=head1 NAME
-perldelta - what is new for perl v5.35.6
+[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs
+to be processed before release. ]
+
+perldelta - what is new for perl v5.35.9
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-This document describes differences between the 5.35.5 release and the 5.35.6
+This document describes differences between the 5.35.8 release and the 5.35.9
release.
-If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.35.4, first read
-L<perl5355delta>, which describes differences between 5.35.4 and 5.35.5.
+If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.35.7, first read
+L<perl5358delta>, which describes differences between 5.35.7 and 5.35.8.
+
+=head1 Notice
+
+XXX Any important notices here
=head1 Core Enhancements
-=head2 C<use v5.36> now disables bareword_filehandles, indirect, and multidimensional
+XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language
+enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go
+here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section.
-The C<:5.36> bundle, loaded by C<use v5.36>, no longer includes
-C<bareword_filehandles>, C<indirect>, or C<multidimensional> meaning that these
-discouraged forms of syntax will not be allowed within the scope of that
-version declaration.
+[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ]
-This will also affect C<use v5.35.x>, even on subversions of v5.35 prior to
-this one.
+=head2 @_ is now experimental within signatured subs
-=head1 Modules and Pragmata
+Even though subroutine signatures currently remain experimental, use of the
+default arguments array (C<@_>) with a subroutine that has a signature is
+specifically also experimental, with its own warning category. Silencing the
+C<experimental::signatures> warning category is not sufficient to dismiss
+this. The new warning is emitted with the category name
+C<experimental::args_array_with_signatures>.
-=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
+Any subroutine that has a signature and tries to make use of the defaults
+argument array or an element thereof (C<@_> or C<$_[INDEX]>), either
+explicitly or implicitly (such as C<shift> or C<pop> with no argument) will
+provoke a warning at compile-time:
+
+ use experimental 'signatures';
+
+ sub f ($x, $y = 123) {
+ say "The first argument is $_[0]";
+ }
+
+Z<>
+
+ Use of @_ in array element with signatured subroutine is experimental
+ at file.pl line 4.
+
+The behaviour of code which attempts to do this is no longer specified, and
+may be subject to change in a future version.
+
+=head2 The C<isa> operator is no longer experimental
+
+Introduced in Perl version 5.32.0, this operator has remained unchanged
+since then. The operator is now considered a stable languauge feature.
+
+For more detail see L<perlop/Class Instance Operator>.
+
+=head1 Security
+
+XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security
+vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the
+L</Selected Bug Fixes> section.
+
+[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ]
+
+=head1 Incompatible Changes
+
+XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be:
+
+ There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX
+ If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a
+ report. See L</Reporting Bugs> below.
+
+[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ]
+
+=head1 Deprecations
+
+XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here.
+
+=head2 Downgrading a C<use VERSION> statement to below v5.11
+
+Attempting to issue a second C<use VERSION> statement that requests a version
+lower than C<v5.11> when an earlier statement that requested a version at
+least C<v5.11> has already been seen, will now print a deprecation warning.
+
+For example:
+
+ use v5.14;
+ say "The say statement is permitted";
+ use v5.8; # This will print a warning
+ print "We must use print\n";
+
+This is because of an intended related change to the interaction between
+C<use VERSION> and C<use strict>. If you specify a version >= 5.11, strict is
+enabled implicitly. If you request a version < 5.11, strict will become
+disabled I<even if you had previously written> C<use strict>. This was not
+the previous behaviour of C<use VERSION>, which at present will track
+explicitly-enabled strictness flags independently.
+
+Code which wishes to mix versions in this manner should use lexical scoping
+with block syntax to ensure that the differently versioned regions remain
+lexically isolated.
+
+ {
+ use v5.14;
+ say "The say statement is permitted";
+ }
+ {
+ use v5.8; # No warning is emitted
+ print "We must use print\n";
+ }
+
+=head2 Module removals
+
+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.
+Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as
+prerequisites.
+
+The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category
+warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings,
+install the modules in question from CPAN.
+
+Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged
+to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their
+necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation,
+not usually on concerns over their design.
+
+=over
+
+=item XXX
+
+XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed
+as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
+
+=back
+
+[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
+
+=head1 Performance Enhancements
+
+XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here.
+There may well be none in a stable release.
+
+[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ]
=over 4
=item *
-L<bignum> has been upgraded from version 0.53 to 0.63.
+XXX
-=item *
+=back
-L<diagnostics> has been upgraded from version 1.38 to 1.39.
+=head1 Modules and Pragmata
-=item *
+XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/>
+go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the
+following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary
+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.
-L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.68 to 1.69.
+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.)
-=item *
+[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ]
-L<File::Glob> has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.37.
+=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<File::stat> has been upgraded from version 1.11 to 1.12.
+XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<GDBM_File> has been upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.
+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
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<HTTP::Tiny> has been upgraded from version 0.078 to 0.080.
+XXX
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Documentation
+
+XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by
+file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>.
+
+=head2 New Documentation
+
+XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here.
