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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/ext/Devel/DProf/Changes b/contrib/perl5/ext/Devel/DProf/Changes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..216498b --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/perl5/ext/Devel/DProf/Changes @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +1999 Jan 8 + + Ilya Zakharevich: + Newer perls: Add PERL_POLLUTE and dTHR. + +1998 Nov 10 +This version of DProf should work with older Perls too, but to get +full benefits some patches to 5.004_55 are needed. Patches take effect +after new version of Perl is installed, and DProf recompiled. + +Without these patches the overhead of DProf is too big, thus the statistic +may be very skewed. + +Oct 98: + Ilya Zakharevich: + DProf.xs + - correct defstash to PL_defstash + - nonlocal exits work + dprofpp + - nonlocal exits work + DProf.pm + - documentation updated + t/test6.* + - added + +Nov-Dec 97: + Jason E. Holt and Ilya Zakharevich: + DProf.xs + - will not wait until completion to write the output, size of buffer + regulated by PERL_DPROF_BUFFER, default 2**14 words; + + Ilya Zakharevich: + dprofpp + - smarter in fixing garbled profiles; + - subtracts DProf output overhead, and suggested profiler overhead; + - new options -A, -R, -g subroutine, -S; + - handles 'goto' too; + DProf.xs + - 7x denser output (time separated from name, ids for subs); + - outputs report-write overhead; + - optional higher-resolution (currently OS/2 only, cannot grok VMS code); + - outputs suggested profiler overhead; + - handles 'goto' too; + - handles PERL_DPROF_TICKS (on OS/2, VMS may be easily modified too) + +Jun 14, 97 andreas koenig adds the compatibility notes to the README +and lets the Makefile.PL die on $] < 5.004. + +Jun 06, 97 andreas koenig applies a patch by gurusamy sarathy because +Dean is not available for comments at that time. The patch is available +from CPAN in the authors/id/GSAR directory for inspection. + +Sep 30, 96 dmr + DProf.xs + - added Ilya's patches to fix "&bar as &bar(@_)" bug. This also fixes + the coredumps people have seen when using this with 5.003+. + DProf.pm + - updated manpage + t/bug.t + - moved to test5 + Makefile.PL + - remove special case for bug.t + +Jun 26, 96 dmr + dprofpp.PL + - smarter r.e. to find VERSION in Makefile (for MM5.27). + DProf.pm + - updated manpage + DProf.xs + - keep pid of profiled process, if process forks then only the + parent is profiled. Added test4 for this. + +Mar 2, 96 dmr + README + - updated + dprofpp + - updated manpage, point to DProf for raw profile description. + DProf.pm + - update manpage, update raw profile description with XS_VERSION. + - update manpage for AUTOLOAD changes. + DProf.xs + - smart handling of &AUTOLOAD--looks in $AUTOLOAD for the sub name. + this fixes one problem with corrupt profiles. + +Feb 5, 96 dmr + dprofpp + - updated manpage + - added -E/-I for exclusive/inclusive times + - added DPROFPP_OPTS -- lazily + - added -p/-Q for profile-then-analyze + - added version check + dprofpp.PL + - pull dprofpp's version id from the makefile + DProf.pm + - added version to bootstrap + - updated doc + - updated doc, DProf and -w are now friendly to each other + DProf.xs + - using savepv + - added Tim's patch to check for DBsub, avoids -MDevel::DProf coredump + - turn off warnings during newXS("DB::sub") + tests + - added Tim's patch to ignore Loader::import in results + - added Tim's patch to aid readability of test?.v output + + +-- from those days when I kept a unique changelog for each module -- + +# Devel::DProf - a Perl code profiler +# 31oct95 +# +# changes/bugs fixed since 5apr95 version -dmr: +# -added VMS patches from CharlesB. +# -now open ./tmon.out in BOOT. +# changes/bugs fixed since 2apr95 version -dmr: +# -now mallocing an extra byte for the \0 :) +# changes/bugs fixed since 01mar95 version -dmr: +# -stringified code ref is used for name of anonymous sub. +# -include stash name with stringified code ref. +# -use perl.c's DBsingle and DBsub. +# -now using croak() and warn(). +# -print "timer is on" before turning timer on. +# -use safefree() instead of free(). +# -rely on PM to provide full path name to tmon.out. +# -print errno if unable to write tmon.out. +# changes/bugs fixed since 03feb95 version -dmr: +# -comments +# changes/bugs fixed since 31dec94 version -dmr: +# -added patches from AndyD. +# + +# Devel::DProf - a Perl code profiler +# 31oct95 +# +# changes/bugs fixed since 05apr95 version -dmr: +# - VMS-related prob; now let tmon.out name be handled in XS. +# changes/bugs fixed since 01mar95 version -dmr: +# - record $pwd and build pathname for tmon.out +# changes/bugs fixed since 03feb95 version -dmr: +# - fixed some doc bugs +# - added require 5.000 +# - added -w note to bugs section of pod +# changes/bugs fixed since 31dec94 version -dmr: +# - podified +# + + +# dprofpp - display perl profile data +# 31oct95 +# +# changes/bugs fixed since 7oct95 version -dmr: +# - PL'd +# changes/bugs fixed since 5apr95 version -dmr: +# - touch up handling of exit timestamps. +# - suggests -F when exit timestamps are missing. +# - added compressed execution tree patches from AchimB, put under -t. +# now -z is the default action; user+system time. +# - doc changes. +# changes/bugs fixed since 10feb95 version -dmr: +# - summary info is printed by default, opt_c is gone. +# - fixed some doc bugs +# - changed name to dprofpp +# changes/bugs fixed since 03feb95 version -dmr: +# - fixed division by zero. +# - replace many local()s with my(). +# - now prints user+system times by default +# now -u prints user time, -U prints unsorted. +# - fixed documentation +# - fixed output, to clarify that times are given in seconds. +# - can now fake exit timestamps if the profile is garbled. +# changes/bugs fixed since 17jun94 version -dmr: +# - podified. +# - correct old documentation flaws. +# - added AndyD's patches. +# + |
