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 put perlobject in $ARCHNAME so it can coexist with rest
47 get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32?
51 rename and alter ISA.pm
52 magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
53 be generous in accepting foreign line terminations
54 make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
55 upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
56 add new modules (Data-Dumper, Storable?)
57 test it with large parts of CPAN
58 fix pod2html to generate relative URLs
61 comprehensive perldelta.pod
62 describe new age patterns
63 update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
64 document Win32 choices
65 rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure
66 spot-check all new modules for completeness
67 better docs for pack()/unpack()