Initial import of Perl5. The king is dead; long live the king!

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+Tie Modules
+	VecArray		Implement array using vec()
+	SubstrArray		Implement array using substr()
+	VirtualArray		Implement array using a file
+	ShiftSplice		Defines shift et al in terms of splice method
+
+Would be nice to have
+	pack "(stuff)*"
+	Contiguous bitfields in pack/unpack
+	lexperl
+	Bundled perl preprocessor
+	Use posix calls internally where possible
+	gettimeofday
+	format BOTTOM
+	-iprefix.
+	-i rename file only when successfully changed
+	All ARGV input should act like <>
+	report HANDLE [formats].
+	support in perlmain to rerun debugger
+	regression tests using __DIE__ hook
+	reference to compiled regexp
+	lexically scoped functions: my sub foo { ... }
+	lvalue functions
+	regression/sanity tests for suidperl
+	Full 64 bit support (i.e. "long long")
+
+Possible pragmas
+	debugger
+	optimize (use less memory, CPU)
+
+Optimizations
+	constant function cache
+	switch structures
+	eval qw() at compile time
+	foreach(reverse...)
+	Set KEEP on constant split
+	Cache eval tree (unless lexical outer scope used (mark in &compiling?))
+	rcatmaybe
+	Shrink opcode tables via multiple implementations selected in peep
+	Cache hash value?  (Not a win, according to Guido)
+	Optimize away @_ where possible
+	"one pass" global destruction
+	Optimize sort by { $a <=> $b }
+	Rewrite regexp parser for better integrated optimization
+	LRU cache of regexp: foreach $pat (@pats) { foo() if /$pat/ }
+
+Vague possibilities
+	ref function in list context
+	make tr/// return histogram in list context?
+	Loop control on do{} et al
+	Explicit switch statements
+	built-in globbing
+	compile to real threaded code
+	structured types
+	autocroak?
+	Modifiable $1 et al
+