In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/4785dbbbbdbecfbb35c3e3539fec20384b0fc91b?hp=ef8977576f0f79f9d359019531066db2763fa8ee>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 4785dbbbbdbecfbb35c3e3539fec20384b0fc91b Merge: ef8977576f ee155a4919 Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 20 20:29:09 2016 +0100 Merge branch 'release-5.25.8' into blead commit ee155a491947e3524243994320d7e60f9332bcaf Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 20 17:46:10 2016 +0100 add new release to perlhist M pod/perlhist.pod commit 16cd1e01cef0b4152e945b0d774972896a0990f3 Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 20 17:27:02 2016 +0100 Pod typos M pod/perldelta.pod commit 107db2273e9b2a5d3f5ab0592b13ab4b8d86d9ff Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 20 17:23:29 2016 +0100 Update perldelta for 5.25.8 M pod/perldelta.pod commit 79ca97c02ecf16ab527686f10351da9e5808d245 Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 20 16:55:34 2016 +0100 Update Module::CoreList for 5.25.8 M dist/Module-CoreList/Changes M dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: dist/Module-CoreList/Changes | 3 + dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 160 ++++++++++++- pod/perldelta.pod | 345 +++++----------------------- pod/perlhist.pod | 1 + 4 files changed, 214 insertions(+), 295 deletions(-) diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes index 1d3d71f614..c739a077d2 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +5.20161220 + - Updated for v5.25.8 + 5.20161120 - Updated for v5.25.7 diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm index c26b76136d..f61914ff42 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ sub changes_between { 5.025005 => '2016-09-20', 5.025006 => '2016-10-20', 5.025007 => '2016-11-20', - 5.025008 => '????-??-??', + 5.025008 => '2016-12-20', ); for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { @@ -13385,14 +13385,155 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { 5.025008 => { delta_from => 5.025007, changed => { + 'Archive::Tar' => '2.24', + 'Archive::Tar::Constant'=> '2.24', + 'Archive::Tar::File' => '2.24', + 'B::Debug' => '1.24', + 'B::Op_private' => '5.025008', + 'Config' => '5.025008', + 'Data::Dumper' => '2.166', + 'Encode' => '2.88', + 'Encode::Alias' => '2.21', + 'Encode::CN::HZ' => '2.08', + 'Encode::MIME::Header' => '2.24', + 'Encode::MIME::Name' => '1.02', + 'Encode::Unicode' => '2.1501', + 'IO' => '1.38', + 'Locale::Codes' => '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Constants'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Country'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Country_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Country_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Currency'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Currency_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Currency_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangExt'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangExt_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangExt_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangFam'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangFam_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangFam_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangVar'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangVar_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::LangVar_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Language'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Language_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Language_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Script' => '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Script_Codes'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Codes::Script_Retired'=> '3.42', + 'Locale::Country' => '3.42', + 'Locale::Currency' => '3.42', + 'Locale::Language' => '3.42', + 'Locale::Script' => '3.42', + 'Math::BigFloat' => '1.999806', + 'Math::BigFloat::Trace' => '0.47', + 'Math::BigInt' => '1.999806', + 'Math::BigInt::Calc' => '1.999806', + 'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => '1.999806', + 'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> '0.5005', + 'Math::BigInt::Lib' => '1.999806', + 'Math::BigInt::Trace' => '0.47', + 'Math::BigRat' => '0.2611', 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20161220', 'Module::CoreList::TieHashDelta'=> '5.20161220', 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20161220', + 'POSIX' => '1.76', + 'PerlIO::scalar' => '0.25', + 'Pod::Simple' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::BlackBox' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Checker' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Debug' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::DumpAsText'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::DumpAsXML'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::HTML' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::HTMLBatch'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::LinkSection'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Methody' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Progress' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::PullParser'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::PullParserEndToken'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::PullParserTextToken'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::PullParserToken'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::RTF' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Search' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::SimpleTree'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Text' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::TextContent'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::TiedOutFH'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::Transcode'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::TranscodeDumb'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::TranscodeSmart'=> '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::XHTML' => '3.35', + 'Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream'=> '3.35', + 