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cc0fca54 1=head1 NAME
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3perldelta - what's new for perl v5.8.0
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5=head1 DESCRIPTION
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7This document describes differences between the 5.6 release and this one.
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9=head1 Core Enhancements
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11=head1 Modules and Pragmata
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13=head1 Utility Changes
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15=head1 Improved Documentation
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17=head1 Performance enhancements
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19=head1 Installation and Configuration Improvements
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21=head1 Platform specific changes
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23=head1 Significant bug fixes
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25=head1 New or Changed Diagnostics
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c1899e02 27=over 4
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29=item (perhaps you forgot to load "%s"?)
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31(F) This is an educated guess made in conjunction with the message
32"Can't locate object method \"%s\" via package \"%s\"". It often means
33that a method requires a package that has not been loaded.
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35=back
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cc0fca54 37=head1 New tests
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39=head1 Incompatible Changes
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41=head1 Known Problems
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43=head1 Obsolete Diagnostics
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45=head1 Reporting Bugs
46
47If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the
48articles recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup.
49There may also be information at http://www.perl.com/perl/, the Perl
50Home Page.
51
52If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug>
53program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down
54to a tiny but sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the
55output of C<perl -V>, will be sent off to perlbug@perl.com to be
56analysed by the Perl porting team.
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58=head1 SEE ALSO
59
60The F<Changes> file for exhaustive details on what changed.
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62The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl.
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64The F<README> file for general stuff.
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66The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information.
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68=head1 HISTORY
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70Written by Gurusamy Sarathy <F<gsar@activestate.com>>, with many
71contributions from The Perl Porters.
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73Send omissions or corrections to <F<perlbug@perl.com>>.
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75=cut