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diff --git a/pod/perlrun.pod b/pod/perlrun.pod
index 0bfcaff..4b86d77 100644
--- a/pod/perlrun.pod
+++ b/pod/perlrun.pod
@@ -569,12 +569,39 @@ the implicit loop, just as in B<awk>.
 
 =item B<-P>
 
-causes your program to be run through the C preprocessor before
+B<NOTE: Use of -P is strongly discouraged because of its inherent
+problems, including poor portability.>
+
+This option causes your program to be run through the C preprocessor before
 compilation by Perl.  Because both comments and B<cpp> directives begin
 with the # character, you should avoid starting comments with any words
 recognized by the C preprocessor such as C<"if">, C<"else">, or C<"define">.
-Also, in some platforms the C preprocessor knows too much: it knows
-about the C++ -style until-end-of-line comments starting with C<"//">.
+
+If you're considering using C<-P>, you might also want to look at the
+Filter::cpp module from CPAN.
+
+The problems of -P include, but are not limited to:
+
+=over 10
+
+=item *
+
+The C<#!> line is stripped, so any switches there don't apply.
+
+=item *
+
+A C<-P> on a C<#!> line doesn't work.
+
+=item *
+
+B<All> lines that begin with (whitespace and) a C<#> but
+do not look like cpp commands, are stripped, including anything
+inside Perl strings, regular expressions, and here-docs . 
+
+=item *
+
+In some platforms the C preprocessor knows too much: it knows about
+the C++ -style until-end-of-line comments starting with C<"//">.
 This will cause problems with common Perl constructs like
 
     s/foo//;
@@ -588,6 +615,23 @@ like for example C<"!">:
 
     s!foo!!;
 
+
+
+=item *
+
+It requires not only a working C preprocessor but also a working
+F<sed>.  If not on UNIX, you are probably out of luck on this.
+
+=item *
+
+Script line numbers are not preserved.
+
+=item *
+
+The C<-x> does not work with C<-P>.
+
+=back
+
 =item B<-s>
 
 enables rudimentary switch parsing for switches on the command
@@ -832,6 +876,11 @@ Relevant only if your perl executable was built with B<-DDEBUGGING>,
 this controls the behavior of global destruction of objects and other
 references.  See L<perlhack/PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL> for more information.
 
+=item PERL_ENCODING
+
+If using the C<encoding> pragma without an explicit encoding name, the
+PERL_ENCODING environment variable is consulted for an encoding name.
+
 =item PERL_ROOT (specific to the VMS port)
 
 A translation concealed rooted logical name that contains perl and the