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- Tie Modules
- VecArray Implement array using vec()
- SubstrArray Implement array using substr()
- VirtualArray Implement array using a file
- ShiftSplice Defines shift et al in terms of splice method
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- Would be nice to have
- pack "(stuff)*"
- Contiguous bitfields in pack/unpack
- lexperl
- Bundled perl preprocessor
- Use posix calls internally where possible
- gettimeofday
- format BOTTOM
- -iprefix.
- -i rename file only when successfully changed
- All ARGV input should act like <>
- report HANDLE [formats].
- support in perlmain to rerun debugger
- regression tests using __DIE__ hook
- reference to compiled regexp
- lexically scoped functions: my sub foo { ... }
- lvalue functions
- regression/sanity tests for suidperl
- Full 64 bit support (i.e. "long long")
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- Possible pragmas
- debugger
- optimize (use less memory, CPU)
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- Optimizations
- constant function cache
- switch structures
- eval qw() at compile time
- foreach(reverse...)
- Set KEEP on constant split
- Cache eval tree (unless lexical outer scope used (mark in &compiling?))
- rcatmaybe
- Shrink opcode tables via multiple implementations selected in peep
- Cache hash value? (Not a win, according to Guido)
- Optimize away @_ where possible
- "one pass" global destruction
- Optimize sort by { $a <=> $b }
- Rewrite regexp parser for better integrated optimization
- LRU cache of regexp: foreach $pat (@pats) { foo() if /$pat/ }
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- Vague possibilities
- ref function in list context
- make tr/// return histogram in list context?
- Loop control on do{} et al
- Explicit switch statements
- built-in globbing
- compile to real threaded code
- structured types
- autocroak?
- Modifiable $1 et al
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