[inseparable changes from match from perl-5.003_97e to perl-5.003_97f]

 CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES

Subject: New operator systell()
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: doio.c ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm keywords.pl opcode.pl pod/perldelta.pod pod/perldiag.pod pod/perlfunc.pod pp_sys.c t/op/sysio.t toke.c

Subject: Allow constant sub to be optimized when called with parens
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: toke.c

Subject: Make {,un}pack fail on invalid pack types
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pod/perldiag.pod pp.c

 CORE PORTABILITY

Subject: Fix bitwise ops and {,un}pack() on Cray CPUs
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: pp.c

Subject: VMS update
From: Charles Bailey <bailey@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>
Files: lib/Cwd.pm lib/File/Path.pm lib/FindBin.pm vms/perly_c.vms vms/vms.c vms/writemain.pl

Subject: Win32 update (three patches)
From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu>
Files: lib/Cwd.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm lib/File/Basename.pm win32/Makefile win32/makedef.pl win32/perllib.c win32/win32.c win32/win32iop.h

 DOCUMENTATION

Subject: Document size restrictions for packed integers
From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <Jarkko.Hietaniemi@cc.hut.fi>
Files: pod/perlfunc.pod

 LIBRARY AND EXTENSIONS

Subject: Fix bug in Opcode when (maxo & 15) > 8
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs

32 files changed, 732 insertions, 381 deletions

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 54ef8fa77b..b50c1add44 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ file, and their current addresses (as of March 1997):
 
     Gisle Aas           <gisle@aas.no>
     Kenneth Albanowski  <kjahds@kjahds.com>
-    Charles Bailey      <bailey@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>
     Graham Barr         <gbarr@ti.com>
     Spider Boardman     <spider@orb.nashua.nh.us>
     Tim Bunce           <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>
@@ -41,8 +40,103 @@ file, and their current addresses (as of March 1997):
 
 And the Keepers of the Patch Pumpkin:
 
+    Charles Bailey      <bailey@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>
     Andy Dougherty      <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
-    Chip Salzenberg     <chip@pobox.com>
+    Chip Salzenberg     <chip@perl.com>
+
+
+-------------------
+ Version 5.003_97f
+-------------------
+
+This is it before _98.  No more last-minute features.  Really, I mean
+it this time.  No kidding.
+
+ CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES
+
+  Title:  "New operator systell()"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  doio.c ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm keywords.pl opcode.pl
+          pod/perldelta.pod pod/perldiag.pod pod/perlfunc.pod pp_sys.c
+          t/op/sysio.t toke.c
+
+  Title:  "Allow constant sub to be optimized when called with parens"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  toke.c
+
+  Title:  "Make {,un}pack fail on invalid pack types"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  pod/perldiag.pod pp.c
+
+ CORE PORTABILITY
+
+  Title:  "Fix bitwise ops and {,un}pack() on Cray CPUs"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  pp.c
+
+  Title:  "VMS update"
+   From:  Charles Bailey
+  Files:  lib/Cwd.pm lib/File/Path.pm lib/FindBin.pm vms/perly_c.vms
+          vms/vms.c vms/writemain.pl
+
+  Title:  "Win32 update (three patches)"
+   From:  Gurusamy Sarathy and Nick Ing-Simmons
+  Files:  lib/Cwd.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm
+          lib/File/Basename.pm win32/Makefile win32/makedef.pl
+          win32/perllib.c win32/win32.c win32/win32iop.h
+
+ OTHER CORE CHANGES
+
+  Title:  "Fix error messages on method lookup failure"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  pp_hot.c
+
+  Title:  "Fix use of var before init in util.c"
+   From:  Gurusamy Sarathy
+ Msg-ID:  <199704162342.TAA20773@aatma.engin.umich.edu>
+   Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:42:41 -0400
+  Files:  util.c
+
+ BUILD PROCESS
+
+  Title:  "Linux hints: Allow build w/o suidperl, prefer tcsh to csh"
+   From:  Michael De La Rue <mikedlr@tardis.ed.ac.uk>
+  Files:  Configure hints/linux.sh
+
+ LIBRARY AND EXTENSIONS
+
+  Title:  "Fix bug in Opcode when (maxo & 15) > 8"
+   From:  Chip Salzenberg
+  Files:  ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm
+          ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs
+
+  Title:  "CGI.pm broke again"
+   From:  Andreas Koenig
+ Msg-ID:  <199704171136.NAA24859@anna.in-berlin.de>
+   Date:  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:36:28 +0200
+  Files:  lib/CGI.pm
+
+  Title:  "Revise quotewords()"
+   From:  Shishir Gundavaram <shishir@ruby.ora.com>
+  Files:  lib/Text/ParseWords.pm
+
+ TESTS
+
+   (no other changes)
+
+ UTILITIES
+
+   (no changes)
+
+ DOCUMENTATION
+
+  Title:  "Doc updates: INSTALL-1.13, pumpkin.pod-1.9"
+   From:  Andy Dougherty
+  Files:  INSTALL Porting/pumpkin.pod
+
+  Title:  "Document size restrictions for packed integers"
+   From:  Jarkko Hietaniemi
+  Files:  pod/perlfunc.pod
 
 
 -------------------
diff --git a/doio.c b/doio.c
index b8c5a0665c..829d6d920f 100644
--- a/doio.c
+++ b/doio.c
@@ -660,24 +660,20 @@ do_tell(gv)
 GV *gv;
 {
     register IO *io;
+    register PerlIO *fp;
 
-    if (!gv)
-	goto phooey;
-
-    io = GvIO(gv);
-    if (!io || !IoIFP(io))
-	goto phooey;
-
+    if (gv && (io = GvIO(gv)) && (fp = IoIFP(io))) {
 #ifdef ULTRIX_STDIO_BOTCH
-    if (PerlIO_eof(IoIFP(io)))
-	(void)PerlIO_seek (IoIFP(io), 0L, 2);		/* ultrix 1.2 workaround */
+	if (PerlIO_eof(fp))
+	    (void)PerlIO_seek(fp, 0L, 2);	/* ultrix 1.2 workaround */
 #endif
-
-    return PerlIO_tell(IoIFP(io));
-
-phooey:
+	if (op->op_type == OP_SYSTELL)
+	    return lseek(PerlIO_fileno(fp), 0L, 1);
+	else
+	    return PerlIO_tell(fp);
+    }
     if (dowarn)
-	warn("tell() on unopened file");
+	warn("%s() on unopened file", op_name[op->op_type]);
     SETERRNO(EBADF,RMS$_IFI);
     return -1L;
 }
@@ -702,7 +698,7 @@ int whence;
 	    return PerlIO_seek(fp, pos, whence) >= 0;
     }
     if (dowarn)
-	warn("seek() on unopened file");
+	warn("%s() on unopened file", op_name[op->op_type]);
     SETERRNO(EBADF,RMS$_IFI);
     return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL b/ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL
index 400ae7caa0..c7ddaafd29 100644
--- a/ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL
+++ b/ext/Opcode/Makefile.PL
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ WriteMakefile(
     NAME => 'Opcode',
     MAN3PODS 	=> ' ',
     VERSION_FROM => 'Opcode.pm',
-    XS_VERSION => '1.00'
+    XS_VERSION => '1.01'
 );
diff --git a/ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm b/ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm
index fe96e25567..b3cfb50374 100644
--- a/ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm
+++ b/ext/Opcode/Opcode.pm
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ require 5.002;
 
 use vars qw($VERSION $XS_VERSION @ISA @EXPORT_OK);
 
-$VERSION = "1.02";
-$XS_VERSION = "1.00";
+$VERSION = "1.03";
+$XS_VERSION = "1.01";
 
 use strict;
 use Carp;
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ such as open would need to be enabled.
 
     formline enterwrite leavewrite
 
-    print sysread syswrite send recv eof tell seek sysseek
+    print sysread syswrite send recv
+
+    eof tell seek systell sysseek
 
     readdir telldir seekdir rewinddir
 
diff --git a/ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs b/ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs
index 5a95238979..ef2be80594 100644
--- a/ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs
+++ b/ext/Opcode/Opcode.xs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ op_names_init()
     while(i-- > 0)
 	bitmap[i] = 0xFF;
     /* Take care to set the right number of bits in the last byte */
-    bitmap[len-1] = (maxo & 0x07) ? ~(~0 << (maxo & 0x07)) : 0xFF;
+    bitmap[len-1] = ~(0xFF << (maxo & 0x07));
     put_op_bitspec(":all",0, opset_all); /* don't mortalise */
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ invert_opset(opset)
     while(len-- > 0)
 	bitmap[len] = ~bitmap[len];
     /* take care of extra bits beyond maxo in last byte	*/
-    bitmap[opset_len-1] &= ~(0xFF << (maxo & 0x0F));
+    bitmap[opset_len-1] &= ~(0xFF << (maxo & 0x07));
     }
     ST(0) = opset;
 
diff --git a/keywords.h b/keywords.h
index 2be133b748..7c62db552c 100644
--- a/keywords.h
+++ b/keywords.h
@@ -212,36 +212,37 @@
 #define KEY_sysopen		211
 #define KEY_sysread		212
 #define KEY_sysseek		213
-#define KEY_system		214
-#define KEY_syswrite		215
-#define KEY_tell		216
-#define KEY_telldir		217
-#define KEY_tie			218
-#define KEY_tied		219
-#define KEY_time		220
-#define KEY_times		221
-#define KEY_tr			222
-#define KEY_truncate		223
-#define KEY_uc			224
-#define KEY_ucfirst		225
-#define KEY_umask		226
-#define KEY_undef		227
-#define KEY_unless		228
-#define KEY_unlink		229
-#define KEY_unpack		230
-#define KEY_unshift		231
-#define KEY_untie		232
-#define KEY_until		233
-#define KEY_use			234
-#define KEY_utime		235
-#define KEY_values		236
-#define KEY_vec			237
-#define KEY_wait		238
-#define KEY_waitpid		239
-#define KEY_wantarray		240
-#define KEY_warn		241
-#define KEY_while		242
-#define KEY_write		243
-#define KEY_x			244
-#define KEY_xor			245
-#define KEY_y			246
+#define KEY_systell		214
+#define KEY_system		215
+#define KEY_syswrite		216
+#define KEY_tell		217
+#define KEY_telldir		218
+#define KEY_tie			219
+#define KEY_tied		220
+#define KEY_time		221
+#define KEY_times		222
+#define KEY_tr			223
+#define KEY_truncate		224
+#define KEY_uc			225
+#define KEY_ucfirst		226
+#define KEY_umask		227
+#define KEY_undef		228
+#define KEY_unless		229
+#define KEY_unlink		230
+#define KEY_unpack		231
+#define KEY_unshift		232
+#define KEY_untie		233
+#define KEY_until		234
+#define KEY_use			235
+#define KEY_utime		236
+#define KEY_values		237
+#define KEY_vec			238
+#define KEY_wait		239
+#define KEY_waitpid		240
+#define KEY_wantarray		241
+#define KEY_warn		242
+#define KEY_while		243
+#define KEY_write		244
+#define KEY_x			245
+#define KEY_xor			246
+#define KEY_y			247
diff --git a/keywords.pl b/keywords.pl
index aebb3ee2e7..805b5bc2e0 100755
--- a/keywords.pl
+++ b/keywords.pl
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ syscall
 sysopen
 sysread
 sysseek
+systell
 system
 syswrite
 tell
diff --git a/lib/Cwd.pm b/lib/Cwd.pm
index e25ff4b223..efcfeca261 100644
--- a/lib/Cwd.pm
+++ b/lib/Cwd.pm
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package Cwd;
 require 5.000;
-require Exporter;
-use Carp;
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -44,13 +42,20 @@ kept up to date if all packages which use chdir import it from Cwd.
 
