Changes from previous:
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VERSION 3.20 (2011−12−01)
NEW CODE(s)
Added limited support for deprecated codes
The code2XXX, XXX2code, all_XXX_codes, and all_XXX_names functions
now support retired codes. RT 71124
Fixed capitalization
The ’South Sudan’ country was all caps. RT 71024
Pod tests off by default
The pod tests will not run at install time. RT 71122
Codesets may be specified by name
All codesets may be specified by a constant or by their name now.
Previously, they were specified only by a constant.
alias_code deprecated
The alias_code function exists for backward compatibility. It has
been replaced by rename_country_code . The alias_code function
will be removed sometime after September, 2013 .
Code cleanup
All work is now done in the central module (Locale::Codes).
Previously, some was still done in the wrapper modules
(Locale::Codes::*) but that is gone now.
Added LangFam module
Added Language Family codes (langfam) as defined in ISO 639−5.
VERSION 3.18 (2011−08−31)
NEW CODE(s)
No longer use CIA data
The CIA world added non‐standard values, so I no longer use it as a
source of data. Based on a report by Michiel Beijen.
VERSION 3.17 (2011−06−28)
NEW CODE(s)
Added new types of codes
Added Language Extension codes (langext) and Language Variation
codes (langvar) as defined in the IANA language registry.
Added new codeset(s)
Added language codes from ISO 639−5
Added language/script codes from the IANA language subtag registry
Bug fixes
Fixed an uninitialized value warning. RT 67438
Fixed the return value for the all_XXX_codes and all_XXX_names
functions. RT 69100
Reorganized code
Reorganized modules to move Locale::MODULE to Locale::Codes::MODULE
to allow for cleaner future additions. The original four modules
(Locale::Language, Locale::Currency, Locale::Country,
Locale::Script) will continue to work, but all new sets of codes
will be added in the Locale::Codes namespace.
VERSION 3.16 (2011−03−01; sbeck)
NEW CODE(s)
VERSION 3.15 (2010−12−02; sbeck)
NEW CODE(s)
Minor fixes
Added version number to Makefile.PL/Build.PL requirement for POD
testing modules. RT 62247
Changed ’use vars’ to ’our’
VERSION 3.14 (2010−09−28; sbeck)
NEW CODE(s)
Bug fixes
Stripped out some HTML that got included with some codes.
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