Multi-threading $AUTOLOAD. Hmm. without USE_THREADS, change extern variable for dTHR consistent semantics for exit/die in threads SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs better support for externally created threads Thread::Pool more Configure support spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety Compiler auto-produce executable typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad workarounds to help Win32 $^C to track compiler/checker status END blocks need saving in compiled output _AUTOLOAD prodding fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR from where newASSIGNOP steals the field) Namespace cleanup symbol-space: "PL_" prefix for all global vars "Perl_" prefix for all functions CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked header-space: move into CORE/perl/ API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api MULTIPLICITY support complete work on safe recursive interpreters, Cnew()> Configure installation layout changes to avoid overwriting old versions Reliable Signals alternate runops() for signal despatch figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler add tests for Thread::Signal Win32 stuff automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc rename new headers to be consistent with the rest sort out the spawnvp() mess work out DLL versioning get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32? style-check Miscellaneous rename and alter ISA.pm magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???] make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules add new modules (Archive::Tar, Compress::Zlib, CPAN::FTP?) test it with large parts of CPAN fix pod2html to generate relative URLs Documentation comprehensive perldelta.pod describe new age patterns update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API document Win32 choices rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure spot-check all new modules for completeness better docs for pack()/unpack()