 =cut
 
+## use strict;
+
+use Carp;
+
+$VERSION = '2.00';
+
+require Exporter;
 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
 @EXPORT = qw(cwd getcwd fastcwd fastgetcwd);
-@EXPORT_OK = qw(chdir abs_path fast_abspath);
+@EXPORT_OK = qw(chdir abs_path fast_abs_path);
 
-# use strict;
 
 # The 'natural and safe form' for UNIX (pwd may be setuid root)
+
 sub _backtick_pwd {
     my $cwd;
     chop($cwd = `pwd`);
@@ -275,14 +280,13 @@ sub abs_path
     $cwd;
 }
 
-sub fast_abspath
-{
- my $cwd = getcwd();
- my $path = shift || '.';
- chdir($path) || croak "Cannot chdir to $path:$!";
- my $realpath = getcwd();
- chdir($cwd)  || croak "Cannot chdir back to $cwd:$!";
- $realpath;
+sub fast_abs_path {
+    my $cwd = getcwd();
+    my $path = shift || '.';
+    chdir($path) || croak "Cannot chdir to $path:$!";
+    my $realpath = getcwd();
+    chdir($cwd)  || croak "Cannot chdir back to $cwd:$!";
+    $realpath;
 }
 
 
@@ -297,7 +301,14 @@ sub fast_abspath
 #   the CRTL chdir() function persist only until Perl exits.
 
 sub _vms_cwd {
-    return $ENV{'DEFAULT'}
+    return $ENV{'DEFAULT'};
+}
+
+sub _vms_abs_path {
+    return $ENV{'DEFAULT'} unless @_;
+    my $path = VMS::Filespec::pathify($_[0]);
+    croak("Invalid path name $_[0]") unless defined $path;
+    return VMS::Filespec::rmsexpand($path);
 }
 
 sub _os2_cwd {
@@ -307,7 +318,16 @@ sub _os2_cwd {
     return $ENV{'PWD'};
 }
 
-*_NT_cwd     = \&_os2_cwd unless defined &_NT_cwd;
+sub _win32_cwd {
+    $ENV{'PWD'} = Win32::GetCurrentDirectory();
+    $ENV{'PWD'} =~ s:\\:/:g ;
+    return $ENV{'PWD'};
+}
+
+*_NT_cwd = \&_win32_cwd if (!defined &_NT_cwd && 
+                            defined &Win32::GetCurrentDirectory);
+
+*_NT_cwd = \&_os2_cwd unless defined &_NT_cwd;
 
 sub _msdos_cwd {
     $ENV{'PWD'} = `command /c cd`;
@@ -320,34 +340,35 @@ sub _msdos_cwd {
     local $^W = 0;	# assignments trigger 'subroutine redefined' warning
 
     if ($^O eq 'VMS') {
-        *cwd        = \&_vms_cwd;
-        *getcwd     = \&_vms_cwd;
-        *fastcwd    = \&_vms_cwd;
-        *fastgetcwd = \&_vms_cwd;
-        *abs_path	= \&fast_abspath;
+        *cwd		= \&_vms_cwd;
+        *getcwd		= \&_vms_cwd;
+        *fastcwd	= \&_vms_cwd;
+        *fastgetcwd	= \&_vms_cwd;
+        *abs_path	= \&_vms_abs_path;
+        *fast_abs_path	= \&_vms_abs_path;
     }
     elsif ($^O eq 'NT' or $^O eq 'MSWin32') {
         # We assume that &_NT_cwd is defined as an XSUB or in the core.
-        *cwd         = \&_NT_cwd;
-        *getcwd      = \&_NT_cwd;
-        *fastcwd     = \&_NT_cwd;
-        *fastgetcwd  = \&_NT_cwd;
-        *abs_path    = \&fast_abspath;
+        *cwd		= \&_NT_cwd;
+        *getcwd		= \&_NT_cwd;
+        *fastcwd	= \&_NT_cwd;
+        *fastgetcwd	= \&_NT_cwd;
+        *abs_path	= \&fast_abs_path;
     }
     elsif ($^O eq 'os2') {
         # sys_cwd may keep the builtin command
-        *cwd	 = defined &sys_cwd ? \&sys_cwd : \&_os2_cwd;
-        *getcwd	 = defined &sys_cwd ? \&sys_cwd : \&_os2_cwd;
-        *fastgetcwd	 = defined &sys_cwd ? \&sys_cwd : \&_os2_cwd;
-        *fastcwd	 = defined &sys_cwd ? \&sys_cwd : \&_os2_cwd;
-        *abs_path	= \&fast_abspath;
+        *cwd		= defined &sys_cwd ? \&sys_cwd : \&_os2_cwd;
+        *getcwd		= \&cwd;
+        *fastgetcwd	= \&cwd;
+        *fastcwd	= \&cwd;
+        *abs_path	= \&fast_abs_path;
     }
     elsif ($^O eq 'msdos') {
-        *cwd     = \&_msdos_cwd;
-        *getcwd     = \&_msdos_cwd;
-        *fastgetcwd = \&_msdos_cwd;
-        *fastcwd = \&_msdos_cwd;
-        *abs_path	= \&fast_abspath;
+        *cwd		= \&_msdos_cwd;
+        *getcwd		= \&_msdos_cwd;
+        *fastgetcwd	= \&_msdos_cwd;
+        *fastcwd	= \&_msdos_cwd;
+        *abs_path	= \&fast_abs_path;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm b/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm
index b2466f1c3e..b8f1f0adfa 100644
--- a/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm
+++ b/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm
@@ -2839,7 +2839,10 @@ sub test {
 # --- Test and Installation Sections ---
 
     my($self, %attribs) = @_;
-    my($tests) = $attribs{TESTS} || (-d "t" ? "t/*.t" : "");
+    my $tests = $attribs{TESTS};
+    if (!$tests && -d 't') {
+	$tests = $Is_Win32 ? join(' ', <t\\*.t>) : 't/*.t';
+    }
     my(@m);
     push(@m,"
 TEST_VERBOSE=0
diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm b/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm
index d001901f37..e3161b5412 100644
--- a/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm
+++ b/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Win32.pm
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ sub catfile {
     my $file = pop @_;
     return $file unless @_;
     my $dir = $self->catdir(@_);
-    for ($dir) {
-	$_ .= "\\" unless substr($_,length($_)-1,1) eq "\\";
-    }
+    $dir =~ s/(\\\.)$//;
+    $dir .= "\\" unless substr($dir,length($dir)-1,1) eq "\\";
     return $dir.$file;
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ path. On UNIX eliminated successive slashes and successive "/.".
 
 sub canonpath {
     my($self,$path) = @_;
+    $path =~ s/^([a-z]:)/\u$1/;
     $path =~ s|/|\\|g;
     $path =~ s|\\+|\\|g ;                          # xx////xx  -> xx/xx
     $path =~ s|(\\\.)+\\|\\|g ;                    # xx/././xx -> xx/xx
diff --git a/lib/File/Basename.pm b/lib/File/Basename.pm
index 3ceb10e6c1..e4863f8911 100644
--- a/lib/File/Basename.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Basename.pm
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ sub fileparse {
       ($dirpath,$basename) = ($fullname =~ /^(.*[:>\]])?(.*)/);
     }
   }
-  if ($fstype =~ /^MSDOS/i) {
+  if ($fstype =~ /^MS(DOS|Win32)/i) {
     ($dirpath,$basename) = ($fullname =~ /^((?:.*[:\\\/])?)(.*)/);
     $dirpath .= '.\\' unless $dirpath =~ /[\\\/]$/;
   }
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ sub fileparse {
     ($dirpath,$basename) = ($fullname =~ /(.*[:\/])?(.*)/);
     $dirpath = './' unless $dirpath;
   }
-  elsif ($fstype =~ /^MSWin32/i) {
-    ($dirpath,$basename) = ($fullname =~ /^(.*[:\\\/])?(.*)/);
-    $dirpath .= ".\\" unless $dirpath =~ /[\\\/]$/;
-  }
   elsif ($fstype !~ /^VMS/i) {  # default to Unix
     ($dirpath,$basename) = ($fullname =~ m#^(.*/)?(.*)#);
     $dirpath = './' unless $dirpath;
diff --git a/lib/File/Path.pm b/lib/File/Path.pm
index e086028300..419bd03adf 100644
--- a/lib/File/Path.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Path.pm
@@ -69,21 +69,30 @@ skip any files to which you do not have delete access
 (if running under VMS) or write access (if running
 under another OS).  This will change in the future when
 a criterion for 'delete permission' under OSs other
-than VMS is settled. (defaults to FALSE)
+than VMS is settled.  (defaults to FALSE)
 
 =back
 
-It returns the number of files successfully deleted. Symlinks are
+It returns the number of files successfully deleted.  Symlinks are
 treated as ordinary files.
 
