3 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
4 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
5 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
6 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
10 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
14 * added support for the following API:
18 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
29 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
30 directories while running in the core test suite
34 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
35 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
39 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
41 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
42 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
43 * added support for the following API:
50 PL_perl_destruct_level
58 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
60 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
70 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
71 working on the 3.00 internals
75 * improve/check documentation
76 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
82 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
83 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
84 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
85 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
86 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
90 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
95 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
96 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
97 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
98 * some small adjustments
102 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
104 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
105 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
107 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
108 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
109 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
111 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
117 * feature complete for 3.00
118 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
119 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
120 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
121 - checks source for unsupported API calls
122 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
123 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
124 - can use custom diff utility / options
125 - can write one patch against the module
126 - can write single copies with changes applied
127 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
128 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
129 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
130 * added HACKERS file to document internals
131 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
132 using search.cpan.org
136 * first beta towards 3.00
137 * complete rework of internals
138 * autogenerated API-checks
139 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
141 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
142 - can now be run without -x
143 - now shows hints and dependencies
144 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
146 - now uses File::Find when available
147 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
148 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
149 * added support for the following API:
242 2.008 - 20th October 2003
247 2.007 - 18th September 2003
249 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
251 2.006 - 8th September 2003
253 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
254 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
256 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
258 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
259 go away for older perls
260 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
262 2.004 - 22th August 2003
264 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
268 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
270 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
272 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
273 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
274 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
278 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
282 * Initial port to the perl core.
286 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.