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