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August 22nd-28th
Grant Reports
* Tony Cook TPF Grant 9 [1]report 13.
* Tony Cook TPF Grant [2]August.
Issues
New Issues
* [3]Perl #131537: stack overflow in Perl_push_scope.
* [4]Perl #131562: Multiple crash with eval.
* [5]Perl #131568: Null pointer in S_set_haseval.
* [6]Perl #131606: Unknown address reference in Perl_hv_common.
* [7]Perl #131953: Bleadperl v5.27.2-30-gdf6b4bd565 breaks
SYBER/Panda-Lib-1.3.2.tar.gz.
* [8]Perl #131955: heap-buffer-overflow in token.c.
* [9]Perl #131976: Module::CoreList::is_core("File::Spec::AmigaOS",
"3.64") dies.
* [10]Perl #131982: getpriority and setpriority are underdocumented.
* [11]Perl #131984: Fix potential segfault from pp_sort.c.
* [12]Perl #131987: Heap Use After Free Perl_yylex.
Resolved Issues
* [13]Perl #131836: heap-buffer-overflow in Perl_yylex.
* [14]Perl #131883: inconsistent sub name in "Illegal character in
prototype" warning.
* [15]Perl #131942: Bleadperl v5.27.1-114-g9449f0d6ae breaks
MLEHMANN/Glib-EV-2.02.tar.gz.
Suggested Patches
Tony Cook provided a patch in [16]Perl #131975 (duplicate stack extend
reporting for xsubs) for review which should help locate faulty XS code.
Jim Keenen provided a patch for [17]Perl #131976
(Module::CoreList::is_core("File::Spec::AmigaOS", "3.64") dies).
Discussions
Abigail [18]raised the problem that caret variables do not have
compile-time checking with [19]strict.
References
1. http://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/246028
2. http://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/246029
3. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131537
4. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131562
5. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131568
6. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131606
7. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131953
8. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131955
9. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131976
10. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131982
11. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131984
12. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131987
13. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131836
14. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131883
15. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131942
16. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131975
17. http://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131976
18. http://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/246010
19. http://metacpan.org/pod/strict
