This is my patch patch.1j for perl5.001.

To apply, change to your perl directory and apply with
    patch -p1 -N  < thispatch.

After you apply this patch, I would recommend:
    rm config.sh
    sh Configure [whatever options you use]
    make depend
    make 
    make test

Here are the highlights:
    Linux fixes:  Now correctly sets & uses stdio _ptr and _cnt
    tricks only when feasible (Configure, config_h.SH, config_H,
    doio.c, sv.c x2p/str.c)

    #!path-to-perl fixed to use $binexp instead of $bin.  This should
    really be fixed to do the correct perl start-up stuff.  Volunteers?
    (c2ph.SH, h2ph.SH, h2xs.SH, makeaperl.SH, perldoc.SH,
    pod/pod2*.SH, x2p/find2perl.SH, x2p/s2p.SH)

    hint updates:  hints/apollo.sh, hints/linux.sh, hints/freebsd.sh,
    hints/sco_3.sh.

    xsubpp version 1.7.  (includes CASE support)

    pod/perlbot updates.

    my lib/AutoLoader patch (to use @INC).

    [ON]DBM_File/Makefile.PL now have a few hint files.

    Other sundry small things.

Patch and enjoy,

	Andy Dougherty		doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu
	Dept. of Physics
	Lafayette College	Easton, PA  18042

Here's the file-by-file breakdown of what's included:

Configure
    Checks if File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

    Fix typo:  s/sytem/system/

MANIFEST
    Include new extension hint files.

README
    Some clarifications, thanks to John Stoeffel.  Tell users how to
    not use dynamic loading.

c2ph.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

config_H
    Updated to match config_h.SH.

config_h.SH
    Include defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp)
    can be assigned to.

doio.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.pm
    Improve error messages and a little documentation.

ext/NDBM_File/hints/solaris.pl
    New hint file.

ext/ODBM_File/Makefile.PL
    Removed -ldbm.nfs, since it's now in the sco hint file.

ext/ODBM_File/hints/sco.pl
ext/ODBM_File/hints/solaris.pl
ext/ODBM_File/hints/svr4.pl
    New hint files.

h2ph.SH
h2xs.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

hints/apollo.sh
hints/freebsd.sh
hints/linux.sh
hints/sco_3.sh
    Updated.

lib/AutoLoader.pm
    Eliminate else clause in sub import.

    Handle case where @INC contains relative paths.

lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp
    Update to version 1.7.  This includes CASE support.

lib/I18N/Collate.pm
    Updated documentation.

lib/ftp.pl
    Look for socket.ph or sys/socket.ph

lib/getcwd.pl
    Use defined().
   
makeaperl.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

perl.c
    fputs("\tUnofficial patchlevel 1j.\n",stdout);
  	
perldoc.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

    Turn off debugging messages.

pod/perlbot.pod
    Updated.

pod/pod2html.SH
pod/pod2latex.SH
pod/pod2man.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

sv.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

toke.c
    Fix spelling of ambiguous.

x2p/find2perl.SH
x2p/s2p.SH
    Use $binexp instead of $bin.

x2p/str.c
    Use defines for whether File_ptr(fp) and File_cnt(fp) can be assigned to.

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 23bc7cafee..66ab6fa5cf 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -68,25 +68,34 @@ Installation
     run ok, the defaults will usually be right.  It will then proceed to
     make config.h, config.sh, and Makefile.  You may have to explicitly
     say     sh Configure    to ensure that Configure is run under sh.
-    If you're a hotshot, run Configure -d to take all the defaults,
-    edit config.sh to patch up any flaws, and then run Configure -S.
+    If you're a hotshot, run Configure -d to take all the defaults
+    and edit config.sh to patch up any flaws.
+
+    If you later make any changes to config.sh, you should propagate
+    them to all the .SH files by running  Configure -S.
 
     Configure supports a number of useful options.  Run Configure -h 
     to get a listing.  To compile with gcc, for example, you can run 
     Configure -Dcc=gcc, or answer 'gcc' at the cc prompt.  
     
-    If you wish to use gcc (or another alternative compiler))
+    If you wish to use gcc (or another alternative compiler)
     you should use  Configure -Dcc=gcc.  That way, the the hints
     files can set appropriate defaults.
+
+    By default, perl will be installed in /usr/local/{bin, lib, man}.
+    You can specify a different 'prefix' for the default installation
+    directory, when Configure prompts you or by using the Configure
+    command line option -Dprefix='/some/directory'.
     
+    By default, perl will use dynamic extensions if your system
+    supports it.  If you want to force perl to be compiled statically,
+    you can either choose this when Configure prompts you or by using
+    the Configure command line option -Uusedl
+
     If you change compilers or make other significant changes, you should
     probably _not_ re-use your old config.sh.  Simply remove it or
-    rename it, e.g. mv config.sh config.sh.old.
-    
-    By default, perl will be installed in /usr/local/{bin, lib, man}.
-    You can specify a different prefix for the default installation
-    directory, when Configure prompts you or by using something like
-    Configure -Dprefix=/whatever.
+    rename it, e.g. mv config.sh config.sh.old.  Then rerun Configure
+    with the options you want to use.
 
     You can also supply a file config.over to over-ride Configure's
     guesses.  It will get loaded up at the very end, just before
@@ -106,7 +115,9 @@ Installation
     can be done in cflags.SH.  For instance, to turn off the optimizer
     on toke.c, find the line in the switch structure for toke.c and
     put the command optimize='-g' before the ;;.  To change the C flags
-    for all the files, edit config.sh and change either $ccflags or $optimize.
+    for all the files, edit config.sh and change either $ccflags or $optimize,
+    and then re-run  Configure -S ; make depend.
+
 
 3)  make depend