Perl 5 Commit Summary

[email protected] (Perl 5 commit summary) Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:11:39 +0000 (UTC)
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Perl 5 commit summary, activity since Saturday

Current branch blead
68 commits.  7 unique authors.  6 unique committers.
127 files changed, 1880 insertions(+), 1679 deletions(-)
Thanks, applied:  Karl Williamson (1) James E Keenan (1)
Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/6025bf18236578f2

  invlist_inline.h: Fix typo in comment
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/6025bf18236578f2

  perlvar: be more generous with spaces & semicolons
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7680fea45f80c23d

  perlvar: include $! in open/close die messages
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b80054aecf2e27ac

  perlvar: make $+ example less terse
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d3b84304d04fc657

  perlvar: reduce scope of "no strict 'refs'"
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0d054b5fc09e0782

  perlvar: remove bareword filehandles from examples
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/64f9967086b2d9b5

  Merge branch 'Convert core Perl_foo calls to plain foo ' into blead
  Karl Williamson             2 parents
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8ea03480e109d6c9

  Convert Perl_warner calls to warner in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2d322742ab03d4e8

  Convert Perl_utf8_length calls to utf8_length in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a37f39197029d046

  Convert Perl_tied_method calls to tied_method in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b5e297dc2ed5ca35

  Convert Perl_sv_vcatpfv calls to sv_vcatpfv in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7a4ab824d5c5b12b

  Convert Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade_flags calls to sv_utf8_downgrade_flags in cor
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b624dde3187e5426

  Convert Perl_sv_setpvf_mg calls to sv_setpvf_mg in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/1a863c7043c1696a

  Convert Perl_sv_insert_flags calls to sv_insert_flags in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b51fc689ad9aaf5b

  Convert Perl_sv_del_backref calls to sv_del_backref in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5a91769274793cfc

  Convert Perl_sv_catpv calls to sv_catpv in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7f2f61a6da01975f

  Convert Perl_sv_2mortal calls to sv_2mortal in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c99ac95d761d58b0

  Convert Perl_sortsv_flags calls to sortsv_flags in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2c74da70f26ced99

  Convert Perl_savestack_grow_cnt calls to savestack_grow_cnt in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/26e2e233eb5a3841

  Convert Perl_rvpv_dup calls to rvpv_dup in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d420c341718c3a2a

  Convert Perl_re_printf calls to re_printf in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             5 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 215 deletion
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/997b1cf83857346f

  Convert Perl_reg_numbered_buff_fetch_flags calls to reg_numbered_buff_fetch_
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5cb608ce3e4dc5aa

  Convert Perl_re_indentf calls to re_indentf in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 46 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f4f5555f0f877ade

  Convert Perl_re_exec_indentf calls to re_exec_indentf in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0745cc2958bb157f

  Convert Perl_reentrant_init calls to reentrant_init in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c42a09c5b4a395ea

  Convert Perl_reentrant_free calls to reentrant_free in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e3243f3e40f26994

  Convert Perl_pv_uni_display calls to pv_uni_display in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/16c7582e74b5a6d2

  Convert Perl_pv_pretty calls to pv_pretty in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/33bfa6366f4f45e5

  Convert Perl_newSVpvn_flags calls to newSVpvn_flags in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/abc16ebf014d9224

  Convert Perl_newSVpvf calls to newSVpvf in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             15 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 71 deletions
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7a1849d068c7760e

  Convert Perl_mess calls to mess in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a231d8e06b814c88

  Convert Perl_magic_methcall to magic_methcall in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/62dff59228d52c94

  Convert Perl_magic_clearisa calls to magic_clearisa in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b07c11c564c4d425

  Convert Perl_load_module calls to load_module in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d8c2b6d884c448fb

  Convert Perl_hv_common calls to hv_common in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/873c303681b7e0ba

  Convert Perl_gv_fetchmeth_pvn calls to gv_fetchmeth_pvn in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/39587b82502186f0

  Convert Perl_grok_infnan calls to grok_infnan in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b07f154c00811e5c

  Convert Perl_get_hash_seed calls to get_hash_seed in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f3565f74cc73c78f

  Convert Perl_dump_c_backtrace calls to dump_c_bactrace in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4b8d56fa2656b6f7

  Convert Perl_get_c_backtrace_dump calls to get_c_backtrace_dump in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0df19a27b361c0c0

  Convert Perl_get_c_backtrace calls to get_c_backtrace in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d97693f225d5433d

  Convert Perl_form calls to form in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/878d83c5e82e634d

  Convert Perl_find_runcv_where calls to find_runcv_where in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/36ff8568b3379eac

  Convert Perl_dump_sv_child calls to dump_sv_child in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/19f15156ea96d3ba

  Convert Perl_dump_indent calls to dump_indent in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             3 files changed, 283 insertions(+), 277 deletion
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/65449c0aaf770f0c

  Convert Perl_debug_show_study_flags calls to debug_show_study_flags in core 
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/086b52c2b54adced

