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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perl5161delta.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perl5161delta.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 406e1cc3e2d..00000000000 --- a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perl5161delta.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,198 +0,0 @@ -=encoding utf8 - -=head1 NAME - -perl5161delta - what is new for perl v5.16.1 - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -This document describes differences between the 5.16.0 release and -the 5.16.1 release. - -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.14.0, first read -L<perl5160delta>, which describes differences between 5.14.0 and -5.16.0. - -=head1 Security - -=head2 an off-by-two error in Scalar-List-Util has been fixed - -The bugfix was in Scalar-List-Util 1.23_04, and perl 5.16.1 includes -Scalar-List-Util 1.25. - -=head1 Incompatible Changes - -There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.16.0 If any -exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a report. See -L</Reporting Bugs> below. - -=head1 Modules and Pragmata - -=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata - -=over 4 - -=item * - -L<Scalar::Util> and L<List::Util> have been upgraded from version 1.23 to -version 1.25. - -=item * - -L<B::Deparse> has been updated from version 1.14 to 1.14_01. An -"uninitialized" warning emitted by B::Deparse has been squashed -[perl #113464]. - -=back - -=head1 Configuration and Compilation - -=over - -=item * - -Building perl with some Windows compilers used to fail due to a problem -with miniperl's C<glob> operator (which uses the C<perlglob> program) -deleting the PATH environment variable [perl #113798]. - -=back - -=head1 Platform Support - -=head2 Platform-Specific Notes - -=over 4 - -=item VMS - -All C header files from the top-level directory of the distribution are now -installed on VMS, providing consistency with a long-standing practice on other -platforms. Previously only a subset were installed, which broke non-core extension -builds for extensions that depended on the missing include files. - -=back - -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes - -=over 4 - -=item * - -A regression introduced in Perl v5.16.0 involving -C<tr/I<SEARCHLIST>/I<REPLACEMENTLIST>/> has been fixed. Only the first -instance is supposed to be meaningful if a character appears more than -once in C<I<SEARCHLIST>>. Under some circumstances, the final instance -was overriding all earlier ones. [perl #113584] - -=item * - -C<B::COP::stashlen> has been added. This provides access to an internal -field added in perl 5.16 under threaded builds. It was broken at the last -minute before 5.16 was released [perl #113034]. - -=item * - -The L<re> pragma will no longer clobber C<$_>. [perl #113750] - -=item * - -Unicode 6.1 published an incorrect alias for one of the -Canonical_Combining_Class property's values (which range between 0 and -254). The alias C<CCC133> should have been C<CCC132>. Perl now -overrides the data file furnished by Unicode to give the correct value. - -=item * - -Duplicating scalar filehandles works again. [perl #113764] - -=item * - -Under threaded perls, a runtime code block in a regular expression could -corrupt the package name stored in the op tree, resulting in bad reads -in C<caller>, and possibly crashes [perl #113060]. - -=item * - -For efficiency's sake, many operators and built-in functions return the -same scalar each time. Lvalue subroutines and subroutines in the CORE:: -namespace were allowing this implementation detail to leak through. -C<print &CORE::uc("a"), &CORE::uc("b")> used to print "BB". The same thing -would happen with an lvalue subroutine returning the return value of C<uc>. -Now the value is copied in such cases [perl #113044]. - -=item * - -C<__SUB__> now works in special blocks (C<BEGIN>, C<END>, etc.). - -=item * - -Formats that reference lexical variables from outside no longer result -in crashes. - -=back - -=head1 Known Problems - -There are no new known problems, but consult L<perl5160delta/Known -Problems> to see those identified in the 5.16.0 release. - -=head1 Acknowledgements - -Perl 5.16.1 represents approximately 2 months of development since Perl -5.16.0 and contains approximately 14,000 lines of changes across 96 -files from 8 authors. - -Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant -community of users and developers. The following people are known to -have contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.16.1: - -Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Father Chrysostomos, Karl -Williamson, Paul Johnson, Reini Urban, Ricardo Signes, 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<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution. - -=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://rt.perl.org/perlbug/ . There may also be -information at http://www.perl.org/ , the Perl Home Page. - -If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> -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<perl -V>, will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be -analysed by the Perl porting team. - -If the bug you are reporting has security implications, which make it -inappropriate to send to a publicly archived mailing list, then please -send it to perl5-security-report@perl.org. This points to a closed -subscription unarchived mailing list, which includes all the core -committers, who will be able to help assess the impact of issues, figure -out a resolution, and help co-ordinate the release of patches to -mitigate or fix the problem across all platforms on which Perl is -supported. Please only use this address for security issues in the Perl -core, not for modules independently distributed on CPAN. - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view exhaustive details -on what changed. - -The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl. - -The F<README> file for general stuff. - -The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information. - -=cut |