Correct 'ref' func POD to fix bad behavior around "class matching"

[perl5.git] / pod / perl56delta.pod

diff --git a/pod/perl56delta.pod b/pod/perl56delta.pod
index 5262c37..24c2072 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perl56delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl56delta.pod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
-perldelta - what's new for perl v5.6.0
+perl56delta - what's new for perl v5.6.0
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ as requiring an automatic lock() when it is entered, you had to declare
 that with a C<use attrs> pragma in the body of the subroutine.
 That can now be accomplished with declaration syntax, like this:
 
-    sub mymethod : locked method ;
+    sub mymethod : locked method;
     ...
     sub mymethod : locked method {
        ...
     }
 
-    sub othermethod :locked :method ;
+    sub othermethod :locked :method;
     ...
     sub othermethod :locked :method {
        ...
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ When the last non-weak reference to an object is deleted, the object
 is destroyed and all the weak references to the object are
 automatically undef-ed.
 
-To use this feature, you need the WeakRef package from CPAN, which
+To use this feature, you need the Devel::WeakRef package from CPAN, which
 contains additional documentation.
 
     NOTE: This is an experimental feature.  Details are subject to change.  
@@ -787,9 +787,15 @@ already.  The fatal error has been downgraded to an optional warning:
 
 This warns you that C<"fred@example.com"> is going to turn into
 C<fred.com> if you don't backslash the C<@>.
-See http://www.plover.com/~mjd/perl/at-error.html for more details
+See http://perl.plover.com/at-error.html for more details
 about the history here.
 
+=head2 @- and @+ provide starting/ending offsets of regex matches
+
+The new magic variables @- and @+ provide the starting and ending
+offsets, respectively, of $&, $1, $2, etc.  See L<perlvar> for
+details.
+
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
 
 =head2 Modules
@@ -805,7 +811,7 @@ See L<attributes>.
 =item B
 
 The Perl Compiler suite has been extensively reworked for this
-release.  More of the standard Perl testsuite passes when run
+release.  More of the standard Perl test suite passes when run
 under the Compiler, but there is still a significant way to
 go to achieve production quality compiled executables.
 
@@ -2366,7 +2372,6 @@ You should use the new declaration syntax instead.
 The C<use attrs> pragma is now obsolete, and is only provided for
 backward-compatibility. See L<perlsub/"Subroutine Attributes">.
 
-
 =item Premature end of script headers
 
 See Server error.
@@ -2753,7 +2758,8 @@ Note that the above issue is not relevant to the default build of
 Perl, whose interfaces continue to match those of prior versions
 (but subject to the other options described here).
 
-See L<perlguts/"The Perl API"> for detailed information on the
+
+See L<perlguts/Background and PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT> for detailed information on the
 ramifications of building Perl with this option.
 
     NOTE: PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT is automatically enabled whenever Perl is built
@@ -2987,7 +2993,7 @@ warning.  And in Perl 5.005, this special treatment will cease.
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the
 articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup.
-There may also be information at http://www.perl.com/perl/, the Perl
+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>