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3!!!!!!! DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE !!!!!!!
4This file is built by autodoc.pl extracting documentation from the C source
5files.
6
954c1994 7=head1 NAME
8
1c846c1f 9perlintern - autogenerated documentation of purely B<internal>
954c1994 10 Perl functions
11
12=head1 DESCRIPTION
d8c40edc 13X<internal Perl functions> X<interpreter functions>
954c1994 14
1c846c1f 15This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
4375e838 16Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
1c846c1f 17format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
954c1994 18B<they are not for use in extensions>!
19
a8586c98 20
7dafbf52 21=head1 CV reference counts and CvOUTSIDE
22
23=over 8
24
25=item CvWEAKOUTSIDE
d8c40edc 26X<CvWEAKOUTSIDE>
7dafbf52 27
28Each CV has a pointer, C<CvOUTSIDE()>, to its lexically enclosing
29CV (if any). Because pointers to anonymous sub prototypes are
30stored in C<&> pad slots, it is a possible to get a circular reference,
31with the parent pointing to the child and vice-versa. To avoid the
32ensuing memory leak, we do not increment the reference count of the CV
33pointed to by C<CvOUTSIDE> in the I<one specific instance> that the parent
34has a C<&> pad slot pointing back to us. In this case, we set the
35C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> flag in the child. This allows us to determine under what
36circumstances we should decrement the refcount of the parent when freeing
37the child.
38
28a5cf3b 39There is a further complication with non-closure anonymous subs (i.e. those
7dafbf52 40that do not refer to any lexicals outside that sub). In this case, the
41anonymous prototype is shared rather than being cloned. This has the
42consequence that the parent may be freed while there are still active
43children, eg
44
45 BEGIN { $a = sub { eval '$x' } }
46
47In this case, the BEGIN is freed immediately after execution since there
48are no active references to it: the anon sub prototype has
49C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> set since it's not a closure, and $a points to the same
50CV, so it doesn't contribute to BEGIN's refcount either. When $a is
51executed, the C<eval '$x'> causes the chain of C<CvOUTSIDE>s to be followed,
52and the freed BEGIN is accessed.
53
54To avoid this, whenever a CV and its associated pad is freed, any
55C<&> entries in the pad are explicitly removed from the pad, and if the
56refcount of the pointed-to anon sub is still positive, then that
57child's C<CvOUTSIDE> is set to point to its grandparent. This will only
58occur in the single specific case of a non-closure anon prototype
59having one or more active references (such as C<$a> above).
60
61One other thing to consider is that a CV may be merely undefined
62rather than freed, eg C<undef &foo>. In this case, its refcount may
63not have reached zero, but we still delete its pad and its C<CvROOT> etc.
64Since various children may still have their C<CvOUTSIDE> pointing at this
65undefined CV, we keep its own C<CvOUTSIDE> for the time being, so that
66the chain of lexical scopes is unbroken. For example, the following
67should print 123:
68
69 my $x = 123;
70 sub tmp { sub { eval '$x' } }
71 my $a = tmp();
72 undef &tmp;
73 print $a->();
74
75 bool CvWEAKOUTSIDE(CV *cv)
76
77=for hackers
78Found in file cv.h
79
80
81=back
82
dd2155a4 83=head1 Functions in file pad.h
84
85
86=over 8
87
88=item CX_CURPAD_SAVE
d8c40edc 89X<CX_CURPAD_SAVE>
dd2155a4 90
91Save the current pad in the given context block structure.
92
93 void CX_CURPAD_SAVE(struct context)
94
95=for hackers
96Found in file pad.h
97
98=item CX_CURPAD_SV
d8c40edc 99X<CX_CURPAD_SV>
dd2155a4 100
101Access the SV at offset po in the saved current pad in the given
102context block structure (can be used as an lvalue).
103
f3548bdc 104 SV * CX_CURPAD_SV(struct context, PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 105
106=for hackers
107Found in file pad.h
108
d8c40edc 109=item PAD_BASE_SV
110X<PAD_BASE_SV>
dd2155a4 111
112Get the value from slot C<po> in the base (DEPTH=1) pad of a padlist
113
d8c40edc 114 SV * PAD_BASE_SV(PADLIST padlist, PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 115
116=for hackers
117Found in file pad.h
118
119=item PAD_CLONE_VARS
d8c40edc 120X<PAD_CLONE_VARS>
dd2155a4 121
dd2155a4 122Clone the state variables associated with running and compiling pads.
123
d77cdebf 124 void PAD_CLONE_VARS(PerlInterpreter *proto_perl, CLONE_PARAMS* param)
dd2155a4 125
126=for hackers
127Found in file pad.h
128
129=item PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS
d8c40edc 130X<PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS>
dd2155a4 131
132Return the flags for the current compiling pad name
133at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
134
135 U32 PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS(PADOFFSET po)
136
137=for hackers
138Found in file pad.h
139
140=item PAD_COMPNAME_GEN
d8c40edc 141X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN>
dd2155a4 142
143The generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
00a0d662 144compiling pad (lvalue). Note that C<SvUVX> is hijacked for this purpose.
dd2155a4 145
146 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN(PADOFFSET po)
147
148=for hackers
149Found in file pad.h
150
27da23d5 151=item PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set
d8c40edc 152X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set>
27da23d5 153
154Sets the generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
00a0d662 155ling pad (lvalue) to C<gen>. Note that C<SvUV_set> is hijacked for this purpose.
27da23d5 156
157 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set(PADOFFSET po, int gen)
158
159=for hackers
160Found in file pad.h
161
dd2155a4 162=item PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH
d8c40edc 163X<PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH>
dd2155a4 164
165Return the stash associated with an C<our> variable.
166Assumes the slot entry is a valid C<our> lexical.
167
168 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH(PADOFFSET po)
169
170=for hackers
171Found in file pad.h
172
173=item PAD_COMPNAME_PV
d8c40edc 174X<PAD_COMPNAME_PV>
dd2155a4 175
176Return the name of the current compiling pad name
177at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
178
179 char * PAD_COMPNAME_PV(PADOFFSET po)
180
181=for hackers
182Found in file pad.h
183
184=item PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE
d8c40edc 185X<PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE>
dd2155a4 186
187Return the type (stash) of the current compiling pad name at offset
188C<po>. Must be a valid name. Returns null if not typed.
189
190 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE(PADOFFSET po)
191
192=for hackers
193Found in file pad.h
194
195=item PAD_DUP
d8c40edc 196X<PAD_DUP>
dd2155a4 197
198Clone a padlist.
199
200 void PAD_DUP(PADLIST dstpad, PADLIST srcpad, CLONE_PARAMS* param)
201
202=for hackers
203Found in file pad.h
204
f3548bdc 205=item PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 206X<PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL>
f3548bdc 207
208Restore the old pad saved into the local variable opad by PAD_SAVE_LOCAL()
209
210 void PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(PAD *opad)
211
212=for hackers
213Found in file pad.h
214
215=item PAD_SAVE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 216X<PAD_SAVE_LOCAL>
f3548bdc 217
218Save the current pad to the local variable opad, then make the
219current pad equal to npad
220
221 void PAD_SAVE_LOCAL(PAD *opad, PAD *npad)
222
223=for hackers
224Found in file pad.h
225
dd2155a4 226=item PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD
d8c40edc 227X<PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD>
dd2155a4 228
229Save the current pad then set it to null.
230
231 void PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD()
232
233=for hackers
234Found in file pad.h
235
d8c40edc 236=item PAD_SETSV
237X<PAD_SETSV>
dd2155a4 238
239Set the slot at offset C<po> in the current pad to C<sv>
240
d8c40edc 241 SV * PAD_SETSV(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
dd2155a4 242
243=for hackers
244Found in file pad.h
245
d8c40edc 246=item PAD_SET_CUR
247X<PAD_SET_CUR>
dd2155a4 248
249Set the current pad to be pad C<n> in the padlist, saving
f54ba1c2 250the previous current pad. NB currently this macro expands to a string too
251long for some compilers, so it's best to replace it with
252
253 SAVECOMPPAD();
254 PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(padlist,n);
255
dd2155a4 256
d8c40edc 257 void PAD_SET_CUR(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
dd2155a4 258
259=for hackers
260Found in file pad.h
261
d8c40edc 262=item PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE
263X<PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE>
bf9cdc68 264
265like PAD_SET_CUR, but without the save
266
d8c40edc 267 void PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
bf9cdc68 268
269=for hackers
270Found in file pad.h
271
d8c40edc 272=item PAD_SV
273X<PAD_SV>
dd2155a4 274
275Get the value at offset C<po> in the current pad
276
d8c40edc 277 void PAD_SV(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 278
279=for hackers
280Found in file pad.h
281
d8c40edc 282=item PAD_SVl
283X<PAD_SVl>
dd2155a4 284
285Lightweight and lvalue version of C<PAD_SV>.
286Get or set the value at offset C<po> in the current pad.
287Unlike C<PAD_SV>, does not print diagnostics with -DX.
