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7=head1 NAME
8
1c846c1f 9perlintern - autogenerated documentation of purely B<internal>
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10 Perl functions
11
12=head1 DESCRIPTION
d8c40edc 13X<internal Perl functions> X<interpreter functions>
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1c846c1f 15This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
4375e838 16Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
1c846c1f 17format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
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18B<they are not for use in extensions>!
19
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21=head1 CV reference counts and CvOUTSIDE
22
23=over 8
24
25=item CvWEAKOUTSIDE
d8c40edc 26X<CvWEAKOUTSIDE>
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28Each CV has a pointer, C<CvOUTSIDE()>, to its lexically enclosing
29CV (if any). Because pointers to anonymous sub prototypes are
30stored in C<&> pad slots, it is a possible to get a circular reference,
31with the parent pointing to the child and vice-versa. To avoid the
32ensuing memory leak, we do not increment the reference count of the CV
33pointed to by C<CvOUTSIDE> in the I<one specific instance> that the parent
34has a C<&> pad slot pointing back to us. In this case, we set the
35C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> flag in the child. This allows us to determine under what
36circumstances we should decrement the refcount of the parent when freeing
37the child.
38
28a5cf3b 39There is a further complication with non-closure anonymous subs (i.e. those
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40that do not refer to any lexicals outside that sub). In this case, the
41anonymous prototype is shared rather than being cloned. This has the
42consequence that the parent may be freed while there are still active
43children, eg
44
45 BEGIN { $a = sub { eval '$x' } }
46
47In this case, the BEGIN is freed immediately after execution since there
48are no active references to it: the anon sub prototype has
49C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> set since it's not a closure, and $a points to the same
50CV, so it doesn't contribute to BEGIN's refcount either. When $a is
51executed, the C<eval '$x'> causes the chain of C<CvOUTSIDE>s to be followed,
52and the freed BEGIN is accessed.
53
54To avoid this, whenever a CV and its associated pad is freed, any
55C<&> entries in the pad are explicitly removed from the pad, and if the
56refcount of the pointed-to anon sub is still positive, then that
57child's C<CvOUTSIDE> is set to point to its grandparent. This will only
58occur in the single specific case of a non-closure anon prototype
59having one or more active references (such as C<$a> above).
60
61One other thing to consider is that a CV may be merely undefined
62rather than freed, eg C<undef &foo>. In this case, its refcount may
63not have reached zero, but we still delete its pad and its C<CvROOT> etc.
64Since various children may still have their C<CvOUTSIDE> pointing at this
65undefined CV, we keep its own C<CvOUTSIDE> for the time being, so that
66the chain of lexical scopes is unbroken. For example, the following
67should print 123:
68
69 my $x = 123;
70 sub tmp { sub { eval '$x' } }
71 my $a = tmp();
72 undef &tmp;
73 print $a->();
74
75 bool CvWEAKOUTSIDE(CV *cv)
76
77=for hackers
78Found in file cv.h
79
80
81=back
82
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83=head1 Functions in file pad.h
84
85
86=over 8
87
88=item CX_CURPAD_SAVE
d8c40edc 89X<CX_CURPAD_SAVE>
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91Save the current pad in the given context block structure.
92
93 void CX_CURPAD_SAVE(struct context)
94
95=for hackers
96Found in file pad.h
97
98=item CX_CURPAD_SV
d8c40edc 99X<CX_CURPAD_SV>
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101Access the SV at offset po in the saved current pad in the given
102context block structure (can be used as an lvalue).
103
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106=for hackers
107Found in file pad.h
108
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109=item PAD_BASE_SV
110X<PAD_BASE_SV>
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112Get the value from slot C<po> in the base (DEPTH=1) pad of a padlist
113
d8c40edc 114 SV * PAD_BASE_SV(PADLIST padlist, PADOFFSET po)
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116=for hackers
117Found in file pad.h
118
119=item PAD_CLONE_VARS
d8c40edc 120X<PAD_CLONE_VARS>
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122|CLONE_PARAMS* param
123Clone the state variables associated with running and compiling pads.
