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- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 913b4d0bd34c19fcb2616a74f093ec9b6257a8f1 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 11:57:25 2019 +0100 perldelta tidy-ups commit 4168fbb4cb96d24918bb27a94ade6a06fb2db89d Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 11:45:28 2019 +0100 perldelta - Remove boilerplate stuff commit feedae7a5599aea8792b8bd0197ce111897a184e Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 11:39:10 2019 +0100 perldelta - Document changes not mentioned yet commit 336e728bcfb08d746b12d89a0e64792ba99edb50 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 11:21:31 2019 +0100 perldelta - Documentation and Diagnostics commit ced2c819bbe0090a534bb1ed37aab207bc34454a Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 10:53:59 2019 +0100 perldelta - Modules and Pragmata commit 08ae582399f1b593af889abea6974ad61a75d6e9 Author: Steve Hay <[email protected]> Date: Sun Oct 20 10:52:06 2019 +0100 Finish prepping Module::CoreList for 5.31.5 These bits were missed from commit 3e14cc163c. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: dist/Module-CoreList/Changes | 3 + dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 4 +- dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList/Utils.pm | 2 +- pod/perldelta.pod | 405 +++++----------------- 4 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 318 deletions(-) diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes index afda1a551e..2c906e5da1 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +5.20191020 + - Updated for v5.31.5 + 5.20190920 - Updated for v5.31.4 diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm index 9a27ada526..59decb3c39 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict; our ( %released, %version, %families, %upstream, %bug_tracker, %deprecated, %delta ); use version; -our $VERSION = '5.20190920'; +our $VERSION = '5.20191020'; sub PKG_PATTERN () { q#\A[a-zA-Z_][0-9a-zA-Z_]*(?:(::|')[0-9a-zA-Z_]+)*\z# } sub _looks_like_invocant ($) { local $@; !!eval { $_[0]->isa(__PACKAGE__) } } @@ -16829,6 +16829,8 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) { changed => { 'B::Op_private' => '5.031005', 'Config' => '5.031005', + 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20191020', + 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20191020', }, removed => { } diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList/Utils.pm b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList/Utils.pm index 03f2d3cbe7..d279ee4fa9 100644 --- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList/Utils.pm +++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList/Utils.pm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict; use warnings; use Module::CoreList; -our $VERSION = '5.20190920'; +our $VERSION = '5.20191020'; our %utilities; sub utilities { diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 4be2b15921..d413c6b699 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 v5.31.5 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -15,36 +12,8 @@ release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.31.3, first read L<perl5314delta>, which describes differences between 5.31.3 and 5.31.4. -=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 ] - =head2 Modifiable variables are no longer permitted in constants Code like: @@ -52,424 +21,228 @@ Code like: my $var; $sub = sub () { $var }; -where C<$var> is referenced elsewhere in some sort of modiable context -now produces an exception when the sub is defined. +where C<$var> is referenced elsewhere in some sort of modifiable context now +produces an exception when the sub is defined. This error can be avoided by adding a return to the sub definition: $sub = sub () { return $var }; -This has been deprecated since perl 5.22. - -[perl #131138] - -=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. +This has been deprecated since Perl 5.22. -=over +L<[perl #131138]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131138>. -=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. +=head1 Modules and Pragmata -=back +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] +=over 4 -=head1 Performance Enhancements +=item * -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. +L<B> has been upgraded from version 1.76 to 1.77. -[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ] +=item * -=over 4 +L<B::Deparse> has been upgraded from version 1.49 to 1.50. =item * -XXX +L<Devel::PPPort> has been upgraded from version 3.55 to 3.54. -=back +=item * -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +L<Digest::MD5> has been upgraded from version 2.55 to 2.55_01. -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. +=item * -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.) +L<Dumpvalue> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.21. -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] +Previously, when dumping elements of an array and encountering an undefined +value, the string printed would have been C<empty array>. This has been +changed to what was apparently originally intended: C<empty slot>. -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<ExtUtils::CBuilder> has been upgraded from version 0.280232 to 0.280233. =item * -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. - -=back +L<Math::BigInt> has been upgraded from version 1.999816 to 1.999817_01. -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<Math::BigInt::FastCalc> has been upgraded from version 0.5008 to 0.5009. =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. +L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20190920 to 5.20191020. =item * -L<Dumpvalue> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.21. +L<Safe> has been upgraded from version 2.40 to 2.41. -Previously, when dumping elements of an array and encountering an undefined -value, the string printed would have been C<empty array>. This has been -changed to what was apparently originally intended: C<empty slot>. +=item * -=back +L<threads> has been upgraded from version 2.22 to 2.23. -=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L<Time::HiRes> has been upgraded from version 1.9763 to 1.9764. =item * -XXX +L<XS::APItest> has been upgraded from