1=encoding utf8 2 3=head1 NAME 4 5perlhist - the Perl history records 6 7=head1 DESCRIPTION 8 9This document aims to record the Perl source code releases. 10 11=head1 INTRODUCTION 12 13Perl history in brief, by Larry Wall: 14 15 Perl 0 introduced Perl to my officemates. 16 Perl 1 introduced Perl to the world, and changed /\(...\|...\)/ to 17 /(...|...)/. \(Dan Faigin still hasn't forgiven me. :-\) 18 Perl 2 introduced Henry Spencer's regular expression package. 19 Perl 3 introduced the ability to handle binary data (embedded nulls). 20 Perl 4 introduced the first Camel book. Really. We mostly just 21 switched version numbers so the book could refer to 4.000. 22 Perl 5 introduced everything else, including the ability to 23 introduce everything else. 24 25=head1 THE KEEPERS OF THE PUMPKIN 26 27Larry Wall, Andy Dougherty, Tom Christiansen, Charles Bailey, Nick 28Ing-Simmons, Chip Salzenberg, Tim Bunce, Malcolm Beattie, Gurusamy 29Sarathy, Graham Barr, Jarkko Hietaniemi, Hugo van der Sanden, 30Michael Schwern, Rafael Garcia-Suarez, Nicholas Clark, Richard Clamp, 31Leon Brocard, Dave Mitchell, Jesse Vincent, Ricardo Signes, Steve Hay, 32Matt S Trout, David Golden, Florian Ragwitz, Tatsuhiko Miyagawa, 33Chris C<BinGOs> Williams, Zefram, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Stevan 34Little, Dave Rolsky, Max Maischein, Abigail, Jesse Luehrs, Tony Cook, 35Dominic Hargreaves, Aaron Crane, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Matthew Horsfall, 36Peter Martini, Sawyer X, Chad 'Exodist' Granum, Renee Bäcker, Eric Herman, 37John SJ Anderson, Karen Etheridge, Zak B. Elep, Tom Hukins, Richard Leach, 38Neil Bowers, Yves Orton, Paul Evans, Graham Knop, Philippe Bruhat (BooK), 39and Thibault Duponchelle. 40 41=head2 PUMPKIN? 42 43[from Porting/pumpkin.pod in the Perl source code distribution] 44 45=for disclaimer orking cows is hazardous, and not legal in all jurisdictions 46 47Chip Salzenberg gets credit for that, with a nod to his cow orker, 48David Croy. We had passed around various names (baton, token, hot 49potato) but none caught on. Then, Chip asked: 50 51[begin quote] 52 53 Who has the patch pumpkin? 54 55To explain: David Croy once told me that at a previous job, 56there was one tape drive and multiple systems that used it for backups. 57But instead of some high-tech exclusion software, they used a low-tech 58method to prevent multiple simultaneous backups: a stuffed pumpkin. 59No one was allowed to make backups unless they had the "backup pumpkin". 60 61[end quote] 62 63The name has stuck. The holder of the pumpkin is sometimes called 64the pumpking (keeping the source afloat?) or the pumpkineer (pulling 65the strings?). 66 67=head1 THE RECORDS 68 69 Pump- Release Date Notes 70 kin (by no means 71 Holder comprehensive, 72 see Changes* 73 for details) 74 ====================================================================== 75 76 Larry 0 Classified. Don't ask. 77 78 Larry 1.000 1987-Dec-18 79 80 1.001..10 1988-Jan-30 81 1.011..14 1988-Feb-02 82 Schwern 1.0.15 2002-Dec-18 Modernization 83 Richard 1.0_16 2003-Dec-18 84 85 Larry 2.000 1988-Jun-05 86 87 2.001 1988-Jun-28 88 89 Larry 3.000 1989-Oct-18 90 91 3.001 1989-Oct-26 92 3.002..4 1989-Nov-11 93 3.005 1989-Nov-18 94 3.006..8 1989-Dec-22 95 3.009..13 1990-Mar-02 96 3.014 1990-Mar-13 97 3.015 1990-Mar-14 98 3.016..18 1990-Mar-28 99 3.019..27 1990-Aug-10 User subs. 100 3.028 1990-Aug-14 101 3.029..36 1990-Oct-17 102 3.037 1990-Oct-20 103 3.040 1990-Nov-10 104 3.041 1990-Nov-13 105 3.042..43 1991-Jan-?? 106 3.044 1991-Jan-12 107 108 Larry 4.000 1991-Mar-21 109 110 4.001..3 1991-Apr-12 111 4.004..9 1991-Jun-07 112 4.010 1991-Jun-10 113 4.011..18 1991-Nov-05 114 4.019 1991-Nov-11 Stable. 115 4.020..33 1992-Jun-08 116 4.034 1992-Jun-11 117 4.035 1992-Jun-23 118 Larry 4.036 1993-Feb-05 Very stable. 119 120 5.000alpha1 1993-Jul-31 121 5.000alpha2 1993-Aug-16 122 5.000alpha3 1993-Oct-10 123 5.000alpha4 1993-???-?? 124 5.000alpha5 1993-???-?? 125 5.000alpha6 1994-Mar-18 126 5.000alpha7 1994-Mar-25 127 Andy 5.000alpha8 1994-Apr-04 128 Larry 5.000alpha9 1994-May-05 ext appears. 129 5.000alpha10 1994-Jun-11 130 5.000alpha11 1994-Jul-01 131 Andy 5.000a11a 1994-Jul-07 To fit 14. 132 5.000a11b 1994-Jul-14 133 5.000a11c 1994-Jul-19 134 5.000a11d 1994-Jul-22 135 Larry 5.000alpha12 1994-Aug-04 136 Andy 5.000a12a 1994-Aug-08 137 5.000a12b 1994-Aug-15 138 5.000a12c 1994-Aug-22 139 5.000a12d 1994-Aug-22 140 5.000a12e 1994-Aug-22 141 5.000a12f 1994-Aug-24 142 5.000a12g 1994-Aug-24 143 5.000a12h 1994-Aug-24 144 Larry 5.000beta1 1994-Aug-30 145 Andy 5.000b1a 1994-Sep-06 146 Larry 5.000beta2 1994-Sep-14 Core slushified. 147 Andy 5.000b2a 1994-Sep-14 148 5.000b2b 1994-Sep-17 149 5.000b2c 1994-Sep-17 150 Larry 5.000beta3 1994-Sep-?? 151 Andy 5.000b3a 1994-Sep-18 152 5.000b3b 1994-Sep-22 153 5.000b3c 1994-Sep-23 154 5.000b3d 1994-Sep-27 155 5.000b3e 1994-Sep-28 156 5.000b3f 1994-Sep-30 157 5.000b3g 1994-Oct-04 158 Andy 5.000b3h 1994-Oct-07 159 Larry? 5.000gamma 1994-Oct-13? 160 161 Larry 5.000 1994-Oct-17 162 163 Andy 5.000a 1994-Dec-19 164 5.000b 1995-Jan-18 165 5.000c 1995-Jan-18 166 5.000d 1995-Jan-18 167 5.000e 1995-Jan-18 168 5.000f 1995-Jan-18 169 5.000g 1995-Jan-18 170 5.000h 1995-Jan-18 171 5.000i 1995-Jan-26 172 5.000j 1995-Feb-07 173 5.000k 1995-Feb-11 174 5.000l 1995-Feb-21 175 5.000m 1995-Feb-28 176 5.000n 1995-Mar-07 177 5.000o 1995-Mar-13? 