+B<NOTE:> If the third parameter is not TRUE, C<rmtree> is B<unsecure>
+in the face of failure or interruption.  Files and directories which
+were not deleted may be left with permissions reset to allow world
+read and write access.  Note also that the occurrence of errors in
+rmtree can be determined I<only> by trapping diagnostic messages
+using C<$SIG{__WARN__}>; it is not apparent from the return value.
+Therefore, you must be extremely careful about using C<rmtree($foo,$bar,0>
+in situations where security is an issue.
+
 =head1 AUTHORS
 
-Tim Bunce E<lt>F<Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>E<gt>
-Charles Bailey E<lt>F<bailey@genetics.upenn.edu>E<gt>
+Tim Bunce <F<Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>> and
+Charles Bailey <F<bailey@genetics.upenn.edu>>
 
 =head1 REVISION
 
-Current $VERSION is 1.02.
+Current $VERSION is 1.03.
 
 =cut
 
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ use Exporter ();
 use strict;
 
 use vars qw( $VERSION @ISA @EXPORT );
-$VERSION = "1.02";
+$VERSION = "1.03";
 @ISA = qw( Exporter );
 @EXPORT = qw( mkpath rmtree );
 
@@ -138,13 +147,14 @@ sub rmtree {
     my($root);
     foreach $root (@{$roots}) {
 	$root =~ s#/$##;
-	$count++, next unless -e $root;
+	next unless -e $root;
 	if (not -l $root and -d _) {
 	    # notabene: 0777 is for making readable in the first place,
 	    # it's also intended to change it to writable in case we have
 	    # to recurse in which case we are better than rm -rf for 
 	    # subtrees with strange permissions
-	    chmod 0777, $root
+	    my $rp = (stat(_))[2] & 0777;  #Is this portable???
+	    chmod(0777, ($Is_VMS ? VMS::Filespec::fileify($root) : $root))
 	      or carp "Can't make directory $root read+writeable: $!"
 		unless $safe;
 
@@ -168,8 +178,15 @@ sub rmtree {
 	      or carp "Can't make directory $root writeable: $!"
 		if $force_writeable;
 	    print "rmdir $root\n" if $verbose;
-	    rmdir($root) && ++$count
-	      or carp "Can't remove directory $root: $!";
+	    if (rmdir $root) {
+		++$count;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		carp "Can't remove directory $root: $!";
+		chmod($rp, ($Is_VMS ? VMS::Filespec::fileify($root) : $root))
+		    or carp("and can't restore permissions to "
+		            . sprintf("0%o",$rp) . "\n");
+	    }
 	}
 	else { 
 	    if ($safe &&
@@ -177,14 +194,24 @@ sub rmtree {
 		print "skipped $root\n" if $verbose;
 		next;
 	    }
+	    my $rp = (stat(_))[2] & 0777;  #Is this portable???
 	    chmod 0666, $root
 	      or carp "Can't make file $root writeable: $!"
 		if $force_writeable;
 	    print "unlink $root\n" if $verbose;
 	    # delete all versions under VMS
 	    while (-e $root || -l $root) {
-		unlink($root) && ++$count
-		  or croak "Can't unlink file $root: $!";
+		if (unlink $root) {
+		    ++$count;
+		}
+		else {
+		    carp "Can't unlink file $root: $!";
+		    if ($force_writeable) {
+			chmod $rp, $root
+			    or carp("and can't restore permissions to "
+			            . sprintf("0%o",$rp) . "\n");
+		    }
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff --git a/lib/FindBin.pm b/lib/FindBin.pm
index d908121ded..918775cda7 100644
--- a/lib/FindBin.pm
+++ b/lib/FindBin.pm
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ sub is_abs_path
   {
    return m#^[a-z]:[\\/]#i;
   }
+ elsif ($^O eq 'VMS')
+  {
+    # If it's a logical name, expand it.
+    $_ = $ENV{$_} while /^[\w\$\-]+$/ and $ENV{$_};
+    return m!^/! or m![<\[][^.\-\]>]! or /:[^<\[]/;
+  }
  else
   {
    return m#^/#;
diff --git a/opcode.h b/opcode.h
index 52403d457d..eb6ff8fb30 100644
--- a/opcode.h
+++ b/opcode.h
@@ -212,146 +212,147 @@ typedef enum {
 	OP_PRTF,	/* 205 */
 	OP_PRINT,	/* 206 */
 	OP_SYSOPEN,	/* 207 */
-	OP_SYSSEEK,	/* 208 */
-	OP_SYSREAD,	/* 209 */
-	OP_SYSWRITE,	/* 210 */
-	OP_SEND,	/* 211 */
-	OP_RECV,	/* 212 */
-	OP_EOF,		/* 213 */
-	OP_TELL,	/* 214 */
-	OP_SEEK,	/* 215 */
-	OP_TRUNCATE,	/* 216 */
-	OP_FCNTL,	/* 217 */
-	OP_IOCTL,	/* 218 */
-	OP_FLOCK,	/* 219 */
-	OP_SOCKET,	/* 220 */
-	OP_SOCKPAIR,	/* 221 */
-	OP_BIND,	/* 222 */
-	OP_CONNECT,	/* 223 */
-	OP_LISTEN,	/* 224 */
-	OP_ACCEPT,	/* 225 */
-	OP_SHUTDOWN,	/* 226 */
-	OP_GSOCKOPT,	/* 227 */
-	OP_SSOCKOPT,	/* 228 */
-	OP_GETSOCKNAME,	/* 229 */
-	OP_GETPEERNAME,	/* 230 */
-	OP_LSTAT,	/* 231 */
-	OP_STAT,	/* 232 */
-	OP_FTRREAD,	/* 233 */
-	OP_FTRWRITE,	/* 234 */
-	OP_FTREXEC,	/* 235 */
-	OP_FTEREAD,	/* 236 */
-	OP_FTEWRITE,	/* 237 */
-	OP_FTEEXEC,	/* 238 */
-	OP_FTIS,	/* 239 */
-	OP_FTEOWNED,	/* 240 */
-	OP_FTROWNED,	/* 241 */
-	OP_FTZERO,	/* 242 */
-	OP_FTSIZE,	/* 243 */
-	OP_FTMTIME,	/* 244 */
-	OP_FTATIME,	/* 245 */
-	OP_FTCTIME,	/* 246 */
-	OP_FTSOCK,	/* 247 */
-	OP_FTCHR,	/* 248 */
-	OP_FTBLK,	/* 249 */
-	OP_FTFILE,	/* 250 */
-	OP_FTDIR,	/* 251 */
-	OP_FTPIPE,	/* 252 */
-	OP_FTLINK,	/* 253 */
-	OP_FTSUID,	/* 254 */
-	OP_FTSGID,	/* 255 */
-	OP_FTSVTX,	/* 256 */
-	OP_FTTTY,	/* 257 */
-	OP_FTTEXT,	/* 258 */
-	OP_FTBINARY,	/* 259 */
-	OP_CHDIR,	/* 260 */
-	OP_CHOWN,	/* 261 */
-	OP_CHROOT,	/* 262 */
-	OP_UNLINK,	/* 263 */
-	OP_CHMOD,	/* 264 */
-	OP_UTIME,	/* 265 */
-	OP_RENAME,	/* 266 */
-	OP_LINK,	/* 267 */
-	OP_SYMLINK,	/* 268 */
-	OP_READLINK,	/* 269 */
-	OP_MKDIR,	/* 270 */
-	OP_RMDIR,	/* 271 */
-	OP_OPEN_DIR,	/* 272 */
-	OP_READDIR,	/* 273 */
-	OP_TELLDIR,	/* 274 */
-	OP_SEEKDIR,	/* 275 */
-	OP_REWINDDIR,	/* 276 */
-	OP_CLOSEDIR,	/* 277 */
-	OP_FORK,	/* 278 */
-	OP_WAIT,	/* 279 */
-	OP_WAITPID,	/* 280 */
-	OP_SYSTEM,	/* 281 */
-	OP_EXEC,	/* 282 */
-	OP_KILL,	/* 283 */
-	OP_GETPPID,	/* 284 */
-	OP_GETPGRP,	/* 285 */
-	OP_SETPGRP,	/* 286 */
-	OP_GETPRIORITY,	/* 287 */
-	OP_SETPRIORITY,	/* 288 */
-	OP_TIME,	/* 289 */
-	OP_TMS,		/* 290 */
-	OP_LOCALTIME,	/* 291 */
-	OP_GMTIME,	/* 292 */
-	OP_ALARM,	/* 293 */
-	OP_SLEEP,	/* 294 */
-	OP_SHMGET,	/* 295 */
-	OP_SHMCTL,	/* 296 */
-	OP_SHMREAD,	/* 297 */
-	OP_SHMWRITE,	/* 298 */
-	OP_MSGGET,	/* 299 */
-	OP_MSGCTL,	/* 300 */
-	OP_MSGSND,	/* 301 */
-	OP_MSGRCV,	/* 302 */
-	OP_SEMGET,	/* 303 */
-	OP_SEMCTL,	/* 304 */
-	OP_SEMOP,	/* 305 */
-	OP_REQUIRE,	/* 306 */
-	OP_DOFILE,	/* 307 */
-	OP_ENTEREVAL,	/* 308 */
-	OP_LEAVEEVAL,	/* 309 */
-	OP_ENTERTRY,	/* 310 */
-	OP_LEAVETRY,	/* 311 */
-	OP_GHBYNAME,	/* 312 */
-	OP_GHBYADDR,	/* 313 */
-	OP_GHOSTENT,	/* 314 */
-	OP_GNBYNAME,	/* 315 */
-	OP_GNBYADDR,	/* 316 */
-	OP_GNETENT,	/* 317 */
-	OP_GPBYNAME,	/* 318 */
-	OP_GPBYNUMBER,	/* 319 */
-	OP_GPROTOENT,	/* 320 */
-	OP_GSBYNAME,	/* 321 */
-	OP_GSBYPORT,	/* 322 */
-	OP_GSERVENT,	/* 323 */
-	OP_SHOSTENT,	/* 324 */
-	OP_SNETENT,	/* 325 */
-	OP_SPROTOENT,	/* 326 */
-	OP_SSERVENT,	/* 327 */
-	OP_EHOSTENT,	/* 328 */
-	OP_ENETENT,	/* 329 */
-	OP_EPROTOENT,	/* 330 */
-	OP_ESERVENT,	/* 331 */
-	OP_GPWNAM,	/* 332 */
-	OP_GPWUID,	/* 333 */
-	OP_GPWENT,	/* 334 */
-	OP_SPWENT,	/* 335 */
-	OP_EPWENT,	/* 336 */
-	OP_GGRNAM,	/* 337 */
-	OP_GGRGID,	/* 338 */
-	OP_GGRENT,	/* 339 */
-	OP_SGRENT,	/* 340 */
-	OP_EGRENT,	/* 341 */
-	OP_GETLOGIN,	/* 342 */
-	OP_SYSCALL,	/* 343 */
+	OP_SYSTELL,	/* 208 */
+	OP_SYSSEEK,	/* 209 */
+	OP_SYSREAD,	/* 210 */
+	OP_SYSWRITE,	/* 211 */
+	OP_SEND,	/* 212 */
+	OP_RECV,	/* 213 */
+	OP_EOF,		/* 214 */
+	OP_TELL,	/* 215 */
+	OP_SEEK,	/* 216 */
+	OP_TRUNCATE,	/* 217 */
+	OP_FCNTL,	/* 218 */
+	OP_IOCTL,	/* 219 */
+	OP_FLOCK,	/* 220 */
+	OP_SOCKET,	/* 221 */
+	OP_SOCKPAIR,	/* 222 */
+	OP_BIND,	/* 223 */
+	OP_CONNECT,	/* 224 */
+	OP_LISTEN,	/* 225 */
+	OP_ACCEPT,	/* 226 */
+	OP_SHUTDOWN,	/* 227 */
+	OP_GSOCKOPT,	/* 228 */
+	OP_SSOCKOPT,	/* 229 */
+	OP_GETSOCKNAME,	/* 230 */
+	OP_GETPEERNAME,	/* 231 */
+	OP_LSTAT,	/* 232 */
+	OP_STAT,	/* 233 */
+	OP_FTRREAD,	/* 234 */
+	OP_FTRWRITE,	/* 235 */
+	OP_FTREXEC,	/* 236 */
+	OP_FTEREAD,	/* 237 */
+	OP_FTEWRITE,	/* 238 */
+	OP_FTEEXEC,	/* 239 */
+	OP_FTIS,	/* 240 */
+	OP_FTEOWNED,	/* 241 */
+	OP_FTROWNED,	/* 242 */
+	OP_FTZERO,	/* 243 */
+	OP_FTSIZE,	/* 244 */
+	OP_FTMTIME,	/* 245 */
+	OP_FTATIME,	/* 246 */
+	OP_FTCTIME,	/* 247 */
+	OP_FTSOCK,	/* 248 */
+	OP_FTCHR,	/* 249 */
+	OP_FTBLK,	/* 250 */
+	OP_FTFILE,	/* 251 */
+	OP_FTDIR,	/* 252 */
+	OP_FTPIPE,	/* 253 */
+	OP_FTLINK,	/* 254 */
+	OP_FTSUID,	/* 255 */
+	OP_FTSGID,	/* 256 */
+	OP_FTSVTX,	/* 257 */
+	OP_FTTTY,	/* 258 */
+	OP_FTTEXT,	/* 259 */
+	OP_FTBINARY,	/* 260 */
+	OP_CHDIR,	/* 261 */
+	OP_CHOWN,	/* 262 */
+	OP_CHROOT,	/* 263 */
+	OP_UNLINK,	/* 264 */
+	OP_CHMOD,	/* 265 */
+	OP_UTIME,	/* 266 */
+	OP_RENAME,	/* 267 */
+	OP_LINK,	/* 268 */
+	OP_SYMLINK,	/* 269 */
+	OP_READLINK,	/* 270 */
+	OP_MKDIR,	/* 271 */
+	OP_RMDIR,	/* 272 */
+	OP_OPEN_DIR,	/* 273 */
+	OP_READDIR,	/* 274 */
+	OP_TELLDIR,	/* 275 */
+	OP_SEEKDIR,	/* 276 */
+	OP_REWINDDIR,	/* 277 */
+	OP_CLOSEDIR,	/* 278 */
+	OP_FORK,	/* 279 */
+	OP_WAIT,	/* 280 */
+	OP_WAITPID,	/* 281 */
+	OP_SYSTEM,	/* 282 */
+	OP_EXEC,	/* 283 */
+	OP_KILL,	/* 284 */
+	OP_GETPPID,	/* 285 */
+	OP_GETPGRP,	/* 286 */
+	OP_SETPGRP,	/* 287 */
+	OP_GETPRIORITY,	/* 288 */
+	OP_SETPRIORITY,	/* 289 */
+	OP_TIME,	/* 290 */
+	OP_TMS,		/* 291 */
+	OP_LOCALTIME,	/* 292 */
+	OP_GMTIME,	/* 293 */
+	OP_ALARM,	/* 294 */
+	OP_SLEEP,	/* 295 */
+	OP_SHMGET,	/* 296 */
+	OP_SHMCTL,	/* 297 */
+	OP_SHMREAD,	/* 298 */
+	OP_SHMWRITE,	/* 299 */
+	OP_MSGGET,	/* 300 */
+	OP_MSGCTL,	/* 301 */
+	OP_MSGSND,	/* 302 */
+	OP_MSGRCV,	/* 303 */
+	OP_SEMGET,	/* 304 */
+	OP_SEMCTL,	/* 305 */
+	OP_SEMOP,	/* 306 */
+	OP_REQUIRE,	/* 307 */
+	OP_DOFILE,	/* 308 */
+	OP_ENTEREVAL,	/* 309 */
+	OP_LEAVEEVAL,	/* 310 */
+	OP_ENTERTRY,	/* 311 */
+	OP_LEAVETRY,	/* 312 */
+	OP_GHBYNAME,	/* 313 */
+	OP_GHBYADDR,	/* 314 */
+	OP_GHOSTENT,	/* 315 */
+	OP_GNBYNAME,	/* 316 */
+	OP_GNBYADDR,	/* 317 */
+	OP_GNETENT,	/* 318 */
+	OP_GPBYNAME,	/* 319 */
+	OP_GPBYNUMBER,	/* 320 */
+	OP_GPROTOENT,	/* 321 */
+	OP_GSBYNAME,	/* 322 */
+	OP_GSBYPORT,	/* 323 */
+	OP_GSERVENT,	/* 324 */
+	OP_SHOSTENT,	/* 325 */
+	OP_SNETENT,	/* 326 */
+	OP_SPROTOENT,	/* 327 */
+	OP_SSERVENT,	/* 328 */
+	OP_EHOSTENT,	/* 329 */
+	OP_ENETENT,	/* 330 */
+	OP_EPROTOENT,	/* 331 */
+	OP_ESERVENT,	/* 332 */
+	OP_GPWNAM,	/* 333 */
+	OP_GPWUID,	/* 334 */
+	OP_GPWENT,	/* 335 */
+	OP_SPWENT,	/* 336 */
+	OP_EPWENT,	/* 337 */
+	OP_GGRNAM,	/* 338 */
+	OP_GGRGID,	/* 339 */
+	OP_GGRENT,	/* 340 */
+	OP_SGRENT,	/* 341 */
+	OP_EGRENT,	/* 342 */
+	OP_GETLOGIN,	/* 343 */
+	OP_SYSCALL,	/* 344 */
 	OP_max		
 } opcode;
 
