3 * fix CPAN #44614: Please support XSBODY
4 * fix CPAN #44655: Please support SVfARG
5 * added support for the following API
19 (thanks to Goro Fuji for providing a patch to
20 implement almost all of these, fixes CPAN #44087)
24 * remove MAN3PODS option from Makefile.PL, which is
25 no longer needed (thanks to Nicholas Clark for
27 * adapt mktests.PL for new layout of ext modules in
32 * rework PTR macros, fixing PTR2ul for 5.6.1
33 (fixes CPAN #39802, thanks to CHOCOLATE for
34 reporting and providing a patch)
35 * added support for the following API
37 (second part of fix for CPAN #39802)
41 * fix DEFSV_set() for threaded 5.005 perls
42 * add G_METHOD support to call_sv()
46 * added support for the following API
48 * fix --unstrip for development versions
52 * fix stupid bugs in pv_pretty tests (only the
53 tests were broken, ppport.h was find)
57 * added support for the following API
68 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR
69 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOBACKSLASH
70 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOCLEAR
74 PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT
76 PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELLIPSES
78 PERL_PV_PRETTY_NOCLEAR
80 PERL_PV_PRETTY_REGPROP
87 * fix C++ compilation issue with last release
88 (spotted by Nicholas Clark)
89 * added support for the following API
97 * added support for the following API
106 (fixes CPAN #39809 and CPAN #39808)
107 * add read/write support for
113 * sync my_snprintf implementation with bleadperl
117 * resolve CPAN #37451: add PERLIO_FUNCS_DECL and
123 * fix CPAN #36197: filename nit in parse_partspec
124 (thanks to Craig A. Berry for providing a patch)
128 * fix CPAN #35835: SvPV_flags_const_nolen segfaults prior
133 * fix NV[efg]f format string macros for perl-5.6.0 built
134 using -Duselongdouble (thanks to Zefram for figuring this
135 out and to Jarkko Hietaniemi for keeping me in sync)
136 * add --patch and --oneshot options to devel/buildperl.pl
140 * fix dependency detection algorithm for functions
141 * fix some potential memory leaks in the test suite
142 * no need to use *_mg functions for mX?PUSH macros
143 * added support for the following API
150 * make sure soak works with cromfs
154 * fix cpan #29748: ppport.h problems with perl5.005_05
155 (spotted by Slaven Rezić)
156 * fix a compiler warning
160 [released without changes]
164 * fix cpan #29302: Perl_croak_nocontext doesn't need aTHX_
165 (spotted by Jerry D. Hedden)
166 * fix a Win32 VC++ compiler warning (thanks to Steve Hay for
168 * don't generate redundant specs for provided Perl_ functions
169 * fun with const and casts to avoid compiler warnings
170 * bump max supported version to 5.10.0
174 * fix: PERL_HASH() was emitting a warning when passed in a
176 * fix: sv_magic_portable() was emitting a warning when
177 passed in a const char pointer
178 * fix: make sure arguments to sv_magic_portable() are only
183 * fix: ignore strings and XS comments when scanning and
185 * added support for the following API
189 * use PERL_BCDREVISION for version checking to save some
191 * improve the --strip option
192 - strip all C comments
193 - strip most superfluous whitespace
194 with these changes, the stripped ppport.h is now almost
196 3.11_03 3.11_04 delta
197 ------------------------------------------
198 uncompressed 87988 62573 -28.9%
199 gzip'd 17985 12725 -29.2%
203 * fix an infinite recursion in ppport.h that could be
204 triggered by circular dependencies
205 * fix PERL_BCDREVISION, which wasn't BCD but simply
206 shifted decimal (just in time for 5.10)
207 * fix detection of macros that are not listed in the
208 implementation/dontwarn sections
212 * fix cpan #25372: special case sv_magic(sv, obj, how, name, 0)
213 * fix cpan #27906: [PATCH] add UTF8_MAXBYTES
214 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
215 * added support for the following API
220 SV_COW_SHARED_HASH_KEYS
233 SvPV_flags_const_nolen
237 SvPV_force_flags_mutable
238 SvPV_force_flags_nolen
241 SvPV_force_nomg_nolen
245 SvPV_nomg_const_nolen
248 * provide compatibility macros for vanished variables
249 PL_expect, PL_copline, PL_rsfp, PL_rsfp_filters
250 * add warnings support to ppport.h
251 * update ppport.h file searching logic
252 * add -c.inc and -xs.inc to the list of supported extensions
253 * document that --copy doesn't include the dot
254 * improve soak script and devel/buildperl.pl
258 * added support for the following API
262 (thanks to Nicholas Clark for providing a patch)
270 * add two missing files
274 * fix cpan #21239: Signals safe in Perl 5.8.0
275 * fix PL_ppaddr and PL_no_modify support 5.005 perls
276 * added dTHXR, aTHXR and aTHXR_ for API that need
277 the context argument in pre-5.6.0 perls
278 * added support for the following API
283 * added tests for all PL_* variables
284 * added progress indicator to soak script
285 * added --test-archives option to buildperl.pl script
286 * added comments to all autogenerated files that
287 clearly indicate their purpose and origin
291 * remove timestamp from generated ppport.h
295 * added support for the following API
298 (thanks to Steve Peters for providing a patch)
302 * avoid using 'glob' when running under miniperl
306 * fix Makefile.PL's c_o override
308 * improve soak script
309 - now counts warnings emitted during testing
310 - output is colored (can be turned off)
311 * add a section on integrating this module into
312 the core to the HACKERS file
316 * fix cpan #20179: Licensing information for PPPort is
318 * only --unstrip a stripped ppport.h if an appropriate
319 version of Devel::PPPort is installed
320 * add a --version option to ppport.h
324 * fix breakage on MSWin32, where generating XS files on
325 the fly doesn't seem to work the same way as under Linux
326 (thanks to Sadahiro Tomoyuki for providing a patch)
327 * load the shared files only when testing the module
328 * remove PPPort.xs from CPAN distribution
332 * when in the core, generate PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs
334 * PPPort.pm can now be loaded by miniperl
339 * fix a bug in the automated API info generator that
340 caused slightly wrong output
341 * improve the speed of the automated API info generator;
342 we're now down from several hours to a few minutes
347 * add devel/regenerate script to regenerate API info