178 179 Larry 5.001 1995-Mar-13 180 181 Andy 5.001a 1995-Mar-15 182 5.001b 1995-Mar-31 183 5.001c 1995-Apr-07 184 5.001d 1995-Apr-14 185 5.001e 1995-Apr-18 Stable. 186 5.001f 1995-May-31 187 5.001g 1995-May-25 188 5.001h 1995-May-25 189 5.001i 1995-May-30 190 5.001j 1995-Jun-05 191 5.001k 1995-Jun-06 192 5.001l 1995-Jun-06 Stable. 193 5.001m 1995-Jul-02 Very stable. 194 5.001n 1995-Oct-31 Very unstable. 195 5.002beta1 1995-Nov-21 196 5.002b1a 1995-Dec-04 197 5.002b1b 1995-Dec-04 198 5.002b1c 1995-Dec-04 199 5.002b1d 1995-Dec-04 200 5.002b1e 1995-Dec-08 201 5.002b1f 1995-Dec-08 202 Tom 5.002b1g 1995-Dec-21 Doc release. 203 Andy 5.002b1h 1996-Jan-05 204 5.002b2 1996-Jan-14 205 Larry 5.002b3 1996-Feb-02 206 Andy 5.002gamma 1996-Feb-11 207 Larry 5.002delta 1996-Feb-27 208 209 Larry 5.002 1996-Feb-29 Prototypes. 210 211 Charles 5.002_01 1996-Mar-25 212 213 5.003 1996-Jun-25 Security release. 214 215 5.003_01 1996-Jul-31 216 Nick 5.003_02 1996-Aug-10 217 Andy 5.003_03 1996-Aug-28 218 5.003_04 1996-Sep-02 219 5.003_05 1996-Sep-12 220 5.003_06 1996-Oct-07 221 5.003_07 1996-Oct-10 222 Chip 5.003_08 1996-Nov-19 223 5.003_09 1996-Nov-26 224 5.003_10 1996-Nov-29 225 5.003_11 1996-Dec-06 226 5.003_12 1996-Dec-19 227 5.003_13 1996-Dec-20 228 5.003_14 1996-Dec-23 229 5.003_15 1996-Dec-23 230 5.003_16 1996-Dec-24 231 5.003_17 1996-Dec-27 232 5.003_18 1996-Dec-31 233 5.003_19 1997-Jan-04 234 5.003_20 1997-Jan-07 235 5.003_21 1997-Jan-15 236 5.003_22 1997-Jan-16 237 5.003_23 1997-Jan-25 238 5.003_24 1997-Jan-29 239 5.003_25 1997-Feb-04 240 5.003_26 1997-Feb-10 241 5.003_27 1997-Feb-18 242 5.003_28 1997-Feb-21 243 5.003_90 1997-Feb-25 Ramping up to the 5.004 release. 244 5.003_91 1997-Mar-01 245 5.003_92 1997-Mar-06 246 5.003_93 1997-Mar-10 247 5.003_94 1997-Mar-22 248 5.003_95 1997-Mar-25 249 5.003_96 1997-Apr-01 250 5.003_97 1997-Apr-03 Fairly widely used. 251 5.003_97a 1997-Apr-05 252 5.003_97b 1997-Apr-08 253 5.003_97c 1997-Apr-10 254 5.003_97d 1997-Apr-13 255 5.003_97e 1997-Apr-15 256 5.003_97f 1997-Apr-17 257 5.003_97g 1997-Apr-18 258 5.003_97h 1997-Apr-24 259 5.003_97i 1997-Apr-25 260 5.003_97j 1997-Apr-28 261 5.003_98 1997-Apr-30 262 5.003_99 1997-May-01 263 5.003_99a 1997-May-09 264 p54rc1 1997-May-12 Release Candidates. 265 p54rc2 1997-May-14 266 267 Chip 5.004 1997-May-15 A major maintenance release. 268 269 Tim 5.004_01-t1 1997-???-?? The 5.004 maintenance track. 270 5.004_01-t2 1997-Jun-11 aka perl5.004m1t2 271 5.004_01 1997-Jun-13 272 5.004_01_01 1997-Jul-29 aka perl5.004m2t1 273 5.004_01_02 1997-Aug-01 aka perl5.004m2t2 274 5.004_01_03 1997-Aug-05 aka perl5.004m2t3 275 5.004_02 1997-Aug-07 276 5.004_02_01 1997-Aug-12 aka perl5.004m3t1 277 5.004_03-t2 1997-Aug-13 aka perl5.004m3t2 278 5.004_03 1997-Sep-05 279 5.004_04-t1 1997-Sep-19 aka perl5.004m4t1 280 5.004_04-t2 1997-Sep-23 aka perl5.004m4t2 281 5.004_04-t3 1997-Oct-10 aka perl5.004m4t3 282 5.004_04-t4 1997-Oct-14 aka perl5.004m4t4 283 5.004_04 1997-Oct-15 284 5.004_04-m1 1998-Mar-04 (5.004m5t1) Maint. trials for 285 5.004_05. 286 5.004_04-m2 1998-May-01 287 5.004_04-m3 1998-May-15 288 5.004_04-m4 1998-May-19 289 5.004_05-MT5 1998-Jul-21 290 5.004_05-MT6 1998-Oct-09 291 5.004_05-MT7 1998-Nov-22 292 5.004_05-MT8 1998-Dec-03 293 Chip 5.004_05-MT9 1999-Apr-26 294 5.004_05 1999-Apr-29 295 296 Malcolm 5.004_50 1997-Sep-09 The 5.005 development track. 297 5.004_51 1997-Oct-02 298 5.004_52 1997-Oct-15 299 5.004_53 1997-Oct-16 300 5.004_54 1997-Nov-14 301 5.004_55 1997-Nov-25 302 5.004_56 1997-Dec-18 303 5.004_57 1998-Feb-03 304 5.004_58 1998-Feb-06 305 5.004_59 1998-Feb-13 306 5.004_60 1998-Feb-20 307 5.004_61 1998-Feb-27 308 5.004_62 1998-Mar-06 309 5.004_63 1998-Mar-17 310 5.004_64 1998-Apr-03 311 5.004_65 1998-May-15 312 5.004_66 1998-May-29 313 Sarathy 5.004_67 1998-Jun-15 314 5.004_68 1998-Jun-23 315 5.004_69 1998-Jun-29 316 5.004_70 1998-Jul-06 317 5.004_71 1998-Jul-09 318 5.004_72 1998-Jul-12 319 5.004_73 1998-Jul-13 320 5.004_74 1998-Jul-14 5.005 beta candidate. 321 5.004_75 1998-Jul-15 5.005 beta1. 322 5.004_76 1998-Jul-21 5.005 beta2. 323 324 Sarathy 5.005 1998-Jul-22 Oneperl. 325 326 Sarathy 5.005_01 1998-Jul-27 The 5.005 maintenance track. 327 5.005_02-T1 1998-Aug-02 328 5.005_02-T2 1998-Aug-05 329 5.005_02 1998-Aug-08 330 Graham 5.005_03-MT1 1998-Nov-30 331 5.005_03-MT2 1999-Jan-04 332 5.005_03-MT3 1999-Jan-17 333 5.005_03-MT4 1999-Jan-26 334 5.005_03-MT5 1999-Jan-28 335 5.005_03-MT6 1999-Mar-05 336 5.005_03 1999-Mar-28 337 Leon 5.005_04-RC1 2004-Feb-05 338 5.005_04-RC2 2004-Feb-18 339 5.005_04 2004-Feb-23 340 5.005_05-RC1 2009-Feb-16 341 342 Sarathy 5.005_50 1998-Jul-26 The 5.6 development track. 343 5.005_51 1998-Aug-10 344 5.005_52 1998-Sep-25 345 5.005_53 1998-Oct-31 346 5.005_54 1998-Nov-30 347 5.005_55 1999-Feb-16 348 5.005_56 1999-Mar-01 349 5.005_57 1999-May-25 350 5.005_58 1999-Jul-27 351 5.005_59 1999-Aug-02 352 5.005_60 1999-Aug-02 353 5.005_61 1999-Aug-20 354 5.005_62 1999-Oct-15 355 5.005_63 1999-Dec-09 356 5.5.640 2000-Feb-02 357 5.5.650 2000-Feb-08 beta1 358 5.5.660 2000-Feb-22 beta2 359 5.5.670 2000-Feb-29 beta3 360 5.6.0-RC1 2000-Mar-09 Release candidate 1. 