=back
-=head2 perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2001/10/16
-13:27:22 $)
+=head2 perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2001/11/19
+17:09:37 $)
=over 4
STR,SUBSTR, int EXPR, int, ioctl FILEHANDLE,FUNCTION,SCALAR, join
EXPR,LIST, keys HASH, kill SIGNAL, LIST, last LABEL, last, lc EXPR, lc,
lcfirst EXPR, lcfirst, length EXPR, length, link OLDFILE,NEWFILE, listen
-SOCKET,QUEUESIZE, local EXPR, localtime EXPR, lock, log EXPR, log, lstat
-EXPR, lstat, m//, map BLOCK LIST, map EXPR,LIST, mkdir FILENAME,MASK, mkdir
-FILENAME, msgctl ID,CMD,ARG, msgget KEY,FLAGS, msgrcv
+SOCKET,QUEUESIZE, local EXPR, localtime EXPR, lock THING, log EXPR, log,
+lstat EXPR, lstat, m//, map BLOCK LIST, map EXPR,LIST, mkdir FILENAME,MASK,
+mkdir FILENAME, msgctl ID,CMD,ARG, msgget KEY,FLAGS, msgrcv
ID,VAR,SIZE,TYPE,FLAGS, msgsnd ID,MSG,FLAGS, my EXPR, my EXPR : ATTRIBUTES,
next LABEL, next, no Module LIST, oct EXPR, oct, open FILEHANDLE,EXPR, open
-FILEHANDLE,MODE,EXPR, open FILEHANDLE,MODE,EXPR,LIST, open FILEHANDLE,
-opendir DIRHANDLE,EXPR, ord EXPR, ord, our EXPR, our EXPR : ATTRIBUTES,
-pack TEMPLATE,LIST, package NAMESPACE, package, pipe
-READHANDLE,WRITEHANDLE, pop ARRAY, pop, pos SCALAR, pos, print FILEHANDLE
-LIST, print LIST, print, printf FILEHANDLE FORMAT, LIST, printf FORMAT,
-LIST, prototype FUNCTION, push ARRAY,LIST, q/STRING/, qq/STRING/,
-qr/STRING/, qx/STRING/, qw/STRING/, quotemeta EXPR, quotemeta, rand EXPR,
-rand, read FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,OFFSET, read FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,
-readdir DIRHANDLE, readline EXPR, readlink EXPR, readlink, readpipe EXPR,
-recv SOCKET,SCALAR,LENGTH,FLAGS, redo LABEL, redo, ref EXPR, ref, rename
-OLDNAME,NEWNAME, require VERSION, require EXPR, require, reset EXPR, reset,
-return EXPR, return, reverse LIST, rewinddir DIRHANDLE, rindex
-STR,SUBSTR,POSITION, rindex STR,SUBSTR, rmdir FILENAME, rmdir, s///, scalar
-EXPR, seek FILEHANDLE,POSITION,WHENCE, seekdir DIRHANDLE,POS, select
-FILEHANDLE, select, select RBITS,WBITS,EBITS,TIMEOUT, semctl
-ID,SEMNUM,CMD,ARG, semget KEY,NSEMS,FLAGS, semop KEY,OPSTRING, send
+FILEHANDLE,MODE,EXPR, open FILEHANDLE,MODE,EXPR,LIST, open
+FILEHANDLE,MODE,REFERENCE, open FILEHANDLE, opendir DIRHANDLE,EXPR, ord
+EXPR, ord, our EXPR, our EXPR : ATTRIBUTES, pack TEMPLATE,LIST, package
+NAMESPACE, package, pipe READHANDLE,WRITEHANDLE, pop ARRAY, pop, pos
+SCALAR, pos, print FILEHANDLE LIST, print LIST, print, printf FILEHANDLE
+FORMAT, LIST, printf FORMAT, LIST, prototype FUNCTION, push ARRAY,LIST,
+q/STRING/, qq/STRING/, qr/STRING/, qx/STRING/, qw/STRING/, quotemeta EXPR,
+quotemeta, rand EXPR, rand, read FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,OFFSET, read
+FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH, readdir DIRHANDLE, readline EXPR, readlink EXPR,
+readlink, readpipe EXPR, recv SOCKET,SCALAR,LENGTH,FLAGS, redo LABEL, redo,
+ref EXPR, ref, rename OLDNAME,NEWNAME, require VERSION, require EXPR,
+require, reset EXPR, reset, return EXPR, return, reverse LIST, rewinddir
+DIRHANDLE, rindex STR,SUBSTR,POSITION, rindex STR,SUBSTR, rmdir FILENAME,
+rmdir, s///, scalar EXPR, seek FILEHANDLE,POSITION,WHENCE, seekdir
+DIRHANDLE,POS, select FILEHANDLE, select, select RBITS,WBITS,EBITS,TIMEOUT,
+semctl ID,SEMNUM,CMD,ARG, semget KEY,NSEMS,FLAGS, semop KEY,OPSTRING, send
SOCKET,MSG,FLAGS,TO, send SOCKET,MSG,FLAGS, setpgrp PID,PGRP, setpriority
WHICH,WHO,PRIORITY, setsockopt SOCKET,LEVEL,OPTNAME,OPTVAL, shift ARRAY,
shift, shmctl ID,CMD,ARG, shmget KEY,SIZE,FLAGS, shmread ID,VAR,POS,SIZE,
$>, $REAL_GROUP_ID, $GID, $(, $EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID, $EGID, $),
$PROGRAM_NAME, $0, $[, $], $COMPILING, $^C, $DEBUGGING, $^D,
$SYSTEM_FD_MAX, $^F, $^H, %^H, $INPLACE_EDIT, $^I, $^M, $OSNAME, $^O,
-$PERLDB, $^P, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80, 0x100, 0x200,
-$LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT, $^R, $EXCEPTIONS_BEING_CAUGHT, $^S, $BASETIME,
-$^T, ${^TAINT}, $PERL_VERSION, $^V, $WARNING, $^W, ${^WARNING_BITS},
-${^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS}, $EXECUTABLE_NAME, $^X, ARGV, $ARGV, @ARGV, @F, @INC,
-@_, %INC, %ENV, $ENV{expr}, %SIG, $SIG{expr}
+${^OPEN}, $PERLDB, $^P, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80,
+0x100, 0x200, $LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT, $^R, $EXCEPTIONS_BEING_CAUGHT, $^S,
+$BASETIME, $^T, ${^TAINT}, $PERL_VERSION, $^V, $WARNING, $^W,
+${^WARNING_BITS}, ${^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS}, $EXECUTABLE_NAME, $^X, ARGV,
+$ARGV, @ARGV, @F, @INC, @_, %INC, %ENV, $ENV{expr}, %SIG, $SIG{expr}
=item Error Indicators
=back
+=head2 perlpacktut - tutorial on C<pack> and C<unpack>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item The Basic Principle
+
+=item Packing Text
+
+=item Packing Numbers
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Integers
+
+=item Unpacking a Stack Frame
+
+=item How to Eat an Egg on a Net
+
+=item Floating point Numbers
+
+=back
+
+=item Exotic Templates
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Bit Strings
+
+=item Uuencoding
+
+=item Doing Sums
+
+=item Unicode
+
+=item Another Portable Binary Encoding
+
+=back
+
+=item Lengths and Widths
+
+=over 4
+
+=item String Lengths
+
+=item Dynamic Templates
+
+=back
+
+=item Packing and Unpacking C Structures
+
+=over 4
+
+=item The Alignment Pit
+
+=item Alignment, Take 2
+
+=item Alignment, Take 3
+
+=item Pointers for How to Use Them
+
+=back
+
+=item Pack Recipes
+
+=item Funnies Section
+
+=item Authors
+
+=back
+
=head2 perlretut - Perl regular expressions tutorial
=over 4
=item Regular Expressions
-cntrl, graph, print, punct, xdigit
+[1], [2], [3], cntrl, graph, print, punct, xdigit
=item Extended Patterns
=item Unicode I/O
+=item Displaying Unicode As Text
+
=item Special Cases
=item Advanced Topics
=back
+=item UNICODE IN OLDER PERLS
+
=item SEE ALSO
=item ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
=item Pragmatic Modules
