perldelta: Remove XXX lines and empty sections

Author: thibaultduponchelle

pod/perldelta.pod

@@ -2,20 +2,13 @@
 
 =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 v5.42.0
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 This document describes differences between the 5.42.0 release and the 5.40.0
 release.
 
-=head1 Notice
-
-XXX Any important notices here
-
 =head1 Core Enhancements
 
 =head2 More CORE:: subs
@@ -210,14 +203,6 @@ Discovered by: Nathan Mills.
 
 =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 ]
-
 =head2 Removed containing function references for functions without eval
 
 Perl 5.40 reintroduced unconditional references from functions to their
@@ -238,39 +223,6 @@ functions from enclosing functions may not be visible in the debugger.
 Note that calling C<eval EXPR> in a function unconditionally causes a function
 to reference its enclosing functions as it always has.
 
-=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
 
 =over 4
@@ -351,40 +303,12 @@ The extent of the improvement is compiler & hardware dependent.
 
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
 
-XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/>
-go here. If L<Module::CoreList> is updated, generate an initial draft of the
-following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>. A paragraph summary
-for important changes should then be added by hand. In an ideal world,
-dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
-
-The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of
-preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if
-you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the
-manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the
-release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.)
-
-[ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ]
-
-=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX Remove this section if F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl> did not add any content here.
-
-=back
-
 =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
 
 =over 4
 
 =item *
 
-XXX If there was something important to note about this change, include that here.
-
-=item *
-
 L<Archive::Tar> has been upgraded from version 3.02_001 to 3.04.
 
 =item *
@@ -669,16 +593,6 @@ L<XS::APItest> has been upgraded from version 1.36 to 1.42.
 
 =back
 
-=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX Remove this section if F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl> did not add any content here.
-
-=back
-
 =head1 Documentation
 
 =head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
@@ -829,14 +743,8 @@ 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 L</New Errors>
-and L</New Warnings>
-
 =head3 New Errors
 
 =over 4
@@ -929,8 +837,6 @@ i.e. where double negation (C<!!>) is used as a convert-to-boolean operator.
 
 =head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
 
-XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -1029,18 +935,6 @@ corresponding to the C compiler perl is being built with.
 
 =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.
-
 =head2 Platform-Specific Notes
 
 =over 4
@@ -1074,33 +968,6 @@ variables in F<config.sh>.
 
 =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 XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
 =head1 Internal Changes
 
 =over 4
@@ -1566,17 +1433,6 @@ time being.
 
 =back
 
-=head1 Errata From Previous Releases
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in
-the F<perldelta> of a previous release.
-
-=back
-
 =head1 Obituaries
 
 =head2 Abe Timmerman