instructions on how to patch Configure unclear

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From @mauke

Created by @mauke

A comment at the beginning of Configure says​:

# Though this script was generated by metaconfig from metaunits, it is
# OK to send patches against Configure itself. It's up to the Configure
# pumpkin to backport the patch to the metaunits if it is accepted.
# For more information on patching Configure, see pod/perlhack.pod

But pod/perlhack.pod says nothing about patching Configure.

- What does it mean to "send patches"? (Attach them to a bug ticket? Mail them
  to the perl5-porters list? Commit them straight to blead?)
- Who is the Configure pumpkin? (Tux?)

Perl Info

Flags:
    category=docs
    severity=low

Site configuration information for perl 5.26.0:

Configured by mauke at Tue May 30 23:06:36 CEST 2017.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 26 subversion 0) configuration:
   
  Platform:
    osname=linux
    osvers=4.10.11-1-arch
    archname=i686-linux
    uname='linux simplicio 4.10.11-1-arch #1 smp preempt tue apr 18 09:00:04 cest 2017 i686 gnulinux '
    config_args=''
    hint=recommended
    useposix=true
    d_sigaction=define
    useithreads=undef
    usemultiplicity=undef
    use64bitint=undef
    use64bitall=undef
    uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n
    default_inc_excludes_dot=define
    bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc'
    ccflags ='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
    optimize='-O2 -march=native'
    cppflags='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion=''
    gccversion='7.1.1 20170516'
    gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4
    longsize=4
    ptrsize=4
    doublesize=8
    byteorder=1234
    doublekind=3
    d_longlong=define
    longlongsize=8
    d_longdbl=define
    longdblsize=12
    longdblkind=3
    ivtype='long'
    ivsize=4
    nvtype='double'
    nvsize=8
    Off_t='off_t'
    lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4
    prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='cc'
    ldflags ='-fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/7.1.1/include-fixed /usr/lib /lib
    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    libc=libc-2.25.so
    so=so
    useshrplib=false
    libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version='2.25'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs
    dlext=so
    d_dlsymun=undef
    ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC'
    lddlflags='-shared -O2 -march=native -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'



@INC for perl 5.26.0:
    /home/mauke/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.0/i686-linux
    /home/mauke/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.0
    /home/mauke/usr/lib/perl5/5.26.0/i686-linux
    /home/mauke/usr/lib/perl5/5.26.0


Environment for perl 5.26.0:
    HOME=/home/mauke
    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
    LANGUAGE=en_US
    LC_COLLATE=C
    LC_MONETARY=de_DE.UTF-8
    LC_TIME=de_DE.UTF-8
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH (unset)
    LOGDIR (unset)
    PATH=/home/mauke/perl5/perlbrew/bin:/home/mauke/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl
    PERLBREW_BASHRC_VERSION=0.73
    PERLBREW_HOME=/home/mauke/.perlbrew
    PERLBREW_ROOT=/home/mauke/perl5/perlbrew
    PERL_BADLANG (unset)
    PERL_UNICODE=SAL
    SHELL=/bin/bash

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From @Tux

On Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00​:14​:57 -0700, "l.mai@​web.de (via RT)"
<perlbug-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

A comment at the beginning of Configure says​:

# Though this script was generated by metaconfig from metaunits, it is
# OK to send patches against Configure itself. It's up to the Configure
# pumpkin to backport the patch to the metaunits if it is accepted.
# For more information on patching Configure, see pod/perlhack.pod

But pod/perlhack.pod says nothing about patching Configure.

Good point. If docs are added there, I'd like to have a statement like

"Patching Configure should be a last resort, as it is shared between
most supported architectures and Operating Systems. In most cases,
patching hints/your-os.sh is sufficient and a *lot* easier and less
error-prone."

- What does it mean to "send patches"? (
* Attach them to a bug ticket?

Acceptable

Mail them to the perl5-porters list?

Acceptable

Commit them straight to blead?

Acceptable on the condition that I (or my co-maints) am/are notified

- Who is the Configure pumpkin? (Tux?)

At this moment, yes. But there is at least arc to help me​: he knows
about all steps involved and has the same rights I have.

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