perlport pod "portable filename characters" chart missing "s"

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Migrated from rt.perl.org#127783 (status was 'resolved')

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From revhippie@gmail.com

This is a bug report for perl from revhippie@​gmail.com,
generated with the help of perlbug 1.40 running under perl 5.20.2.

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perldoc perlport > ISSUES > "Files and Filesystems" contains a
chart of "portable filename characters" as defined by ANSI C.

This chart is missing "s" and "S".

This system is perl 5.20.2, but the issue appears at least as
far back as 5.8 and up to 5.23.9.

https://metacpan.org/source/SHAY/perl-5.22.1/pod/perlport.pod#L380-385

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Flags​:
  category=docs
  severity=low

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Site configuration information for perl 5.20.2​:

Configured by Debian Project at Wed Jan 20 16​:39​:24 UTC 2016.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 20 subversion 2) configuration​:

  Platform​:
  osname=linux, osvers=3.13.0-76-generic,
archname=x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi
  uname='linux lcy01-10 3.13.0-76-generic #120-ubuntu smp mon jan 18
15​:59​:10 utc 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '
  config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat
-Werror=format-security -Dldflags= -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro
-Dlddlflags=-shared -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro
-Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=x86_64-linux-gnu -Dprefix=/usr
-Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.20
-Darchlib=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.20 -Dvendorprefix=/usr
-Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5
-Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.20 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local
-Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.20.2
-Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.20.2
-Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3
-Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3
-Duse64bitint -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager
-Uafs -Ud_csh -Ud_ualarm -Uusesfio -Uusenm -Ui_libutil -Uversiononly
-DDEBUGGING=-g -Doptimize=-O2 -Duseshrplib -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.20.2 -des'
  hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
  useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
  use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef
  usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler​:
  cc='cc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fwrapv
-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
  optimize='-O2 -g',
  cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fwrapv
-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include'
  ccversion='', gccversion='4.9.2', 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='cc', ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib'
  libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.9/include-fixed
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /lib/../lib
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib/../lib /lib
  libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
  perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
  libc=libc-2.21.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so.5.20
  gnulibc_version='2.21'
  Dynamic Linking​:
  dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
  cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib
-fstack-protector'

Locally applied patches​:
  DEBPKG​:debian/cpan_definstalldirs - Provide a sensible INSTALLDIRS
default for modules installed from CPAN.
  DEBPKG​:debian/db_file_ver - http​://bugs.debian.org/340047 Remove overly
restrictive DB_File version check.
  DEBPKG​:debian/doc_info - Replace generic man(1) instructions with
Debian-specific information.
  DEBPKG​:debian/enc2xs_inc - http​://bugs.debian.org/290336 Tweak enc2xs
to follow symlinks and ignore missing @​INC directories.
  DEBPKG​:debian/errno_ver - http​://bugs.debian.org/343351 Remove Errno
version check due to upgrade problems with long-running processes.
  DEBPKG​:debian/libperl_embed_doc - http​://bugs.debian.org/186778 Note
that libperl-dev package is required for embedded linking
  DEBPKG​:fixes/respect_umask - Respect umask during installation
  DEBPKG​:debian/writable_site_dirs - Set umask approproately for site
install directories
  DEBPKG​:debian/extutils_set_libperl_path - EU​:MM​: set location of
libperl.a under /usr/lib
  DEBPKG​:debian/no_packlist_perllocal - Don't install .packlist or
perllocal.pod for perl or vendor
  DEBPKG​:debian/prefix_changes - Fiddle with *PREFIX and variables
written to the makefile
  DEBPKG​:debian/fakeroot - Postpone LD_LIBRARY_PATH evaluation to the
binary targets.
  DEBPKG​:debian/instmodsh_doc - Debian policy doesn't install .packlist
files for core or vendor.
  DEBPKG​:debian/ld_run_path - Remove standard libs from LD_RUN_PATH as
per Debian policy.
  DEBPKG​:debian/libnet_config_path - Set location of libnet.cfg to
/etc/perl/Net as /usr may not be writable.
  DEBPKG​:debian/mod_paths - Tweak @​INC ordering for Debian
  DEBPKG​:debian/module_build_man_extensions -
http​://bugs.debian.org/479460 Adjust Module​::Build manual page extensions
for the Debian Perl policy
  DEBPKG​:debian/prune_libs - http​://bugs.debian.org/128355 Prune the list
of libraries wanted to what we actually need.
  DEBPKG​:fixes/net_smtp_docs - [rt.cpan.org #36038]
http​://bugs.debian.org/100195 Document the Net​::SMTP 'Port' option
  DEBPKG​:debian/perlivp - http​://bugs.debian.org/510895 Make perlivp skip
include directories in /usr/local
  DEBPKG​:debian/deprecate-with-apt - http​://bugs.debian.org/747628 Point
users to Debian packages of deprecated core modules
  DEBPKG​:debian/squelch-locale-warnings - http​://bugs.debian.org/508764
Squelch locale warnings in Debian package maintainer scripts
  DEBPKG​:debian/skip-upstream-git-tests - Skip tests specific to the
upstream Git repository
  DEBPKG​:debian/patchlevel - http​://bugs.debian.org/567489 List packaged
patches for 5.20.2-2ubuntu0.1 in patchlevel.h
  DEBPKG​:debian/skip-kfreebsd-crash - http​://bugs.debian.org/628493 [perl
#96272] Skip a crashing test case in t/op/threads.t on GNU/kFreeBSD
  DEBPKG​:fixes/document_makemaker_ccflags - http​://bugs.debian.org/628522
[rt.cpan.org #68613] Document that CCFLAGS should include $Config{ccflags}
  DEBPKG​:debian/find_html2text - http​://bugs.debian.org/640479 Configure
CPAN​::Distribution with correct name of html2text
  DEBPKG​:debian/perl5db-x-terminal-emulator.patch -
http​://bugs.debian.org/668490 Invoke x-terminal-emulator rather than xterm
in perl5db.pl
  DEBPKG​:debian/cpan-missing-site-dirs - http​://bugs.debian.org/688842
Fix CPAN​::FirstTime defaults with nonexisting site dirs if a parent is
writable
  DEBPKG​:fixes/memoize_storable_nstore - [rt.cpan.org #77790]
http​://bugs.debian.org/587650 Memoize​::Storable​: respect 'nstore' option
not respected
  DEBPKG​:debian/regen-skip - Skip a regeneration check in unrelated git
repositories
  DEBPKG​:fixes/regcomp-mips-optim - [perl #122817]
http​://bugs.debian.org/754054 Downgrade the optimization of regcomp.c on
mips and mipsel due to a gcc-4.9 bug
  DEBPKG​:debian/makemaker-pasthru - http​://bugs.debian.org/758471 Pass LD
settings through to subdirectories
  DEBPKG​:fixes/perldoc-less-R - [rt.cpan.org #98636]
http​://bugs.debian.org/758689 Tell the 'less' pager to allow terminal
escape sequences
  DEBPKG​:fixes/pod_man_reproducible_date - http​://bugs.debian.org/759405
Support POD_MAN_DATE in Pod​::Man for the left-hand footer
  DEBPKG​:fixes/io_uncompress_gunzip_inmemory -
http​://bugs.debian.org/747363 [rt.cpan.org #95494] Fix gunzip to in-memory
file handle
  DEBPKG​:fixes/socket_test_recv_fix - http​://bugs.debian.org/758718 [perl
#122657] Compare recv return value to peername in socket test
  DEBPKG​:fixes/hurd_socket_recv_todo - http​://bugs.debian.org/758718
[perl #122657] TODO checking the result of recv() on hurd
  DEBPKG​:fixes/regexp-performance - [0fa70a0]
http​://bugs.debian.org/777556 [perl #123743] simpify and speed up /.*.../
handling
  DEBPKG​:fixes/CVE-2015-8607_file_spec_taint_fix - ensure
File​::Spec​::canonpath() preserves taint

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@​INC for perl 5.20.2​:
  /home/jdavis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi
  /home/jdavis/perl5/lib/perl5
  /etc/perl
  /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.20.2
  /usr/local/share/perl/5.20.2
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.20
  /usr/share/perl5
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.20
  /usr/share/perl/5.20
  /usr/local/lib/site_perl
  .

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Environment for perl 5.20.2​:
  HOME=/home/jdavis
  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  LANGUAGE (unset)
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH (unset)
  LOGDIR (unset)

PATH=/home/jdavis/perl5/bin​:/home/jdavis/bin​:/usr/local/sbin​:/usr/local/bin​:/usr/sbin​:/usr/bin​:/sbin​:/bin​:/usr/games​:/usr/local/games
  PERL5LIB=/home/jdavis/perl5/lib/perl5
  PERLDB_OPTS=windowSize=40
  PERL_BADLANG (unset)
  PERL_CPANM_OPT=--local-lib=~/perl5
  SHELL=/bin/bash

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Jim Davis

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From @jkeenan

Fixed in blead in commit 1802421.

Thanks for the report.

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James E Keenan (jkeenan@​cpan.org)

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The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

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@jkeenan - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

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From @jkeenan

On Fri Mar 25 05​:19​:44 2016, jkeenan wrote​:

Fixed in blead in commit 1802421.

Thanks for the report.

Can this be cherry-picked for 5.22.2?

Thank you very much.

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James E Keenan (jkeenan@​cpan.org)