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author | Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> | 1997-03-07 04:01:12 +1200 |
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committer | Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net> | 1997-03-07 04:01:12 +1200 |
commit | d7678ab8042cdb31846941529ec8905f8f7bc43b (patch) | |
tree | f4579af1c0833742064ce0b15ede46d083b2274e /README.os2 | |
parent | 6aa7c346415b0ad2478149a74e4c47f4ab7402e0 (diff) | |
download | perl-d7678ab8042cdb31846941529ec8905f8f7bc43b.tar.gz |
OS/2 doc update
(this is the same change as commit de0c99f683f89c0419c77decc2ae7cee1432e5d4, but as applied)
Diffstat (limited to 'README.os2')
-rw-r--r-- | README.os2 | 57 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/README.os2 b/README.os2 index c0a19601f3..f5927ba57d 100644 --- a/README.os2 +++ b/README.os2 @@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ in F<?:\JUST_ADD\view.exe>. This gives one an access to EMX's F<.INF> docs as well (text form is available in F</emx/doc> in EMX's distribution). +Note that if you have F<lynx.exe> installed, you can follow WWW links +from this document in F<.INF> format. If you have EMX docs installed +correctly, you can follow library links (you need to have C<view emxbook> +working by setting C<EMXBOOK> environment variable as it is described +in EMX docs). + =cut Contents @@ -176,8 +182,8 @@ under earlier versions of EMX, but this is not tested. One can get different parts of EMX from, say - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx0.9c/ - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/gnu/ + ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx09c/ + ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/emx09c/ The runtime component should have the name F<emxrt.zip>. @@ -202,14 +208,15 @@ can have Perl development environment under DOS. One can get RSX from, say - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx0.9c/contrib + ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx09c/contrib ftp://ftp.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/systems/msdos/misc + ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/devtools/emx+gcc/contrib Contact the author on C<rainer@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de>. The latest F<sh.exe> with DOS hooks is available at - ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/os2/sh_dos.exe + ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/os2/sh_dos.zip =item HPFS @@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ For best results use EMX pdksh. The soon-to-be-available standard binary (5.2.12?) runs under DOS (with L<RSX>) as well, meanwhile use the binary from - ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/os2/sh_dos.exe + ftp://ftp.math.ohio-state.edu/pub/users/ilya/os2/sh_dos.zip =back @@ -652,10 +659,10 @@ check use Possible locations to get this from are - ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/gnu/ + ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/ ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/unix/ ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/dev32/ - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx0.9c/ + ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/emx09c/ Make sure that no copies or perl are currently running. Later steps @@ -1006,7 +1013,7 @@ C<OS2::FTP>, are included into my ftp directory, mirrored on CPAN. =item C<File::Copy::syscopy> -used by C<File::Copy::copy>, see L<File::Copy/copy>. +used by C<File::Copy::copy>, see L<File::Copy>. =item C<DynaLoader::mod2fname> @@ -1069,21 +1076,39 @@ eventually). =item -Since <flock> is present in EMX, but is not functional, the same is +Since L<flock(3)> is present in EMX, but is not functional, the same is true for perl. Here is the list of things which may be "broken" on EMX (from EMX docs): - - The functions recvmsg(), sendmsg(), and socketpair() are not - implemented. - - sock_init() is not required and not implemented. - - flock() is not yet implemented (dummy function). - - kill: - Special treatment of PID=0, PID=1 and PID=-1 is not implemented. - - waitpid: +=over + +=item * + +The functions L<recvmsg(3)>, L<sendmsg(3)>, and L<socketpair(3)> are not +implemented. + +=item * + +L<sock_init(3)> is not required and not implemented. + +=item * + +L<flock(3)> is not yet implemented (dummy function). + +=item * + +L<kill(3)>: Special treatment of PID=0, PID=1 and PID=-1 is not implemented. + +=item * + +L<waitpid(3)>: + WUNTRACED Not implemented. waitpid() is not implemented for negative values of PID. +=back + Note that C<kill -9> does not work with the current version of EMX. =item |