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Subject: [perl.git] branch release-5.21.6, updated. v5.21.5-564-g21b0218
From: Chris 'Bingos' Williams <chris () bingosnet ! co ! uk>
Date: 2014-11-20 19:40:39
Message-ID: E1XrXap-0007yu-Rf () camel-001 ! ams6 ! corp ! booking ! com
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In perl.git, the branch release-5.21.6 has been updated
<http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/21b021873fe717b8db2583af12310d7eb4fe8f1e?hp=b907e848c200047115c6d9ded5c73601208ea87b>
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commit 21b021873fe717b8db2583af12310d7eb4fe8f1e
Author: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu Nov 20 19:36:36 2014 +0000
Finalise perldelta
M pod/perldelta.pod
commit 20f5d8f81175153f6bcb5227dce4372e42cddf9b
Author: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu Nov 20 19:10:04 2014 +0000
Update Module::CoreList for v5.21.6
M dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
M dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of changes:
dist/Module-CoreList/Changes | 5 +-
dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 268 +++++++++++++++++++++-
pod/perldelta.pod | 338 ++++++++++------------------
3 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 224 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
index 8a96333..241f0eb 100644
--- a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
+++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+5.20141120
+ - Updated for v5.21.6
+
5.20141020
- - Prepared for v5.21.5
+ - Updated for v5.21.5
5.20141002
- Updated for v5.18.3 and v5.18.4
diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm \
b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm index b2485a9..854841e 100644
--- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
+++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ sub changes_between {
5.020001 => '2014-09-14',
5.021004 => '2014-09-20',
5.021005 => '2014-10-20',
- 5.021006 => '????-??-??',
+ 5.021006 => '2014-11-20',
);
for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) {
@@ -10487,11 +10487,178 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) {
}
},
5.021006 => {
- delta_from => 5.021004,
- changed => {
+ delta_from => 5.021005,
+ changed => {
+ 'App::Prove' => '3.34',
+ 'App::Prove::State' => '3.34',
+ 'App::Prove::State::Result'=> '3.34',
+ 'App::Prove::State::Result::Test'=> '3.34',
+ 'B' => '1.53',
+ 'B::Concise' => '0.995',
+ 'B::Deparse' => '1.30',
+ 'B::Op_private' => '5.021006',
+ 'CPAN::Meta' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Converter' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Feature' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::History' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Merge' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Prereqs' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Requirements'=> '2.130',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Spec' => '2.143240',
+ 'CPAN::Meta::Validator' => '2.143240',
+ 'Config' => '5.021006',
+ 'Devel::Peek' => '1.19',
+ 'Digest::SHA' => '5.93',
+ 'DynaLoader' => '1.28',
+ 'Encode' => '2.64',
+ 'Exporter' => '5.72',
+ 'Exporter::Heavy' => '5.72',
+ 'ExtUtils::Command::MM' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::Liblist' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::Liblist::Kid'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_AIX' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Any' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_BeOS' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_DOS' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Darwin' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_MacOS' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_NW5' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_OS2' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_QNX' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_UWIN' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Unix' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_VMS' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_VOS' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Win32' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MM_Win95' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MY' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::Manifest' => '1.69',
+ 'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => '7.02',
+ 'ExtUtils::ParseXS' => '3.26',
+ 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Constants'=> '3.26',
+ 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::CountLines'=> '3.26',
+ 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Eval'=> '3.26',
+ 'ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities'=> '3.26',
+ 'ExtUtils::testlib' => '7.02',
+ 'File::Spec::VMS' => '3.52',
+ 'HTTP::Tiny' => '0.051',
+ 'I18N::Langinfo' => '0.12',
+ 'IO::Socket' => '1.38',
+ 'Module::CoreList' => '5.20141120',
+ 'Module::CoreList::TieHashDelta'=> '5.20141120',
+ 'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20141120',
+ 'POSIX' => '1.46',
+ 'PerlIO::encoding' => '0.20',
+ 'PerlIO::scalar' => '0.20',
+ 'TAP::Base' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Base' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Color' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Console'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Console::ParallelSession'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Console::Session'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::File' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::File::Session'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Formatter::Session'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Harness' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Harness::Env' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Object' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Aggregator'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Grammar' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Iterator' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Array'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Process'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Multiplexer'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Comment'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Plan'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Pragma'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Test'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Unknown'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::Version'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Result::YAML'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::ResultFactory'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler::Job'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Scheduler::Spinner'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::Source' => '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Executable'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Handle'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Perl'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Reader'=> '3.34',
