Change 11317 by jhi@alpha on 2001/07/12 16:39:11
Subject: AIX README update
From: "H.Merijn Brand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:28:30 +0200
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Affected files ...
... //depot/perl/README.aix#5 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/README.aix#5 (text) ====
Index: perl/README.aix
--- perl/README.aix.~1~ Thu Jul 12 10:45:06 2001
+++ perl/README.aix Thu Jul 12 10:45:06 2001
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
upgrade to the latest available patch level. Currently:
xlC.C 3.1.4.0
- vac.C 4.4.0.3 (5.0 is already available)
+ vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.0
Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
The former is recommended, as not only can it compile Perl with no
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
complete, and be sure to read the Perl README file for more gcc-specific
-details.
+details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the development
+team.
=head2 OS level
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
All defaults for Configure can be used.
If you've chosen to use vac 4, be sure to run 4.4.0.3. Older versions
-will turn up nasty later on.
+will turn up nasty later on. For vac 5 be sure to run at least 5.0.1.0.
Here's a brief lead of how to upgrade the compiler to the latest
level. Of course this is subject to changes. You can only upgrade
@@ -139,19 +140,21 @@
=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl
-... ?
+We're woking on this using gcc-3.0 ... (any input highly appreciated)
=head2 Using Large Files with Perl
-... ?
+Should yield no problems.
=head2 Threaded Perl
-... ?
+Threads seem to work OK, though at the moment not all tests pass when
+threads are used in combination with 64bit configurations.
=head2 64-bit Perl
-... ?
+If your AIX is installed with 64-bit support, you can expect 64bit
+configurations to work. In combination with threads some tests might still fail.
=head2 GDBM and Threads
@@ -169,6 +172,6 @@
=head1 DATE
-Version 0.0.1: 16-10-2000
+Version 0.0.2: 12 Jul 2001
=cut
End of Patch.