124
125 void PAD_CLONE_VARS(PerlInterpreter *proto_perl \)
126
127=for hackers
128Found in file pad.h
129
130=item PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS
d8c40edc 131X<PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS>
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133Return the flags for the current compiling pad name
134at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
135
136 U32 PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS(PADOFFSET po)
137
138=for hackers
139Found in file pad.h
140
141=item PAD_COMPNAME_GEN
d8c40edc 142X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN>
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144The generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
00a0d662 145compiling pad (lvalue). Note that C<SvUVX> is hijacked for this purpose.
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147 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN(PADOFFSET po)
148
149=for hackers
150Found in file pad.h
151
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d8c40edc 153X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set>
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155Sets the generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
00a0d662 156ling pad (lvalue) to C<gen>. Note that C<SvUV_set> is hijacked for this purpose.
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158 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set(PADOFFSET po, int gen)
159
160=for hackers
161Found in file pad.h
162
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d8c40edc 164X<PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH>
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166Return the stash associated with an C<our> variable.
167Assumes the slot entry is a valid C<our> lexical.
168
169 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH(PADOFFSET po)
170
171=for hackers
172Found in file pad.h
173
174=item PAD_COMPNAME_PV
d8c40edc 175X<PAD_COMPNAME_PV>
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177Return the name of the current compiling pad name
178at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
179
180 char * PAD_COMPNAME_PV(PADOFFSET po)
181
182=for hackers
183Found in file pad.h
184
185=item PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE
d8c40edc 186X<PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE>
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188Return the type (stash) of the current compiling pad name at offset
189C<po>. Must be a valid name. Returns null if not typed.
190
191 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE(PADOFFSET po)
192
193=for hackers
194Found in file pad.h
195
196=item PAD_DUP
d8c40edc 197X<PAD_DUP>
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199Clone a padlist.
200
201 void PAD_DUP(PADLIST dstpad, PADLIST srcpad, CLONE_PARAMS* param)
202
203=for hackers
204Found in file pad.h
205
f3548bdc 206=item PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 207X<PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL>
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209Restore the old pad saved into the local variable opad by PAD_SAVE_LOCAL()
210
211 void PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(PAD *opad)
212
213=for hackers
214Found in file pad.h
215
216=item PAD_SAVE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 217X<PAD_SAVE_LOCAL>
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219Save the current pad to the local variable opad, then make the
220current pad equal to npad
221
222 void PAD_SAVE_LOCAL(PAD *opad, PAD *npad)
223
224=for hackers
225Found in file pad.h
226
dd2155a4 227=item PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD
d8c40edc 228X<PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD>
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230Save the current pad then set it to null.
231
232 void PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD()
233
234=for hackers
235Found in file pad.h
236
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237=item PAD_SETSV
238X<PAD_SETSV>
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240Set the slot at offset C<po> in the current pad to C<sv>
241
d8c40edc 242 SV * PAD_SETSV(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
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244=for hackers
245Found in file pad.h
246
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247=item PAD_SET_CUR
248X<PAD_SET_CUR>
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250Set the current pad to be pad C<n> in the padlist, saving
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251the previous current pad. NB currently this macro expands to a string too
252long for some compilers, so it's best to replace it with
253
254 SAVECOMPPAD();
255 PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(padlist,n);
256
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d8c40edc 258 void PAD_SET_CUR(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
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260=for hackers
261Found in file pad.h
262
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263=item PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE
264X<PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE>
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266like PAD_SET_CUR, but without the save
267
d8c40edc 268 void PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
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270=for hackers
271Found in file pad.h
272
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273=item PAD_SV
274X<PAD_SV>
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276Get the value at offset C<po> in the current pad
277
d8c40edc 278 void PAD_SV(PADOFFSET po)
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280=for hackers
281Found in file pad.h
282
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283=item PAD_SVl
284X<PAD_SVl>
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286Lightweight and lvalue version of C<PAD_SV>.
287Get or set the value at offset C<po> in the current pad.
288Unlike C<PAD_SV>, does not print diagnostics with -DX.
289For internal use only.
