Perl 5 Commit Summary

[email protected] (Perl 5 commit summary) Wed, 1 Jul 2026 03:11:25 +0000 (UTC)
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Perl 5 commit summary, activity since Saturday

Current branch blead
4 commits.  2 unique authors.  2 unique committers.
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Thanks, applied:  Aristotle Pagaltzis (2) Leon Timmermans (2)
Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/65b9c188869b0930

  perldelta move note below the list (oops)
  Robert Rothenberg           1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/65b9c188869b0930

  Update perldelta with a reminder about rand insecurity #24499
  Robert Rothenberg           1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/6573a3197fba4d19

  README.os390: Note warning that test suite generates
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7cceaa81985b1a25

  hints/os390.sh: Fix syntax error
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f09f6e3c40ca6ae7

Current branch contributing
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.
69 files changed, 2187 insertions(+), 3465 deletions(-)

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/c36d7e654b92fe56

  Add a CONTRIBUTING.md file
  Leon Timmermans             2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c36d7e654b92fe56

Current branch maint-5.40
48 commits.  12 unique authors.  1 unique committer.
118 files changed, 2622 insertions(+), 715 deletions(-)
Net code removal: E. Choroba (2 lines)
Thanks, applied:  Steve Hay (38)
Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/f11264b24429c0ca

  Update perldelta for updated modules
  Steve Hay                   1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f11264b24429c0ca

  Update Module::CoreList for updated modules
  Steve Hay                   1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2def09de447df8d5

  Update Archive::Tar from 3.02_001 to 3.12
  Steve Hay                   8 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 18 deletions
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/0f7d452f06fac714

  Update Compress::Raw::Bzip2 from 2.212 to 2.218
  Steve Hay                   6 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f515aacb9a4e37d4

  Update IO::Compress from 2.212 to 2.220
  Steve Hay                   48 files changed, 705 insertions(+), 364 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/71ab2ba869f5ca69

  Update HTTP::Tiny from 0.088 to 0.096
  Steve Hay                   24 files changed, 937 insertions(+), 93 deletion
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e108715eeb9c8d64

  Update Socket from 2.038 to 2.041
  Steve Hay                   4 files changed, 163 insertions(+), 64 deletions
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/78eb82cdfbc2a4b0

  Storable.xs: Avoid signed int overflow when unpacking a list of hook data it
  Paul Evans                  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9c37703266fe03d2

  pp_pack.c: Avoid some other potential overflows when calculating sizes
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e91596e59927d6cc

  pp_pack.c: Avoid ssize_t overflow when calculating the size of a structure
  Paul Evans                  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/48972a65567cbd88

  perldelta for CVE-2026-8376
  Tony Cook                   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/fa0a138769184a5c

  perl/perl-security#147: test against the actual character lengths
  Tony Cook                   2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/529e0c9127b4c351

  perl/perl-security#147: test cases
  Tony Cook                   1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5a75595470e30fd1

  fix authors after previous commit
  David Mitchell              1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7a9b57c08e38d3f6

  Update Module::CoreList with data so far for the imminent 5.40.5
  Steve Hay                   3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d4a6634ae3f6c1bc

  Bump version to 5.40.5 ahead of its impending release
  Steve Hay                   19 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 110 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f7d21b4b94889810

  Fix minor typos in perldelta and perlhist for 5.44.0
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/06c4ca15b6de6bc3

  Bump to -RC1
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b6963ab796b6761c

  Add 5.43.11 to perlhist
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/30871218da44073d

  add 5.43.10 to perlhist
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a076feed28c6ce0b

  Tick off 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d22e0f63dcf2692c

  Paul Evans volunteers for 5.43.11 release today
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/3eaf445cd2f62e80

  tick off 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/b2051787eb92bf9d

  fix my email address here too
  Karen Etheridge             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4588cfddd12331ba

  RMG: separate email preparation from version bump
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4876c31777830471

  clarify the different cases of "bump the version number"
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ab3d67600df717d4

  add 5.NEXT placeholder to the RMG
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2be1a57e5ef2041c

  RMG: note version.pm CUSTOMIZED special status
  Aristotle Pagaltzis         1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d1fa69fc034a7a4d

  expand the dual-life synchronisation section
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9caae9de226d1043

  Add 5.OLDSUPPORT placeholder and improve wording
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5e11814099df0aa5

  Revise following AP comments
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/27f6924bf397d135

  Release announcement emails close to BLEAD-FINAL note support EOL
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8fcbd0d6d43e032f

  RMG improvements arising from 5.43.9 release notes
  Eric Herman                 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4e9229051bfbf06b

  Add epigraphs for perl-5.44.0-RC1
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/93075355a29017ce

  Add epihraph for 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7f4304689ee8e287

  Add epigraph for 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9d2c15bceaf1a1d0

  Fixup Module::Corelist version for perl 5.44.0
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/dc7c8cfd4d3dd6b4

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.44.0-RC1
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/073525d1c8746da0

  Revert "Update Module::CoreList"
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/54c34c07d4ae3c54

  Update Module::CoreList
  Thibault Duponchelle        3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8d73238bd77a3384

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/830b2ee64ca05147

  replace placeholder date with planned date in CoreList.pm
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/95711e352482261c

  Prepare Module::CoreList
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/50e1db3aee75439c

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a2184be18fe649fb

  Remove non-existent modules from Corelist
  E. Choroba                  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c48f800bbd769238

  Update Module-CoreList with data for 5.40.4/5.42.2
  Steve Hay                   3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/56f8061880ac620f

  update Module CoreList
  Eric Herman                 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/75e54d45548287fc

