[perl #97464] caller in the DB package doesn’t always set @DB::args

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perlfunc behighteth:

               Furthermore, when called from within the DB package, caller
               returns more detailed information: it sets the list variable
               @DB::args to be the arguments with which the subroutine was
               invoked.

That only applies when called in list context with an argument.  So which needs fixing, the documentation or the implementation?

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Site configuration information for perl 5.15.1:

Configured by sprout at Fri Jul 22 19:53:36 PDT 2011.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 15 subversion 1) configuration:
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Locally applied patches:
    

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@INC for perl 5.15.1:
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Environment for perl 5.15.1:
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• [perl #97464] caller in the DB package doesn’t always set @DB::args by Father Chrysostomos
• Re: [perl #97464] caller in the DB package doesn???t always set@DB::args by Zefram
• Re: [perl #97464] caller in the DB package doesn???t always set @DB::args by Jesse Vincent