288For internal use only.
289
d8c40edc 290 SV * PAD_SVl(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 291
292=for hackers
293Found in file pad.h
294
d8c40edc 295=item SAVECLEARSV
296X<SAVECLEARSV>
dd2155a4 297
28a5cf3b 298Clear the pointed to pad value on scope exit. (i.e. the runtime action of 'my')
dd2155a4 299
d8c40edc 300 void SAVECLEARSV(SV **svp)
dd2155a4 301
302=for hackers
303Found in file pad.h
304
305=item SAVECOMPPAD
d8c40edc 306X<SAVECOMPPAD>
dd2155a4 307
308save PL_comppad and PL_curpad
309
dd2155a4 310
dd2155a4 311
312
313
f3548bdc 314 void SAVECOMPPAD()
dd2155a4 315
316=for hackers
317Found in file pad.h
318
d8c40edc 319=item SAVEPADSV
320X<SAVEPADSV>
dd2155a4 321
322Save a pad slot (used to restore after an iteration)
323
f3548bdc 324XXX DAPM it would make more sense to make the arg a PADOFFSET
d8c40edc 325 void SAVEPADSV(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 326
327=for hackers
328Found in file pad.h
329
330
331=back
332
a4f1a029 333=head1 GV Functions
334
335=over 8
336
9d8f40c4 337=item is_gv_magical_sv
338X<is_gv_magical_sv>
a4f1a029 339
340Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV.
341
342Currently only useful internally when determining if a GV should be
343created even in rvalue contexts.
344
345C<flags> is not used at present but available for future extension to
346allow selecting particular classes of magical variable.
347
766f8916 348Currently assumes that C<name> is NUL terminated (as well as len being valid).
349This assumption is met by all callers within the perl core, which all pass
350pointers returned by SvPV.
351
90f7771a 352 bool is_gv_magical_sv(SV *const name_sv, U32 flags)
645c22ef 353
354=for hackers
a4f1a029 355Found in file gv.c
356
357
358=back
359
b3ca2e83 360=head1 Hash Manipulation Functions
361
362=over 8
363
bd95ae50 364=item refcounted_he_chain_2hv
365X<refcounted_he_chain_2hv>
366
8a0be661 367Generates and returns a C<HV *> by walking up the tree starting at the passed
bd95ae50 368in C<struct refcounted_he *>.
369
370 HV * refcounted_he_chain_2hv(const struct refcounted_he *c)
371
372=for hackers
373Found in file hv.c
374
b3ca2e83 375=item refcounted_he_free
376X<refcounted_he_free>
377
378Decrements the reference count of the passed in C<struct refcounted_he *>
379by one. If the reference count reaches zero the structure's memory is freed,
380and C<refcounted_he_free> iterates onto the parent node.
381
382 void refcounted_he_free(struct refcounted_he *he)
383
384=for hackers
385Found in file hv.c
386
387=item refcounted_he_new
388X<refcounted_he_new>
389
ec2a1de7 390Creates a new C<struct refcounted_he>. As S<key> is copied, and value is
391stored in a compact form, all references remain the property of the caller.
392The C<struct refcounted_he> is returned with a reference count of 1.
b3ca2e83 393
b46c265e 394 struct refcounted_he * refcounted_he_new(struct refcounted_he *const parent, SV *const key, SV *const value)
b3ca2e83 395
396=for hackers
397Found in file hv.c
398
399
400=back
401
a4f1a029 402=head1 IO Functions
403
404=over 8
645c22ef 405
a8586c98 406=item start_glob
d8c40edc 407X<start_glob>
a8586c98 408
409Function called by C<do_readline> to spawn a glob (or do the glob inside
410perl on VMS). This code used to be inline, but now perl uses C<File::Glob>
bd16a5f0 411this glob starter is only used by miniperl during the build process.
a8586c98 412Moving it away shrinks pp_hot.c; shrinking pp_hot.c helps speed perl up.
413
4048f010 414 PerlIO* start_glob(SV *tmpglob, IO *io)
a8586c98 415
416=for hackers
417Found in file doio.c
418
a4f1a029 419
420=back
421
0cbee0a4 422=head1 Magical Functions
423
424=over 8
425
f175cff5 426=item magic_clearhint
427X<magic_clearhint>
b3ca2e83 428
c28fe1ec 429Triggered by a delete from %^H, records the key to
430C<PL_compiling.cop_hints_hash>.
b3ca2e83 431
f175cff5 432 int magic_clearhint(SV* sv, MAGIC* mg)
433
434=for hackers
435Found in file mg.c
436
437=item magic_sethint
438X<magic_sethint>
439
440Triggered by a store to %^H, records the key/value pair to
441C<PL_compiling.cop_hints_hash>. It is assumed that hints aren't storing
442anything that would need a deep copy. Maybe we should warn if we find a
443reference.
