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authorH.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>2001-07-12 21:28:30 +0200
committerJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2001-07-12 16:39:11 +0000
commit60ecc970a26fc45f3046a6008289d931e06f34a2 (patch)
treefd5626328b94af5d4535989324614eb1fa04c0e4
parentadf929e5ebcf035664250d3efaa2ae1fc45e42fd (diff)
downloadperl-60ecc970a26fc45f3046a6008289d931e06f34a2.tar.gz
AIX README update
Message-Id: <20010712192620.E0F9.H.M.BRAND@hccnet.nl> p4raw-id: //depot/perl@11317
-rw-r--r--README.aix19
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix
index bf83535e43..96d82a6db7 100644
--- a/README.aix
+++ b/README.aix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ of these two (which is quite a lot easier than using gcc), be sure to
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 @@ require the use of IBM compiler-specific command-line flags.
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 @@ because *all* libraries are shared ;-).
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 @@ Follow the messages ... and you're done.
=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 @@ Structure copied from README.hpux
=head1 DATE
-Version 0.0.1: 16-10-2000
+Version 0.0.2: 12 Jul 2001
=cut