to true your enviornment when testing.
-=head2 In @INC, move ARCHLIB and PRIVLIB after the current version's site_perl and vendor_perl.
+=head2 @INC reorganization
+
+In @INC, ARCHLIB and PRIVLIB now occur after after the current version's
+site_perl and vendor_perl.
=head2 Switch statement changes
=item *
Unsupported private C API functions are now declared "static" to prevent
-leakage to Perl's public API
+leakage to Perl's public API.
=item *
-F<miniperl> no longer builds with UTF-8 support in the regexp engine to support the bootstrapping process
-
+To support the bootstrapping process, F<miniperl> no longer builds with
+UTF-8 support in the regexp engine.
+
This allows a build to complete with PERL_UNICODE set and a UTF-8 locale.
Without this there's a bootstrapping problem, as miniperl can't load the UTF-8
components of the regexp engine, because they're not yet built.
See the documentation for C<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> or C<Module::Build> for more
on how to specify C<configure_requires> when creating a distribution for CPAN.
-=head2 The C<each> function can now operate on arrays
+=head2 C<each> is now more flexible
+
+The C<each> function can now operate on arrays.
+
+=head2 Y2038 compliance
+
+Perl's core time-related functions are now Y2038 compliant. (With 29
+years to spare!)
+
+=head2 C<$,> flexibilty
+
+The variable C<$,> may now be tied.
+
+=head2 // in where clauses
-=head2 Perl's core time-related functions are now Y2038 compliand
+// now behaves like || in when clauses
-=head2 The variable C<$,> may now be tied
+=head2 Enabling warnings from your shell environment
-=head2 // now behaves like || in when clauses
+You can now set C<-W> from the C<PERL5OPT> environment variable
-=head2 You can now set C<-W> from the C<PERL5OPT> environment variable
+=head2 C<delete local>
+
+C<delete local> now allows you to lexically delete a hash entry.
+
+=head2 New support for Abstract namespace sockets
-=head2 Add support for Abstract namespace sockets
-
Abstract namespace sockets are Linux-specific socket type that live in
AF_UNIX family, slightly abusing it to be able to use arbitrary
character arrays as addresses: They start with nul byte and are not
terminated by nul byte, but with the length passed to the socket()
system call.
-
-
-=head2 C<delete local> now allows you to lexically delete a hash entry.
=head1 Modules and Pragmata
=item Upgrade to Class::ISA 0.34
-=item Upgrade to Attribute::Handlers 0.87
+=item Upgrade to Attribute::Handlers 0.87
-=item Upgrade to AutoLoader 5.70
+=item Upgrade to AutoLoader 5.70
=item Upgrade to IO::Zlib 1.10
=item Update IPC::Cmd to CPAN version 0.50
=item Updated CPANPLUS::Dist::Build to CPAN version 0.40
-
+
=item Updated Module::Loaded to CPAN version 0.06
=item Upgrade Term::ANSIColor to 2.02
=item Update Module::Build to 0.35
-=item constant has been upgraded to 1.19.
+=item constant has been upgraded to 1.19.
=item upgrade CGI from 3.43 to 3.45
L<perlapi>, L<perlintern>, L<perlmodlib> and L<perltoc> are now all
generated at build time, rather than being shipped as part of the release.
-=head2 Documented -X overloading.
+=over
-=head2 Documented that C<when()> treats specially most of the filetest operators
+=item *
-=head2 Documented when as a syntax modifier
+Documented -X overloading.
-=head2 Eliminated "Old Perl threads tutorial", which describes 5005 threads.
+=item *
-pod/perlthrtut.pod is the same material reworked for ithreads.
+Documented that C<when()> treats specially most of the filetest operators
-=head2 Correct previous documentation: v-strings are not deprecated
+=item *
+
+Documented when as a syntax modifier
+
+=item *
+
+Eliminated "Old Perl threads tutorial", which describes 5005 threads.
+
+F<pod/perlthrtut.pod> is the same material reworked for ithreads.
+
+=item *
+
+Correct previous documentation: v-strings are not deprecated
With version objects, we need them to use MODULE VERSION syntax. This
patch removes the deprecation note.
-=head2 Added security contact information to L<perlsec>
+=item *
+
+Added security contact information to L<perlsec>
+
+=back
=head1 Performance Enhancements
+
=over 4
=item *
=item *
The implementation of C<C3> Method Resolution Order has been optimised -
-linearisation for classes with single inheritance is 40% faster. Performance
+linearisation for classes with single inheritance is 40% faster. Performance
for multiple inheritance is unchanged.
=item *
C<known_extensions>, C<nonxs_ext> and C<static_ext> have not changed, and
still use C</>. Hence this change will not have any affect once perl is
installed. C<Safe> has been split out from being part of C<Opcode>, and
-C<mro> is now an extension in its own right.
+C<mro> is now an extension in its own right.
Nearly all dual-life modules have been moved from F<lib> to F<ext>, and will
now appear as known C<nonxs_ext>. This will made no difference to the
Removed F<libbsd> for AIX 5L and 6.1. Only C<flock()> was used from F<libbsd>.
Removed F<libgdbm> for AIX 5L and 6.1. The F<libgdbm> is delivered as an
-optional package with the AIX Toolbox. Unfortunately the 64 bit version
+optional package with the AIX Toolbox. Unfortunately the 64 bit version
is broken.
Hints changes mean that AIX 4.2 should work again.
A 5.10.0 optimisation to clear the temporary stack within the implicit
loop of C<s///ge> has been reverted, as it turned out to be the cause of
-obscure bugs in seemingly unrelated parts of the interpreter [commit
+obscure bugs in seemingly unrelated parts of the interpreter [commit
ef0d4e17921ee3de].
=item *
=item *
-warn if ++ or -- are unable to change the value because it's beyond the limit of representation
+warn if ++ or -- are unable to change the value because it's beyond the limit of representation
This uses a new warnings category: "imprecision".
=item *
Removed vestigal support for Tenon Intersystems MachTen Unix layer for MacOS Classic.
-
+
=item *
Removed the port to Atari MiNT. It's a dead platform that hasn't had any love since 5.005.
-=item *
+=item *
Deprecated numerous Perl 4-era libraries:
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