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94bdecf9 1#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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2#
3# Unconditionally regenerate:
4#
5# pod/perlintern.pod
6# pod/perlapi.pod
7#
8# from information stored in
9#
10# embed.fnc
11# plus all the .c and .h files listed in MANIFEST
12#
13# Has an optional arg, which is the directory to chdir to before reading
14# MANIFEST and *.[ch].
15#
52a9d53b 16# This script is invoked as part of 'make all'
151c3fe5 17#
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18# '=head1' are the only headings looked for. If the first non-blank line after
19# the heading begins with a word character, it is considered to be the first
20# line of documentation that applies to the heading itself. That is, it is
21# output immediately after the heading, before the first function, and not
22# indented. The next input line that is a pod directive terminates this
23# heading-level documentation.
94bdecf9 24
56a0c332 25use strict;
a64c954a 26
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27if (@ARGV) {
28 my $workdir = shift;
29 chdir $workdir
30 or die "Couldn't chdir to '$workdir': $!";
31}
32require 'regen/regen_lib.pl';
e8e591c9 33require 'regen/embed_lib.pl';
7882b24a 34
94bdecf9 35#
346f75ff 36# See database of global and static function prototypes in embed.fnc
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37# This is used to generate prototype headers under various configurations,
38# export symbols lists for different platforms, and macros to provide an
39# implicit interpreter context argument.
40#
41
6a235718 42my %docs;
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43my %funcflags;
44my %macro = (
45 ax => 1,
46 items => 1,
47 ix => 1,
48 svtype => 1,
49 );
50my %missing;
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51
52my $curheader = "Unknown section";
53
54sub autodoc ($$) { # parse a file and extract documentation info
55 my($fh,$file) = @_;
151c3fe5 56 my($in, $doc, $line, $header_doc);
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57
58 # Count lines easier
59 my $get_next_line = sub { $line++; return <$fh> };
60
94bdecf9 61FUNC:
f554dfc5 62 while (defined($in = $get_next_line->())) {
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63 if ($in =~ /^#\s*define\s+([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]+)\(/ &&
64 ($file ne 'embed.h' || $file ne 'proto.h')) {
65 $macro{$1} = $file;
66 next FUNC;
67 }
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68 if ($in=~ /^=head1 (.*)/) {
69 $curheader = $1;
151c3fe5 70
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71 # If the next non-space line begins with a word char, then it is
72 # the start of heading-ldevel documentation.
73 if (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
74 # Skip over empty lines
75 while ($doc =~ /^\s+$/) {
76 if (! defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
77 next FUNC;
78 }
79 }
80
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81 if ($doc !~ /^\w/) {
82 $in = $doc;
83 redo FUNC;
84 }
85 $header_doc = $doc;
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86
87 # Continue getting the heading-level documentation until read
88 # in any pod directive (or as a fail-safe, find a closing
89 # comment to this pod in a C language file
90HDR_DOC:
f554dfc5 91 while (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
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92 if ($doc =~ /^=\w/) {
93 $in = $doc;
94 redo FUNC;
95 }
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96
97 if ($doc =~ m:^\s*\*/$:) {
98 warn "=cut missing? $file:$line:$doc";;
99 last HDR_DOC;
100 }
101 $header_doc .= $doc;
102 }
103 }
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104 next FUNC;
105 }
78c9d763 106 if ($in =~ /^=for\s+apidoc\s+(.*?)\s*\n/) {
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107 my $proto = $1;
108 $proto = "||$proto" unless $proto =~ /\|/;
109 my($flags, $ret, $name, @args) = split /\|/, $proto;
110 my $docs = "";
111DOC:
f554dfc5 112 while (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
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113 last DOC if $doc =~ /^=\w+/;
114 if ($doc =~ m:^\*/$:) {
115 warn "=cut missing? $file:$line:$doc";;
116 last DOC;
117 }
118 $docs .= $doc;
119 }
120 $docs = "\n$docs" if $docs and $docs !~ /^\n/;
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121
122 # Check the consistency of the flags
123 my ($embed_where, $inline_where);
124 my ($embed_may_change, $inline_may_change);
125
126 my $docref = delete $funcflags{$name};
127 if ($docref and %$docref) {
128 $embed_where = $docref->{flags} =~ /A/ ? 'api' : 'guts';
129 $embed_may_change = $docref->{flags} =~ /M/;
d4e99c76 130 $flags .= 'D' if $docref->{flags} =~ /D/;
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131 } else {
132 $missing{$name} = $file;
94bdecf9 133 }
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134 if ($flags =~ /m/) {
135 $inline_where = $flags =~ /A/ ? 'api' : 'guts';
136 $inline_may_change = $flags =~ /x/;
137
138 if (defined $embed_where && $inline_where ne $embed_where) {
139 warn "Function '$name' inconsistency: embed.fnc says $embed_where, Pod says $inline_where";
140 }
141
142 if (defined $embed_may_change
143 && $inline_may_change ne $embed_may_change) {
144 my $message = "Function '$name' inconsistency: ";
145 if ($embed_may_change) {
146 $message .= "embed.fnc says 'may change', Pod does not";
147 } else {
148 $message .= "Pod says 'may change', embed.fnc does not";
149 }
150 warn $message;
151 }
152 } elsif (!defined $embed_where) {
153 warn "Unable to place $name!\n";
154 next;
155 } else {
156 $inline_where = $embed_where;
157 $flags .= 'x' if $embed_may_change;
158 @args = @{$docref->{args}};
159 $ret = $docref->{retval};
94bdecf9 160 }
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162 if (exists $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{$name}) {
163 warn "$0: duplicate API entry for '$name' in $inline_where/$curheader\n";
164 next;
165 }
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166 $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{$name}
167 = [$flags, $docs, $ret, $file, @args];
168
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169 # Create a special entry with an empty-string name for the
170 # heading-level documentation.
