Change 16107 by jhi@alpha on 2002/04/23 14:44:13
Subject: [PATCH] README.qnx, hints/qnx.sh
From: Norton Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 11:48:54 -0400 (edt)
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Affected files ...
.... //depot/perl/README.qnx#13 edit
.... //depot/perl/hints/qnx.sh#13 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/README.qnx#13 (text) ====
Index: perl/README.qnx
--- perl/README.qnx.~1~ Tue Apr 23 09:00:05 2002
+++ perl/README.qnx Tue Apr 23 09:00:05 2002
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@
There is no support for dynamically linked libraries in QNX4.
+If you wish to compile with the Socket extension, you need
+to have the TCP/IP toolkit, and you need to make sure that
+-lsocket locates the correct copy of socket3r.lib. Beware
+that the Watcom compiler ships with a stub version of
+socket3r.lib which has very little functionality. Also
+beware the order in which wlink searches directories for
+libraries. You may have /usr/lib/socket3r.lib pointing to
+the correct library, but wlink may pick up
+/usr/watcom/10.6/usr/lib/socket3r.lib instead. Make sure
+they both point to the correct library, that is,
+/usr/tcptk/current/usr/lib/socket3r.lib.
+
The following tests may report errors under QNX4:
ext/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give
@@ -111,12 +123,15 @@
=head2 Outstanding issues with perl under QNX6
-The following tests are still failing for Perl 5.7.1 under QNX 6.1.0:
+The following tests are still failing for Perl 5.7.3 under QNX 6.1.0:
op/sprintf.........................FAILED at test 91
- lib/1_compile......................FAILED at test 33
- ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock............FAILED at test 12
- ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_udp.............FAILED at test 4
+ lib/Benchmark......................FAILED at test 26
+
+This is due to a bug in the C library's printf routine.
+printf("'%e'", 0. ) produces '0.000000e+0', but ANSI requires
+'0.000000e+00'. QNX has acknowledged the bug and it should be
+fixed in 6.2.0.
=head1 AUTHOR
==== //depot/perl/hints/qnx.sh#13 (text) ====
Index: perl/hints/qnx.sh
--- perl/hints/qnx.sh.~1~ Tue Apr 23 09:00:05 2002
+++ perl/hints/qnx.sh Tue Apr 23 09:00:05 2002
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
# Most of the hints in this file are for QNX4, which needed
# more help. The QNX6 hints are located toward the bottom.
#
-# perl-5.7.2 passes all tests under QNX4.24G
+# perl-5.7.3 passes all tests under QNX4.24G
# Watcom 10.6 with Beta/970211.wcc.update.tar.F
# socket3r.lib Nov21 1996.
-# perl-5.7.2 fails 4 known tests under QNX6.1.0
+# perl-5.7.3 fails 2 known tests under QNX6.1.0
#
# As with many unix ports, this one depends on a few "standard"
# unix utilities which are not necessarily standard for QNX4.
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@
# Outstanding Issues for QNX4:
# There is no support for dynamically linked libraries in
# QNX4.
+#
+# If you wish to compile with the Socket extension, you need
+# to have the TCP/IP toolkit, and you need to make sure that
+# -lsocket locates the correct copy of socket3r.lib. Beware
+# that the Watcom compiler ships with a stub version of
+# socket3r.lib which has very little functionality. Also
+# beware the order in which wlink searches directories for
+# libraries. You may have /usr/lib/socket3r.lib pointing to
+# the correct library, but wlink may pick up
+# /usr/watcom/10.6/usr/lib/socket3r.lib instead. Make sure
+# they both point to the correct library, that is,
+# /usr/tcptk/current/usr/lib/socket3r.lib.
#
# ext/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give
# the same results. cwd calls `fullpath -t`, so if you
@@ -60,12 +72,15 @@
# Fixed in latest BETA socket3r.lib
#----------------------------------------------------------------
# Outstanding Issues for QNX6:
-# The following tests are still failing as of 5.7.1:
+# The following tests are still failing as of 5.7.3:
#
# op/sprintf.........................FAILED at test 91
-# lib/1_compile......................FAILED at test 33
-# ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock............FAILED at test 12
-# ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_udp.............FAILED at test 4
+# lib/Benchmark......................FAILED at test 26
+#
+# This is due to a bug in the C library's printf routine.
+# printf("'%e'", 0. ) produces '0.000000e+0', but ANSI requires
+# '0.000000e+00'. QNX has acknowledged the bug and it should be
+# fixed in 6.2.0.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------
# These hints were submitted by:
End of Patch.
