Tweaks on the Tru64 prof options.

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perl5005delta.pod

diff --git a/pod/perl5005delta.pod b/pod/perl5005delta.pod
index 3353821..78bf90f 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perl5005delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl5005delta.pod
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ Starting with Perl 5.004_50 there were many deep and far-reaching changes
 to the language internals.  If you have dynamically loaded extensions
 that you built under perl 5.003 or 5.004, you can continue to use them
 with 5.004, but you will need to rebuild and reinstall those extensions
-to use them 5.005.  See L<INSTALL> for detailed instructions on how to
+to use them 5.005.  See F<INSTALL> for detailed instructions on how to
 upgrade.
 
 =head2 Default installation structure has changed
 
 The new Configure defaults are designed to allow a smooth upgrade from
-5.004 to 5.005, but you should read L<INSTALL> for a detailed
+5.004 to 5.005, but you should read F<INSTALL> for a detailed
 discussion of the changes in order to adapt them to your system.
 
 =head2 Perl Source Compatibility
@@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ the new features in this release.
 
 =over 4
 
-=item Core sources now require ANSI C compiler
+=item *
+
+Core sources now require ANSI C compiler
 
 An ANSI C compiler is now B<required> to build perl.  See F<INSTALL>.
 
-=item All Perl global variables must now be referenced with an explicit prefix
+=item *
+
+All Perl global variables must now be referenced with an explicit prefix
 
 All Perl global variables that are visible for use by extensions now
 have a C<PL_> prefix.  New extensions should C<not> refer to perl globals
@@ -87,7 +91,9 @@ support may cease in a future release.
 
 See L<perlguts/"API LISTING">.
 
-=item Enabling threads has source compatibility issues
+=item *
+
+Enabling threads has source compatibility issues
 
 Perl built with threading enabled requires extensions to use the new
 C<dTHR> macro to initialize the handle to access per-thread data.
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ WARNING: Threading is considered an B<experimental> feature.  Details of the
 implementation may change without notice.  There are known limitations
 and some bugs.  These are expected to be fixed in future versions.
 
-See L<README.threads>.
+See F<README.threads>.
 
 =head2 Compiler
 
@@ -482,10 +488,10 @@ magic lvalue too. For instance, this code now acts differently:
 
 In previous versions, this would print "hello", but it now prints "g'bye".
 
-=head2 E<lt>E<gt> now reads in records
+=head2 <> now reads in records
 
 If C<$/> is a reference to an integer, or a scalar that holds an integer,
-E<lt>E<gt> will read in records instead of lines. For more info, see
+<> will read in records instead of lines. For more info, see
 L<perlvar/$/>.
 
 =head1 Supported Platforms
@@ -496,17 +502,19 @@ the command-line arguments used in F<config.sh>.
 
 =head2 New Platforms
 
-BeOS is now supported.  See L<README.beos>.
+BeOS is now supported.  See F<README.beos>.
 
-DOS is now supported under the DJGPP tools.  See L<README.dos>.
+DOS is now supported under the DJGPP tools.  See F<README.dos> (installed 
+as L<perldos> on some systems).
 
-MiNT is now supported.  See L<README.mint>.
+MiNT is now supported.  See F<README.mint>.
 
-MPE/iX is now supported.  See L<README.mpeix>.
+MPE/iX is now supported.  See F<README.mpeix>.
 
-MVS (aka OS390, aka Open Edition) is now supported.  See L<README.os390>.
+MVS (aka OS390, aka Open Edition) is now supported.  See F<README.os390> 
+(installed as L<perlos390> on some systems).
 
-Stratus VOS is now supported.  See L<README.vos>.
+Stratus VOS is now supported.  See F<README.vos>.
 
 =head2 Changes in existing support
 
@@ -514,7 +522,8 @@ Win32 support has been vastly enhanced.  Support for Perl Object, a C++
 encapsulation of Perl.  GCC and EGCS are now supported on Win32.
 See F<README.win32>, aka L<perlwin32>.
 
-VMS configuration system has been rewritten.  See L<README.vms>.
+VMS configuration system has been rewritten.  See F<README.vms> (installed 
+as L<README_vms> on some systems).
 
 The hints files for most Unix platforms have seen incremental improvements.
 
@@ -522,7 +531,7 @@ The hints files for most Unix platforms have seen incremental improvements.
 
 =head2 New Modules
 
-=over
+=over 4
 
 =item B
 
@@ -593,13 +602,15 @@ Various pragmata to control behavior of regular expressions.
 
 =head2 Changes in existing modules
 
-=over
+=over 4
 
 =item Benchmark
 
 You can now run tests for I<x> seconds instead of guessing the right
 number of tests to run.
 
+Keeps better time.
+
 =item Carp
 
 Carp has a new function cluck(). cluck() warns, like carp(), but also adds
@@ -657,10 +668,6 @@ See <perlmodinstall> and L<CPAN>.
 
 Cwd::cwd is faster on most platforms.
 
-=item Benchmark
-
-Keeps better time.
-
 =back
 
 =head1 Utility Changes
@@ -699,7 +706,7 @@ L<perlthrtut> gives a tutorial on threads.
 
 =head1 New Diagnostics
 
-=over
+=over 4
 
 =item Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::%s(), qualify as such or use &
 
@@ -756,10 +763,10 @@ only with arrays that have a hash reference at index 0.
 
 =item Can't localize pseudo-hash element
 
-(F) You said something like C<local $ar-E<gt>{'key'}>, where $ar is
+(F) You said something like C<< local $ar->{'key'} >>, where $ar is
 a reference to a pseudo-hash.  That hasn't been implemented yet, but
 you can get a similar effect by localizing the corresponding array
-element directly -- C<local $ar-E<gt>[$ar-E<gt>[0]{'key'}]>.
+element directly -- C<< local $ar->[$ar->[0]{'key'}] >>.
 
 =item Can't use %%! because Errno.pm is not available
 
@@ -856,7 +863,7 @@ are outside the range which can be represented by integers internally.
 One possible workaround is to force Perl to use magical string
 increment by prepending "0" to your numbers.
 
-=item Recursive inheritance detected while looking for method '%s' in package '%s'
+=item Recursive inheritance detected while looking for method '%s' %s
 
 (F) More than 100 levels of inheritance were encountered while invoking a
 method.  Probably indicates an unintended loop in your inheritance hierarchy.
@@ -913,7 +920,7 @@ fix the problem can be found in L<perllocale/"LOCALE PROBLEMS">.
 
 =head1 Obsolete Diagnostics
 
-=over
+=over 4
 
 =item Can't mktemp()