171 if (defined $header_doc) {
172 $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{""} = $header_doc;
173 undef $header_doc;
174 }
175
94bdecf9 176 if (defined $doc) {
e509e693 177 if ($doc =~ /^=(?:for|head)/) {
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178 $in = $doc;
179 redo FUNC;
180 }
181 } else {
182 warn "$file:$line:$in";
183 }
184 }
185 }
186}
187
188sub docout ($$$) { # output the docs for one function
189 my($fh, $name, $docref) = @_;
190 my($flags, $docs, $ret, $file, @args) = @$docref;
d8c40edc 191 $name =~ s/\s*$//;
94bdecf9 192
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193 if ($flags =~ /D/) {
194 $docs = "\n\nDEPRECATED! It is planned to remove this function from a
195future release of Perl. Do not use it for new code; remove it from
196existing code.\n\n$docs";
197 }
198 else {
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199 $docs = "\n\nNOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
200removed without notice.\n\n$docs" if $flags =~ /x/;
d4e99c76 201 }
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202 $docs .= "NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.\n\n"
203 if $flags =~ /p/;
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204 $docs .= "NOTE: this function must be explicitly called as Perl_$name with an aTHX_ parameter.\n\n"
205 if $flags =~ /o/;
94bdecf9 206
d8c40edc 207 print $fh "=item $name\nX<$name>\n$docs";
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208
209 if ($flags =~ /U/) { # no usage
210 # nothing
211 } elsif ($flags =~ /s/) { # semicolon ("dTHR;")
212 print $fh "\t\t$name;\n\n";
213 } elsif ($flags =~ /n/) { # no args
214 print $fh "\t$ret\t$name\n\n";
215 } else { # full usage
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216 my $p = $flags =~ /o/; # no #define foo Perl_foo
217 my $n = "Perl_"x$p . $name;
218 my $large_ret = length $ret > 7;
219 my $indent_size = 7+8 # nroff: 7 under =head + 8 under =item
220 +8+($large_ret ? 1 + length $ret : 8)
221 +length($n) + 1;
222 my $indent;
223 print $fh "\t$ret" . ($large_ret ? ' ' : "\t") . "$n(";
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224 my $long_args;
225 for (@args) {
d2086f64 226 if ($indent_size + 2 + length > 79) {
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227 $long_args=1;
228 $indent_size -= length($n) - 3;
229 last;
230 }
231 }
232 my $args = '';
233 if ($p) {
234 $args = @args ? "pTHX_ " : "pTHX";
235 if ($long_args) { print $fh $args; $args = '' }
236 }
237 $long_args and print $fh "\n";
238 my $first = !$long_args;
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239 while () {
240 if (!@args or
241 length $args
d2086f64 242 && $indent_size + 3 + length($args[0]) + length $args > 79
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243 ) {
244 print $fh
245 $first ? '' : (
246 $indent //=
247 "\t".($large_ret ? " " x (1+length $ret) : "\t")
06e9ce89 248 ." "x($long_args ? 4 : 1 + length $n)
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249 ),
250 $args, (","x($args ne 'pTHX_ ') . "\n")x!!@args;
251 $args = $first = '';
252 }
253 @args or last;
254 $args .= ", "x!!(length $args && $args ne 'pTHX_ ')
255 . shift @args;
256 }
06e9ce89 257 if ($long_args) { print $fh "\n", substr $indent, 0, -4 }
dee6204d 258 print $fh ")\n\n";
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259 }
260 print $fh "=for hackers\nFound in file $file\n\n";
261}
262
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263sub sort_helper {
264 # Do a case-insensitive dictionary sort, with only alphabetics
265 # significant, falling back to using everything for determinancy
1354d57e 266 return (uc($a =~ s/[[:^alpha:]]//r) cmp uc($b =~ s/[[:^alpha:]]//r))
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267 || uc($a) cmp uc($b)
268 || $a cmp $b;
269}
270
7b73ff98 271sub output {
5a0155e6 272 my ($podname, $header, $dochash, $missing, $footer) = @_;
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273 my $fh = open_new("pod/$podname.pod", undef,
274 {by => "$0 extracting documentation",
f1f44974 275 from => 'the C source files'}, 1);
e0492643 276
7882b24a 277 print $fh $header;
e0492643 278
7b73ff98 279 my $key;
f83c6033 280 for $key (sort sort_helper keys %$dochash) {
7b73ff98 281 my $section = $dochash->{$key};
