5.28+ fails to build: miniperl can't locate strict.

Hi,

I haven't been able to install 5.28 or newer because of a failure in
write_buildcustomize.pl

The following output is from blead @
39ce401c1db32fe69d69d11cfd7b62071e52f43a (the latest at this time). I gave
the same problem with 5.28.0.

$ make
[snip]
./miniperl -Ilib -f write_buildcustomize.pl
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at
dist/PathTools/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 87.
rm -f pod/perl52910delta.pod
/bin/ln -s perldelta.pod pod/perl52910delta.pod
./miniperl -Ilib autodoc.pl
Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (you may need to install the strict module)
(@INC contains: /cpan/AutoLoader/lib /dist/Carp/lib /dist/PathTools
/dist/PathTools/lib /cpan/ExtUtils-Install/lib /cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib
/cpan/ExtUtils-Manifest/lib /cpan/File-Path/lib /ext/re
/dist/Term-ReadLine/lib /dist/Exporter/lib /ext/File-Find/lib
/cpan/Text-Tabs/lib /dist/constant/lib /cpan/version/lib
/cpan/Getopt-Long/lib /lib .) at autodoc.pl line 25.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at autodoc.pl line 25.
make: *** [pod/perlintern.pod] Error 2

$ uname -a
Linux springfield 4.14.67-grsec-grsec+ #4 SMP Thu Sep 6 01:23:09 PDT 2018
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I suspect the cause is this:

$ ls -ld /home
drwxr-x--x 1320 root root 36864 Mar 21 00:28 /home

I'm not root. Note the lack of ability to read /home. This has been causing
one of Cwd.pm tests to fail to years now. (I filed a ticket, but nothing
came of it.)

- Eric "ikegami" Brine

• 5.28+ fails to build: miniperl can't locate strict. by Eric Brine
• Re: 5.28+ fails to build: miniperl can't locate strict. by Eric Brine
• Re: 5.28+ fails to build: miniperl can't locate strict. by James E Keenan
• Re: 5.28+ fails to build: miniperl can't locate strict. by Eric Brine