444
b3ca2e83 445 int magic_sethint(SV* sv, MAGIC* mg)
446
447=for hackers
448Found in file mg.c
449
0cbee0a4 450=item mg_localize
d8c40edc 451X<mg_localize>
0cbee0a4 452
64f0785e 453Copy some of the magic from an existing SV to new localized version of that
454SV. Container magic (eg %ENV, $1, tie) gets copied, value magic doesn't (eg
455taint, pos).
0cbee0a4 456
af7df257 457If setmagic is false then no set magic will be called on the new (empty) SV.
64f0785e 458This typically means that assignment will soon follow (e.g. 'local $x = $y'),
459and that will handle the magic.
460
af7df257 461 void mg_localize(SV* sv, SV* nsv, bool setmagic)
0cbee0a4 462
463=for hackers
464Found in file mg.c
465
466
467=back
468
47c9dd14 469=head1 MRO Functions
470
471=over 8
472
c74c7a1e 473=item mro_get_linear_isa_c3
474X<mro_get_linear_isa_c3>
475
476Returns the C3 linearization of @ISA
477the given stash. The return value is a read-only AV*.
478C<level> should be 0 (it is used internally in this
479function's recursion).
480
481You are responsible for C<SvREFCNT_inc()> on the
482return value if you plan to store it anywhere
483semi-permanently (otherwise it might be deleted
484out from under you the next time the cache is
485invalidated).
486
2bbc8d55 487 AV* mro_get_linear_isa_c3(HV* stash, U32 level)
c74c7a1e 488
489=for hackers
490Found in file mro.c
491
492=item mro_get_linear_isa_dfs
493X<mro_get_linear_isa_dfs>
494
495Returns the Depth-First Search linearization of @ISA
496the given stash. The return value is a read-only AV*.
497C<level> should be 0 (it is used internally in this
498function's recursion).
499
500You are responsible for C<SvREFCNT_inc()> on the
501return value if you plan to store it anywhere
502semi-permanently (otherwise it might be deleted
503out from under you the next time the cache is
504invalidated).
505
2bbc8d55 506 AV* mro_get_linear_isa_dfs(HV* stash, U32 level)
c74c7a1e 507
508=for hackers
509Found in file mro.c
510
47c9dd14 511=item mro_isa_changed_in
512X<mro_isa_changed_in>
513
514Takes the necessary steps (cache invalidations, mostly)
515when the @ISA of the given package has changed. Invoked
516by the C<setisa> magic, should not need to invoke directly.
517
518 void mro_isa_changed_in(HV* stash)
519
520=for hackers
521Found in file mro.c
522
523
524=back
525
a4f1a029 526=head1 Pad Data Structures
527
528=over 8
529
530=item CvPADLIST
d8c40edc 531X<CvPADLIST>
a4f1a029 532
533CV's can have CvPADLIST(cv) set to point to an AV.
534
535For these purposes "forms" are a kind-of CV, eval""s are too (except they're
536not callable at will and are always thrown away after the eval"" is done
b5c19bd7 537executing). Require'd files are simply evals without any outer lexical
538scope.
a4f1a029 539
540XSUBs don't have CvPADLIST set - dXSTARG fetches values from PL_curpad,
541but that is really the callers pad (a slot of which is allocated by
542every entersub).
543
544The CvPADLIST AV has does not have AvREAL set, so REFCNT of component items
f3548bdc 545is managed "manual" (mostly in pad.c) rather than normal av.c rules.
a4f1a029 546The items in the AV are not SVs as for a normal AV, but other AVs:
547
5480'th Entry of the CvPADLIST is an AV which represents the "names" or rather
549the "static type information" for lexicals.
550
551The CvDEPTH'th entry of CvPADLIST AV is an AV which is the stack frame at that
552depth of recursion into the CV.
553The 0'th slot of a frame AV is an AV which is @_.
554other entries are storage for variables and op targets.
555
556During compilation:
a6d05634 557C<PL_comppad_name> is set to the names AV.
558C<PL_comppad> is set to the frame AV for the frame CvDEPTH == 1.
559C<PL_curpad> is set to the body of the frame AV (i.e. AvARRAY(PL_comppad)).
a4f1a029 560
f3548bdc 561During execution, C<PL_comppad> and C<PL_curpad> refer to the live
562frame of the currently executing sub.