290
d8c40edc 291 SV * PAD_SVl(PADOFFSET po)
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293=for hackers
294Found in file pad.h
295
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296=item SAVECLEARSV
297X<SAVECLEARSV>
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28a5cf3b 299Clear the pointed to pad value on scope exit. (i.e. the runtime action of 'my')
dd2155a4 300
d8c40edc 301 void SAVECLEARSV(SV **svp)
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303=for hackers
304Found in file pad.h
305
306=item SAVECOMPPAD
d8c40edc 307X<SAVECOMPPAD>
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309save PL_comppad and PL_curpad
310
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314
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317=for hackers
318Found in file pad.h
319
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320=item SAVEPADSV
321X<SAVEPADSV>
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323Save a pad slot (used to restore after an iteration)
324
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d8c40edc 326 void SAVEPADSV(PADOFFSET po)
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328=for hackers
329Found in file pad.h
330
331
332=back
333
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334=head1 GV Functions
335
336=over 8
337
338=item is_gv_magical
d8c40edc 339X<is_gv_magical>
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340
341Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV.
342
343Currently only useful internally when determining if a GV should be
344created even in rvalue contexts.
345
346C<flags> is not used at present but available for future extension to
347allow selecting particular classes of magical variable.
348
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349Currently assumes that C<name> is NUL terminated (as well as len being valid).
350This assumption is met by all callers within the perl core, which all pass
351pointers returned by SvPV.
352
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353 bool is_gv_magical(const char *name, STRLEN len, U32 flags)
354
355=for hackers
356Found in file gv.c
357
358=item is_gv_magical_sv
d8c40edc 359X<is_gv_magical_sv>
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361Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV. Calls is_gv_magical.
362
363 bool is_gv_magical_sv(SV *name, U32 flags)
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365=for hackers
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366Found in file gv.c
367
368
369=back
370
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371=head1 Hash Manipulation Functions
372
373=over 8
374
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375=item refcounted_he_chain_2hv
376X<refcounted_he_chain_2hv>
377
8a0be661 378Generates and returns a C<HV *> by walking up the tree starting at the passed
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379in C<struct refcounted_he *>.
380
381 HV * refcounted_he_chain_2hv(const struct refcounted_he *c)
382
383=for hackers
384Found in file hv.c
385
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386=item refcounted_he_free
387X<refcounted_he_free>
388
389Decrements the reference count of the passed in C<struct refcounted_he *>
390by one. If the reference count reaches zero the structure's memory is freed,
391and C<refcounted_he_free> iterates onto the parent node.
392
393 void refcounted_he_free(struct refcounted_he *he)
394
395=for hackers
396Found in file hv.c
397
398=item refcounted_he_new
399X<refcounted_he_new>
400
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401Creates a new C<struct refcounted_he>. As S<key> is copied, and value is
402stored in a compact form, all references remain the property of the caller.
403The C<struct refcounted_he> is returned with a reference count of 1.
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b46c265e 405 struct refcounted_he * refcounted_he_new(struct refcounted_he *const parent, SV *const key, SV *const value)
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406
407=for hackers
408Found in file hv.c
409
410
411=back
412
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413=head1 IO Functions
414
415=over 8
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d8c40edc 418X<start_glob>
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419
420Function called by C<do_readline> to spawn a glob (or do the glob inside
421perl on VMS). This code used to be inline, but now perl uses C<File::Glob>
bd16a5f0 422this glob starter is only used by miniperl during the build process.
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423Moving it away shrinks pp_hot.c; shrinking pp_hot.c helps speed perl up.
424
425 PerlIO* start_glob(SV* pattern, IO *io)
426
427=for hackers
428Found in file doio.c
429
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430
431=back
432
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433=head1 Magical Functions
434
435=over 8
436
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437=item magic_sethint
438X<magic_sethint>
439
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440Triggered by a delete from %^H, records the key to
441C<PL_compiling.cop_hints_hash>.
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442
443 int magic_sethint(SV* sv, MAGIC* mg)
444
445=for hackers
446Found in file mg.c
447
0cbee0a4 448=item mg_localize
d8c40edc 449X<mg_localize>
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451Copy some of the magic from an existing SV to new localized version of
452that SV. Container magic (eg %ENV, $1, tie) gets copied, value magic
453doesn't (eg taint, pos).
