Change 17244 by jhi@alpha on 2002/06/14 19:04:53
README.irix update.
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.... //depot/perl/README.irix#4 edit
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==== //depot/perl/README.irix#4 (text) ====
Index: perl/README.irix
--- perl/README.irix#3~17121~ Sat Jun 8 14:36:00 2002
+++ perl/README.irix Fri Jun 14 12:04:53 2002
@@ -52,7 +52,15 @@
=head2 Building with threads
-For Irix 6.2, you have to have the following patches installed:
+Run Configure with -Duseithreads which will configure Perl with
+the new Perl 5.8.0 "interpreter threads", see L<threads>.
+
+The old Perl 5.005 threads is obsolete, unmaintained, and its use is
+discouraged. If you really want it, run Configure with the
+-Dusethreads -Duse5005threads options as described in INSTALL.
+
+For either thread model and for Irix 6.2, you have to have the
+following patches installed:
1404 Irix 6.2 Posix 1003.1b man pages
1645 Irix 6.2 & 6.3 POSIX header file updates
@@ -63,6 +71,9 @@
IMPORTANT: Without patch 2401, a kernel bug in Irix 6.2 will cause
your machine to panic and crash when running threaded perl. Irix 6.3
and later are okay.
+
+ Thanks to Hannu Napari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for the IRIX
+ pthreads patches information.
=head1 AUTHOR
End of Patch.
