3 * fix DEFSV_set() for threaded 5.005 perls
4 * add G_METHOD support to call_sv()
8 * added support for the following API
10 * fix --unstrip for development versions
14 * fix stupid bugs in pv_pretty tests (only the
15 tests were broken, ppport.h was find)
19 * added support for the following API
30 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR
31 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOBACKSLASH
32 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOCLEAR
36 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT
38 PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELLIPSES
40 PERL_PV_PRETTY_NOCLEAR
42 PERL_PV_PRETTY_REGPROP
49 * fix C++ compilation issue with last release
50 (spotted by Nicholas Clark)
51 * added support for the following API
59 * added support for the following API
68 (fixes CPAN #39809 and CPAN #39808)
69 * add read/write support for
75 * sync my_snprintf implementation with bleadperl
79 * resolve CPAN #37451: add PERLIO_FUNCS_DECL and
85 * fix CPAN #36197: filename nit in parse_partspec
86 (thanks to Craig A. Berry for providing a patch)
90 * fix CPAN #35835: SvPV_flags_const_nolen segfaults prior
95 * fix NV[efg]f format string macros for perl-5.6.0 built
96 using -Duselongdouble (thanks to Zefram for figuring this
97 out and to Jarkko Hietaniemi for keeping me in sync)
98 * add --patch and --oneshot options to devel/buildperl.pl
102 * fix dependency detection algorithm for functions
103 * fix some potential memory leaks in the test suite
104 * no need to use *_mg functions for mX?PUSH macros
105 * added support for the following API
112 * make sure soak works with cromfs
116 * fix cpan #29748: ppport.h problems with perl5.005_05
117 (spotted by Slaven Rezić)
118 * fix a compiler warning
122 [released without changes]
126 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
127 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
128 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
130 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
131 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
132 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
136 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
138 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
139 passed in a const char pointer
140 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
145 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
147 * added support for the following API
151 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
153 * improve the --strip option
154 - strip all C comments
155 - strip most superfluous whitespace
156 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
158 3.11_03 3.11_04 delta
159 ------------------------------------------
160 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
161 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
165 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
166 triggered by circular dependencies
167 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
168 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
169 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
170 implementation/dontwarn sections
174 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
175 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
176 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
177 * added support for the following API
182 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
195 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
199 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
200 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
203 SvPV_force_nomg_nolen
207 SvPV_nomg_const_nolen
210 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
211 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
212 * add warnings support to ppport.h
213 * update ppport.h file searching logic
214 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
215 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
216 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
220 * added support for the following API
224 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
232 * add two missing files
236 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
237 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
238 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
239 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
240 * added support for the following API
245 * added tests for all PL_* variables
246 * added progress indicator to soak script
247 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
248 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
249 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
253 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
257 * added support for the following API
260 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
264 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
268 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
270 * improve soak script
271 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
272 - output is colored (can be turned off)
273 * add a section on integrating this module into
274 the core to the HACKERS file
278 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
280 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
281 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
282 * add a --version option to ppport.h
286 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
287 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
288 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
289 * load the shared files only when testing the module
290 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
294 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
296 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
301 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
302 caused slightly wrong output
303 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
304 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
309 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
310 * improve and speed up the development tools
316 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
317 * improve soak script
318 - can now search directories for perl executables
319 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
320 revision using the --min option
321 - sorts tests by perl version
322 - shows a summary of failed versions
323 * added support for the following API
324 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
331 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
332 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
333 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
339 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
340 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
341 * added support for the following API
362 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
363 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
367 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
368 * minor internal cleanups
369 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
380 * add --strip / --unstrip options
381 * added support for the following API
389 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
390 * fix compiler warnings
391 * fix test for PL_signals
397 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
398 * added support for the following API
401 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
406 * fix --compat-version argument checking
407 * filter files passed on the command line by default
408 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
409 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
410 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
411 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
416 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
421 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
422 * add more examples to tht documentation
423 * improve wording baseline information
424 * added support for the following API
434 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
435 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
436 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
437 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
441 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
445 * added support for the following API:
449 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
460 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
461 directories while running in the core test suite
465 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
466 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
470 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
472 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
473 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
474 * added support for the following API:
481 PL_perl_destruct_level
489 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
491 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
501 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
502 working on the 3.00 internals
506 * improve/check documentation
507 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
513 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
514 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
515 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
516 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
517 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
521 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
522 unsupported API calls
526 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
527 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
528 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
529 * some small adjustments
533 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
535 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
536 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
538 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
539 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
540 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
542 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
548 * feature complete for 3.00
549 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
550 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
551 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
552 - checks source for unsupported API calls
553 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
554 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
555 - can use custom diff utility / options
556 - can write one patch against the module
557 - can write single copies with changes applied
558 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
559 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
560 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
561 * added HACKERS file to document internals
562 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
563 using search.cpan.org
567 * first beta towards 3.00
568 * complete rework of internals
569 * autogenerated API-checks
570 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
572 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
573 - can now be run without -x
574 - now shows hints and dependencies
575 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
577 - now uses File::Find when available
578 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
579 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
580 * added support for the following API:
673 2.008 - 20th October 2003
678 2.007 - 18th September 2003
680 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
682 2.006 - 8th September 2003
684 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
685 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
687 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
689 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
690 go away for older perls
691 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
693 2.004 - 22th August 2003
695 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
699 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
701 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
703 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
704 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
705 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
709 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
713 * Initial port to the perl core.
717 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.