454
455 void mg_localize(SV* sv, SV* nsv)
456
457=for hackers
458Found in file mg.c
459
460
461=back
462
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464
465=over 8
466
467=item mro_isa_changed_in
468X<mro_isa_changed_in>
469
470Takes the necessary steps (cache invalidations, mostly)
471when the @ISA of the given package has changed. Invoked
472by the C<setisa> magic, should not need to invoke directly.
473
474 void mro_isa_changed_in(HV* stash)
475
476=for hackers
477Found in file mro.c
478
479
480=back
481
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482=head1 Pad Data Structures
483
484=over 8
485
486=item CvPADLIST
d8c40edc 487X<CvPADLIST>
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489CV's can have CvPADLIST(cv) set to point to an AV.
490
491For these purposes "forms" are a kind-of CV, eval""s are too (except they're
492not callable at will and are always thrown away after the eval"" is done
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493executing). Require'd files are simply evals without any outer lexical
494scope.
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495
496XSUBs don't have CvPADLIST set - dXSTARG fetches values from PL_curpad,
497but that is really the callers pad (a slot of which is allocated by
498every entersub).
499
500The CvPADLIST AV has does not have AvREAL set, so REFCNT of component items
f3548bdc 501is managed "manual" (mostly in pad.c) rather than normal av.c rules.
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502The items in the AV are not SVs as for a normal AV, but other AVs:
503
5040'th Entry of the CvPADLIST is an AV which represents the "names" or rather
505the "static type information" for lexicals.
506
507The CvDEPTH'th entry of CvPADLIST AV is an AV which is the stack frame at that
508depth of recursion into the CV.
509The 0'th slot of a frame AV is an AV which is @_.
510other entries are storage for variables and op targets.
511
512During compilation:
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513C<PL_comppad_name> is set to the names AV.
514C<PL_comppad> is set to the frame AV for the frame CvDEPTH == 1.
515C<PL_curpad> is set to the body of the frame AV (i.e. AvARRAY(PL_comppad)).
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517During execution, C<PL_comppad> and C<PL_curpad> refer to the live
518frame of the currently executing sub.
519
520Iterating over the names AV iterates over all possible pad
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521items. Pad slots that are SVs_PADTMP (targets/GVs/constants) end up having
522&PL_sv_undef "names" (see pad_alloc()).
523
524Only my/our variable (SVs_PADMY/SVs_PADOUR) slots get valid names.
525The rest are op targets/GVs/constants which are statically allocated
526or resolved at compile time. These don't have names by which they
527can be looked up from Perl code at run time through eval"" like
528my/our variables can be. Since they can't be looked up by "name"
529but only by their index allocated at compile time (which is usually
530in PL_op->op_targ), wasting a name SV for them doesn't make sense.
531
532The SVs in the names AV have their PV being the name of the variable.
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533xlow+1..xhigh inclusive in the NV union is a range of cop_seq numbers for
534which the name is valid. For typed lexicals name SV is SVt_PVMG and SvSTASH
535points at the type. For C<our> lexicals, the type is also SVt_PVMG, with the
44a2ac75 536SvOURSTASH slot pointing at the stash of the associated global (so that
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537duplicate C<our> declarations in the same package can be detected). SvUVX is
538sometimes hijacked to store the generation number during compilation.
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540If SvFAKE is set on the name SV, then that slot in the frame AV is
541a REFCNT'ed reference to a lexical from "outside". In this case,
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542the name SV does not use xlow and xhigh to store a cop_seq range, since it is
543in scope throughout. Instead xhigh stores some flags containing info about
b5c19bd7 544the real lexical (is it declared in an anon, and is it capable of being
00a0d662 545instantiated multiple times?), and for fake ANONs, xlow contains the index
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546within the parent's pad where the lexical's value is stored, to make
547cloning quicker.
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a6d05634 549If the 'name' is '&' the corresponding entry in frame AV
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550is a CV representing a possible closure.
551(SvFAKE and name of '&' is not a meaningful combination currently but could
552become so if C<my sub foo {}> is implemented.)
553
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554Note that formats are treated as anon subs, and are cloned each time
555write is called (if necessary).
