From ca1acb5544fbb23fdb500db2085fec18ce7f9e13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Maischein Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:21:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Archive perldelta 5.43.7 --- MANIFEST | 1 + Makefile.SH | 8 +- pod/.gitignore | 2 +- pod/perl.pod | 1 + pod/perl5437delta.pod | 150 +++++++++++++ pod/perldelta.pod | 456 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- vms/descrip_mms.template | 2 +- win32/GNUmakefile | 4 +- win32/Makefile | 4 +- win32/pod.mak | 4 + 10 files changed, 542 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-) create mode 100644 pod/perl5437delta.pod diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST index d20194933e..ffd4c6351c 100644 --- a/MANIFEST +++ b/MANIFEST @@ -5776,6 +5776,7 @@ pod/perl5433delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.43.3 pod/perl5434delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.43.4 pod/perl5435delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.43.5 pod/perl5436delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.43.6 +pod/perl5437delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.43.7 pod/perl561delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6.1 pod/perl56delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.6 pod/perl581delta.pod Perl changes in version 5.8.1 diff --git a/Makefile.SH b/Makefile.SH index 355b10cc71..2ab3aa9ede 100755 --- a/Makefile.SH +++ b/Makefile.SH @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ esac $spitshell >>$Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!' -perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5437delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod +perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl5438delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod generated_pods = pod/perltoc.pod $(perltoc_pod_prereqs) generated_headers = uudmap.h bitcount.h mg_data.h @@ -1147,9 +1147,9 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST $(MINIPERL) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q -pod/perl5437delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod - $(RMS) pod/perl5437delta.pod - $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5437delta.pod +pod/perl5438delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod + $(RMS) pod/perl5438delta.pod + $(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl5438delta.pod extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE) -@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods` diff --git a/pod/.gitignore b/pod/.gitignore index 09e270ba65..49678c9f60 100644 --- a/pod/.gitignore +++ b/pod/.gitignore @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ /roffitall # generated -/perl5437delta.pod +/perl5438delta.pod /perlapi.pod /perlintern.pod /perlmodlib.pod diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 2b17a0bff7..3d1dd1d397 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ aux h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp perlhist Perl history records perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5437delta Perl changes in version 5.43.7 perl5436delta Perl changes in version 5.43.6 perl5435delta Perl changes in version 5.43.5 perl5434delta Perl changes in version 5.43.4 diff --git a/pod/perl5437delta.pod b/pod/perl5437delta.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2de4ab41aa --- /dev/null +++ b/pod/perl5437delta.pod @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +=encoding utf8 + +=head1 NAME + +perl5437delta - what is new for perl v5.43.7 + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes differences between the 5.43.6 release and the 5.43.7 +release. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.43.5, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.43.5 and 5.43.6. + +=head1 Modules and Pragmata + +=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.90 to 1.91. + +B::COP::label now marks the returned string as UTF-8 if needed. [L] + +B::PVOP::pv now marks the returned string as UTF-8 if needed. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.009 to 1.010. + +Send the function header generated by the C<-stash> option to the +configured walk handle. [L] + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 3.61 to 3.62. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 3.61 to 3.62. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 0.090 to 0.092. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 5.20251220 to 5.20260119. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 1.35 to 1.36. + +=item * + +L has been upgraded from version 2.24 to 2.25. + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Fix parsing of hexadecimal floating-point numbers whose significand +(aka "mantissa") values are too large to fit in UV range. +Such literals (for example, C<0x1234567890.1p+0> for 32-bit IV/UV +platform, or C<0x1234567890_1234567890.1p+0> for 64-bit IV/UV) +used to be parsed incorrectly. + +=item * + +Perl 5.42.0 does not handle the transition to/from daylight savings time +properly. The time and/or timezone can be off by an hour in the +intervals surrounding such transitions. This is a regression from +earlier releases, and is now fixed. This bug was evident from perl +space in the L function, and in XS code with any of +L, L, or +L. + +=back + +=head1 Acknowledgements + +Perl 5.43.7 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl +5.43.6 and contains approximately 4,200 lines of changes across 110 files +from 14 authors. + +Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were +approximately 2,500 lines of changes to 55 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. + +Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant +community of users and developers. The following people are known to have +contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.43.7: + +Bartosz Jarzyna, Dan Church, David Mitchell, Graham Knop, James E Keenan, +Karl Williamson, Lukas Mai, Max Maischein, Paul Evans, Samuel Young, Steve +Hay, TAKAI Kousuke, Thibault Duponchelle, Tony Cook. + +The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically +generated from version control history. In particular, it does not include +the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to +the Perl bug tracker. + +Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules +included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for +helping Perl to flourish. + +For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please +see the F file in the Perl source distribution. + +=head1 Reporting Bugs + +If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database +at L. There may also be information at +L, the Perl Home Page. + +If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at +L. Be sure to trim your bug down to a +tiny but sufficient test case. + +If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it +inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see +L +for details of how to report the issue. + +=head1 Give Thanks + +If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5, +you can do so by running the C program: + + perlthanks + +This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +The F file for an explanation of how to view 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/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 636d70b6ac..0c4ed8bb0f 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2,115 +2,411 @@ =head1 NAME -perldelta - what is new for perl v5.43.7 +[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs +to be processed before release. ] + +perldelta - what is new for perl v5.43.8 =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes differences between the 5.43.6 release and the 5.43.7 +This document describes differences between the 5.43.7 release and the 5.43.8 release. -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.43.5, first read -L, which describes differences between 5.43.5 and 5.43.6. +If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.43.6, first read +L, which describes differences between 5.43.6 and 5.43.7. + +=head1 Notice + +XXX Any important notices here + +=head1 Core Enhancements + +XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language +enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go +here, but most should go in the L section. + +[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Security + +XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security +vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the +L section. + +[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Incompatible Changes + +XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be: + + There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX + If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a + report. See L below. + +[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Deprecations + +XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here. + +=head2 Module removals + +XXX Remove this section if not applicable. + +The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a +future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN. +Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as +prerequisites. + +The core versions of these modules will now issue C-category +warnings to alert you to this fact. To silence these deprecation warnings, +install the modules in question from CPAN. + +Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged +to continue to use. Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their +necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation, +not usually on concerns over their design. + +=over + +=item XXX + +XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed +as an updated module in the L section. + +=back + +[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ] + +=head1 Performance Enhancements + +XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here. +There may well be none in a stable release. + +[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back =head1 Modules and Pragmata +XXX All changes to installed files in F, F, F and F +go here. If L is updated, generate an initial draft of the +following sections using F. A paragraph summary +for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world, +dual-life modules would have a F file that could be cribbed. + +The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of +preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if +you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the +manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the +release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.) + +[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ] + +=head2 New Modules and Pragmata + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Remove this section if F did not add any content here. + +=back + =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -L has been upgraded from version 1.90 to 1.91. +L has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy. -B::COP::label now marks the returned string as UTF-8 if needed. [L] - -B::PVOP::pv now marks the returned string as UTF-8 if needed. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 1.009 to 1.010. - -Send the function header generated by the C<-stash> option to the -configured walk handle. [L] - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 3.61 to 3.62. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 3.61 to 3.62. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 0.090 to 0.092. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 5.20251220 to 5.20260119. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 1.35 to 1.36. - -=item * - -L has been upgraded from version 2.24 to 2.25. +XXX If there was something important to note about this change, include that here. =back -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes +=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata =over 4 =item * -Fix parsing of hexadecimal floating-point numbers whose significand -(aka "mantissa") values are too large to fit in UV range. -Such literals (for example, C<0x1234567890.1p+0> for 32-bit IV/UV -platform, or C<0x1234567890_1234567890.1p+0> for 64-bit IV/UV) -used to be parsed incorrectly. - -=item * - -Perl 5.42.0 does not handle the transition to/from daylight savings time -properly. The time and/or timezone can be off by an hour in the -intervals surrounding such transitions. This is a regression from -earlier releases, and is now fixed. This bug was evident from perl -space in the L function, and in XS code with any of -L, L, or -L. +XXX Remove this section if F did not add any content here. =back +=head1 Documentation + +XXX Changes to files in F go here. Consider grouping entries by +file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L. + +=head2 New Documentation + +XXX Changes which create B files in F go here. + +=head3 L + +XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here + +=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation + +We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes +listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue +at L. + +XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F go here. +However, any changes to F should go in the L +section. + +Additionally, the following selected changes have been made: + +=head3 L + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Description of the change here + +=back + +=head1 Diagnostics + +The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output, +including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of +diagnostic messages, see L. + +XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C code go here. Also +include any changes in L that reconcile it to the C code. + +=head2 New Diagnostics + +XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into L +and L + +=head3 New Errors + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L + +=back + +=head3 New Warnings + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX L + +=back + +=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics + +XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Describe change here + +=back + +=head1 Utility Changes + +XXX Changes to installed programs such as F and F go here. +Most of these are built within the directory F. + +[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item +entries for each change +Use F with program names to get proper documentation linking. ] + +=head2 F + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Configuration and Compilation + +XXX Changes to F, F, F, and analogous tools +go here. Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here. +However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the +L section, instead. + +[ List changes as an =item entry ]. + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Testing + +XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be +listed here. Changes which create B files in F go here as do any +large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added). +Changes to existing files in F aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs +that they represent may be covered elsewhere. + +XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this: + +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes +in this release. + +XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this: + +Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and +changes in this release. Furthermore, these significant changes were +made: + +[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Platform Support + +XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below. + +[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific +changes as paragraphs below it. ] + +=head2 New Platforms + +XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous +versions did not. These will either be enabled by new files in the F +directories, or new subdirectories and F files at the top level of the +source tree. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head2 Discontinued Platforms + +XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head2 Platform-Specific Notes + +XXX List any changes for specific platforms. This could include configuration +and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility. However, +changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the +L section. + +=over 4 + +=item XXX-some-platform + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Internal Changes + +XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C code go here. Other +significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as +well. + +[ List each change as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Selected Bug Fixes + +XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in +files in F and F are best summarized in L. + +XXX Include references to GitHub issues and PRs as: [GH #12345] and the release +manager will later use a regex to expand these into links. + +[ List each fix as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Known Problems + +XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any +tests that had to be Ced for the release would be noted here. Unfixed +platform specific bugs also go here. + +[ List each fix as an =item entry ] + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX + +=back + +=head1 Errata From Previous Releases + +=over 4 + +=item * + +XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in +the F of a previous release. + +=back + +=head1 Obituary + +XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has +died, add a short obituary here. + =head1 Acknowledgements -Perl 5.43.7 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl -5.43.6 and contains approximately 4,200 lines of changes across 110 files -from 14 authors. +XXX Generate this with: -Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were -approximately 2,500 lines of changes to 55 .pm, .t, .c and .h files. - -Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant -community of users and developers. The following people are known to have -contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.43.7: - -Bartosz Jarzyna, Dan Church, David Mitchell, Graham Knop, James E Keenan, -Karl Williamson, Lukas Mai, Max Maischein, Paul Evans, Samuel Young, Steve -Hay, TAKAI Kousuke, Thibault Duponchelle, Tony Cook. - -The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically -generated from version control history. In particular, it does not include -the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to -the Perl bug tracker. - -Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules -included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for -helping Perl to flourish. - -For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please -see the F file in the Perl source distribution. + perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.43.7..HEAD =head1 Reporting Bugs diff --git a/vms/descrip_mms.template b/vms/descrip_mms.template index 3b087448a9..6c19646406 100644 --- a/vms/descrip_mms.template +++ b/vms/descrip_mms.template @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ utils : $(utils1) $(utils2) $(utils3) $(utils4) $(utils5) extra.pods : miniperl @ @extra_pods.com -PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5437delta.pod +PERLDELTA_CURRENT = [.pod]perl5438delta.pod $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) : [.pod]perldelta.pod Copy/NoConfirm/Log $(MMS$SOURCE) $(PERLDELTA_CURRENT) diff --git a/win32/GNUmakefile b/win32/GNUmakefile index 749198d633..01540a3f2b 100644 --- a/win32/GNUmakefile +++ b/win32/GNUmakefile @@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ utils: $(HAVEMINIPERL) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5437delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5438delta.pod $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl -c "win32\$(CONFIG_H)" .. $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\pod\perlmodlib.PL -q .. @@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5437delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5438delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod perlhurd.pod \ perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod perllinux.pod \ diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile index 26072d0f94..11b6f0a524 100644 --- a/win32/Makefile +++ b/win32/Makefile @@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ utils: $(PERLEXE) ..\utils\Makefile copy ..\README.tw ..\pod\perltw.pod copy ..\README.vos ..\pod\perlvos.pod copy ..\README.win32 ..\pod\perlwin32.pod - copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5437delta.pod + copy ..\pod\perldelta.pod ..\pod\perl5438delta.pod cd ..\win32 $(PERLEXE) $(PL2BAT) $(UTILS) $(MINIPERL) -I..\lib ..\autodoc.pl -c "win32\$(CONFIG_H)" .. @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ distclean: realclean -if exist $(LIBDIR)\Win32API rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\Win32API -if exist $(LIBDIR)\XS rmdir /s /q $(LIBDIR)\XS -cd $(PODDIR) && del /f *.html *.bat roffitall \ - perl5437delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ + perl5438delta.pod perlaix.pod perlamiga.pod perlandroid.pod \ perlapi.pod perlbs2000.pod perlcn.pod perlcygwin.pod \ perlfreebsd.pod perlhaiku.pod perlhpux.pod perlhurd.pod \ perlintern.pod perlirix.pod perljp.pod perlko.pod perllinux.pod \ diff --git a/win32/pod.mak b/win32/pod.mak index b27d59e6c6..d3084c6bf7 100644 --- a/win32/pod.mak +++ b/win32/pod.mak @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ POD = perl.pod \ perl5435delta.pod \ perl5436delta.pod \ perl5437delta.pod \ + perl5438delta.pod \ perl561delta.pod \ perl56delta.pod \ perl581delta.pod \ @@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ MAN = perl.man \ perl5435delta.man \ perl5436delta.man \ perl5437delta.man \ + perl5438delta.man \ perl561delta.man \ perl56delta.man \ perl581delta.man \ @@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ HTML = perl.html \ perl5435delta.html \ perl5436delta.html \ perl5437delta.html \ + perl5438delta.html \ perl561delta.html \ perl56delta.html \ perl581delta.html \ @@ -664,6 +667,7 @@ TEX = perl.tex \ perl5435delta.tex \ perl5436delta.tex \ perl5437delta.tex \ + perl5438delta.tex \ perl561delta.tex \ perl56delta.tex \ perl581delta.tex \