563
564Iterating over the names AV iterates over all possible pad
a4f1a029 565items. Pad slots that are SVs_PADTMP (targets/GVs/constants) end up having
566&PL_sv_undef "names" (see pad_alloc()).
567
568Only my/our variable (SVs_PADMY/SVs_PADOUR) slots get valid names.
569The rest are op targets/GVs/constants which are statically allocated
570or resolved at compile time. These don't have names by which they
571can be looked up from Perl code at run time through eval"" like
572my/our variables can be. Since they can't be looked up by "name"
573but only by their index allocated at compile time (which is usually
574in PL_op->op_targ), wasting a name SV for them doesn't make sense.
575
576The SVs in the names AV have their PV being the name of the variable.
00a0d662 577xlow+1..xhigh inclusive in the NV union is a range of cop_seq numbers for
578which the name is valid. For typed lexicals name SV is SVt_PVMG and SvSTASH
579points at the type. For C<our> lexicals, the type is also SVt_PVMG, with the
44a2ac75 580SvOURSTASH slot pointing at the stash of the associated global (so that
00a0d662 581duplicate C<our> declarations in the same package can be detected). SvUVX is
582sometimes hijacked to store the generation number during compilation.
a4f1a029 583
b5c19bd7 584If SvFAKE is set on the name SV, then that slot in the frame AV is
585a REFCNT'ed reference to a lexical from "outside". In this case,
00a0d662 586the name SV does not use xlow and xhigh to store a cop_seq range, since it is
587in scope throughout. Instead xhigh stores some flags containing info about
b5c19bd7 588the real lexical (is it declared in an anon, and is it capable of being
00a0d662 589instantiated multiple times?), and for fake ANONs, xlow contains the index
b5c19bd7 590within the parent's pad where the lexical's value is stored, to make
591cloning quicker.
a4f1a029 592
a6d05634 593If the 'name' is '&' the corresponding entry in frame AV
a4f1a029 594is a CV representing a possible closure.
595(SvFAKE and name of '&' is not a meaningful combination currently but could
596become so if C<my sub foo {}> is implemented.)
597
5c3943b6 598Note that formats are treated as anon subs, and are cloned each time
599write is called (if necessary).
600
2814eb74 601The flag SVf_PADSTALE is cleared on lexicals each time the my() is executed,
602and set on scope exit. This allows the 'Variable $x is not available' warning
603to be generated in evals, such as
604
605 { my $x = 1; sub f { eval '$x'} } f();
606
3134ad69 607For state vars, SVf_PADSTALE is overloaded to mean 'not yet initialised'
608
a4f1a029 609 AV * CvPADLIST(CV *cv)
610
611=for hackers
dd2155a4 612Found in file pad.c
613
614=item cv_clone
d8c40edc 615X<cv_clone>
dd2155a4 616
617Clone a CV: make a new CV which points to the same code etc, but which
ad63d80f 618has a newly-created pad built by copying the prototype pad and capturing
dd2155a4 619any outer lexicals.
620
621 CV* cv_clone(CV* proto)
622
623=for hackers
624Found in file pad.c
625
626=item cv_dump
d8c40edc 627X<cv_dump>
dd2155a4 628
629dump the contents of a CV
630
e1ec3a88 631 void cv_dump(const CV *cv, const char *title)
dd2155a4 632
633=for hackers
634Found in file pad.c
635
636=item do_dump_pad
d8c40edc 637X<do_dump_pad>
dd2155a4 638
639Dump the contents of a padlist
640
641 void do_dump_pad(I32 level, PerlIO *file, PADLIST *padlist, int full)
642
643=for hackers
644Found in file pad.c
645
646=item intro_my
d8c40edc 647X<intro_my>
dd2155a4 648
649"Introduce" my variables to visible status.
650
651 U32 intro_my()
652
653=for hackers
654Found in file pad.c
655
656=item pad_add_anon
d8c40edc 657X<pad_add_anon>
dd2155a4 658
659Add an anon code entry to the current compiling pad
660
661 PADOFFSET pad_add_anon(SV* sv, OPCODE op_type)
662
663=for hackers
664Found in file pad.c
665
666=item pad_add_name
d8c40edc 667X<pad_add_name>
dd2155a4 668
b5c19bd7 669Create a new name and associated PADMY SV in the current pad; return the
670offset.
dd2155a4 671If C<typestash> is valid, the name is for a typed lexical; set the
672name's stash to that value.
