Re: perldoc POD documenation not working

Your code seems to work for me, but I am on Perl v5.12.2. Your version is very old. I recommend updating your Perl version to eliminate this as a variable. Here is what I get:

perldoc -t test.pl

NAME
SYNOPSIS
    This is a normal paragraph of text. A second line to test if the
    paragraph wraps with the previous one.

/tmp/Rr4_NPU0ZN (END)
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I think you can get rid of the =pod . See also: ENVIRONMENT. What about perldoc -T ?

UPDATE: As it happens, I also have v5.8.8 installed, and I get the same results as I do with 5.12. It works for me with both versions of Perl.

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Re^2: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:35 UTC
Oops, Nevermind. Found list of changes for all Perl versions here: http://perldoc.perl.org/index-history.html Another question is, can I spider just that page to one level deep to get all the sub pages on my PC? If not, where can I get that page plus one level deep to read offline? Perl 5.8.8 on Redhat Linux RHEL 5.5.56 (64-bit)	[reply]
Re^3: perldoc POD documenation not working by LanX (Saint) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:47 UTC
The docs are already on your disc. Just use perldoc -ohtml to get the html version. Otherwise wget has depth and mirror options. And IIRC perldoc.org can be downloaded as zip. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)}	[reply]
Re^4: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:51 UTC
I think there was a misunderstanding. I have perl 5.8.8 which has the history UP TO 5.8.8. I need to read changes from versions after 5.8.8 to 5.20.x to determine if anything will break. Last time we upgraded from Perl 5.004 to 5.8.8 the (s)printf function went from rounding, to not rounding, which caused us quite a lot of problems. Thank you. Perl 5.8.8 on Redhat Linux RHEL 5.5.56 (64-bit)	[reply]
Re^5: perldoc POD documenation not working by LanX (Saint) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:58 UTC
Re^5: perldoc POD documenation not working by DrHyde (Prior) on Oct 08, 2014 at 12:53 UTC
Re^2: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:33 UTC
Thank you. Is there a way I can get a list of changes to Perl between 5.8.8 and 5.20 in one HTML page? Or that at least contains those changes referenced on one HTML page? I'd have to read them all before considering upgrading Perl on this mission critical machine. Perl 5.8.8 on Redhat Linux RHEL 5.5.56 (64-bit)	[reply]
Re^3: perldoc POD documenation not working by toolic (Bishop) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:36 UTC
Not in one HTML page, but http://perldoc.perl.org/index-history.html. Did you see my update regarding 5.8.8? Also, does `perldoc perldoc` work for you?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 14:24 UTC
Updated my original post: 'perldoc -T' does work. Perl 5.8.8 on Redhat Linux RHEL 5.5.56 (64-bit)	[reply]
Re^4: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 13:43 UTC
'perldoc perldoc' just gives me the same blank page with a /tmp/ filename at the bottom of the page. Perl 5.8.8 on Redhat Linux RHEL 5.5.56 (64-bit)	[reply]
Re^5: perldoc POD documenation not working by LanX (Saint) on Oct 06, 2014 at 14:04 UTC
Re^6: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 14:58 UTC
Re^6: perldoc POD documenation not working by bulrush (Scribe) on Oct 06, 2014 at 14:54 UTC


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