+
+=head3 L<XXX>
+
+XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here
+
+=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
+
+We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes
+listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue
+at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>.
+
+XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here.
+However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics>
+section.
+
+Additionally, the following selected changes have been made:
+
+=head3 L<XXX>
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<Math::BigInt> has been upgraded from version 1.999823 to 1.999827.
+XXX Description of the change here
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Diagnostics
+
+The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output,
+including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of
+diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>.
+
+XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also
+include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code.
+
+=head2 New Diagnostics
+
+XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors
+and New Warnings
+
+=head3 New Errors
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<Math::BigInt::FastCalc> has been upgraded from version 0.5010 to 0.5012.
+XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
+
+=back
+
+=head3 New Warnings
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<Math::BigRat> has been upgraded from version 0.2617 to 0.2620.
+XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
+
+XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20211020 to 5.20211120.
+L<Subroutine %s redefined|perldiag/"Subroutine %s redefined">
+
+Localized subroutine redefinitions no longer trigger this warning.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Utility Changes
+
+XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perldoc> and F<xsubpp> go here.
+Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>.
+
+[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item
+entries for each change
+Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ]
+
+=head2 L<XXX>
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 2.01 to 2.02.
+XXX
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Configuration and Compilation
+
+XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools
+go here. Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here.
+However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the
+L</Platform Support> section, instead.
+
+[ List changes as an =item entry ].
+
+=over 4
=item *
-L<warnings> has been upgraded from version 1.55 to 1.56.
+XXX
=back
=head1 Testing
+XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be
+listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any
+large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added).
+Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs
+that they represent may be covered elsewhere.
+
+XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this:
+
Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes
in this release.
+XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this:
+
+Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and
+changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were
+made:
+
+[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ]
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+XXX
+
+=back
+
=head1 Platform Support
+XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
+
+[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific
+changes as paragraphs below it. ]
+
+=head2 New Platforms
+
+XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous
+versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/>
+directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the
+source tree.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item XXX-some-platform
+
+XXX
+
+=back
+
=head2 Discontinued Platforms
+XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on.
+
=over 4
-=item DOS/DJGPP
+=item XXX-some-platform
+
+XXX
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Platform-Specific Notes
+
+XXX List any changes for specific platforms. This could include configuration
+and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility. However,
+changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the
+L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-DJGPP is a port of the GNU toolchain to 32-bit x86 systems running
-DOS. The last known attempt to build Perl on it was on 5.20, which
-only got as far as building miniperl.
+=over 4
-=item AT&T UWIN
+=item XXX-some-platform
-UWIN is a UNIX compatibility layer for Windows. It was last released
-in 2012 and has been superseded by Cygwin these days.
+XXX
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Internal Changes
+
+XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here. Other
+significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
+well.
+
+[ List each change as an =item entry ]
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+New equality-test functions C<sv_numeq> and C<sv_streq> have been added, along
+with C<..._flags>-suffixed variants. These expose a simple and consistent API
+to perform numerical or string comparison which is aware of operator
+overloading.
=back
=head1 Selected Bug Fixes
+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 an =item entry ]
+
=over 4
=item *
-Setting a breakpoint on a BEGIN or equivalently a C<use> statement
-could cause a memory write to a freed C<dbstate> op.
-[L<GH #19198|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/19198>]
+XXX
=back
-=head1 Obituary
+=head1 Known Problems
-David H. Adler (DHA) passed away on November 16, 2021. In 1997, David
-co-founded NY.pm, the first Perl user group, and in 1998 co-founded Perl
-Mongers to help establish other user groups across the globe. He was a
-frequent attendee at Perl conferences in both North America and Europe and
-well known for his role in organizing I<Bad Movie Night> celebrations at those
-conferences. He also contributed to the work of the Perl Foundation,
-including administering the White Camel awards for community service. He will
-be sorely missed.
+XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any
+tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here. Unfixed
+platform specific bugs also go here.
-=head1 Acknowledgements
+[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
-Perl 5.35.6 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl
-5.35.5 and contains approximately 16,000 lines of changes across 320 files
-from 10 authors.
+=over 4
-Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were
-approximately 13,000 lines of changes to 240 .pm, .t, .c and .h files.
+=item *
-Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant
-community of users and developers. The following people are known to have
-contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.35.6:
+XXX
-Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker, H.Merijn Brand, James E Keenan, Leon Timmermans,
-Pete Houston, Ricardo Signes, Richard Leach, Robert Rothenberg, Sergey
-Poznyakoff, Tony Cook.
+=back
-The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically
-generated from version control history. In particular, it does not include
-the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to
-the Perl bug tracker.
+=head1 Errata From Previous Releases
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in
+the perldelta of a previous release.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Obituary
+
+XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
+died, add a short obituary here.
+
+=head1 Acknowledgements
-Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules
-included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for
-helping Perl to flourish.
+XXX Generate this with:
-For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please
-see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution.
+ perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.35.8..HEAD
=head1 Reporting Bugs
https://perl5.git.perl.org / perl5.git / blobdiff