[q`<code>pack 'q'</code>`, '64-bit integer support (also large files >2GiB)'],
['<code>sort $coderef ()</code>', 'comparison function can be a subroutine reference; prototype <code>($$)</code> to pass elements as normal <code>@_</code>'],
['<code>CHECK {}</code>', 'special block called at end of compilation'],
- ['<code>/[[:…:]]/</code>', 'POSIX character class syntax such as <code>[[:alpha:]]/</code>'],
+ ['<code>/[[:…:]]/</code>', 'POSIX character class syntax such as <code>/[[:alpha:]]/</code>'],
# quite a lot more, but leave it at this
],
release => '2000-03-23',
distro => {
debian => 'woody',
- redhat => '2.1',
- solaris => '9', # 2002-05 eol 2014-10
+ rhel => '2', # v5.6.0; also in red hat 7.0
+ solaris => '9', # v5.6.1; 2002-05 eol 2014-10
},
unicode => '3.0.1',
},
release => '2002-07-18',
distro => {
debian => 'sarge',
- redhat => '3.9',
+ rhel => '3', # v5.8.0; v5.8.8 in RHEL6 (2007-2014)
solaris => '10', # v5.8.4; 2005-01 eol 2021-01
+ centos => '3-5', # v5.8.0 in v3 (2004-03); v5.8.8 in v5 (eol 2017-03)
},
unicode => '3.2.0',
},
release => '2007-12-18',
distro => {
debian => 'lenny',
- redhat => '6.5',
+ rhel => '6', # v5.10.1
+ centos => '6', # v5.10.1 (2011-07 eol 2020-11)
},
unicode => '5.0.0',
},
new => [
['<code>s///r</code>', 'non-destructive substitution'],
['<code>/(?^)/</code>', 'construct to reset to default modifiers'],
- ['<code>/(?{ m// })/</code>', 'regular expressions can be nested in <code>/(?{})/</code> and <code>/(??{})/</code>'],
- ["<code>use re '/flags'</code>", 'customize default modifiers'],
+ ['<code>/(?{ m() })/</code>', 'regular expressions can be nested in <code>/(?{})/</code> and <code>/(??{})/</code>'],
+ ["<code>use re '/flags'</code>", 'customise default modifiers'],
['<code>each $ref</code> e.a.', 'array and hash container functions accept references'],
['<code>FH->method</code>', 'filehandle method calls load IO::File on demand (eg. <code>STDOUT->flush</code>)'],
],
],
release => '2012-05-20',
distro => {
- redhat => '7.0',
+ rhel => '7', # v5.16.3
+ centos => '7', # v5.16.3 (2014-07 eol 2024-06)
},
unicode => '6.1',
},
new => [
['<code>${^LAST_FH}</code>', 'last read filehandle (used by <code>$.</code>)'],
['<code>/(?[ a + b ])/</code>', 'regex set operations (character substraction <code>-</code>, unions <code>&</code>)'],
- ['<code>my sub foo</code>', 'lexical subroutines (also state, our)'],
+ ['<code>my sub foo</code>', 'lexical subroutines (also <code>state</code>, <code>our</code>)'],
['<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'],
],