Re: [patch perlapi doc] sv_magic

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diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 1bdc2f2..c3f9d98 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -4303,6 +4303,9 @@ then adds a new magic item of type C<how> to the head of the magic list.
 See C<sv_magicext> (which C<sv_magic> now calls) for a description of the
 handling of the C<name> and C<namlen> arguments.
 
+You need to use C<sv_magicext> to add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and also
+to add more than one instance of the same 'how'.
+
        void    sv_magic(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const char* name, I32 namlen)
 
 =for hackers

diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index 7687921..cfdfea3 100644 (file)
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -5406,6 +5406,9 @@ then adds a new magic item of type C<how> to the head of the magic list.
 See C<sv_magicext> (which C<sv_magic> now calls) for a description of the
 handling of the C<name> and C<namlen> arguments.
 
+You need to use C<sv_magicext> to add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and also
+to add more than one instance of the same 'how'.
+
 =cut
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