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authorJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2000-11-11 21:03:13 +0000
committerJarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi>2000-11-11 21:03:13 +0000
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More README.solaris updates from Andy Dougherty.
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@7651
-rw-r--r--README.solaris17
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris
index c2cfe85078..97e84a3622 100644
--- a/README.solaris
+++ b/README.solaris
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ newer version of perl, install it under a different prefix from
/usr/perl5. Common prefixes to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl.
You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by
-changing the symlink /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all Perl scripts
+changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all Perl scripts
shipped with Solaris use /usr/perl5/bin/perl.
=head2 Solaris Version Numbers.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ This will display a line like this:
/usr/include/sys/errno.h f none 0644 root bin 7471 37605 956241356 SUNWhea
-You need the package SUNWhea.
+The last item listed (SUNWhea in this example) is the package you need.
=head3 Avoid /usr/ucb/cc.
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Solaris 7 and above will run in either 32 bit or 64 bit mode on SPARC
CPUs, via a reboot. You can build 64 bit apps whilst running 32 bit
mode and vice-versa. 32 bit apps will run under Solaris running in
either 32 or 64 bit mode. 64 bit apps require Solaris to be running
-64 bit mode
+64 bit mode.
Existing 32 bit apps are properly known as LP32, i.e. Longs and
Pointers are 32 bit. 64-bit apps are more properly known as LP64.
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ relies on Solaris to do the underlying mapping of interfaces.
=head3 Building an LP64 Perl
-To compile a 64-bit application with a recent Sun Compiler, you need to
-use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g.
+To compile a 64-bit application on an UltraSparc with a recent Sun Compiler,
+you need to use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g.
fubar$ getconf -a | grep v9
XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g.
_XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9
_XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9
-This flag is supported in Sun WorkShop Compilers 5.0 and onwards when
-used on Solaris 7 onwards.
+This flag is supported in Sun WorkShop Compilers 5.0 and onwards
+(now marketed under the name Forte) when used on Solaris 7 or later on
+UltraSparc systems.
If you are using gcc, you would need to use -mcpu=v9 -m64 instead. This
option is not yet supported as of gcc 2.95.2; from install/SPECIFIC
@@ -518,4 +519,4 @@ Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to F<perlbug@perl.org>.
=head1 LAST MODIFIED
-$Id: README.solaris,v 1.3 2000/11/09 19:11:27 doughera Exp $
+$Id: README.solaris,v 1.4 2000/11/11 20:29:58 doughera Exp $