Get pod/perldelta in shape.

* Fixed POD issues.
* Fixed spelling.
* Removed most of the templating stuff; only the Module List and
  Acknowledgment are left -- they will be done at the day of the release.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 237 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 62b241af0b..564cc1a980 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-[ this is a template for a new perldelta file.  Any text flagged as XXX needs
-to be processed before release. ]
-
 perldelta - what is new for perl v5.29.6
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -15,18 +12,6 @@ release.
 If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.29.4, first read
 L<perl5295delta>, which describes differences between 5.29.4 and 5.29.5.
 
-=head1 Notice
-
-XXX Any important notices here
-
-=head1 Core Enhancements
-
-XXX New core language features go here.  Summarize user-visible core language
-enhancements.  Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go
-here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section.
-
-[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ]
-
 =head1 Security
 
 =head2 [CVE-2018-18312] Heap-buffer-overflow write in S_regatom (regcomp.c)
@@ -36,59 +21,8 @@ compilation, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
 
 L<[perl #133423]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133423>
 
-
-[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ]
-
-=head1 Incompatible Changes
-
-XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be:
-
-    There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX
-    If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a
-    report.  See L</Reporting Bugs> below.
-
-[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ]
-
-=head1 Deprecations
-
-XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here.
-
-=head2 Module removals
-
-XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
-
-The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a
-future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN.
-Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as
-prerequisites.
-
-The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category
-warnings to alert you to this fact.  To silence these deprecation warnings,
-install the modules in question from CPAN.
-
-Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged
-to continue to use.  Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their
-necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation,
-not usually on concerns over their design.
-
-=over
-
-=item XXX
-
-XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed
-as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
-=back
-
-[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
-
 =head1 Performance Enhancements
 
-XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here.
-There may well be none in a stable release.
-
-[ List each enhancement as an =item entry ]
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -179,34 +113,23 @@ XXX
 
 =head1 Documentation
 
-XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here.  Consider grouping entries by
-file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>.
-
-=head2 New Documentation
-
-XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here.
-
-=head3 L<XXX>
-
-XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here
-
 =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
 
 We have attempted to update the documentation to reflect the changes
 listed in this document.  If you find any we have missed, send email
 to L<perlbug@perl.org|mailto:perlbug@perl.org>.
 
-XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here.
-However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics>
-section.
-
 Additionally, the following selected changes have been made:
 
 =head3 L<perlfunc>
 
 =over 4
 
-Clearification of behaviour of C<reset EXPR>.
+=item *
+
+Clarification of behaviour of C<reset EXPR>.
+
+=back
 
 =head3 L<perlreref>
 
@@ -214,12 +137,14 @@ Clearification of behaviour of C<reset EXPR>.
 
 =item *
 
-Clearification of the syntax of /(?(cond)yes)/.
+Clarification of the syntax of /(?(cond)yes)/.
 
 =back
 
 =head3 L<perlop>
 
+=over
+
 =item *
 
 We no longer have null (empty line) here doc terminators, so 
@@ -233,38 +158,8 @@ The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output,
 including warnings and fatal error messages.  For the complete list of
 diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>.
 
-XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here.  Also
-include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code.
-
-=head2 New Diagnostics
-
-XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors
-and New Warnings
-
-=head3 New Errors
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
-
-=back
-
-=head3 New Warnings
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
-
-=back
-
 =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
 
-XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -278,13 +173,6 @@ as that spelling has been around the longest.
 
 =head1 Utility Changes
 
-XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here.
-Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>.
-
-[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item
-entries for each change
-Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ]
-
 =head2 L<xsubpp>
 
 =over 4
@@ -296,97 +184,27 @@ C<< OUTLIST >> parameters, but these aren't arguments to the perl function.
 This has been rectified.
 L<[perl #133654]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133654>.
 
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Configuration and Compilation
-
-XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools
-go here.  Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here.
-However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the
-L</Platform Support> section, instead.
-
-[ List changes as an =item entry ].
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
 =back
 
 =head1 Testing
 
-XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be
-listed here.  Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any
-large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added).
-Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs
-that they represent may be covered elsewhere.
-
-XXX If there were no significant test changes, say this:
-
-Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and changes
-in this release.
-
-XXX If instead there were significant changes, say this:
-
 Tests were added and changed to reflect the other additions and
 changes in this release.  Furthermore, these significant changes were
 made:
 
-[ List each test improvement as an =item entry ]
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
 
-Some tests in C<< t/io/eintr.t >> caused the process to hang on
+Some tests in F<< t/io/eintr.t >> caused the process to hang on
 pre-16 Darwin. These tests are skipped for those version of Darwin.
 
 =back
 
 =head1 Platform Support
 
-XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
-
-[ Within the sections, list each platform as an =item entry with specific
-changes as paragraphs below it. ]
-
-=head2 New Platforms
-
-XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous
-versions did not.  These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/>
-directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the
-source tree.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head2 Discontinued Platforms
-
-XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
 =head2 Platform-Specific Notes
 
-XXX List any changes for specific platforms.  This could include configuration
-and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility.  However,
-changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the
-L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
 =over 4
 
 =item Cygwin
@@ -401,12 +219,6 @@ C99 math functions are now available.
 
 =head1 Internal Changes
 
-XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here.  Other
-significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
-well.
-
-[ List each change as an =item entry ]
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -417,7 +229,6 @@ except that they contain a code point which requires UTF-8 to
 represent/match. Hence, if the target string isn't UTF-8, we know
 it can't possibly match, without needing to try.
 
-
 =item *
 
 C<< print_bytes_for_locale() >> is now defined if C<< DEBUGGING >>,
@@ -428,11 +239,6 @@ on the platform.
 
 =head1 Selected Bug Fixes
 
-XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here.  Bug fixes in
-files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>.
-
-[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -467,7 +273,7 @@ L<[perl #133696]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133696>.
 
 =item *
 
-Prevent the tests L<< ext/B/t/strict.t >> from being skipped.
+Prevent the tests in F<< ext/B/t/strict.t >> from being skipped.
 L<[perl #133713]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=133713>.
 
 =item *
@@ -480,39 +286,6 @@ under C<< /ui >> and C<< /di >>.
 
 =back
 
-
-=head1 Known Problems
-
-XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here.  Any
-tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here.  Unfixed
-platform specific bugs also go here.
-
-[ List each fix as an =item entry ]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Errata From Previous Releases
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in
-the perldelta of a previous release.
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Obituary
-
-XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
-died, add a short obituary here.
-
 =head1 Acknowledgements
 
 XXX Generate this with: