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d7d0d977 | 1 | Multi-threading |
c7848ba1 | 2 | $AUTOLOAD. Hmm. |
d7d0d977 | 3 | consistent semantics for exit/die in threads |
d7d0d977 | 4 | SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs |
5152d7c7 | 5 | better support for externally created threads |
d7d0d977 | 6 | Thread::Pool |
5152d7c7 | 7 | spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety |
d7d0d977 MB |
8 | |
9 | Compiler | |
10 | auto-produce executable | |
11 | typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad | |
12 | workarounds to help Win32 | |
d7d0d977 MB |
13 | END blocks need saving in compiled output |
14 | _AUTOLOAD prodding | |
25f62d1c MB |
15 | fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR |
16 | from where newASSIGNOP steals the field) | |
d7d0d977 | 17 | |
5152d7c7 | 18 | Namespace cleanup |
5152d7c7 | 19 | CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers |
5152d7c7 GS |
20 | header-space: move into CORE/perl/ |
21 | API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api | |
22 | ||
23 | MULTIPLICITY support | |
24 | complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()> | |
245ccdfc | 25 | revisit extra implicit arg that provides curthread/curinterp context |
5152d7c7 | 26 | |
45ebb638 JH |
27 | Configure |
28 | make configuring+building away from source directory work (VPATH et al) | |
29 | _r support | |
30 | cross-compilation configuring | |
31 | mmap support | |
2a40f0e3 | 32 | POSIX 1003.1 1996 Edition support |
45ebb638 JH |
33 | |
34 | Locales | |
35 | locales across packages | |
36 | decimal separator (3,1415927 is Europeanese for an approximation of pi) | |
37 | ||
38 | Regexen | |
39 | POSIX [:foo:] character classes | |
40 | ([=bar=] and [.zap.] would nice too but there's no API for them) | |
41 | approximate matching | |
42 | ||
5152d7c7 GS |
43 | Reliable Signals |
44 | alternate runops() for signal despatch | |
45 | figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler | |
46 | add tests for Thread::Signal | |
47 | ||
48 | Win32 stuff | |
5152d7c7 | 49 | get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc |
245ccdfc GS |
50 | get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32 |
51 | automate generation of 'protected' prototypes for CPerlObj | |
5152d7c7 GS |
52 | rename new headers to be consistent with the rest |
53 | sort out the spawnvp() mess | |
54 | work out DLL versioning | |
5152d7c7 GS |
55 | style-check |
56 | ||
57 | Miscellaneous | |
58 | rename and alter ISA.pm | |
59 | magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???] | |
0ff51efc | 60 | add new modules (Archive::Tar, Compress::Zlib, CPAN::FTP?) |
10609e9a | 61 | fix pod2html to generate relative URLs |
245ccdfc GS |
62 | automate testing with large parts of CPAN |
63 | ||
64 | Ongoing | |
65 | keep filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible | |
66 | upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules | |
9cc29783 | 67 | comprehensive perldelta.pod |
5152d7c7 | 68 | |
d7d0d977 | 69 | Documentation |
5152d7c7 GS |
70 | describe new age patterns |
71 | update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API | |
72 | document Win32 choices | |
5152d7c7 | 73 | spot-check all new modules for completeness |
11162842 | 74 | better docs for pack()/unpack() |
245ccdfc | 75 | reorg tutorials vs. reference sections |