attributes, attrs, autouse, base, blib, bytes, charnames, constant,
-diagnostics, fields, filetest, integer, less, locale, open, ops, overload,
-re, sigtrap, strict, subs, threads, utf8, vars, warnings,
+diagnostics, encoding, fields, filetest, integer, less, locale, open, ops,
+overload, re, sigtrap, sort, strict, subs, utf8, vars, vmsish, warnings,
warnings::register
=item Standard Modules
-AnyDBM_File, Attribute::Handlers, AutoLoader, AutoSplit, B, B::Asmdata,
-B::Assembler, B::Bblock, B::Bytecode, B::C, B::CC, B::Concise, B::Debug,
-B::Deparse, B::Disassembler, B::Lint, B::Showlex, B::Stackobj, B::Stash,
-B::Terse, B::Xref, Benchmark, ByteLoader, CGI, CGI::Apache, CGI::Carp,
-CGI::Cookie, CGI::Fast, CGI::Pretty, CGI::Push, CGI::Switch, CGI::Util,
-CPAN, CPAN::FirstTime, CPAN::Nox, Carp, Carp::Heavy, Class::ISA,
-Class::Struct, Cwd, DB, DB_File, Devel::SelfStubber, Digest, DirHandle,
-Dumpvalue, Encode, Encode::EncodeFormat, Encode::Tcl, English, Env,
-Exporter, Exporter::Heavy, ExtUtils::Command, ExtUtils::Constant,
-ExtUtils::Embed, ExtUtils::Install, ExtUtils::Installed, ExtUtils::Liblist,
-ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin, ExtUtils::MM_NW5, ExtUtils::MM_OS2, ExtUtils::MM_Unix,
-ExtUtils::MM_VMS, ExtUtils::MM_Win32, ExtUtils::MakeMaker,
-ExtUtils::Manifest, ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap, ExtUtils::Mksymlists,
-ExtUtils::Packlist, ExtUtils::testlib, Fatal, Fcntl, File::Basename,
-File::CheckTree, File::Compare, File::Copy, File::DosGlob, File::Find,
-File::Path, File::Spec, File::Spec::Epoc, File::Spec::Functions,
-File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::VMS,
-File::Spec::Win32, File::Temp, File::stat, FileCache, FileHandle,
-Filter::Simple, FindBin, Getopt::Long, Getopt::Std, I18N::Collate,
-I18N::LangTags, I18N::LangTags::List, IO, IPC::Open2, IPC::Open3,
-Lingua::KO::Hangul::Util, Locale::Constants, Locale::Country,
-Locale::Currency, Locale::Language, Locale::Maketext,
+AnyDBM_File, AutoLoader, AutoSplit, B, B::Asmdata, B::Assembler, B::Bblock,
+B::Bytecode, B::C, B::CC, B::Concise, B::Debug, B::Deparse,
+B::Disassembler, B::Lint, B::Showlex, B::Stackobj, B::Stash, B::Terse,
+B::Xref, Benchmark, ByteLoader, CGI, CGI::Apache, CGI::Carp, CGI::Cookie,
+CGI::Fast, CGI::Pretty, CGI::Push, CGI::Switch, CGI::Util, CPAN,
+CPAN::FirstTime, CPAN::Nox, Carp, Carp::Heavy, Class::ISA, Class::Struct,
+Cwd, DB, DB_File, Devel::SelfStubber, Digest, DirHandle, Dumpvalue, Encode,
+Encode::EncodeFormat, Encode::Tcl, English, Env, Exporter, Exporter::Heavy,
+ExtUtils::Command, ExtUtils::Constant, ExtUtils::Embed, ExtUtils::Install,
+ExtUtils::Installed, ExtUtils::Liblist, ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin,
+ExtUtils::MM_NW5, ExtUtils::MM_OS2, ExtUtils::MM_Unix, ExtUtils::MM_VMS,
+ExtUtils::MM_Win32, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, ExtUtils::Manifest,
+ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap, ExtUtils::Mksymlists, ExtUtils::Packlist,
+ExtUtils::testlib, Fatal, Fcntl, File::Basename, File::CheckTree,
+File::Compare, File::Copy, File::DosGlob, File::Find, File::Path,
+File::Spec, File::Spec::Epoc, File::Spec::Functions, File::Spec::Mac,
+File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::VMS, File::Spec::Win32,
+File::Temp, File::stat, FileCache, FileHandle, Filter::Simple, FindBin,
+Getopt::Long, Getopt::Std, I18N::Collate, I18N::LangTags,
+I18N::LangTags::List, IO, IPC::Open2, IPC::Open3, Locale::Constants,
+Locale::Country, Locale::Currency, Locale::Language, Locale::Maketext,
Locale::Maketext::TPJ13, Math::BigFloat, Math::BigInt, Math::BigInt::Calc,
Math::Complex, Math::Trig, Memoize, Memoize::AnyDBM_File, Memoize::Expire,
Memoize::ExpireFile, Memoize::ExpireTest, Memoize::NDBM_File,
Net::POP3, Net::Ping, Net::SMTP, Net::Time, Net::hostent, Net::libnetFAQ,
Net::netent, Net::protoent, Net::servent, O, ODBM_File, Opcode, POSIX,
PerlIO, Pod::Checker, Pod::Find, Pod::Html, Pod::InputObjects, Pod::LaTeX,
-Pod::Man, Pod::ParseUtils, Pod::Parser, Pod::Plainer, Pod::Select,
-Pod::Text, Pod::Text::Color, Pod::Text::Overstrike, Pod::Text::Termcap,
-Pod::Usage, SDBM_File, Safe, Search::Dict, SelectSaver, SelfLoader, Shell,
-Socket, Storable, Switch, Symbol, Term::ANSIColor, Term::Cap,
-Term::Complete, Term::ReadLine, Test, Test::Harness, Test::More,
-Test::Simple, Test::Tutorial, Text::Abbrev, Text::Balanced,
-Text::ParseWords, Text::Soundex, Text::Tabs, Text::Wrap, Tie::Array,
-Tie::Handle, Tie::Hash, Tie::RefHash, Tie::Scalar, Tie::SubstrHash,
-Time::Local, Time::gmtime, Time::localtime, Time::tm, UNIVERSAL,
-Unicode::Collate, Unicode::Normalize, Unicode::UCD, User::grent,
+Pod::Man, Pod::ParseLink, Pod::ParseUtils, Pod::Parser, Pod::Plainer,
+Pod::Select, Pod::Text, Pod::Text::Color, Pod::Text::Overstrike,
+Pod::Text::Termcap, Pod::Usage, Pod::t::basic, SDBM_File, Safe,
+Search::Dict, SelectSaver, SelfLoader, Shell, Socket, Storable, Switch,
+Symbol, Term::ANSIColor, Term::Cap, Term::Complete, Term::ReadLine, Test,
+Test::Builder, Test::Harness, Test::More, Test::Simple, Test::Tutorial,
+Text::Abbrev, Text::Balanced, Text::ParseWords, Text::Soundex, Text::Tabs,
+Text::Wrap, Thread, Tie::Array, Tie::Handle, Tie::Hash, Tie::RefHash,
+Tie::Scalar, Tie::SubstrHash, Time::Local, Time::gmtime, Time::localtime,
+Time::tm, UNIVERSAL, Unicode::Collate, Unicode::UCD, User::grent,
User::pwent, Win32
=item Extension Modules
=item Guidelines for Module Creation
-Adding a Copyright Notice
-
=item Guidelines for Converting Perl 4 Library Scripts into Modules
=item Guidelines for Reusing Application Code
=back
-=head2 perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.9 $, $Date: 2001/11/09
-08:06:04 $)
+=head2 perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.10 $, $Date: 2001/11/19
+17:09:37 $)
=over 4
=item How can I generate simple menus without using CGI or Tk?
-=item What is undump?
-
=item How can I make my Perl program run faster?
=item How can I make my Perl program take less memory?
=back
-=head2 perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.8 $, $Date: 2001/11/09