  Convert Perl_deb calls to deb in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             11 files changed, 135 insertions(+), 132 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/42e6536836ac103e

  Convert Perl_croak calls to croak in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/bf27538bedda6b40

  Convert Perl_cop_store_label calls to cop_store_label in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/87d9573837cf8470

  Convert Perl_cop_fetch_label calls to cop_fetch_label in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/804dd7eb2adc13fc

  Convert Perl_ck_warner_d calls to ck_warner_d in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c458ae87aa397d77

  Convert Perl_ck_warner calls to ck_warner in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/65d423e5c7fcc1da

  Convert Perlav_fetch calls to av_fetch in core .c's
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/526012385da37a95

  perlapi: Stress that deb() outputs the Perl script info
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/95a2513a76607c52

  perlre: Improve possessive quantifier example
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/59403d45d3616585

  perlrebackslash: Add detail about "/" inside qr//.
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/1f46182e7c0cf02d

  File::Glob: Note use [!...] for negated char classes
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/62e19ec96c9b4211

  Add 5.OLDSUPPORT placeholder and improve wording
  Richard Leach               2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 15 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/cf53179e7efc5451

  Revise following AP comments
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/975c07717f18ec77

  Release announcement emails close to BLEAD-FINAL note support EOL
  Richard Leach               2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/1e0ba1b19ae3d8c8

  perl.pod - move some tutorials to the tutorials section
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d6c2402c235fcb86

  cpan/Module-Metadata - Update to version 1.000039
  Karen Etheridge             5 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 22 deletions
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/105bf2a0b1091d8b

  Filter out C++-mode warning when testing for standard ccflags
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d6d4fe23769e1b4b

  Actually print warnings when standard ccflags aren't supported
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/bad0946475e56e56

  The \a character means 'alert', not 'alarm'
  Karl Williamson             4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9a4a02cf584365f4

  pod: Truncate trailing spaces
  Shirakata Kentaro           68 files changed, 607 insertions(+), 607 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/aa2659a7de1777ad

  perlhack: Add missing 'cd' command
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/55c59f3f23e2e70b

  Add new Core Team members
  Nicolas R                   2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8ef751faca0eea85

New branch revert-24220-intuit3
7 commits.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.
Thanks, applied:  GitHub (7)
Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/9e0e2c745273234c

  Revert "intuit_more: Save start parse position"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9e0e2c745273234c

  Revert "inuit_more: Rewrite expression for clarity,future"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0abaa170449ba9cf

  Revert "intuit_more: Use isDIGIT paradigm for isALPHA"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f0c7cf4d8c2782c3

  Revert "intuit_more: Convert for loop to while"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9cc3984f2b52f0c7

  Revert "intuit_more: Add explicit check to avoid buffer overruns"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0472034315e75f2e

  Revert "intuit_more: Avoid use of unreliable value"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f056e21d199c25b0

  Revert "intuit_more: Fix premature termination bug"
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/1334a98c3ec0c7c1

New branch smoke-me/jkeenan/revert-gh-23499-coderef-in-stash-optimization-20260413
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/ed06308f572337bf

  Revert "Reapply "op.c: re-enable coderef-in-stash optimization""
  James E Keenan              3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ed06308f572337bf

Martian commit adeabdf5a5c40d60ffb94f7d3e343d18f1f5711f
5 commits.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/adeabdf5a5c40d60

  perlvar: be more generous with spaces & semicolons
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/adeabdf5a5c40d60

  perlvar: include $! in open/close die messages
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4d3b551b72c7fd78

  perlvar: make $+ example less terse
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/02094650f4dbc9ed

  perlvar: reduce scope of "no strict 'refs'"
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/988dd031c457f3d8

  perlvar: remove bareword filehandles from examples
  Lukas Mai                   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/addb60cac9b8c434

Martian commit 5c1d4fb9bdbecbe8e90f2cab9efd06dbd6537613
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/5c1d4fb9bdbecbe8

  perlre: Improve possessive quantifier example
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5c1d4fb9bdbecbe8

Martian commit 518c8901a7be988432bf158ee7937f39c01913fc
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/518c8901a7be9884

  File::Glob: Note use [!...] for negated char classes
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/518c8901a7be9884

Martian commit 0a554b80ea9a5d20265a8e5b1ff39dba5007a657
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/0a554b80ea9a5d20

  The \a character means 'alert', not 'alarm'
  Karl Williamson             4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0a554b80ea9a5d20

Martian commit 0434cc10e8c92cc909ec9b647c82b3c31ddef3bd
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/0434cc10e8c92cc9

  perlrebackslash: Add detail about "/" inside qr//.
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0434cc10e8c92cc9

Martian commit 7c4a43e99acfc18c0e38636140cfa6e61e07da8e
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/7c4a43e99acfc18c

  perl.pod - move some tutorials to the tutorials section
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7c4a43e99acfc18c

Martian commit a474ca96891f7d7b572bc42324e9732913b8a4d2
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/a474ca96891f7d7b

  Add new Core Team members
  Nicolas R                   2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a474ca96891f7d7b

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