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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -1248,9 +1248,11 @@ lines saved by the debugger. [L<GH #23151|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/2
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- Save debugger lines as C<PVIV> SVs rather than as C<PVMG> SVs as they
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- don't need magic, aren't blessed and don't need to store a floating
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- point part. This should save 24 bytes per stored line for 64-bit
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+ In debugging mode, perl saves source lines from all files
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+ (plus an indication of whether each line is breakable)
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+ for use by the debugger. The internal storage format has been
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+ optimized to use less memory.
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+ This should save 24 bytes per stored line for 64-bit
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systems, more for C<-Duselongdouble> or C<-Dusequadmath> builds.
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Discussed in [L<GH #23171|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/23171>].
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