[inseparable changes from patch from perl5.003_22 to perl5.003_23]perl-5.003_23

 BUILD PROCESS

Subject: Make configure.gnu a copy of configure; make configure writea
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: MANIFEST configure.gnu

Subject: Regen Configure with metaconfig: +ARCHNAME, -FILE_filbuf
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@perl.com>
Files: Configure config_H config_h.SH hints/lynxos.sh os2/diff.configure os2/os2ish.h plan9/config.plan9 sv.c utils/perlbug.PL vms/config.vms vms/fndvers.com

Subject: Compile with optimization when testing memory functions
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: Configure

 CORE LANGUAGE CHANGES

Subject: Disallow changing $_[0] in __DIE__ handlers
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: pod/perlfunc.pod util.c

Subject: Fix overloading with inheritance and AUTOLOAD
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 17:26:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: gv.c lib/diagnostics.pm lib/overload.pm pod/perldebug.pod pod/perldiag.pod pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlop.pod pod/perlre.pod pod/perltoc.pod pod/perlxs.pod
Msg-ID: <199701202226.RAA05072@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit e7ea3e70155d0bea30720ba41eb6bb6742aac0d1)

Subject: Nested here-docs
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 15:13:42 -0800
From: Larry Wall <larry@wall.org>
Files: toke.c
Msg-ID: <199701202313.PAA11693@wall.org>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit fd2d0953290ddd46f0820dbd6c87245486b7ab28)

Subject: Revert $^X to old behavior (plus HP-UX bug fix)
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: hints/hpux.sh toke.c

Subject: Protect against '0' in 'stmt while <HANDLE>'
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: op.c

Subject: Don't warn when closure uses var at file scope
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: op.c

 CORE PORTABILITY

Subject: VMS patches for _22
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:50:21 -0500 (EST)
From: Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU>
Files: ext/POSIX/POSIX.xs lib/ExtUtils/MM_VMS.pm lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp lib/Test/Harness.pm toke.c vms/Makefile vms/descrip.mms vms/genconfig.pl vms/perly_c.vms vms/vmsish.h x2p/a2p.h vms/Makefile vms/config.vms vms/descrip.mms vms/perly_c.vms

    private-msgid: <01IEGBJ2TMYS003PCL@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>

Subject: Plan9 update
From: Luther Huffman <lutherh@stratcom.com>
Files: plan9/config.plan9 plan9/mkfile

Subject: hints & Configure changes to build perl on DC/OSx
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 16:43:52 -0800
From: Stephen Zander <stephen.zander@interlock.mckesson.com>
Files: Configure MANIFEST hints/dcosx.sh
Msg-ID: <199701170043.QAA25985@wsbip1.mckesson.com>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 23f8769697279d7912be5943de9fdf93f6aa3013)

 DOCUMENTATION

Subject: Additional docs for __DIE__ and __WARN__
From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu>
Files: pod/perlfunc.pod pod/perlrun.pod pod/perlvar.pod

Subject: Document #line directive
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 04:08:44 -0500
From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu>
Files: pod/perlsyn.pod pod/perltoc.pod

    private-msgid: <199701240908.EAA23846@aatma.engin.umich.edu>

Subject: delta for perldelta
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:57:43 -0800
From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.perl.com>
Files: pod/perlnews.pod pod/perltoc.pod

    private-msgid: <804.854121463@jinete>

Subject: Updates to perldelta
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 06:48:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: pod/perlnews.pod pod/perltoc.pod

    private-msgid: <199701211610.LAA06227@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu>

Subject: perlnews.pod diff for the Fcntl
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:00:56 +0200 (EET)
From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@cc.hut.fi>
Files: pod/perlnews.pod

    private-msgid: <199701211600.SAA30117@alpha.hut.fi>

Subject: Rename perlnews -> perldelta per Tom's request
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: MANIFEST pod/Makefile pod/buildtoc pod/perl.pod pod/perldelta.pod pod/perltoc.pod pod/roffitall

 LIBRARY AND EXTENSIONS

Subject: Refresh IO to 1.15 (plus DESTROY and new_tmpfile fixes)
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: ext/IO/lib/IO/File.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Handle.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Pipe.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Seekable.pm ext/IO/lib/IO/Socket.pm t/lib/io_pipe.t

Subject: Allow IO.xs to remain at 1.15 while $VERSION is 1.1501
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: XSUB.h ext/IO/Makefile.PL ext/IO/lib/IO/Handle.pm

