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authorAndy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>1998-03-09 10:23:33 -0500
committerMalcolm Beattie <mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk>1998-03-16 12:55:39 +0000
commite5c9fcd0420f2862565625a4bd5596204107f54f (patch)
tree6802f821b6b73f8fd7d5217e52348bd0ea711675 /hints/freebsd.sh
parent9e48b294a088693583142bb2058db509a62bb303 (diff)
downloadperl-e5c9fcd0420f2862565625a4bd5596204107f54f.tar.gz
[PATCH 5.004_62} Config_62-01 patch available.
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:23:33 -0500 (EST) Subject: [PATCH 5.004_62] Tiny hint file updates Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:21:46 -0500 (EST) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@812
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1 files changed, 33 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hints/freebsd.sh b/hints/freebsd.sh
index 5e89d56039..f1bbd60457 100644
--- a/hints/freebsd.sh
+++ b/hints/freebsd.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
# Additional 2.2 defines from
# Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
# Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 09:44:58 +0200 (MET)
-#
+#
+# Modified to ensure we replace -lc with -lc_r, and
+# to put in place-holders for various specific hints.
+# Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
+# Date: Tue Mar 10 16:07:00 EST 1998
+#
# The two flags "-fpic -DPIC" are used to indicate a
# will-be-shared object. Configure will guess the -fpic, (and the
# -DPIC is not used by perl proper) but the full define is included to
@@ -104,9 +109,14 @@ problem. Try
EOM
-if [ "X$usethreads" != "X" ]; then
+# XXX EXPERIMENTAL A.D. 03/09/1998
+# XXX This script UU/usethreads.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
+# XXX after it has prompted the user for whether to use threads.
+cat > UU/usethreads.cbu <<'EOSH'
+case "$usethreads" in
+$define)
if [ ! -r /usr/lib/libc_r.a ]; then
- cat <<'EOM'
+ cat <<'EOM' >&4
The re-entrant C library /usr/lib/libc_r.a does not exist; cannot build
threaded Perl. Consider upgrading to a newer FreeBSD snapshot or release:
@@ -115,5 +125,23 @@ at least the FreeBSD 3.0-971225-SNAP is known to have the libc_r.a.
EOM
exit 1
fi
- libswanted="$libswanted c_r"
-fi
+ # Patches to libc_r may be required.
+ # Print out a note about them here.
+
+ # These checks by Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
+ # Please update or change them as you learn more!
+ # -lc_r must REPLACE -lc. AD 03/10/1998
+ set `echo X "$libswanted "| sed -e 's/ c / c_r /'`
+ shift
+ libswanted="$*"
+ # Configure will probably pick the wrong libc to use for nm scan.
+ # The safest quick-fix is just to not use nm at all.
+ usenm=false
+ # Is vfork buggy in 3.0?
+ case "$osvers" in
+ 3.0) usevfork=false ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
+esac
+EOSH
+# XXX EXPERIMENTAL --end of call-back