-#define MAXO 344
+#define MAXO 345
 
 #ifndef DOINIT
 EXT char *op_name[];
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ EXT char *op_name[] = {
 	"prtf",
 	"print",
 	"sysopen",
+	"systell",
 	"sysseek",
 	"sysread",
 	"syswrite",
@@ -916,6 +918,7 @@ EXT char *op_desc[] = {
 	"printf",
 	"print",
 	"sysopen",
+	"systell",
 	"sysseek",
 	"sysread",
 	"syswrite",
@@ -1296,6 +1299,7 @@ OP *	pp_leavewrite	_((void));
 OP *	pp_prtf		_((void));
 OP *	pp_print	_((void));
 OP *	pp_sysopen	_((void));
+OP *	pp_systell	_((void));
 OP *	pp_sysseek	_((void));
 OP *	pp_sysread	_((void));
 OP *	pp_syswrite	_((void));
@@ -1645,6 +1649,7 @@ EXT OP * (*ppaddr[])() = {
 	pp_prtf,
 	pp_print,
 	pp_sysopen,
+	pp_systell,
 	pp_sysseek,
 	pp_sysread,
 	pp_syswrite,
@@ -1996,6 +2001,7 @@ EXT OP * (*check[]) _((OP *op)) = {
 	ck_listiob,	/* prtf */
 	ck_listiob,	/* print */
 	ck_fun,		/* sysopen */
+	ck_fun,		/* systell */
 	ck_fun,		/* sysseek */
 	ck_fun,		/* sysread */
 	ck_fun,		/* syswrite */
@@ -2347,6 +2353,7 @@ EXT U32 opargs[] = {
 	0x00002e15,	/* prtf */
 	0x00002e15,	/* print */
 	0x00911604,	/* sysopen */
+	0x00000e0c,	/* systell */
 	0x00011604,	/* sysseek */
 	0x0091761d,	/* sysread */
 	0x0091161d,	/* syswrite */
diff --git a/opcode.pl b/opcode.pl
index 6fed2f8896..2d3e28da64 100755
--- a/opcode.pl
+++ b/opcode.pl
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ prtf		printf			ck_listiob	ims	F? L
 print		print			ck_listiob	ims	F? L
 
 sysopen		sysopen			ck_fun		s	F S S S?
+systell		systell			ck_fun		st	F?
 sysseek		sysseek			ck_fun		s	F S S
 sysread		sysread			ck_fun		imst	F R S S?
 syswrite	syswrite		ck_fun		imst	F S S S?
diff --git a/patchlevel.h b/patchlevel.h
index 32aafef935..0579db53af 100644
--- a/patchlevel.h
+++ b/patchlevel.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static	char	*local_patches[] = {
 	,"Dev97C - Third development patch to 5.003_97"
 	,"Dev97D - Fourth development patch to 5.003_97"
 	,"Dev97E - Fifth development patch to 5.003_97"
+	,"Dev97F - Sixth development patch to 5.003_97"
 	,NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index b1e11f414b..5132b49ae2 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -299,10 +299,12 @@ provides seven bits of the total value, with the most significant
 first.  Bit eight of each byte is set, except for the last byte, in
 which bit eight is clear.
 
