Reorder the POD so that the functions come before the constants and the history

diff --git a/lib/Variable/Magic.pm b/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
index b79bf8e29cda5a2db08fad6d53795fb760cf3479..556e9954356263af5da0fd5d98843ad680ec1e5c 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
+++ b/lib/Variable/Magic.pm
@@ -179,123 +179,6 @@ You can refer to the tests to have more insight of where the different magics ar
 
 To prevent any clash between different magics defined with this module, an unique numerical signature is attached to each kind of magic (i.e. each set of callbacks for magic operations).
 
-=head1 PERL MAGIC HISTORY
-
-The places where magic is invoked have changed a bit through perl history.
-Here's a little list of the most recent ones.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.6.x>
-
-I<p14416> : 'copy' and 'dup' magic.
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.8.9>
-
-I<p28160> : Integration of I<p25854> (see below).
-
-I<p32542> : Integration of I<p31473> (see below).
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.9.3>
-
-I<p25854> : 'len' magic is no longer called when pushing an element into a magic array.
-
-I<p26569> : 'local' magic.
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.9.5>
-
-I<p31064> : Meaningful 'uvar' magic.
-
-I<p31473> : 'clear' magic wasn't invoked when undefining an array.
-The bug is fixed as of this version.
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.10.0>
-
-Since C<PERL_MAGIC_uvar> is uppercased, C<hv_magic_check()> triggers 'copy' magic on hash stores for (non-tied) hashes that also have 'uvar' magic.
-
-=item *
-
-B<5.11.x>
-
-I<p32969> : 'len' magic is no longer invoked when calling C<length> with a magical scalar.
-
-I<p34908> : 'len' magic is no longer called when pushing / unshifting an element into a magical array in void context.
-The C<push> part was already covered by I<p25854>.
-
-=back
-
-=head1 CONSTANTS
-
-=head2 C<SIG_MIN>
-
-The minimum integer used as a signature for user-defined magic.
-
-=head2 C<SIG_MAX>
-
-The maximum integer used as a signature for user-defined magic.
-
-=head2 C<SIG_NBR>
-
-    SIG_NBR = SIG_MAX - SIG_MIN + 1
-
-=head2 C<MGf_COPY>
-
-Evaluates to true iff the 'copy' magic is available.
-
-=head2 C<MGf_DUP>
-
-Evaluates to true iff the 'dup' magic is available.
-
-=head2 C<MGf_LOCAL>
-
-Evaluates to true iff the 'local' magic is available.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_UVAR>
-
-When this constant is true, you can use the C<fetch,store,exists,delete> callbacks on hashes.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_PUSH_NOLEN>
-
-True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you push an element in a magical array.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_UNSHIFT_NOLEN_VOID>
-
-True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you unshift in void context an element in a magical array.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_UNDEF_CLEAR>
-
-True for perls that call 'clear' magic when undefining magical arrays.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_SCALAR_LENGTH_NOLEN>
-
-True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when taking the C<length> of a magical scalar.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_PERL_PATCHLEVEL>
-
-The perl patchlevel this module was built with, or C<0> for non-debugging perls.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_THREADSAFE>
-
-True iff this module could have been built with thread-safety features enabled.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_OP_INFO_NAME>
-
-Value to pass with C<op_info> to get the current op name in the magic callbacks.
-
-=head2 C<VMG_OP_INFO_OBJECT>
-
-Value to pass with C<op_info> to get a C<B::OP> object representing the current op in the magic callbacks.
-
 =head1 FUNCTIONS
 
 =cut
@@ -474,6 +357,123 @@ True is returned on success, C<0> on error or when no magic represented by C<$wi
     # Dispell now. If $wiz isn't a signature, undef can't be returned.
     die 'no such magic or error' unless dispell $x, $wiz;
 
+=head1 CONSTANTS
+
+=head2 C<SIG_MIN>
+
+The minimum integer used as a signature for user-defined magic.
+
+=head2 C<SIG_MAX>
+
+The maximum integer used as a signature for user-defined magic.
+
+=head2 C<SIG_NBR>
+
+    SIG_NBR = SIG_MAX - SIG_MIN + 1
+
+=head2 C<MGf_COPY>
+
+Evaluates to true iff the 'copy' magic is available.
+
+=head2 C<MGf_DUP>
+
+Evaluates to true iff the 'dup' magic is available.
+
+=head2 C<MGf_LOCAL>
+
+Evaluates to true iff the 'local' magic is available.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_UVAR>
+
+When this constant is true, you can use the C<fetch,store,exists,delete> callbacks on hashes.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_PUSH_NOLEN>
+
+True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you push an element in a magical array.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_UNSHIFT_NOLEN_VOID>
+
+True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you unshift in void context an element in a magical array.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_UNDEF_CLEAR>
+
+True for perls that call 'clear' magic when undefining magical arrays.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_COMPAT_SCALAR_LENGTH_NOLEN>
+
+True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when taking the C<length> of a magical scalar.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_PERL_PATCHLEVEL>
+
+The perl patchlevel this module was built with, or C<0> for non-debugging perls.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_THREADSAFE>
+
+True iff this module could have been built with thread-safety features enabled.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_OP_INFO_NAME>
+
+Value to pass with C<op_info> to get the current op name in the magic callbacks.
+
+=head2 C<VMG_OP_INFO_OBJECT>
+
+Value to pass with C<op_info> to get a C<B::OP> object representing the current op in the magic callbacks.
+
+=head1 PERL MAGIC HISTORY
+
+The places where magic is invoked have changed a bit through perl history.
+Here's a little list of the most recent ones.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.6.x>
+
+I<p14416> : 'copy' and 'dup' magic.
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.8.9>
+
+I<p28160> : Integration of I<p25854> (see below).
+
+I<p32542> : Integration of I<p31473> (see below).
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.9.3>
+
+I<p25854> : 'len' magic is no longer called when pushing an element into a magic array.
+
+I<p26569> : 'local' magic.
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.9.5>
+
+I<p31064> : Meaningful 'uvar' magic.
+
+I<p31473> : 'clear' magic wasn't invoked when undefining an array.
+The bug is fixed as of this version.
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.10.0>
+
+Since C<PERL_MAGIC_uvar> is uppercased, C<hv_magic_check()> triggers 'copy' magic on hash stores for (non-tied) hashes that also have 'uvar' magic.
+
+=item *
+
+B<5.11.x>
+
+I<p32969> : 'len' magic is no longer invoked when calling C<length> with a magical scalar.
+
+I<p34908> : 'len' magic is no longer called when pushing / unshifting an element into a magical array in void context.
+The C<push> part was already covered by I<p25854>.
+
+=back
+
 =head1 EXPORT
 
 The functions L</wizard>, L</gensig>, L</getsig>, L</cast>, L</getdata> and L</dispell> are only exported on request.