3.06_01 - 2005-06-25 * fix --compat-version argument checking * filter files passed on the command line by default to make sure 'perl ppport.h *' does something useful * add --nofilter option to override the filtering * testsuite now hopefully supports MacOS Classic * check definedness of PERL_UNUSED_DECL * update API info 3.06 - 2005-02-02 * fix cpan #11327: make fails with syntax error * fix XCPT_* macros 3.05 - 2005-01-31 * fix a test for SvPV_nolen * add more examples to tht documentation * improve wording baseline information * added support for the following API dXCPT dXSTARG XCPT_CATCH XCPT_RETHROW XCPT_TRY_END XCPT_TRY_START 3.04 - 2004-12-29 * fix a hint for sv_pvn_force * fix VMS problem with unquoted command line arguments not preserving case (perl change #23367) * add --api-info switch for ppport.h 3.03 - 2004-09-08 * MY_CXT_CLONE was broken 3.02 - 2004-09-08 * added support for the following API: END_EXTERN_C EXTERN_C MY_CXT_CLONE PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN START_EXTERN_C STMT_END STMT_START 3.01 - 2004-08-23 * patchlevel.h tweak 3.00_03 - 2004-08-20 * make sure the @INC path is kept up-to-date when changing directories while running in the core test suite 3.00_02 - 2004-08-19 * remove PPPort.pm and PPPort.xs dependencies from Makefile.PL, as they can be rebuilt with a "make regen" when neccessary 3.00_01 - 2004-08-17 * fixed problems with $^X in t/ppphtest.t when building in the core on OpenBSD * fixed a "duplicate dependencies" bug that could lead to global NEED_'s where static NEED_'s are sufficient * added support for the following API: PL_DBsingle PL_DBsub PL_debstash PL_diehook PL_errgv PL_no_modify PL_perl_destruct_level PL_ppaddr PL_stack_sp PL_sv_arenaroot PL_tainted PL_tainting PUSHu sv_catpvf_mg sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext sv_setpvf_mg sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext sv_vcatpvf sv_vcatpvf_mg sv_vsetpvf sv_vsetpvf_mg vnewSVpvf XPUSHu 3.00 - 2004-08-16 * added support for dAX and dITEMS, which got lost while working on the 3.00 internals 2.99_07 - 2004-08-13 * improve/check documentation * add tests for CopFILE and CopSTASHPV * add file headers * some code cleanups 2.99_06 - 2004-08-11 * --compat-version now considers all macros/functions provided by Devel::PPPort, not only the documented API * fixed: PL_rsfp was PL_rsfpv * turn __PPPORT_NAME__ back to ppport.h, because the former looks ugly on search.cpan.org 2.99_05 - 2004-08-10 * --compat-version now also hides compatibility warnings for unsupported API calls 2.99_04 - 2004-08-10 * added code to check for correct INSTALLDIRS * added --compat-version option to ppport.h script to only check for compatibility with at least the given Perl version * some small adjustments 2.99_03 - 2004-08-09 * remove useless dependency from Makefile.PL (spotted by Craig A. Berry) * added checking for and replacement of C++ comments as well as --cplusplus option to suppress it to ppport.h script * added more diagnostic output to ppport.h script * added a hint for gv_stashpvn * fixed the thread tests (spotted by Craig A. Berry) * added more tests * renamed and documented DPPP_NAMESPACE * renamed some files 2.99_02 - 2004-08-08 * second beta * feature complete for 3.00 * implemented missing functionality for ppport.h script: - can now perform global (i.e. multi-file) NEED_ checks - checks source for missing aTHX arguments - checks source for unsupported API calls - can now lists provided and unsupported API - can use Text::Diff on platforms without diff utility - can use custom diff utility / options - can write one patch against the module - can write single copies with changes applied * updated the documentation for Devel::PPPort and ppport.h * added lots of tests for the ppport.h script * merged tests for call_* eval_* from XS::APItest * added HACKERS file to document internals * now includes PPPort.pm, so you can read the full docs using search.cpan.org 2.99_01 - 2004-08-07 * first beta towards 3.00 * complete rework of internals * autogenerated API-checks * autogenerated .pm, .xs and .t files * ppport.h changes: - no static/global functions without explicit NEED_ - can now be run without -x - now shows hints and dependencies - now has POD documentation, so perldoc ppport.h works - now has options - now uses File::Find when available * tested with multi-threaded (ithreads and 5.005-threads) perls from 5.005 and single-threaded perls from 5.003 up to 5.9.x * added support for the following API: CopFILE CopFILEAV CopFILEGV CopFILEGV_set CopFILE_set CopFILESV CopSTASH CopSTASH_eq CopSTASHPV CopSTASHPV_set CopSTASH_set CopyD dUNDERBAR IN_PERL_COMPILETIME IV_MAX IV_MIN IVTYPE memEQ memNE MoveD mPUSHi mPUSHn mPUSHp mPUSHu mXPUSHi mXPUSHn mXPUSHp mXPUSHu newCONSTSUB newSVuv PERL_INT_MAX PERL_INT_MIN PERL_LONG_MAX PERL_LONG_MIN PERL_QUAD_MAX PERL_QUAD_MIN PERL_SHORT_MAX PERL_SHORT_MIN PERL_UCHAR_MAX PERL_UCHAR_MIN PERL_UINT_MAX PERL_UINT_MIN PERL_ULONG_MAX PERL_ULONG_MIN PERL_UQUAD_MAX PERL_UQUAD_MIN PERL_USHORT_MAX PERL_USHORT_MIN PL_hexdigit PL_rsfp Poison PUSHmortal sv_2pvbyte sv_2pvbyte_nolen sv_2pv_nolen sv_2uv sv_catpv_mg sv_catpvn_mg sv_catpvn_nomg sv_catsv_mg sv_catsv_nomg SvGETMAGIC SvIV_nomg SvPV_force_nomg sv_pvn sv_pvn_force sv_pvn_nomg SvPV_nomg sv_setiv_mg sv_setnv_mg sv_setpv_mg sv_setpvn_mg sv_setsv_mg sv_setsv_nomg sv_setuv sv_setuv_mg sv_usepvn_mg sv_uv SvUV SvUV_nomg SvUVx SvUVX SvUVXx UNDERBAR UV_MAX UV_MIN UVTYPE XPUSHmortal XSRETURN_UV XST_mUV ZeroD 2.008 - 20th October 2003 * eval_(pv|sv) added * PERL_MAGIC_* added 2.007 - 18th September 2003 * small fix in grok_numeric_radix: variable was used uninitialized 2.006 - 8th September 2003 * call_(pv|sv|method|argv) added * still compiler-warnings for grok_??? and 5.6.x, fixed 2.005 - 2nd September 2003 * Some tweaks to grok_(hex|oct|bin) to make compiler warnings go away for older perls * grok_number and grok_numeric_radix added 2.004 - 22th August 2003 * Added grok_(hex|oct|bin) and related constants 2.003 - 8th May 2003 * Added get_av, get_cv, get_hv and get_sv 2.002 - 2nd December 2001 * More portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed. * Merged the Harness sub-module into Devel::PPPort * More documentation in PPPort.pm 2.001 * Some portability issues in Makefile.PL addresed. 2.000 * Initial port to the perl core. 1.007 * Original version of the module by Kenneth Albanowski.