+ 'TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Writer'=> '3.34',
+ 'Test::Builder' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Builder::Module' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Builder::Tester' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Harness' => '3.34',
+ 'Test::More' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => undef,
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> undef,
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> undef,
+ 'Test::More::Tools' => undef,
+ 'Test::MostlyLike' => undef,
+ 'Test::Simple' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Stream' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Carp' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Context' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Meta' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Threads' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Util' => undef,
+ 'Test::Tester' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Test::Tester::Capture' => undef,
+ 'Test::use::ok' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'Unicode::UCD' => '0.59',
+ 'XS::APItest' => '0.68',
+ 'XSLoader' => '0.19',
+ 'experimental' => '0.013',
+ 'locale' => '1.05',
+ 'ok' => '1.301001_075',
+ 'overload' => '1.24',
+ 're' => '0.28',
+ 'warnings' => '1.29',
},
removed => {
- },
+ }
},
);
@@ -10957,6 +11124,13 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %delta) {
removed => {
}
},
+ 5.021006 => {
+ delta_from => 5.021005,
+ changed => {
+ },
+ removed => {
+ }
+ },
);
for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
@@ -11088,6 +11262,10 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'ExtUtils::MY' => 'cpan',
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => 'cpan',
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> 'cpan',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> 'cpan',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> 'cpan',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> 'cpan',
+ 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> 'cpan',
'ExtUtils::Manifest' => 'cpan',
'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => 'cpan',
'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => 'cpan',
@@ -11316,7 +11494,45 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> 'cpan',
'Test::Harness' => 'cpan',
'Test::More' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::More::Tools' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::MostlyLike' => 'cpan',
'Test::Simple' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Carp' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Context' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Meta' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Threads' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Stream::Util' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Tester' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::Tester::Capture' => 'cpan',
+ 'Test::use::ok' => 'cpan',
'Text::Balanced' => 'cpan',
'Text::ParseWords' => 'cpan',
'Text::Tabs' => 'cpan',
@@ -11350,6 +11566,7 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'encoding' => 'cpan',
'encoding::warnings' => 'cpan',
'experimental' => 'cpan',
+ 'ok' => 'cpan',
'parent' => 'cpan',
'perlfaq' => 'cpan',
'version' => 'cpan',
@@ -11476,6 +11693,10 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'ExtUtils::MY' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker',
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker',
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Config'=> \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + \
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Locale'=> \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + \
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version'=> \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + \
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::regex'=> \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', + \
'ExtUtils::MakeMaker::version::vpp'=> \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker',
'ExtUtils::Manifest' => \
'http://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-Manifest/issues',
'ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker',
'ExtUtils::Mksymlists' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=ExtUtils-MakeMaker', @@ -11704,7 +11925,45 \
@@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> \
'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/',
'Test::Harness' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-Harness',
'Test::More' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/',
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck' => undef,
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Strict'=> undef,
+ 'Test::More::DeepCheck::Tolerant'=> undef,
+ 'Test::More::Tools' => undef,
+ 'Test::MostlyLike' => undef,
'Test::Simple' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues/',
+ 'Test::Stream' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ArrayBase::Meta'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Carp' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Context' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Bail'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Child'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Diag'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Finish'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Note'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Ok'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Plan'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Event::Subtest'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::ExitMagic::Context'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Exporter::Meta'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::IOSets' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Meta' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::PackageUtil'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Checks::Event'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Events::Event'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Tester::Grab'=> undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Threads' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Toolset' => undef,
+ 'Test::Stream::Util' => undef,
+ 'Test::Tester' => undef,
+ 'Test::Tester::Capture' => undef,
+ 'Test::use::ok' => undef,
'Text::Balanced' => undef,
'Text::ParseWords' => undef,
'Text::Tabs' => undef,
@@ -11738,6 +11997,7 @@ for my $version (sort { $a <=> $b } keys %deprecated) {
'encoding' => undef,
'encoding::warnings' => undef,
'experimental' => \
'http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=experimental', + 'ok' \
=> undef, 'parent' => undef,
'perlfaq' => 'https://github.com/perl-doc-cats/perlfaq/issues',
'version' => undef,
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 07d0a07..2166eed 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
=head1 NAME
-[ this is a template for a new perldelta file. Any text flagged as XXX needs
-to be processed before release. ]
-
perldelta - what is new for perl v5.21.6
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -15,18 +12,8 @@ release.
