F<embed.pl>, specifically a listing of functions, macros, flags, and variables
that may be used by extension writers. L<At the end|/Undocumented functions>
is a list of functions which have yet to be documented. The interfaces of
-those are subject to change without notice. Any functions not listed here are
+those are subject to change without notice. Anything not listed here is
not part of the public API, and should not be used by extension writers at
all. For these reasons, blindly using functions listed in proto.h is to be
avoided when writing extensions.
Note that all Perl API global variables must be referenced with the C<PL_>
-prefix. Some macros are provided for compatibility with the older,
+prefix. Again, those not listed here are not to be used by extension writers,
+and can be changed or removed without notice; same with macros.
+Some macros are provided for compatibility with the older,
unadorned names, but this support may be disabled in a future release.
Perl was originally written to handle US-ASCII only (that is characters
This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
-format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
+format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
B<they are not for use in extensions>!
END
=head1 AUTHORS
The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
-Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
+Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
document their functions.
=head1 SEE ALSO