In perl.git, the branch release-5.21.6 has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/21b021873fe717b8db2583af12310d7eb4fe8f1e?hp=b907e848c200047115c6d9ded5c73601208ea87b>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 21b021873fe717b8db2583af12310d7eb4fe8f1e Author: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <[email protected]> Date: Thu Nov 20 19:36:36 2014 +0000 Finalise perldelta M pod/perldelta.pod commit 20f5d8f81175153f6bcb5227dce4372e42cddf9b Author: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <[email protected]> Date: Thu Nov 20 19:10:04 2014 +0000 Update Module::CoreList for v5.21.6 M dist/Module-CoreList/Changes M dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: dist/Module-CoreList/Changes | 5 +- dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 268 +++++++++++++++++++++- pod/perldelta.pod | 338 ++++++++++------------------ 3 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 224 deletions(-) diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes index 8a96333..241f0eb 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ +5.20141120 + - Updated for v5.21.6 + 5.20141020 - - Prepared for v5.21.5 + - Updated for v5.21.5 5.20141002 - Updated for v5.18.3 and v5.18.4 diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm index b2485a9..854841e 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ sub changes_between { 5.020001 => '2014-09-14', 5.021004 => '2014-09-20', 5.021005 => '2014-10-20', - 5.021006 => '????-??-??', + 5.021006 => '2014-11-20', ); for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { @@ -10487,11 +10487,178 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { } }, 5.021006 => { - delta_from => 5.021004, - changed => { + delta_from => 5.021005, + changed => { + 'App::Prove' => '3.34', + 'App::Prove::State' => '3.34', + 'App::Prove::State::Result'=> '3.34', + 'App::Prove::State::Result::Test'=> '3.34', + 'B' => '1.53', + 'B::Concise' => '0.995', + 'B::Deparse' => '1.30', + 'B::Op_private' => '5.021006', + 'CPAN::Meta' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Converter' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Feature' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::History' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Merge' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Prereqs' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Requirements'=> '2.130', + 'CPAN::Meta::Spec' => '2.143240', + 'CPAN::Meta::Validator' => '2.143240', + 'Config' => '5.021006', + 'Devel::Peek' => '1.19', + 'Digest::SHA' => '5.93', + 'DynaLoader' => '1.28', + 'Encode' => '2.64', + 'Exporter' => '5.72', + 'Exporter::Heavy' => '5.72', + 'ExtUtils::Command::MM' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::Liblist' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::Liblist::Kid'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_AIX' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Any' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_BeOS' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_DOS' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Darwin' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_MacOS' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_NW5' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_OS2' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_QNX' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_UWIN' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Unix' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_VMS' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_VOS' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Win32' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MM_Win95' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MY' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::Manifest' => '1.69', + 'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => '7.02', + 'ExtUtils::ParseXS' => '3.26', + 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Constants'=> '3.26', + 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::CountLines'=> '3.26', + 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Eval'=> '3.26', + 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities'=> '3.26', + 'ExtUtils::testlib' => '7.02', + 'File::Spec::VMS' => '3.52', + 'HTTP::Tiny' => '0.051', + 'I18N::Langinfo' => '0.12', + 'IO::Socket' => '1.38', + 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20141120', + 'Module::CoreList::TieHashDelta'=> '5.20141120', + 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20141120', + 'POSIX' => '1.46', + 'PerlIO::encoding' => '0.20', + 'PerlIO::scalar' => '0.20', + 'TAP::Base' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Base' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Color' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Console'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Console::ParallelSession'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Console::Session'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::File' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::File::Session'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Formatter::Session'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Harness' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Harness::Env' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Object' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Aggregator'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Grammar' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Iterator' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Array'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Process'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Multiplexer'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Comment'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Plan'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Pragma'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Test'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Unknown'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::Version'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Result::YAML'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::ResultFactory'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler::Job'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler::Spinner'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::Source' => '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Executable'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Handle'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Perl'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Reader'=> '3.34', + 'TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Writer'=> '3.34', + 'Test::Builder' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Builder::Module' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Builder::Tester' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Harness' => '3.34', + 'Test::More' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => undef, + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> undef, + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> undef, + 'Test::More::Tools' => undef, + 'Test::MostlyLike' => undef, + 'Test::Simple' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Stream' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Carp' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Context' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Meta' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Threads' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Util' => undef, + 'Test::Tester' => '1.301001_075', + 'Test::Tester::Capture' => undef, + 'Test::use::ok' => '1.301001_075', + 'Unicode::UCD' => '0.59', + 'XS::APItest' => '0.68', + 'XSLoader' => '0.19', + 'experimental' => '0.013', + 'locale' => '1.05', + 'ok' => '1.301001_075', + 'overload' => '1.24', + 're' => '0.28', + 'warnings' => '1.29', }, removed => { - }, + } }, ); @@ -10957,6 +11124,13 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %delta) { removed => { } }, + 5.021006 => { + delta_from => 5.021005, + changed => { + }, + removed => { + } + }, ); for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { @@ -11088,6 +11262,10 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'ExtUtils::MY' => 'cpan', 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => 'cpan', 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> 'cpan', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> 'cpan', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> 'cpan', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> 'cpan', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> 'cpan', 'ExtUtils::Manifest' => 'cpan', 'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => 'cpan', 'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => 'cpan', @@ -11316,7 +11494,45 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> 'cpan', 'Test::Harness' => 'cpan', 'Test::More' => 'cpan', + 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => 'cpan', + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::More::Tools' => 'cpan', + 'Test::MostlyLike' => 'cpan', 'Test::Simple' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Carp' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Context' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Meta' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Threads' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Stream::Util' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Tester' => 'cpan', + 'Test::Tester::Capture' => 'cpan', + 'Test::use::ok' => 'cpan', 'Text::Balanced' => 'cpan', 'Text::ParseWords' => 'cpan', 'Text::Tabs' => 'cpan', @@ -11350,6 +11566,7 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'encoding' => 'cpan', 'encoding::warnings' => 'cpan', 'experimental' => 'cpan', + 'ok' => 'cpan', 'parent' => 'cpan', 'perlfaq' => 'cpan', 'version' => 'cpan', @@ -11476,6 +11693,10 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'ExtUtils::MY' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', 'ExtUtils::Manifest' => 'http://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-Manifest/issues', 'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', 'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', @@ -11704,7 +11925,45 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/', 'Test::Harness' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-Harness', 'Test::More' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/', + 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => undef, + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> undef, + 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> undef, + 'Test::More::Tools' => undef, + 'Test::MostlyLike' => undef, 'Test::Simple' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/', + 'Test::Stream' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Carp' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Context' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Meta' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> undef, + 'Test::Stream::Threads' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => undef, + 'Test::Stream::Util' => undef, + 'Test::Tester' => undef, + 'Test::Tester::Capture' => undef, + 'Test::use::ok' => undef, 'Text::Balanced' => undef, 'Text::ParseWords' => undef, 'Text::Tabs' => undef, @@ -11738,6 +11997,7 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) { 'encoding' => undef, 'encoding::warnings' => undef, 'experimental' => 'http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=experimental', + 'ok' => undef, 'parent' => undef, 'perlfaq' => 'https://github.com/perl-doc-cats/perlfaq/issues', 'version' => undef, diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 07d0a07..2166eed 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ =head1 NAME -[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs -to be processed before release. ] - perldelta - what is new for perl v5.21.6 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,18 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.21.4, first read L<perl5215delta>, which describes differences between 5.21.4 and 5.21.5. -=head1 Notice - -XXX Any important notices here - =head1 Core Enhancements -XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language -enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go -here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section. - -[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 List form of pipe open implemented for Win32 The list form of pipe: @@ -51,57 +38,10 @@ value of C<$!> would be untouched by C<close>, so the common convention of writing C<close $fh or die $!> did not work reliably. Now the handle records the value of C<$!