  Prepare Module::Corelist
  Eric Herman                 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/fa81b798892e06bc

Current branch maint-5.42
48 commits.  11 unique authors.  1 unique committer.
114 files changed, 2505 insertions(+), 667 deletions(-)
Net code removal: E. Choroba (2 lines)
Thanks, applied:  Steve Hay (37)
Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/f710664516fdb8b2

  Import perl5404delta.pod
  Steve Hay                   4 files changed, 133 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f710664516fdb8b2

  Update perldelta for updated modules
  Steve Hay                   1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ae05ef45ddf865c4

  Update Module::CoreList for updated modules
  Steve Hay                   1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/15b58fbd9859e45f

  Update Archive::Tar from 3.04 to 3.12
  Steve Hay                   5 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 11 deletions(
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/fb4422ee43b83b4e

  Update Compress::Raw::Bzip2 from 2.213 to 2.218
  Steve Hay                   3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e64e41da6c9b9cb1

  Update IO::Compress from 2.213 to 2.220
  Steve Hay                   48 files changed, 679 insertions(+), 366 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d8ece3360a30a37a

  Update HTTP::Tiny from 0.090 to 0.096
  Steve Hay                   22 files changed, 801 insertions(+), 52 deletion
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/270a6e5f8c524598

  Update Socket from 2.038 to 2.041
  Steve Hay                   4 files changed, 163 insertions(+), 64 deletions
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/904e4566f4c7f781

  Storable.xs: Avoid signed int overflow when unpacking a list of hook data it
  Paul Evans                  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f29bd4b8aa1f338d

  pp_pack.c: Avoid some other potential overflows when calculating sizes
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a2e93280a536924f

  pp_pack.c: Avoid ssize_t overflow when calculating the size of a structure
  Paul Evans                  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f09f5c29cd32bbeb

  perldelta for CVE-2026-8376
  Tony Cook                   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/6319c3bcf813f306

  perl/perl-security#147: test against the actual character lengths
  Tony Cook                   2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e05c186f27cba29e

  perl/perl-security#147: test cases
  Tony Cook                   1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d3348b796afe7160

  Update Module::CoreList with data so far for the imminent 5.42.3
  Steve Hay                   3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/253919be2d5b1003

  Bump version to 5.42.3 ahead of its impending release
  Steve Hay                   20 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 111 deletio
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/59c39d4351857147

  Fix minor typos in perldelta and perlhist for 5.44.0
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/16fb6732c1a3d4e9

  Bump to -RC1
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/1240511c9238fa97

  Add 5.43.11 to perlhist
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f5df8685fb5ba309

  add 5.43.10 to perlhist
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e42d28f9c55fd019

  Tick off 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f1290eb5cf45c6ff

  Paul Evans volunteers for 5.43.11 release today
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2d8cb3d989aaa7d5

  tick off 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/aa094843ad1286fa

  fix my email address here too
  Karen Etheridge             1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7fc6e6271934603a

  RMG: separate email preparation from version bump
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/f034e4469833ae99

  clarify the different cases of "bump the version number"
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/230abfde6fb22364

  add 5.NEXT placeholder to the RMG
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/aeda167a784ca790

  RMG: note version.pm CUSTOMIZED special status
  Aristotle Pagaltzis         1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ce493f74b4e4934d

  expand the dual-life synchronisation section
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d5b842ae80b78f7e

  Add 5.OLDSUPPORT placeholder and improve wording
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8f52dfd678248408

  Revise following AP comments
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7279c9276db3cdc1

  Release announcement emails close to BLEAD-FINAL note support EOL
  Richard Leach               1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5db52770a6e4a290

  RMG improvements arising from 5.43.9 release notes
  Eric Herman                 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d027fad21a70ac12

  Add epigraphs for perl-5.44.0-RC1
  Leon Timmermans             1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8733c070c63b3056

  Add epihraph for 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c1c7e0a713565a37

  Add epigraph for 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/8cee01ac298c91cc

  Fixup Module::Corelist version for perl 5.44.0
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/924f4ce18f52b3bb

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.44.0-RC1
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/e6154190c5395b94

  Revert "Update Module::CoreList"
  Leon Timmermans             3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7aa58ad4f59bdffb

  Update Module::CoreList
  Thibault Duponchelle        3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5c292edf4def0a8c

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.43.11
  Paul Evans                  3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a6d0ed8a98df92a7

  replace placeholder date with planned date in CoreList.pm
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/24d76bad845e25a5

  Prepare Module::CoreList
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5b32765176c63e03

  Update Module::CoreList for 5.43.10
  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)      2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/4b752ed650dc0850

  Remove non-existent modules from Corelist
  E. Choroba                  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/72d41636a670e987

  Update Module-CoreList with data for 5.40.4/5.42.2
  Steve Hay                   3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/d8b393da48e5a3bf

  update Module CoreList
  Eric Herman                 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/2aeca43468207b6f

  Prepare Module::Corelist
  Eric Herman                 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/be514d05db778cf0

Martian commit 9e9a9f0583ae8fc2d0f4eac187d16249ca891398
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/9e9a9f0583ae8fc2

  README.os390: Note warning that test suite generates
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/9e9a9f0583ae8fc2

Martian commit 21b4d1db458b021a1c86fc976aa5655e5197190a
1 commit.  1 unique author.  1 unique committer.

Snapshot: http://github.com/Perl/perl5/tarball/21b4d1db458b021a

  hints/os390.sh: Fix syntax error
  Karl Williamson             1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
  https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/21b4d1db458b021a

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