and basic arithmetics (+ - * /) if the arguments are integers, and
tries also to keep the results stored internally as integers.
This change leads into often slightly faster and always less lossy
-arithmetics (previously Perl always preferred floating point numbers
-in its math)
+arithmetics. (Previously Perl always preferred floating point numbers
+in its math.)
=item *
print $digest, "\n"; # 01d19d9d2045e005c3f1b80e8b164de1
-NOTE: the MD5 backward compatibility module is purposefully not
+NOTE: the MD5 backward compatibility module is deliberately not
included since its use is discouraged.
See L<Digest::MD5> for more information.
=item *
-The order of DESTROYS has been made more predictable.
+The order of DESTROYs has been made more predictable.
=item *
=item *
-Perl now uses system malloc instead of Perl malloc in all 64-bit
+Perl now uses system malloc instead of Perl malloc on all 64-bit
platforms, and even in some not-always-64-bit platforms like AIX,
IRIX, and Solaris. This change breaks backward compatibility but
Perl's malloc has problems with large address spaces and also the
=head2 lib/b test 19
-The test fails in various platforms (PA64 and IA64 are known), but the
+The test fails on various platforms (PA64 and IA64 are known), but the
exact cause is still being investigated.
=head2 Linux With Sfio Fails op/misc Test 48
=head2 sigaction test 13 in VMS
-The test is known to fail, whether it's because of VMS of because
-of faulty test, is not known.
+The test is known to fail; whether it's because of VMS of because
+of faulty test is not known.
=head2 sprintf tests 129 and 130
-The op/sprintf tests 129 and 130 are known to fail in some platforms.
+The op/sprintf tests 129 and 130 are known to fail on some platforms.
Examples include any platform using sfio, and Compaq/Tandem's NonStop-UX.
The failing platforms do not comply with the ANSI C Standard, line
19ff on page 134 of ANSI X3.159 1989 to be exact. (They produce