From: Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:06:14 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Remove the 5.005 threads details from the documentation for :locked and :method
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Remove the 5.005 threads details from the documentation for :locked and :method
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diff --git a/lib/attributes.pm b/lib/attributes.pm
index aa532c2..216583a 100644
--- a/lib/attributes.pm
+++ b/lib/attributes.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package attributes;
 
-our $VERSION = 0.09;
+our $VERSION = 0.10;
 
 @EXPORT_OK = qw(get reftype);
 @EXPORT = ();
@@ -194,34 +194,21 @@ The following are the built-in attributes for subroutines:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item locked
-
-B<5.005 threads only!  The use of the "locked" attribute currently
-only makes sense if you are using the deprecated "Perl 5.005 threads"
-implementation of threads.>
+=item lvalue
 
-Setting this attribute is only meaningful when the subroutine or
-method is to be called by multiple threads.  When set on a method
-subroutine (i.e., one marked with the B<method> attribute below),
-Perl ensures that any invocation of it implicitly locks its first
-argument before execution.  When set on a non-method subroutine,
-Perl ensures that a lock is taken on the subroutine itself before
-execution.  The semantics of the lock are exactly those of one
-explicitly taken with the C<lock> operator immediately after the
-subroutine is entered.
+Indicates that the referenced subroutine is a valid lvalue and can
+be assigned to. The subroutine must return a modifiable value such
+as a scalar variable, as described in L<perlsub>.
 
 =item method
 
-Indicates that the referenced subroutine is a method.
-This has a meaning when taken together with the B<locked> attribute,
-as described there.  It also means that a subroutine so marked
+Indicates that the referenced subroutine is a method. A subroutine so marked
 will not trigger the "Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::%s" warning.
 
-=item lvalue
+=item locked
 
-Indicates that the referenced subroutine is a valid lvalue and can
-be assigned to. The subroutine must return a modifiable value such
-as a scalar variable, as described in L<perlsub>.
+The "locked" attribute has no effect in 5.10.0 and later. It was used as part
+of the now-removed "Perl 5.005 threads".
 
 =back