=for hackers
Found in file op.c
+=item nothreadhook
+
+Stub that provides thread hook for perl_destruct when there are
+no threads.
+
+ int nothreadhook()
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file perl.c
+
=item perl_alloc
Allocates a new Perl interpreter. See L<perlembed>.
=back
+=head1 Functions in file pp_pack.c
+
+
+=over 8
+
+=item pack_cat
+
+The engine implementing pack() Perl function.
+
+ void pack_cat(SV *cat, char *pat, char *patend, SV **beglist, SV **endlist, SV ***next_in_list, U32 flags)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp_pack.c
+
+=item unpack_str
+
+The engine implementing unpack() Perl function.
+
+ I32 unpack_str(char *pat, char *patend, char *s, char *strbeg, char *strend, char **new_s, I32 ocnt, U32 flags)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp_pack.c
+
+
+=back
+
=head1 Global Variables
=over 8
=for hackers
Found in file gv.c
+=item gv_fetchmeth_autoload
+
+Same as gv_fetchmeth(), but looks for autoloaded subroutines too.
+Returns a glob for the subroutine.
+
+For an autoloaded subroutine without a GV, will create a GV even
+if C<level < 0>. For an autoloaded subroutine without a stub, GvCV()
+of the result may be zero.
+
+ GV* gv_fetchmeth_autoload(HV* stash, const char* name, STRLEN len, I32 level)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file gv.c
+
=item gv_stashpv
Returns a pointer to the stash for a specified package. C<name> should
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvLOCK
+
+Arranges for a mutual exclusion lock to be obtained on sv if a suitable module
+has been loaded.
+
+ void SvLOCK(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSETMAGIC
Invokes C<mg_set> on an SV if it has 'set' magic. This macro evaluates its
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvSetMagicSV_nosteal
+
+Like C<SvSetMagicSV>, but does any set magic required afterwards.
+
+ void SvSetMagicSV_nosteal(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvSetSV
Calls C<sv_setsv> if dsv is not the same as ssv. May evaluate arguments
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvSHARE
+
+Arranges for sv to be shared between threads if a suitable module
+has been loaded.
+
+ void SvSHARE(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=back
=item savepvn
Copy a string to a safe spot. The C<len> indicates number of bytes to
-copy. This does not use an SV.
+copy. If pointer is NULL allocate space for a string of size specified.
+This does not use an SV.
char* savepvn(const char* sv, I32 len)
=for hackers
Found in file util.c
+=item savesharedpv
+
+Copy a string to a safe spot in memory shared between threads.
+This does not use an SV.
+
+ char* savesharedpv(const char* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item StructCopy
This is an architecture-independent macro to copy one structure to another.
=back
-=head1 Shared SV Functions
-
-=over 8
-
-=item sharedsv_find
-
-Tries to find if a given SV has a shared backend, either by
-looking at magic, or by checking if it is tied again threads::shared.
-
- shared_sv* sharedsv_find(SV* sv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_init
-
-Saves a space for keeping SVs wider than an interpreter,
-currently only stores a pointer to the first interpreter.
-
- void sharedsv_init()
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_lock
-
-Recursive locks on a sharedsv.
-Locks are dynamically scoped at the level of the first lock.
- void sharedsv_lock(shared_sv* ssv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_new
-
-Allocates a new shared sv struct, you must yourself create the SV/AV/HV.
- shared_sv* sharedsv_new()
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_thrcnt_dec
-
-Decrements the threadcount of a shared sv. When a threads frontend is freed
-this function should be called.
-
- void sharedsv_thrcnt_dec(shared_sv* ssv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_thrcnt_inc
-
-Increments the threadcount of a sharedsv.
- void sharedsv_thrcnt_inc(shared_sv* ssv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-=item sharedsv_unlock
-
-Recursively unlocks a shared sv.
-
- void sharedsv_unlock(shared_sv* ssv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sharedsv.c
-
-
-=back
-
=head1 Stack Manipulation Macros
=over 8
=item SvPV
-Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
-if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic. See also
+Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of
+the SV if the SV does not contain a string. The SV may cache the
+stringified version becoming C<SvPOK>. Handles 'get' magic. See also
C<SvPVx> for a version which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
char* SvPV(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvPVX
+=item SvPVx
-Returns a pointer to the physical string in the SV. The SV must contain a
-string.
