Bug #122941 for Pod-Usage: Pod::Usage::pod2usage() problem with $Config{scriptdir}

I'm submitting this bug report to Config and Pod::Usage, because I'm not certain which one needs to be changed to fix the problem. My perl is built with -Duserelocatableinc. Problem: When I call pod2usage( -verbose => 2 ), it tries to invoke "$Config{scriptdir}/perldoc". It fails because the value of $Config{scriptdir} is '.../'. I don't know if Config should have applied relocate_inc() to $Config{scriptdir} or if Pod::Usage should have used $Config{scriptdirexp}. I also noticed a related potential problem: Both $Config{bin} and $Config{binexp} have the value '.../'. Attached is the script 'pod2usage.pl' which demonstrates the problem, and also prints the %Config values I mentioned above. Sample run: $ perl ./pod2usage.pl scriptdir : .../ scriptdirexp : /apps/perl/5.14.2/bin/ bin : .../ binexp : .../ Also attached is a patch for Pod::Usage, should that be the correct solution. I did not attach a patch for Config. I don't know how to fix it, since I don't think I understand the intended difference between, e.g., $Config{scriptdir} and $Config{scriptdirexp} (given that they both existed before relocatable @INC). I am interested in clarification on this. Thanks very much for your time and effort. I am interested in knowing the proper fix for this problem. Here's all the gory details of my environment: $ perl -MConfig -e 'print "$Config::VERSION\n";' $ perl -MPod::Usage -e 'print "$Pod::Usage::VERSION\n";' 1.36 $ perl -v This is perl 5, version 14, subversion 2 (v5.14.2) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi Copyright 1987-2011, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. $ uname -a Linux dfl6vdt8016.dal.design.ti.com 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Apr 13 00:51:26 EDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64, archname=x86_64-linux-thread-multi uname='linux dflbhrhel68-64.dal.design.ti.com 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 #1 smp wed apr 13 00:51:26 edt 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux ' config_args='-des -Duserelocatableinc -Dusethreads -Dcc=gcc -Dprefix=/apps/perl/5.14.2' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64', optimize='-O2', cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include' ccversion='', gccversion='4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-17)', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=8, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16 ivtype='long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='gcc', ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib' libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /usr/lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64 libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc libc=/lib/libc-2.12.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a gnulibc_version='2.12' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E' cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -O2 -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_64_BIT_ALL USE_64_BIT_INT USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF USE_REENTRANT_API Built under linux Compiled at Sep 8 2016 10:31:18 @INC: /apps/perl/5.14.2/lib/site_perl/5.14.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /apps/perl/5.14.2/lib/site_perl/5.14.2 /apps/perl/5.14.2/lib/5.14.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /apps/perl/5.14.2/lib/5.14.2 . -- Troy Loveday <troyl@ti.com> Analog Technology Development Texas Instruments, Inc. Dallas, Texas 214-567-6463