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| author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2002-04-08 16:27:10 +0000 |
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| committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2002-04-08 16:27:10 +0000 |
| commit | c532c9d188d34825735bd84db34c29ace8f8f6b2 (patch) | |
| tree | 6a46eac1b1f270c42eeaee09ad3b91970b6ea7f2 /Porting/Glossary | |
| parent | 5119c7ef4c35207f83d06d2a734d4e45972149a4 (diff) | |
| download | perl-c532c9d188d34825735bd84db34c29ace8f8f6b2.tar.gz | |
Mirroring #15806.
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diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index 67681053d6..a2b92fcbd3 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This file contains a description of all the shell variables whose value is determined by the Configure script. Variables intended for use in C programs (e.g. I_UNISTD) are already described in config_h.SH. [`configpm' generates pod documentation for Config.pm from this file--please try to keep -the formatting regular.] +the formatting regular and verify that its output looks as you intend.] _a (Unix.U): This variable defines the extension used for ordinary library files. @@ -3186,11 +3186,12 @@ mailx (Loc.U): make (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the - full pathname (if any) of the make program. Both the directory - and the command name can vary from system to system; while most - systems call the command 'make', other values include 'gmake' and - 'gnumake'. After Configure runs, the value is reset to a plain - "make" and is not useful. + full pathname (if any) of the make program. After Configure runs, + the value is reset to a plain "make" and is not useful. + + Both the directory and the command name can vary from system + to system; while most systems call the command 'make', other + values include 'gmake' and 'gnumake'. make_set_make (make.U): Some versions of 'make' set the variable MAKE. Others do not. @@ -3482,6 +3483,11 @@ perl5 (perl5.U): installed perl5.005 or later suitable for running the script to determine inc_version_list. +perl5 (perl5.U): + This variable contains the full path (if any) to a previously + installed perl5.005 or later suitable for running the script + to determine inc_version_list. + perl (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. The value is a plain '' and is not useful. @@ -4444,10 +4450,6 @@ xs_apiversion (xs_apiversion.U): though in principle we could go snooping around in old Config.pm files. -yacc (yacc.U): - This variable holds the name of the compiler compiler we - want to use in the Makefile. It can be yacc, byacc, or bison -y. - yaccflags (yacc.U): This variable contains any additional yacc flags desired by the user. It is up to the Makefile to use this. |