556
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557The flag SVf_PADSTALE is cleared on lexicals each time the my() is executed,
558and set on scope exit. This allows the 'Variable $x is not available' warning
559to be generated in evals, such as
560
561 { my $x = 1; sub f { eval '$x'} } f();
562
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563 AV * CvPADLIST(CV *cv)
564
565=for hackers
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566Found in file pad.c
567
568=item cv_clone
d8c40edc 569X<cv_clone>
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571Clone a CV: make a new CV which points to the same code etc, but which
ad63d80f 572has a newly-created pad built by copying the prototype pad and capturing
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573any outer lexicals.
574
575 CV* cv_clone(CV* proto)
576
577=for hackers
578Found in file pad.c
579
580=item cv_dump
d8c40edc 581X<cv_dump>
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583dump the contents of a CV
584
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587=for hackers
588Found in file pad.c
589
590=item do_dump_pad
d8c40edc 591X<do_dump_pad>
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593Dump the contents of a padlist
594
595 void do_dump_pad(I32 level, PerlIO *file, PADLIST *padlist, int full)
596
597=for hackers
598Found in file pad.c
599
600=item intro_my
d8c40edc 601X<intro_my>
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603"Introduce" my variables to visible status.
604
605 U32 intro_my()
606
607=for hackers
608Found in file pad.c
609
610=item pad_add_anon
d8c40edc 611X<pad_add_anon>
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613Add an anon code entry to the current compiling pad
614
615 PADOFFSET pad_add_anon(SV* sv, OPCODE op_type)
616
617=for hackers
618Found in file pad.c
619
620=item pad_add_name
d8c40edc 621X<pad_add_name>
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624offset.
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625If C<typestash> is valid, the name is for a typed lexical; set the
626name's stash to that value.
627If C<ourstash> is valid, it's an our lexical, set the name's
44a2ac75 628SvOURSTASH to that value
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630If fake, it means we're cloning an existing entry
631
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634=for hackers
635Found in file pad.c
636
637=item pad_alloc
d8c40edc 638X<pad_alloc>
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640Allocate a new my or tmp pad entry. For a my, simply push a null SV onto
641the end of PL_comppad, but for a tmp, scan the pad from PL_padix upwards
324092c6 642for a slot which has no name and no active value.
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644 PADOFFSET pad_alloc(I32 optype, U32 tmptype)
645
646=for hackers
647Found in file pad.c
648
649=item pad_block_start
d8c40edc 650X<pad_block_start>
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652Update the pad compilation state variables on entry to a new block
653
654 void pad_block_start(int full)
655
656=for hackers
657Found in file pad.c
658
659=item pad_check_dup
d8c40edc 660X<pad_check_dup>
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662Check for duplicate declarations: report any of:
663 * a my in the current scope with the same name;
664 * an our (anywhere in the pad) with the same name and the same stash
665 as C<ourstash>
666C<is_our> indicates that the name to check is an 'our' declaration
667
e1ec3a88 668 void pad_check_dup(const char* name, bool is_our, const HV* ourstash)
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670=for hackers
671Found in file pad.c
672
673=item pad_findlex
d8c40edc 674X<pad_findlex>
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676Find a named lexical anywhere in a chain of nested pads. Add fake entries
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678
679Returns the offset in the bottom pad of the lex or the fake lex.
680cv is the CV in which to start the search, and seq is the current cop_seq
681to match against. If warn is true, print appropriate warnings. The out_*
682vars return values, and so are pointers to where the returned values
683should be stored. out_capture, if non-null, requests that the innermost
684instance of the lexical is captured; out_name_sv is set to the innermost
685matched namesv or fake namesv; out_flags returns the flags normally
686associated with the IVX field of a fake namesv.
687
688Note that pad_findlex() is recursive; it recurses up the chain of CVs,
689then comes back down, adding fake entries as it goes. It has to be this way
00a0d662 690because fake namesvs in anon protoypes have to store in xlow the index into
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692
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695=for hackers
696Found in file pad.c
697
698=item pad_findmy
d8c40edc 699X<pad_findmy>
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ad63d80f 701Given a lexical name, try to find its offset, first in the current pad,
dd2155a4 702or failing that, in the pads of any lexically enclosing subs (including
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704then a fake entry is added to the current pad.