>, too, and C<close> restores it. -=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 - -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. - -=back - -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 Use of non-graphic characters in single-character variable names The syntax for single-character variable names is more lenient than @@ -158,11 +98,6 @@ elsewhere. Such cases should be rare. =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 * @@ -202,27 +137,17 @@ used to sometimes. =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 +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -XXX +L<B> has been upgraded from version 1.52 to 1.53. -=back - -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<B::Concise> has been upgraded from version 0.994 to 0.995. =item * @@ -252,80 +177,135 @@ particular private flag. =item * +L<CPAN::Meta> has been upgraded from version 2.142690 to 2.143240. + +=item * + +L<CPAN::Meta::Requirements> has been upgraded from version 2.128 to 2.130. + +=item * + +L<Devel::Peek> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19. + +=item * + +L<Digest::SHA> has been upgraded from version 5.92 to 5.93. + +=item * + L<DynaLoader> has been upgraded from version 1.27 to 1.28. =item * +L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 2.62 to 2.64. + +=item * + +L<experimental> has been upgraded from version 0.012 to 0.013. + +=item * + +L<Exporter> has been upgraded from version 5.71 to 5.72. + +=item * + +L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 6.98 to 7.02. + +=item * + +L<ExtUtils::Manifest> has been upgraded from version 1.68 to 1.69. + +=item * + +L<ExtUtils::ParseXS> has been upgraded from version 3.25 to 3.26. + +=item * + +L<HTTP::Tiny> has been upgraded from version 0.050 to 0.051. + +=item * + +L<I18N::Langinfo> has been upgraded from version 0.11 to 0.12. + +=item * + L<IO::Socket> has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38. Document the limitations of the isconnected() method. [perl #123096] -=back +=item * -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata +L<locale> has been upgraded from version 1.04 to 1.05. -=over 4 +=item * + +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20141020 to 5.20141120. =item * -XXX +L<overload> has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24. -=back +=item * -=head1 Documentation +L<PerlIO::encoding> has been upgraded from version 0.19 to 0.20. -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>. +=item * -=head2 New Documentation +L<PerlIO::scalar> has been upgraded from version 0.19 to 0.20. -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. +=item * -=head3 L<XXX> +L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.45 to 1.46. -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +=item * -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation +L<re> has been upgraded from version 0.27 to 0.28. + +=item * -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. +L<Test::Harness> has been upgraded from version 3.33 to 3.34. -=head3 L<perldata/Identifier parsing> +=item * -=over 4 +L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.001008 to 1.301001_075. =item * -The syntax of single-character variable names has been brought -up-to-date and more fully explained. +L<Unicode::UCD> has been upgraded from version 0.58 to 0.59. -=back +=item * -=head1 Diagnostics +L<warnings> has been upgraded from version 1.28 to 1.29. -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>. +=item * -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. +L<XSLoader> has been upgraded from version 0.18 to 0.19. -=head2 New Diagnostics +=back + +=head1 Documentation -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -=head3 New Errors +=head3 L<perldata/Identifier parsing> =over 4 =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +The syntax of single-character variable names has been brought +up-to-date and more fully explained. =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>. + +=head2 New Diagnostics + =head3 New Warnings =over 4 @@ -369,8 +349,6 @@ L<Replacement list is longer than search list|perldiag/Replacement list is longe =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - =over 4 =item * @@ -389,34 +367,8 @@ This warning is now a default warning, like other deprecation warnings. =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> - -=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 * @@ -425,73 +377,18 @@ F<Configure> with C<-Dmksymlinks> should now be faster. [perl #122002] =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 +As well as the gzip and bzip2 tarballs, this release has been made available as an xz utils compressed tarball. =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 XXX-some-platform - -XXX - -=back - =head3 Win32 =over 4 @@ -513,12 +410,6 @@ use long doubles to give more accuracy and range for floating point numbers. =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 * @@ -547,11 +438,6 @@ perl can't know whether the custom magic will modify the SV or not. =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 * @@ -693,7 +579,7 @@ contrary to the documentation, Now C<return> always prevents inlining. On some systems, such as VMS, C<crypt> can return a non-ASCII string. If a scalar assigned to had contained a UTF8 string previously, then C<crypt> would not turn off the UTF8 flag, thus corrupting the return value. This -would happen with C<$lexical = crypt ...>. +would happen with C<$lexical = crypt ...>. =item * @@ -714,12 +600,6 @@ builds. [perl #108276] =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 * @@ -758,16 +638,36 @@ were not noticed till now. =back -=head1 Obituary +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. +Perl 5.21.6 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.21.5 +and contains approximately 60,000 lines of changes across 920 files from 25 +authors. -=head1 Acknowledgements +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 48,000 lines of changes to 630 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +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 5.21.6: + +Aaron Crane, Abigail, Andrew Fresh, Andy Dougherty, Brian Fraser, Chad Granum, +Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Daniel Dragan, David Mitchell, Doug +Bell, Father Chrysostomos, Glenn D. Golden, James E Keenan, Jarkko Hietaniemi, +Jim Cromie, Karen Etheridge, Karl Williamson, Lukas Mai, Ricardo Signes, Shlomi +Fish, Slaven Rezic, Steve Hay, Tony Cook, Yaroslav Kuzmin. + +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 v5.21.5..HEAD +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see +the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. =head1 Reporting Bugs -- Perl5 Master Repository