361 5.6.0-RC2 2000-Mar-14 Release candidate 2. 362 5.6.0-RC3 2000-Mar-21 Release candidate 3. 363 364 Sarathy 5.6.0 2000-Mar-22 365 366 Sarathy 5.6.1-TRIAL1 2000-Dec-18 The 5.6 maintenance track. 367 5.6.1-TRIAL2 2001-Jan-31 368 5.6.1-TRIAL3 2001-Mar-19 369 5.6.1-foolish 2001-Apr-01 The "fools-gold" release. 370 5.6.1 2001-Apr-08 371 Rafael 5.6.2-RC1 2003-Nov-08 372 5.6.2 2003-Nov-15 Fix new build issues 373 374 Jarkko 5.7.0 2000-Sep-02 The 5.7 track: Development. 375 5.7.1 2001-Apr-09 376 5.7.2 2001-Jul-13 Virtual release candidate 0. 377 5.7.3 2002-Mar-05 378 5.8.0-RC1 2002-Jun-01 379 5.8.0-RC2 2002-Jun-21 380 5.8.0-RC3 2002-Jul-13 381 382 Jarkko 5.8.0 2002-Jul-18 383 384 Jarkko 5.8.1-RC1 2003-Jul-10 The 5.8 maintenance track 385 5.8.1-RC2 2003-Jul-11 386 5.8.1-RC3 2003-Jul-30 387 5.8.1-RC4 2003-Aug-01 388 5.8.1-RC5 2003-Sep-22 389 5.8.1 2003-Sep-25 390 Nicholas 5.8.2-RC1 2003-Oct-27 391 5.8.2-RC2 2003-Nov-03 392 5.8.2 2003-Nov-05 393 5.8.3-RC1 2004-Jan-07 394 5.8.3 2004-Jan-14 395 5.8.4-RC1 2004-Apr-05 396 5.8.4-RC2 2004-Apr-15 397 5.8.4 2004-Apr-21 398 5.8.5-RC1 2004-Jul-06 399 5.8.5-RC2 2004-Jul-08 400 5.8.5 2004-Jul-19 401 5.8.6-RC1 2004-Nov-11 402 5.8.6 2004-Nov-27 403 5.8.7-RC1 2005-May-18 404 5.8.7 2005-May-30 405 5.8.8-RC1 2006-Jan-20 406 5.8.8 2006-Jan-31 407 5.8.9-RC1 2008-Nov-10 408 5.8.9-RC2 2008-Dec-06 409 5.8.9 2008-Dec-14 410 411 Hugo 5.9.0 2003-Oct-27 The 5.9 development track 412 Rafael 5.9.1 2004-Mar-16 413 5.9.2 2005-Apr-01 414 5.9.3 2006-Jan-28 415 5.9.4 2006-Aug-15 416 5.9.5 2007-Jul-07 417 5.10.0-RC1 2007-Nov-17 418 5.10.0-RC2 2007-Nov-25 419 420 Rafael 5.10.0 2007-Dec-18 421 422 David M 5.10.1-RC1 2009-Aug-06 The 5.10 maintenance track 423 5.10.1-RC2 2009-Aug-18 424 5.10.1 2009-Aug-22 425 426 Jesse 5.11.0 2009-Oct-02 The 5.11 development track 427 5.11.1 2009-Oct-20 428 Leon 5.11.2 2009-Nov-20 429 Jesse 5.11.3 2009-Dec-20 430 Ricardo 5.11.4 2010-Jan-20 431 Steve 5.11.5 2010-Feb-20 432 Jesse 5.12.0-RC0 2010-Mar-21 433 5.12.0-RC1 2010-Mar-29 434 5.12.0-RC2 2010-Apr-01 435 5.12.0-RC3 2010-Apr-02 436 5.12.0-RC4 2010-Apr-06 437 5.12.0-RC5 2010-Apr-09 438 439 Jesse 5.12.0 2010-Apr-12 440 441 Jesse 5.12.1-RC2 2010-May-13 The 5.12 maintenance track 442 5.12.1-RC1 2010-May-09 443 5.12.1 2010-May-16 444 5.12.2-RC2 2010-Aug-31 445 5.12.2 2010-Sep-06 446 Ricardo 5.12.3-RC1 2011-Jan-09 447 Ricardo 5.12.3-RC2 2011-Jan-14 448 Ricardo 5.12.3-RC3 2011-Jan-17 449 Ricardo 5.12.3 2011-Jan-21 450 Leon 5.12.4-RC1 2011-Jun-08 451 Leon 5.12.4 2011-Jun-20 452 Dominic 5.12.5 2012-Nov-10 453 454 Leon 5.13.0 2010-Apr-20 The 5.13 development track 455 Ricardo 5.13.1 2010-May-20 456 Matt 5.13.2 2010-Jun-22 457 David G 5.13.3 2010-Jul-20 458 Florian 5.13.4 2010-Aug-20 459 Steve 5.13.5 2010-Sep-19 460 Miyagawa 5.13.6 2010-Oct-20 461 BinGOs 5.13.7 2010-Nov-20 462 Zefram 5.13.8 2010-Dec-20 463 Jesse 5.13.9 2011-Jan-20 464 Ævar 5.13.10 2011-Feb-20 465 Florian 5.13.11 2011-Mar-20 466 Jesse 5.14.0RC1 2011-Apr-20 467 Jesse 5.14.0RC2 2011-May-04 468 Jesse 5.14.0RC3 2011-May-11 469 470 Jesse 5.14.0 2011-May-14 The 5.14 maintenance track 471 Jesse 5.14.1 2011-Jun-16 472 Florian 5.14.2-RC1 2011-Sep-19 473 5.14.2 2011-Sep-26 474 Dominic 5.14.3 2012-Oct-12 475 David M 5.14.4-RC1 2013-Mar-05 476 David M 5.14.4-RC2 2013-Mar-07 477 David M 5.14.4 2013-Mar-10 478 479 David G 5.15.0 2011-Jun-20 The 5.15 development track 480 Zefram 5.15.1 2011-Jul-20 481 Ricardo 5.15.2 2011-Aug-20 482 Stevan 5.15.3 2011-Sep-20 483 Florian 5.15.4 2011-Oct-20 484 Steve 5.15.5 2011-Nov-20 485 Dave R 5.15.6 2011-Dec-20 486 BinGOs 5.15.7 2012-Jan-20 487 Max M 5.15.8 2012-Feb-20 488 Abigail 5.15.9 2012-Mar-20 489 Ricardo 5.16.0-RC0 2012-May-10 490 Ricardo 5.16.0-RC1 2012-May-14 491 Ricardo 5.16.0-RC2 2012-May-15 492 493 Ricardo 5.16.0 2012-May-20 The 5.16 maintenance track 494 Ricardo 5.16.1 2012-Aug-08 495 Ricardo 5.16.2 2012-Nov-01 496 Ricardo 5.16.3-RC1 2013-Mar-06 497 Ricardo 5.16.3 2013-Mar-11 498 499 Zefram 5.17.0 2012-May-26 The 5.17 development track 500 Jesse L 5.17.1 2012-Jun-20 501 TonyC 5.17.2 2012-Jul-20 502 Steve 5.17.3 2012-Aug-20 503 Florian 5.17.4 2012-Sep-20 504 Florian 5.17.5 2012-Oct-20 505 Ricardo 5.17.6 2012-Nov-20 506 Dave R 5.17.7 2012-Dec-18 507 Aaron 5.17.8 2013-Jan-20 508 BinGOs 5.17.9 2013-Feb-20 509 Max M 5.17.10 2013-Mar-21 510 Ricardo 5.17.11 2013-Apr-20 511 512 Ricardo 5.18.0-RC1 2013-May-11 The 5.18 maintenance track 513 Ricardo 5.18.0-RC2 2013-May-12 514 Ricardo 5.18.0-RC3 2013-May-13 515 Ricardo 5.18.0-RC4 2013-May-15 516 Ricardo 5.18.0 2013-May-18 517 Ricardo 5.18.1-RC1 2013-Aug-01 518 Ricardo 5.18.1-RC2 2013-Aug-03 519 Ricardo 5.18.1-RC3 2013-Aug-08 520 Ricardo 5.18.1 2013-Aug-12 521 Ricardo 5.18.2 2014-Jan-06 522 Ricardo 5.18.3-RC1 2014-Sep-17 523 Ricardo 5.18.3-RC2 2014-Sep-27 524 Ricardo 5.18.3 2014-Oct-01 525 Ricardo 5.18.4 2014-Oct-01 526 527 Ricardo 5.19.0 2013-May-20 The 5.19 development track 528 David G 5.19.1 2013-Jun-21 529 Aristotle 5.19.2 2013-Jul-22 530 Steve 5.19.3 2013-Aug-20 531 Steve 5.19.4 2013-Sep-20 532 Steve 5.19.5 2013-Oct-20 533 BinGOs 5.19.6 2013-Nov-20 534 Abigail 5.19.7 2013-Dec-20 535 Ricardo 5.19.8 2014-Jan-20 536 TonyC 5.19.9 2014-Feb-20 537 Aaron 5.19.10 2014-Mar-20 538 Steve 5.19.11 2014-Apr-20 539 540 Ricardo 5.20.0-RC1 2014-May-16 The 5.20 maintenance track 541 Ricardo 