Paul Evans

integrate_since() function

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I would like a query function that can integrate a rate over time, in order to give a value that counts the total amount of "things" that rate has been...

Define a `CvREFCOUNTED_ANYSV` flag

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If this flag is set, then the `CvXSUBANY(cv).any_sv` pointer will have its reference count decremented when the CV itself is freed. This is useful for XS extensions that wish to...

Fix entersub evaluation order

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Evaluate the LHS expression giving the code ref, before evaluating the RHS expression giving the args. This change does introduce a new meaning of the `OPf_SPECIAL` flag to the `OP_ENTERSUB`...

Evaluation order of `EXPR->(...)` is confusing

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While Perl doesn't strictly *guarantee* evaluation order, it usually does pretty well at not surprising you, doing the right thing in most circumstances. In particular, when fetching elements out of...

Version tags for `use builtin :ver`

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Supports the same syntax/semantics as `use feature`, in that * `:major.minor` accepted * `:major.minor.patch` accepted but patch number is ignored - anything goes Not (yet) integrated into the main `use...

Encode the misc SV_* flags using bitshifts rather than decimal integers

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The bitwise pattern, and the gap at (1

Ungraceful handling of "out-of-format" HTTP 500 errors

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In writing a small unit test, I've got a little server that serves a blank "500" status error with no body content, to an EC2 request. This upsets the EC2...

Incomplete Retry schedule implementation

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From looking at the definition of a retry schedule (e.g. from Paws/SMS.pm) it would appear to have three parameters: ```{ base => 'rand', type => 'exponential', growth_factor => 2 }```...

Generated source files build with some differences on fresh checkout

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Starting from a clean checkout of current `master` with the submodules: ``` $ git show HEAD commit f4073b2595335f46485a9c8f1197209434a02445 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) Merge: 959e2dfe9 7a17ac1d0 Author: Jose Luis Martinez...

Host option to force IPv4

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It would be useful if I could force IPv4-only (or perhaps IPv6-only) on a per-host basis, for certain emergency situations. Compare ``` $ ssh -4 $HOST ``` I admit that...