3 consistent semantics for exit/die in threads
4 SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs
5 better support for externally created threads
8 spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety
11 auto-produce executable
12 typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad
13 workarounds to help Win32
14 END blocks need saving in compiled output
16 fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR
17 from where newASSIGNOP steals the field)
20 CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers
21 stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
22 header-space: move into CORE/perl/
23 API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api
26 complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()>
27 revisit extra implicit arg that provides curthread/curinterp context
30 alternate runops() for signal despatch
31 figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler
32 add tests for Thread::Signal
35 get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
36 get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32
37 automate generation of 'protected' prototypes for CPerlObj
38 rename new headers to be consistent with the rest
39 sort out the spawnvp() mess
40 work out DLL versioning
44 rename and alter ISA.pm
45 magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
46 add new modules (Archive::Tar, Compress::Zlib, CPAN::FTP?)
47 fix pod2html to generate relative URLs
48 automate testing with large parts of CPAN
51 keep filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
52 upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
55 comprehensive perldelta.pod
56 describe new age patterns
57 update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
58 document Win32 choices
59 spot-check all new modules for completeness
60 better docs for pack()/unpack()
61 reorg tutorials vs. reference sections