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1 | =head1 NAME |
2 | |
3 | [ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as |
4 | XXX needs to be processed before release. ] |
5 | |
6 | perldelta - what is new for perl v5.11.6 |
7 | |
8 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
9 | |
10 | This document describes differences between the 5.11.5 release and |
11 | the 5.11.6 release. |
12 | |
13 | If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.11.4, first read |
14 | L<perl5115delta>, which describes differences between 5.11.4 and |
15 | 5.11.5. |
16 | |
17 | =head1 Notice |
18 | |
19 | XXX Any important notices here |
20 | |
21 | =head1 Incompatible Changes |
22 | |
23 | XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: |
24 | |
25 | There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX. If any |
26 | exist, they are bugs and reports are welcome. |
27 | |
28 | |
29 | =head1 Core Enhancements |
30 | |
31 | XXX New core language features go here. Summarise user-visible core language |
32 | enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go |
33 | here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section. |
34 | |
35 | =head1 New Platforms |
36 | |
37 | XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous |
38 | versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/> |
39 | directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the |
40 | source tree. |
41 | |
42 | =head1 Modules and Pragmata |
43 | |
44 | XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/> |
45 | go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the |
46 | following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>, which prints stub |
47 | entries to STDOUT. Results can be pasted in place of the '=head2' entries |
48 | below. A paragraph summary for important changes should then be added by hand. |
49 | In an ideal world, dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be |
50 | cribbed. |
51 | |
52 | =head2 New Modules and Pragmata |
53 | |
54 | =head2 Pragmata Changes |
55 | |
56 | =head2 Updated Modules |
57 | |
58 | =head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata |
59 | |
60 | =head1 Utility Changes |
61 | |
62 | XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go |
63 | here. Most of these are built within the directories F<utils> and F<x2p>. |
64 | |
65 | =over 4 |
66 | |
67 | =item F<XXX> |
68 | |
69 | XXX |
70 | |
71 | =back |
72 | |
73 | =head1 New Documentation |
74 | |
75 | XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here. |
76 | |
77 | =over 4 |
78 | |
79 | =item L<XXX> |
80 | |
81 | XXX |
82 | |
83 | =back |
84 | |
85 | =head1 Changes to Existing Documentation |
86 | |
87 | XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here. |
88 | Any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in L</New or Changed Diagnostics>. |
89 | |
90 | |
91 | =head1 Performance Enhancements |
92 | |
93 | XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. There |
94 | may well be none in a stable release. |
95 | |
96 | =over 4 |
97 | |
98 | =item * |
99 | |
100 | XXX |
101 | |
102 | =back |
103 | |
104 | =head1 Installation and Configuration Improvements |
105 | |
106 | XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools |
107 | go here. |
108 | |
109 | =head2 Configuration improvements |
110 | |
111 | XXX |
112 | |
113 | =head2 Compilation improvements |
114 | |
115 | XXX |
116 | |
117 | =head2 Platform Specific Changes |
118 | |
119 | =over 4 |
120 | |
121 | =item XXX-some-platform |
122 | |
123 | XXX |
124 | |
125 | =back |
126 | |
127 | =head1 Selected Bug Fixes |
128 | |
129 | XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarised here. |
130 | Bug fixes in files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarised in |
131 | L</Modules and Pragmata>. |
132 | |
133 | =over 4 |
134 | |
135 | =item * |
136 | |
137 | XXX |
138 | |
139 | =back |
140 | |
141 | =head1 New or Changed Diagnostics |
142 | |
143 | XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. |
144 | |
145 | =over 4 |
146 | |
147 | =item C<XXX> |
148 | |
149 | XXX |
150 | |
151 | =back |
152 | |
153 | =head1 Changed Internals |
154 | |
155 | XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here. |
156 | |
157 | =over 4 |
158 | |
159 | =item * |
160 | |
161 | XXX |
162 | |
163 | =back |
164 | |
165 | =head1 New Tests |
166 | |
167 | XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here. Changes to |
168 | existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarising, although the bugs that |
169 | they represent may be. |
170 | |
171 | =over 4 |
172 | |
173 | =item F<XXX> |
174 | |
175 | XXX |
176 | |
177 | =back |
178 | |
179 | =head1 Known Problems |
180 | |
181 | XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any |
182 | tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here, unless |
183 | they were specific to a particular platform (see below). |
184 | |
185 | This is a list of some significant unfixed bugs, which are regressions |
186 | from either 5.XXX.XXX or 5.XXX.XXX. |
187 | |
188 | =over 4 |
189 | |
190 | =item * |
191 | |
192 | XXX |
193 | |
194 | =back |
195 | |
196 | =head1 Deprecations |
197 | |
198 | XXX Add any new known deprecations here. |
199 | |
200 | The following items are now deprecated. |
201 | |
202 | =over 4 |
203 | |
204 | =item * |
205 | |
206 | XXX |
207 | |
208 | =back |
209 | |
210 | =head1 Platform Specific Notes |
211 | |
212 | XXX Any changes specific to a particular platform. VMS and Win32 are the usual |
213 | stars here. It's probably best to group changes under the same section layout |
214 | as the main perldelta |
215 | |
216 | =head1 Obituary |
217 | |
218 | XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary |
219 | here. |
220 | |
221 | =head1 Acknowledgements |
222 | |
223 | XXX The list of people to thank goes here. |
224 | |
225 | |
226 | =head1 Reporting Bugs |
227 | |
228 | If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles |
229 | recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl |
230 | bug database at http://rt.perl.org/perlbug/ . There may also be |
231 | information at http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page. |
232 | |
233 | If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug> |
234 | program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down |
235 | to a tiny but sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the |
236 | output of C<perl -V>, will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be |
237 | analysed by the Perl porting team. |
238 | |
239 | If the bug you are reporting has security implications, which make it |
240 | inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please send |
241 | it to perl5-security-report@perl.org. This points to a closed subscription |
242 | unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core committers, who be able |
243 | to help assess the impact of issues, figure out a resolution, and help |
244 | co-ordinate the release of patches to mitigate or fix the problem across all |
245 | platforms on which Perl is supported. Please only use this address for |
246 | security issues in the Perl core, not for modules independently |
247 | distributed on CPAN. |
248 | |
249 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
250 | |
251 | The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details |
252 | on what changed. |
253 | |
254 | The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl. |
255 | |
256 | The F<README> file for general stuff. |
257 | |
258 | The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information. |
259 | |
260 | =cut |