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| author | H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl> | 2002-05-13 21:02:47 +0200 |
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| committer | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> | 2002-05-13 18:49:39 +0000 |
| commit | 4951a6f95f28d9841f8dcc80f8e40cddcbc42ae5 (patch) | |
| tree | 06bc1b628299371296f5b4a59c3864acdd738392 /README.aix | |
| parent | 91939a653f937d32fdc487796f80a32f4be59630 (diff) | |
| download | perl-4951a6f95f28d9841f8dcc80f8e40cddcbc42ae5.tar.gz | |
README.aix update
From: "H.Merijn Brand" <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl>
Message-ID: <20020513190200.552D.H.M.BRAND@hccnet.nl>
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@16578
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index 89446a57c5..30e8f1e29d 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ an ANSI compliant C-compiler with AIX by default, but binary builds of gcc for AIX are widely available. At the moment of writing, AIX supports two different native C compilers, -for which you have to pay: B<xlc> and B<VAC>. If you decide to use either +for which you have to pay: B<xlC> and B<vac>. If you decide to use either 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 or 5.0.2.0 + xlC.C 3.1.4.8 or 3.6.6.0 + vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.3 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 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ show the base, but is not always complete: As a side note, perl cannot be built without bos.adt.syscalls installed # lslpp -l | grep syscalls - bos.adt.syscalls 4.3.3.50 COMMITTED System Calls Application + bos.adt.syscalls 4.3.3.51 COMMITTED System Calls Application # =head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX @@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ was not possible using the emulated interface. 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. For vac 5 be sure to run at least 5.0.1.0. +will turn up nasty later on. For vac 5 be sure to run at least 5.0.1.0, +but vac 5.0.2.1 or up is highly recommended. 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 @@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ Follow the messages ... and you're done. =head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl -We're working on this using gcc-3.0 ... (any input highly appreciated) +Using gcc-3.0 (tested with 3.0.4) now works out of the box. =head2 Using Large Files with Perl @@ -196,10 +197,8 @@ therefore in AIX 4.2 Perl is not linked against the libC_r. H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl> -Structure copied from README.hpux - =head1 DATE -Version 0.0.3: 12 Jul 2001 +Version 0.0.4: 13 May 2002 =cut |