3 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
4 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
5 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
7 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
8 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
9 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
13 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
15 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
16 passed in a const char pointer
17 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
22 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
24 * added support for the following API
28 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
30 * improve the --strip option
31 - strip all C comments
32 - strip most superfluous whitespace
33 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
36 ------------------------------------------
37 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
38 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
42 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
43 triggered by circular dependencies
44 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
45 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
46 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
47 implementation/dontwarn sections
51 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
52 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
53 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
54 * added support for the following API
59 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
72 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
76 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
77 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
87 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
88 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
89 * add warnings support to ppport.h
90 * update ppport.h file searching logic
91 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
92 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
93 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
97 * added support for the following API
101 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
109 * add two missing files
113 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
114 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
115 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
116 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
117 * added support for the following API
122 * added tests for all PL_* variables
123 * added progress indicator to soak script
124 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
125 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
126 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
130 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
134 * added support for the following API
137 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
141 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
145 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
147 * improve soak script
148 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
149 - output is colored (can be turned off)
150 * add a section on integrating this module into
151 the core to the HACKERS file
155 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
157 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
158 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
159 * add a --version option to ppport.h
163 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
164 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
165 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
166 * load the shared files only when testing the module
167 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
171 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
173 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
178 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
179 caused slightly wrong output
180 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
181 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
186 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
187 * improve and speed up the development tools
193 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
194 * improve soak script
195 - can now search directories for perl executables
196 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
197 revision using the --min option
198 - sorts tests by perl version
199 - shows a summary of failed versions
200 * added support for the following API
201 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
208 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
209 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
210 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
216 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
217 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
218 * added support for the following API
239 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
240 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
244 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
245 * minor internal cleanups
246 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
257 * add --strip / --unstrip options
258 * added support for the following API
266 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
267 * fix compiler warnings
268 * fix test for PL_signals
274 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
275 * added support for the following API
278 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
283 * fix --compat-version argument checking
284 * filter files passed on the command line by default
285 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
286 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
287 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
288 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
293 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
298 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
299 * add more examples to tht documentation
300 * improve wording baseline information
301 * added support for the following API
311 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
312 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
313 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
314 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
318 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
322 * added support for the following API:
326 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
337 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
338 directories while running in the core test suite
342 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
343 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
347 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
349 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
350 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
351 * added support for the following API:
358 PL_perl_destruct_level
366 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
368 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
378 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
379 working on the 3.00 internals
383 * improve/check documentation
384 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
390 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
391 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
392 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
393 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
394 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
398 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
399 unsupported API calls
403 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
404 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
405 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
406 * some small adjustments
410 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
412 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
413 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
415 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
416 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
417 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
419 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
425 * feature complete for 3.00
426 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
427 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
428 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
429 - checks source for unsupported API calls
430 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
431 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
432 - can use custom diff utility / options
433 - can write one patch against the module
434 - can write single copies with changes applied
435 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
436 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
437 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
438 * added HACKERS file to document internals
439 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
440 using search.cpan.org
444 * first beta towards 3.00
445 * complete rework of internals
446 * autogenerated API-checks
447 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
449 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
450 - can now be run without -x
451 - now shows hints and dependencies
452 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
454 - now uses File::Find when available
455 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
456 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
457 * added support for the following API:
550 2.008 - 20th October 2003
555 2.007 - 18th September 2003
557 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
559 2.006 - 8th September 2003
561 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
562 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
564 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
566 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
567 go away for older perls
568 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
570 2.004 - 22th August 2003
572 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
576 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
578 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
580 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
581 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
582 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
586 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
590 * Initial port to the perl core.
594 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.