Refactor VOS patches for bleadperl and perl-5.8.x

From: "Green, Paul" <Paul.Green@stratus.com>
Message-ID: <A2A34F15EE916148BC4C4748223E67A4069FBB15@exna4.stratus.com>

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@22171

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/README.vos b/README.vos
index c75823586a..56a34197ad 100644
--- a/README.vos
+++ b/README.vos
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ftp://ftp.stratus.com/pub/vos/utility/utility.html.
 
 If you are running VOS Release 14.4.1 or later, you can obtain a
 pre-compiled, supported copy of perl by purchasing Release 2.0.1
-of the VOS GNU C++ and GNU Tools product from Stratus
+(or later) of the VOS GNU C++ and GNU Tools product from Stratus
 Technologies.
 
 =head1 BUILDING PERL FOR VOS
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ and the GNU C++ and GNU Tools, Release 2.0.1 or later.
 To build full perl using the supplied Configure script and
 makefiles, change to the "vos" subdirectory and type the command
 "compile_full_perl" or "start_process compile_full_perl".  This
-will configure, build, and test perl.  All of the test cases
-that are executed should pass.
+will configure, build, and test perl.
 
 =head1 INSTALLING PERL IN VOS
 
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ While there are currently no architecture-specific
 extensions or modules distributed with perl, the following
 directories can be used to hold such files:
 
-     >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>68k
-     >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>860
      >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>7100
      >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>8000
 
@@ -71,8 +68,6 @@ two places.  Put architecture-independent files into:
 Put site-specific architecture-dependent files into one of the
 following directories:
 
-     >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>68k
-     >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>860
      >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>7100
      >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>8000
 
@@ -124,13 +119,20 @@ yet fixed.
 
 =head1 TEST STATUS
 
-When Perl 5.8.1 is built using the native build process on VOS
-Release 14.5.0 and GNU C++/GNU Tools 2.0.1, all but five
+When Perl 5.9.0 is built using the native build process on VOS
+Release 14.7.0 and GNU C++/GNU Tools 2.0.2a, all but nine
 attempted tests either pass or result in TODO (ignored)
 failures.  The tests that fail are:
 
-ext/Time/HiRes/HiRes, tests 8, 11, 20, and 21.
-lib/Net/Ping/t/450_service, test 8.
+t/io/dup, test 2
+t/io/tell, test 28
+t/op/pack, test 0
+ext/B/t/bytecode, test 1
+ext/Devel/Peek/t/Peek, test 1
+ext/Encode/t/enc_module, test 1
+ext/IO/t/io_dup, test 2
+lib/ExtUtils/t/MM_Unix, test 94
+lib/Net/ing/t/450_service, test 8
 
 =head1 SUPPORT STATUS
 
@@ -139,10 +141,10 @@ can't guarantee I'll be able to answer them.  There are some
 excellent books available on the Perl language; consult a book
 seller.
 
-If you want a supported version of perl for VOS, purchase the VOS
-GNU C++ and GNU Tools Release 2.0.1 product from Stratus
-Technologies, along with a support contract (or from anyone else
-who will sell you support).
+If you want a supported version of perl for VOS, purchase the
+VOS GNU C++ and GNU Tools Release 2.0.1 (or later) product from
+Stratus Technologies, along with a support contract (or from
+anyone else who will sell you support).
 
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
@@ -150,6 +152,6 @@ Paul Green (Paul.Green@stratus.com)
 
 =head1 LAST UPDATE
 
-March 26, 2003
+January 15, 2004
 
 =cut