1 1.21 -- Mon May 18 10:32:14 CDT 2009
3 * Change build system for perl-only install not to need to modify blib
4 * When building inside perl, tests for weaken should be always run (Alexandr Ciornii)
6 1.20 -- Wed May 13 16:42:53 CDT 2009
9 This distribution now requires perl 5.6 or greater
12 * Fixed stack pop issue in POP_MULTICALL
13 * Fixed error reporting in import when XS not compiled
14 * Check first argument to reduce is a CODE reference to avoid segfault
15 * Handle overloaded and tied values
16 * Fix tainted test to run on Win32
19 * Added List::Util::XS so authors can depend on XS version
20 * Removed need for dummy methods in UNIVERSAL for perl-only code
23 1.19 -- Sun Dec 10 09:58:03 CST 2006
26 * Fix invalid conversion from `const char*' to `char*' warnings
27 * Avoid Makefile error when building on Win32
28 * Fix undefined symbol error for perl < 5.9.0
29 * Fix hardcoded "/" in a filepath that causes p_tainted.t to fail on VMS
32 * Document that reduce calls BLOCK in a scalar context
33 * Add SEE ALSO sections to docs
36 * A new regression test for readonly, taking a reference to a constant passed to a sub
38 1.18 -- Fri Nov 25 09:30:29 CST 2005
41 * Fix pure-perl version of refaddr to avoid blessing an un-blessed reference
42 * Fix memory leak in first() and reduce()
43 * Pure perl version of looks_like_number now matches XS version for
44 references and undef. It will now return undef
47 * Support for using XSLoader instead of DynaLoader
48 * Use new multicall API
50 1.17 -- Mon May 23 08:55:26 CDT 2005
53 * Update XS code to declare PERL_UNUSED_DECL conditionally
55 1.16 -- Fri May 20 10:22:49 CDT 2005
58 * Change to refaddr.t test to avoid false errors on some 64 bit platforms
59 * Fix all perl only tests to work when in the core build environment
60 * Fix looks like number test to work for 5.8.5 and above
62 1.15 -- Fri May 13 11:01:15 CDT 2005
65 * Fixed memory leak in first()
68 * Converted tests to use Test::More
69 * Improved test coverage
70 * Changed Makefile.PL to use Module::Install
71 * Refactor use of Sv..X() macros to be Sv.._set()
72 * Changes from Jarkko for Symbian port of Perl
73 * Documentation updates to weaken()
75 1.14 -- Sat May 22 08:01:19 BST 2004
78 * Fixed memory leak in reduce()
79 * Added tests to check passing a reference to a constant to weaken() in perl >= 5.008003
80 * Fixed looks_like_number(undef) to return false for perl >= 5.009002
81 * Fixed bug in refaddr() when passed a tied variable
83 Switch to svn repository at http://svn.mutatus.co.uk/wsvn/Scalar-List-Utils/trunk/
84 Old perforce revision log below
86 Change 827 on 2003/09/25 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
90 Change 826 on 2003/09/25 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
92 Fix NV casting issue with some compilers
94 Change 825 on 2003/08/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
98 Change 824 on 2003/08/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
100 Don't directly use the SV returned as $a in the next iteration,
101 take a copy instead. Fixes problem if the code block result was from
104 Change 823 on 2003/08/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
106 Install into the 'perl' installdirs for >= 5.008
108 Change 822 on 2003/08/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
110 Fix test for EBCDIC portability
112 Change 771 on 2003/03/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
114 Get path for make from $Config
116 Change 770 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
120 Change 769 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
122 Add t/proto.t to MANIFEST
124 Change 768 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
126 Add set_prototype from Rafael Garcia-Suarez
128 Change 767 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
130 Fix t/isvstring.t so it does not cause perl5.004 to segv
131 because of the exit from within BEGIN
133 Change 766 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
135 Change how patchlevel.h is included and check we got what we wanted (from Jarkko)
137 Change 765 on 2003/02/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
139 Add -DPERL_EXT to DEFINEs, requested by Jarkko for 5.8.1
141 Change 764 on 2003/02/04 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
145 Change 763 on 2003/02/04 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
147 Fix linking error for older perls
149 Change 762 on 2003/02/04 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
151 Make lln tests and perl implementation mimic changes to looks_like_number
152 in different perl versions
154 Change 761 on 2003/02/04 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
156 Add looks_like_number
158 Change 760 on 2003/02/04 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
160 Ensure PERL_DL_NONLAZY is false so we don't catch link errors during
161 bootstrap and then test the perl only version
163 Change 759 on 2002/12/12 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
167 Change 758 on 2002/12/12 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
169 Use UV to return refaddr
171 Change 757 on 2002/11/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
175 Change 756 on 2002/11/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
177 Use PAD_* macros in 5.9
178 Reuse our own target when calling pp_rand in shuffle() so we dont need to create a fake pad
180 Change 751 on 2002/10/18 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
182 Fix context so that sub for reduce/first is always in a scalar context
