Not exactly a bug, but I'm logging it here so that it doesn't get lost.
The version of Test-Simple in bleadperl currently excludes 00compile.t
on the basis that it requires the MANIFEST file in order to work, but
the MANIFEST file would have to be edited because 00compile.t (and other
files) are excluded from the core. We don't want edited versions of files
from dual-lived modules in the core, so it was simplest to remove it:
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/3a24619
However, Rafael also had the suggestion of modifying 00compile.t so that
the MANIFEST reading is based on PERL_CORE, in which case the test could
then be included in the core:
http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2009-10/msg00611.html
Feel free to close this ticket if you don't think it is worth the bother.