3 * rework PTR macros, fixing PTR2ul for 5.6.1
4 (fixes CPAN #39802, thanks to CHOCOLATE for
5 reporting and providing a patch)
6 * added support for the following API
8 (second part of fix for CPAN #39802)
12 * fix DEFSV_set() for threaded 5.005 perls
13 * add G_METHOD support to call_sv()
17 * added support for the following API
19 * fix --unstrip for development versions
23 * fix stupid bugs in pv_pretty tests (only the
24 tests were broken, ppport.h was find)
28 * added support for the following API
39 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR
40 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOBACKSLASH
41 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOCLEAR
45 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT
47 PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELLIPSES
49 PERL_PV_PRETTY_NOCLEAR
51 PERL_PV_PRETTY_REGPROP
58 * fix C++ compilation issue with last release
59 (spotted by Nicholas Clark)
60 * added support for the following API
68 * added support for the following API
77 (fixes CPAN #39809 and CPAN #39808)
78 * add read/write support for
84 * sync my_snprintf implementation with bleadperl
88 * resolve CPAN #37451: add PERLIO_FUNCS_DECL and
94 * fix CPAN #36197: filename nit in parse_partspec
95 (thanks to Craig A. Berry for providing a patch)
99 * fix CPAN #35835: SvPV_flags_const_nolen segfaults prior
104 * fix NV[efg]f format string macros for perl-5.6.0 built
105 using -Duselongdouble (thanks to Zefram for figuring this
106 out and to Jarkko Hietaniemi for keeping me in sync)
107 * add --patch and --oneshot options to devel/buildperl.pl
111 * fix dependency detection algorithm for functions
112 * fix some potential memory leaks in the test suite
113 * no need to use *_mg functions for mX?PUSH macros
114 * added support for the following API
121 * make sure soak works with cromfs
125 * fix cpan #29748: ppport.h problems with perl5.005_05
126 (spotted by Slaven Rezić)
127 * fix a compiler warning
131 [released without changes]
135 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
136 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
137 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
139 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
140 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
141 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
145 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
147 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
148 passed in a const char pointer
149 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
154 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
156 * added support for the following API
160 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
162 * improve the --strip option
163 - strip all C comments
164 - strip most superfluous whitespace
165 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
167 3.11_03 3.11_04 delta
168 ------------------------------------------
169 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
170 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
174 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
175 triggered by circular dependencies
176 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
177 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
178 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
179 implementation/dontwarn sections
183 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
184 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
185 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
186 * added support for the following API
191 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
204 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
208 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
209 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
212 SvPV_force_nomg_nolen
216 SvPV_nomg_const_nolen
219 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
220 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
221 * add warnings support to ppport.h
222 * update ppport.h file searching logic
223 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
224 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
225 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
229 * added support for the following API
233 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
241 * add two missing files
245 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
246 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
247 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
248 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
249 * added support for the following API
254 * added tests for all PL_* variables
255 * added progress indicator to soak script
256 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
257 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
258 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
262 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
266 * added support for the following API
269 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
273 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
277 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
279 * improve soak script
280 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
281 - output is colored (can be turned off)
282 * add a section on integrating this module into
283 the core to the HACKERS file
287 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
289 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
290 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
291 * add a --version option to ppport.h
295 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
296 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
297 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
298 * load the shared files only when testing the module
299 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
303 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
305 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
310 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
311 caused slightly wrong output
312 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
313 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
318 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
319 * improve and speed up the development tools
325 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
326 * improve soak script
327 - can now search directories for perl executables
328 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
329 revision using the --min option
330 - sorts tests by perl version
331 - shows a summary of failed versions
332 * added support for the following API
333 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
340 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
341 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
342 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
348 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
349 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
350 * added support for the following API
371 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
372 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
376 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
377 * minor internal cleanups
378 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
389 * add --strip / --unstrip options
390 * added support for the following API
398 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
399 * fix compiler warnings
400 * fix test for PL_signals
406 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
407 * added support for the following API
410 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
415 * fix --compat-version argument checking
416 * filter files passed on the command line by default
417 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
418 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
419 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
420 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
425 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
430 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
431 * add more examples to tht documentation
432 * improve wording baseline information
433 * added support for the following API
443 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
444 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
445 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
446 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
450 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
454 * added support for the following API:
458 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
469 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
470 directories while running in the core test suite
474 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
475 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
479 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
481 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
482 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
483 * added support for the following API:
490 PL_perl_destruct_level
498 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
500 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
510 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
511 working on the 3.00 internals
515 * improve/check documentation
516 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
522 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
523 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
524 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
525 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
526 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
530 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
531 unsupported API calls
535 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
536 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
537 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
538 * some small adjustments
542 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
544 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
545 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
547 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
548 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
549 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
551 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
557 * feature complete for 3.00
558 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
559 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
560 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
561 - checks source for unsupported API calls
562 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
563 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
564 - can use custom diff utility / options
565 - can write one patch against the module
566 - can write single copies with changes applied
567 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
568 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
569 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
570 * added HACKERS file to document internals
571 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
572 using search.cpan.org
576 * first beta towards 3.00
577 * complete rework of internals
578 * autogenerated API-checks
579 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
581 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
582 - can now be run without -x
583 - now shows hints and dependencies
584 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
586 - now uses File::Find when available
587 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
588 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
589 * added support for the following API:
682 2.008 - 20th October 2003
687 2.007 - 18th September 2003
689 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
691 2.006 - 8th September 2003
693 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
694 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
696 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
698 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
699 go away for older perls
700 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
702 2.004 - 22th August 2003
704 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
708 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
710 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
712 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
713 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
714 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
718 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
722 * Initial port to the perl core.
726 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.