3 * updated base/todo files
7 * fix CPAN #44614: Please support XSBODY
8 * fix CPAN #44655: Please support SVfARG
9 * added support for the following API
23 (thanks to Goro Fuji for providing a patch to
24 implement almost all of these, fixes CPAN #44087)
28 * remove MAN3PODS option from Makefile.PL, which is
29 no longer needed (thanks to Nicholas Clark for
31 * adapt mktests.PL for new layout of ext modules in
36 * rework PTR macros, fixing PTR2ul for 5.6.1
37 (fixes CPAN #39802, thanks to CHOCOLATE for
38 reporting and providing a patch)
39 * added support for the following API
41 (second part of fix for CPAN #39802)
45 * fix DEFSV_set() for threaded 5.005 perls
46 * add G_METHOD support to call_sv()
50 * added support for the following API
52 * fix --unstrip for development versions
56 * fix stupid bugs in pv_pretty tests (only the
57 tests were broken, ppport.h was find)
61 * added support for the following API
72 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR
73 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOBACKSLASH
74 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOCLEAR
78 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT
80 PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELLIPSES
82 PERL_PV_PRETTY_NOCLEAR
84 PERL_PV_PRETTY_REGPROP
91 * fix C++ compilation issue with last release
92 (spotted by Nicholas Clark)
93 * added support for the following API
101 * added support for the following API
110 (fixes CPAN #39809 and CPAN #39808)
111 * add read/write support for
117 * sync my_snprintf implementation with bleadperl
121 * resolve CPAN #37451: add PERLIO_FUNCS_DECL and
127 * fix CPAN #36197: filename nit in parse_partspec
128 (thanks to Craig A. Berry for providing a patch)
132 * fix CPAN #35835: SvPV_flags_const_nolen segfaults prior
137 * fix NV[efg]f format string macros for perl-5.6.0 built
138 using -Duselongdouble (thanks to Zefram for figuring this
139 out and to Jarkko Hietaniemi for keeping me in sync)
140 * add --patch and --oneshot options to devel/buildperl.pl
144 * fix dependency detection algorithm for functions
145 * fix some potential memory leaks in the test suite
146 * no need to use *_mg functions for mX?PUSH macros
147 * added support for the following API
154 * make sure soak works with cromfs
158 * fix cpan #29748: ppport.h problems with perl5.005_05
159 (spotted by Slaven Rezić)
160 * fix a compiler warning
164 [released without changes]
168 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
169 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
170 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
172 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
173 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
174 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
178 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
180 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
181 passed in a const char pointer
182 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
187 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
189 * added support for the following API
193 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
195 * improve the --strip option
196 - strip all C comments
197 - strip most superfluous whitespace
198 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
200 3.11_03 3.11_04 delta
201 ------------------------------------------
202 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
203 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
207 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
208 triggered by circular dependencies
209 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
210 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
211 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
212 implementation/dontwarn sections
216 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
217 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
218 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
219 * added support for the following API
224 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
237 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
241 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
242 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
245 SvPV_force_nomg_nolen
249 SvPV_nomg_const_nolen
252 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
253 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
254 * add warnings support to ppport.h
255 * update ppport.h file searching logic
256 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
257 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
258 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
262 * added support for the following API
266 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
274 * add two missing files
278 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
279 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
280 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
281 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
282 * added support for the following API
287 * added tests for all PL_* variables
288 * added progress indicator to soak script
289 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
290 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
291 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
295 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
299 * added support for the following API
302 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
306 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
310 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
312 * improve soak script
313 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
314 - output is colored (can be turned off)
315 * add a section on integrating this module into
316 the core to the HACKERS file
320 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
322 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
323 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
324 * add a --version option to ppport.h
328 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
329 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
330 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
331 * load the shared files only when testing the module
332 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
336 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
338 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
343 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
344 caused slightly wrong output
345 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
346 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
351 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
352 * improve and speed up the development tools
358 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
359 * improve soak script
360 - can now search directories for perl executables
361 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
362 revision using the --min option
363 - sorts tests by perl version
364 - shows a summary of failed versions
365 * added support for the following API
366 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
373 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
374 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
375 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
381 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
382 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
383 * added support for the following API
404 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
405 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
409 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
410 * minor internal cleanups
411 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
422 * add --strip / --unstrip options
423 * added support for the following API
431 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
432 * fix compiler warnings
433 * fix test for PL_signals
439 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
440 * added support for the following API
443 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
448 * fix --compat-version argument checking
449 * filter files passed on the command line by default
450 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
451 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
452 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
453 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
458 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
463 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
464 * add more examples to tht documentation
465 * improve wording baseline information
466 * added support for the following API
476 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
477 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
478 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
479 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
483 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
487 * added support for the following API:
491 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
502 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
503 directories while running in the core test suite
507 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
508 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
512 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
514 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
515 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
516 * added support for the following API:
523 PL_perl_destruct_level
531 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
533 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
543 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
544 working on the 3.00 internals
548 * improve/check documentation
549 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
555 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
556 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
557 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
558 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
559 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
563 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
564 unsupported API calls
568 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
569 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
570 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
571 * some small adjustments
575 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
577 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
578 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
580 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
581 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
582 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
584 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
590 * feature complete for 3.00
591 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
592 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
593 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
594 - checks source for unsupported API calls
595 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
596 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
597 - can use custom diff utility / options
598 - can write one patch against the module
599 - can write single copies with changes applied
600 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
601 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
602 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
603 * added HACKERS file to document internals
604 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
605 using search.cpan.org
609 * first beta towards 3.00
610 * complete rework of internals
611 * autogenerated API-checks
612 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
614 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
615 - can now be run without -x
616 - now shows hints and dependencies
617 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
619 - now uses File::Find when available
620 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
621 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
622 * added support for the following API:
715 2.008 - 20th October 2003
720 2.007 - 18th September 2003
722 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
724 2.006 - 8th September 2003
726 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
727 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
729 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
731 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
732 go away for older perls
733 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
735 2.004 - 22th August 2003
737 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
741 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
743 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
745 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
746 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
747 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
751 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
755 * Initial port to the perl core.
759 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.