5.20.0 2014-May-27 542 Steve 5.20.1-RC1 2014-Aug-25 543 Steve 5.20.1-RC2 2014-Sep-07 544 Steve 5.20.1 2014-Sep-14 545 Steve 5.20.2-RC1 2015-Jan-31 546 Steve 5.20.2 2015-Feb-14 547 Steve 5.20.3-RC1 2015-Aug-22 548 Steve 5.20.3-RC2 2015-Aug-29 549 Steve 5.20.3 2015-Sep-12 550 551 Ricardo 5.21.0 2014-May-27 The 5.21 development track 552 Matthew H 5.21.1 2014-Jun-20 553 Abigail 5.21.2 2014-Jul-20 554 Peter 5.21.3 2014-Aug-20 555 Steve 5.21.4 2014-Sep-20 556 Abigail 5.21.5 2014-Oct-20 557 BinGOs 5.21.6 2014-Nov-20 558 Max M 5.21.7 2014-Dec-20 559 Matthew H 5.21.8 2015-Jan-20 560 Sawyer X 5.21.9 2015-Feb-20 561 Steve 5.21.10 2015-Mar-20 562 Steve 5.21.11 2015-Apr-20 563 564 Ricardo 5.22.0-RC1 2015-May-19 The 5.22 maintenance track 565 Ricardo 5.22.0-RC2 2015-May-21 566 Ricardo 5.22.0 2015-Jun-01 567 Steve 5.22.1-RC1 2015-Oct-31 568 Steve 5.22.1-RC2 2015-Nov-15 569 Steve 5.22.1-RC3 2015-Dec-02 570 Steve 5.22.1-RC4 2015-Dec-08 571 Steve 5.22.1 2015-Dec-13 572 Steve 5.22.2-RC1 2016-Apr-10 573 Steve 5.22.2 2016-Apr-29 574 Steve 5.22.3-RC1 2016-Jul-17 575 Steve 5.22.3-RC2 2016-Jul-25 576 Steve 5.22.3-RC3 2016-Aug-11 577 Steve 5.22.3-RC4 2016-Oct-12 578 Steve 5.22.3-RC5 2017-Jan-02 579 Steve 5.22.3 2017-Jan-14 580 Steve 5.22.4-RC1 2017-Jul-01 581 Steve 5.22.4 2017-Jul-15 582 583 Ricardo 5.23.0 2015-Jun-20 The 5.23 development track 584 Matthew H 5.23.1 2015-Jul-20 585 Matthew H 5.23.2 2015-Aug-20 586 Peter 5.23.3 2015-Sep-20 587 Steve 5.23.4 2015-Oct-20 588 Abigail 5.23.5 2015-Nov-20 589 David G 5.23.6 2015-Dec-21 590 Stevan 5.23.7 2016-Jan-20 591 Sawyer X 5.23.8 2016-Feb-20 592 Abigail 5.23.9 2016-Mar-20 593 594 Ricardo 5.24.0-RC1 2016-Apr-13 The 5.24 maintenance track 595 Ricardo 5.24.0-RC2 2016-Apr-23 596 Ricardo 5.24.0-RC3 2016-Apr-26 597 Ricardo 5.24.0-RC4 2016-May-02 598 Ricardo 5.24.0-RC5 2016-May-04 599 Ricardo 5.24.0 2016-May-09 600 Steve 5.24.1-RC1 2016-Jul-17 601 Steve 5.24.1-RC2 2016-Jul-25 602 Steve 5.24.1-RC3 2016-Aug-11 603 Steve 5.24.1-RC4 2016-Oct-12 604 Steve 5.24.1-RC5 2017-Jan-02 605 Steve 5.24.1 2017-Jan-14 606 Steve 5.24.2-RC1 2017-Jul-01 607 Steve 5.24.2 2017-Jul-15 608 Steve 5.24.3-RC1 2017-Sep-10 609 Steve 5.24.3 2017-Sep-22 610 Steve 5.24.4-RC1 2018-Mar-24 611 Steve 5.24.4 2018-Apr-14 612 613 Ricardo 5.25.0 2016-May-09 The 5.25 development track 614 Sawyer X 5.25.1 2016-May-20 615 Matthew H 5.25.2 2016-Jun-20 616 Steve 5.25.3 2016-Jul-20 617 BinGOs 5.25.4 2016-Aug-20 618 Stevan 5.25.5 2016-Sep-20 619 Aaron 5.25.6 2016-Oct-20 620 Chad 5.25.7 2016-Nov-20 621 Sawyer X 5.25.8 2016-Dec-20 622 Abigail 5.25.9 2017-Jan-20 623 Renee 5.25.10 2017-Feb-20 624 Sawyer X 5.25.11 2017-Mar-20 625 Sawyer X 5.25.12 2017-Apr-20 626 627 Sawyer X 5.26.0-RC1 2017-May-11 The 5.26 maintenance track 628 Sawyer X 5.26.0-RC2 2017-May-23 629 Sawyer X 5.26.0 2017-May-30 630 Steve 5.26.1-RC1 2017-Sep-10 631 Steve 5.26.1 2017-Sep-22 632 Steve 5.26.2-RC1 2018-Mar-24 633 Steve 5.26.2 2018-Apr-14 634 Steve 5.26.3-RC1 2018-Nov-08 635 Steve 5.26.3 2018-Nov-29 636 637 Sawyer X 5.27.0 2017-May-31 The 5.27 development track 638 Eric 5.27.1 2017-Jun-20 639 Aaron 5.27.2 2017-Jul-20 640 Matthew H 5.27.3 2017-Aug-21 641 John 5.27.4 2017-Sep-20 642 Steve 5.27.5 2017-Oct-20 643 Ether 5.27.6 2017-Nov-20 644 BinGOs 5.27.7 2017-Dec-20 645 Abigail 5.27.8 2018-Jan-20 646 Renee 5.27.9 2018-Feb-20 647 Todd 5.27.10 2018-Mar-20 648 Sawyer X 5.27.11 2018-Apr-20 649 650 Sawyer X 5.28.0-RC1 2018-May-21 The 5.28 maintenance track 651 Sawyer X 5.28.0-RC2 2018-Jun-06 652 Sawyer X 5.28.0-RC3 2018-Jun-18 653 Sawyer X 5.28.0-RC4 2018-Jun-19 654 Sawyer X 5.28.0 2018-Jun-22 655 Steve 5.28.1-RC1 2018-Nov-08 656 Steve 5.28.1 2018-Nov-29 657 Steve 5.28.2-RC1 2019-Apr-05 658 Steve 5.28.2 2019-Apr-19 659 Steve 5.28.3-RC1 2020-May-18 660 Steve 5.28.3 2020-Jun-01 661 662 Sawyer X 5.29.0 2018-Jun-26 The 5.29 development track 663 Steve 5.29.1 2018-Jul-20 664 BinGOs 5.29.2 2018-Aug-20 665 John 5.29.3 2018-Sep-20 666 Aaron 5.29.4 2018-Oct-20 667 Ether 5.29.5 2018-Nov-20 668 Abigail 5.29.6 2018-Dec-18 669 Abigail 5.29.7 2019-Jan-20 670 Nicolas R 5.29.8 2019-Feb-20 671 Zak Elep 5.29.9 2019-Mar-20 672 Sawyer X 5.29.10 2019-Apr-20 673 674 Sawyer X 5.30.0-RC1 2019-May-11 The 5.30 maintenance track 675 Sawyer X 5.30.0-RC2 2019-May-17 676 Sawyer X 5.30.0 2019-May-22 677 Steve 5.30.1-RC1 2019-Oct-27 678 Steve 5.30.1 2019-Nov-10 679 Steve 5.30.2-RC1 2020-Feb-29 680 Steve 5.30.2 2020-Mar-14 681 Steve 5.30.3-RC1 2020-May-18 682 Steve 5.30.3 2020-Jun-01 683 684 Sawyer X 5.31.0 2019-May-24 The 5.31 development track 685 Ether 5.31.1 2019-Jun-20 686 Steve 5.31.2 2019-Jul-20 687 Tom H 5.31.3 2019-Aug-20 688 Max M 5.31.4 2019-Sep-20 689 Steve 5.31.5 2019-Oct-20 690 BinGOs 5.31.6 2019-Nov-20 691 Nicolas R 5.31.7 2019-Dec-20 692 Matthew H 5.31.8 2020-Jan-20 693 Renee 5.31.9 2020-Feb-20 694 Sawyer X 5.31.10 2020-Mar-20 695 Sawyer X 5.31.11 2020-Apr-28 696 697 Sawyer X 5.32.0-RC0 2020-May-30 The 5.32 maintenance track 698 Sawyer X 5.32.0-RC1 2020-Jun-07 699 Sawyer X 5.32.0 2020-Jun-20 700 Steve 5.32.1-RC1 2021-Jan-09 701 Steve 5.32.1 2021-Jan-23 702 703 Sawyer X 5.33.0 2020-Jul-17 The 5.33 development track 704 Ether 5.33.1 2020-Aug-20 705 Sawyer X 5.33.2 2020-Sep-20 706 Steve 5.33.3 2020-Oct-20 707 Tom H 5.33.4 2020-Nov-20 708 Max M 5.33.5 2020-Dec-20 709 