New perldelta for 5.41.11

Author: mauke

MANIFEST

@@ -5748,6 +5748,7 @@ pod/perl5383delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.38.3
 pod/perl5400delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.40.0
 pod/perl5401delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.40.1
 pod/perl5410delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.41.0
+pod/perl54110delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.41.10
 pod/perl5411delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.41.1
 pod/perl5412delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.41.2
 pod/perl5413delta.pod			Perl changes in version 5.41.3

Makefile.SH

@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ esac
 
 $spitshell >>$Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
 
-perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl54110delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod
+perltoc_pod_prereqs = extra.pods pod/perl54111delta.pod pod/perlapi.pod pod/perlintern.pod pod/perlmodlib.pod pod/perluniprops.pod
 generated_pods = pod/perltoc.pod $(perltoc_pod_prereqs)
 generated_headers = uudmap.h bitcount.h mg_data.h
 
@@ -1136,9 +1136,9 @@ pod/perlintern.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) autodoc.pl embed.fnc
 pod/perlmodlib.pod: $(MINIPERL_EXE) pod/perlmodlib.PL MANIFEST
 	$(MINIPERL) pod/perlmodlib.PL -q
 
-pod/perl54110delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod
-	$(RMS) pod/perl54110delta.pod
-	$(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl54110delta.pod
+pod/perl54111delta.pod: pod/perldelta.pod
+	$(RMS) pod/perl54111delta.pod
+	$(LNS) perldelta.pod pod/perl54111delta.pod
 
 extra.pods: $(MINIPERL_EXE)
 	-@test ! -f extra.pods || rm -f `cat extra.pods`

pod/.gitignore

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 /roffitall
 
 # generated
-/perl54110delta.pod
+/perl54111delta.pod
 /perlapi.pod
 /perlintern.pod
 /perlmodlib.pod

pod/perl.pod

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ aux h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp
 
     perlhist            Perl history records
     perldelta           Perl changes since previous version
+    perl54110delta       Perl changes in version 5.41.10
     perl5419delta       Perl changes in version 5.41.9
     perl5418delta       Perl changes in version 5.41.8
     perl5417delta       Perl changes in version 5.41.7

