C<Encode>, by Nick Ing-Simmons, provides a mechanism to translate
between different character encodings. Support for Unicode,
ISO-8859-*, ASCII, CP*, KOI8-R, and three variants of EBCDIC are
-compiled in to the module. Several other encodings (like Japanese,
-Chinese, and MacIntosh encodings) are included and will be loaded at
-runtime. See L<Encode>.
+compiled in to the module. Several other encodings (like Chinese,
+Japanese, Korean, and MacIntosh encodings) are included and will be
+loaded at runtime. (For space considerations, the largest Chinese
+encodings have been separated into their own CPAN module,
+Encode::HanExtra). See L<Encode>.
Any encoding supported by Encode module is also available to the
":encoding()" layer if PerlIO is used.
=item *
-perl5db.pl has been modified to present a more consistent commands
-interface, via (CommandSet=580). perl5db.t was also added to test the
-changes, and as a placeholder for further tests.
+The debugger (perl5db.pl) has been modified to present a more
+consistent commands interface, via (CommandSet=580). perl5db.t was
+also added to test the changes, and as a placeholder for further tests.
-See L<perldebug>
+See L<perldebug>.
=item *
=item *
+The debugger can now show lexical variables if you have the CPAN
+module PadWalker installed.
+
+=item *
+
If an attempt to use a (non-blessed) reference as an array index
is made, a warning is given.