In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/5a95b9591c28d537f5308294125c8a1100540418?hp=cb561db114f6c0388dfbb4a0628b90605d1470db>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 5a95b9591c28d537f5308294125c8a1100540418 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 12:06:42 2019 +0100 perldelta tidy-ups commit ff1482cc44e3dfeeabc6eedce41755615fae4c80 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:55:24 2019 +0100 VC6 support is likely to be removed soon commit f7faf2ad90f18e269c150ed1a8d3356b049597de Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:54:44 2019 +0100 perldelta - Document a couple more changes commit 48a109d293454949e2bebcbe95ed1ac823cdbd67 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:36:12 2019 +0100 No need to list CUSTOMIZED files for anything but upstream=>CPAN modules The vast majority of upstream=>BLEAD modules having modifications over the given CPAN release aren't listed in Maintainers.pl. Net::Ping was the only anomaly, and was out of date too -- t/001_new.t and t/010_pingecho.t are also modified but weren't listed. commit 2b4276a505f69b20c07ee809980933a1bdccd012 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:27:11 2019 +0100 Revert the Module::CoreList part of 7872aa47f6 5.31.1 contained B::Op_private 5.031001 and Module::CoreList* 5.20190620 commit 6f23b1f4ec9658368e4a0e8e22f224f15e0ded7f Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:20:51 2019 +0100 Revert the Module::CoreList part of e01077d94e 5.15.0 contained CGI::Util 3.53 5.21.7 contained File::Spec 3.53 5.31.1 contained Devel::PPPort 3.53 commit 1295458c82bcd49ece2add7bc7243c9c7603ff7f Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 11:00:32 2019 +0100 perldelta - Remove boilerplate stuff commit 04f4dbe38971899dec82a516acd8f776b86df88b Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 10:50:51 2019 +0100 perldelta - Documentation and Diagnostics commit 9c600b76440463f3a65cbd5daf6fc63a55e5cc21 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sat Jul 20 10:43:32 2019 +0100 perldelta - Modules and Pragmata ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: Porting/Maintainers.pl | 9 - dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 12 +- pod/perldelta.pod | 400 ++++++---------------------- t/porting/customized.dat | 4 - 4 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 341 deletions(-) diff --git a/Porting/Maintainers.pl b/Porting/Maintainers.pl index 648628462b..d5d710d4ae 100755 --- a/Porting/Maintainers.pl +++ b/Porting/Maintainers.pl @@ -828,15 +828,6 @@ use File::Glob qw(:case); qw(t/600_pod.t), qw(t/601_pod-coverage.t), ], - 'CUSTOMIZED' => [ - qw( - lib/Net/Ping.pm - t/000_load.t - t/500_ping_icmp.t - t/501_ping_icmpv6.t - ), - ], - }, 'NEXT' => { diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm index 5af9c29d1e..80ef41fa23 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm @@ -5760,7 +5760,7 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { 'B::Deparse' => '1.05', 'Benchmark' => '1.13', 'CGI' => '3.54', - 'CGI::Util' => '3.54', + 'CGI::Util' => '3.53', 'CPAN::Meta' => '2.110930', 'CPAN::Meta::Converter' => '2.110930', 'CPAN::Meta::Feature' => '2.110930', @@ -10821,7 +10821,7 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Eval'=> '3.27', 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities'=> '3.27', 'ExtUtils::testlib' => '7.04', - 'File::Spec' => '3.54', + 'File::Spec' => '3.53', 'File::Spec::Cygwin' => '3.54', 'File::Spec::Epoc' => '3.54', 'File::Spec::Functions' => '3.54', @@ -16336,7 +16336,7 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { delta_from => 5.031000, changed => { 'App::Cpan' => '1.675', - 'B::Op_private' => '5.031002', + 'B::Op_private' => '5.031001', 'CPAN' => '2.27', 'CPAN::Bundle' => '5.5005', 'CPAN::Distribution' => '2.27', @@ -16353,7 +16353,7 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { 'Compress::Zlib' => '2.086', 'Config' => '5.031001', 'DB_File' => '1.852', - 'Devel::PPPort' => '3.54', + 'Devel::PPPort' => '3.53', 'ExtUtils::CBuilder' => '0.280232', 'ExtUtils::Command' => '7.36', 'ExtUtils::Command::MM' => '7.36', @@ -16423,8 +16423,8 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { 'IO::Uncompress::Inflate'=> '2.086', 'IO::Uncompress::RawInflate'=> '2.086', 'IO::Uncompress::Unzip' => '2.086', - 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20190720', - 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20190720', + 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20190620', + 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20190620', 'POSIX' => '1.89', 'Pod::Man' => '4.12', 'Pod::ParseLink' => '4.12', diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index e0643aea84..3d0fbac264 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 v5.31.2 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,254 +12,92 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.0, first read L<perl5311delta>, which describes differences between 5.31.0 and 5.31.1. -=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 not applicable. - -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 an =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>. 