This is my patch patch.1j for perl5.001.

To apply, change to your perl directory and apply with
    patch -p1 -N  < thispatch.

After you apply this patch, I would recommend:
    rm config.sh
    sh Configure [whatever options you use]
    make depend
    make 
    make test

Here are the highlights:
    Linux fixes:  Now correctly sets & uses stdio _ptr and _cnt
    tricks only when feasible (Configure, config_h.SH, config_H,
    doio.c, sv.c x2p/str.c)

    #!path-to-perl fixed to use $binexp instead of $bin.  This should
    really be fixed to do the correct perl start-up stuff.  Volunteers?
    (c2ph.SH, h2ph.SH, h2xs.SH, makeaperl.SH, perldoc.SH,
    pod/pod2*.SH, x2p/find2perl.SH, x2p/s2p.SH)

    hint updates:  hints/apollo.sh, hints/linux.sh, hints/freebsd.sh,
    hints/sco_3.sh.

    xsubpp version 1.7.  (includes CASE support)

    pod/perlbot updates.

    my lib/AutoLoader patch (to use @INC).

    [ON]DBM_File/Makefile.PL now have a few hint files.

    Other sundry small things.

Patch and enjoy,

	Andy Dougherty		doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu
	Dept. of Physics
	Lafayette College	Easton, PA  18042

Here's the file-by-file breakdown of what's included:

Configure
    Checks if File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

    Fix typo:  s/sytem/system/

MANIFEST
    Include new extension hint files.

README
    Some clarifications, thanks to John Stoeffel.  Tell users how to
    not use dynamic loading.

c2ph.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

config_H
    Updated to match config_h.SH.

config_h.SH
    Include defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp)
    can be assigned to.

doio.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.pm
    Improve error messages and a little documentation.

ext/NDBM_File/hints/solaris.pl
    New hint file.

ext/ODBM_File/Makefile.PL
    Removed -ldbm.nfs, since it's now in the sco hint file.

ext/ODBM_File/hints/sco.pl
ext/ODBM_File/hints/solaris.pl
ext/ODBM_File/hints/svr4.pl
    New hint files.

h2ph.SH
h2xs.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

hints/apollo.sh
hints/freebsd.sh
hints/linux.sh
hints/sco_3.sh
    Updated.

lib/AutoLoader.pm
    Eliminate else clause in sub import.

    Handle case where @INC contains relative paths.

lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp
    Update to version 1.7.  This includes CASE support.

lib/I18N/Collate.pm
    Updated documentation.

lib/ftp.pl
    Look for socket.ph or sys/socket.ph

lib/getcwd.pl
    Use defined().
   
makeaperl.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

perl.c
    fputs("\tUnofficial patchlevel 1j.\n",stdout);
  	
perldoc.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

    Turn off debugging messages.

pod/perlbot.pod
    Updated.

pod/pod2html.SH
pod/pod2latex.SH
pod/pod2man.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

sv.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

toke.c
    Fix spelling of ambiguous.

x2p/find2perl.SH
x2p/s2p.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

x2p/str.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/lib/AutoLoader.pm b/lib/AutoLoader.pm
index 449498c367..b38915872c 100644
--- a/lib/AutoLoader.pm
+++ b/lib/AutoLoader.pm
@@ -43,22 +43,30 @@ AUTOLOAD {
     goto &$AUTOLOAD;
 }
                             
-sub import
-{
- my ($callclass, $callfile, $callline,$path,$callpack) = caller(0);
- ($callpack = $callclass) =~ s#::#/#;
- if (defined($path = $INC{$callpack . '.pm'}))
-  {
-   if ($path =~ s#^(.*)$callpack\.pm$#$1auto/$callpack/autosplit.ix# && -e $path) 
-    {
-     eval {require $path}; 
-     carp $@ if ($@);  
+sub import {
+    my ($callclass, $callfile, $callline,$path,$callpack) = caller(0);
+    ($callpack = $callclass) =~ s#::#/#;
+    # Try to find the autosplit index file.  Eg., if the call package
+    # is POSIX, then $INC{POSIX.pm} is something like
+    # '/usr/local/lib/perl5/POSIX.pm', and the autosplit index file is in
+    # '/usr/local/lib/perl5/auto/POSIX/autosplit.ix', so we require that.
+    #
+    # However, if @INC is a relative path, this might not work.  If,
+    # for example, @INC = ('lib'), then
+    # $INC{POSIX.pm} is 'lib/POSIX.pm', and we want to require
+    # 'auto/POSIX/autosplit.ix' (without the leading 'lib').
+    #
+    if (defined($path = $INC{$callpack . '.pm'})) {
+	# Try absolute path name.
+	$path =~ s#^(.*)$callpack\.pm$#$1auto/$callpack/autosplit.ix#;
+	eval { require $path; };
+	# If that failed, try relative path with normal @INC searching.
+	if ($@) {
+	    $path ="auto/$callpack/autosplit.ix";
+	    eval { require $path; };
+	}
+	carp $@ if ($@);  
     } 
-   else 
-    {
-     croak "Have not loaded $callpack.pm";
-    }
-  }
 }
 
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