X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/6e385be511827542b5f61826c6848efa87faa1de..2af5490787e780ba8f7eb71a046b0ec24548a53a:/pod/perldelta.pod diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index d778ff9..0594af9 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ =head1 NAME -[ 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 v5.31.4 =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -17,16 +14,10 @@ L, which describes differences between 5.31.2 and 5.31.3. =head1 Notice -XXX Any important notices here +I =head1 Core Enhancements -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 section. - -[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] - =head2 Now can dump compiled patterns before optimization This is primarily useful for tracking down bugs in the regular @@ -36,101 +27,55 @@ compiled within the scope of S> or S>. (All but the 2nd case display other information as well.) -=head1 Security - -XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the -L 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 + There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.31.3 If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a report. See L below. -[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] - =head1 Deprecations -XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. - =head2 Module removals -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. +I -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 section. +=head1 Performance Enhancements -=back +I -[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] +=head1 Modules and Pragmata -=head1 Performance Enhancements +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata -XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. -There may well be none in a stable release. +I -[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ] +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -XXX +L has been upgraded from version 7.36 to 7.38. -=back +=item * -=head1 Modules and Pragmata +L has been upgraded from version 0.18 to 0.19. -XXX All changes to installed files in F, F, F and F -go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the -following sections using F. A paragraph summary -for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, -dual-life modules would have a F file that could be cribbed. +=item * -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.) +L has been upgraded from version 5.20190820 to 5.20190920. -[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] +=item * -=head2 New Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 1.000036 to 1.000037. =item * -XXX Remove this section if not applicable. - -=back +L has been upgraded from version 0.37 to 0.38. -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata +=item * -=over 4 +L has been upgraded from version 1.50 to 1.52. =item * @@ -138,34 +83,17 @@ L has been upgraded from version 1.302166 to 1.302168. =item * -L 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 +L has been upgraded from version 1.9762 to 1.9763. =item * -XXX +L has been upgraded from version 1.02 to 1.03. =back -=head1 Documentation - -XXX Changes to files in F go here. Consider grouping entries by -file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L. - -=head2 New Documentation - -XXX Changes which create B files in F go here. - -=head3 L +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata -XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here +I =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation @@ -173,10 +101,6 @@ We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, send email to L. -XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F go here. -However, any changes to F should go in the L -section. - Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: =head3 L, L @@ -196,74 +120,12 @@ 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. -XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C code go here. Also -include any changes in L that reconcile it to the 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 * - -XXX L - -=back - -=head3 New Warnings - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX L - -=back - -=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics - -XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX Describe change here - -=back - -=head1 Utility Changes - -XXX Changes to installed programs such as F and F go here. -Most of these are built within the directory F. - -[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item -entries for each change -Use L with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] - -=head2 L - -=over 4 - -=item * - -XXX - -=back +I =head1 Configuration and Compilation -XXX Changes to F, F, F, 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 section, instead. - -[ List changes as an =item entry ]. - =over 4 =item * @@ -271,82 +133,17 @@ L section, instead. Improvements in F to detection in C++ and clang++. Work ongoing by Andy Dougherty. [perl #134171] -=item * - -XXX - =back =head1 Testing -XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be -listed here. Changes which create B files in F go here as do any -large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). -Changes to existing files in F 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 -directories, or new subdirectories and F 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 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 section. - =over 4 =item Win32 @@ -362,27 +159,20 @@ decode it as UTF-8. [perl #133981] =head1 Internal Changes -XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C 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 * -XXX +Added the C<si_cxsubix>> field. This records the stack +index of the most recently pushed sub/format/eval context. It is set and +restored automatically by C, C etc., but would +need to be manually managed if you do any unusual manipulation of the +context stack. =back =head1 Selected Bug Fixes -XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in -files in F and F are best summarized in L. - -[ List each fix as an =item entry ] - =over 4 =item * @@ -409,41 +199,37 @@ C<0b> prefix. [perl #125557] =head1 Known Problems -XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any -tests that had to be Ced for the release would be noted here. Unfixed -platform specific bugs also go here. - -[ List each fix as an =item entry ] - -=over 4 +I -=item * - -XXX - -=back - -=head1 Errata From Previous Releases - -=over 4 - -=item * +=head1 Acknowledgements -XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in -the perldelta of a previous release. +Perl 5.31.4 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl +5.31.3 and contains approximately 6,700 lines of changes across 260 files +from 18 authors. -=back +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 3,900 lines of changes to 180 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. -=head1 Obituary +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 5.31.4: -XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. +Chad Granum, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Dan Book, David +Mitchell, Florian Weimer, Hauke D, H.Merijn Brand, James E Keenan, Kang-min +Liu, Karl Williamson, Max Maischein, Pali, Sisyphus, Tomasz Konojacki, Tom +Hukins, Tony Cook, VanL. -=head1 Acknowledgements +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. -XXX Generate this with: +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. - perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.31.3..HEAD +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please +see the F file in the Perl source distribution. =head1 Reporting Bugs