From: Jarkko Hietaniemi Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:10:18 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Pass 5 at perldelta - module and utility updates cleanup. X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1e13d81f7b6072d0a70fc0874bec1b8bc97e4a05;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Pass 5 at perldelta - module and utility updates cleanup. p4raw-id: //depot/perl@13221 --- diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 0a4c558..8a17974 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ C now works. =head1 Modules and Pragmata -=head2 New Modules +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata =over 4 @@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ but if not possible, the familiar Perl implementation is used. =item * +C, from Kenneth Albanowski, has been added. It is +primarily used by C to enhance portability of of XS modules +between different versions of Perl. + +=item * + C, frontend module for calculating digests (checksums), from Gisle Aas, has been added. See L. @@ -599,6 +605,11 @@ See L. =item * +C is a new pragma for setting the default I/O disciplines +for open(). + +=item * + C provides the implementation of IO to "in memory" Perl scalars as discussed above, from Nick Ing-Simmons. It also serves as an example of a loadable PerlIO layer. Other future @@ -619,6 +630,12 @@ to Quoted-Printable. See L. =item * +C, by Russ Allbery, has been added, +to parse L<> links in pods as described in the new +perlpodspec. + +=item * + C, by Joe Smith, has been added. It converts POD data to formatted overstrike text. See L. @@ -630,6 +647,10 @@ like blessed(), reftype(), and tainted(). See L. =item * +C is a new pragma for controlling the behaviour of sort(). + +=item * + C gives persistence to Perl data structures by allowing the storage and retrieval of Perl data to and from files in a fast and compact binary format, from Raphael Manfredi. See L. @@ -757,71 +778,60 @@ AutoLoader can now be disabled with C, =item * -Data::Dumper has now an option to sort hashes. - -=item * - -The English module can now be used without the infamous performance -hit by saying - - use English '-no_performance_hit'; - -(Assuming, of course, that one doesn't need the troublesome variables -C<$`>, C<$&>, or C<$'>.) Also, introduced C<@LAST_MATCH_START> and -C<@LAST_MATCH_END> English aliases for C<@-> and C<@+>. - -=item * - -File::Find now has pre- and post-processing callbacks. It also -correctly changes directories when chasing symbolic links. Callbacks -(naughtily) exiting with "next;" instead of "return;" now work. +B::Deparse has been significantly enhanced. It now can deparse almost +all of the standard test suite (so that the tests still succeed). +There is a make target "test.deparse" for trying this out. =item * -File::Glob::glob() renamed to File::Glob::bsd_glob() to avoid -prototype mismatch with CORE::glob(). +Class::Struct can now define the classes in compile time. =item * -IPC::Open3 now allows the use of numeric file descriptors. +Class::Struct now assigns the array/hash element if the accessor +is called with an array/hash element as the B argument. =item * -use lib now works identically to @INC. Removing directories -with 'no lib' now works. +Data::Dumper has now an option to sort hashes. =item * -C<%INC> now localised in a Safe compartment so that use/require work. +Data::Dumper has now an option to dump code references +using B::Deparse. =item * -The Shell module now has an OO interface. +The English module can now be used without the infamous performance +hit by saying -=item * + use English '-no_performance_hit'; -B::Deparse has been significantly enhanced. It now can deparse almost -all of the standard test suite (so that the tests still succeed). -There is a make target "test.deparse" for trying this out. +(Assuming, of course, that one doesn't need the troublesome variables +C<$`>, C<$&>, or C<$'>.) Also, introduced C<@LAST_MATCH_START> and +C<@LAST_MATCH_END> English aliases for C<@-> and C<@+>. =item * -Class::Struct can now define the classes in compile time. +Fcntl, Socket, and Sys::Syslog have been rewritten to use the +new-style constant dispatch section (see L). +This means that they will be more robust and hopefully faster. =item * -Class::Struct now assigns the array/hash element if the accessor -is called with an array/hash element as the B argument. +File::Find now has pre- and post-processing callbacks. It also +correctly changes directories when chasing symbolic links. Callbacks +(naughtily) exiting with "next;" instead of "return;" now work. =item * -Fcntl, Socket, and Sys::Syslog have been rewritten to use the -new-style constant dispatch section (see L). +File::Find is now (again) reentrant. It also has been made +more portable. =item * -File::Find is now (again) reentrant. It also has been made -more portable. +File::Glob::glob() renamed to File::Glob::bsd_glob() to avoid +prototype mismatch with CORE::glob(). =item * @@ -836,6 +846,10 @@ compiled with debugging). =item * +IPC::Open3 now allows the use of numeric file descriptors. + +=item * + IO::Socket has now atmark() method, which returns true if the socket is positioned at the out-of-band mark. The method is also exportable as a sockatmark() function. @@ -853,8 +867,13 @@ that the operating system will make one up.) =item * -Math::BigFloat and Math::BigInt have undergone much fixing, -they are now magnitudes faster, and they support various +use lib now works identically to @INC. Removing directories +with 'no lib' now works. + +=item * + +Math::BigFloat and Math::BigInt have undergone a full rewrite. +They are now magnitudes faster, and they support various bignum libraries such as GMP and PARI as their backends. =item * @@ -866,17 +885,20 @@ CPAN and in 5.7.2 the Net::Ping::External may be integrated to Perl. =item * -The C pragma allows layers other than ":raw" and ":crlf" when -using PerlIO. - -=item * - POSIX::sigaction() is now much more flexible and robust. You can now install coderef handlers, 'DEFAULT', and 'IGNORE' handlers, installing new handlers was not atomic. =item * +C<%INC> now localised in a Safe compartment so that use/require work. + +=item * + +The Shell module now has an OO interface. + +=item * + The Test module has been significantly enhanced. =item * @@ -908,15 +930,20 @@ F is now much faster. =item * -h2xs now produces a template README. +C now supports C trigraphs. + +=item * + +C now produces a template README. =item * -L now supports C trigraphs. +C now uses C for better portability between +different versions of Perl. =item * -L uses the new L module which will affect +C uses the new L module which will affect newly created extensions that define constants. Since the new code is more correct (if you have two constants where the first one is a prefix of the second one, the first constant B gets defined), @@ -928,39 +955,40 @@ L now also supports C trigraphs. =item * -L has been added to configure the libnet. +C has been added to configure the libnet. =item * -perlbug is now much more robust. It also sends the bug report to +C is now much more robust. It also sends the bug report to perl.org, not perl.com. =item * -perlcc has been rewritten and its user interface (that is, +C has been rewritten and its user interface (that is, command line) is much more like that of the UNIX C compiler, cc. =item * -perlivp is a new utility for doing Installation Verification +C is a new utility for doing Installation Verification Procedure after installing Perl. =item * -pod2html now allows specifying a cache directory. +C now allows specifying a cache directory. =item * -s2p has been completely rewritten in Perl. (It is in fact a full -implementation of sed in Perl.) +C has been completely rewritten in Perl. (It is in fact a full +implementation of sed in Perl: you can use the sed functionality by +using the C utility.) =item * -xsubpp now understands POD documentation embedded in the *.xs files. +C now understands POD documentation embedded in the *.xs files. =item * -xsubpp now supports OUT keyword. +C now supports OUT keyword. =back