3 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
6 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
7 - output is colored (can be turned off)
8 * add a section on integrating this module into
9 the core to the HACKERS file
13 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
15 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
16 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
17 * add a --version option to ppport.h
21 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
22 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
23 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
24 * load the shared files only when testing the module
25 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
29 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
31 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
36 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
37 caused slightly wrong output
38 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
39 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
44 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
45 * improve and speed up the development tools
51 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
53 - can now search directories for perl executables
54 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
55 revision using the --min option
56 - sorts tests by perl version
57 - shows a summary of failed versions
58 * added support for the following API
59 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
66 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
67 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
68 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
74 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
75 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
76 * added support for the following API
97 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
98 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
102 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
103 * minor internal cleanups
104 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
115 * add --strip / --unstrip options
116 * added support for the following API
124 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
125 * fix compiler warnings
126 * fix test for PL_signals
132 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
133 * added support for the following API
136 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
141 * fix --compat-version argument checking
142 * filter files passed on the command line by default
143 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
144 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
145 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
146 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
151 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
156 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
157 * add more examples to tht documentation
158 * improve wording baseline information
159 * added support for the following API
169 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
170 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
171 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
172 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
176 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
180 * added support for the following API:
184 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
195 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
196 directories while running in the core test suite
200 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
201 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
205 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
207 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
208 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
209 * added support for the following API:
216 PL_perl_destruct_level
224 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
226 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
236 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
237 working on the 3.00 internals
241 * improve/check documentation
242 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
248 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
249 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
250 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
251 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
252 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
256 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
257 unsupported API calls
261 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
262 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
263 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
264 * some small adjustments
268 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
270 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
271 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
273 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
274 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
275 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
277 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
283 * feature complete for 3.00
284 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
285 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
286 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
287 - checks source for unsupported API calls
288 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
289 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
290 - can use custom diff utility / options
291 - can write one patch against the module
292 - can write single copies with changes applied
293 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
294 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
295 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
296 * added HACKERS file to document internals
297 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
298 using search.cpan.org
302 * first beta towards 3.00
303 * complete rework of internals
304 * autogenerated API-checks
305 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
307 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
308 - can now be run without -x
309 - now shows hints and dependencies
310 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
312 - now uses File::Find when available
313 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
314 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
315 * added support for the following API:
408 2.008 - 20th October 2003
413 2.007 - 18th September 2003
415 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
417 2.006 - 8th September 2003
419 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
420 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
422 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
424 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
425 go away for older perls
426 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
428 2.004 - 22th August 2003
430 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
434 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
436 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
438 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
439 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
440 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
444 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
448 * Initial port to the perl core.
452 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.