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authorAndy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>1999-05-12 07:44:11 -0400
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1999-05-17 08:01:04 +0000
commited83684f6b46f0b7742ba6651d4ebb2198bb91ea (patch)
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parentb2e2599b466a095240286c3b6a73aab6c05e8d7e (diff)
downloadperl-ed83684f6b46f0b7742ba6651d4ebb2198bb91ea.tar.gz
(Was Re: SunOS4.1 compilation error)
Message-Id: <Pine.GSU.4.05.9905121136520.25150-100000@newton.phys> p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3429
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index acb9efd041..fade1f9e5c 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ provide additional or different instructions for building Perl.
If there is a hint file for your system (in the hints/ directory) you
should also read that hint file for specific information for your
-system. (Unixware users should use the svr4.sh hint file.)
+system. (Unixware users should use the svr4.sh hint file.) If
+there is a README file for your platform, then you should read
+that too. Additional information is in the Porting/ directory.
=head1 WARNING: This version is not binary compatible with Perl 5.004.
@@ -1641,8 +1643,16 @@ comes with the perl distribution, but you need to have perl compiled
before you can use it. (If you have not installed it yet, you need to
run C<./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug> instead of a plain C<perlbug>.)
-You might also find helpful information in the Porting directory of the
-perl distribution.
+Please try to make your message brief but clear. Trim out unnecessary
+information. Do not include large files (such as config.sh or a complete
+Configure or make log) unless absolutely necessary. Do not include a
+complete transcript of your build session. Just include the failing
+commands, the relevant error messages, and whatever preceeding commands
+are necessary to give the appropriate context. Plain text should
+usually be sufficient--fancy attachments or encodings may actually
+reduce the number of people who read your message. Your message
+will get relayed to over 400 subscribers around the world so please
+try to keep it brief but clear.
=head1 DOCUMENTATION
@@ -1687,4 +1697,4 @@ the contact information to match your distribution.
=head1 LAST MODIFIED
-$Id: INSTALL,v 1.48 1999/03/19 17:00:49 doughera Exp $
+$Id: INSTALL,v 1.49 1999/05/12 15:36:02 doughera Released $