perl: minor updates in feature list

[sheet.git] / perl.inc.pl

diff --git a/perl.inc.pl b/perl.inc.pl
index f15a1dd7cbef784d969606ed8c3ef162ccec024e..23ca6cf5a1f09f30b06137b845049f207e4e8c79 100644 (file)
--- a/perl.inc.pl
+++ b/perl.inc.pl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use utf8;
 +{
        v5.6 => {
                new => [
+                       ['<code>use warnings</code>'],
                        ['<code>use utf8</code>'],
                        ['<code>\N{named character}</code>'],
                        ['<code>our</code>'],
@@ -20,8 +21,13 @@ use utf8;
 
        v5.8 => {
                new => [
-                       ['unicode overhaul'],
-                       ['PerlIO'],
+                       [q`<code>no utf8; $unicode</code>`, 'unicode overhaul: additional /\p{}/ properties'],
+                       [q`<code>binmode $fh, ':perlio'</code>`, 'file handle behaviour altered by PerlIO layers'],
+                       [q`<code>open $fh, '-|', @cmd</code>`, 'open list to fork a command without spawning a shell'],
+                       [q`<code>open $fh, '>', \$var</code>`, 'perl scalars as virtual files'],
+                       [q`<code>printf '%1$s', @args</code>`, 'syntax to use parameters out of order'],
+                       [q`<code>1_2_3 == 123</code>`, 'underscores between digits allowed in numeric constants'],
+#                      [q`<code>use if</code>`, 'conditional module inclusion'], # also installable in earlier versions
                ],
                release => '2002-07-18',
                distro => {
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ use utf8;
        v5.10 => {
                new => [
                        ['<code>//</code>', 'defined-or operator'],
-                       ['<code>~~</code>', 'smart-match operator to compare different data types'],
+                       ['<code>~~</code>', 'smart-match operator to compare different data types <small>(updated in v5.10.1)</small>'],
                        ['<code>given</code>', 'switch statement to smart-match with <code>when</code>/<code>default</code>'],
                        ['<code>/(?&lt;name>)/</code>', 'named capture buffers into <code>%+</code>'],
                        ['<code>s/keep\K//</code>', 'floating positive lookbehind, efficient alternative for <code>s/(keep)/$1/</code>'],
@@ -55,6 +61,8 @@ use utf8;
                        ['<code>...</code>', 'yada-yada operator: code placeholder'],
                        ['<code>use 5.012</code>', 'Implicit <code>strict</code> if use VERSION >= v5.12'],
                        ['<code>… when</code>', '<code>when</code> is now allowed to be used as a statement modifier'],
+                       [q(<code>use overload 'qr'</code>), 'customisable conversion to regular expressions'],
+                       ['<code>/\N/</code>', 'inverse \n to match any character except newline regardless of <code>/s</code>'],
                ],
                release => '2010-04-12',
                unicode => '5.2',
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ use utf8;
                new => [
                        ['<code>__SUB__</code>', 'current subroutine reference'],
                        ['<code>fc, "\F"</code>', 'unicode foldcase to compare case-insensitively'],
-                       ['<code>"\N{}"</code>', 'automatic use charnames qw( :full :short )'],
+                       ['<code>"\N{}"</code>', 'automatic <code>use charnames qw( :full :short )</code>'],
                ],
                release => '2012-05-20',
                distro => {
@@ -92,15 +100,12 @@ use utf8;
        v5.18 => {
                new => [
                        ['<code>${^LAST_FH}</code>', 'last read filehandle (used by <code>$.</code>)'],
-                       ['<code>/(?[ a + b ])/</code>', 'regex set operations (character substraction -, unions &amp;)'],
+                       ['<code>/(?[ a + b ])/</code>', 'regex set operations (character substraction <code>-</code>, unions <code>&amp;</code>)'],
                        ['<code>my sub foo</code>', 'lexical subroutines (also state, our)'],
                        ['<code>next $expression</code>', 'loop controls allow runtime expressions'],
                        [q(<code>no warnings 'experimental::…'</code>), 'mechanism for experimental features, as of now required for smartmatch'],
                ],
                release => '2013-05-18',
-               distro => {
-                       debian => 'jessie',
-               },
                unicode => '6.2',
        },
 
@@ -113,5 +118,8 @@ use utf8;
                ],
                unicode => '6.3',
                release => '2014-05-27',
+               distro => {
+                       debian => 'jessie',
+               },
        },
 }