3 without USE_THREADS, change extern variable for dTHR
4 consistent semantics for exit/die in threads
5 SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs
6 better support for externally created threads
9 spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety
12 auto-produce executable
13 typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad
14 workarounds to help Win32
15 $^C to track compiler/checker status
16 END blocks need saving in compiled output
18 fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR
19 from where newASSIGNOP steals the field)
22 symbol-space: "PL_" prefix for all global vars
23 "Perl_" prefix for all functions
24 CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers
25 stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
26 header-space: move into CORE/perl/
27 API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api
30 complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()>
33 installation layout changes to avoid overwriting old versions
36 alternate runops() for signal despatch
37 figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler
38 add tests for Thread::Signal
41 automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
42 get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
43 rename new headers to be consistent with the rest
44 sort out the spawnvp() mess
45 work out DLL versioning
46 get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32?
50 rename and alter ISA.pm
51 magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
52 make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
53 upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
54 add new modules (Archive::Tar, Compress::Zlib, CPAN::FTP?)
55 test it with large parts of CPAN
56 fix pod2html to generate relative URLs
59 comprehensive perldelta.pod
60 describe new age patterns
61 update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
62 document Win32 choices
63 rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure
64 spot-check all new modules for completeness
65 better docs for pack()/unpack()