Remove or update pod references to regexp reëntrance.

diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index 88089ee..fd09566 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -979,10 +979,11 @@ B<WARNING>: Use of lexical (C<my>) variables in these blocks is
 broken. The result is unpredictable and will make perl unstable. The
 workaround is to use global (C<our>) variables.
 
-B<WARNING>: Because Perl's regex engine is currently not re-entrant,
-interpolated code may not invoke the regex engine either directly with
+B<WARNING>: In perl 5.12.x and earlier, the regex engine
+was not re-entrant, so interpolated code could not
+safely invoke the regex engine either directly with
 C<m//> or C<s///>), or indirectly with functions such as
-C<split>. Invoking the regex engine in these blocks will make perl
+C<split>. Invoking the regex engine in these blocks would make perl
 unstable.
 
 =item C<(??{ code })>
@@ -1031,9 +1032,9 @@ perilous C<use re 'eval'> pragma has been used (see L<re>), or the
 variables contain results of C<qr//> operator (see
 L<perlop/"qrE<sol>STRINGE<sol>msixpo">).
 
-Because perl's regex engine is not currently re-entrant, delayed
-code may not invoke the regex engine either directly with C<m//> or C<s///>),
-or indirectly with functions such as C<split>.
+In perl 5.12.x and earlier, because the regex engine was not re-entrant,
+delayed code could not safely invoke the regex engine either directly with
+C<m//> or C<s///>), or indirectly with functions such as C<split>.
 
 Recursing deeper than 50 times without consuming any input string will
 result in a fatal error.  The maximum depth is compiled into perl, so

diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod
index df8a4b9..7146010 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perltodo.pod
+++ b/pod/perltodo.pod
@@ -1265,11 +1265,6 @@ it would be a good thing.
 
 Fix (or rewrite) the implementation of the C</(?{...})/> closures.
 
-=head2 A re-entrant regexp engine
-
-This will allow the use of a regex from inside (?{ }), (??{ }) and
-(?(?{ })|) constructs.
-
 =head2 Add class set operations to regexp engine
 
 Apparently these are quite useful. Anyway, Jeffery Friedl wants them.