X-Git-Url: http://git.vpit.fr/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=1158f96677f89dd78182322be358d00e6e1ef7a6;hb=2d69d033c7c2942a94751972e9f482de7c3482be;hp=f6f4362944106f006d7fe75b6f7559bf37d56492;hpb=6c7c2526186bcb3bb40a9a337d77af313f5b2a4e;p=perl%2Fmodules%2FVariable-Magic.git diff --git a/README b/README index f6f4362..1158f96 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME Variable::Magic - Associate user-defined magic to variables from Perl. VERSION - Version 0.41 + Version 0.45 SYNOPSIS use Variable::Magic qw/wizard cast VMG_OP_INFO_NAME/; @@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ CONSTANTS "VMG_UVAR" When this constant is true, you can use the "fetch,store,exists,delete" - callbacks on hashes. + callbacks on hashes. Initial VMG_UVAR capability was introduced in perl + 5.9.5, with a fully functional implementation shipped with perl 5.10.0. "VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_PUSH_NOLEN" True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you push an element in a @@ -329,6 +330,9 @@ CONSTANTS True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when taking the "length" of a magical scalar. + "VMG_COMPAT_GLOB_GET" + True for perls that call 'get' magic for operations on globs. + "VMG_PERL_PATCHLEVEL" The perl patchlevel this module was built with, or 0 for non-debugging perls. @@ -492,9 +496,15 @@ CAVEATS this destructor won't be called because the wizard will be destroyed first. + In order to define magic on hash members, you need at least perl 5.10.0 + (see "VMG_UVAR") + DEPENDENCIES perl 5.8. + A C compiler. This module may happen to build with a C++ compiler as + well, but don't rely on it, as no guarantee is made in this regard. + Carp (standard since perl 5), XSLoader (standard since perl 5.006). Copy tests need Tie::Array (standard since perl 5.005) and Tie::Hash