in reply to Old CPAN modules with sv_undef

One more point about how well "POLLUTE=1" is documented: not well at all.

Places where it ought to be mentioned, and it isn't: the ExtUtils::MakeMaker man page, and the perlmodinstall documentation.

Places where it is mentioned: the ExtUtils::MakeMaker pod file, and the perldelta documentation.

It is also in the FirstTime.pm script of CPAN, with the very minimal note: "POLLUTE=1 increasing backwards compatibility".

Update: added more links to documentation.

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Perl documentation lacking
by htoug (Deacon) on Jan 16, 2003 at 08:02 UTC
    Don't forget the perl motto: patches welcome.