Richard L 5.33.6 2021-Jan-20 710 Renee 5.33.7 2021-Feb-20 711 Nicolas R 5.33.8 2021-Mar-20 712 Todd R 5.33.9 2021-Apr-20 713 714 Sawyer X 5.34.0-RC1 2021-May-04 The 5.34 maintenance track 715 Sawyer X 5.34.0-RC2 2021-May-15 716 Sawyer X 5.34.0 2021-May-20 717 Steve 5.34.1-RC1 2022-Feb-27 718 Steve 5.34.1-RC2 2022-Mar-06 719 Steve 5.34.1 2022-Mar-13 720 Paul E 5.34.2 2023-Nov-25 721 Paul E 5.34.3 2023-Nov-29 722 723 Ricardo 5.35.0 2021-May-20 The 5.35 development track 724 Max 5.35.1 2021-Jun-20 725 Neil B 5.35.2 2021-Jul-23 726 Ether 5.35.3 2021-Aug-20 727 Matthew H 5.35.4 2021-Sep-20 728 Leon T 5.35.5 2021-Oct-21 729 Richard L 5.35.6 2021-Nov-20 730 Neil B 5.35.7 2021-Dec-20 731 Nicolas R 5.35.8 2022-Jan-20 732 Renee 5.35.9 2022-Feb-20 733 Sawyer X 5.35.10 2022-Mar-20 734 Steve 5.35.11 2022-Apr-20 735 736 Ricardo 5.36.0-RC1 2022-May-20 The 5.36 maintenance track 737 Ricardo 5.36.0-RC2 2022-May-20 738 Ricardo 5.36.0-RC3 2022-May-22 739 Ricardo 5.36.0 2022-May-27 740 Steve 5.36.1-RC1 2023-Apr-10 741 Steve 5.36.1-RC2 2023-Apr-11 742 Steve 5.36.1-RC3 2023-Apr-16 743 Steve 5.36.1 2023-Apr-23 744 Paul E 5.36.2 2023-Nov-25 745 Paul E 5.36.3 2023-Nov-29 746 747 Ricardo 5.37.0 2022-May-27 The 5.37 development track 748 Matthew H 5.37.1 2022-Jun-20 749 Nicolas R 5.37.2 2022-Jul-20 750 Neil B 5.37.3 2022-Aug-20 751 Ether 5.37.4 2022-Sep-20 752 Todd R 5.37.5 2022-Oct-20 753 Max M 5.37.6 2022-Nov-20 754 Richard L 5.37.7 2022-Dec-20 755 Renee 5.37.8 2023-Jan-20 756 Ether 5.37.9 2023-Feb-20 757 Yves 5.37.10 2023-Mar-20 758 Steve 5.37.11 2023-Apr-20 759 760 Ricardo 5.38.0-RC1 2023-Jun-15 The 5.38 maintenance track 761 Ricardo 5.38.0-RC2 2023-Jun-23 762 Ricardo 5.38.0 2023-Jul-02 763 Paul E 5.38.1 2023-Nov-25 764 Paul E 5.38.2 2023-Nov-29 765 Steve 5.38.3-RC1 2025-Jan-05 766 767 Ricardo 5.39.0 2023-Jun-30 The 5.39 development track 768 Steve 5.39.1 2023-Jul-20 769 Paul E 5.39.2 2023-Aug-20 770 Matthew H 5.39.3 2023-Sep-20 771 Graham K 5.39.4 2023-Oct-25 772 Ether 5.39.5 2023-Nov-20 773 Philippe 5.39.6 2023-Dec-30 774 Max 5.39.7 2024-Jan-20 775 Renee 5.39.8 2024-Feb-23 776 Paul E 5.39.9 2024-Mar-20 777 Paul E 5.39.10 2024-Apr-29 778 779 Graham K 5.40.0-RC1 2024-May-24 The 5.40 maintenance track 780 Graham K 5.40.0-RC2 2024-Jun-04 781 Graham K 5.40.0 2024-Jun-09 782 Steve 5.40.1-RC1 2025-Jan-05 783 Steve 5.40.1 2025-Jan-18 784 785 Graham K 5.41.0 2024-Jun-10 The 5.41 development track 786 Philippe 5.41.1 2024-Jul-02 787 Ether 5.41.2 2024-Jul-20 788 Philippe 5.41.3 2024-Aug-29 789 Thibault 5.41.4 2024-Sep-20 790 Richard L 5.41.5 2024-Oct-20 791 Thibault 5.41.6 2024-Nov-20 792 Max 5.41.7 2024-Dec-20 793 794=head2 SELECTED RELEASE SIZES 795 796For example the notation "core: 212 29" in the release 1.000 means that 797it had in the core 212 kilobytes, in 29 files. 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The glob notation ** means recursively, (.) means 887regular files. 888 889 core *.[hcy] 890 lib lib/**/*.p[ml] 891 ext ext/**/*.{[hcyt],xs,pm} (for -5.10.1) or 892 {dist,ext,cpan}/**/*.{[hcyt],xs,pm} (for 5.12.0-) 893 t t/**/*(.) (for 1-5.005_56) or **/*.t (for 5.6.0-5.7.3) 894 doc {README*,INSTALL,*[_.]man{,.?},pod/**/*.pod} 895 896Here are some statistics for the other subdirectories and one file in 897the Perl source distribution for somewhat more selected releases. 898 899 ====================================================================== 900 Legend: kB # 901 902 1.014 2.001 3.044 903 904 Configure 31 1 37 1 62 1 905 eg - - 34 28 47 39 906 h2pl - - - - 12 12 907 msdos - - - - 41 13 908 os2 - - - - 63 22 909 usub - - - - 21 16 910 x2p 103 17 104 17 137 17 911 912 ====================================================================== 913 914 4.000 4.019 4.036 915 916 atarist - - - - 113 31 917 Configure 73 1 83 1 86 1 918 eg 47 39 47 39 47 39 919 emacs 67 4 67 4 67 4 920 h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 921 hints - - 5 42 11 56 922 msdos 57 15 58 15 60 15 923 os2 81 29 81 29 113 31 924 usub 25 7 43 8 43 8 925 x2p 147 18 152 19 154 19 926 927 ====================================================================== 928 929 5.000a2 5.000a12h 5.000b3h 5.000 5.001m 930 931 apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 932 atarist 113 31 113 31 - - - - - - 933 bench - - 0 1 - - - - - - 934 Bugs 2 5 26 1 - - - - - - 935 dlperl 40 5 - - - - - - - - 936 do 127 71 - - - - - - - - 937 Configure - - 153 1 159 1 160 1 180 1 938 Doc - - 26 1 75 7 11 1 11 1 939 eg 79 58 53 44 51 43 54 44 54 44 940 emacs 67 4 104 6 104 6 104 1 104 6 941 h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 942 hints 11 56 12 46 18 48 18 48 44 56 943 msdos 60 15 60 15 - - - - - - 944 os2 113 31 113 31 - - - - - - 945 U - - 62 8 112 42 - - - - 946 usub 43 8 - - - - - - - - 947 vms - - 80 7 123 9 184 15 304 20 948 x2p 171 22 171 21 162 20 162 20 279 20 949 950 ====================================================================== 951 952 5.002 5.003 5.003_07 953 954 Configure 201 1 201 1 217 1 955 eg 54 44 54 44 54 44 956 emacs 108 1 108 1 143 1 957 h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 958 hints 73 59 77 60 90 62 959 os2 84 17 56 10 117 42 960 plan9 - - - - 79 15 961 Porting - - - - 51 1 962 utils 87 7 88 7 97 7 963 vms 500 24 475 26 505 27 964 x2p 280 20 280 20 