[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',
['<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>use re '/flags'</code>", 'customise default modifiers'],
['<code>each $ref</code> e.a.', 'array and hash container functions accept references'],
['<code>FH->method</code>', 'filehandle method calls load IO::File on demand (eg. <code>STDOUT->flush</code>)'],
],
new => [
['<code>${^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</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'],
],
debian => 'jessie',
},
},
+
+ v5.21.8 => {
+ new => [
+ ['<code>\$alias =</code>', 'aliasing via reference'],
+ ['<code><<>></code>', 'safe readline ignoring open flags in arguments'],
+ ['<code>/()/n</code>', 'flag to disable numbered capturing, turning <code>()</code> into <code>(?:)</code>'],
+ ],
+ unicode => '7.0',
+ release => '2015-01-20',
+ unstable => 1,
+ },
}