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706
e1ec3a88 707 PADOFFSET pad_findmy(const char* name)
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709=for hackers
710Found in file pad.c
711
712=item pad_fixup_inner_anons
d8c40edc 713X<pad_fixup_inner_anons>
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715For any anon CVs in the pad, change CvOUTSIDE of that CV from
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717moved to a pre-existing CV struct.
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719 void pad_fixup_inner_anons(PADLIST *padlist, CV *old_cv, CV *new_cv)
720
721=for hackers
722Found in file pad.c
723
724=item pad_free
d8c40edc 725X<pad_free>
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d7f8936a 727Free the SV at offset po in the current pad.
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729 void pad_free(PADOFFSET po)
730
731=for hackers
732Found in file pad.c
733
734=item pad_leavemy
d8c40edc 735X<pad_leavemy>
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737Cleanup at end of scope during compilation: set the max seq number for
738lexicals in this scope and warn of any lexicals that never got introduced.
739
740 void pad_leavemy()
741
742=for hackers
743Found in file pad.c
744
745=item pad_new
d8c40edc 746X<pad_new>
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ad63d80f 748Create a new compiling padlist, saving and updating the various global
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750can be OR'ed together:
751
752 padnew_CLONE this pad is for a cloned CV
753 padnew_SAVE save old globals
754 padnew_SAVESUB also save extra stuff for start of sub
755
c7c737cb 756 PADLIST* pad_new(int flags)
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758=for hackers
759Found in file pad.c
760
761=item pad_push
d8c40edc 762X<pad_push>
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764Push a new pad frame onto the padlist, unless there's already a pad at
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766the new pad an @_ in slot zero.
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770=for hackers
771Found in file pad.c
772
773=item pad_reset
d8c40edc 774X<pad_reset>
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776Mark all the current temporaries for reuse
777
778 void pad_reset()
779
780=for hackers
781Found in file pad.c
782
783=item pad_setsv
d8c40edc 784X<pad_setsv>
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786Set the entry at offset po in the current pad to sv.
787Use the macro PAD_SETSV() rather than calling this function directly.
788
789 void pad_setsv(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
790
791=for hackers
792Found in file pad.c
793
794=item pad_swipe
d8c40edc 795X<pad_swipe>
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797Abandon the tmp in the current pad at offset po and replace with a
798new one.
799
800 void pad_swipe(PADOFFSET po, bool refadjust)
801
802=for hackers
803Found in file pad.c
804
805=item pad_tidy
d8c40edc 806X<pad_tidy>
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808Tidy up a pad after we've finished compiling it:
809 * remove most stuff from the pads of anonsub prototypes;
810 * give it a @_;
811 * mark tmps as such.
812
813 void pad_tidy(padtidy_type type)
814
815=for hackers
816Found in file pad.c
817
818=item pad_undef
d8c40edc 819X<pad_undef>
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821Free the padlist associated with a CV.
822If parts of it happen to be current, we null the relevant
823PL_*pad* global vars so that we don't have any dangling references left.
824We also repoint the CvOUTSIDE of any about-to-be-orphaned
a3985cdc 825inner subs to the outer of this cv.
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828taken)
829
a3985cdc 830 void pad_undef(CV* cv)
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832=for hackers
833Found in file pad.c
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835
836=back
837
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838=head1 Per-Interpreter Variables
839
840=over 8
841
842=item PL_DBsingle
843X<PL_DBsingle>
844
845When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this SV is a
846boolean which indicates whether subs are being single-stepped.
847Single-stepping is automatically turned on after every step. This is the C
848variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::single variable. See
849C<PL_DBsub>.
850
851 SV * PL_DBsingle
852
853=for hackers
854Found in file intrpvar.h
855
856=item PL_DBsub
857X<PL_DBsub>
858
859When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this GV contains
860the SV which holds the name of the sub being debugged. This is the C
861variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::sub variable. See
862C<PL_DBsingle>.
863
864 GV * PL_DBsub
865
866=for hackers
867Found in file intrpvar.h
868
869=item PL_DBtrace
870X<PL_DBtrace>
871
872Trace variable used when Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d>
873switch. This is the C variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::trace
874variable. See C<PL_DBsingle>.
875
876 SV * PL_DBtrace
877
878=for hackers
879Found in file intrpvar.h
880
881=item PL_dowarn
882X<PL_dowarn>
883
884The C variable which corresponds to Perl's $^W warning variable.