-=item sysseek()
+=item sysseek() and systell()
 
-This is a variant of seek() that works on the system file pointer.
-It is the only reliable way to seek before sysread() or syswrite().
+These are new.  The sysseek() operator is a variant of seek() that works
+on the system file pointer.  It is the only reliable way to seek before
+using sysread() or syswrite().  Its companion operator systell() reports
+the current position of the system file pointer.
 
 =item use VERSION
 
diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index 0152662f8c..feee58a219 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -1229,6 +1229,14 @@ C<./Configure -S> and rebuild Perl.
 (F) The range specified in a character class had a minimum character
 greater than the maximum character.  See L<perlre>.
 
+=item Invalid type in pack: '%s'
+
+(F) The given character is not a valid pack type.  See L<perlop/pack>.
+
+=item Invalid type in unpack: '%s'
+
+(F) The given character is not a valid unpack type.  See L<perlop/unpack>.
+
 =item ioctl is not implemented
 
 (F) Your machine apparently doesn't implement ioctl(), which is pretty
@@ -1987,10 +1995,10 @@ or setgid bit set.  This doesn't make much sense.
 (F) The lexer couldn't find the final delimiter of a // or m{}
 construct.  Remember that bracketing delimiters count nesting level.
 
-=item seek() on unopened file
+=item %sseek() on unopened file
 
-(W) You tried to use the seek() function on a filehandle that was either
-never opened or has since been closed.
+(W) You tried to use the seek() or sysseek() function on a filehandle that
+was either never opened or has since been closed.
 
 =item select not implemented
 
@@ -2206,10 +2214,10 @@ or "msg".  See L<perlfunc/semctl>, for example.
 (W) The filehandle you're writing to got itself closed sometime before now.
 Check your logic flow.
 
-=item tell() on unopened file
+=item %stell() on unopened file
 
-(W) You tried to use the tell() function on a filehandle that was either
-never opened or has since been closed.
+(W) You tried to use the tell() or systell() function on a filehandle that
+was either never opened or has since been closed.
 
 =item Test on unopened file E<lt>%sE<gt>
 
diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index cba3f2a35f..e8dc893efa 100644
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ delete, each, exists, keys, values
 
 binmode, close, closedir, dbmclose, dbmopen, die, eof,
 fileno, flock, format, getc, print, printf, read, readdir,
-rewinddir, seek, seekdir, select, syscall, sysread,
-syswrite, tell, telldir, truncate, warn, write
+rewinddir, seek, seekdir, select, syscall, sysread, sysseek,
+systell, syswrite, tell, telldir, truncate, warn, write
 
 =item Functions for fixed length data or records
 
@@ -2096,17 +2096,29 @@ follows:
 
     c	A signed char value.
     C	An unsigned char value.
+
     s	A signed short value.
     S	An unsigned short value.
+	  (This 'short' is _exactly_ 16 bits, which may differ from
+	   what a local C compiler calls 'short'.)
+
     i	A signed integer value.
     I	An unsigned integer value.
+	  (This 'integer' is _at_least_ 32 bits wide.  Its exact size
+	   depends on what a local C compiler calls 'int', and may
+	   even be larger than the 'long' described in the next item.)
+
     l	A signed long value.
     L	An unsigned long value.
+	  (This 'long' is _exactly_ 32 bits, which may differ from
+	   what a local C compiler calls 'long'.)
 
-    n	A short in "network" order.
-    N	A long in "network" order.
+    n	A short in "network" (big-endian) order.
+    N	A long in "network" (big-endian) order.
     v	A short in "VAX" (little-endian) order.
     V	A long in "VAX" (little-endian) order.
+	  (These 'shorts' and 'longs' are _exactly_ 16 bits and
+	   _exactly_ 32 bits, respectively.)
 
     f	A single-precision float in the native format.
     d	A double-precision float in the native format.
@@ -2116,10 +2128,10 @@ follows:
 
     u	A uuencoded string.
 
-    w A BER compressed integer.  Bytes give an unsigned integer base
-      128, most significant digit first, with as few digits as
-      possible, and with the bit 8 of each byte except the last set
-      to "1."
+    w	A BER compressed integer.  Its bytes represent an unsigned
+	integer in base 128, most significant digit first, with as few
+	digits as possible.  Bit eight (the high bit) is set on each
+	byte except the last.
 
     x	A null byte.
     X	Back up a byte.
@@ -3330,11 +3342,12 @@ into that kind of thing.
 =item sysread FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH
 
 Attempts to read LENGTH bytes of data into variable SCALAR from the
-specified FILEHANDLE, using the system call read(2).  It bypasses
-stdio, so mixing this with other kinds of reads or with seek() may
-cause confusion.  Returns the number of bytes actually read, or undef
-if there was an error.  SCALAR will be grown or shrunk so that the
-last byte actually read is the last byte of the scalar after the read.
+specified FILEHANDLE, using the system call read(2).  It bypasses stdio,
+so mixing this with other kinds of reads, print(), write(), seek(), or
+tell() can cause confusion.  Returns the number of bytes actually read,
+or undef if there was an error.  SCALAR will be grown or shrunk so that
+the last byte actually read is the last byte of the scalar after the
+read.
 
 An OFFSET may be specified to place the read data at some place in the
 string other than the beginning.  A negative OFFSET specifies
@@ -3346,13 +3359,25 @@ the result of the read is appended.
 =item sysseek FILEHANDLE,POSITION,WHENCE
 
 Randomly positions the system file pointer for FILEHANDLE using the
-system call lseek(2).  It bypasses stdio, so mixing this with read(),
-print(), write(), or seek() may cause confusion.  FILEHANDLE may be an
-expression whose value gives the name of the filehandle.  The values for
-WHENCE are 0 to set the file pointer to POSITION, 1 to set the it to
-current plus POSITION, and 2 to set it to EOF plus offset.  You may use
-the values SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, and SEEK_END for this from either the
-IO::Seekable or the POSIX module.  Returns 1 upon success, 0 otherwise.
+system call lseek(2).  It bypasses stdio, so mixing this with reads
+(other than sysread()), print(), write(), seek(), or tell() may cause
+confusion.  FILEHANDLE may be an expression whose value gives the name
+of the filehandle.  The values for WHENCE are 0 to set the file pointer
+to POSITION, 1 to set the it to current plus POSITION, and 2 to set it
+to EOF plus offset.  You may use the values SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, and
+SEEK_END for this from either the IO::Seekable or the POSIX module.
+Returns 1 upon success, 0 otherwise.  See also L</systell>.
+
+=item systell FILEHANDLE
+
+=item systell
+
+Returns the current position of the system file pointer for FILEHANDLE
+as reported by the system call lseek(2).  It bypasses stdio, so mixing
+this with reads (other than sysread()), print(), write(), seek(), or
+tell() may cause confusion.  FILEHANDLE may be an expression whose value
+gives the name of the actual filehandle.  If FILEHANDLE is omitted,
+assumes the file last read.  See also L</sysseek>.
 
 =item system LIST
 
@@ -3404,10 +3429,11 @@ signals and core dumps.
 
 Attempts to write LENGTH bytes of data from variable SCALAR to the
 specified FILEHANDLE, using the system call write(2).  It bypasses
-stdio, so mixing this with prints or with seek() may cause confusion.
-Returns the number of bytes actually written, or undef if there was an
-error.  If the length is greater than the available data, only as much
-data as is available will be written.
+stdio, so mixing this with reads (other than sysread()), print(),
+write(), seek(), or tell() may cause confusion.  Returns the number of
+bytes actually written, or undef if there was an error.  If the length
+is greater than the available data, only as much data as is available
+will be written.
 
 An OFFSET may be specified to write the data from some part of the
 string other than the beginning.  A negative OFFSET specifies writing
diff --git a/pod/perltoc.pod b/pod/perltoc.pod
index ef59edbc9b..e7fed663ad 100644
--- a/pod/perltoc.pod
+++ b/pod/perltoc.pod
@@ -860,10 +860,11 @@ $^E, $^H, $^M
 =item New and changed builtin functions
 
 delete on slices, flock, printf and sprintf, keys as an lvalue, my() in
-Control Structures, pack() and unpack(), sysseek(), use VERSION, use Module
-VERSION LIST, prototype(FUNCTION), srand, $_ as Default, C<m//g> does not
-reset search position on failure, C<m//x> ignores whitespace before ?*+{},
-nested C<sub{}> closures work now, formats work right on changing lexicals
+Control Structures, pack() and unpack(), sysseek() and systell(), use
+VERSION, use Module VERSION LIST, prototype(FUNCTION), srand, $_ as
+Default, C<m//g> does not reset search position on failure, C<m//x> ignores
+whitespace before ?*+{}, nested C<sub{}> closures work now, formats work
+right on changing lexicals
 