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282 print $fh "\n=head1 $key\n\n";
283
284 # Output any heading-level documentation and delete so won't get in
285 # the way later
286 if (exists $section->{""}) {
287 print $fh $section->{""} . "\n";
288 delete $section->{""};
289 }
290 print $fh "=over 8\n\n";
291
f83c6033 292 for my $key (sort sort_helper keys %$section) {
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293 docout($fh, $key, $section->{$key});
294 }
295 print $fh "\n=back\n";
296 }
297
5a0155e6 298 if (@$missing) {
a23e6e20 299 print $fh "\n=head1 Undocumented functions\n\n";
2616800a 300 print $fh $podname eq 'perlapi' ? <<'_EOB_' : <<'_EOB_';
474d0ac8 301The following functions have been flagged as part of the public API,
72d33970 302but are currently undocumented. Use them at your own risk, as the
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303interfaces are subject to change. Functions that are not listed in this
304document are not intended for public use, and should NOT be used under any
305circumstances.
306
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307If you feel you need to use one of these functions, first send email to
308L<perl5-porters@perl.org|mailto:perl5-porters@perl.org>. It may be
309that there is a good reason for the function not being documented, and it
310should be removed from this list; or it may just be that no one has gotten
311around to documenting it. In the latter case, you will be asked to submit a
312patch to document the function. Once your patch is accepted, it will indicate
313that the interface is stable (unless it is explicitly marked otherwise) and
314usable by you.
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315
316=over
317
318_EOB_
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319The following functions are currently undocumented. If you use one of
320them, you may wish to consider creating and submitting documentation for
321it.
322
323=over
324
325_EOB_
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326 for my $missing (sort @$missing) {
327 print $fh "=item $missing\nX<$missing>\n\n";
5a0155e6 328 }
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329 print $fh "=back\n\n";
330}
7882b24a 331 print $fh $footer, "=cut\n";
5a0155e6 332
7882b24a 333 read_only_bottom_close_and_rename($fh);
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334}
335
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336foreach (@{(setup_embed())[0]}) {
337 next if @$_ < 2;
338 my ($flags, $retval, $func, @args) = @$_;
339 s/\b(?:NN|NULLOK)\b\s+//g for @args;
bc350081 340
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341 $funcflags{$func} = {
342 flags => $flags,
343 retval => $retval,
344 args => \@args,
345 };
346}
347
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348# glob() picks up docs from extra .c or .h files that may be in unclean
349# development trees.
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350open my $fh, '<', 'MANIFEST'
351 or die "Can't open MANIFEST: $!";
352while (my $line = <$fh>) {
353 next unless my ($file) = $line =~ /^(\S+\.[ch])\t/;
5ce57792 354
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355 open F, "< $file" or die "Cannot open $file for docs: $!\n";
356 $curheader = "Functions in file $file\n";
357 autodoc(\*F,$file);
358 close F or die "Error closing $file: $!\n";
359}
741c0772 360close $fh or die "Error whilst reading MANIFEST: $!";
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361
362for (sort keys %funcflags) {
363 next unless $funcflags{$_}{flags} =~ /d/;
364 warn "no docs for $_\n"
bc350081 365}
94bdecf9 366
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367foreach (sort keys %missing) {
368 next if $macro{$_};
369 # Heuristics for known not-a-function macros:
370 next if /^[A-Z]/;
371 next if /^dj?[A-Z]/;
372
373 warn "Function '$_', documented in $missing{$_}, not listed in embed.fnc";
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374}
375
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376# walk table providing an array of components in each line to
377# subroutine, printing the result
378
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379# List of funcs in the public API that aren't also marked as experimental nor
380# deprecated.
