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5[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs
6to be processed before release. ]
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8perldelta - what is new for perl v5.35.11
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b129a266 10=head1 DESCRIPTION
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78684fb7 12This document describes differences between the 5.35.10 release and the 5.35.11
b129a266 13release.
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15If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.35.9, first read
16L<perl53510delta>, which describes differences between 5.35.9 and 5.35.10.
17
18=head1 Notice
19
20XXX Any important notices here
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9e71a8df 22=head1 Core Enhancements
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24XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language
25enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go
26here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section.
27
28[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ]
29
30=head1 Security
31
32XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security
33vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the
34L</Selected Bug Fixes> section.
35
36[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ]
37
38=head1 Incompatible Changes
39
40XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be:
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42 There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX
43 If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a
44 report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below.
088588be 45
78684fb7 46[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ]
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78684fb7 48=head1 Deprecations
c15a34bf 49
78684fb7 50XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here.
c15a34bf 51
78684fb7 52=head2 Module removals
c15a34bf 53
78684fb7 54XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
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56The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a
57future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN.
58Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as
59prerequisites.
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61The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category
62warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings,
63install the modules in question from CPAN.
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65Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged
66to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their
67necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation,
68not usually on concerns over their design.
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78684fb7 70=over
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72=item XXX
73
74XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed
75as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
76
77=back
78
79[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
9c9853e8 80
d84985bf 81=head1 Performance Enhancements
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83XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here.
84There may well be none in a stable release.
85
86[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ]
87
d84985bf 88=over 4
58fdfae4 89
d84985bf 90=item *
58fdfae4 91
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92XXX
93
94=back
95
96=head1 Modules and Pragmata
97
98XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/>
99go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the
100following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary
101for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world,
102dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
103
104The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of
105preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if
106you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the
107manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the
108release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.)
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110[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ]
111
112=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
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113
114=over 4
115
116=item *
117
78684fb7 118XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
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120=back
121
122=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
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126=item *
127
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128L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy.
129
130If there was something important to note about this change, include that here.
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132=back
133
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134=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
135
136=over 4
137
138=item *
139
140XXX
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d84985bf 142=back
58fdfae4 143
78684fb7 144=head1 Documentation
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146XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by
147file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>.
148
149=head2 New Documentation
150
151XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here.
152
153=head3 L<XXX>
154
155XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here
156
157=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
158
159We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes
160listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue
161at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>.
162
163XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here.
164However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics>
165section.
166
167Additionally, the following selected changes have been made:
168
169=head3 L<XXX>
d84985bf 170
d9113277 171=over 4
d84985bf 172
d9113277 173=item *
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78684fb7 175XXX Description of the change here
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78684fb7 177=back
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78684fb7 179=head1 Diagnostics
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181The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output,
182including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of
183diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>.
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185XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also
186include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code.
d84985bf 187
78684fb7 188=head2 New Diagnostics
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190XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors
191and New Warnings
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78684fb7 193=head3 New Errors
9d30331d 194
78684fb7 195=over 4
1ee7332f 196
d9113277 197=item *
1ee7332f 198
78684fb7 199XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
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78684fb7 201=back
9d30331d 202
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203=head3 New Warnings
204
205=over 4
9d30331d 206
81ff15d3 207=item *
9d30331d 208
78684fb7 209XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
9d30331d 210
78684fb7 211=back
9d30331d 212
78684fb7 213=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
9d30331d 214
78684fb7 215XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
9d30331d 216
78684fb7 217=over 4
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d9113277 219=item *
234aaa34 220
78684fb7 221XXX Describe change here
9d30331d 222
78684fb7 223=back
9d30331d 224
78684fb7 225=head1 Utility Changes
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227XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perldoc> and F<xsubpp> go here.
228Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>.
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230[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item
231entries for each change
232Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ]
9d30331d 233
78684fb7 234=head2 L<XXX>
9d30331d 235
78684fb7 236=over 4
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238=item *
239
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240XXX
241
242=back
243
244=head1 Configuration and Compilation
245
246XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools
247go here. Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here.
248However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the
249L</Platform Support> section, instead.
250
251[ List changes as an =item entry ].
252
253=over 4
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81ff15d3 255=item *
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260
78684fb7 261=head1 Testing
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263XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be
264listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any
265large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added).
266Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs
267that they represent may be covered elsewhere.
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78684fb7 269XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this:
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271Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes
272in this release.
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78684fb7 274XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this:
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276Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and
277changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were
278made:
1ee7332f 279
78684fb7 280[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ]
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282=over 4
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81ff15d3 284=item *
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286XXX
287
288=back
289
290=head1 Platform Support
291
292XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
293
294[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific
295changes as paragraphs below it. ]
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297=head2 New Platforms
298
299XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous
300versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/>
301directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the
302source tree.
303
304=over 4
305
306=item XXX-some-platform
307
308XXX
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311
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312=head2 Discontinued Platforms
313
314XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on.
d84985bf 315
d84985bf 316=over 4
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78684fb7 318=item XXX-some-platform
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321
322=back
323
324=head2 Platform-Specific Notes
325
326XXX List any changes for specific platforms. This could include configuration
327and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility. However,
328changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the
329L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
330
331=over 4
332
333=item XXX-some-platform
334
335XXX
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338
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339=head1 Internal Changes
340
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341XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here. Other
342significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
343well.
344
345[ List each change as an =item entry ]
346
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d84985bf 349=item *
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354
78684fb7 355=head1 Selected Bug Fixes
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357XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in
358files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>.
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78684fb7 360[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
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362=over 4
363
364=item *
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366XXX
367
368=back
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370=head1 Known Problems
371
372XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any
373tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here. Unfixed
374platform specific bugs also go here.
375
376[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
377
378=over 4
379
380=item *
381
382XXX
383
384=back
385
386=head1 Errata From Previous Releases
387
388=over 4
389
390=item *
391
392XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in
393the perldelta of a previous release.
394
395=back
396
397=head1 Obituary
398
399XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
400died, add a short obituary here.
401
402=head1 Acknowledgements
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78684fb7 404XXX Generate this with:
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78684fb7 406 perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.35.10..HEAD
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408=head1 Reporting Bugs
409
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410If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database
411at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. There may also be information at
46a21c0a 412L<http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page.
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8166b4e0 414If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at
0382c61d 415L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. Be sure to trim your bug down to a
8166b4e0 416tiny but sufficient test case.
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87c118b9 418If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it
8166b4e0 419inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see
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420L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION>
421for details of how to report the issue.
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423=head1 Give Thanks
424
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425If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5,
426you can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program:
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428 perlthanks
429
430This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks.
431
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432=head1 SEE ALSO
433
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434The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details on
435what changed.
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437The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl.
438
439The F<README> file for general stuff.
440
441The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information.
442
443=cut