280 19 965 966 ====================================================================== 967 968 5.004 5.004_04 5.004_62 5.004_65 5.004_68 969 970 beos - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 971 Configure 225 1 225 1 240 1 248 1 256 1 972 cygwin32 23 5 23 5 23 5 24 5 24 5 973 djgpp - - - - 14 5 14 5 14 5 974 eg 81 62 81 62 81 62 81 62 81 62 975 emacs 194 1 204 1 212 2 212 2 212 2 976 h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 977 hints 129 69 132 71 144 72 151 74 155 74 978 os2 121 42 127 42 127 44 129 44 129 44 979 plan9 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 980 Porting 94 2 109 4 203 6 234 8 241 9 981 qnx 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 982 utils 112 8 118 8 124 8 156 9 159 9 983 vms 518 34 524 34 538 34 569 34 569 34 984 win32 285 33 378 36 470 39 493 39 575 41 985 x2p 281 19 281 19 281 19 282 19 281 19 986 987 ====================================================================== 988 989 5.004_70 5.004_73 5.004_75 5.005 5.005_03 990 991 apollo - - - - - - - - 0 1 992 beos 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 993 Configure 256 1 256 1 264 1 264 1 270 1 994 cygwin32 24 5 24 5 24 5 24 5 24 5 995 djgpp 14 5 14 5 14 5 14 5 15 5 996 eg 86 65 86 65 86 65 86 65 86 65 997 emacs 262 2 262 2 262 2 262 2 274 2 998 h2pl 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 999 hints 157 74 157 74 159 74 160 74 179 77 1000 mint - - - - - - - - 4 7 1001 mpeix - - - - 5 3 5 3 5 3 1002 os2 129 44 139 44 142 44 143 44 148 44 1003 plan9 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 82 15 1004 Porting 241 9 253 9 259 10 264 12 272 13 1005 qnx 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1006 utils 160 9 160 9 160 9 160 9 164 9 1007 vms 570 34 572 34 573 34 575 34 583 34 1008 vos - - - - - - - - 156 10 1009 win32 577 41 585 41 585 41 587 41 600 42 1010 x2p 281 19 281 19 281 19 281 19 281 19 1011 1012 ====================================================================== 1013 1014 5.6.0 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.7.3 1015 1016 apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 1017 beos 5 2 5 2 5 2 6 4 1018 Configure 346 1 361 1 363 1 394 1 1019 Cross - - - - - - 4 2 1020 djgpp 19 6 19 6 19 6 21 7 1021 eg 112 71 112 71 112 71 - - 1022 emacs 303 4 319 4 319 4 319 4 1023 epoc 29 8 35 8 35 8 36 8 1024 h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 1025 hints 242 83 250 84 321 89 272 87 1026 mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 1027 mpeix 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 4 1028 NetWare - - - - - - 423 57 1029 os2 214 59 224 60 224 60 357 66 1030 plan9 92 17 92 17 92 17 85 15 1031 Porting 361 15 390 16 390 16 425 21 1032 qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 1033 utils 228 12 221 11 222 11 267 13 1034 uts - - - - - - 12 3 1035 vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 1036 vms 686 38 627 38 627 38 649 36 1037 vos 227 12 249 15 248 15 281 17 1038 win32 755 41 782 42 801 42 1006 50 1039 x2p 307 20 307 20 307 20 345 20 1040 1041 ====================================================================== 1042 1043 5.8.0 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.8.3 5.8.4 1044 1045 apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 1046 beos 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 1047 Configure 472 1 493 1 493 1 493 1 494 1 1048 Cross 4 2 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10 1049 djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 1050 emacs 319 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 1051 epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 33 8 33 8 1052 h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 1053 hints 294 88 321 89 321 89 321 89 348 91 1054 mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 1055 mpeix 24 5 25 5 25 5 25 5 25 5 1056 NetWare 488 61 490 61 490 61 490 61 488 61 1057 os2 361 66 445 67 450 67 488 67 488 67 1058 plan9 85 15 325 17 325 17 325 17 321 17 1059 Porting 479 22 537 32 538 32 539 32 538 33 1060 qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 1061 utils 275 15 258 16 258 16 263 19 263 19 1062 uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 1063 vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 1064 vms 648 36 654 36 654 36 656 36 656 36 1065 vos 330 20 335 20 335 20 335 20 335 20 1066 win32 1062 49 1125 49 1127 49 1126 49 1181 56 1067 x2p 347 20 348 20 348 20 348 20 348 20 1068 1069 ====================================================================== 1070 1071 5.8.5 5.8.6 5.8.7 5.8.8 5.8.9 1072 1073 apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 1074 beos 6 4 6 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 1075 Configure 494 1 494 1 495 1 506 1 520 1 1076 Cross 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10 46 10 1077 djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 1078 emacs 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 406 4 1079 epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 34 8 35 8 1080 h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 1081 hints 350 91 352 91 355 94 360 94 387 99 1082 mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 1083 mpeix 25 5 25 5 25 5 49 6 49 6 1084 NetWare 488 61 488 61 488 61 490 