If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.21.4, first read
L<perl5215delta>, which describes differences between 5.21.4 and 5.21.5.
-=head1 Notice
-
-XXX Any important notices here
-
=head1 Core Enhancements
-XXX New core language features go here. Summarize user-visible core language
-enhancements. Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go
-here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section.
-
-[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ]
-
=head2 List form of pipe open implemented for Win32
The list form of pipe:
@@ -51,57 +38,10 @@ value of C<$!> would be untouched by C<close>, so the common \
convention of writing C<close $fh or die $!> did not work reliably. Now the handle
records the value of C<$!>, too, and C<close> restores it.
-=head1 Security
-
-XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security
-vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the
-L</Selected Bug Fixes> 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</Reporting Bugs> 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 inapplicable.
-
-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<"deprecated">-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</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
-=back
-
-[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
-
=head2 Use of non-graphic characters in single-character variable names
The syntax for single-character variable names is more lenient than
@@ -158,11 +98,6 @@ elsewhere. Such cases should be rare.
=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 a =item entry ]
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -202,27 +137,17 @@ used to sometimes.
=head1 Modules and Pragmata
-XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/>
-go here. If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the
-following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary
-for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world,
-dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
-
-[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ]
-
-=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
+=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
=over 4
=item *
-XXX
+L<B> has been upgraded from version 1.52 to 1.53.
-=back
-
-=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
+=item *
-=over 4
+L<B::Concise> has been upgraded from version 0.994 to 0.995.
=item *
@@ -252,80 +177,135 @@ particular private flag.
=item *
+L<CPAN::Meta> has been upgraded from version 2.142690 to 2.143240.
+
+=item *
+
+L<CPAN::Meta::Requirements> has been upgraded from version 2.128 to 2.130.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Devel::Peek> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Digest::SHA> has been upgraded from version 5.92 to 5.93.
+
+=item *
+
L<DynaLoader> has been upgraded from version 1.27 to 1.28.
=item *
+L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 2.62 to 2.64.
+
+=item *
+
+L<experimental> has been upgraded from version 0.012 to 0.013.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Exporter> has been upgraded from version 5.71 to 5.72.
+
+=item *
+
+L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 6.98 to 7.02.
+
+=item *
+
+L<ExtUtils::Manifest> has been upgraded from version 1.68 to 1.69.
+
+=item *
+
+L<ExtUtils::ParseXS> has been upgraded from version 3.25 to 3.26.
+
+=item *
+
+L<HTTP::Tiny> has been upgraded from version 0.050 to 0.051.
+
+=item *
+
+L<I18N::Langinfo> has been upgraded from version 0.11 to 0.12.
+
+=item *
+
L<IO::Socket> has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38.
Document the limitations of the isconnected() method. [perl #123096]
-=back
+=item *
-=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
+L<locale> has been upgraded from version 1.04 to 1.05.
-=over 4
+=item *
+
+L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20141020 to 5.20141120.
=item *
-XXX
+L<overload> has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24.
-=back
+=item *
-=head1 Documentation
+L<PerlIO::encoding> has been upgraded from version 0.19 to 0.20.
-XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here. Consider grouping entries by
-file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>.
+=item *
-=head2 New Documentation
+L<PerlIO::scalar> has been upgraded from version 0.19 to 0.20.
-XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here.
+=item *
-=head3 L<XXX>
+L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.45 to 1.46.
-XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here
+=item *
-=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
+L<re> has been upgraded from version 0.27 to 0.28.
+
+=item *
-XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here.
-However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics>
-section.
+L<Test::Harness> has been upgraded from version 3.33 to 3.34.
