-=head1 Perl TO-DO List
+=head1 NAME
+
+perltodo - Perl TO-DO List
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
This is a list of wishes for Perl. It is maintained by Nathan
Torkington for the Perl porters. Send updates to
=back
-=head2 Filenames
-
-Make filenames in the distribution and in the standard module set
-be 8.3 friendly where feasible. Good luck changing the standard
-modules, though. B<Done>.
-
=head1 Configure
Andy Dougherty maintain(ed|s) a list of "todo" items for the configure
stat(), or tell can fit into a perl number without losing precision.
Work with the perl-64bit mailing list on perl.org.
-=head2 Figure a way out of $^(capital letter)
-
-Figure out a clean way to extend $^(capital letter) beyond
-the 26 alphabets. (${^WORD} maybe?)
-
=head2 Prototypes
=over 4
it into the core, and make Perl use it for globbing. Ben Holzman and
Tye McQueen have claimed the pumpkin for this.
-=head2 Proper tied array support
-
-This was B<done> in 5.005 by Nick Ing-Simmons.
-
=head1 Perl Internals
=head2 magic_setisa
C<magic_setisa> should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
-=head2 Foreign lines
-
-Perl should be more generous in accepting foreign line terminations.
-Mostly B<done> in 5.005.
-
=head2 Garbage Collection
There was talk of a mark-and-sweep garbage collector at TPC2, but the
=head2 Namespace cleanup
- symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars
- "Perl_" prefix for all functions
-
-B<Done>.
-
- CPP-space: restrict what we export from headers
- stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
+ CPP-space: restrict CPP symbols exported from headers
header-space: move into CORE/perl/
API-space: begin list of things that constitute public api
+ env-space: Configure should use PERL_CONFIG instead of CONFIG etc.
=head2 MULTIPLICITY
=head2 Install ALL Documentation
Make the standard documentation kit include the VMS, OS/2, Win32,
-Threads, etc information.
+Threads, etc information. installperl and pod/Makefile should know
+enough to copy README.foo to perlfoo.pod before building everything,
+when appropriate.
=head2 Outstanding issues to be documented
get placed in the right places in the real manpages, either. This
needs work.
+=head2 Adapt www.linuxhq.com for Perl
+
+This should help glorify documentation and get more people involved in
+perl development.
+
=head2 Replace man with a perl program
Can we reimplement man in Perl? Tom has a start. I believe some of
We could use more work on helping people understand Perl's new
Unicode support that Larry has created.
-=head2 Explain tool
-
-Given a piece of Perl code, say what it does. B::Deparse is doing
-this. B<Done>.
-
=head1 Modules
=head2 Update the POSIX extension to conform with the POSIX 1003.1 Edition 2
Which modules should be added to the standard distribution? This ties
in with the SDK discussed on the perl-sdk list at perl.org.
-=head2 ISA.pm
-
-Rename and alter ISA.pm. B<Done>. It is now base.pm.
-
=head2 Profiler
Make the profiler (Devel::DProf) part of the standard release, and
=back
-=head2 Exceptions
-
-Figure out a coherent exception model, and implement it. Graham's
-Error.pm is an OO module that (I believe) requires core support.
-Are objects the right basis for this? Can it be done using the same
-text that the rest of Perl works on? The builtins will need to agree
-on a system.
-
=head2 Procedural options
Support procedural interfaces for the common cases of Perl's
=head1 Win32 Stuff
-=head2 Automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
-
-B<Done>, says Sarathy.
-
=head2 Get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
B<Part done>, according to Sarathy. It builds under egcs on win32,
=item Use posix calls internally where possible
-=item gettimeofday
-
-Joshua Pritikin sent patches to p5p in early December 1998.
-
=item format BOTTOM
-=item -iprefix.
-
-Added in 5.004_70. B<Done>
-
=item -i rename file only when successfully changed
=item All ARGV input should act like <>
=item support in perlmain to rerun debugger
-=item reference to compiled regexp
-
-B<done> This is the qr// support in 5.005.