-08:06:04 $)
+=head2 perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.9 $, $Date: 2001/12/07
+21:17:58 $)
=over 4
=back
-=head2 perlfaq6 - Regexes ($Revision: 1.4 $, $Date: 2001/11/09 08:06:04 $)
+=head2 perlfaq6 - Regexes ($Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2001/12/02 01:55:12 $)
=over 4
implementation?, Backwards compatibility, Could it be a module instead?, Is
the feature generic enough?, Does it potentially introduce new bugs?, Does
it preclude other desirable features?, Is the implementation robust?, Is
-the implementation generic enough to be portable?, Is there enough
-documentation?, Is there another way to do it?, Does it create too much
-work?, Patches speak louder than words
+the implementation generic enough to be portable?, Is the implementation
+tested?, Is there enough documentation?, Is there another way to do it?,
+Does it create too much work?, Patches speak louder than words
=over 4
=back
-=head2 perldelta - what will be new for perl v5.8.0
+=head2 perldelta - what is new for perl v5.8.0
=over 4
=item DESCRIPTION
+=item Highlights In 5.8.0
+
+=item Incompatible Changes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 64-bit platforms and malloc
+
+=item AIX Dynaloading
+
+=item Attributes for C<my> variables now handled at run-time.
+
+=item Socket Extension Dynamic in VMS
+
+=item IEEE-format Floating Point Default on OpenVMS Alpha
+
+=item Different Definition of the Unicode Character Classes \p{In...}
+
+=item Perl Parser Stress Tested
+
+=item REF(...) Instead Of SCALAR(...)
+
+=item Deprecations
+
+=back
+
+=item Core Enhancements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item PerlIO is Now The Default
+
+=item Signals Are Now Safe
+
+=item Unicode Overhaul
+
+=item Understanding of Numbers
+
+=item Miscellaneous Enhancements
+
+=back
+
+=item Modules and Pragmata
+
+=over 4
+
+=item New Modules and Pragmata
+
+=item Updated And Improved Modules and Pragmata
+
+=back
+
+=item Utility Changes
+
+=item New Documentation
+
+=item Performance Enhancements
+
+=item Installation and Configuration Improvements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Generic Improvements
+
+=item New Or Improved Platforms
+
+=back
+
+=item Selected Bug Fixes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Platform Specific Changes and Fixes
+
+=back
+
+=item New or Changed Diagnostics
+
+=item Changed Internals
+
+=item Security Vulnerability Closed
+
+=item New Tests
+
+=item Known Problems
+
+=over 4
+
+=item AIX
+
+=item Amiga Perl Invoking Mystery
+
+=item lib/ftmp-security tests warn 'system possibly insecure'
+
+=item Cygwin intermittent failures of lib/Memoize/t/expire_file 11 and 12
+
+=item HP-UX lib/io_multihomed Fails When LP64-Configured
+
+=item HP-UX lib/posix Subtest 9 Fails When LP64-Configured
+
+=item Linux With Sfio Fails op/misc Test 48
+
+=item Mac OS X
+
+=item OS/390
+
+=item op/sprintf tests 129 and 130
+
+=item Failure of Thread tests
+
+=item UNICOS
+
+=item UTS
+
+=item VMS
+
+=item Localising a Tied Variable Leaks Memory
+
+=item Localising Tied Arrays and Hashes Is Broken
+
+=item Self-tying of Arrays and Hashes Is Forbidden
+
+=item Building Extensions Can Fail Because Of Largefiles
+
+=item Unicode Support on EBCDIC Still Spotty
+
+=item The Compiler Suite Is Still Experimental
+
+=item The Long Double Support Is Still Experimental
+
+=item Seen In Perl 5.7 But Gone Now
+
+=back
+
=item Reporting Bugs
=item SEE ALSO
=item New Documentation
-=item Performance Enhancements
+=item Performance Enhancements
+
+=item Installation and Configuration Improvements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Generic Improvements
+
+=back
+
+=item Selected Bug Fixes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Platform Specific Changes and Fixes
+
+=back
+
+=item New or Changed Diagnostics
+
+=item Changed Internals
+
+=item Known Problems
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Unicode Support Still Far From Perfect
+
+=item EBCDIC Still A Lost Platform
+
+=item Building Extensions Can Fail Because Of Largefiles
+
+=item ftmp-security tests warn 'system possibly insecure'
+
+=item Test lib/posix Subtest 9 Fails In LP64-Configured HP-UX
+
+=item Long Doubles Still Don't Work In Solaris
+
+=item Linux With Sfio Fails op/misc Test 48
+
+=item Storable tests fail in some platforms
+
+=item Threads Are Still Experimental
+
+=item The Compiler Suite Is Still Experimental
+
+=back
+
+=item Reporting Bugs
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=item HISTORY
+
+=back
+
+=head2 perl561delta, perldelta - what's new for perl v5.6.x
+
+=over 4
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=item Summary of changes between 5.6.0 and 5.6.1
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Security Issues
+
+=item Core bug fixes
+
+C<UNIVERSAL::isa()>, Memory leaks, Numeric conversions, qw(a\\b), caller(),
+Bugs in regular expressions, "slurp" mode, Autovivification of symbolic
+references to special variables, Lexical warnings, Spurious warnings and
+errors, glob(), Tainting, sort(), #line directives, Subroutine prototypes,
+map(), Debugger, PERL5OPT, chop(), Unicode support, 64-bit support,
+Compiler, Lvalue subroutines, IO::Socket, File::Find, xsubpp, C<no
+Module;>, Tests
+
+=item Core features
+
+=item Configuration issues
+
+=item Documentation
+
+=item Bundled modules
+
+B::Concise, File::Temp, Pod::LaTeX, Pod::Text::Overstrike, CGI, CPAN,
+Class::Struct, DB_File, Devel::Peek, File::Find, Getopt::Long, IO::Poll,
+IPC::Open3, Math::BigFloat, Math::Complex, Net::Ping, Opcode, Pod::Parser,
+Pod::Text, SDBM_File, Sys::Syslog, Tie::RefHash, Tie::SubstrHash
+
+=item Platform-specific improvements
+
+NCR MP-RAS, NonStop-UX
+
+=item Interpreter cloning, threads, and concurrency
+
+=item Lexically scoped warning categories
+
+=item Unicode and UTF-8 support
+
+=item Support for interpolating named characters
+
+=item "our" declarations
+
+=item Support for strings represented as a vector of ordinals
+
+=item Improved Perl version numbering system