885
886 bool PL_dowarn
887
888=for hackers
889Found in file intrpvar.h
890
891=item PL_last_in_gv
892X<PL_last_in_gv>
893
894The GV which was last used for a filehandle input operation. (C<< <FH> >>)
895
896 GV* PL_last_in_gv
897
898=for hackers
899Found in file intrpvar.h
900
901=item PL_ofs_sv
902X<PL_ofs_sv>
903
904The output field separator - C<$,> in Perl space.
905
906 SV* PL_ofs_sv
907
908=for hackers
909Found in file intrpvar.h
910
911=item PL_rs
912X<PL_rs>
913
914The input record separator - C<$/> in Perl space.
915
916 SV* PL_rs
917
918=for hackers
919Found in file intrpvar.h
920
921
922=back
923
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924=head1 Stack Manipulation Macros
925
926=over 8
927
928=item djSP
d8c40edc 929X<djSP>
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930
931Declare Just C<SP>. This is actually identical to C<dSP>, and declares
932a local copy of perl's stack pointer, available via the C<SP> macro.
933See C<SP>. (Available for backward source code compatibility with the
934old (Perl 5.005) thread model.)
935
936 djSP;
937
938=for hackers
939Found in file pp.h
940
941=item LVRET
d8c40edc 942X<LVRET>
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944True if this op will be the return value of an lvalue subroutine
945
946=for hackers
947Found in file pp.h
948
949
950=back
951
952=head1 SV Manipulation Functions
953
954=over 8
955
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d8c40edc 957X<sv_add_arena>
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959Given a chunk of memory, link it to the head of the list of arenas,
960and split it into a list of free SVs.
961
962 void sv_add_arena(char* ptr, U32 size, U32 flags)
963
964=for hackers
965Found in file sv.c
966
967=item sv_clean_all
d8c40edc 968X<sv_clean_all>
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970Decrement the refcnt of each remaining SV, possibly triggering a
971cleanup. This function may have to be called multiple times to free
8fb26106 972SVs which are in complex self-referential hierarchies.
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974 I32 sv_clean_all()
975
976=for hackers
977Found in file sv.c
978
979=item sv_clean_objs
d8c40edc 980X<sv_clean_objs>
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982Attempt to destroy all objects not yet freed
983
984 void sv_clean_objs()
985
986=for hackers
987Found in file sv.c
988
989=item sv_free_arenas
d8c40edc 990X<sv_free_arenas>
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992Deallocate the memory used by all arenas. Note that all the individual SV
993heads and bodies within the arenas must already have been freed.
994
995 void sv_free_arenas()
996
997=for hackers
998Found in file sv.c
999
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1002
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1003=head1 Unicode Support
1004
1005=over 8
1006
1007=item find_uninit_var
1008X<find_uninit_var>
1009
1010Find the name of the undefined variable (if any) that caused the operator o
1011to issue a "Use of uninitialized value" warning.
1012If match is true, only return a name if it's value matches uninit_sv.
1013So roughly speaking, if a unary operator (such as OP_COS) generates a
1014warning, then following the direct child of the op may yield an
1015OP_PADSV or OP_GV that gives the name of the undefined variable. On the
1016other hand, with OP_ADD there are two branches to follow, so we only print
1017the variable name if we get an exact match.
1018
1019The name is returned as a mortal SV.
1020
1021Assumes that PL_op is the op that originally triggered the error, and that
1022PL_comppad/PL_curpad points to the currently executing pad.
1023
1024 SV* find_uninit_var(OP* obase, SV* uninit_sv, bool top)
1025
1026=for hackers
1027Found in file sv.c
1028
1029=item report_uninit
1030X<report_uninit>
1031
1032Print appropriate "Use of uninitialized variable" warning
1033
1034 void report_uninit(SV* uninit_sv)
1035
1036=for hackers
1037Found in file sv.c
1038
1039
1040=back
1041
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1043
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1044The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
1045Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
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1046document their functions.
1047
1048=head1 SEE ALSO
1049
1050perlguts(1), perlapi(1)
1051
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1052=cut
1053
1054 ex: set ro: