Cannot build perl 5.31.2

[fperrad]

Cannot build perl 5.31.2

[fperrad]

The build fails with this message:

/usr/bin/make -C ext/Pod-Functions/ all PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL=libperl.a
make[3]: Entering directory '/home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/ext/Pod-Functions'
"../../miniperl_top" "-I../../lib" Functions_pm.PL ../../pod/perlfunc.pod
Can't locate if.pm in @INC (you may need to install the if module) (@INC contains: /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cnf/stub /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cnf/cpan /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/AutoLoader/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/Exporter/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/Cwd /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/Cwd/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/ExtUtils-Command/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/ExtUtils-Install/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/ExtUtils-Manifest/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/File-Path/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Escapes/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/ext/File-Find/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/ext/re /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/ExtUtils-Constant/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/constant/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Getopt-Long/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Text-Tabs/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/Carp/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/podlators/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/parent/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/version/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/dist/Pod-Simple/lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/lib ../../lib /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/host/lib/perl .) at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/BlackBox.pm line 291.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/BlackBox.pm line 291.
Compilation failed in require at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/LinkSection.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/LinkSection.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple.pm line 9.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple.pm line 9.
Compilation failed in require at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/SimpleTree.pm line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/SimpleTree.pm line 6.
Compilation failed in require at Functions_pm.PL line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Functions_pm.PL line 3.
Makefile:846: recipe for target 'Functions.pm' failed
make[3]: *** [Functions.pm] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/dev/checkout/BR/build/perl-cross/build/perl-5.31.2/ext/Pod-Functions'
Makefile:222: recipe for target 'ext/Pod-Functions/pm_to_blib' failed
make[2]: *** [ext/Pod-Functions/pm_to_blib] Error 2

removing the line https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/cpan/Pod-Simple/lib/Pod/Simple/BlackBox.pm#L291 solves the issue.

[arsv]

Committed patches for 5.31.2 several hours ago. Builds for me, but it would be better to check if it works for you as well.

980998f

[fperrad]

ok for me