381my @missing_api = grep $funcflags{$_}{flags} =~ /A/ && $funcflags{$_}{flags} !~ /[MD]/ && !$docs{api}{$_}, keys %funcflags;
5a0155e6 382output('perlapi', <<'_EOB_', $docs{api}, \@missing_api, <<'_EOE_');
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383=head1 NAME
384
385perlapi - autogenerated documentation for the perl public API
386
387=head1 DESCRIPTION
d8c40edc 388X<Perl API> X<API> X<api>
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389
390This file contains the documentation of the perl public API generated by
ef9741a5 391F<embed.pl>, specifically a listing of functions, macros, flags, and variables
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392that may be used by extension writers. L<At the end|/Undocumented functions>
393is a list of functions which have yet to be documented. The interfaces of
37a519b2 394those are subject to change without notice. Anything not listed here is
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395not part of the public API, and should not be used by extension writers at
396all. For these reasons, blindly using functions listed in proto.h is to be
397avoided when writing extensions.
94bdecf9 398
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399In Perl, unlike C, a string of characters may generally contain embedded
400C<NUL> characters. Sometimes in the documentation a Perl string is referred
401to as a "buffer" to distinguish it from a C string, but sometimes they are
402both just referred to as strings.
403
94bdecf9 404Note that all Perl API global variables must be referenced with the C<PL_>
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405prefix. Again, those not listed here are not to be used by extension writers,
406and can be changed or removed without notice; same with macros.
407Some macros are provided for compatibility with the older,
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408unadorned names, but this support may be disabled in a future release.
409
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410Perl was originally written to handle US-ASCII only (that is characters
411whose ordinal numbers are in the range 0 - 127).
412And documentation and comments may still use the term ASCII, when
413sometimes in fact the entire range from 0 - 255 is meant.
414
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415The non-ASCII characters below 256 can have various meanings, depending on
416various things. (See, most notably, L<perllocale>.) But usually the whole
417range can be referred to as ISO-8859-1. Often, the term "Latin-1" (or
418"Latin1") is used as an equivalent for ISO-8859-1. But some people treat
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419"Latin1" as referring just to the characters in the range 128 through 255, or
420somethimes from 160 through 255.
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421This documentation uses "Latin1" and "Latin-1" to refer to all 256 characters.
422
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423Note that Perl can be compiled and run under either ASCII or EBCDIC (See
424L<perlebcdic>). Most of the documentation (and even comments in the code)
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425ignore the EBCDIC possibility.
426For almost all purposes the differences are transparent.
427As an example, under EBCDIC,
428instead of UTF-8, UTF-EBCDIC is used to encode Unicode strings, and so
429whenever this documentation refers to C<utf8>
430(and variants of that name, including in function names),
431it also (essentially transparently) means C<UTF-EBCDIC>.
432But the ordinals of characters differ between ASCII, EBCDIC, and
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433the UTF- encodings, and a string encoded in UTF-EBCDIC may occupy a different
434number of bytes than in UTF-8.
2bbc8d55 435
2bbc8d55 436The listing below is alphabetical, case insensitive.
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437
438_EOB_
439
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440=head1 AUTHORS
441
442Until May 1997, this document was maintained by Jeff Okamoto
443<okamoto@corp.hp.com>. It is now maintained as part of Perl itself.
444
445With lots of help and suggestions from Dean Roehrich, Malcolm Beattie,
446Andreas Koenig, Paul Hudson, Ilya Zakharevich, Paul Marquess, Neil
447Bowers, Matthew Green, Tim Bunce, Spider Boardman, Ulrich Pfeifer,
448Stephen McCamant, and Gurusamy Sarathy.
449
450API Listing originally by Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>.
451
452Updated to be autogenerated from comments in the source by Benjamin Stuhl.
453
454=head1 SEE ALSO
455
b92fc6c1 456L<perlguts>, L<perlxs>, L<perlxstut>, L<perlintern>
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457
458_EOE_
459
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460# List of non-static internal functions
461my @missing_guts =
462 grep $funcflags{$_}{flags} !~ /[As]/ && !$docs{guts}{$_}, keys %funcflags;
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463
464output('perlintern', <<'END', $docs{guts}, \@missing_guts, <<'END');
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465=head1 NAME
466
467perlintern - autogenerated documentation of purely B<internal>
468 Perl functions
469
470=head1 DESCRIPTION
d8c40edc 471X<internal Perl functions> X<interpreter functions>
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472
473This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
474Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
154e47c8 475format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
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476B<they are not for use in extensions>!
477
478END
479
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480=head1 AUTHORS
481
482The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
154e47c8 483Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
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484document their functions.
485
486=head1 SEE ALSO
487
b92fc6c1 488L<perlguts>, L<perlapi>
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489
490END