4 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
5 * improve and speed up the development tools
11 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
13 - can now search directories for perl executables
14 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
15 revision using the --min option
16 - sorts tests by perl version
17 - shows a summary of failed versions
18 * added support for the following API
19 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
26 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
27 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
28 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
34 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
35 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
36 * added support for the following API
57 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
58 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
62 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
63 * minor internal cleanups
64 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
75 * add --strip / --unstrip options
76 * added support for the following API
84 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
85 * fix compiler warnings
86 * fix test for PL_signals
92 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
93 * added support for the following API
96 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
101 * fix --compat-version argument checking
102 * filter files passed on the command line by default
103 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
104 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
105 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
106 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
111 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
116 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
117 * add more examples to tht documentation
118 * improve wording baseline information
119 * added support for the following API
129 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
130 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
131 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
132 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
136 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
140 * added support for the following API:
144 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
155 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
156 directories while running in the core test suite
160 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
161 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
165 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
167 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
168 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
169 * added support for the following API:
176 PL_perl_destruct_level
184 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
186 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
196 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
197 working on the 3.00 internals
201 * improve/check documentation
202 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
208 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
209 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
210 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
211 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
212 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
216 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
217 unsupported API calls
221 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
222 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
223 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
224 * some small adjustments
228 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
230 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
231 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
233 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
234 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
235 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
237 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
243 * feature complete for 3.00
244 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
245 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
246 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
247 - checks source for unsupported API calls
248 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
249 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
250 - can use custom diff utility / options
251 - can write one patch against the module
252 - can write single copies with changes applied
253 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
254 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
255 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
256 * added HACKERS file to document internals
257 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
258 using search.cpan.org
262 * first beta towards 3.00
263 * complete rework of internals
264 * autogenerated API-checks
265 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
267 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
268 - can now be run without -x
269 - now shows hints and dependencies
270 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
272 - now uses File::Find when available
273 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
274 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
275 * added support for the following API:
368 2.008 - 20th October 2003
373 2.007 - 18th September 2003
375 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
377 2.006 - 8th September 2003
379 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
380 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
382 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
384 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
385 go away for older perls
386 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
388 2.004 - 22th August 2003
390 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
394 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
396 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
398 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
399 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
400 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
404 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
408 * Initial port to the perl core.
412 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.