delta.man \ + perl5163delta.man \ perl561delta.man \ perl56delta.man \ perl581delta.man \ @@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ HTML = perl.html \ perl5160delta.html \ perl5161delta.html \ perl5162delta.html \ + perl5163delta.html \ perl561delta.html \ perl56delta.html \ perl581delta.html \ @@ -393,6 +396,7 @@ TEX = perl.tex \ perl5160delta.tex \ perl5161delta.tex \ perl5162delta.tex \ + perl5163delta.tex \ perl561delta.tex \ perl56delta.tex \ perl581delta.tex \ -- Perl5 Master Repository