Wrong/missing module versions in 5.8.9's perldelta.

Michael G Schwern

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Nov 11, 2008, 9:29:33 PM11/11/08

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I've reviewed 5.8.9's perldelta against what's actual in the source. A |
means a different version from what's in perldelta. A > means a new module
not mentioned in perldelta.

A few notes...
* Most of the Net::* modules are from libnet 1.22 and since their versions are
scattered all over it's probably simplest to just say libnet was updated to
1.22.
* Module::Pluggable is listed as a new module but with the wrong version.
* Win32API::File is a distinct distribution from Win32.
* Tie::StdHandle was formerly part of Tie::Handle but has now been broken out
so you can "use Tie::StdHandle". It is lacking in a $VERSION or
documentation.

I'm spent on this subject, so I hope someone else will make the necessary
changes to perldelta.

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Nicholas Clark

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Nov 12, 2008, 6:25:25 AM11/12/08

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 06:29:33PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:
>
> I've reviewed 5.8.9's perldelta against what's actual in the source. A |
> means a different version from what's in perldelta. A > means a new module
> not mentioned in perldelta.
>
> A few notes...
> * Most of the Net::* modules are from libnet 1.22 and since their versions are
> scattered all over it's probably simplest to just say libnet was updated to
> 1.22.
> * Module::Pluggable is listed as a new module but with the wrong version.

Oops. My mistake.

> * Win32API::File is a distinct distribution from Win32.

Right

> * Tie::StdHandle was formerly part of Tie::Handle but has now been broken out
> so you can "use Tie::StdHandle". It is lacking in a $VERSION or
> documentation.

Yes, the PAUSE indexer told me about the missing $VERSION.

> I'm spent on this subject, so I hope someone else will make the necessary
> changes to perldelta.

Could you explain what the '|' and '>' mean in this table:

Nicholas Clark

Michael G Schwern

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Nov 12, 2008, 6:58:01 AM11/12/08

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Nicholas Clark wrote:
> Could you explain what the '|' and '>' mean in this table:

| is a different version than what's in perldelta.
> is a new module not mentioned in perldelta.

(it's half of diff -y)

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Nicholas Clark

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Nov 16, 2008, 2:30:12 PM11/16/08

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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 06:29:33PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:
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> I've reviewed 5.8.9's perldelta against what's actual in the source. A |
> means a different version from what's in perldelta. A > means a new module
> not mentioned in perldelta.

Oh yes. I missed that paragraph last time, hence why I asked what it meant.

> I'm spent on this subject, so I hope someone else will make the necessary
> changes to perldelta.

Thanks for checking and correcting these. I worked through the list and
incorporated the corrections as change 34848

Nicholas Clark

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