 =item New builtin methods
 
@@ -1221,15 +1222,16 @@ sub NAME, sub NAME BLOCK, substr EXPR,OFFSET,LEN, substr EXPR,OFFSET,
 symlink OLDFILE,NEWFILE, syscall LIST, sysopen FILEHANDLE,FILENAME,MODE,
 sysopen FILEHANDLE,FILENAME,MODE,PERMS, sysread
 FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,OFFSET, sysread FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH, sysseek
-FILEHANDLE,POSITION,WHENCE, system LIST, syswrite
-FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,OFFSET, syswrite FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH, tell
-FILEHANDLE, tell, telldir DIRHANDLE, tie VARIABLE,CLASSNAME,LIST, tied
-VARIABLE, time, times, tr///, truncate FILEHANDLE,LENGTH, truncate
-EXPR,LENGTH, uc EXPR, uc, ucfirst EXPR, ucfirst, umask EXPR, umask, undef
-EXPR, undef, unlink LIST, unlink, unpack TEMPLATE,EXPR, untie VARIABLE,
-unshift ARRAY,LIST, use Module LIST, use Module, use Module VERSION LIST,
-use VERSION, utime LIST, values HASH, vec EXPR,OFFSET,BITS, wait, waitpid
-PID,FLAGS, wantarray, warn LIST, write FILEHANDLE, write EXPR, write, y///
+FILEHANDLE,POSITION,WHENCE, systell FILEHANDLE, systell, system LIST,
+syswrite FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH,OFFSET, syswrite
+FILEHANDLE,SCALAR,LENGTH, tell FILEHANDLE, tell, telldir DIRHANDLE, tie
+VARIABLE,CLASSNAME,LIST, tied VARIABLE, time, times, tr///, truncate
+FILEHANDLE,LENGTH, truncate EXPR,LENGTH, uc EXPR, uc, ucfirst EXPR,
+ucfirst, umask EXPR, umask, undef EXPR, undef, unlink LIST, unlink, unpack
+TEMPLATE,EXPR, untie VARIABLE, unshift ARRAY,LIST, use Module LIST, use
+Module, use Module VERSION LIST, use VERSION, utime LIST, values HASH, vec
+EXPR,OFFSET,BITS, wait, waitpid PID,FLAGS, wantarray, warn LIST, write
+FILEHANDLE, write EXPR, write, y///
 
 =back
 
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index 4effd286db..34c4ed3e1f 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -23,12 +23,69 @@
  * floating-point type to use for NV that has adequate bits to fully
  * hold an IV/UV.  (In other words, sizeof(long) == sizeof(double).)
  *
- * It just so happens that "int" is the right size everywhere, at
- * least today.
+ * It just so happens that "int" is the right size almost everywhere.
  */
 typedef int IBW;
 typedef unsigned UBW;
 
+/*
+ * Mask used after bitwise operations.
+ *
+ * There is at least one realm (Cray word machines) that doesn't
+ * have an integral type (except char) small enough to be represented
+ * in a double without loss; that is, it has no 32-bit type.
+ */
+#if BYTEORDER > 0xFFFF && defined(_CRAY) && !defined(_CRAYMPP)
+#  define BWBITS  32
+#  define BWMASK  ((1 << BWBITS) - 1)
+#  define BWSIGN  (1 << (BWBITS - 1))
+#  define BWi(i)  (((i) & BW_SIGN) ? ((i) | ~BW_MASK) : ((i) & BW_MASK))
+#  define BWu(u)  ((u) & BW_MASK)
+#else
+#  define BWi(i)  (i)
+#  define BWu(u)  (u)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Offset for integer pack/unpack.
+ *
+ * On architectures where I16 and I32 aren't really 16 and 32 bits,
+ * which for now are all Crays, pack and unpack have to play games.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * These values are required for portability of pack() output.
+ * If they're not right on your machine, then pack() and unpack()
+ * wouldn't work right anyway; you'll need to apply the Cray hack.
+ * (I'd like to check them with #if, but you can't use sizeof() in
+ * the preprocessor.)
+ */
+#define SIZE16 2
+#define SIZE32 4
+
+#if BYTEORDER > 0xFFFF && defined(_CRAY) && !defined(_CRAYMPP)
+#  if BYTEORDER == 0x12345678
+#    define OFF16(p)	(char*)(p)
+#    define OFF32(p)	(char*)(p)
+#  else
+#    if BYTEORDER == 0x87654321
+#      define OFF16(p)	((char*)(p) + (sizeof(U16) - SIZE16))
+#      define OFF32(p)	((char*)(p) + (sizeof(U32) - SIZE32))
+#    else
+       }}}} bad cray byte order
+#    endif
+#  endif
+#  define COPY16(s,p)  (*(p) = 0, Copy(s, OFF16(p), SIZE16, char))
+#  define COPY32(s,p)  (*(p) = 0, Copy(s, OFF32(p), SIZE32, char))
+#  define CAT16(sv,p)  sv_catpvn(sv, OFF16(p), SIZE16)
+#  define CAT32(sv,p)  sv_catpvn(sv, OFF32(p), SIZE32)
+#else
+#  define COPY16(s,p)  Copy(s, p, SIZE16, char)
+#  define COPY32(s,p)  Copy(s, p, SIZE32, char)
+#  define CAT16(sv,p)  sv_catpvn(sv, (char*)(p), SIZE16)
+#  define CAT32(sv,p)  sv_catpvn(sv, (char*)(p), SIZE32)
+#endif
+
 static void doencodes _((SV* sv, char* s, I32 len));
 static SV* refto _((SV* sv));
 static U32 seed _((void));
@@ -806,11 +863,13 @@ PP(pp_left_shift)
       IBW shift = POPi;
       if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	IBW i = TOPi;
-	SETi( i << shift );
+	i <<= shift;
+	SETi(BWi(i));
       }
       else {
 	UBW u = TOPu;
-	SETu( u << shift );
+	u <<= shift;
+	SETu(BWu(u));
       }
       RETURN;
     }
@@ -823,11 +882,13 @@ PP(pp_right_shift)
       IBW shift = POPi;
       if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	IBW i = TOPi;
-	SETi( i >> shift );
+	i >>= shift;
+	SETi(BWi(i));
       }
       else {
 	UBW u = TOPu;
-	SETu( u >> shift );
+	u >>= shift;
+	SETu(BWu(u));
       }
       RETURN;
     }
@@ -998,11 +1059,11 @@ PP(pp_bit_and)
       if (SvNIOKp(left) || SvNIOKp(right)) {
 	if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	  IBW value = SvIV(left) & SvIV(right); 
-	  SETi( value );
+	  SETi(BWi(value));
 	}
 	else {
 	  UBW value = SvUV(left) & SvUV(right); 
-	  SETu( value );
+	  SETu(BWu(value));
 	}
       }
       else {
@@ -1021,11 +1082,11 @@ PP(pp_bit_xor)
       if (SvNIOKp(left) || SvNIOKp(right)) {
 	if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	  IBW value = (USE_LEFT(left) ? SvIV(left) : 0) ^ SvIV(right); 
-	  SETi( value );
+	  SETi(BWi(value));
 	}
 	else {
 	  UBW value = (USE_LEFT(left) ? SvUV(left) : 0) ^ SvUV(right); 
-	  SETu( value );
+	  SETu(BWu(value));
 	}
       }
       else {
@@ -1044,11 +1105,11 @@ PP(pp_bit_or)
       if (SvNIOKp(left) || SvNIOKp(right)) {
 	if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	  IBW value = (USE_LEFT(left) ? SvIV(left) : 0) | SvIV(right); 
-	  SETi( value );
+	  SETi(BWi(value));
 	}
 	else {
 	  UBW value = (USE_LEFT(left) ? SvUV(left) : 0) | SvUV(right); 
-	  SETu( value );
+	  SETu(BWu(value));
 	}
       }
       else {
@@ -1108,11 +1169,11 @@ PP(pp_complement)
       if (SvNIOKp(sv)) {
 	if (op->op_private & HINT_INTEGER) {
 	  IBW value = ~SvIV(sv);
-	  SETi( value );
+	  SETi(BWi(value));
 	}
 	else {
 	  UBW value = ~SvUV(sv);
-	  SETu( value );
+	  SETu(BWu(value));
 	}
       }
       else {
@@ -2637,7 +2698,7 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	    len = (datumtype != '@');
 	switch(datumtype) {
 	default:
-	    break;
+	    croak("Invalid type in unpack: '%c'", datumtype);
 	case '%':
 	    if (len == 1 && pat[-1] != '1')
 		len = 16;
@@ -2829,13 +2890,13 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 's':
-	    along = (strend - s) / sizeof(I16);
+	    along = (strend - s) / SIZE16;
 	    if (len > along)
 		len = along;
 	    if (checksum) {
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &ashort, 1, I16);
-		    s += sizeof(I16);
+		    COPY16(s, &ashort);
+		    s += SIZE16;
 		    culong += ashort;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -2843,8 +2904,8 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		EXTEND(SP, len);
 		EXTEND_MORTAL(len);
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &ashort, 1, I16);
-		    s += sizeof(I16);
+		    COPY16(s, &ashort);
+		    s += SIZE16;
 		    sv = NEWSV(38, 0);
 		    sv_setiv(sv, (IV)ashort);
 		    PUSHs(sv_2mortal(sv));
@@ -2854,13 +2915,13 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	case 'v':
 	case 'n':
 	case 'S':
-	    along = (strend - s) / sizeof(U16);
+	    along = (strend - s) / SIZE16;
 	    if (len > along)
 		len = along;
 	    if (checksum) {
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &aushort, 1, U16);
-		    s += sizeof(U16);
+		    COPY16(s, &aushort);
+		    s += SIZE16;
 #ifdef HAS_NTOHS
 		    if (datumtype == 'n')
 			aushort = ntohs(aushort);
@@ -2876,8 +2937,8 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		EXTEND(SP, len);
 		EXTEND_MORTAL(len);
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &aushort, 1, U16);
-		    s += sizeof(U16);
+		    COPY16(s, &aushort);
+		    s += SIZE16;
 		    sv = NEWSV(39, 0);
 #ifdef HAS_NTOHS
 		    if (datumtype == 'n')
@@ -2945,13 +3006,13 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'l':
-	    along = (strend - s) / sizeof(I32);
+	    along = (strend - s) / SIZE32;
 	    if (len > along)
 		len = along;
 	    if (checksum) {
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &along, 1, I32);
-		    s += sizeof(I32);
+		    COPY32(s, &along);
+		    s += SIZE32;
 		    if (checksum > 32)
 			cdouble += (double)along;
 		    else
@@ -2962,8 +3023,8 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		EXTEND(SP, len);
 		EXTEND_MORTAL(len);
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &along, 1, I32);
-		    s += sizeof(I32);
+		    COPY32(s, &along);
+		    s += SIZE32;
 		    sv = NEWSV(42, 0);
 		    sv_setiv(sv, (IV)along);
 		    PUSHs(sv_2mortal(sv));
@@ -2973,13 +3034,13 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	case 'V':
 	case 'N':
 	case 'L':
-	    along = (strend - s) / sizeof(U32);
+	    along = (strend - s) / SIZE32;
 	    if (len > along)
 		len = along;
 	    if (checksum) {
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &aulong, 1, U32);
-		    s += sizeof(U32);
+		    COPY32(s, &aulong);
+		    s += SIZE32;
 #ifdef HAS_NTOHL
 		    if (datumtype == 'N')
 			aulong = ntohl(aulong);
@@ -2998,8 +3059,8 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		EXTEND(SP, len);
 		EXTEND_MORTAL(len);
 		while (len-- > 0) {
-		    Copy(s, &aulong, 1, U32);
-		    s += sizeof(U32);
+		    COPY32(s, &aulong);
+		    s += SIZE32;
 #ifdef HAS_NTOHL
 		    if (datumtype == 'N')
 			aulong = ntohl(aulong);
@@ -3102,7 +3163,10 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		    s += sizeof(Quad_t);
 		}
 		sv = NEWSV(42, 0);
-		sv_setiv(sv, (IV)aquad);
+		if (aquad >= IV_MIN && aquad <= IV_MAX)
+		    sv_setiv(sv, (IV)aquad);
+		else
+		    sv_setnv(sv, (double)aquad);
 		PUSHs(sv_2mortal(sv));
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -3117,7 +3181,10 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 		    s += sizeof(unsigned Quad_t);
 		}
 		sv = NEWSV(43, 0);
-		sv_setuv(sv, (UV)auquad);
+		if (aquad <= UV_MAX)
+		    sv_setuv(sv, (UV)auquad);
+		else
+		    sv_setnv(sv, (double)auquad);
 		PUSHs(sv_2mortal(sv));
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -3238,10 +3305,10 @@ PP(pp_unpack)
 	    }
 	    else {
 		if (checksum < 32) {
-		    along = (1 << checksum) - 1;
-		    culong &= (U32)along;
+		    aulong = (1 << checksum) - 1;
+		    culong &= aulong;
 		}
-		sv_setnv(sv, (double)culong);
+		sv_setuv(sv, (UV)culong);
 	    }
 	    XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(sv));
 	    checksum = 0;
@@ -3407,7 +3474,7 @@ PP(pp_pack)
 	    len = 1;
 	switch(datumtype) {
 	default:
-	    break;
+	    croak("Invalid type in pack: '%c'", datumtype);
 	case '%':
 	    DIE("%% may only be used in unpack");
 	case '@':
@@ -3609,7 +3676,7 @@ PP(pp_pack)
 #ifdef HAS_HTONS
 		ashort = htons(ashort);
 #endif
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&ashort, sizeof(I16));
+		CAT16(cat, &ashort);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'v':
@@ -3619,7 +3686,7 @@ PP(pp_pack)
 #ifdef HAS_HTOVS
 		ashort = htovs(ashort);
 #endif
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&ashort, sizeof(I16));
+		CAT16(cat, &ashort);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'S':
@@ -3627,13 +3694,13 @@ PP(pp_pack)
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
 		ashort = (I16)SvIV(fromstr);
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&ashort, sizeof(I16));
+		CAT16(cat, &ashort);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'I':
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
-		auint = U_I(SvNV(fromstr));
+		auint = SvUV(fromstr);
 		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&auint, sizeof(unsigned int));
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -3706,35 +3773,35 @@ PP(pp_pack)
 	case 'N':
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
-		aulong = U_L(SvNV(fromstr));
+		aulong = SvUV(fromstr);
 #ifdef HAS_HTONL
 		aulong = htonl(aulong);
 #endif
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&aulong, sizeof(U32));
+		CAT32(cat, &aulong);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'V':
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
-		aulong = U_L(SvNV(fromstr));
+		aulong = SvUV(fromstr);
 #ifdef HAS_HTOVL
 		aulong = htovl(aulong);
 #endif
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&aulong, sizeof(U32));
+		CAT32(cat, &aulong);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'L':
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
-		aulong = U_L(SvNV(fromstr));
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&aulong, sizeof(U32));
+		aulong = SvUV(fromstr);
+		CAT32(cat, &aulong);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'l':
 	    while (len-- > 0) {
 		fromstr = NEXTFROM;
 		along = SvIV(fromstr);
-		sv_catpvn(cat, (char*)&along, sizeof(I32));
+		CAT32(cat, &along);
 	    }
 	    break;
 #ifdef HAS_QUAD
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 4eca776a4d..712b003abb 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,11 @@ PP(pp_eof)
 