-
=item lvalue functions
Tuomas Lukka, on behalf of the PDL project, greatly desires this and
=head2 constant function cache
-=head2 eval qw() at compile time
-
-qw() is presently compiled as a call to split. This means the split
-happens at runtime. Change this so qw() is compiled as a real list
-assignment. This also avoids surprises like:
-
- $a = () = qw(What will $a hold?);
-
-B<Done>. Tom Hughes submitted a patch that went into 5.005_55.
-
=head2 foreach(reverse...)
=head2 Cache eval tree
=item structured types
-=item autocroak?
-
-B<Done>. This is the Fatal.pm module, so any builtin that that does
-not return success automatically die()s. If you're feeling brave, tie
-this in with the unified exceptions scheme.
-
=item Modifiable $1 et al
The intent is for this to be a means of editing the matched portions of
but if the first argument was given and is "0", then it will be
considered false by C<||> and C<5> used instead. Really we want
-an C<||>-like construct that behaves like:
+an C<||>-like operator that behaves like:
$children = shift;
$children = 5 unless defined $children;
-Namely, a C<||> that tests defined-ness rather than truth. One
-was discussed, and a patch submitted, but the objections were many:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item Punctuation
-
-We're running out of punctuation. C<|||>, the suggested operator, is
-very very verbose.
-
-=item Orthogonality
-
-To work like the other logical operators, there'd need to be C<|||=>
-and "English" equivalents (as there is "or" for "||"). We couldn't
-settle on an equivalent we liked. Does there also have to be an "&&"
-that tests truth?
-
-=back
-
-While there were objections, many still feel the need.
+Namely, a C<||> that tests defined-ness rather than truth. One was
+discussed, and a patch submitted, but the objections were many. While
+there were objections, many still feel the need. At least it was
+decided that C<??> is the best name for the operator.
=head2 "dynamic" lexicals
Workarounds to help Win32 dynamic loading.
-=head2 Status variable
-
-$^C to track compiler/checker status. B<Done> in 5.005_54.
-
=head2 END blocks
END blocks need saving in compiled output.
Can we install modules as bytecode?
+=head1 Recently Finished Tasks
+
+=head2 Figure a way out of $^(capital letter)
+
+Figure out a clean way to extend $^(capital letter) beyond
+the 26 alphabets. (${^WORD} maybe?)
+
+Mark-Jason Dominus sent a patch which went into 5.005_56.
+
+=head2 Filenames
+
+Make filenames in the distribution and in the standard module set
+be 8.3 friendly where feasible. Good luck changing the standard
+modules, though. B<Done>.
+
+=head2 Proper tied array support
+
+This was B<done> in 5.005 by Nick Ing-Simmons.
+
+=head2 Foreign lines
+
+Perl should be more generous in accepting foreign line terminations.
+Mostly B<done> in 5.005.
+
+=head2 Namespace cleanup
+
+ symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars
+ "Perl_" prefix for all functions
+
+ CPP-space: stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
+
+=head2 Explain tool
+
+Given a piece of Perl code, say what it does. B::Deparse is doing
+this. B<Done>.
+
+=head2 ISA.pm
+
+Rename and alter ISA.pm. B<Done>. It is now base.pm.
+
+=head2 Automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
+
+B<Done>, says Sarathy.
+
+=head2 -iprefix.
+
+Added in 5.004_70. B<Done>
+
+=head2 gettimeofday
+
+See Time::HiRes.
+
+=head2 reference to compiled regexp
+
+B<done> This is the qr// support in 5.005.
+
+=head2 eval qw() at compile time
+
+qw() is presently compiled as a call to split. This means the split
+happens at runtime. Change this so qw() is compiled as a real list
+assignment. This also avoids surprises like:
+
+ $a = () = qw(What will $a hold?);
+
+B<Done>. Tom Hughes submitted a patch that went into 5.005_55.
+
+=head2 autocroak?
+
+B<Done>. This is the Fatal.pm module, so any builtin that that does
+not return success automatically die()s. If you're feeling brave, tie
+this in with the unified exceptions scheme.
+
+=head2 Status variable
+
+$^C to track compiler/checker status. B<Done> in 5.005_54.
+
=cut
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