'Test2' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::API' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::API::Breakage' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::API::Context' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::API::Instance' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::API::Stack' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Bail' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Diag' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Exception'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Generic' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Info' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Note' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Ok' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Plan' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Skip' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Subtest' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Event::Waiting' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Formatter' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Hub' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Hub::Interceptor'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Hub::Interceptor::Terminator'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Hub::Subtest' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::IPC' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::IPC::Driver' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Tools::Tiny' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Util' => '1.302073', + 'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> '1.302073', + 'Test2::Util::HashBase' => '0.002', + 'Test2::Util::Trace' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder::Formatter'=> '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder::Module' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder::Tester' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> '1.302073', + 'Test::Builder::TodoDiag'=> '1.302073', + 'Test::More' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Simple' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Tester' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Tester::Capture' => '1.302073', + 'Test::Tester::CaptureRunner'=> '1.302073', + 'Test::Tester::Delegate'=> '1.302073', + 'Test::use::ok' => '1.302073', + 'Time::HiRes' => '1.9741', + 'Time::Local' => '1.25', + 'Unicode::Collate' => '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Big5'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::GB2312'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::JISX0208'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Korean'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Pinyin'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Stroke'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Zhuyin'=> '1.19', + 'Unicode::Collate::Locale'=> '1.19', + 'bigint' => '0.47', + 'bignum' => '0.47', + 'bigrat' => '0.47', + 'encoding' => '2.19', + 'ok' => '1.302073', }, removed => { } }, - ); sub is_core @@ -14096,6 +14237,13 @@ sub is_core removed => { } }, + 5.025008 => { + delta_from => 5.025007, + changed => { + }, + removed => { + } + }, ); %deprecated = _undelta(\%deprecated); @@ -14311,6 +14459,7 @@ sub is_core 'Math::BigInt::Calc' => 'cpan', 'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => 'cpan', 'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> 'cpan', + 'Math::BigInt::Lib' => 'cpan', 'Math::BigInt::Trace' => 'cpan', 'Math::BigRat' => 'cpan', 'Math::Complex' => 'cpan', @@ -14461,6 +14610,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::Event' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Bail' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Diag' => 'cpan', + 'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Exception'=> 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Generic' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Info' => 'cpan', @@ -14469,6 +14619,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::Event::Plan' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Skip' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Subtest' => 'cpan', + 'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> 'cpan', 'Test2::Event::Waiting' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Formatter' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => 'cpan', @@ -14479,6 +14630,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::IPC' => 'cpan', 'Test2::IPC::Driver' => 'cpan', 'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> 'cpan', + 'Test2::Tools::Tiny' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Util' => 'cpan', 'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> 'cpan', 'Test2::Util::HashBase' => 'cpan', @@ -14747,6 +14899,7 @@ sub is_core 'Math::BigInt::Calc' => undef, 'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => undef, 'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> undef, + 'Math::BigInt::Lib' => undef, 'Math::BigInt::Trace' => undef, 'Math::BigRat' => undef, 'Math::Complex' => undef, @@ -14897,6 +15050,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::Event' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Bail' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Diag' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', + 'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Exception'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Generic' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Info' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', @@ -14905,6 +15059,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::Event::Plan' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Skip' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Subtest' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', + 'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Event::Waiting' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Formatter' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', @@ -14915,6 +15070,7 @@ sub is_core 'Test2::IPC' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::IPC::Driver' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', + 'Test2::Tools::Tiny' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Util' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', 'Test2::Util::HashBase' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues', diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 9bbbf3b40d..495be84a47 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 v5.25.8 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,18 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.25.6, first read L<perl5257delta>, which describes differences between 5.25.6 and 5.25.7. -=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 New Hash Function For 64-bit Builds We have switched to a hybrid hash function to better balance @@ -37,64 +24,8 @@ One At A Time Hard, and for longer keys we use Siphash 1-3. For very long keys this is a big improvement in performance. For shorter keys there is a modest improvement. -=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 ] - =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 * New Faster Hash Function on 64 bit builds @@ -104,7 +35,7 @@ improve performance and security, especially for long keys. =item * readline is faster -Reading from a file line-by-line with c<readline()> or C<< <> >> should +Reading from a file line-by-line with C<readline()> or C<< E<lt>E<gt> >> should now typically be faster due to a better implementation of the code that searches for the next newline character. @@ -112,155 +43,90 @@ searches for the next newline character. =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. +L<Archive::Tar> has been upgraded from version 2.18 to 2.24. =item * -L<Pod::Simple> has been upgraded from version 3.32 to 3.35. +L<B::Debug> has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24. =item * -L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302067 to 1.302071. - -=back - -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L<bignum> has been upgraded from version 0.43_01 to 0.47. =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 +L<Data::Dumper> has been upgraded from version 2.165 to 2.166. =item * -XXX Description of the change here +L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 2.86 to 2.88. -=back +=item * -=head1 Diagnostics +L<encoding> has been upgraded from version 2.18 to 2.19. -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<IO> has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38. -=head2 New Diagnostics +=item * -XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors -and New Warnings +L<Locale::Codes> has been upgraded from version 3.40 to 3.42. -=head3 New Errors +=item * -=over 4 +L<Math::BigInt> has been upgraded from version 1.999727 to 1.999806. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +L<Math::BigInt::FastCalc> has been upgraded from version 0.42 to 0.5005. -=back +=item * -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 +L<Math::BigRat> has been upgraded from version 0.260804 to 0.2611. =item * -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20161120 to 5.20161220. -=back +=item * -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics +L<PerlIO::scalar> has been upgraded from version 0.24 to 0.25. -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here +=item * -=over 4 +L<Pod::Simple> has been upgraded from version 3.32 to 3.35. =item * -XXX Describe change here +L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.75 to 1.76. -=back +=item * -=head1 Utility Changes +L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302062 to 1.302073. -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. +=item * -[ 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. ] +L<Time::HiRes> has been upgraded from version 1.9740_03 to 1.9741. -=head2 L<XXX> +=item * -=over 4 +L<Time::Local> has been upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.25. =item * -XXX +L<Unicode::Collate> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19. =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 * @@ -287,142 +153,35 @@ this includes the following build options: =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 - -=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 * - -A new API function, C<sv_set_undef(sv)>, has been added. This is -equivalent to C<sv_setsv(sv, &PL_sv_undef)>, but is more efficient. - -=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 * +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. +Perl 5.25.8 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.25.7 +and contains approximately 21,000 lines of changes across 500 files from 19 +authors. -=back +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 18,000 lines of changes to 340 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. -=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 5.25.8: -XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary -here. +Andy Lester, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Chad Granum, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, +Christian Hansen, Craig A. Berry, David Mitchell, Hugo van der Sanden, James E +Keenan, J. Nick Koston, Karl Williamson, Matthew Horsfall, Niko Tyni, Petr +PÃsaÅ, Sawyer X, Steve Hay, Sullivan Beck, Tony Cook, Yves Orton. -=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 v5.25.5..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 diff --git a/pod/perlhist.pod b/pod/perlhist.pod index 69547a082b..49c75f7e5e 100644 --- a/pod/perlhist.pod +++ b/pod/perlhist.pod @@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ the strings?). Stevan 5.25.5 2016-Sep-20 Aaron 5.25.6 2016-Oct-20 Chad 5.25.7 2016-Nov-20 + Sawyer 5.25.8 2016-Dec-20 =head2 SELECTED RELEASE SIZES -- Perl5 Master Repository