+
+=item New syntax for declaring subroutine attributes
+
+=item File and directory handles can be autovivified
+
+=item open() with more than two arguments
+
+=item 64-bit support
+
+=item Large file support
+
+=item Long doubles
+
+=item "more bits"
+
+=item Enhanced support for sort() subroutines
+
+=item C<sort $coderef @foo> allowed
+
+=item File globbing implemented internally
+
+=item Support for CHECK blocks
+
+=item POSIX character class syntax [: :] supported
+
+=item Better pseudo-random number generator
+
+=item Improved C<qw//> operator
+
+=item Better worst-case behavior of hashes
+
+=item pack() format 'Z' supported
+
+=item pack() format modifier '!' supported
+
+=item pack() and unpack() support counted strings
+
+=item Comments in pack() templates
+
+=item Weak references
+
+=item Binary numbers supported
+
+=item Lvalue subroutines
+
+=item Some arrows may be omitted in calls through references
+
+=item Boolean assignment operators are legal lvalues
+
+=item exists() is supported on subroutine names
+
+=item exists() and delete() are supported on array elements
+
+=item Pseudo-hashes work better
+
+=item Automatic flushing of output buffers
+
+=item Better diagnostics on meaningless filehandle operations
+
+=item Where possible, buffered data discarded from duped input filehandle
+
+=item eof() has the same old magic as <>
+
+=item binmode() can be used to set :crlf and :raw modes
+
+=item C<-T> filetest recognizes UTF-8 encoded files as "text"
+
+=item system(), backticks and pipe open now reflect exec() failure
+
+=item Improved diagnostics
+
+=item Diagnostics follow STDERR
+
+=item More consistent close-on-exec behavior
+
+=item syswrite() ease-of-use
+
+=item Better syntax checks on parenthesized unary operators
+
+=item Bit operators support full native integer width
+
+=item Improved security features
+
+=item More functional bareword prototype (*)
+
+=item C<require> and C<do> may be overridden
+
+=item $^X variables may now have names longer than one character
+
+=item New variable $^C reflects C<-c> switch
+
+=item New variable $^V contains Perl version as a string
+
+=item Optional Y2K warnings
+
+=item Arrays now always interpolate into double-quoted strings
+
+=back
+
+=item Modules and Pragmata
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Modules
+
+attributes, B, Benchmark, ByteLoader, constant, charnames, Data::Dumper,
+DB, DB_File, Devel::DProf, Devel::Peek, Dumpvalue, DynaLoader, English,
+Env, Fcntl, File::Compare, File::Find, File::Glob, File::Spec,
+File::Spec::Functions, Getopt::Long, IO, JPL, lib, Math::BigInt,
+Math::Complex, Math::Trig, Pod::Parser, Pod::InputObjects, Pod::Checker,
+podchecker, Pod::ParseUtils, Pod::Find, Pod::Select, podselect, Pod::Usage,
+pod2usage, Pod::Text and Pod::Man, SDBM_File, Sys::Syslog, Sys::Hostname,
+Term::ANSIColor, Time::Local, Win32, XSLoader, DBM Filters
+
+=item Pragmata
+
+=back
+
+=item Utility Changes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item dprofpp
+
+=item find2perl
+
+=item h2xs
+
+=item perlcc
+
+=item perldoc
+
+=item The Perl Debugger
+
+=back
+
+=item Improved Documentation
+
+perlapi.pod, perlboot.pod, perlcompile.pod, perldbmfilter.pod,
+perldebug.pod, perldebguts.pod, perlfork.pod, perlfilter.pod, perlhack.pod,
+perlintern.pod, perllexwarn.pod, perlnumber.pod, perlopentut.pod,
+perlreftut.pod, perltootc.pod, perltodo.pod, perlunicode.pod
+
+=item Performance enhancements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Simple sort() using { $a <=> $b } and the like are optimized
+
+=item Optimized assignments to lexical variables
+
+=item Faster subroutine calls
+
+=item delete(), each(), values() and hash iteration are faster
+
+=back
+
+=item Installation and Configuration Improvements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item -Dusethreads means something different
+
+=item New Configure flags
+
+=item Threadedness and 64-bitness now more daring
+
+=item Long Doubles
+
+=item -Dusemorebits
+
+=item -Duselargefiles
+
+=item installusrbinperl
+
+=item SOCKS support
+
+=item C<-A> flag
+
+=item Enhanced Installation Directories
+
+=item gcc automatically tried if 'cc' does not seem to be working
+
+=back
+
+=item Platform specific changes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Supported platforms
+
+=item DOS
+
+=item OS390 (OpenEdition MVS)
+
+=item VMS
+
+=item Win32
+
+=back
+
+=item Significant bug fixes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item <HANDLE> on empty files
+
+=item C<eval '...'> improvements
+
+=item All compilation errors are true errors
+
+=item Implicitly closed filehandles are safer
+
+=item Behavior of list slices is more consistent
+
+=item C<(\$)> prototype and C<$foo{a}>
+
+=item C<goto &sub> and AUTOLOAD
+
+=item C<-bareword> allowed under C<use integer>
+
+=item Failures in DESTROY()
+
+=item Locale bugs fixed
+
+=item Memory leaks
+
+=item Spurious subroutine stubs after failed subroutine calls
+
+=item Taint failures under C<-U>
+
+=item END blocks and the C<-c> switch
+
+=item Potential to leak DATA filehandles
+
+=back
+
+=item New or Changed Diagnostics
+
+"%s" variable %s masks earlier declaration in same %s, "my sub" not yet
+implemented, "our" variable %s redeclared, '!' allowed only after types %s,
+/ cannot take a count, / must be followed by a, A or Z, / must be followed
+by a*, A* or Z*, / must follow a numeric type, /%s/: Unrecognized escape
+\\%c passed through, /%s/: Unrecognized escape \\%c in character class
+passed through, /%s/ should probably be written as "%s", %s() called too
+early to check prototype, %s argument is not a HASH or ARRAY element, %s
+argument is not a HASH or ARRAY element or slice, %s argument is not a
+subroutine name, %s package attribute may clash with future reserved word:
+%s, (in cleanup) %s, <> should be quotes, Attempt to join self, Bad evalled
+substitution pattern, Bad realloc() ignored, Bareword found in conditional,
+Binary number > 0b11111111111111111111111111111111 non-portable, Bit vector
