From: Nicholas Clark Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:35:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Integrate: X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=38fd2c23c3ee2e8306b6f33ae523fbc839902e04;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Integrate: [ 22093] Graham says that the search.cpan.org pod finder hashes on name The 4 files all thinking they are perldelta.pod confuses it. p4raw-link: @22093 on //depot/maint-5.8/perl: 740d28baac4d221708eeda166081b934a1bcaa59 p4raw-id: //depot/perl@22100 p4raw-branched: from //depot/maint-5.8/perl@22096 'branch in' pod/perl582delta.pod (@21699..) p4raw-integrated: from //depot/maint-5.8/perl@22096 'copy in' pod/perl58delta.pod (@21199..) pod/perl581delta.pod (@21379..) --- diff --git a/pod/perl581delta.pod b/pod/perl581delta.pod index e23eb17..4589392 100644 --- a/pod/perl581delta.pod +++ b/pod/perl581delta.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.8.1 +perl581delta - what is new for perl v5.8.1 =head1 DESCRIPTION diff --git a/pod/perl582delta.pod b/pod/perl582delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8708070 --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl582delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +=head1 NAME + +perl582delta - what is new for perl v5.8.2 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.8.1 release and +the 5.8.2 release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.6.1, first read +the L, which describes differences between 5.6.0 and +5.8.0, and the L, which describes differences between +5.8.0 and 5.8.1. + +=head1 Incompatible Changes + +For threaded builds for modules calling certain re-entrant system calls, +binary compatibility was accidentally lost between 5.8.0 and 5.8.1. +Binary compatibility with 5.8.0 has been restored in 5.8.2, which +necessitates breaking compatibility with 5.8.1. We see this as the +lesser of two evils. + +This will only affect people who have a threaded perl 5.8.1, and compiled +modules which use these calls, and now attempt to run the compiled modules +with 5.8.2. The fix is to re-compile and re-install the modules using 5.8.2. + +=head1 Core Enhancements + +=head2 Hash Randomisation + +The hash randomisation introduced with 5.8.1 has been amended. It +transpired that although the implementation introduced in 5.8.1 was source +compatible with 5.8.0, it was not binary compatible in certain cases. 5.8.2 +contains an improved implementation which is both source and binary +compatible with both 5.8.0 and 5.8.1, and remains robust against the form of +attack which prompted the change for 5.8.1. + +We are grateful to the Debian project for their input in this area. +See L for the original +rationale behind this change. + +=head2 Threading + +Several memory leaks associated with variables shared between threads +have been fixed. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules And Pragmata + +The following modules and pragmata have been updated since Perl 5.8.1: + +=over 4 + +=item Devel::PPPort + +=item Digest::MD5 + +=item I18N::LangTags + +=item libnet + +=item MIME::Base64 + +=item Pod::Perldoc + +=item strict + +Documentation improved + +=item Tie::Hash + +Documentation improved + +=item Time::HiRes + +=item Unicode::Collate + +=item Unicode::Normalize + +=item UNIVERSAL + +Documentation improved + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +Some syntax errors involving unrecognized filetest operators are now handled +correctly by the parser. + +=head1 Changed Internals + +Interpreter initialization is more complete when -DMULTIPLICITY is off. +This should resolve problems with initializing and destroying the Perl +interpreter more than once in a single process. + +=head1 Platform Specific Problems + +Dynamic linker flags have been tweaked for Solaris and OS X, which should +solve problems seen while building some XS modules. + +Bugs in OS/2 sockets and tmpfile have been fixed. + +In OS X C and friends are troublesome - perl will now work +around their problems as best possible. + +=head1 Future Directions + +Starting with 5.8.3 we intend to make more frequent maintenance releases, +with a smaller number of changes in each. The intent is to propagate +bug fixes out to stable releases more rapidly and make upgrading stable +releases less of an upheaval. This should give end users more +flexibility in their choice of upgrade timing, and allow them easier +assessment of the impact of upgrades. The current plan is for code freezes +as follows + +=over 4 + +=item * + +5.8.3 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday December 31st 2003 + +=item * + +5.8.4 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday March 31st 2004 + +=item * + +5.8.5 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday June 30th 2004 + +=back + +with the release following soon after, when testing is complete. + +See L for more soothsaying. + +=head1 Reporting Bugs + +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles +recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl +bug database at http://bugs.perl.org/. There may also be +information at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B +program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down +to a tiny but sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the +output of C, will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be +analysed by the Perl porting team. You can browse and search +the Perl 5 bugs at http://bugs.perl.org/ + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +The F file for exhaustive details on what changed. + +The F file for how to build Perl. + +The F file for general stuff. + +The F and F files for copyright information. + +=cut diff --git a/pod/perl58delta.pod b/pod/perl58delta.pod index a29f04b..b37157f 100644 --- a/pod/perl58delta.pod +++ b/pod/perl58delta.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.8.0 +perl58delta - what is new for perl v5.8.0 =head1 DESCRIPTION