3 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perl5005delta.pod b/pod/perl5005delta.pod
index 053944220e..1c69bdd246 100644
--- a/pod/perl5005delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl5005delta.pod
@@ -923,6 +923,14 @@ the regular expression compiles to longer than 32767, it'll blow up.
 Usually when you want a regular expression this big, there is a better
 way to do it with multiple statements.  See L<perlre>.
 
+=item regexp too big
+
+(F) The current implementation of regular expressions uses shorts as
+address offsets within a string.  Unfortunately this means that if
+the regular expression compiles to longer than 32767, it'll blow up.
+Usually when you want a regular expression this big, there is a better
+way to do it with multiple statements.  See L<perlre>.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 BUGS
diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index c78161141a..f9bd2c56ad 100644
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -2279,7 +2279,8 @@ C<'w+'>, C<'a'>, and C<'a+'>.
 
 If the filename begins with C<'|'>, the filename is interpreted as a
 command to which output is to be piped, and if the filename ends with a
-C<'|'>, the filename is interpreted See L<perlipc/"Using open() for IPC">
+C<'|'>, the filename is interpreted as a command which pipes output to
+us.  See L<perlipc/"Using open() for IPC">
 for more examples of this.  (You are not allowed to C<open()> to a command
 that pipes both in I<and> out, but see L<IPC::Open2>, L<IPC::Open3>,
 and L<perlipc/"Bidirectional Communication"> for alternatives.)
diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index d3d4500ce4..1df6ba3d8a 100644
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ In addition, Perl defines the following:
     \D	Match a non-digit character
     \pP	Match P, named property.  Use \p{Prop} for longer names.
     \PP	Match non-P
-    \X	Match eXtended Unicode "combining character sequence", \pM\pm*
+    \X	Match eXtended Unicode "combining character sequence",
+        equivalent to C<(?:\PM\pM*)>
     \C	Match a single C char (octet) even under utf8.
 
 A C<\w> matches a single alphanumeric character, not a whole