+size > 32 non-portable, Buffer overflow in prime_env_iter: %s, Can't check
+filesystem of script "%s", Can't declare class for non-scalar %s in "%s",
+Can't declare %s in "%s", Can't ignore signal CHLD, forcing to default,
+Can't modify non-lvalue subroutine call, Can't read CRTL environ, Can't
+remove %s: %s, skipping file, Can't return %s from lvalue subroutine, Can't
+weaken a nonreference, Character class [:%s:] unknown, Character class
+syntax [%s] belongs inside character classes, Constant is not %s reference,
+constant(%s): %s, CORE::%s is not a keyword, defined(@array) is deprecated,
+defined(%hash) is deprecated, Did not produce a valid header, (Did you mean
+"local" instead of "our"?), Document contains no data, entering effective
+%s failed, false [] range "%s" in regexp, Filehandle %s opened only for
+output, flock() on closed filehandle %s, Global symbol "%s" requires
+explicit package name, Hexadecimal number > 0xffffffff non-portable,
+Ill-formed CRTL environ value "%s", Ill-formed message in prime_env_iter:
+|%s|, Illegal binary digit %s, Illegal binary digit %s ignored, Illegal
+number of bits in vec, Integer overflow in %s number, Invalid %s attribute:
+%s, Invalid %s attributes: %s, invalid [] range "%s" in regexp, Invalid
+separator character %s in attribute list, Invalid separator character %s in
+subroutine attribute list, leaving effective %s failed, Lvalue subs
+returning %s not implemented yet, Method %s not permitted, Missing
+%sbrace%s on \N{}, Missing command in piped open, Missing name in "my sub",
+No %s specified for -%c, No package name allowed for variable %s in "our",
+No space allowed after -%c, no UTC offset information; assuming local time
+is UTC, Octal number > 037777777777 non-portable, panic: del_backref,
+panic: kid popen errno read, panic: magic_killbackrefs, Parentheses missing
+around "%s" list, Possible unintended interpolation of %s in string,
+Possible Y2K bug: %s, pragma "attrs" is deprecated, use "sub NAME : ATTRS"
+instead, Premature end of script headers, Repeat count in pack overflows,
+Repeat count in unpack overflows, realloc() of freed memory ignored,
+Reference is already weak, setpgrp can't take arguments, Strange *+?{} on
+zero-length expression, switching effective %s is not implemented, This
+Perl can't reset CRTL environ elements (%s), This Perl can't set CRTL
+environ elements (%s=%s), Too late to run %s block, Unknown open() mode
+'%s', Unknown process %x sent message to prime_env_iter: %s, Unrecognized
+escape \\%c passed through, Unterminated attribute parameter in attribute
+list, Unterminated attribute list, Unterminated attribute parameter in
+subroutine attribute list, Unterminated subroutine attribute list, Value of
+CLI symbol "%s" too long, Version number must be a constant number
+
+=item New tests
-=item Installation and Configuration Improvements
+=item Incompatible Changes
=over 4
-=item Generic Improvements
+=item Perl Source Incompatibilities
-=back
+CHECK is a new keyword, Treatment of list slices of undef has changed,
+Format of $English::PERL_VERSION is different, Literals of the form
+C<1.2.3> parse differently, Possibly changed pseudo-random number
+generator, Hashing function for hash keys has changed, C<undef> fails on
+read only values, Close-on-exec bit may be set on pipe and socket handles,
+Writing C<"$$1"> to mean C<"${$}1"> is unsupported, delete(), each(),
+values() and C<\(%h)>, vec(EXPR,OFFSET,BITS) enforces powers-of-two BITS,
+Text of some diagnostic output has changed, C<%@> has been removed,
+Parenthesized not() behaves like a list operator, Semantics of bareword
+prototype C<(*)> have changed, Semantics of bit operators may have changed
+on 64-bit platforms, More builtins taint their results
-=item Selected Bug Fixes
+=item C Source Incompatibilities
-=over 4
+C<PERL_POLLUTE>, C<PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT>, C<PERL_POLLUTE_MALLOC>
-=item Platform Specific Changes and Fixes
+=item Compatible C Source API Changes
-=back
+C<PATCHLEVEL> is now C<PERL_VERSION>
-=item New or Changed Diagnostics
+=item Binary Incompatibilities
-=item Changed Internals
+=back
=item Known Problems
=over 4
-=item Unicode Support Still Far From Perfect
+=item Localizing a tied hash element may leak memory
-=item EBCDIC Still A Lost Platform
+=item Known test failures
-=item Building Extensions Can Fail Because Of Largefiles
+64-bit builds, Failure of Thread tests, NEXTSTEP 3.3 POSIX test failure,
+Tru64 (aka Digital UNIX, aka DEC OSF/1) lib/sdbm test failure with gcc
-=item ftmp-security tests warn 'system possibly insecure'
+=item EBCDIC platforms not fully supported
-=item Test lib/posix Subtest 9 Fails In LP64-Configured HP-UX
+=item UNICOS/mk CC failures during Configure run
-=item Long Doubles Still Don't Work In Solaris
+=item Arrow operator and arrays
-=item Linux With Sfio Fails op/misc Test 48
+=item Experimental features
-=item Storable tests fail in some platforms
+Threads, Unicode, 64-bit support, Lvalue subroutines, Weak references, The
+pseudo-hash data type, The Compiler suite, Internal implementation of file
+globbing, The DB module, The regular expression code constructs:
-=item Threads Are Still Experimental
+=back
-=item The Compiler Suite Is Still Experimental
+=item Obsolete Diagnostics
-=back
+Character class syntax [: :] is reserved for future extensions, Ill-formed
+logical name |%s| in prime_env_iter, In string, @%s now must be written as
+\@%s, Probable precedence problem on %s, regexp too big, Use of "$$<digit>"
+to mean "${$}<digit>" is deprecated
=item Reporting Bugs
=item Configure-time Options for Perl on Cygwin
-C<-Uusedl>, C<-Uusemymalloc>, C<-Dusemultiplicity>, C<-Duseperlio>,
+C<-Uusedl>, C<-Uusemymalloc>, C<-Uuseperlio>, C<-Dusemultiplicity>,
C<-Duse64bitint>, C<-Duselongdouble>, C<-Dusethreads>, C<-Duselargefiles>
=item Suspicious Warnings on Cygwin
=item NOTE
+=item Binary distribution from HP
+
=item What's New in Perl for MPE/iX
=item Welcome to Perl/iX
=back
-=head2 perlos390, README.os390 - building and installing Perl for OS/390.
