add ck_sysread() for better sysread/read/recv sanity

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / Todo.5.005

diff --git a/Todo.5.005 b/Todo.5.005
index 1159da5..37ee139 100644 (file)
--- a/Todo.5.005
+++ b/Todo.5.005
@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
-Merging
-    5.004_04
-    oneperl (THIS pointer)
-
 Multi-threading
-    Fix Thread->list
     $AUTOLOAD. Hmm.
     without USE_THREADS, change extern variable for dTHR
     consistent semantics for exit/die in threads
     SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs
-    $@ and other magic globals:
-       global lexical pool with auto-binding for magicals
-       move magicals that should be per-thread into thread.h
-       sv_magic for the necessary global lexical pool entries
+    better support for externally created threads
     Thread::Pool
-    check new condition variable word; fix cond.t
     more Configure support
-
-Miscellaneous
-    rename and alter ISA.pm
+    spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety
 
 Compiler
     auto-produce executable
@@ -26,6 +15,53 @@ Compiler
     $^C to track compiler/checker status
     END blocks need saving in compiled output
     _AUTOLOAD prodding
+    fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR
+       from where newASSIGNOP steals the field)
+
+Namespace cleanup
+    symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars
+                  "Perl_" prefix for all functions
+    CPP-space:   restrict what we export from headers
+                  stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
+    header-space: move into CORE/perl/
+    API-space:    begin list of things that constitute public api
+
+MULTIPLICITY support
+    complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()>
+
+Configure
+    installation layout changes to avoid overwriting old versions
+
+Reliable Signals
+    alternate runops() for signal despatch
+    figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler
+    add tests for Thread::Signal
+
+Win32 stuff
+    automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
+    get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
+    rename new headers to be consistent with the rest
+    sort out the spawnvp() mess
+    work out DLL versioning
+    put perlobject in $ARCHNAME so it can coexist with rest
+    get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32?
+    style-check
+
+Miscellaneous
+    rename and alter ISA.pm
+    magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
+    be generous in accepting foreign line terminations
+    make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
+    upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
+    add new modules (Data-Dumper, Storable?)
+    test it with large parts of CPAN
 
 Documentation
-    lots
+    comprehensive perldelta.pod
+    describe new age patterns
+    update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
+    document Win32 choices
+    rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure
+    spot-check all new modules for completeness
+    better docs for pack()/unpack()
+    add perlport.pod