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commit 27f00e3d3ab119f7ef8f547e70d739672e381ebd
Author: Karl Williamson <pub...@khwilliamson.com>
Date: Sat Feb 11 14:54:24 2012 -0700
perldelta: Note is_utf8_char_buf() and is_utf8_char()
M pod/perldelta.pod
commit 7496853526e339fe5a8c7b812cd82f3693777e02
Author: Karl Williamson <pub...@khwilliamson.com>
Date: Sat Feb 11 14:40:02 2012 -0700
Change =head1 to =head2 in perldelta
M pod/perldelta.pod
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Summary of changes:
pod/perldelta.pod | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 56825e6..fb4166b 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Full details are in L<perlfunc/fc>.
The C<_> character in subroutine prototypes is now allowed before C<@> or
C<%>.
-=head1 Supports (I<almost>) Unicode 6.1
+=head2 Supports (I<almost>) Unicode 6.1
Besides the addition of whole new scripts, and new characters in
existing scripts, this new version of Unicode, as always, makes some
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ and ZWNBSP for ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE.
More details on this version of Unicode are provided in
L<http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/>.
+=head2 Added C<is_utf8_char_buf()>
+
+This function is designed to replace the deprecated L</is_utf8_char()>
+function. It includes an extra parameter to make sure it doesn't read
+past the end of the input buffer.
+
=head1 Security
XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security
@@ -138,6 +144,13 @@ L</Selected Bug Fixes> section.
[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ]
+=head2 Use C<is_utf8_char_buf()> and not C<is_utf8_char()>
+
+The latter function is now deprecated because its API is insufficient to
+guarantee that it doesn't read (up to 12 bytes in the worst case) beyond
+the end of its input string. See
+L<is_utf8_char_buf()|/Added is_utf8_char_buf()>.
+
=head1 Incompatible Changes
XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be:
@@ -190,6 +203,12 @@ listed as an updated module in the L</Modules and
Pragmata> section.
[ List each deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
+=head2 C<is_utf8_char()>
+
+This function is deprecated because it could read beyond the end of the
+input string. Use the new L<is_utf8_char_buf()|/Added is_utf8_char_buf()>
+instead.
+
=head1 Performance Enhancements
XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. There
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