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. - -The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of -preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if -you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the -manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the -release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.) - -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] - -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. - -=back - =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. - -If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. - -=back - -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L<Devel::PPPort> has been upgraded from version 3.53 to 3.54. =item * -XXX +L<Exporter> has been upgraded from version 5.73 to 5.74. -=back +=item * -=head1 Documentation +L<IPC::Cmd> has been upgraded from version 1.02 to 1.04. -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<JSON::PP> has been upgraded from version 4.02 to 4.04. -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. +=item * -=head3 L<XXX> +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20190620 to 5.20190720. -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +=item * -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation +L<Opcode> has been upgraded from version 1.43 to 1.44. -We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes -listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, send email -to L<[email protected]|mailto:[email protected]>. +=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<PerlIO::encoding> has been upgraded from version 0.27 to 0.28. -Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: +=item * -=head3 L<XXX> - -=over 4 +L<Pod::Simple> has been upgraded from version 3.38 to 3.39. =item * -XXX Description of the change here +L<threads::shared> has been upgraded from version 1.60 to 1.61. =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 * +C<L<No digits found for %s literal|perldiag/"No digits found for %s literal">> -XXX L<message|perldiag/"message"> +(F) No hexadecimal digits were found following C<0x> or no binary digits were +found following C<0b>. =back =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - =over 4 =item * C<\N{} here is restricted to one character> is now emitted in the same -circumstances where previously C<\N{} in inverted character class or as -a range end-point is restricted to one character> was. - -This is due to new circumstances having been added in perl v5.30 that -weren't covered by the earlier wording. - -=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>. +circumstances where previously C<\N{} in inverted character class or as a range +end-point is restricted to one character> was. -[ 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 +This is due to new circumstances having been added in Perl 5.30 that weren't +covered by the earlier wording. =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 an =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * -The C<ECHO> macro is now defined. This is used in a C<dtrace> rule -that was originally changed for FreeBSD, and the FreeBSD make -apparently predefines it. The Solaris make does not predefine C<ECHO> -which broke this rule on Solaris. [perl #134218] +The C<ECHO> macro is now defined. This is used in a C<dtrace> rule that was +originally changed for FreeBSD, and the FreeBSD make apparently predefines it. +The Solaris make does not predefine C<ECHO> which broke this rule on Solaris. +L<[perl #134218]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134218> =item * @@ -270,82 +105,16 @@ Bison versions 3.1 through 3.4 are now supported. =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. - -XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this: - -Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes -in this release. - -XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this: - -Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and -changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were -made: - -[ List each test improvement as an =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 an =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 Linux -C<cc> will be used to populate C<plibpth> if C<cc> is C<clang>. [perl -#134189] +C<cc> will be used to populate C<plibpth> if C<cc> is C<clang>. +L<[perl #134189]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134189> =item VMS @@ -355,109 +124,96 @@ C<-Duse64bitint> is now the default on VMS. =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. +=over 4 -[ List each change as an =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +The PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL environment variable was formerly only honoured on perl +binaries built with DEBUGGING support. It is now checked on all perl builds. +Its normal use is to force perl to individually free every block of memory +which it has allocated before exiting, which is useful when using automated +leak detection tools such as valgrind. =item * -The PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL environment variable was formerly only honored on -perl binaries built with DEBUGGING support. It is now checked on all perl -builds. Its normal use is to force perl to individually free every block -of memory which it has allocated before exiting, which is useful when -using automated leak detection tools such as valgrind. +The API eval_sv() now accepts a C<G_RETHROW> flag. If this flag is set and an +exception is thrown while compiling or executing the supplied code, it will be +rethrown, and eval_sv() will not return. +L<[perl #134177]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134177> =item * -The API eval_sv() now accepts a C<G_RETHROW> flag. If this flag is -set and an exception is thrown while compiling or executing the -supplied code, it will be rethrown, and eval_sv() will not return. -[perl #134177] +As part of the fix for +L<[perl #2754]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=2754> perl_parse() +now returns non-zero if exit(0) is called in a C<BEGIN>, C<UNITCHECK> or +C<CHECK> block. =item * -As part of the fix for [perl #2754] perl_parse() now returns non-zero -if exit(0) is called in a C<BEGIN>, C<UNITCHECK> or C<CHECK> block. +Most functions which recursively walked an op tree during compilation have been +made non-recursive. This avoids SEGVs from stack overflow when the op tree is +deeply nested, such as C<$n == 1 ? "one" : $n == 2 ? "two" : ....