Subject: Add E* and SA_* constants
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:36:07 -0500
From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net>
Files: ext/POSIX/POSIX.pm ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod ext/POSIX/POSIX.xs

    private-msgid: <23338.853986967@eeyore.ibcinc.com>

 OTHER CORE CHANGES

Subject: Make PERL5LIB and -I work like C<use lib>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:23:27 +0000
From: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>
Files: lib/lib.pm perl.c

    private-msgid: <9701231523.AA26613@toad.ig.co.uk>

Subject: Fix /\G.a/
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: regcomp.c regcomp.h regexec.c regexp.h toke.c

Subject: Extend stack in pp_undef (!)
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: pp.c

Subject: Allow for sub to be redefined while executing
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: cop.h pp_hot.c t/op/misc.t

Subject: Eliminate redundant flag CVf_FORMAT
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: cv.h op.c perl.c perly.c perly.y proto.h sv.c toke.c

Subject: Generate IVs when possible in abs() and int()
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: pp.c

Subject: Efficiency patchlet for pp_aassign()
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:05:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: pp_hot.c
Msg-ID: <199701210305.WAA05451@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit 7e42bd57a6867e174bc3bc555c3268b485940a98)

Subject: Remove "suidperl security patch" message
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: perl.c

 TESTS

Subject: Fix tests of $^X and $0 to work with QNX
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: t/lib/io_pipe.t t/lib/open2.t t/lib/open3.t t/op/magic.t

Subject: Patch tests for systems without fork()
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 23:51:28 +0100
From: "Norbert Pueschel" <pueschel@imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de>
Files: t/io/pipe.t t/lib/filehand.t t/lib/io_pipe.t t/lib/io_sock.t t/lib/open2.t t/lib/open3.t t/op/fork.t

    private-msgid: <77724697@Armageddon.meb.uni-bonn.de>

Subject: Test patches for OS/2
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 23:48:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Files: os2/OS2/ExtAttr/t/os2_ea.t os2/OS2/PrfDB/t/os2_prfdb.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_cmprt.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_dllld.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_objcall.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_sql.test os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tiesql.test os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tievar.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_tieydb.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_varset.t os2/OS2/REXX/t/rx_vrexx.t t/README t/cmd/while.t t/comp/colon.t t/comp/multiline.t t/io/argv.t t/lib/anydbm.t t/lib/gdbm.t t/lib/ndbm.t t/lib/odbm.t t/lib/sdbm.t t/op/cmp.t t/op/magic.t
Msg-ID: <199701170448.XAA28948@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu>

    (applied based on p5p patch as commit bbad36071d5a6d4be3588f0f10c88247439076d8)

 UTILITIES

Subject: Translate \200 to &#200; in pod2html
From: Chip Salzenberg <chip@atlantic.net>
Files: pod/pod2html.PL

Subject: VMS patches: '.com' extension on scripts
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:42:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU>
Files: pod/checkpods.PL pod/pod2html.PL pod/pod2latex.PL pod/pod2man.PL pod/pod2text.PL utils/c2ph.PL utils/h2ph.PL utils/h2xs.PL utils/perlbug.PL utils/perldoc.PL utils/pl2pm.PL utils/splain.PL vms/Makefile vms/descrip.mms x2p/find2perl.PL x2p/s2p.PL

    private-msgid: <01IELNPDLYJM003E7J@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>