348 * improve and speed up the development tools
354 * changed hv_stores() to omit the hash parameter
355 * improve soak script
356 - can now search directories for perl executables
357 - can use only perl binaries of at least a certain
358 revision using the --min option
359 - sorts tests by perl version
360 - shows a summary of failed versions
361 * added support for the following API
362 PERL_USE_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS
369 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN
370 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void
371 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN
377 * update NOOP and dNOOP to include lint directives
378 * update API info (for 5.8.8 and 5.9.3)
379 * added support for the following API
400 * thanks to Craig Berry for fixing my broken ppphtest
401 * add AUTHOR and ABSTRACT_FROM to Makefile.PL
405 * improve internals documentation in HACKERS
406 * minor internal cleanups
407 * thanks to Steve Peters for adding support for
418 * add --strip / --unstrip options
419 * added support for the following API
427 * fix extra ')' in PPPort_pm.PL
428 * fix compiler warnings
429 * fix test for PL_signals
435 * improve devel/buildperl.pl utility
436 * added support for the following API
439 PERL_SIGNALS_UNSAFE_FLAG
444 * fix --compat-version argument checking
445 * filter files passed on the command line by default
446 to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful
447 * add --nofilter option to override the filtering
448 * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic
449 * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL
454 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error
459 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen
460 * add more examples to tht documentation
461 * improve wording baseline information
462 * added support for the following API
472 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force
473 * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments
474 not preserving case (perl change #23367)
475 * add --api-info switch for ppport.h
479 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken
483 * added support for the following API:
487 PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
498 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing
499 directories while running in the core test suite
503 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL,
504 as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary
508 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in
510 * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to
511 global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient
512 * added support for the following API:
519 PL_perl_destruct_level
527 sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
529 sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
539 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while
540 working on the 3.00 internals
544 * improve/check documentation
545 * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV
551 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions
552 provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API
553 * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv
554 * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former
555 looks ugly on search.cpan.org
559 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for
560 unsupported API calls
564 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS
565 * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only
566 check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version
567 * some small adjustments
571 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by
573 * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as
574 well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h
576 * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script
577 * added a hint for gv_stashpvn
578 * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry)
580 * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE
586 * feature complete for 3.00
587 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script:
588 - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks
589 - checks source for missing aTHX arguments
590 - checks source for unsupported API calls
591 - can now lists provided and unsupported API
592 - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility
593 - can use custom diff utility / options
594 - can write one patch against the module
595 - can write single copies with changes applied
596 * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h
597 * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script
598 * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest
599 * added HACKERS file to document internals
600 * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs
601 using search.cpan.org
605 * first beta towards 3.00
606 * complete rework of internals
607 * autogenerated API-checks
608 * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files
610 - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_
611 - can now be run without -x
612 - now shows hints and dependencies
613 - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works
615 - now uses File::Find when available
616 * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls
617 from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x
618 * added support for the following API:
711 2.008 - 20th October 2003
716 2.007 - 18th September 2003
718 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized
720 2.006 - 8th September 2003
722 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added
723 * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed
725 2.005 - 2nd September 2003
727 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings
728 go away for older perls
729 * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added
731 2.004 - 22th August 2003
733 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants
737 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv
739 2.002 - 2nd December 2001
741 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
742 * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort
743 * More documentation in PPPort.pm
747 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed.
751 * Initial port to the perl core.
755 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.