61 491 61 1085 os2 488 67 488 67 488 67 488 67 552 70 1086 plan9 321 17 321 17 321 17 322 17 324 17 1087 Porting 538 34 548 35 549 35 564 37 625 41 1088 qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 1089 utils 265 19 265 19 266 19 267 19 281 21 1090 uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 1091 vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 1092 vms 657 36 658 36 662 36 664 36 716 35 1093 vos 335 20 335 20 335 20 336 21 345 22 1094 win32 1183 56 1190 56 1199 56 1219 56 1484 68 1095 x2p 349 20 349 20 349 20 349 19 350 19 1096 1097 ====================================================================== 1098 1099 5.9.0 5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.9.4 1100 1101 apollo 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 1102 beos 6 4 6 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 1103 Configure 493 1 493 1 495 1 508 1 512 1 1104 Cross 45 10 45 10 45 10 45 10 46 10 1105 djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 21 7 1106 emacs 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 329 4 1107 epoc 33 8 33 8 33 8 34 8 34 8 1108 h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 24 15 1109 hints 321 89 346 91 355 94 359 94 366 96 1110 mad - - - - - - - - 174 6 1111 mint 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 1112 mpeix 25 5 25 5 25 5 49 6 49 6 1113 NetWare 489 61 487 61 487 61 489 61 489 61 1114 os2 444 67 488 67 488 67 488 67 488 67 1115 plan9 325 17 321 17 321 17 322 17 323 17 1116 Porting 537 32 536 33 549 36 564 38 576 38 1117 qnx 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 1118 symbian - - - - - - 293 53 293 53 1119 utils 258 16 263 19 268 20 273 23 275 24 1120 uts 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 3 1121 vmesa 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 25 4 1122 vms 660 36 547 33 553 33 661 33 696 33 1123 vos 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 1124 win32 1120 49 1124 51 1191 56 1209 56 1719 90 1125 x2p 348 20 348 20 349 20 349 19 349 19 1126 1127 ====================================================================== 1128 1129 5.9.5 5.10.0 5.10.1 5.12.0 5.12.1 1130 1131 apollo 8 3 8 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1132 beos 8 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1133 Configure 518 1 518 1 533 1 536 1 536 1 1134 Cross 122 15 122 15 119 15 118 15 118 15 1135 djgpp 21 7 21 7 17 7 17 7 17 7 1136 emacs 329 4 406 4 402 4 402 4 402 4 1137 epoc 34 8 35 8 31 8 31 8 31 8 1138 h2pl 24 15 24 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 1139 hints 377 98 381 98 385 100 368 97 368 97 1140 mad 182 8 182 8 174 8 174 8 174 8 1141 mint 11 9 11 9 3 9 - - - - 1142 mpeix 49 6 49 6 45 6 45 6 45 6 1143 NetWare 489 61 489 61 465 61 466 61 466 61 1144 os2 552 70 552 70 507 70 507 70 507 70 1145 plan9 324 17 324 17 316 17 316 17 316 17 1146 Porting 627 40 632 40 933 53 749 54 749 54 1147 qnx 5 3 5 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1148 symbian 300 54 300 54 290 54 288 54 288 54 1149 utils 260 26 264 27 268 27 269 27 269 27 1150 uts 12 3 12 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 1151 vmesa 25 4 25 4 21 4 21 4 21 4 1152 vms 690 32 722 32 693 30 645 18 645 18 1153 vos 19 8 19 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 1154 win32 1482 68 1485 68 1497 70 1841 73 1841 73 1155 x2p 349 19 349 19 345 19 345 19 345 19 1156 1157 ====================================================================== 1158 1159 5.12.2 5.12.3 5.14.0 5.16.0 5.18.0 1160 1161 apollo 0 3 0 3 - - - - - - 1162 beos 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 - - 1163 Configure 536 1 536 1 539 1 547 1 550 1 1164 Cross 118 15 118 15 118 15 118 15 118 15 1165 djgpp 17 7 17 7 18 7 18 7 18 7 1166 emacs 402 4 402 4 - - - - - - 1167 epoc 31 8 31 8 32 8 30 8 - - 1168 h2pl 12 15 12 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 1169 hints 368 97 368 97 370 96 371 96 354 91 1170 mad 174 8 174 8 176 8 176 8 174 8 1171 mpeix 45 6 45 6 46 6 46 6 - - 1172 NetWare 466 61 466 61 473 61 472 61 469 61 1173 os2 507 70 507 70 518 70 519 70 510 70 1174 plan9 316 17 316 17 319 17 319 17 318 17 1175 Porting 750 54 750 54 855 60 1093 69 1149 70 1176 qnx 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 1177 symbian 288 54 288 54 292 54 292 54 290 54 1178 utils 269 27 269 27 249 29 245 30 246 31 1179 uts 8 3 8 3 9 3 9 3 - - 1180 vmesa 21 4 21 4 22 4 22 4 - - 1181 vms 646 18 644 18 639 17 571 15 564 15 1182 vos 16 8 16 8 17 8 9 7 8 7 1183 win32 1841 73 1841 73 1833 72 1655 67 1157 62 1184 x2p 345 19 345 19 346 19 345 19 344 20 1185 1186 ====================================================================== 1187 1188 5.20.0 5.22.0 5.24.0 1189 1190 Configure 552 1 570 1 586 1 1191 Cross 118 15 118 15 118 15 1192 djgpp 18 7 17 7 17 7 1193 h2pl 13 15 13 15 13 15 1194 hints 355 90 356 87 362 87 1195 mad 174 8 - - - - 1196 NetWare 467 61 466 61 467 61 1197 os2 510 70 510 70 510 70 1198 plan9 316 17 317 17 314 17 1199 Porting 1204 68 1393 71 1321 71 1200 qnx 1 4 1 4 1 4 1201 symbian 290 54 291 54 292 54 1202 utils 241 27 242 27 679 53 1203 vms 538 12 532 12 524 12 1204 vos 8 7 8 7 8 7 1205 win32 1183 64 1201 64 1268 65 1206 x2p 341 19 - - - - 1207 1208 ====================================================================== 