=head2 Module removals
-XXX Remove this section if inapplicable.
+XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a
future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN.
XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here.
There may well be none in a stable release.
-[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ]
+[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ]
=over 4
for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world,
dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
-[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ]
+The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of
+preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if
+you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the
+manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the
+release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.)
+
+[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ]
=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
=item *
-XXX
+XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
=back
L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy.
+If there was something important to note about this change, include that here.
+
=back
=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the
L</Platform Support> section, instead.
-[ List changes as a =item entry ].
+[ List changes as an =item entry ].
=over 4
changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were
made:
-[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ]
+[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ]
=over 4
XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
-[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =item entry with specific
+[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific
changes as paragraphs below it. ]
=head2 New Platforms
significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
well.
-[ List each change as a =item entry ]
+[ List each change as an =item entry ]
=over 4
XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in
files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>.
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
+[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
=over 4
tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here. Unfixed
platform specific bugs also go here.
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
+[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
=over 4
=head1 Obituary
-XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary
-here.
+XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
+died, add a short obituary here.
=head1 Acknowledgements
XXX Generate this with:
- perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.25.5..HEAD
+ perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.31.2..HEAD
=head1 Reporting Bugs
If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database
-at L<https://rt.perl.org/> . There may also be information at
-L<http://www.perl.org/> , the Perl Home Page.
+at L<https://rt.perl.org/>. There may also be information at
+L<http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page.
If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program
included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but