+A version of C<SvPV> which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
- char* SvPVX(SV* sv)
+ char* SvPVx(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvPVx
+=item SvPVX
-A version of C<SvPV> which guarantees to evaluate sv only once.
+Returns a pointer to the physical string in the SV. The SV must contain a
+string.
- char* SvPVx(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
+ char* SvPVX(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=item SvPV_force
-Like <SvPV> but will force the SV into becoming a string (SvPOK). You want
-force if you are going to update the SvPVX directly.
+Like C<SvPV> but will force the SV into containing just a string
+(C<SvPOK_only>). You want force if you are going to update the C<SvPVX>
+directly.
char* SvPV_force(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=item SvPV_force_nomg
-Like <SvPV> but will force the SV into becoming a string (SvPOK). You want
-force if you are going to update the SvPVX directly. Doesn't process magic.
+Like C<SvPV> but will force the SV into containing just a string
+(C<SvPOK_only>). You want force if you are going to update the C<SvPVX>
+directly. Doesn't process magic.
char* SvPV_force_nomg(SV* sv, STRLEN len)
=item SvPV_nolen
-Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of the SV
-if the SV does not contain a string. Handles 'get' magic.
+Returns a pointer to the string in the SV, or a stringified form of
+the SV if the SV does not contain a string. The SV may cache the
+stringified form becoming C<SvPOK>. Handles 'get' magic.
char* SvPV_nolen(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvSetMagicSV_nosteal
-
-Like C<SvSetMagicSV>, but does any set magic required afterwards.
-
-
- void SvSetMagicSV_nosteal(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
-
-=for hackers
-Found in file sv.h
-
=item SvSTASH
Returns the stash of the SV.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
+=item SvUNLOCK
+
+Releases a mutual exclusion lock on sv if a suitable module
+has been loaded.
+
+
+ void SvUNLOCK(SV* sv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.h
+
=item SvUOK
Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV contains an unsigned integer.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvUVx
+=item SvUVX
-Coerces the given SV to an unsigned integer and returns it. Guarantees to
-evaluate sv only once. Use the more efficient C<SvUV> otherwise.
+Returns the raw value in the SV's UV slot, without checks or conversions.
+Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvUV()>.
- UV SvUVx(SV* sv)
+ UV SvUVX(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvUVX
+=item SvUVx
-Returns the raw value in the SV's UV slot, without checks or conversions.
-Only use when you are sure SvIOK is true. See also C<SvUV()>.
+Coerces the given SV to an unsigned integer and returns it. Guarantees to
+evaluate sv only once. Use the more efficient C<SvUV> otherwise.
- UV SvUVX(SV* sv)
+ UV SvUVx(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_copypv
+
+Copies a stringified representation of the source SV into the
+destination SV. Automatically performs any necessary mg_get and
+coercion of numeric values into strings. Guaranteed to preserve
+UTF-8 flag even from overloaded objects. Similar in nature to
+sv_2pv[_flags] but operates directly on an SV instead of just the
+string. Mostly uses sv_2pv_flags to do its work, except when that
+would lose the UTF-8'ness of the PV.
+
+ void sv_copypv(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_dec
Auto-decrement of the value in the SV, doing string to numeric conversion
Adds magic to an SV. First upgrades C<sv> to type C<SVt_PVMG> if necessary,
then adds a new magic item of type C<how> to the head of the magic list.
-C<name> is assumed to contain an C<SV*> if C<(name && namelen == HEf_SVKEY)>
-
void sv_magic(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const char* name, I32 namlen)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_magicext
+
+Adds magic to an SV, upgrading it if necessary. Applies the
+supplied vtable and returns pointer to the magic added.
+
+Note that sv_magicext will allow things that sv_magic will not.
+In particular you can add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and and more than
+one instance of the same 'how'
+
+I C<namelen> is greater then zero then a savepvn() I<copy> of C<name> is stored,
+if C<namelen> is zero then C<name> is stored as-is and - as another special
+case - if C<(name && namelen == HEf_SVKEY)> then C<name> is assumed to contain
+an C<SV*> and has its REFCNT incremented
+
+(This is now used as a subroutine by sv_magic.)