673If C<ourstash> is valid, it's an our lexical, set the name's
44a2ac75 674SvOURSTASH to that value
dd2155a4 675
dd2155a4 676If fake, it means we're cloning an existing entry
677
952306ac 678 PADOFFSET pad_add_name(const char *name, HV* typestash, HV* ourstash, bool clone, bool state)
dd2155a4 679
680=for hackers
681Found in file pad.c
682
683=item pad_alloc
d8c40edc 684X<pad_alloc>
dd2155a4 685
686Allocate a new my or tmp pad entry. For a my, simply push a null SV onto
687the end of PL_comppad, but for a tmp, scan the pad from PL_padix upwards
324092c6 688for a slot which has no name and no active value.
dd2155a4 689
690 PADOFFSET pad_alloc(I32 optype, U32 tmptype)
691
692=for hackers
693Found in file pad.c
694
695=item pad_block_start
d8c40edc 696X<pad_block_start>
dd2155a4 697
698Update the pad compilation state variables on entry to a new block
699
700 void pad_block_start(int full)
701
702=for hackers
703Found in file pad.c
704
705=item pad_check_dup
d8c40edc 706X<pad_check_dup>
dd2155a4 707
708Check for duplicate declarations: report any of:
709 * a my in the current scope with the same name;
710 * an our (anywhere in the pad) with the same name and the same stash
711 as C<ourstash>
712C<is_our> indicates that the name to check is an 'our' declaration
713
e1ec3a88 714 void pad_check_dup(const char* name, bool is_our, const HV* ourstash)
dd2155a4 715
716=for hackers
717Found in file pad.c
718
719=item pad_findlex
d8c40edc 720X<pad_findlex>
dd2155a4 721
722Find a named lexical anywhere in a chain of nested pads. Add fake entries
b5c19bd7 723in the inner pads if it's found in an outer one.
724
725Returns the offset in the bottom pad of the lex or the fake lex.
726cv is the CV in which to start the search, and seq is the current cop_seq
727to match against. If warn is true, print appropriate warnings. The out_*
728vars return values, and so are pointers to where the returned values
729should be stored. out_capture, if non-null, requests that the innermost
730instance of the lexical is captured; out_name_sv is set to the innermost
731matched namesv or fake namesv; out_flags returns the flags normally
732associated with the IVX field of a fake namesv.
733
734Note that pad_findlex() is recursive; it recurses up the chain of CVs,
735then comes back down, adding fake entries as it goes. It has to be this way
00a0d662 736because fake namesvs in anon protoypes have to store in xlow the index into
b5c19bd7 737the parent pad.
738
e1ec3a88 739 PADOFFSET pad_findlex(const char *name, const CV* cv, U32 seq, int warn, SV** out_capture, SV** out_name_sv, int *out_flags)
dd2155a4 740
741=for hackers
742Found in file pad.c
743
744=item pad_findmy
d8c40edc 745X<pad_findmy>
dd2155a4 746
ad63d80f 747Given a lexical name, try to find its offset, first in the current pad,
dd2155a4 748or failing that, in the pads of any lexically enclosing subs (including
ad63d80f 749the complications introduced by eval). If the name is found in an outer pad,
750then a fake entry is added to the current pad.
dd2155a4 751Returns the offset in the current pad, or NOT_IN_PAD on failure.
752
e1ec3a88 753 PADOFFSET pad_findmy(const char* name)
dd2155a4 754
755=for hackers
756Found in file pad.c
757
758=item pad_fixup_inner_anons
d8c40edc 759X<pad_fixup_inner_anons>
dd2155a4 760
761For any anon CVs in the pad, change CvOUTSIDE of that CV from
7dafbf52 762old_cv to new_cv if necessary. Needed when a newly-compiled CV has to be
763moved to a pre-existing CV struct.
dd2155a4 764
765 void pad_fixup_inner_anons(PADLIST *padlist, CV *old_cv, CV *new_cv)
766
767=for hackers
768Found in file pad.c
769
770=item pad_free
d8c40edc 771X<pad_free>
dd2155a4 772
d7f8936a 773Free the SV at offset po in the current pad.
dd2155a4 774
775 void pad_free(PADOFFSET po)
776
777=for hackers
778Found in file pad.c
779
780=item pad_leavemy
d8c40edc 781X<pad_leavemy>
dd2155a4 782
783Cleanup at end of scope during compilation: set the max seq number for
784lexicals in this scope and warn of any lexicals that never got introduced.