pod/perl54110delta.pod

@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+=encoding utf8
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+perl54110delta - what is new for perl v5.41.10
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This document describes differences between the 5.41.9 release and the 5.41.10
+release.
+
+If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.41.8, first read
+L<perl5419delta>, which describes differences between 5.41.8 and 5.41.9.
+
+=head1 Core Enhancements
+
+=head2 Renamed C<any> and C<all> features to C<keyword_any> and C<keyword_all>
+
+Perl release 5.41.7 introduced two new experimental features, called C<any>
+and C<all>, which enable keywords of the same names.  Those keywords provide
+list-processing operators inspired by the ones from L<List::Util> of the same
+name.  It was subsequently considered that the names of these two features
+are confusingly close to the ability of the C<feature> module to refer to all
+of its features by using the C<:all> export tag.
+[L<GH #23104|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/23104>]
+
+As a consequence, these feature flags have now been renamed to C<keyword_any>
+and C<keyword_all> to avoid this confusion.  Likewise, the related
+experimental warning flags are also renamed to C<experimental::keyword_any>
+and C<experimental::keyword_all>.  Apart from these new flag names, the
+actual syntax and semantics of these two operators remain unchanged since
+their appearance in Perl release 5.41.7.
+
+    use v5.40;
+    use feature 'keyword_all';
+    no warnings 'experimental::keyword_all';
+
+    my @numbers = ...
+
+    if(all { $_ % 2 == 0 } @numbers) {
+        say "All the numbers are even";
+    }
+
+=head2 New C<SvVSTRING> API macro
+
+A new API macro has been added, which is used to obtain the second string
+buffer out of a "vstring" SV, in a manner similar to the C<SvPV> macro which
+obtains the regular string buffer out of a regular SV.
+
+    STRLEN len;
+    const char *vstr_pv = SvVSTRING(sv, vstr_len);
+
+See L<perlapi/C<SvVSTRING>>.
+
+=head1 Performance Enhancements
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+String reversal from a single argument, when the string buffer is not
+"swiped", is now done in a single pass and is noticeably faster.
+The extent of the improvement is compiler & hardware dependent.
+[L<GH #23012|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/23012>]
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Modules and Pragmata
+
+=head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+L<Archive::Tar> has been upgraded from version 3.02_001 to 3.04.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Benchmark> has been upgraded from version 1.26 to 1.27.
+
+=item *
+
+L<builtin> has been upgraded from version 0.017 to 0.018.
+
+On platforms that don't support Inf/NaN values in floating-point numbers (such
+as VAX), C<builtin::inf> and C<builtin::nan> now throw a runtime error (rather
+than breaking the perl build). [L<GH #22882|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/22882>]
+
+=item *
+
+L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> has been upgraded from version 7.70 to 7.72.
+
+=item *
+
+L<ExtUtils::ParseXS> has been extensively refactored internally and
+extensive tests have been added. Most of these changes shouldn't be
+visible externally with a few exceptions, the main ones being:
+
+The generated C code, especially for returning values, may have changed
+slightly, and in some cases be slightly more efficient (in particular,
+using C<TARG> more often to return a value rather than creating a new
+temporary).
+
+The parser is more likely to give warnings now on XS errors which
+previously would have just silently generated invalid C code.
+
+One XS bug has been fixed in a way that may be highly visible. Previously
+when parsing the parameters of an XS sub declaration, if a parameter
+couldn't be parsed, it was quietly ignored. This meant that it would still
+consume an argument, but wouldn't declare a C variable: a bit like the
+Perl-level C<my ($a, undef, $c) = @_>. Now, it gives a compile error. This
+will break XS code that does (for example):
+
+    void
+    foo(int a, /* skip arg */, int c)
+
+because C-comments aren't part of XS syntax, and so the parameter was a
+syntax error and was quietly skipped. This is better written as
+
+    void
+    foo(int a, b, int c)
+
+since parameters which are not assigned a type act as placeholders.
+
+=item *
+
+L<feature> has been upgraded from version 1.94 to 1.95.
+
+=item *
+
+L<fields> has been upgraded from version 2.26 to 2.27.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Math::BigInt> has been upgraded from version 2.003004 to 2.004001.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Math::BigInt::FastCalc> has been upgraded from version 0.5018 to 0.5019.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20250220 to 5.20250321.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Safe> has been upgraded from version 2.46 to 2.47.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Search::Dict> has been upgraded from version 1.07 to 1.08.
+
+A missing parameter has been added to the sample code in the SYNOPSIS.
+
+=item *
+
+L<Storable> has been upgraded from version 3.35 to 3.36.
+
+=item *
+
+L<threads> has been upgraded from version 2.42 to 2.43.
+
+=item *
+
+L<VMS::Filespec> has been upgraded from version 1.14 to 1.15.
+
+=item *
+
+L<warnings> has been upgraded from version 1.73 to 1.74.
+
+=item *
+
+L<XS::APItest> has been upgraded from version 1.40 to 1.41.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Documentation
+
+=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
+
+We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes
+listed in this document. If you find any we have missed, open an issue
+at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>.
+
+Additionally, the following selected changes have been made:
+
+=head3 L<perldata>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Binary and octal floating-point constants (such as C<012.345p-2> and
+C<0b101.11p-1>) are now documented. This feature was first introduced in perl
+5.22.0 together with hexadecimal floating-point constants and had a few bug
+fixes in perl 5.28.0, but it was never formally documented.
+[L<GH #18664|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/18664>]
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Diagnostics
+
+The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output,
+including warnings and fatal error messages. For the complete list of
+diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>.
+
+=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+L<Use of uninitialized value%s|perldiag/"Use of uninitialized value%s">
+
+Prevent this warning when accessing a function parameter in C<@_> that
+is an lvalue reference to an untied hash element where the key was
+undefined.  This warning is still produced at the point of call.
+[L<GH #22423|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/22423>]
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Testing
+
+Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes
+in this release.
+
+=head1 Internal Changes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Three new API functions have been added to interact with the regexp global
+match position stored in an SV.  These are C<sv_regex_global_pos_get()>,
+C<sv_regex_global_pos_set()> and C<sv_regex_global_pos_clear()>.  Using these
+API functions avoids XS modules needing to know about or interact directly
+with the way this position is currently stored, which involves the
+C<PERL_MAGIC_regex_global> magic type.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Selected Bug Fixes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+In regexes, the contents of C<\g{...}> backreferences are now properly
+validated. Previously, C<\g{1 FOO}> was silently parsed as C<\g{1}>, ignoring
+everything after the first number.
+[L<GH #23050|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/23050>]
+
+=item *
+
+A run-time pattern which contained a code block which recursed back to the
+same bit of code which ran that match, could cause a crash.
+[L<GH #22869|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/22869>]
+
+For example:
+
+    my $r = qr/... (?{ foo() if ... }) .../;
+    sub foo { $string =~ $r }
+    foo()
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Obituary
+
+Andrew Main (ZEFRAM) passed away on March 10, 2025.
+
+Zefram was a brilliant person, seemingly knowledgeable in everything
+and happy to impart his knowledge and share his striking insights with a
+gentle, technical demeanor that often failed to convey the genuine care
+with which he communicated.
+
+It would be impossible to overstate the impact that Zefram has had on
+both the language and culture of Perl over the years. From his countless
+contributions to the code-base, to his often quirky but always distinctive
+appearances at conferences and gatherings, his influence and memory are
+sure to endure long into the future.
+
+Zefram wished to have no designated memorial location in
+meatspace. His designated memorial location in cyberspace is
+L<http://www.fysh.org/~zefram/personal/>.
+
+=head1 Acknowledgements
+
+Perl 5.41.10 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl
+5.41.9 and contains approximately 19,000 lines of changes across 340 files
+from 14 authors.
+
+Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were
+approximately 16,000 lines of changes to 270 .pm, .t, .c and .h files.
+
+Perl continues to flourish into its fourth decade thanks to a vibrant
+community of users and developers. The following people are known to have
+contributed the improvements that became Perl 5.41.10:
+
+brian d foy, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker, Daniel
+Dragan, David Mitchell, Graham Knop, Karl Williamson, Leon Timmermans, Lukas
+Mai, Paul Evans, Philippe Bruhat (BooK), Richard Leach, Tony Cook, Yves
+Orton.
+
+The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically
+generated from version control history. In particular, it does not include
+the names of the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to
+the Perl bug tracker.
+
+Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules
+included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for
+helping Perl to flourish.
+
+For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please
+see the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution.
+
+=head1 Reporting Bugs
+
+If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database
+at L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. There may also be information at
+L<https://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page.
+
+If you believe you have an unreported bug, please open an issue at
+L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>. Be sure to trim your bug down to a
+tiny but sufficient test case.
+
+If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it
+inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker, then see
+L<perlsec/SECURITY VULNERABILITY CONTACT INFORMATION>
+for details of how to report the issue.
+
+=head1 Give Thanks
+
+If you wish to thank the Perl 5 Porters for the work we had done in Perl 5,
+you can do so by running the C<perlthanks> program:
+
+    perlthanks
+
+This will send an email to the Perl 5 Porters list with your show of thanks.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+The F<Changes> file for an explanation of how to view 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