[ 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.XXX.XXX
+perldelta - what is new for perl v5.tXXX.cXXX
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-This document describes differences between the 5.XXX.XXX release and
-the 5.XXX.XXX release.
+This document describes differences between the 5.sXXX.bXXX release and
+the 5.tXXX.cXXX release.
-If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.YYY.YYY, first read
-L<perl5YYYdelta>, which describes differences between 5.ZZZ.ZZZ and
-5.YYY.YYY.
+If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.rXXX.aXXX, first read
+L<perl5XXXdelta>, which describes differences between 5.rXXX.aXXX and
+5.sXXX.bXXX.
=head1 Notice
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 reports are welcome.
+ 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 Known Problems
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, unless
-they were specific to a particular platform (see below).
-
-This is a list of some significant unfixed bugs, which are regressions
-from either 5.XXX.XXX or 5.XXX.XXX.
+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 ]
=head1 Acknowledgements
-XXX The list of people to thank goes here.
+XXX Generate this with:
+
+ perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.17.3..HEAD
=head1 Reporting Bugs