> (especially +in code which is auto-generated). + +This is particularly noticeable where the code is compiled within a separate +thread, as threads tend to have small stacks by default. =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>. +=over 4 -[ List each fix as an =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +Parsing incomplete hex or binary literals was changed in 5.31.1 to treat such a +literal as just the 0, leaving the following C<x> or C<b> to be parsed as part +of the next token. This could lead to some silent changes in behaviour, so now +incomplete hex or binary literals produce a fatal error. +L<[perl #134125]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134125> =item * -Parsing incomplete hex or binary literals was changed in 5.31.1 to -treat such a literal as just the 0, leaving the following C<x> or C<b> -to be parsed as part of the next token. This could lead to some -silent changes in behaviour, so now incomplete hex or binary literals -produce a fatal error. [perl #134125] +eval_pv()'s I<croak_on_error> flag will now throw even if the exception is a +false overloaded value. +L<[perl #134177]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134177> =item * -eval_pv()'s I<croak_on_error> flag will now throw even if the -exception is a false overloaded value. [perl #134177] +C<INIT> blocks and the program itself are no longer run if exit(0) is called +within a C<BEGIN>, C<UNITCHECK> or C<CHECK> block. +L<[perl #2754]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=2754> =item * -C<INIT> blocks and the program itself are no longer run if exit(0) is -called within a C<BEGIN>, C<UNITCHECK> or C<CHECK> block. [perl -#2754] +C<<< open my $fh, ">>+", undef >>> now opens the temporary file in append mode +- writes will seek to the end of file before writing. +L<[perl #134221]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134221> =item * -C<<< open my $fh, ">>+", undef >>> now opens the temporary file in -append mode - writes will seek to the end of file before writing. -[perl #134221] +Fixed a SEGV when searching for the source of an uninitialized value warning on +an op whose subtree includes an OP_MULTIDEREF. +L<[perl #134275]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134275> =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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * -The VC++ 6.0 build on Windows is currently broken. +The VC++ 6.0 build on Windows is currently broken. Support for this compiler +is likely to be removed in the near future. =item * Tests 9-11 in F<t/op/blocks.t> currently fail on Windows. -[perl #134295] +L<[perl #134295]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=134295> =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 or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. - =head1 Acknowledgements XXX Generate this with: @@ -466,8 +222,8 @@ XXX Generate this with: =head1 Reporting Bugs -If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database -at L<https://rt.perl.org/>. There may also be information at +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database at +L<https://rt.perl.org/>. There may also be information at L<http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page. If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program @@ -477,13 +233,13 @@ will be sent off to [email protected] 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 see -L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> -for details of how to report the issue. +L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION> for details of how to +report the issue. =head1 Give Thanks -If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5, -you can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program: +If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5, you +can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program: perlthanks diff --git a/t/porting/customized.dat b/t/porting/customized.dat index 141d5d79df..76b5044cdf 100644 --- a/t/porting/customized.dat +++ b/t/porting/customized.dat @@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ Math::Complex cpan/Math-Complex/t/Trig.t 2682526e23a161d54732c2a66393fe4a234d186 Memoize cpan/Memoize/Memoize.pm 902092ff91cdec9c7b4bd06202eb179e1ce26ca2 NEXT cpan/NEXT/lib/NEXT.pm 2c83d03ee361816e53ccb931137d314ab878d19f NEXT cpan/NEXT/t/next.t 66fd60eb0f75b6f3eea95d1dee745f9a7a348146 -Net::Ping dist/Net-Ping/lib/Net/Ping.pm e2e7053673ead1eff8f3ca8ecdd9b838598c1d8c -Net::Ping dist/Net-Ping/t/000_load.t deff5dc2ca54dae28cb19d3631427db127279ac2 -Net::Ping dist/Net-Ping/t/500_ping_icmp.t 3eeb60181c01b85f876bd6658644548fdf2e24d4 -Net::Ping dist/Net-Ping/t/501_ping_icmpv6.t 54373de5858f8fb7e078e4998a4b3b8dbca91783 Pod::Checker cpan/Pod-Checker/t/pod/contains_bad_pod.xr 73538fd80dfe6e19ad561fe034009b44460208f6 Pod::Checker cpan/Pod-Checker/t/pod/selfcheck.t 8ce3cfd38e4b9bcf5bc7fe7f2a14195e49aed7d8 Pod::Checker cpan/Pod-Checker/t/pod/testcmp.pl a0cd5c8eca775c7753f4464eee96fa916e3d8a16 -- Perl5 Master Repository
