add note about env pollution

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3029

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 64fa70b..fc2890d 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -833,6 +833,13 @@ shouldn't do that, but some might.)
 
 =over 4
 
+=item Environment variable clashes
+
+Configure uses a CONFIG variable that is reported to cause trouble on
+ReliantUnix 5.44.  If your system sets this variable, you can try
+unsetting it before you run Configure.  Configure should eventually
+be fixed to avoid polluting the namespace of the environment.
+
 =item Running Configure Interactively
 
 If Configure runs into trouble, remember that you can always run

diff --git a/pod/perltodo.pod b/pod/perltodo.pod
index fe339de..f7ab458 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perltodo.pod
+++ b/pod/perltodo.pod
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ will be difficult.
     CPP-space:    restrict CPP symbols exported from headers
     header-space: move into CORE/perl/
     API-space:    begin list of things that constitute public api
+    env-space:    Configure should use PERL_CONFIG instead of CONFIG etc.
 
 =head2 MULTIPLICITY