+=head2 perlos390, README.os390 - building and installing Perl for OS/390
+and z/OS
=over 4
=over 4
+=item Tools
+
=item Unpacking Perl distribution on OS/390
=item Setup and utilities for Perl on OS/390
=item charnames::viacode(code)
+=item charnames::vianame(code)
+
=item BUGS
=back
=back
-=head2 strict - Perl pragma to restrict unsafe constructs
-
-=over 4
-
-=item SYNOPSIS
-
-=item DESCRIPTION
-
-C<strict refs>, C<strict vars>, C<strict subs>
-
-=back
-
-=head2 subs - Perl pragma to predeclare sub names
+=head2 sort - perl pragma to control sort() behaviour
=over 4
=back
-=head2 threads - Perl extension allowing use of interpreter based threads
-from perl
+=head2 strict - Perl pragma to restrict unsafe constructs
=over 4
=item DESCRIPTION
-$thread = new(function, LIST), $thread->join, $thread->detach,
-threads->self, $thread->tid
-
-=item TODO
-
-Fix so the return value is returned when you join, Add join_all, Fix memory
-leaks!
-
-=item AUTHOR and COPYRIGHT
-
-=item BUGS
-
-creating a thread from within a thread is unsafe under win32,
-PERL_OLD_SIGNALS are not threadsafe, will not be
-
-=item SEE ALSO
+C<strict refs>, C<strict vars>, C<strict subs>
=back
-=head2 threadshared, threads::shared - Perl extension for sharing data
-structures between threads
+=head2 subs - Perl pragma to predeclare sub names
=over 4
=item DESCRIPTION
-=item EXPORT
-
-=item FUNCTIONS
-
-share VARIABLE, lock VARIABLE, unlock VARIABLE, cond_wait VARIABLE,
-cond_signal VARIABLE, cond_broadcast VARIABLE
-
-=item BUGS
-
-=item AUTHOR
-
-=item SEE ALSO
-
=back
=head2 utf8 - Perl pragma to enable/disable UTF-8 (or UTF-EBCDIC) in source
=back
-=head2 Attribute::Handlers - Simpler definition of attribute handlers
-
-=over 4
-
-=item VERSION
-
-=item SYNOPSIS
-
-=item DESCRIPTION
-
-[0], [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item Typed lexicals
-
-=item Type-specific attribute handlers
-
-=item Non-interpretive attribute handlers
-
-=item Phase-specific attribute handlers
-
-=item Attributes as C<tie> interfaces
-
-=back
-
-=item EXAMPLES
-
-=item DIAGNOSTICS
-
-C<Bad attribute type: ATTR(%s)>, C<Attribute handler %s doesn't handle %s
-attributes>, C<Declaration of %s attribute in package %s may clash with
-future reserved word>, C<Can't have two ATTR specifiers on one subroutine>,
-C<Can't autotie a %s>, C<Internal error: %s symbol went missing>
-
-=item AUTHOR
-
-=item BUGS
-
-=item COPYRIGHT
-
-=back
-
=head2 AutoLoader - load subroutines only on demand
=over 4
C<d_casti32>, C<d_castneg>, C<d_charvspr>, C<d_chown>, C<d_chroot>,
C<d_chsize>, C<d_class>, C<d_closedir>, C<d_cmsghdr_s>, C<d_const>,
C<d_crypt>, C<d_csh>, C<d_cuserid>, C<d_dbl_dig>, C<d_dbminitproto>,
-C<d_difftime>, C<d_dirnamlen>, C<d_dlerror>, C<d_dlopen>, C<d_dlsymun>,
-C<d_dosuid>, C<d_drand48proto>, C<d_dup2>, C<d_eaccess>, C<d_endgrent>,
-C<d_endhent>, C<d_endnent>, C<d_endpent>, C<d_endpwent>, C<d_endsent>,
-C<d_eofnblk>, C<d_eunice>, C<d_fchdir>, C<d_fchmod>, C<d_fchown>,
-C<d_fcntl>, C<d_fcntl_can_lock>, C<d_fd_macros>, C<d_fd_set>,
+C<d_difftime>, C<d_dirfd>, C<d_dirnamlen>, C<d_dlerror>, C<d_dlopen>,
+C<d_dlsymun>, C<d_dosuid>, C<d_drand48proto>, C<d_dup2>, C<d_eaccess>,
+C<d_endgrent>, C<d_endhent>, C<d_endnent>, C<d_endpent>, C<d_endpwent>,
+C<d_endsent>, C<d_eofnblk>, C<d_eunice>, C<d_fchdir>, C<d_fchmod>,
+C<d_fchown>, C<d_fcntl>, C<d_fcntl_can_lock>, C<d_fd_macros>, C<d_fd_set>,
C<d_fds_bits>, C<d_fgetpos>, C<d_finite>, C<d_finitel>, C<d_flexfnam>,
C<d_flock>, C<d_flockproto>, C<d_fork>, C<d_fp_class>, C<d_fpathconf>,
C<d_fpclass>, C<d_fpclassify>, C<d_fpclassl>, C<d_fpos64_t>, C<d_frexpl>,
C<d_phostname>, C<d_pipe>, C<d_poll>, C<d_portable>, C<d_PRId64>,
C<d_PRIeldbl>, C<d_PRIEUldbl>, C<d_PRIfldbl>, C<d_PRIFUldbl>,
C<d_PRIgldbl>, C<d_PRIGUldbl>, C<d_PRIi64>, C<d_PRIo64>, C<d_PRIu64>,
-C<d_PRIx64>, C<d_PRIXU64>, C<d_pthread_atfork>, C<d_pthread_yield>,
-C<d_pwage>, C<d_pwchange>, C<d_pwclass>, C<d_pwcomment>, C<d_pwexpire>,
-C<d_pwgecos>, C<d_pwpasswd>, C<d_pwquota>, C<d_qgcvt>, C<d_quad>,
-C<d_readdir>, C<d_readlink>, C<d_readv>, C<d_recvmsg>, C<d_rename>,
-C<d_rewinddir>, C<d_rmdir>, C<d_safebcpy>, C<d_safemcpy>, C<d_sanemcmp>,
-C<d_sbrkproto>, C<d_sched_yield>, C<d_scm_rights>, C<d_SCNfldbl>,
