3 * fix dependency detection algorithm for functions
4 * fix some potential memory leaks in the test suite
5 * no need to use *_mg functions for mX?PUSH macros
6 * added support for the following API
13 * make sure soak works with cromfs
17 * fix cpan #29748: ppport.h problems with perl5.005_05
18 (spotted by Slaven Rezić)
19 * fix a compiler warning
23 [released without changes]
27 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
28 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
29 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
31 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
32 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
33 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
37 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
39 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
40 passed in a const char pointer
41 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
46 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
48 * added support for the following API
52 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
54 * improve the --strip option
55 - strip all C comments
56 - strip most superfluous whitespace
57 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
60 ------------------------------------------
61 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
62 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
66 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
67 triggered by circular dependencies
68 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
69 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
70 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
71 implementation/dontwarn sections
75 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
76 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
77 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
78 * added support for the following API
83 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
96 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
100 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
101 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
104 SvPV_force_nomg_nolen
108 SvPV_nomg_const_nolen
111 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
112 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
113 * add warnings support to ppport.h
114 * update ppport.h file searching logic
115 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
116 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
117 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
121 * added support for the following API
125 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
133 * add two missing files
137 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
138 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
139 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
140 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
141 * added support for the following API
146 * added tests for all PL_* variables
147 * added progress indicator to soak script
148 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
149 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
150 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
154 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
158 * added support for the following API
161 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
165 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
169 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
171 * improve soak script
172 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
173 - output is colored (can be turned off)
174 * add a section on integrating this module into
175 the core to the HACKERS file
179 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
181 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
182 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
183 * add a --version option to ppport.h
187 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
188 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
189 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
190 * load the shared files only when testing the module
191 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
195 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
197 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
202 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
203 caused slightly wrong output
204 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
205 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
210 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
211 * improve and speed up the development tools
217 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
218 * improve soak script
219 - can now search directories for perl executables
220 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
221 revision using the --min option
222 - sorts tests by perl version
223 - shows a summary of failed versions
224 * added support for the following API
225 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
232 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
233 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
234 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
240 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
241 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
242 * added support for the following API
263 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
264 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
268 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
269 * minor internal cleanups
270 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
281 * add --strip / --unstrip options
282 * added support for the following API
290 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
291 * fix compiler warnings
292 * fix test for PL_signals
298 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
299 * added support for the following API
302 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
307 * fix --compat-version argument checking
308 * filter files passed on the command line by default
309 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
310 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
311 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
312 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
317 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
322 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
323 * add more examples to tht documentation
324 * improve wording baseline information
325 * added support for the following API
335 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
336 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
337 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
338 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
342 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
346 * added support for the following API:
350 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
361 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
362 directories while running in the core test suite
366 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
367 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
371 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
373 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
374 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
375 * added support for the following API:
382 PL_perl_destruct_level
390 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
392 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
402 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
403 working on the 3.00 internals
407 * improve/check documentation
408 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
414 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
415 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
416 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
417 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
418 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
422 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
423 unsupported API calls
427 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
428 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
429 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
430 * some small adjustments
434 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
436 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
437 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
439 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
440 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
441 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
443 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
449 * feature complete for 3.00
450 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
451 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
452 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
453 - checks source for unsupported API calls
454 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
455 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
456 - can use custom diff utility / options
457 - can write one patch against the module
458 - can write single copies with changes applied
459 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
460 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
461 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
462 * added HACKERS file to document internals
463 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
464 using search.cpan.org
468 * first beta towards 3.00
469 * complete rework of internals
470 * autogenerated API-checks
471 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
473 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
474 - can now be run without -x
475 - now shows hints and dependencies
476 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
478 - now uses File::Find when available
479 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
480 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
481 * added support for the following API:
574 2.008 - 20th October 2003
579 2.007 - 18th September 2003
581 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
583 2.006 - 8th September 2003
585 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
586 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
588 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
590 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
591 go away for older perls
592 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
594 2.004 - 22th August 2003
596 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
600 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
602 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
604 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
605 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
606 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
610 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
614 * Initial port to the perl core.
618 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.