Make the point a bit clearer after suggestion from Merijin

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

diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 3ef8099..dd47a24 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -1583,8 +1583,9 @@ warning that there may be trouble ahead.
 
 =item *
 
-If binary compatibility with the 5.005 release is not wanted, Configure
-no longer suggests including the 5.005 modules in @INC.
+Since Perl 5.8 is not binary-compatible with previous releases
+of Perl, Configure no longer suggests including the 5.005
+modules in @INC.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -1726,6 +1727,15 @@ floating-point numbers is now more picky about using sprintf %.*g
 rules for the conversion.  Some platforms that used to use gcvt may
 now resort to the slower sprintf.
 
+=item *
+
+The obsolete method of making a special (e.g., debugging) flavor
+of perl by saying
+
+       make LIBPERL=libperld.a
+
+has been removed. Use -DDEBUGGING instead.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 New Or Improved Platforms
@@ -1820,6 +1830,13 @@ in unexpected order.
 
 =item *
 
+Stratus VOS is now supported using Perl's native build method
+(Configure).  This is the recommended method to build Perl on
+VOS.  The older methods, which build miniperl, are still
+available.  See L<perlvos>.
+
+=item *
+
 Amdahl UTS UNIX mainframe platform is now supported.
 
 =item *
@@ -2327,6 +2344,15 @@ Solaris
 
 =item *
 
+Stratus VOS
+
+The native build method requires at least VOS Release 14.5.0
+and GNU C++/GNU Tools 2.0.1 or later.  The Perl pack function
+now maps overflowed values to +infinity and underflowed values
+to -infinity.
+
+=item *
+
 Tru64 (aka Digital UNIX, aka DEC OSF/1)
 
 The operating system version letter now recorded in $Config{osvers}.
@@ -2824,6 +2850,12 @@ In case you are still using Solaris 2.5 (aka SunOS 5.5), you may
 experience failures (the test core dumping) in lib/locale.t.
 The suggested cure is to upgrade your Solaris.
 
+=head2 Stratus VOS
+
+When Perl is built using the native build process on VOS Release
+14.5.0 and GNU C++/GNU Tools 2.0.1, all attempted tests either
+pass or result in TODO (ignored) failures.
+
 =head2 Failure of Thread (5.005-style) tests
 
 B<Note that support for 5.005-style threading is deprecated,