+
+ MAGIC * sv_magicext(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, MGVTBL *vtbl, const char* name, I32 namlen )
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_mortalcopy
Creates a new SV which is a copy of the original SV (using C<sv_setsv>).
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_nolocking
+
+Dummy routine which "locks" an SV when there is no locking module present.
+Exists to avoid test for a NULL function pointer and because it could potentially warn under
+some level of strict-ness.
+
+ void sv_nolocking(SV *)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
+=item sv_nosharing
+
+Dummy routine which "shares" an SV when there is no sharing module present.
+Exists to avoid test for a NULL function pointer and because it could potentially warn under
+some level of strict-ness.
+
+ void sv_nosharing(SV *)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
+=item sv_nounlocking
+
+Dummy routine which "unlocks" an SV when there is no locking module present.
+Exists to avoid test for a NULL function pointer and because it could potentially warn under
+some level of strict-ness.
+
+ void sv_nounlocking(SV *)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file util.c
+
=item sv_nv
A private implementation of the C<SvNVx> macro for compilers which can't
=item sv_pv
-A private implementation of the C<SvPV_nolen> macro for compilers which can't
-cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro instead.
+Use the C<SvPV_nolen> macro instead
char* sv_pv(SV *sv)
=item sv_pvbyte
-A private implementation of the C<SvPVbyte_nolen> macro for compilers
-which can't cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro
-instead.
+Use C<SvPVbyte_nolen> instead.
char* sv_pvbyte(SV *sv)
=item sv_pvutf8
-A private implementation of the C<SvPVutf8_nolen> macro for compilers
-which can't cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro
-instead.
+Use the C<SvPVutf8_nolen> macro instead
char* sv_pvutf8(SV *sv)
if this is the case, either returns false or, if C<fail_ok> is not
true, croaks.
+This is not as a general purpose Unicode to byte encoding interface:
+use the Encode extension for that.
+
NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
removed without notice.
Always sets the SvUTF8 flag to avoid future validity checks even
if all the bytes have hibit clear.
+This is not as a general purpose byte encoding to Unicode interface:
+use the Encode extension for that.
+
STRLEN sv_utf8_upgrade(SV *sv)
=for hackers
will C<mg_get> on C<sv> if appropriate, else not. C<sv_utf8_upgrade> and
C<sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg> are implemented in terms of this function.
+This is not as a general purpose byte encoding to Unicode interface:
+use the Encode extension for that.
+
STRLEN sv_utf8_upgrade_flags(SV *sv, I32 flags)
=for hackers
(if longer, the rest is truncated and "..." will be appended).
The flags argument can have UNI_DISPLAY_ISPRINT set to display
-isprint()able characters as themselves, UNI_DISPLAY_BACKSLASH
+isPRINT()able characters as themselves, UNI_DISPLAY_BACKSLASH
to display the \\[nrfta\\] as the backslashed versions (like '\n')
(UNI_DISPLAY_BACKSLASH is preferred over UNI_DISPLAY_ISPRINT for \\).
UNI_DISPLAY_QQ (and its alias UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) have both
conversion result to. The "lenp" is a pointer to the length
of the result.
-The "swash" is a pointer to the swash to use.
+The "swashp" is a pointer to the swash to use.
-The "normal" is a string like "ToLower" which means the swash
-$utf8::ToLower, which is stored in lib/unicore/To/Lower.pl,
-and loaded by SWASHGET, using lib/utf8_heavy.pl.
+Both the special and normal mappings are stored lib/unicore/To/Foo.pl,
+and loaded by SWASHGET, using lib/utf8_heavy.pl. The special (usually,
+but not always, a multicharacter mapping), is tried first.
-The "special" is a string like "utf8::ToSpecLower", which means
-the hash %utf8::ToSpecLower, which is stored in the same file,
-lib/unicore/To/Lower.pl, and also loaded by SWASHGET. The access
-to the hash is by Perl_to_utf8_case().
+The "special" is a string like "utf8::ToSpecLower", which means the
+hash %utf8::ToSpecLower. The access to the hash is through
+Perl_to_utf8_case().
+
+The "normal" is a string like "ToLower" which means the swash
+%utf8::ToLower.
UV to_utf8_case(U8 *p, U8* ustrp, STRLEN *lenp, SV **swash, char *normal, char *special)
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