Please note: This file provides a complete, temporally ordered log of changes that went into every version of Perl. If you'd like more detailed information, please consult the comments in the individual patches posted to the perl5-porters mailing list. Patches for each individual change may also be obtained through ftp and rsync--see pod/perlhack.pod for the details. For information on what's new in this release, see pod/perldelta.pod. [The "CAST AND CREW" list has been moved to AUTHORS.] NOTE: Each change entry shows the change number; who checked it into the repository; when; description of the change; which branch the change happened in; and the affected files. The file lists have a short symbolic indicator: ! modified + added - deleted +> branched (from elsewhere) !> merged changes (from elsewhere) The Message-Ids in the change entries refer to the email messages sent to the perl5-porters mailing list. You can retrieve the messages for example from http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/ -------------- Version v5.9.X Development release working toward v5.10 -------------- ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17702] By: hv on 2002/08/08 15:08:57 Log: Subject: Re: README.aix From: "H.Merijn Brand" Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:30:29 +0200 Message-id: <20020730130812.48B9.H.M.BRAND@hccnet.nl> Branch: perl ! README.aix ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17701] By: hv on 2002/08/08 15:06:01 Log: Subject: [PATCH] Re: pp_sys.c compile failed.. From: Andy Dougherty Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:42:07 -0400 (EDT) (15:42 BST) Message-id: Branch: perl ! hints/aix.sh ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17700] By: hv on 2002/08/08 15:02:57 Log: Subject: [DOC PATCH] perlipc.pod From: Arjen Laarhoven Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:16:01 +0200 Message-id: <20020806121601.GK40785@aragorn.noc.nl.demon.net> Branch: perl ! pod/perlipc.pod ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17699] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:56:56 Log: Subject: [PATCH] Re: [perl #15898] coredump with variable our From: Rafael Garcia-Suarez Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:44:21 +0200 Message-id: <20020802234421.11c62fe6.rgarciasuarez@free.fr> Branch: perl ! op.c t/op/attrs.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17698] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:52:45 Log: Subject: [perl #16000] Configure -Dstatic_ext=foo builds foo as both static and dynamic From: Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes (via RT) Date: 6 Aug 2002 04:28:15 -0000 (Tue 05:28 BST) Message-id: Branch: perl ! Configure ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17697] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:49:00 Log: Subject: Doc patch for Class::Struct under 5.8.0 From: Damian Conway Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:03:14 +1000 Message-id: <3D471FCF.1C7C6E6B@conway.org> Branch: perl ! lib/Class/Struct.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17696] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:44:21 Log: Subject: Re: [perl #15523] Memory Leak in split with trailing empty elements From: Slaven Rezic Date: 31 Jul 2002 09:50:06 +0200 Message-id: <87ado85ob5.fsf@vran.herceg.de> Branch: perl ! pp.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17695] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:40:41 Log: Subject: [PATCH] Re: [perl #15479] perl 5.8.0 segfault From: Rafael Garcia-Suarez Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:13:10 +0200 Message-id: <20020802001310.7e1dc694.rgarciasuarez@free.fr> Branch: perl + t/op/stash.t ! MANIFEST perl.h ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17694] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:31:55 Log: Subject: Re: [RE-PATCH] Not OK: perl v5.8.0 on PA-RISC2.0 11.00 From: "H.Merijn Brand" Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:04:02 +0200 Message-id: <20020731155005.4915.H.M.BRAND@hccnet.nl> Branch: perl ! hints/hpux.sh ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17693] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:25:16 Log: Subject: [PATCH: lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm] Be less strict about what's POD. From: Abigail Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:52:52 -0700 (16:52 BST) Message-id: <20020725085252.A2703@ucan.foad.org> Branch: perl ! lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17692] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:20:05 Log: Subject: [PATCH] README.jp and README.cn From: Autrijus Tang Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 07:05:11 +0800 Message-id: <20020724230511.GA1327@not.autrijus.org> Branch: perl ! README.cn README.jp ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17691] By: hv on 2002/08/08 14:01:50 Log: Subject: [perl #15398] Usage::pod2usage looks for perldoc in $Config{bin} and not in $Config{scriptdir} From: Henrik Tougaard (via RT) Date: 23 Jul 2002 13:45:49 -0000 (Tue 14:45 BST) Message-id: Branch: perl ! lib/Pod/Usage.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17690] By: rgs on 2002/08/07 19:56:42 Log: Doc fix : the symbol for COPs wasn't documented. Branch: perl ! opcode.pl ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17689] By: rgs on 2002/08/06 20:45:30 Log: Subject: Re: no warnings 'io'; From: Nicholas Clark Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 21:49:55 +0100 Message-ID: <20020727204954.GB5117@Bagpuss.unfortu.net> Plus a little bit of regression tests. Branch: perl ! t/lib/warnings/pp_hot util.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17688] By: rgs on 2002/08/06 20:04:19 Log: Subject: [PATCH] XS build fix for VMS From: "Craig A. Berry" Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:13:06 -0500 Message-ID: Branch: perl ! vms/descrip_mms.template ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17687] By: rgs on 2002/08/06 19:50:12 Log: PerlIO::scalar wasn't able to read from non-string scalar ; now stringifies its argument. Branch: perl ! ext/PerlIO/scalar/scalar.xs ext/PerlIO/t/scalar.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17686] By: rgs on 2002/08/06 19:10:51 Log: More regression tests for $^H and %^H. Add a TODO test for eval "" preserving %^H. Branch: perl ! t/comp/hints.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17685] By: hv on 2002/08/05 22:42:09 Log: Subject: Re: mention of "use sort" botched in perlfunc? + PATCH From: "John P. Linderman" Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:13:32 -0400 (17:13 BST) Message-id: <200207211613.MAA69505@raptor.research.att.com> Branch: perl ! lib/sort.pm lib/sort.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17684] By: hv on 2002/08/05 22:35:22 Log: Integrate from perlio: change #17653 fixes bug RT15283 Branch: perl !> ext/PerlIO/via/via.xs ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17683] By: hv on 2002/08/05 22:26:45 Log: Integrate from maint-5.6/macperl via macperl Changes 17660, 17661, 17662, 17663, 17664 Branch: perl !> perl.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17682] By: hv on 2002/08/05 15:04:54 Log: Subject: Defined-or patch (cleaned up) From: "Brent Dax" Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 05:41:52 -0700 (13:41 BST) Message-id: <000001c234a1$d1ca72c0$6501a8c0@deepblue> Branch: perl + t/op/dor.t ! MANIFEST embed.h ext/B/B/Deparse.pm ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm ! keywords.h keywords.pl op.c opcode.h opcode.pl opnames.h ! perly.c perly.h perly.y perly_c.diff pod/perlop.pod pp.sym ! pp_ctl.c pp_hot.c pp_proto.h toke.c vms/perly_c.vms ! vms/perly_h.vms ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17681] By: hv on 2002/08/05 14:41:23 Log: typo Branch: perl ! keywords.h keywords.pl ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17680] By: hv on 2002/08/05 14:33:39 Log: warn that keywords.h is generated Branch: perl ! keywords.h keywords.pl ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17679] By: hv on 2002/08/04 23:40:22 Log: again: #17678 caused test failures in pod2html, in which $1 could leak from previous regexp Branch: perl ! mg.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17678] By: hv on 2002/08/04 15:34:19 Log: Subject: Re: [ID 20020704.001] my $foo = $1 won't taint $foo (with use re 'taint') From: hv@crypt.org Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 17:40:30 +0100 Message-id: <200208041640.g74GeUU25061@crypt.compulink.co.uk> Branch: perl ! mg.c t/op/taint.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17677] By: hv on 2002/08/04 15:25:25 Log: Main branch no longer needs op/taint.t version check. Branch: perl ! t/op/taint.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17676] By: hv on 2002/08/04 15:14:09 Log: Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: taint news From: Rick Delaney Date: 04 Aug 2002 00:28:58 EDT Message-ID: Ref: 20020208.005 Branch: perl ! pp_sys.