785
786 void pad_leavemy()
787
788=for hackers
789Found in file pad.c
790
791=item pad_new
d8c40edc 792X<pad_new>
dd2155a4 793
ad63d80f 794Create a new compiling padlist, saving and updating the various global
dd2155a4 795vars at the same time as creating the pad itself. The following flags
796can be OR'ed together:
797
798 padnew_CLONE this pad is for a cloned CV
799 padnew_SAVE save old globals
800 padnew_SAVESUB also save extra stuff for start of sub
801
c7c737cb 802 PADLIST* pad_new(int flags)
dd2155a4 803
804=for hackers
805Found in file pad.c
806
807=item pad_push
d8c40edc 808X<pad_push>
dd2155a4 809
810Push a new pad frame onto the padlist, unless there's already a pad at
26019298 811this depth, in which case don't bother creating a new one. Then give
812the new pad an @_ in slot zero.
dd2155a4 813
26019298 814 void pad_push(PADLIST *padlist, int depth)
dd2155a4 815
816=for hackers
817Found in file pad.c
818
819=item pad_reset
d8c40edc 820X<pad_reset>
dd2155a4 821
822Mark all the current temporaries for reuse
823
824 void pad_reset()
825
826=for hackers
827Found in file pad.c
828
829=item pad_setsv
d8c40edc 830X<pad_setsv>
dd2155a4 831
832Set the entry at offset po in the current pad to sv.
833Use the macro PAD_SETSV() rather than calling this function directly.
834
835 void pad_setsv(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
836
837=for hackers
838Found in file pad.c
839
840=item pad_swipe
d8c40edc 841X<pad_swipe>
dd2155a4 842
843Abandon the tmp in the current pad at offset po and replace with a
844new one.
845
846 void pad_swipe(PADOFFSET po, bool refadjust)
847
848=for hackers
849Found in file pad.c
850
851=item pad_tidy
d8c40edc 852X<pad_tidy>
dd2155a4 853
854Tidy up a pad after we've finished compiling it:
855 * remove most stuff from the pads of anonsub prototypes;
856 * give it a @_;
857 * mark tmps as such.
858
859 void pad_tidy(padtidy_type type)
860
861=for hackers
862Found in file pad.c
863
864=item pad_undef
d8c40edc 865X<pad_undef>
dd2155a4 866
867Free the padlist associated with a CV.
868If parts of it happen to be current, we null the relevant
869PL_*pad* global vars so that we don't have any dangling references left.
870We also repoint the CvOUTSIDE of any about-to-be-orphaned
a3985cdc 871inner subs to the outer of this cv.
dd2155a4 872
7dafbf52 873(This function should really be called pad_free, but the name was already
874taken)
875
a3985cdc 876 void pad_undef(CV* cv)
dd2155a4 877
878=for hackers
879Found in file pad.c
a4f1a029 880
881
882=back
883
907b3e23 884=head1 Per-Interpreter Variables
885
886=over 8
887
888=item PL_DBsingle
889X<PL_DBsingle>
890
891When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this SV is a
892boolean which indicates whether subs are being single-stepped.
893Single-stepping is automatically turned on after every step. This is the C
894variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::single variable. See
895C<PL_DBsub>.
896
897 SV * PL_DBsingle
898
899=for hackers
900Found in file intrpvar.h
901
902=item PL_DBsub
903X<PL_DBsub>
904
905When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this GV contains
906the SV which holds the name of the sub being debugged. This is the C
907variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::sub variable. See
908C<PL_DBsingle>.
909
910 GV * PL_DBsub
911
912=for hackers
913Found in file intrpvar.h
914
915=item PL_DBtrace
916X<PL_DBtrace>
917
918Trace variable used when Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d>
919switch. This is the C variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::trace
920variable. See C<PL_DBsingle>.
921
922 SV * PL_DBtrace
923
924=for hackers
925Found in file intrpvar.h
926
927=item PL_dowarn
928X<PL_dowarn>
929
930The C variable which corresponds to Perl's $^W warning variable.
931
932 bool PL_dowarn
933
934=for hackers
935Found in file intrpvar.h
936
937=item PL_last_in_gv
938X<PL_last_in_gv>
939
940The GV which was last used for a filehandle input operation. (C<< <FH> >>)
941
942 GV* PL_last_in_gv
943
944=for hackers
945Found in file intrpvar.h
946
6a57758b 947=item PL_ofsgv
948X<PL_ofsgv>
907b3e23 949
6a57758b 950The glob containing the output field separator - C<*,> in Perl space.
907b3e23 951
6a57758b 952 GV* PL_ofsgv
907b3e23 953
954=for hackers
955Found in file intrpvar.h
956
957=item PL_rs
958X<PL_rs>
959
960The input record separator - C<$/> in Perl space.
