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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/pod/perl5005delta.pod b/contrib/perl5/pod/perl5005delta.pod index b133c0d..78bf90f 100644 --- a/contrib/perl5/pod/perl5005delta.pod +++ b/contrib/perl5/pod/perl5005delta.pod @@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ the new features in this release. =over 4 -=item Core sources now require ANSI C compiler +=item * + +Core sources now require ANSI C compiler An ANSI C compiler is now B<required> to build perl. See F<INSTALL>. -=item All Perl global variables must now be referenced with an explicit prefix +=item * + +All Perl global variables must now be referenced with an explicit prefix All Perl global variables that are visible for use by extensions now have a C<PL_> prefix. New extensions should C<not> refer to perl globals @@ -87,7 +91,9 @@ support may cease in a future release. See L<perlguts/"API LISTING">. -=item Enabling threads has source compatibility issues +=item * + +Enabling threads has source compatibility issues Perl built with threading enabled requires extensions to use the new C<dTHR> macro to initialize the handle to access per-thread data. @@ -525,7 +531,7 @@ The hints files for most Unix platforms have seen incremental improvements. =head2 New Modules -=over +=over 4 =item B @@ -596,13 +602,15 @@ Various pragmata to control behavior of regular expressions. =head2 Changes in existing modules -=over +=over 4 =item Benchmark You can now run tests for I<x> seconds instead of guessing the right number of tests to run. +Keeps better time. + =item Carp Carp has a new function cluck(). cluck() warns, like carp(), but also adds @@ -660,10 +668,6 @@ See <perlmodinstall> and L<CPAN>. Cwd::cwd is faster on most platforms. -=item Benchmark - -Keeps better time. - =back =head1 Utility Changes @@ -702,7 +706,7 @@ L<perlthrtut> gives a tutorial on threads. =head1 New Diagnostics -=over +=over 4 =item Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::%s(), qualify as such or use & @@ -859,7 +863,7 @@ are outside the range which can be represented by integers internally. One possible workaround is to force Perl to use magical string increment by prepending "0" to your numbers. -=item Recursive inheritance detected while looking for method '%s' in package '%s' +=item Recursive inheritance detected while looking for method '%s' %s (F) More than 100 levels of inheritance were encountered while invoking a method. Probably indicates an unintended loop in your inheritance hierarchy. @@ -916,7 +920,7 @@ fix the problem can be found in L<perllocale/"LOCALE PROBLEMS">. =head1 Obsolete Diagnostics -=over +=over 4 =item Can't mktemp() |