-C<d_seekdir>, C<d_select>, C<d_sem>, C<d_semctl>, C<d_semctl_semid_ds>,
-C<d_semctl_semun>, C<d_semget>, C<d_semop>, C<d_sendmsg>, C<d_setegid>,
-C<d_seteuid>, C<d_setgrent>, C<d_setgrps>, C<d_sethent>, C<d_setitimer>,
-C<d_setlinebuf>, C<d_setlocale>, C<d_setnent>, C<d_setpent>, C<d_setpgid>,
-C<d_setpgrp2>, C<d_setpgrp>, C<d_setprior>, C<d_setproctitle>,
-C<d_setpwent>, C<d_setregid>, C<d_setresgid>, C<d_setresuid>,
-C<d_setreuid>, C<d_setrgid>, C<d_setruid>, C<d_setsent>, C<d_setsid>,
-C<d_setvbuf>, C<d_sfio>, C<d_shm>, C<d_shmat>, C<d_shmatprototype>,
-C<d_shmctl>, C<d_shmdt>, C<d_shmget>, C<d_sigaction>, C<d_sigprocmask>,
-C<d_sigsetjmp>, C<d_sockatmark>, C<d_sockatmarkproto>, C<d_socket>,
-C<d_socklen_t>, C<d_sockpair>, C<d_socks5_init>, C<d_sqrtl>,
-C<d_sresgproto>, C<d_sresuproto>, C<d_statblks>, C<d_statfs_f_flags>,
-C<d_statfs_s>, C<d_statvfs>, C<d_stdio_cnt_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval>,
-C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_nochange_cnt>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_sets_cnt>,
-C<d_stdio_stream_array>, C<d_stdiobase>, C<d_stdstdio>, C<d_strchr>,
-C<d_strcoll>, C<d_strctcpy>, C<d_strerrm>, C<d_strerror>, C<d_strftime>,
-C<d_strtod>, C<d_strtol>, C<d_strtold>, C<d_strtoll>, C<d_strtoq>,
-C<d_strtoul>, C<d_strtoull>, C<d_strtouq>, C<d_strxfrm>, C<d_suidsafe>,
-C<d_symlink>, C<d_syscall>, C<d_syscallproto>, C<d_sysconf>,
-C<d_sysernlst>, C<d_syserrlst>, C<d_system>, C<d_tcgetpgrp>,
+C<d_PRIx64>, C<d_PRIXU64>, C<d_procselfexe>, C<d_pthread_atfork>,
+C<d_pthread_yield>, C<d_pwage>, C<d_pwchange>, C<d_pwclass>,
+C<d_pwcomment>, C<d_pwexpire>, C<d_pwgecos>, C<d_pwpasswd>, C<d_pwquota>,
+C<d_qgcvt>, C<d_quad>, C<d_readdir>, C<d_readlink>, C<d_readv>,
+C<d_recvmsg>, C<d_rename>, C<d_rewinddir>, C<d_rmdir>, C<d_safebcpy>,
+C<d_safemcpy>, C<d_sanemcmp>, C<d_sbrkproto>, C<d_sched_yield>,
+C<d_scm_rights>, C<d_SCNfldbl>, C<d_seekdir>, C<d_select>, C<d_sem>,
+C<d_semctl>, C<d_semctl_semid_ds>, C<d_semctl_semun>, C<d_semget>,
+C<d_semop>, C<d_sendmsg>, C<d_setegid>, C<d_seteuid>, C<d_setgrent>,
+C<d_setgrps>, C<d_sethent>, C<d_setitimer>, C<d_setlinebuf>,
+C<d_setlocale>, C<d_setnent>, C<d_setpent>, C<d_setpgid>, C<d_setpgrp2>,
+C<d_setpgrp>, C<d_setprior>, C<d_setproctitle>, C<d_setpwent>,
+C<d_setregid>, C<d_setresgid>, C<d_setresuid>, C<d_setreuid>, C<d_setrgid>,
+C<d_setruid>, C<d_setsent>, C<d_setsid>, C<d_setvbuf>, C<d_sfio>, C<d_shm>,
+C<d_shmat>, C<d_shmatprototype>, C<d_shmctl>, C<d_shmdt>, C<d_shmget>,
+C<d_sigaction>, C<d_sigprocmask>, C<d_sigsetjmp>, C<d_sockatmark>,
+C<d_sockatmarkproto>, C<d_socket>, C<d_socklen_t>, C<d_sockpair>,
+C<d_socks5_init>, C<d_sqrtl>, C<d_sresgproto>, C<d_sresuproto>,
+C<d_statblks>, C<d_statfs_f_flags>, C<d_statfs_s>, C<d_statvfs>,
+C<d_stdio_cnt_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_nochange_cnt>,
+C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_sets_cnt>, C<d_stdio_stream_array>, C<d_stdiobase>,
+C<d_stdstdio>, C<d_strchr>, C<d_strcoll>, C<d_strctcpy>, C<d_strerrm>,
+C<d_strerror>, C<d_strftime>, C<d_strtod>, C<d_strtol>, C<d_strtold>,
+C<d_strtoll>, C<d_strtoq>, C<d_strtoul>, C<d_strtoull>, C<d_strtouq>,
+C<d_strxfrm>, C<d_suidsafe>, C<d_symlink>, C<d_syscall>, C<d_syscallproto>,
+C<d_sysconf>, C<d_sysernlst>, C<d_syserrlst>, C<d_system>, C<d_tcgetpgrp>,
C<d_tcsetpgrp>, C<d_telldir>, C<d_telldirproto>, C<d_time>, C<d_times>,
C<d_truncate>, C<d_tzname>, C<d_u32align>, C<d_ualarm>, C<d_umask>,
C<d_uname>, C<d_union_semun>, C<d_unordered>, C<d_usleep>,
C<PERL_REVISION>, C<PERL_SUBVERSION>, C<PERL_VERSION>, C<perladmin>,
C<perllibs>, C<perlpath>, C<pg>, C<phostname>, C<pidtype>, C<plibpth>,
C<pm_apiversion>, C<pmake>, C<pr>, C<prefix>, C<prefixexp>, C<privlib>,
-C<privlibexp>, C<prototype>, C<ptrsize>
+C<privlibexp>, C<procselfexe>, C<prototype>, C<ptrsize>
=item q
=back
+=head2 Devel::PPPort, Perl/Pollution/Portability
+
+=over 4
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+=over 4
+
+=item WriteFile
+
+=back
+
+=item ppport.h
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=back
+
=head2 Devel::Peek - A data debugging tool for the XS programmer
=over 4
=item Tag Handling Utility Functions
+=item C<AUTOLOAD>ed Constants
+
=back
=back
filters
described in the previous section.