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17675] By: hv on 2002/08/04 01:48:36 Log: Fix email address for Kragen Sitaker . Branch: perl ! AUTHORS ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17674] By: hv on 2002/08/04 01:30:11 Log: Subject: [PATCH] AUTHORS From: Colin Watson Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:54:37 +0100 Message-id: <20020725145437.GC4921@zeus.com> Branch: perl ! AUTHORS ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17673] By: hv on 2002/08/04 01:27:36 Log: Subject: [PATCH] AUTHORS From: Walt Mankowski Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:56:12 -0400 (Sun 03:56 BST) Message-id: <20020721025612.GB15958@pobox.com> Branch: perl ! AUTHORS ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17672] By: hv on 2002/08/04 01:25:14 Log: Subject: Re: mention of "use sort" botched in perlfunc? From: Michael G Schwern Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:49:58 -0400 (18:49 BST) Message-id: <20020720174958.GL362@ool-18b93024.dyn.optonline.net> Branch: perl ! pod/perlfunc.pod ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17671] By: hv on 2002/08/04 01:11:32 Log: Change version from 5.8.0 to 5.9.0. Branch: perl ! Configure NetWare/Makefile NetWare/config_H.wc ! Porting/config.sh Porting/config_H README.win32 config_h.SH ! cygwin/perlld.in epoc/config.sh epoc/createpkg.pl ! hints/dgux.sh installperl lib/ExtUtils/MM_NW5.pm makedef.pl ! patchlevel.h win32/Makefile win32/makefile.mk ! wince/Makefile.ce ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17670] By: pudge on 2002/07/30 03:19:03 Log: Silent warnings in MM_MacOS Branch: maint-5.8/macperl ! lib/ExtUtils/MM_MacOS.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17669] By: pudge on 2002/07/30 03:18:47 Log: Silent warnings in MM_MacOS Branch: macperl ! lib/ExtUtils/MM_MacOS.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17668] By: pudge on 2002/07/30 03:16:52 Log: Help fixes from Thomas Wegner Branch: macperl ! macos/macperl/BuildHelpIndex macos/macperl/MacPerl.podhelp Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! macos/macperl/BuildHelpIndex macos/macperl/MacPerl.podhelp Branch: maint-5.8/macperl ! macos/macperl/BuildHelpIndex macos/macperl/MacPerl.podhelp ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17667] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 20:42:43 Log: Integrate perl Branch: macperl +> Changes5.8 pod/perl58delta.pod !> (integrate 36 files) ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17666] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 20:04:54 Log: Integrate from maint-5.6/macperl Changes 17660, 17661, 17662, 17663, 17664 Branch: macperl ! macos/ext/Mac/Dialogs/Dialogs.pm macos/lib/Mac/AETE/App.pm ! macos/lib/Mac/AETE/Format/Glue.pm macos/lib/Mac/OSA/Simple.pm ! macos/macperl/Droplets/gluemac.plx perl.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17665] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 19:39:58 Log: Integrate from maint-5.6/macperl Changes 17660, 17661, 17662, 17663, 17664 Branch: maint-5.8/macperl ! macos/ext/Mac/Dialogs/Dialogs.pm macos/lib/Mac/AETE/App.pm ! macos/lib/Mac/AETE/Format/Glue.pm macos/lib/Mac/OSA/Simple.pm ! macos/macperl/Droplets/gluemac.plx perl.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17664] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 19:20:51 Log: Neglected to include old bugfix from main branch Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! perl.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17663] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:25:57 Log: Count line numbers properly in MacPerl app Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! perl.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17662] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:21:16 Log: Make Mac::Glue work to glue Mac OS X apps under Classic Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! macos/lib/Mac/AETE/App.pm macos/lib/Mac/AETE/Format/Glue.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17661] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:20:46 Log: gluemac failed with some paths Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! macos/macperl/Droplets/gluemac.plx ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17660] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:20:12 Log: Fix long-standing bug with popup menus not working in dialogs Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! macos/ext/Mac/Dialogs/Dialogs.