183 Fix sum/min/max so that they don't upgrade their arguments to NVs
186 Change 750 on 2002/10/14 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
190 Change 745 on 2002/09/23 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
195 Change 722 on 2002/04/29 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
199 Change 721 on 2002/04/29 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
201 Add comment to README about failing tests on perl5.6.0
203 Change 714 on 2002/03/18 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
207 Change 713 on 2002/03/18 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
209 Add Scalar::Util::openhandle()
211 Change 647 on 2001/09/18 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
215 Change 645 on 2001/09/07 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
217 Some platforms require the main executable to export symbols
218 needed by modules. In 5.7.2 and prior releases of perl
219 Perl_cxinc was not exported so we need to duplicate its
222 Change 644 on 2001/09/07 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
224 Generate a typemap for NV for all perl version up to and
227 Change 643 on 2001/09/07 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
229 Document problems known with specific versions of perl
231 Change 642 on 2001/09/05 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
235 Change 641 on 2001/09/05 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
237 Fix shuffle() to compile with threaded perl
239 Change 640 on 2001/09/05 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
243 Change 639 on 2001/09/05 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
245 Fix context type (caused a core on Tru64)
246 Call pp_rand via *(PL_ppaddr[OP_RAND])
248 Change 638 on 2001/09/05 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
250 Documentation updates
252 Change 637 on 2001/09/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
256 Change 636 on 2001/09/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
258 More changes to help merging with core dist
260 Change 635 on 2001/09/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
262 Added List::Util::shuffle() similar to that described in
263 the perl FAQ except it returns a shuffled list instead of
264 modifying an array passed by reference
266 Change 632 on 2001/09/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
268 Handle tied variables passed for the number to dualvar()
269 Preserve number type (IV/UV/NV) in dualvar()
271 Change 631 on 2001/08/31 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
273 Handle eval{} inside of the code blocks for first and reduce
275 Change 629 on 2001/08/22 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
277 perl5.004 does not like exit from within a BEGIN, it core dumps
279 Change 628 on 2001/08/22 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
281 Fix stack problem in first() and reduce()
284 Change 483 on 2000/04/10 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
288 Change 482 on 2000/04/10 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
290 Check for SvMAGICAL on argument for reftype and blessed
292 Change 366 on 2000/03/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
296 Change 365 on 2000/03/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
298 - Added auto-detection for a compiler and install the perl version
300 - Better perl implemenation of reftype, should be thread-safe now
302 Change 364 on 2000/03/03 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
304 - Added some examples of simple subs that have been requested
306 - Updated copyright dates
308 Change 344 on 1999/11/10 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
310 - Better testcase for reftype
312 Change 343 on 1999/11/10 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
314 - Modules are now called List::Util & Scalar::Util
315 - Supports non-XS install
316 - perl version of reftype now returns "REF" when it should
318 Change 311 on 1999/06/01 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
322 Change 275 on 1999/03/22 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
324 Removed forall as it is very broken
326 Change 274 on 1999/03/22 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
328 Added List::Util::forall
330 Change 273 on 1999/03/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
332 Added weaken and isweak to Ref::Util
334 Change 272 on 1999/03/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
336 Add new .pm files to repository
338 Change 271 on 1999/03/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
340 - Split into three packages Ref::Util, List::Util and Scalar::DualVar
341 - readonly and clock were removed in favor of other modules
343 Change 270 on 1999/03/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
347 Change 269 on 1999/03/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
350 - improved reduce by not doing a sub call
351 - reduce now uses $a and $b
352 - now compiles with 5.005_5x
354 Change 178 on 1998/07/26 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
356 Modified XS code so it will compile with 5.004 and 5.005
358 Change 115 on 1998/02/21 by <gbarr@pobox.com> (Graham Barr)
360 Fri Feb 20 1998 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>
363 - Change sor to do a numerical sort
365 Fri Dec 19 1997 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>
369 Wed Nov 19 1997 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>