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| author | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2010-11-10 11:15:50 -0500 |
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| committer | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2013-02-05 10:29:58 -0500 |
| commit | ba95ddbf39c3f44344392750626f77d914fc5ca5 (patch) | |
| tree | 294feec2cda4cc10ef944d3604e3e96c2f02846c /Porting/Glossary | |
| parent | 09c9c44ccce7b244d267ab05e50a33742407dc60 (diff) | |
| download | perl-ba95ddbf39c3f44344392750626f77d914fc5ca5.tar.gz | |
Add use_versioned_archname to Configure
This patch adds 'use_versioned_archname' as a Configure option.
When set, it includes 'api_versionstring' in 'archname'. E.g.
x86_64-linux-5.13.6-thread-multi. It is unset by default.
This feature was requested by Tim Bunce, who observed that
INSTALL_BASE creates a library structure that does not
differentiate by perl version. Instead, it places architecture
specific files in "$install_base/lib/perl5/$archname". This makes
it difficult to use a common INSTALL_BASE library path with
multiple versions of perl.
By setting -Duse_versioned_archname, the $archname will be
distinct for architecture *and* API version, allowing mixed use of
INSTALL_BASE.
This patch demonstrates the desired effect for discussion. Actual
changes would need to be made upstream in metaconfig and
integrated back into blead.
Diffstat (limited to 'Porting/Glossary')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index 68312a391d..0fbac11259 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -5018,6 +5018,10 @@ use64bitint (use64bits.U): This may mean using for example "long longs", while your memory may still be limited to 2 gigabytes. +use_versioned_archname (archname.U): + This variable indicates whether to include the $api_versionstring + as a component of the $archname. + usecrosscompile (Cross.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_CROSS_COMPILE symbol, and indicates that Perl has been cross-compiled. |