+=item Using Filter::Simple with an explicit C<import> subroutine
+
=item Using Filter::Simple and Exporter together
=item How it works
=item EXAMPLES
- use Math::BigInt qw(bstr);
+ use Math::BigInt;
=item Autocreating constants
=item DESCRIPTION
+=over 4
+
+=item Enforcing redispatch
+
+=item Avoiding repetitions
+
+=back
+
=item AUTHOR
=item BUGS AND IRRITATIONS
=item DESCRIPTION
-icmp, udp, tcp, stream, external
-
=over 4
=item Functions
Net::Ping->new([$proto [, $def_timeout [, $bytes]]]);, $p->ping($host [,
-$timeout]);, $p->open($host);, $p->close();, pingecho($host [, $timeout]);
+$timeout]);, $p->open($host);, $p->open($host);, $p->close();,
+pingecho($host [, $timeout]);
=back
+=item WARNING
+
=item NOTES
+=item AUTHOR(S)
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
=back
=head2 Net::SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Client
=item METHODS
-banner (), domain (), hello ( DOMAIN ), etrn ( DOMAIN ), mail ( ADDRESS [,
-OPTIONS] ), send ( ADDRESS ), send_or_mail ( ADDRESS ), send_and_mail (
-ADDRESS ), reset (), recipient ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [ ...]] [, OPTIONS ] ),
-to ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), cc ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), bcc (
-ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), data ( [ DATA ] ), expand ( ADDRESS ), verify
-( ADDRESS ), help ( [ $subject ] ), quit ()
+banner (), domain (), hello ( DOMAIN ), etrn ( DOMAIN ), auth ( USERNAME,
+PASSWORD ), mail ( ADDRESS [, OPTIONS] ), send ( ADDRESS ), send_or_mail (
+ADDRESS ), send_and_mail ( ADDRESS ), reset (), recipient ( ADDRESS [,
+ADDRESS [ ...]] [, OPTIONS ] ), to ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), cc (
+ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), bcc ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] ), data ( [
+DATA ] ), expand ( ADDRESS ), verify ( ADDRESS ), help ( [ $subject ] ),
+quit ()
=item SEE ALSO
=item DESCRIPTION
-$class->PUSHED([$mode][,$fh]), $obj->POPPED([$fh]),
+$class->PUSHED([$mode[,$fh]]), $obj->POPPED([$fh]),
$class->OPEN($path,$mode[,$fh]), $class->FDOPEN($fd),
$class->SYSOPEN($path,$imode,$perm,$fh), $obj->FILENO($fh),
$obj->READ($buffer,$len,$fh), $obj->WRITE($buffer,$fh), $obj->FILL($fh),
$obj->UNREAD($buffer,$fh), $obj->FLUSH($fh), $obj->SETLINEBUF($fh),
$obj->CLEARERR($fh), $obj->ERROR($fh), $obj->EOF($fh)
+=over 4
+
+=item Example - a Hexadecimal Handle
+
+=back
+
=back
=head2 Pod::Checker, podchecker() - check pod documents for syntax errors
B<_replace_special_chars>
+B<_replace_special_chars_late>
+
B<_create_label>
B<_create_index>
B<_clean_latex_commands>
+B<_split_delimited>
+
=over 4
=item NOTES
roff font should be 1 or 2 chars, not "%s", Invalid link %s, Invalid quote
specification "%s", %s:%d: Unknown command paragraph "%s", %s:%d: Unknown
-escape EE<lt>%sE<gt>, %s:%d: Unknown sequence %s, %s:%d: Unmatched =back
+escape EE<lt>%sE<gt>, %s:%d: Unknown formatting code %s, %s:%d: Unmatched
+=back
=item BUGS
+=item CAVEATS
+
=item SEE ALSO
=item AUTHOR
=back
-=head2 Pod::ParseLink -- Parse an L<> formatting code in POD text
+=head2 Pod::ParseLink -- Parse an LE<lt>E<gt> formatting code in POD text
=over 4
Bizarre space in item, Item called without tag, Can't open %s for reading:
%s, Invalid quote specification "%s", %s:%d: Unknown command paragraph
-"%s", %s:%d: Unknown escape: %s, %s:%d: Unknown sequence: %s, %s:%d:
+"%s", %s:%d: Unknown escape: %s, %s:%d: Unknown formatting code: %s, %s:%d:
Unmatched =back
=item RESTRICTIONS
=item DESCRIPTION
+=item NOTES
+
=item SEE ALSO
=item AUTHOR
=back
+=head2 Pod::t::basic, basic.pod - Test of various basic POD features in
+translators.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item HEADINGS
+
+=item This C<is> a "level 1" heading
+
+=over 4
+
+=item ``Level'' "2 I<heading>
+
+=back
+
+=item This C<is> a "level 1" heading
+
+=over 4
+
+=item ``Level'' 2 I<heading>
+
+=back
+
+=item LINKS
+
+=item OVER AND ITEMS
+
+This is a test, a, b, a, b, c, d, "foo", B<bar>, C<baz>, Some longer item
+text
+
+=item FORMATTING CODES
+
+E<amp>, E<apos>, E<lt>, E<gt>, E<quot>, E<sol>
+
+=item VERBATIM
+
+=back
+
=head2 SDBM_File - Tied access to sdbm files
=over 4
=item DESCRIPTION
+=over 4
+
+=item METHODS
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+B<Tgetent>, OSPEED, TERM
+
+B<Tpad>, B<$string>, B<$cnt>, B<$FH>
+
+B<Tputs>, B<$cap>, B<$cnt>, B<$FH>
+
+B<Tgoto>, B<$cap>, B<$col>, B<$row>, B<$FH>
+
+B<Trequire>
+
+=over 4
+
=item EXAMPLES
+=item COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
+
+=item AUTHOR
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
=back
=head2 Term::Complete - Perl word completion module
=item EXAMPLES
-=item AUTHOR
-
=item SEE ALSO
+=item AUTHORS
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
=back
=head2 Test::Harness - run perl standard test scripts with statistics
=over 4
-=item Comparision functions
+=item Comparison functions
B<is_deeply>
Making your own ok(), The eq_* family have some caveats, Test::Harness
upgrades
-=item AUTHOR
-
=item HISTORY
=item SEE ALSO
+=item AUTHORS
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
=back
=head2 Test::Simple - Basic utilities for writing tests.
=item HISTORY
-=item AUTHOR
-
=item SEE ALSO
-L<Test::More>, L<Test>, L<Test::Unit>, L<Pod::Tests>, L<SelfTest>,
+L<Test::More>, L<Test>, L<Test::Unit>, L<Test::Inline>, L<SelfTest>,
L<Test::Harness>
+=item AUTHORS
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
=back
=head2 Test::Tutorial - A tutorial about writing really basic tests
=item FOOTNOTES
+=item AUTHORS
+
+=item COPYRIGHT
+
=back
=head2 Text::Abbrev, abbrev - create an abbreviation table from a list
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