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| 1761cee5 |
1 | Unicode support |
| 2 | finish byte <-> utf8 and localencoding <-> utf8 conversions |
| 3 | make "$bytestr$charstr" do the right conversion |
| 4 | add Unicode::Map equivivalent to core |
| 5 | add support for I/O disciplines |
| 6 | - open(F, "<!crlf!utf16", $file) |
| 7 | - binmode(STDIN, "<!crlf!utf16")? |
| 8 | - a way to set the "system" discipline (binmode("!crlf!utf16") maybe?) |
| 9 | - nice IO::Filter module to push/pop disciplines |
| 10 | eliminate need for "use utf8;" |
| 11 | support C<print v1.2.3> |
| 12 | make C<v123> mean C<chr(123)> (if !exists(&v123)) |
| 13 | autoload utf8_heavy.pl's swash routines in swash_init() |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Multi-threading |
| 16 | support "use Thread;" under useithreads |
| 17 | add mechanism to: |
| 18 | - create new interpreter in a different thread |
| 19 | - exchange data between interpreters/threads |
| 20 | - share namespaces between interpreters/threads |
| 21 | work out consistent semantics for exit/die in threads |
| 22 | support for externally created threads? |
| 23 | Thread::Pool? |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Compiler |
| 26 | auto-produce executable |
| 27 | typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad |
| 28 | workarounds to help Win32 |
| 29 | END blocks need saving in compiled output |
| 30 | _AUTOLOAD prodding |
| 31 | fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR |
| 32 | from where newASSIGNOP steals the field) |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Namespace cleanup |
| 35 | CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers when !PERL_CORE |
| 36 | header-space: move into CORE/perl/? |
| 37 | API-space: complete the list of things that constitute public api |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Configure |
| 40 | make configuring+building away from source directory work (VPATH et al) |
| 41 | _r support |
| 42 | cross-compilation configuring |
| 43 | POSIX 1003.1 1996 Edition support |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Locales |
| 46 | deprecate traditional/legacy locales? |
| 47 | figure out how to support Unicode locales |
| 48 | locales across packages? |
| 49 | |
| 50 | Regexen |
| 51 | make RE engine thread-safe |
| 52 | POSIX [=bar=] and [.zap.] would nice too but there's no API for them |
| 53 | (=bar= could be done with Unicode, though) |
| 54 | approximate matching |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Reliable Signals |
| 57 | custom opcodes |
| 58 | alternate runops() for signal despatch |
| 59 | figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler |
| 60 | make Thread::Signal work under useithreads |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Win32 stuff |
| 63 | sort out the spawnvp() mess for system('a','b','c') compatibility |
| 64 | work out DLL versioning |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Miscellaneous |
| 67 | magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???] |
| 68 | add new modules (Archive::Tar, Compress::Zlib, CPAN::FTP?) |
| 69 | replace pod2html with new PodtoHtml? (requires other modules from CPAN) |
| 70 | automate testing with large parts of CPAN |
| 71 | |
| 72 | Ongoing |
| 73 | keep filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible |
| 74 | upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules |
| 75 | comprehensive perldelta.pod |
| 76 | |
| 77 | Documentation |
| 78 | describe new age patterns |
| 79 | update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API |
| 80 | document Win32 choices |
| 81 | spot-check all new modules for completeness |
| 82 | better docs for pack()/unpack() |
| 83 | reorg tutorials vs. reference sections |
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