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diff --git a/chromium/third_party/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.10/pods/perl582delta.pod b/chromium/third_party/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.10/pods/perl582delta.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 87080702ac8..00000000000 --- a/chromium/third_party/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.10/pods/perl582delta.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,162 +0,0 @@ -=head1 NAME - -perl582delta - what is new for perl v5.8.2 - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -This document describes differences between the 5.8.1 release and -the 5.8.2 release. - -If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.6.1, first read -the L<perl58delta>, which describes differences between 5.6.0 and -5.8.0, and the L<perl581delta>, which describes differences between -5.8.0 and 5.8.1. - -=head1 Incompatible Changes - -For threaded builds for modules calling certain re-entrant system calls, -binary compatibility was accidentally lost between 5.8.0 and 5.8.1. -Binary compatibility with 5.8.0 has been restored in 5.8.2, which -necessitates breaking compatibility with 5.8.1. We see this as the -lesser of two evils. - -This will only affect people who have a threaded perl 5.8.1, and compiled -modules which use these calls, and now attempt to run the compiled modules -with 5.8.2. The fix is to re-compile and re-install the modules using 5.8.2. - -=head1 Core Enhancements - -=head2 Hash Randomisation - -The hash randomisation introduced with 5.8.1 has been amended. It -transpired that although the implementation introduced in 5.8.1 was source -compatible with 5.8.0, it was not binary compatible in certain cases. 5.8.2 -contains an improved implementation which is both source and binary -compatible with both 5.8.0 and 5.8.1, and remains robust against the form of -attack which prompted the change for 5.8.1. - -We are grateful to the Debian project for their input in this area. -See L<perlsec/"Algorithmic Complexity Attacks"> for the original -rationale behind this change. - -=head2 Threading - -Several memory leaks associated with variables shared between threads -have been fixed. - -=head1 Modules and Pragmata - -=head2 Updated Modules And Pragmata - -The following modules and pragmata have been updated since Perl 5.8.1: - -=over 4 - -=item Devel::PPPort - -=item Digest::MD5 - -=item I18N::LangTags - -=item libnet - -=item MIME::Base64 - -=item Pod::Perldoc - -=item strict - -Documentation improved - -=item Tie::Hash - -Documentation improved - -=item Time::HiRes - -=item Unicode::Collate - -=item Unicode::Normalize - -=item UNIVERSAL - -Documentation improved - -=back - -=head1 Selected Bug Fixes - -Some syntax errors involving unrecognized filetest operators are now handled -correctly by the parser. - -=head1 Changed Internals - -Interpreter initialization is more complete when -DMULTIPLICITY is off. -This should resolve problems with initializing and destroying the Perl -interpreter more than once in a single process. - -=head1 Platform Specific Problems - -Dynamic linker flags have been tweaked for Solaris and OS X, which should -solve problems seen while building some XS modules. - -Bugs in OS/2 sockets and tmpfile have been fixed. - -In OS X C<setreuid> and friends are troublesome - perl will now work -around their problems as best possible. - -=head1 Future Directions - -Starting with 5.8.3 we intend to make more frequent maintenance releases, -with a smaller number of changes in each. The intent is to propagate -bug fixes out to stable releases more rapidly and make upgrading stable -releases less of an upheaval. This should give end users more -flexibility in their choice of upgrade timing, and allow them easier -assessment of the impact of upgrades. The current plan is for code freezes -as follows - -=over 4 - -=item * - -5.8.3 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday December 31st 2003 - -=item * - -5.8.4 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday March 31st 2004 - -=item * - -5.8.5 23:59:59 GMT, Wednesday June 30th 2004 - -=back - -with the release following soon after, when testing is complete. - -See L<perl581delta/"Future Directions"> for more soothsaying. - -=head1 Reporting Bugs - -If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles -recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl -bug database at http://bugs.perl.org/. There may also be -information at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page. - -If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug> -program included with your release. Be sure to trim your bug down -to a tiny but sufficient test case. Your bug report, along with the -output of C<perl -V>, will be sent off to perlbug@perl.org to be -analysed by the Perl porting team. You can browse and search -the Perl 5 bugs at http://bugs.perl.org/ - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -The F<Changes> file for exhaustive details on what changed. - -The F<INSTALL> file for how to build Perl. - -The F<README> file for general stuff. - -The F<Artistic> and F<Copying> files for copyright information. - -=cut |