1 files changed, 188 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hints/dcosx.sh b/hints/dcosx.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b8a300fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hints/dcosx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+# hints/dcosx.sh
+# Last modified:  Thu Jan 16 11:38:12 EST 1996
+# Stephen Zander  <stephen.zander@interlock.mckesson.com>
+# hints for DC/OSx (Pyramid) & SINIX (Seimens: dc/osx rebadged)
+# Based on the hints/solaris_2.sh file
+
+# See man vfork.
+usevfork=false
+
+d_suidsafe=define
+
+# Avoid all libraries in /usr/ucblib.
+set `echo $glibpth | sed -e 's@/usr/ucblib@@'`
+glibpth="$*"
+
+# Remove bad libraries.
+# -lucb contains incompatible routines.
+set `echo " $libswanted " | sed -e 's@ ucb @ @'`
+libswanted="$*"
+
+# Here's another draft of the perl5/solaris/gcc sanity-checker. 
+
+case $PATH in
+*/usr/ucb*:/usr/bin:*|*/usr/ucb*:/usr/bin) cat <<END
+
+NOTE:  /usr/ucb/cc does not function properly.
+Remove /usr/ucb from your PATH.
+
+END
+;;
+esac
+
+
+# Check that /dev/fd is mounted.  If it is not mounted, let the
+# user know that suid scripts may not work.
+/usr/bin/df /dev/fd 2>&1 > /dev/null
+case $? in
+0) ;;
+*)
+      cat <<END
+
+NOTE: Your system does not have /dev/fd mounted.  If you want to
+be able to use set-uid scripts you must ask your system administrator
+to mount /dev/fd.
+
+END
+      ;;
+esac
+
+
+# See if libucb can be found in /usr/lib.  If it is, warn the user
+# that this may cause problems while building Perl extensions.
+/usr/bin/ls /usr/lib/libucb* >/dev/null 2>&1
+case $? in
+0)
+      cat <<END
+
+NOTE: libucb has been found in /usr/lib.  libucb should reside in
+/usr/ucblib.  You may have trouble while building Perl extensions.
+
+END
+;;
+esac
+
+
+# See if make(1) is GNU make(1).
+# If it is, make sure the setgid bit is not set.
+make -v > make.vers 2>&1
+if grep GNU make.vers > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    tmp=`/usr/bin/ksh -c "whence make"`
+    case "`/usr/bin/ls -l $tmp`" in
+    ??????s*)
+          cat <<END
+      
+NOTE: Your PATH points to GNU make, and your GNU make has the set-group-id
+bit set.  You must either rearrange your PATH to put /usr/ccs/bin before the
+GNU utilities or you must ask your system administrator to disable the
+set-group-id bit on GNU make.
+
+END
+          ;;
+    esac
+fi
+rm -f make.vers
+
+# If the C compiler is gcc:
+#   - check the fixed-includes
+#   - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
+# If the C compiler is not gcc:
+#   - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
+#   - increase the optimizing level to prevent object size warnings
+#
+# Watch out in case they have not set $cc.
+case "`${cc:-cc} -v 2>&1`" in
+*gcc*)
+      #
+      # Using gcc.
+      #
+      #echo Using gcc
+
+      # Get gcc to share its secrets.
+      echo 'main() { return 0; }' > try.c
+      verbose=`${cc:-cc} -v -o try try.c 2>&1`
+      rm -f try try.c
+      tmp=`echo "$verbose" | grep '^Reading' |
+              awk '{print $NF}'  | sed 's/specs$/include/'`
+
+      # Determine if the fixed-includes look like they'll work.
+      # Doesn't work anymore for gcc-2.7.2.
+
+      # See if as(1) is GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) won't work for this job.
+      case $verbose in
+      */usr/ccs/bin/as*) ;;
+      *)
+          cat <<END
+
+NOTE: You are using GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) will not build Perl.
+You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/as, perhaps by setting
+GCC_EXEC_PREFIX or by including -B/usr/ccs/bin in your cc command.
+
+END
+      ;;
+      esac
+
+      # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) won't work for this job.
+      case $verbose in
+      */usr/ccs/bin/ld*) ;;
+      *)
+          cat <<END
+
+NOTE: You are using GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) will not build Perl.
+You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/ld, perhaps by setting
+GCC_EXEC_PREFIX or by including -B/usr/ccs/bin in your cc command.
+
+END
+      ;;
+      esac
+
+      ;; #using gcc
+*)
+      optimize='-O -K Olimit:3064'
+      #
+      # Not using gcc.
+      #
+      #echo Not using gcc
+
+      # See if as(1) is GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) won't work for this job.
+      case `as --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
+      *GNU*)
+              cat <<END
+
+NOTE: You are using GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) will not build Perl.
+You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin, perhaps by adding it to the
+beginning of your PATH.
+
+END
+              ;;
+      esac
+
+      # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) won't work for this job.
+      case `ld --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
+      *GNU*)
+              cat <<END
+
+NOTE: You are using GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) will not build Perl.
+You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin, perhaps by adding it to the
+beginning of your PATH
+
+END
+              ;;
+      esac
+
+      ;; #not using gcc
+esac
+
+# as --version or ld --version might dump core.
+rm -f core
+
+# DC/OSx hides certain functions in a libc that looks dynamic but isn't
+# because of this we reinclude -lc when building dynamic extenstions
+libc='/usr/ccs/lib/libc.so'
+cccdlflags='-lc'
+
+# DC/OSx gets overenthusiastic with symbol removal when building dynamically
+ccdlflags='-Blargedynsym'
+
+# System malloc is safer when using third part libs
+usemymalloc='n'