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1Please note: This file provides a complete, temporally ordered log of
2changes that went into every version of Perl. If you'd like more
3detailed information, please consult the comments in the individual
4patches posted to the perl5-porters mailing list. Patches for each
5individual change may also be obtained through ftp and rsync--see
6pod/perlhack.pod for the details.
7
8For information on what's new in this release, see pod/perldelta.pod.
9
10[The "CAST AND CREW" list has been moved to AUTHORS.]
11
12NOTE: Each change entry shows the change number; who checked it into the
13repository; when; description of the change; which branch the change
14happened in; and the affected files. The file lists have a short symbolic
15indicator:
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18 + added
19 - deleted
20 +> branched (from elsewhere)
21 !> merged changes (from elsewhere)
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28Version v5.8.3 Maintenance release working toward v5.8.3
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30____________________________________________________________________________
31____________________________________________________________________________
32[ 22151] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 17:54:36
33 Log: Integrate:
34 [ 22149]
35 Subject: Doc patches for File::Find
36 From: Andy Lester <[email protected]>
37 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:10:50 -0600
38 Message-Id: <[email protected]>
39
40 [ 22150]
41 Bump version number as file has changed since 5.8.2
42 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
43 !> lib/File/Find.pm
44____________________________________________________________________________
45[ 22148] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 16:53:02
46 Log: Update Changes
47 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
48 ! Changes
49____________________________________________________________________________
50[ 22147] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 16:51:39
51 Log: Update sample config to 5.8.3
52 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
53 ! Porting/config.sh Porting/config_H
54____________________________________________________________________________
55[ 22146] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 16:32:27
56 Log: Subject: arm patches to rc1
57 From: Redvers Davies <[email protected]>
58 Message-Id: <1073949147.10300.143.camel@ragefire>
59 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:12:27 -0500
60 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
61 ! Cross/Makefile Cross/Makefile.SH.patch
62____________________________________________________________________________
63[ 22145] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 15:14:51
64 Log: All pigs are fed, watered and ready to fly.
65 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
66 ! patchlevel.h
67____________________________________________________________________________
68[ 22144] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:48:32
69 Log: Update Changes
70 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
71 ! Changes patchlevel.h
72____________________________________________________________________________
73[ 22143] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:47:49
74 Log: We're planning on making history today. Mind you, not that much -
75 only 1 line.
76 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
77 ! pod/perlhist.pod
78____________________________________________________________________________
79[ 22142] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:45:07
80 Log: Mention that bug 24846 is fixed (utf8 join)
81 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
82 ! pod/perl583delta.pod
83____________________________________________________________________________
84[ 22141] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:40:59
85 Log: Update changes
86 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
87 ! Changes patchlevel.h
88____________________________________________________________________________
89[ 22140] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:37:50
90 Log: rebuild pod/perltoc.pod
91 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
92 ! pod/perltoc.pod
93____________________________________________________________________________
94[ 22139] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 14:34:46
95 Log: Note that I failed to integrate the suidperl patch. me--
96 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
97 ! pod/perl583delta.pod
98____________________________________________________________________________
99[ 22138] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 13:51:23
100 Log: Revert 21936 (which solves leaks with threads and weak references)
101 because it can introduce new SEGVs, and I'd prefer to ship with
102 the same bugs as 5.8.2, rather than different bugs.
103 Same bugs feels like the lesser of two evils.
104 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
105 ! mg.c sv.c
106____________________________________________________________________________
107[ 22137] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 13:20:47
108 Log: Integrate CGI::Fast and CGI::Util from CGI 3.03
109 (just version number changes)
110 I don't want to integratre CGI.pm 3.03 as it also has functionality
111 changes, and is less than 48 hours old.
112 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
113 !> lib/CGI/Fast.pm lib/CGI/Util.pm
114____________________________________________________________________________
115[ 22135] By: nicholas on 2004/01/14 12:25:57
116 Log: Some more updates
117 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
118 ! pod/perl583delta.pod
119____________________________________________________________________________
120[ 22134] By: nicholas on 2004/01/13 23:07:41
121 Log: Integrate:
122 [ 22133]
123 Add VMS to the list of "don't fork" OSes
124 [In the most simple way possible. Fix this properly post 5.8.3
125 to use $Config{d_fork} or something more robust]
126 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
127 !> ext/threads/shared/t/wait.t
128____________________________________________________________________________
129[ 22132] By: nicholas on 2004/01/13 21:55:59
130 Log: Integrate:
131 [ 21644]
132 Document the fact that keys() and values() are optimized
133 for void context (as suggested by Liz.)
134
135 [ 22108]
136 documentation nit
137
138 [ 22125]
139 Document usage of $_ and pos() inside /(?{...})/.
140 (see change #2367.)
141 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
142 !> pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlop.pod pod/perlre.pod
143____________________________________________________________________________
144[ 22131] By: nicholas on 2004/01/13 21:16:27
145 Log: Back out 22144.
146 (Craig Berry informs us that the official name is
147 "OpenVMS Industry Standard 64"
148 which may be shortened to "OpenVMS I64"
149 Bah. Marketrdroids)
150 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
151 ! pod/perl583delta.pod
152____________________________________________________________________________
153[ 22127] By: nicholas on 2004/01/13 08:55:10
154 Log: Integrate:
155 [ 22122]
156 Subject: Re: 5.8.3-RC1, ext/threads/shared/t/wait still hanging
157 From: Mike Pomraning <[email protected]>
158 Message-ID: <[email protected]>
159 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:41:52 -0600 (CST)
160 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
161 !> ext/threads/shared/t/wait.t
162____________________________________________________________________________
163[ 22118] By: nicholas on 2004/01/12 12:43:13
164 Log: Integrate:
165 [ 22117]
166 Subject: Re: [perl #24846] [PATCH] Apparent utf8 bug in join() in 5.8.[012]
167 From: SADAHIRO Tomoyuki <[email protected]>
168 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:19:37 +0900
169 Message-Id: <[email protected]>
170 Branch: maint-5.8/perl
171 !> doop.c t/op/join.t
172____________________________________________________________________________
173[ 22116] By: nicholas on 2004/01/11 23:55:36
174 Log: Integrate:
175 [ 22115]
176 Subject: Re: 5.8.3-RC1, ext/threads/shared/t/wait still hanging
177 From: Mike Pomraning <