3 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
8 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
9 * add more examples to tht documentation
10 * improve wording baseline information
11 * added support for the following API
21 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
22 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
23 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
24 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
28 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
32 * added support for the following API:
36 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
47 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
48 directories while running in the core test suite
52 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
53 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
57 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
59 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
60 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
61 * added support for the following API:
68 PL_perl_destruct_level
76 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
78 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
88 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
89 working on the 3.00 internals
93 * improve/check documentation
94 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
100 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
101 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
102 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
103 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
104 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
108 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
109 unsupported API calls
113 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
114 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
115 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
116 * some small adjustments
120 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
122 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
123 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
125 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
126 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
127 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
129 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
135 * feature complete for 3.00
136 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
137 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
138 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
139 - checks source for unsupported API calls
140 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
141 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
142 - can use custom diff utility / options
143 - can write one patch against the module
144 - can write single copies with changes applied
145 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
146 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
147 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
148 * added HACKERS file to document internals
149 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
150 using search.cpan.org
154 * first beta towards 3.00
155 * complete rework of internals
156 * autogenerated API-checks
157 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
159 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
160 - can now be run without -x
161 - now shows hints and dependencies
162 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
164 - now uses File::Find when available
165 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
166 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
167 * added support for the following API:
260 2.008 - 20th October 2003
265 2.007 - 18th September 2003
267 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
269 2.006 - 8th September 2003
271 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
272 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
274 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
276 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
277 go away for older perls
278 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
280 2.004 - 22th August 2003
282 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
286 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
288 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
290 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
291 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
292 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
296 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
300 * Initial port to the perl core.
304 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.