 PP(pp_tell)
 {
+    return pp_systell(ARGS);
+}
+
+PP(pp_systell)
+{
     dSP; dTARGET;
     GV *gv;
 
diff --git a/t/op/sysio.t b/t/op/sysio.t
index f2e72cfb6b..6135cd3465 100755
--- a/t/op/sysio.t
+++ b/t/op/sysio.t
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!./perl
 
-print "1..32\n";
+print "1..34\n";
 
 chdir('op') || die "sysio.t: cannot look for myself: $!";
 
@@ -164,17 +164,21 @@ print "ok 29\n";
 print 'not ' unless ($b eq '#!ererl');
 print "ok 30\n";
 
-# test sysseek
+# test sysseek and systell
 
 sysseek(I, 2, 0);
 sysread(I, $b, 3);
 print 'not ' unless $b eq 'ere';
 print "ok 31\n";
+print 'not ' unless systell(I) == 5;
+print "ok 32\n";
 
 sysseek(I, -2, 1);
 sysread(I, $b, 4);
 print 'not ' unless $b eq 'rerl';
-print "ok 32\n";
+print "ok 33\n";
+print 'not ' unless systell(I) == 7;
+print "ok 34\n";
 
 close(I);
 
diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index d96d9ad3bb..1431d26d2d 100644
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -2514,6 +2514,7 @@ yylex()
 	default:			/* not a keyword */
 	  just_a_word: {
 		GV *gv;
+		SV *sv;
 		char lastchar = (bufptr == oldoldbufptr ? 0 : bufptr[-1]);
 
 		/* Get the rest if it looks like a package qualifier */
@@ -2580,6 +2581,13 @@ yylex()
 		s = skipspace(s);
 		if (*s == '(') {
 		    CLINE;
+		    if (gv && GvCVu(gv)) {
+			for (d = s + 1; *d == ' ' || *d == '\t'; d++) ;
+			if (*d == ')' && (sv = cv_const_sv(GvCV(gv)))) {
+			    s = d + 1;
+			    goto its_constant;
+			}
+		    }
 		    nextval[nexttoke].opval = yylval.opval;
 		    expect = XOPERATOR;
 		    force_next(WORD);
@@ -2604,27 +2612,18 @@ yylex()
 
 		if (gv && GvCVu(gv)) {
 		    CV* cv = GvCV(gv);
-		    if (*s == '(') {
-			nextval[nexttoke].opval = yylval.opval;
-			expect = XTERM;
-			force_next(WORD);
-			yylval.ival = 0;
-			TOKEN('&');
-		    }
 		    if (lastchar == '-')
 			warn("Ambiguous use of -%s resolved as -&%s()",
 				tokenbuf, tokenbuf);
 		    last_lop = oldbufptr;
 		    last_lop_op = OP_ENTERSUB;
 		    /* Check for a constant sub */
-		    {
-			SV *sv = cv_const_sv(cv);
-			if (sv) {
-			    SvREFCNT_dec(((SVOP*)yylval.opval)->op_sv);
-			    ((SVOP*)yylval.opval)->op_sv = SvREFCNT_inc(sv);
-			    yylval.opval->op_private = 0;
-			    TOKEN(WORD);
-			}
+		    if ((sv = cv_const_sv(cv))) {
+		  its_constant:
+			SvREFCNT_dec(((SVOP*)yylval.opval)->op_sv);
+			((SVOP*)yylval.opval)->op_sv = SvREFCNT_inc(sv);
+			yylval.opval->op_private = 0;
+			TOKEN(WORD);
 		    }
 
 		    /* Resolve to GV now. */
@@ -3530,12 +3529,15 @@ yylex()
 	case KEY_sysopen:
 	    LOP(OP_SYSOPEN,XTERM);
 
-	case KEY_sysread:
-	    LOP(OP_SYSREAD,XTERM);
+	case KEY_systell:
+	    UNI(OP_SYSTELL);
 
 	case KEY_sysseek:
 	    LOP(OP_SYSSEEK,XTERM);
 
+	case KEY_sysread:
+	    LOP(OP_SYSREAD,XTERM);
+
 	case KEY_syswrite:
 	    LOP(OP_SYSWRITE,XTERM);
 
@@ -4188,6 +4190,7 @@ I32 len;
 		if (strEQ(d,"sysopen"))		return -KEY_sysopen;
 		if (strEQ(d,"sysread"))		return -KEY_sysread;
 		if (strEQ(d,"sysseek"))		return -KEY_sysseek;
+		if (strEQ(d,"systell"))		return -KEY_systell;
 		break;
 	    case 8:
 		if (strEQ(d,"syswrite"))	return -KEY_syswrite;
diff --git a/vms/perly_c.vms b/vms/perly_c.vms
index 0949d5bf1d..c371e4b650 100644
--- a/vms/perly_c.vms
+++ b/vms/perly_c.vms
@@ -1631,8 +1631,8 @@ case 32:
 #line 209 "perly.y"
 { copline = yyvsp[-9].ival;
 			    yyval.opval = block_end(yyvsp[-7].ival,
-				   append_elem(OP_LINESEQ, scalar(yyvsp[-6].opval),
-				     newSTATEOP(0, yyvsp[-10].pval,
+				   newSTATEOP(0, yyvsp[-10].pval,
+				     append_elem(OP_LINESEQ, scalar(yyvsp[-6].opval),
 				       newWHILEOP(0, 1, (LOOP*)Nullop,
 						  scalar(yyvsp[-4].opval),
 						  yyvsp[0].opval, scalar(yyvsp[-2].opval))))); }
diff --git a/vms/vms.c b/vms/vms.c
index 20710f7007..e1977fb861 100644
--- a/vms/vms.c
+++ b/vms/vms.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  *
  * VMS-specific routines for perl5
  *
- * Last revised: 15-Feb-1997 by Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
- * Version: 5.3.27
+ * Last revised: 11-Apr-1997 by Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
+ * Version: 5.3.97c
  */
 
