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@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ deprecated.  Its semantics were never that clear and its
 implementation even less so.  If you have used that feature to
 disallow all but fully qualified variables, C<use strict;> instead.
 
+The chdir(undef) and chdir('') behaviors to match chdir() has been
+deprecated.  In future versions, chdir(undef) and chdir('') will
+simply fail.
+
 =head1 Core Enhancements
 
 In general a lot of fixing has happened in the area of Perl's
@@ -163,6 +167,14 @@ C<eval "v200"> now works.
 
 VMS now works under PerlIO.
 
+=item *
+
+END blocks are now run even if you exit/die in a BEGIN block.
+The execution of END blocks is now controlled by 
+PL_exit_flags & PERL_EXIT_DESTRUCT_END. This enables the new
+behaviour for perl embedders. This will default in 5.10. See
+L<perlembed>.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
@@ -370,7 +382,7 @@ long doubles support in AIX should be better now.  See L<perlaix>.
 
 =item *
 
-AtheOS (http://www.atheos.cx/) is a new platform.
+AtheOS ( http://www.atheos.cx/ ) is a new platform.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -587,7 +599,7 @@ Don't panic.  Read INSTALL 'make test' section instead.
 
 The subtests 11 and 12 sometimes fail and sometimes work.
 
-=head2 HP-UX lib/io_multihomed Fails When LP64-Configur
+=head2 HP-UX lib/io_multihomed Fails When LP64-Configured
 
 The lib/io_multihomed test may hang in HP-UX if Perl has been
 configured to be 64-bit. Because other 64-bit platforms do not hang in
@@ -694,7 +706,7 @@ many more tests than there used to be.
 Here are the known failures from some compiler/platform combinations.
 
 DEC C V5.3-006 on OpenVMS VAX V6.2
- 
+
   [-.ext.list.util.t]tainted..............FAILED on test 3
   [-.ext.posix]sigaction..................FAILED on test 7
   [-.ext.time.hires]hires.................FAILED on test 14
@@ -714,7 +726,7 @@ Compaq C V6.2-008 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1
   [.lib]vmsish............................FAILED on test 13
   Failed 4/399 tests, 92.48% okay.
 
-Compac C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.2.1
+Compaq C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.2.1
 
   [-.ext.b]showlex........................FAILED on test 1
   [-.ext.list.util.t]tainted..............FAILED on test 3
@@ -790,8 +802,8 @@ libraries).
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles
 recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl
-bug database at http://bugs.perl.org.  There may also be
-information at http://www.perl.com/perl/, the Perl Home Page.
+bug database at http://bugs.perl.org/  There may also be
+information at http://www.perl.com/perl/ , the Perl Home Page.
 
 If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug>
 program included with your release.  Be sure to trim your bug down