tl;dr: Not everything passed. I think more failed than for Craig on his system. But it's not much different in its failures from 5.14.0.
I don't know how to get the shared library override set up to do PERL -V $ MCR []MINIPERL "-Ilib" "-V" Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 16 subversion 0) configuration: Platform: osname=VMS, osvers=V8.4, archname=VMS_IA64 uname='VMS ptac V8.4 HP rx2600 (1.30GHz/3.0MB)' config_args='' hint=none, useposix=false, d_sigaction=define useithreads=undef, usemultiplicity=undef useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=undef, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='CC/DECC', ccflags ='/Include=[]/Standard=Relaxed_ANSI/Prefix=All/Obj=.ob j /NOANSI_ALIAS/float=ieee/ieee=denorm/NAMES=(SHORTENED)/Define=_USE_STD_STAT=1' , optimize='/NoList', cppflags='undef' ccversion='70390019', gccversion='', gccosandvers='undef' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16 ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize =8 alignbytes=8, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='Link/nodebug', ldflags ='/NoTrace/NoMap' libpth=/sys$share /sys$library libs= perllibs= libc=(DECCRTL), so=exe, useshrplib=true, libperl=undef gnulibc_version='undef' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_vms.c, dlext=exe, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='' cccdlflags='', lddlflags='/Share' Characteristics of this PERLSHR image: Compile-time options: HAS_TIMES HAVE_INTERP_INTERN PERLIO_LAYERS PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB PERL_IS_MINIPERL PERL_MALLOC_WRAP PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_IEEE USE_LARGE_FILES USE_LOCALE USE_LOCALE_COLLATE USE_LOCALE_CTYPE USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF USE_SITECUSTOMIZE VMS_DO_SOCKETS VMS_SHORTEN_LONG_SYMBOLS Locally applied patches: RC2 Built under VMS Compiled at May 16 2012 11:34:41 %ENV: PERL_CORE="1" @INC: PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.cpan.AutoLoader.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.Carp.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.Cwd] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.Cwd.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.ExtUtils-Command.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.ExtUtils-Install.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.cpan.ExtUtils-MakeMaker.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.ExtUtils-Manifest.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.cpan.File-Path.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.ext.re] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK.dist.Term-ReadLine.lib] PTAC$DKA0:[NCLARK.I.PERL5160-RC2-MMK]lib . Failures for 5.16.0-RC2 Test Summary Report ------------------- run/switches.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 112 Failed: 0) TODO passed: 23-24, 99-102, 104 ../cpan/Archive-Extract/t/01_Archive-Extract.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 1044 Failed: 90) Failed tests: 39, 41-46, 52, 54-59, 128, 130-135, 141 143-148, 167, 169-174, 180, 182-187, 255 257-262, 268, 270-275, 294, 296-301, 307 309-314, 384, 386-387, 389-391, 459, 461-466 472, 474-479 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/CGI/t/tmpdir.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 9 Failed: 0) TODO passed: 3-9 ../cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/t/basic.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 171 Failed: 1) Failed test: 62 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/t/fixin.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 4 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 22 tests but ran 4. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/basic.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 58 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 22-23 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/compat.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 165 Failed: 29) Failed tests: 8-10, 26-28, 46-48, 64, 66-67, 83, 85-86 104-107, 137-146 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/debug.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/destinations.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 113 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 47, 50, 107, 110 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/extend.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 12 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 64 tests but ran 12. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/install_extra_target.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 6 Failed: 6) Failed tests: 1-6 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/manifypods.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 14 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 14. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/perl_mb_opt.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 8 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 4, 8 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/PL_files.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 0 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 8 tests but ran 0. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/runthrough.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 29 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 11, 13 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/script_dist.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 7 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/test_file_exts.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 3 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 2-3 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/test_types.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 25 Failed: 21) Failed tests: 2-3, 5-13, 15-16, 18-25 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/tilde.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 16 Failed: 1) Failed test: 16 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/use_tap_harness.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 9 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 2-3, 6, 9 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/properties/dist_suffix.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 2 Failed: 1) Failed test: 2 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/properties/share_dir.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 16 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 23 tests but ran 16. ../cpan/Module-Metadata/t/metadata.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 116 Failed: 3) Failed tests: 114-116 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Test-Harness/t/source_handler.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 79 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 19-20, 23-24 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Test-Harness/t/testargs.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 8 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 8. ../cpan/Time-HiRes/t/alarm.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 10 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 7, 10 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Time-HiRes/t/ualarm.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 12 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 8, 12 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../ext/Pod-Html/t/cache.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 10 Failed: 1) Failed test: 8 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../lib/File/Copy.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 463 Failed: 0) TODO passed: 39, 53, 72 ../lib/perl5db.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 30 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 18-19, 22, 28 Files=2323, Tests=490160, 6924 wallclock secs (211.55 usr + 0.00 sys = 211.55 C PU) Result: FAIL Failures on the same machine for 5.14.0: Test Summary Report ------------------- ../cpan/Archive-Extract/t/01_Archive-Extract.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 944 Failed: 118) Failed tests: 39, 41-46, 52, 54-59, 128, 130-135, 141 143-148, 167, 169-174, 180, 182-187, 193 195-200, 206, 208-213, 255, 257-262, 268 270-275, 294, 296-301, 307, 309-314, 332 334-339, 345, 347-352, 358, 360-361, 363-365 433, 435-440, 446, 448-453 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/t/basic.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 98 Failed: 1) Failed test: 62 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/t/fixin.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 4 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 22 tests but ran 4. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/basic.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 58 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 22-23 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/compat.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 165 Failed: 29) Failed tests: 8-10, 26-28, 46-48, 64, 66-67, 83, 85-86 104-107, 137-146 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/debug.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 1 Failed: 1) Failed test: 1 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/destinations.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 113 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 47, 50, 107, 110 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/extend.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 12 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 64 tests but ran 12. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/install_extra_target.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 6 Failed: 6) Failed tests: 1-6 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/manifypods.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 14 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 14. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/perl_mb_opt.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 8 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 4, 8 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/PL_files.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 0 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 8 tests but ran 0. ../cpan/Module-Build/t/runthrough.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 29 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 11, 13 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/script_dist.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 7 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/test_file_exts.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 3 Failed: 2) Failed tests: 2-3 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/test_types.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 25 Failed: 21) Failed tests: 2-3, 5-13, 15-16, 18-25 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/tilde.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 16 Failed: 1) Failed test: 16 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/use_tap_harness.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 9 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 2-3, 6, 9 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/properties/dist_suffix.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 2 Failed: 1) Failed test: 2 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Module-Build/t/properties/share_dir.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 14 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 14. ../cpan/Test-Harness/t/source_handler.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 79 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 19-20, 23-24 Non-zero exit status: 4 ../cpan/Test-Harness/t/testargs.t (Wstat: 1024 Tes ts: 8 Failed: 0) Non-zero exit status: 4 Parse errors: Bad plan. You planned 21 tests but ran 8. ../cpan/Time-HiRes/t/HiRes.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 48 Failed: 4) Failed tests: 41, 44-45, 48 ../lib/File/Copy.t (Wstat: 0 Tests: 463 Failed: 0) TODO passed: 53 Files=2080, Tests=430164, 6710 wallclock secs (180.04 usr + 0.00 sys = 180.04 C PU) Result: FAIL I haven't investigated to see whether the different test numbers reported are actually the same underlying tests failing. Also, I've not investigated whether the new failures are totally new test scripts. (Been pretty grotty for the past 2 days, and not got anything done. About to go away for the weekend, offline, hence this rather rushed message) Nicholas Clark