961
962 SV* PL_rs
963
964=for hackers
965Found in file intrpvar.h
966
967
968=back
969
a4f1a029 970=head1 Stack Manipulation Macros
971
972=over 8
973
974=item djSP
d8c40edc 975X<djSP>
a4f1a029 976
977Declare Just C<SP>. This is actually identical to C<dSP>, and declares
978a local copy of perl's stack pointer, available via the C<SP> macro.
979See C<SP>. (Available for backward source code compatibility with the
980old (Perl 5.005) thread model.)
981
982 djSP;
983
984=for hackers
985Found in file pp.h
986
987=item LVRET
d8c40edc 988X<LVRET>
a4f1a029 989
990True if this op will be the return value of an lvalue subroutine
991
992=for hackers
993Found in file pp.h
994
995
996=back
997
998=head1 SV Manipulation Functions
999
1000=over 8
1001
645c22ef 1002=item sv_add_arena
d8c40edc 1003X<sv_add_arena>
645c22ef 1004
1005Given a chunk of memory, link it to the head of the list of arenas,
1006and split it into a list of free SVs.
1007
de37a194 1008 void sv_add_arena(char *const ptr, const U32 size, const U32 flags)
645c22ef 1009
1010=for hackers
1011Found in file sv.c
1012
1013=item sv_clean_all
d8c40edc 1014X<sv_clean_all>
645c22ef 1015
1016Decrement the refcnt of each remaining SV, possibly triggering a
1017cleanup. This function may have to be called multiple times to free
8fb26106 1018SVs which are in complex self-referential hierarchies.
645c22ef 1019
1020 I32 sv_clean_all()
1021
1022=for hackers
1023Found in file sv.c
1024
1025=item sv_clean_objs
d8c40edc 1026X<sv_clean_objs>
645c22ef 1027
1028Attempt to destroy all objects not yet freed
1029
1030 void sv_clean_objs()
1031
1032=for hackers
1033Found in file sv.c
1034
1035=item sv_free_arenas
d8c40edc 1036X<sv_free_arenas>
645c22ef 1037
1038Deallocate the memory used by all arenas. Note that all the individual SV
1039heads and bodies within the arenas must already have been freed.
1040
1041 void sv_free_arenas()
1042
1043=for hackers
1044Found in file sv.c
1045
a4f1a029 1046
954c1994 1047=back
1048
800401ee 1049=head1 SV-Body Allocation
1050
1051=over 8
1052
1053=item sv_2num
1054X<sv_2num>
1055
1056Return an SV with the numeric value of the source SV, doing any necessary
a196a5fa 1057reference or overload conversion. You must use the C<SvNUM(sv)> macro to
1058access this function.
800401ee 1059
5de3775c 1060 SV* sv_2num(SV *const sv)
800401ee 1061
1062=for hackers
1063Found in file sv.c
1064
1065
1066=back
1067
979f2922 1068=head1 Unicode Support
1069
1070=over 8
1071
1072=item find_uninit_var
1073X<find_uninit_var>
1074
1075Find the name of the undefined variable (if any) that caused the operator o
1076to issue a "Use of uninitialized value" warning.
1077If match is true, only return a name if it's value matches uninit_sv.
1078So roughly speaking, if a unary operator (such as OP_COS) generates a
1079warning, then following the direct child of the op may yield an
1080OP_PADSV or OP_GV that gives the name of the undefined variable. On the
1081other hand, with OP_ADD there are two branches to follow, so we only print
1082the variable name if we get an exact match.
1083
1084The name is returned as a mortal SV.
1085
1086Assumes that PL_op is the op that originally triggered the error, and that
1087PL_comppad/PL_curpad points to the currently executing pad.
1088
87cea99e 1089 SV* find_uninit_var(const OP *const obase, const SV *const uninit_sv, bool top)
979f2922 1090
1091=for hackers
1092Found in file sv.c
1093
1094=item report_uninit
1095X<report_uninit>
1096
1097Print appropriate "Use of uninitialized variable" warning
1098
64f0785e 1099 void report_uninit(const SV *uninit_sv)
979f2922 1100
1101=for hackers
1102Found in file sv.c
1103
1104
1105=back
1106
954c1994 1107=head1 AUTHORS
1108
1c846c1f 1109The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
1110Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
954c1994 1111document their functions.
1112
1113=head1 SEE ALSO
1114
1115perlguts(1), perlapi(1)
1116
3f98fbb3 1117=cut
1118
1119 ex: set ro: