Re: how to create pod.idx

I found the following comment in perldoc

perldoc perldoc
       ...
       -X   Use an index if it is present -- the -X option 
            looks for an entry whose basename matches the
            name given on the command line in the file
            "$Config{archlib}/pod.idx". The pod.idx file
            should contain fully qualified filenames, one
            per line.
 
       ...
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So it sounds like the pod.idx file contains fully qualified filenames, one per line.

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Re^2: how to create pod.idx by solbeach (Novice) on Apr 15, 2005 at 20:45 UTC
Yes, I read that too. However this file does not exist on any system where Perl is. "Filenames" of which files? I have to believe that there is some PERL source code which will correctly create this file, but I can't find it.	[reply]
Re^3: how to create pod.idx by starbolin (Hermit) on Apr 15, 2005 at 22:15 UTC
sobeach writes: "Filenames" of which files? The files you want to index. s//----->\t/;$~="JAPH";s//\r<$~~/;{s\|~$~-\|-~$~\|\|\|s \|-$~~\|$~~-\|\|\|s,<$~~,<~$~,,s,~$~>,$~~>,, $\|=1,select$,,$,,$,,1e-1;print;redo}	[reply]
Re^3: how to create pod.idx by Joost (Canon) on Apr 16, 2005 at 20:32 UTC
There is no standard way to "correctly" create this file. Without the -X option, perldoc searches for the usual locations. With the -X option, it searches an alternative list of documentation files. So the quesion is: what do you want in the list? "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]