version 1.03 to 1.04. =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 +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation -XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. +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]>. -=head3 L<XXX> +=head3 L<perlguts> -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +=over 4 -=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation +=item * -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]>. +Details of the various stacks within the perl interpreter are now explained +here. -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. +=back Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: -=head3 URLs have been changed to https://, stale links updated +=head3 URLs have been changed to https:// and stale links have been updated =over 4 =item * -Where applicable, the URLs in the documentation have been moved from -using the http:// protocol to https:// . This also affects the location -of the bug tracker at L<https://rt.perl.org>. +Where applicable, the URLs in the documentation have been moved from using the +http:// protocol to https:// . This also affects the location of the bug +tracker at L<https://rt.perl.org>. =item * -Some links to OS/2 libraries, Address Sanitizer and other system tools -had gone stale. These have been updated with working links. +Some links to OS/2 libraries, Address Sanitizer and other system tools had gone +stale. These have been updated with working links. =item * -Some links to old mails on perl5-porters had gone stale. These have been +Some links to old mails on perl5-porters had gone stale. These have been updated with working links. =back -=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. - -=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 * - -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 +L<Can't use global %s in %s|perldiag/"Can't use global %s in %s"> -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>. +This error message has been slightly reformatted from the original C<Can't use +global %s in "%s">, and in particular misleading error messages like C<Can't +use global $_ in "my"> are now rendered as C<Can't use global $_ in subroutine +signature>. -[ 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. ] +=item * -=head2 L<XXX> +L<Constants from lexical variables potentially modified elsewhere are no longer permitted|perldiag/"Constants from lexical variables potentially modified elsewhere are no longer permitted"> -=over 4 - -=item * +This error message replaces the former C<Constants from lexical variables +potentially modified elsewhere are deprecated. This will not be allowed in Perl +5.32> to reflect the fact that this previously deprecated usage has now been +transformed into an exception. The message's classification has also been +updated from D (deprecated) to F (fatal). -XXX +See also L</Incompatible Changes>. =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 * -Perl now no longer probes for C<d_u32align>, defaulting to C<define> -on all platforms. This check was error prone when it was done, which -was on 32-bit platforms only. [perl #133495] +Perl now no longer probes for C<d_u32align>, defaulting to C<define> on all +platforms. This check was error prone when it was done, which was on 32-bit +platforms only. +L<[perl #133495]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133495>. =item * -Documentation and hints for building perl on Z/OS (native EBCDIC) have -been updated. Still work in progress. +Documentation and hints for building perl on Z/OS (native EBCDIC) have been +updated. Still work in progress. =item * -New probe for malloc_usable_size +A new probe for C<malloc_usable_size> has been added. =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 +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes in this +release. =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 Windows -Support for building perl with Visual C++ 6.0 has now been removed. - -=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 an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * -Added the C<<PL_curstackinfo->si_cxsubix>> field. This records the stack -index of the most recently pushed sub/format/eval context. It is set and -restored automatically by C<cx_pushsub()>, C<cx_popsub()> etc., but would -need to be manually managed if you do any unusual manipulation of the -context stack. +Support for building perl with Visual C++ 6.0 has now been removed. =item * -Various macros dealing with character type classification and changing -case where the input is encoded in UTF-8 now require an extra parameter -to prevent potential reads beyond the end of the buffer. Use of these -has generated a deprecation warning since 5.26. Details are in -L<perldeprecation/In XS code, use of various macros dealing with UTF-8.> +Building perl with Visual C++ 2013 and earlier was broken in the previous +release but has now been fixed. =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 an =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 an =item entry ] +=head1 Internal Changes =over 4 =item * -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Errata From Previous Releases - -=over 4 +Added the C<<PL_curstackinfo->si_cxsubix>> field. This records the stack index +of the most recently pushed sub/format/eval context. It is set and restored +automatically by C<cx_pushsub()>, C<cx_popsub()> etc., but would need to be +manually managed if you do any unusual manipulation of the context stack. =item * -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. +Various macros dealing with character type classification and changing case +where the input is encoded in UTF-8 now require an extra parameter to prevent +potential reads beyond the end of the buffer. Use of these has generated a +deprecation warning since Perl 5.26. Details are in +L<perldeprecation/In XS code, use of various macros dealing with UTF-8.> =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: @@ -478,8 +251,8 @@ 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<https://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page. If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program @@ -489,13 +262,13 @@ 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 -- Perl5 Master Repository