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17659] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:19:00 Log: Update test script Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! macos/MacPerlTests.cmd ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17658] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:18:35 Log: Portability fixes for blib (already in 5.8/5.9) Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! lib/blib.pm ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17657] By: pudge on 2002/07/29 18:17:54 Log: Minor test fixes Branch: maint-5.6/macperl ! t/lib/filespec.t t/op/magic.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17656] By: ams on 2002/07/28 06:12:33 Log: Subject: [PATCH] Typo in regcomp.c From: Chris Ball Date: 26 Jul 2002 17:49:35 +0100 Message-Id: <868z3yzb6o.fsf@void.printf.net> (With additional tweak to s_reginclasslen.) Branch: perl ! regcomp.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17655] By: jhi on 2002/07/25 20:37:16 Log: Upgrade to Unicode::Collate 0.20. Branch: perl ! lib/Unicode/Collate.pm lib/Unicode/Collate/Changes ! lib/Unicode/Collate/README lib/Unicode/Collate/t/test.t ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17654] By: jhi on 2002/07/23 16:33:52 Log: Commas, schcommas. Branch: perl ! patchlevel.h ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17653] By: nick on 2002/07/23 07:56:25 Log: Fix #15283 - binmode() was not passing mode to PUSHED method called from PerlIO::via. Branch: perlio ! ext/PerlIO/via/via.xs ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17652] By: nick on 2002/07/23 07:55:03 Log: Integrate mainline to just past perl5.8.0 Branch: perlio +> Changes5.8 !> Changes MANIFEST ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17651] By: pudge on 2002/07/23 03:24:35 Log: Integrate maint-5.6/perl Branch: maint-5.6/macperl +> t/win32/longpath.t !> (integrate 35 files) ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17650] By: gsar on 2002/07/22 15:27:48 Log: create macperl-5.8 branch Branch: maint-5.8/macperl +> (branch 3480 files) ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17649] By: jhi on 2002/07/21 08:44:34 Log: Because of #17429. Branch: maint-5.8/perl ! pod/perldelta.pod ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17648] By: chip on 2002/07/19 22:51:19 Log: Update Changes. (Including incorrect change #.) Branch: maint-5.005/perl ! Changes ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17647] By: chip on 2002/07/19 22:47:57 Log: ensure that hashes never attempt to malloc with a negative size From: Hugo Subject: Re: [ID 20000421.002] Math::BigInt out of memory? Branch: maint-5.005/perl ! hv.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17646] By: chip on 2002/07/19 20:15:23 Log: Update Changes in preparation for 5.005_04. Branch: maint-5.005/perl ! Changes ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17645] By: gsar on 2002/07/19 19:29:57 Log: create maint-5.8 branch from perl/...@17638 Branch: maint-5.8/perl +> (branch 2829 files) ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17644] By: jhi on 2002/07/19 18:55:18 Log: Copy perldelta as perl58delta, purge the perldelta. Branch: perl + pod/perl58delta.pod ! MANIFEST pod/perldelta.pod ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17642] By: jhi on 2002/07/19 16:37:39 Log: Update Changes; mainly to get the DEVELNNNNN stamp back in business. Branch: perl ! Changes patchlevel.h ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17641] By: jhi on 2002/07/19 16:31:08 Log: Integrate perlio (no changes, but that's fine). Branch: perl !> embed.fnc perl.h ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17640] By: nick on 2002/07/19 07:09:37 Log: Integrate mainline@17638, apply couple of whitespace edits so matches perl5.8.0 exactly. Branch: perlio ! embed.fnc perl.h !> AUTHORS Changes Configure INSTALL NetWare/Makefile !> NetWare/t/NWScripts.pl Porting/config.sh Porting/config_H !> lib/File/stat.pm patchlevel.h pod/perldelta.pod !> pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlhist.pod pod/perlthrtut.pod !> pod/perltoc.pod pod/perlvar.pod util.c ____________________________________________________________________________ [ 17639] By: jhi on 2002/07/19 00:47:18 Log: It's all yours, Hugo. Branch: perl + Changes5.8 ! Changes MANIFEST