-=head3 L<perldata/Identifier parsing>
+=item *
-=over 4
+L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.001008 to 1.301001_075.
=item *
-The syntax of single-character variable names has been brought
-up-to-date and more fully explained.
+L<Unicode::UCD> has been upgraded from version 0.58 to 0.59.
-=back
+=item *
-=head1 Diagnostics
+L<warnings> has been upgraded from version 1.28 to 1.29.
-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<perldiag>.
+=item *
-XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here. Also
-include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code.
+L<XSLoader> has been upgraded from version 0.18 to 0.19.
-=head2 New Diagnostics
+=back
+
+=head1 Documentation
-XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors
-and New Warnings
+=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
-=head3 New Errors
+=head3 L<perldata/Identifier parsing>
=over 4
=item *
-XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
+The syntax of single-character variable names has been brought
+up-to-date and more fully explained.
=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<perldiag>.
+
+=head2 New Diagnostics
+
=head3 New Warnings
=over 4
@@ -369,8 +349,6 @@ L<Replacement list is longer than search \
list|perldiag/Replacement list is longe
=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
-XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -389,34 +367,8 @@ This warning is now a default warning, like other deprecation \
warnings.
=back
-=head1 Utility Changes
-
-XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here.
-Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>.
-
-[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item
-entries for each change
-Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ]
-
-=head2 L<XXX>
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
=head1 Configuration and Compilation
-XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, 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</Platform Support> section, instead.
-
-[ List changes as a =item entry ].
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -425,73 +377,18 @@ F<Configure> with C<-Dmksymlinks> should now be faster. [perl \
#122002]
=back
-=head1 Testing
-
-XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be
-listed here. Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any
-large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added).
-Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs
-that they represent may be covered elsewhere.
-
-[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ]
-
=over 4
=item *
-XXX
+As well as the gzip and bzip2 tarballs, this release has been made available as an \
xz utils compressed tarball.
=back
=head1 Platform Support
-XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
-
-[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =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<hints/>
-directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> 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</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
=head3 Win32
=over 4
@@ -513,12 +410,6 @@ use long doubles to give more accuracy and range for floating \
point numbers.
=head1 Internal Changes
-XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here. Other
-significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
-well.
-
-[ List each change as a =item entry ]
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -547,11 +438,6 @@ perl can't know whether the custom magic will modify the SV or \
not.
=head1 Selected Bug Fixes
-XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here. Bug fixes in
-files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>.
-
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -693,7 +579,7 @@ contrary to the documentation, Now C<return> always prevents \
inlining. On some systems, such as VMS, C<crypt> can return a non-ASCII string. If \
a scalar assigned to had contained a UTF8 string previously, then C<crypt>
would not turn off the UTF8 flag, thus corrupting the return value. This
-would happen with C<$lexical = crypt ...>.
+would happen with C<$lexical = crypt ...>.
=item *
@@ -714,12 +600,6 @@ builds. [perl #108276]
=head1 Known Problems
-XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here. Any
-tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here. Unfixed
-platform specific bugs also go here.
-
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
-
=over 4
=item *
@@ -758,16 +638,36 @@ were not noticed till now.
=back
-=head1 Obituary
+=head1 Acknowledgements
-XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary
-here.
+Perl 5.21.6 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.21.5
+and contains approximately 60,000 lines of changes across 920 files from 25
+authors.
-=head1 Acknowledgements
+Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were
+approximately 48,000 lines of changes to 630 .pm, .t, .c and .h files.
+
+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 5.21.6:
+
+Aaron Crane, Abigail, Andrew Fresh, Andy Dougherty, Brian Fraser, Chad Granum,
+Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Craig A. Berry, Daniel Dragan, David Mitchell, Doug
+Bell, Father Chrysostomos, Glenn D. Golden, James E Keenan, Jarkko Hietaniemi,
+Jim Cromie, Karen Etheridge, Karl Williamson, Lukas Mai, Ricardo Signes, Shlomi
+Fish, Slaven Rezic, Steve Hay, Tony Cook, Yaroslav Kuzmin.
+
+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.
-XXX Generate this with:
+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.
- perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.21.5..HEAD
+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
--
Perl5 Master Repository
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