From: Gurusamy Sarathy Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 05:19:42 +0000 (+0000) Subject: perltodo adjustments from Joshua Pritikin X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=04c704464805e8b58c229a4f2a086e506ed7eed7;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git perltodo adjustments from Joshua Pritikin p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3019 --- diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod index fd2c244..fe339de 100644 --- a/pod/perltodo.pod +++ b/pod/perltodo.pod @@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ slower, and see if there's a way to make them faster. =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. - =head1 Configure Andy Dougherty maintain(ed|s) a list of "todo" items for the configure @@ -162,21 +156,12 @@ setuid environments. Decide between Glob::BSD and File::KGlob, move 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 in 5.005 by Nick Ing-Simmons. - =head1 Perl Internals =head2 magic_setisa C should be made to update %FIELDS [???] -=head2 Foreign lines - -Perl should be more generous in accepting foreign line terminations. -Mostly B in 5.005. - =head2 Garbage Collection There was talk of a mark-and-sweep garbage collector at TPC2, but the @@ -249,13 +234,7 @@ will be difficult. =head2 Namespace cleanup - symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars - "Perl_" prefix for all functions - -B. - - 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 @@ -412,6 +391,11 @@ to be that, but no longer. The things in perldelta never seemed to 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 @@ -423,11 +407,6 @@ perldoc to remove the unfeatures like "is slow" and "has no apropos". 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. - =head1 Modules =head2 Update the POSIX extension to conform with the POSIX 1003.1 Edition 2 @@ -448,10 +427,6 @@ that we should be including? 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. It is now base.pm. - =head2 Profiler Make the profiler (Devel::DProf) part of the standard release, and @@ -480,14 +455,6 @@ Defines shift et al in terms of splice method =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 @@ -622,10 +589,6 @@ pointed out that perllib_mangle() is good for this. =head1 Win32 Stuff -=head2 Automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code - -B, says Sarathy. - =head2 Get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc B, according to Sarathy. It builds under egcs on win32, @@ -656,16 +619,8 @@ breed of chicken to sacrifice, please speak up. =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 - =item -i rename file only when successfully changed =item All ARGV input should act like <> @@ -674,10 +629,6 @@ Added in 5.004_70. B =item support in perlmain to rerun debugger -=item reference to compiled regexp - -B This is the qr// support in 5.005. - =item lvalue functions Tuomas Lukka, on behalf of the PDL project, greatly desires this and @@ -697,16 +648,6 @@ not just subs. =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. Tom Hughes submitted a patch that went into 5.005_55. - =head2 foreach(reverse...) =head2 Cache eval tree @@ -756,12 +697,6 @@ with syntax, please. =item structured types -=item autocroak? - -B. 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 @@ -793,31 +728,15 @@ which is almost (but not): 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 $children; -Namely, a C<||> that tests defined-ness rather than truth. One -was discussed, and a patch submitted, but the objections were many: - -=over 4 - -=item Punctuation - -We're running out of punctuation. C<|||>, the suggested operator, is -very very verbose. - -=item Orthogonality - -To work like the other logical operators, there'd need to be C<|||=> -and "English" equivalents (as there is "or" for "||"). We couldn't -settle on an equivalent we liked. Does there also have to be an "&&" -that tests truth? - -=back - -While there were objections, many still feel the need. +Namely, a C<||> that tests defined-ness rather than truth. One was +discussed, and a patch submitted, but the objections were many. While +there were objections, many still feel the need. At least it was +decided that C is the best name for the operator. =head2 "dynamic" lexicals @@ -901,10 +820,6 @@ Typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad. Workarounds to help Win32 dynamic loading. -=head2 Status variable - -$^C to track compiler/checker status. B in 5.005_54. - =head2 END blocks END blocks need saving in compiled output. @@ -922,4 +837,73 @@ from where newASSIGNOP steals the field). Can we install modules as bytecode? +=head1 Recently Finished Tasks + +=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. + +=head2 Proper tied array support + +This was B in 5.005 by Nick Ing-Simmons. + +=head2 Foreign lines + +Perl should be more generous in accepting foreign line terminations. +Mostly B 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. + +=head2 ISA.pm + +Rename and alter ISA.pm. B. It is now base.pm. + +=head2 Automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code + +B, says Sarathy. + +=head2 -iprefix. + +Added in 5.004_70. B + +=head2 gettimeofday + +See Time::HiRes. + +=head2 reference to compiled regexp + +B 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 $a hold?); + +B. Tom Hughes submitted a patch that went into 5.005_55. + +=head2 autocroak? + +B. This is the Fatal.pm module, so any builtin that that does +not return success automatically die()s. If you're feeling brave, tie +this in with the unified exceptions scheme. + +=head2 Status variable + +$^C to track compiler/checker status. B in 5.005_54. + =cut