1209 1210 5.26.0 5.28.0 5.30.0 1211 1212 Configure 593 1 580 1 587 1 1213 Cross 122 15 125 15 126 15 1214 djgpp 21 7 21 7 21 7 1215 h2pl 24 15 24 15 24 15 1216 hints 376 87 364 85 372 86 1217 mad - - - - - - 1218 NetWare 499 61 493 61 493 61 1219 os2 552 70 552 70 552 70 1220 plan9 322 17 309 17 308 17 1221 Porting 1380 73 1462 75 1460 74 1222 qnx 5 4 5 4 5 4 1223 symbian 315 54 315 54 315 54 1224 utils 578 50 584 50 587 50 1225 vms 527 12 526 12 526 12 1226 vos 12 7 12 7 12 7 1227 win32 1313 65 1326 65 1331 65 1228 x2p - - - - - - 1229 1230 5.32.0 5.34.0 5.36.0 1231 1232 Configure 588 1 592 1 603 1 1233 Cross 126 15 126 15 122 15 1234 djgpp 21 7 22 7 - - 1235 h2pl 24 15 24 15 13 15 1236 hints 363 86 364 86 359 84 1237 NetWare 484 61 533 61 - - 1238 os2 552 70 580 70 538 70 1239 plan9 308 17 325 20 318 20 1240 Porting 1482 75 1514 75 1559 78 1241 qnx 5 4 5 4 1 4 1242 symbian 307 54 - - - - 1243 utils 583 52 597 52 607 52 1244 vms 527 12 549 12 545 12 1245 vos 12 7 12 7 8 7 1246 win32 1011 47 1001 46 966 45 1247 1248 5.38.0 1249 1250 Configure 604 1 1251 Cross 122 15 1252 h2pl 13 15 1253 hints 358 83 1254 os2 538 70 1255 plan9 322 20 1256 Porting 1640 80 1257 qnx 1 4 1258 utils 606 52 1259 vms 544 12 1260 vos 8 7 1261 win32 982 45 1262 1263=head2 SELECTED PATCH SIZES 1264 1265The "diff lines kB" means that for example the patch 5.003_08, to be 1266applied on top of the 5.003_07 (or whatever was before the 5.003_08) 1267added lines for 110 kilobytes, it removed lines for 19 kilobytes, and 1268changed lines for 424 kilobytes. Just the lines themselves are 1269counted, not their context. The "+ - !" become from the diff(1) 1270context diff output format. 1271 1272 Pump- Release Date diff lines kB 1273 king ------------- 1274 + - ! 1275 ====================================================================== 1276 1277 Chip 5.003_08 1996-Nov-19 110 19 424 1278 5.003_09 1996-Nov-26 38 9 248 1279 5.003_10 1996-Nov-29 29 2 27 1280 5.003_11 1996-Dec-06 73 12 165 1281 5.003_12 1996-Dec-19 275 6 436 1282 5.003_13 1996-Dec-20 95 1 56 1283 5.003_14 1996-Dec-23 23 7 333 1284 5.003_15 1996-Dec-23 0 0 1 1285 5.003_16 1996-Dec-24 12 3 50 1286 5.003_17 1996-Dec-27 19 1 14 1287 5.003_18 1996-Dec-31 21 1 32 1288 5.003_19 1997-Jan-04 80 3 85 1289 5.003_20 1997-Jan-07 18 1 146 1290 5.003_21 1997-Jan-15 38 10 221 1291 5.003_22 1997-Jan-16 4 0 18 1292 5.003_23 1997-Jan-25 71 15 119 1293 5.003_24 1997-Jan-29 426 1 20 1294 5.003_25 1997-Feb-04 21 8 169 1295 5.003_26 1997-Feb-10 16 1 15 1296 5.003_27 1997-Feb-18 32 10 38 1297 5.003_28 1997-Feb-21 58 4 66 1298 5.003_90 1997-Feb-25 22 2 34 1299 5.003_91 1997-Mar-01 37 1 39 1300 5.003_92 1997-Mar-06 16 3 69 1301 5.003_93 1997-Mar-10 12 3 15 1302 5.003_94 1997-Mar-22 407 7 200 1303 5.003_95 1997-Mar-25 41 1 37 1304 5.003_96 1997-Apr-01 283 5 261 1305 5.003_97 1997-Apr-03 13 2 34 1306 5.003_97a 1997-Apr-05 57 1 27 1307 5.003_97b 1997-Apr-08 14 1 20 1308 5.003_97c 1997-Apr-10 20 1 16 1309 5.003_97d 1997-Apr-13 8 0 16 1310 5.003_97e 1997-Apr-15 15 4 46 1311 5.003_97f 1997-Apr-17 7 1 33 1312 5.003_97g 1997-Apr-18 6 1 42 1313 5.003_97h 1997-Apr-24 23 3 68 1314 5.003_97i 1997-Apr-25 23 1 31 1315 5.003_97j 1997-Apr-28 36 1 49 1316 5.003_98 1997-Apr-30 171 12 539 1317 5.003_99 1997-May-01 6 0 7 1318 5.003_99a 1997-May-09 36 2 61 1319 p54rc1 1997-May-12 8 1 11 1320 p54rc2 1997-May-14 6 0 40 1321 1322 5.004 1997-May-15 4 0 4 1323 1324 Tim 5.004_01 1997-Jun-13 222 14 57 1325 5.004_02 1997-Aug-07 112 16 119 1326 5.004_03 1997-Sep-05 109 0 17 1327 5.004_04 1997-Oct-15 66 8 173 1328 1329=head3 The patch-free era 1330 1331In more modern times, named releases don't come as often, and as progress 1332can be followed (nearly) instantly (with rsync, and since late 2008, git) 1333patches between versions are no longer provided. However, that doesn't 1334keep us from calculating how large a patch could have been. Which is 1335shown in the table below. Unless noted otherwise, the size mentioned is 1336the patch to bring version x.y.z to x.y.z+1. 1337 1338 Sarathy 5.6.1 2001-Apr-08 531 44 651 1339 Rafael 5.6.2 2003-Nov-15 20 11 1819 1340 1341 Jarkko 5.8.0 2002-Jul-18 1205 31 471 From 5.7.3 1342 1343 5.8.1 2003-Sep-25 243 102 6162 1344 Nicholas 5.8.2 2003-Nov-05 10 50 788 1345 5.8.3 2004-Jan-14 31 13 360 1346 5.8.4 2004-Apr-21 33 8 299 1347 5.8.5 2004-Jul-19 11 19 255 1348 5.8.6 2004-Nov-27 35 3 192 1349 5.8.7 2005-May-30 75 34 778 1350 5.8.8 2006-Jan-31 131 42 1251 1351 5.8.9 2008-Dec-14 340 132 12988 1352 1353 Hugo 5.9.0 2003-Oct-27 281 168 7132 From 5.8.0 1354 Rafael 5.9.1 2004-Mar-16 57 250 2107 1355 5.9.2 2005-Apr-01 720 57 858 1356 5.9.3 2006-Jan-28 1124 102 1906 1357 5.9.4 2006-Aug-15 896 60 862 1358 5.9.5 2007-Jul-07 1149 128 1062 1359 1360 5.10.0 2007-Dec-18 50 31 13111 From 5.9.5 1361 1362 1363=head1 THE KEEPERS OF THE RECORDS 1364 1365Jarkko Hietaniemi <F<jhi@iki.fi>>. 1366 1367Thanks to the collective memory of the Perlfolk. In addition to the 1368Keepers of the Pumpkin also Alan Champion, Mark Dominus, 1369Andreas KE<0xf6>nig, John Macdonald, Matthias Neeracher, Jeff Okamoto, 1370Michael Peppler, Randal Schwartz, and Paul D. Smith sent corrections 1371and additions. Abigail added file and patch size data for the 5.6.0 - 5.10 1372era. 1373 1374=cut 1375