 #include <acedef.h>
@@ -774,15 +774,18 @@ my_gconvert(double val, int ndig, int trail, char *buf)
  * rmesexpand() returns the address of the resultant string if
  * successful, and NULL on error.
  */
+static char *do_tounixspec(char *, char *, int);
+
 static char *
 do_rmsexpand(char *filespec, char *outbuf, int ts, char *defspec, unsigned opts)
 {
   static char __rmsexpand_retbuf[NAM$C_MAXRSS+1];
+  char vmsfspec[NAM$C_MAXRSS+1], tmpfspec[NAM$C_MAXRSS+1];
   char esa[NAM$C_MAXRSS], *cp, *out = NULL;
   struct FAB myfab = cc$rms_fab;
   struct NAM mynam = cc$rms_nam;
   STRLEN speclen;
-  unsigned long int retsts, haslower = 0;
+  unsigned long int retsts, haslower = 0, isunix = 0;
 
   if (!filespec || !*filespec) {
     set_vaxc_errno(LIB$_INVARG); set_errno(EINVAL);
@@ -792,12 +795,20 @@ do_rmsexpand(char *filespec, char *outbuf, int ts, char *defspec, unsigned opts)
     if (ts) out = New(7019,outbuf,NAM$C_MAXRSS+1,char);
     else    outbuf = __rmsexpand_retbuf;
   }
+  if ((isunix = (strchr(filespec,'/') != NULL))) {
+    if (do_tovmsspec(filespec,vmsfspec,0) == NULL) return NULL;
+    filespec = vmsfspec;
+  }
 
   myfab.fab$l_fna = filespec;
   myfab.fab$b_fns = strlen(filespec);
   myfab.fab$l_nam = &mynam;
 
   if (defspec && *defspec) {
+    if (strchr(defspec,'/') != NULL) {
+      if (do_tovmsspec(defspec,tmpfspec,0) == NULL) return NULL;
+      defspec = tmpfspec;
+    }
     myfab.fab$l_dna = defspec;
     myfab.fab$b_dns = strlen(defspec);
   }
@@ -852,7 +863,17 @@ do_rmsexpand(char *filespec, char *outbuf, int ts, char *defspec, unsigned opts)
   if (haslower) __mystrtolower(out);
 
   /* Have we been working with an expanded, but not resultant, spec? */
-  if (!mynam.nam$b_rsl) strcpy(outbuf,esa);
+  /* Also, convert back to Unix syntax if necessary. */
+  if (!mynam.nam$b_rsl) {
+    if (isunix) {
+      if (do_tounixspec(esa,outbuf,0) == NULL) return NULL;
+    }
+    else strcpy(outbuf,esa);
+  }
+  else if (isunix) {
+    if (do_tounixspec(outbuf,tmpfspec,0) == NULL) return NULL;
+    strcpy(outbuf,tmpfspec);
+  }
   return outbuf;
 }
 /*}}}*/
@@ -897,8 +918,6 @@ char *rmsexpand_ts(char *spec, char *buf, char *def, unsigned opt)
 ** found in the Perl standard distribution.
  */
 
-static char *do_tounixspec(char *, char *, int);
-
 /*{{{ char *fileify_dirspec[_ts](char *path, char *buf)*/
 static char *do_fileify_dirspec(char *dir,char *buf,int ts)
 {
diff --git a/vms/writemain.pl b/vms/writemain.pl
index 5f1c8bf0d3..a502d6131e 100644
--- a/vms/writemain.pl
+++ b/vms/writemain.pl
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ print OUT <<'EOH';
 static void
 xs_init()
 {
-    dXSUB_SYS;
 EOH
 
 if (@ARGV) {
@@ -53,6 +52,8 @@ if (@exts) {
     $subname =~ s/::/__/g;
     print OUT "extern void	boot_${subname} _((CV* cv));\n"
   }
+  # May not actually be a declaration, so put after other declarations
+  print OUT "  dXSUB_SYS;\n";
   foreach $ext (@exts) {
     my($subname) = $ext;
     $subname =~ s/::/__/g;
diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile
index 0e7068fa6d..50051815b3 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile
+++ b/win32/Makefile
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ OPTIMIZE = -Od $(RUNTIME) -Z7 -D "_DEBUG"
 !  ELSE
 OPTIMIZE = -Od $(RUNTIME)d -Z7 -D "_DEBUG"
 !  ENDIF
-LINK_DBG = -pdb:$(*B).pdb
+LINK_DBG = -debug -pdb:none
 !ELSE
 !  IF "$(CCTYPE)" == "MSVC20"
 OPTIMIZE = -Od $(RUNTIME) -D "NDEBUG"
 !  ELSE
-OPTIMIZE = -O2 $(RUNTIME) -D "NDEBUG"
+OPTIMIZE = -Od $(RUNTIME) -D "NDEBUG"
 !  ENDIF
 LINK_DBG = -release
 !ENDIF
diff --git a/win32/makedef.pl b/win32/makedef.pl
index 0d510aedcd..5237676b6c 100644
--- a/win32/makedef.pl
+++ b/win32/makedef.pl
@@ -208,17 +208,18 @@ perl_call_pv
 perl_call_method
 perl_call_sv
 perl_requirepv
-win32_stat
 win32_errno
-win32_stderr
+win32_environ
 win32_stdin
 win32_stdout
+win32_stderr
 win32_ferror
 win32_feof
 win32_strerror
 win32_fprintf
 win32_printf
 win32_vfprintf
+win32_vprintf
 win32_fread
 win32_fwrite
 win32_fopen
@@ -240,14 +241,18 @@ win32_rewind
 win32_tmpfile
 win32_abort
 win32_fstat
+win32_stat
 win32_pipe
 win32_popen
 win32_pclose
 win32_setmode
-win32_open
-win32_close
+win32_lseek
+win32_tell
 win32_dup
 win32_dup2
+win32_open
+win32_close
+win32_eof
 win32_read
 win32_write
 win32_spawnvpe
diff --git a/win32/perllib.c b/win32/perllib.c
index 9d24a2ac18..43d84c507b 100644
--- a/win32/perllib.c
+++ b/win32/perllib.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "EXTERN.h"
 #include "perl.h"
+#include "XSUB.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
@@ -60,12 +61,35 @@ char *staticlinkmodules[] = {
 
 EXTERN_C void boot_DynaLoader _((CV* cv));
 
+static
+XS(w32_GetCurrentDirectory)
+{
+ dXSARGS;
+ SV *sv = sv_newmortal();
+ /* Make one call with zero size - return value is required size */
+ DWORD len = GetCurrentDirectory((DWORD)0,NULL);
+ SvUPGRADE(sv,SVt_PV);
+ SvGROW(sv,len);
+ SvCUR(sv) = GetCurrentDirectory((DWORD) SvLEN(sv), SvPVX(sv));
+ /* 
+  * If result != 0 
+  *   then it worked, set PV valid, 
+  *   else leave it 'undef' 
+  */
+ if (SvCUR(sv))
+  SvPOK_on(sv);
+ EXTEND(sp,1);
+ ST(0) = sv;
+ XSRETURN(1);
+}
+
 static void
 xs_init()
 {
     char *file = __FILE__;
     dXSUB_SYS;
     newXS("DynaLoader::boot_DynaLoader", boot_DynaLoader, file);
+    newXS("Win32::GetCurrentDirectory", w32_GetCurrentDirectory, file);
 }
 
 extern HANDLE PerlDllHandle;
diff --git a/win32/win32.c b/win32/win32.c
index 909036477d..ee50147538 100644
--- a/win32/win32.c
+++ b/win32/win32.c
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ win32_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *format, va_list args)
     return (pIOSubSystem->pfnvfprintf(fp, format, args));
 }
 
+DllExport int
+win32_vprintf(const char *format, va_list args)
+{
+    return (pIOSubSystem->pfnvprintf(format, args));
+}
+
 DllExport size_t
 win32_fread(void *buf, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *fp)
 {
@@ -998,6 +1004,18 @@ win32_setmode(int fd, int mode)
     return pIOSubSystem->pfnsetmode(fd, mode);
 }
 
+DllExport long
+win32_lseek(int fd, long offset, int origin)
+{
+    return pIOSubSystem->pfnlseek(fd, offset, origin);
+}
+
+DllExport long
+win32_tell(int fd)
+{
+    return pIOSubSystem->pfntell(fd);
+}
+
 DllExport int
 win32_open(const char *path, int flag, ...)
 {
@@ -1020,6 +1038,12 @@ win32_close(int fd)
 }
 
 DllExport int
+win32_eof(int fd)
+{
+    return pIOSubSystem->pfneof(fd);
+}
+
+DllExport int
 win32_dup(int fd)
 {
     return pIOSubSystem->pfndup(fd);
@@ -1048,16 +1072,19 @@ win32_mkdir(const char *dir, int mode)
 {
     return pIOSubSystem->pfnmkdir(dir); /* just ignore mode */
 }
+
 DllExport int
 win32_rmdir(const char *dir)
 {
     return pIOSubSystem->pfnrmdir(dir);
 }
+
 DllExport int
 win32_chdir(const char *dir)
 {
     return pIOSubSystem->pfnchdir(dir);
 }
+
 DllExport int
 win32_spawnvpe(int mode, const char *cmdname,
 	       const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp)
diff --git a/win32/win32iop.h b/win32/win32iop.h
index eadc08f812..f630000630 100644
--- a/win32/win32iop.h
+++ b/win32/win32iop.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ EXT char*	win32_strerror(int e);
 EXT int		win32_fprintf(FILE *pf, const char *format, ...);
 EXT int		win32_printf(const char *format, ...);
 EXT int		win32_vfprintf(FILE *pf, const char *format, va_list arg);
+EXT int		win32_vprintf(const char *format, va_list arg);
 EXT size_t	win32_fread(void *buf, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *pf);
 EXT size_t	win32_fwrite(const void *buf, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *pf);
 EXT FILE*	win32_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ void *	SetIOSubSystem(void	*piosubsystem);
 #define	fprintf			win32_fprintf
 #define	vfprintf		win32_vfprintf
 #define	printf			win32_printf
+#define	vprintf			win32_vprintf
 #define fread(buf,size,count,f)	win32_fread(buf,size,count,f)
 #define fwrite(buf,size,count,f)	win32_fwrite(buf,size,count,f)
 #define fopen			win32_fopen