Import perl5184delta

[perl5.git] / pod / perlreapi.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlreapi.pod b/pod/perlreapi.pod
index c4e30cb..3e25626 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlreapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlreapi.pod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ following format:
                          REGEXP * const rx,
                          char* stringarg,
                          char* strend, char* strbeg,
-                         I32 minend, SV* screamer,
+                         SSize_t minend, SV* sv,
                          void* data, U32 flags);
         char*   (*intuit) (pTHX_
                            REGEXP * const rx, SV *sv,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ TODO: Document this
 
 =item Character set
 
-The character set semantics are determined by an enum that is contained
+The character set rules are determined by an enum that is contained
 in this field.  This is still experimental and subject to change, but
 the current interface returns the rules by use of the in-line function
 C<get_regex_charset(const U32 flags)>.  The only currently documented
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ certain optimisations when this is set.
 
     I32 exec(pTHX_ REGEXP * const rx,
              char *stringarg, char* strend, char* strbeg,
-             I32 minend, SV* screamer,
+             SSize_t minend, SV* sv,
              void* data, U32 flags);
 
 Execute a regexp. The arguments are
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ Execute a regexp. The arguments are
 
 The regular expression to execute.
 
-=item screamer
+=item sv
 
-This strangely-named arg is the SV to be matched against.  Note that the
+This is the SV to be matched against.  Note that the
 actual char array to be matched against is supplied by the arguments
 described below; the SV is just used to determine UTF8ness, C<pos()> etc.
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Pointer to the physical start of the string.
 =item strend
 
 Pointer to the character following the physical end of the string (i.e.
-the C<\0>).
+the C<\0>, if any).
 
 =item stringarg
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Perl will handle releasing anything else contained in the C<regexp> structure.
 =head2 Numbered capture callbacks
 
 Called to get/set the value of C<$`>, C<$'>, C<$&> and their named
-equivalents, ${^PREMATCH}, ${^POSTMATCH} and $^{MATCH}, as well as the
+equivalents, ${^PREMATCH}, ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^MATCH}, as well as the
 numbered capture groups (C<$1>, C<$2>, ...).
 
 The C<paren> parameter will be C<1> for C<$1>, C<2> for C<$2> and so
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ doesn't have to modify the value.  This is exactly how tied variables
 behave in the same situation:
 
     package CaptureVar;
-    use base 'Tie::Scalar';
+    use parent 'Tie::Scalar';
 
     sub TIESCALAR { bless [] }
     sub FETCH { undef }