25 files changed, 343 insertions, 161 deletions
diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 0b3f8a10ba..f1a76eb466 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # $Id: Head.U,v 3.0.1.9 1997/02/28 15:02:09 ram Exp $
 #
-# Generated on Sun Mar 12 19:42:40 EET 2000 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
+# Generated on Thu Mar 16 03:04:33 EET 2000 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
 # (with additional metaconfig patches by perlbug@perl.com)
 
 cat >/tmp/c1$$ <<EOF
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ sitelib_stem=''
 sitelibexp=''
 siteprefix=''
 siteprefixexp=''
+sizesize=''
 sizetype=''
 so=''
 socksizetype=''
@@ -6616,46 +6617,26 @@ esac
 
 : see if we can have long filenames
 echo " "
-rmlist="$rmlist /tmp/cf$$"
-$test -d /tmp/cf$$ || mkdir /tmp/cf$$
 first=123456789abcdef
-second=/tmp/cf$$/$first
-$rm -f $first $second
+$rm -f $first
 if (echo hi >$first) 2>/dev/null; then
 	if $test -f 123456789abcde; then
 		echo 'You cannot have filenames longer than 14 characters.  Sigh.' >&4
 		val="$undef"
 	else
-		if (echo hi >$second) 2>/dev/null; then
-			if $test -f /tmp/cf$$/123456789abcde; then
-				$cat <<'EOM'
-That's peculiar... You can have filenames longer than 14 characters, but only
-on some of the filesystems.  Maybe you are using NFS.  Anyway, to avoid problems
-I shall consider your system cannot support long filenames at all.
-EOM
-				val="$undef"
-			else
-				echo 'You can have filenames longer than 14 characters.' >&4
-				val="$define"
-			fi
-		else
-			$cat <<'EOM'
-How confusing! Some of your filesystems are sane enough to allow filenames
-longer than 14 characters but some others like /tmp can't even think about them.
-So, for now on, I shall assume your kernel does not allow them at all.
-EOM
-			val="$undef"
-		fi
+ 		echo 'You can have filenames longer than 14 characters.'>&4
+ 		val="$define"
 	fi
 else
 	$cat <<'EOM'
-You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars.  You can't even think about them!
+You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars.
+You can't even think about them!
 EOM
 	val="$undef"
 fi 
 set d_flexfnam
 eval $setvar
-$rm -rf /tmp/cf$$ 123456789abcde*
+$rm -rf 123456789abcde*
 
 : determine where library module manual pages go
 set man3dir man3dir none
@@ -6688,7 +6669,7 @@ esac
 echo "If you don't want the manual sources installed, answer 'none'."
 prog=`echo $package | $sed 's/-*[0-9.]*$//'`
 case "$man3dir" in
-'')	dflt=`echo $man1dir | $sed -e 's/man1/man3/g' -e 's/man\.1/man\.3/g'`
+'')	dflt=`echo "$man1dir" | $sed -e 's/man1/man3/g' -e 's/man\.1/man\.3/g'`
 	if $test -d "$privlib/man/man3"; then
 		cat <<EOM >&4
 
@@ -6706,16 +6687,18 @@ EOM
 		esac
     fi
 	;;
-' ') dflt=none;;
 *)	dflt="$man3dir" ;;
 esac
+case "$dflt" in
+' ') dflt=none ;;
+esac
 echo " "
 fn=dn+~
 rp="Where do the $package library man pages (source) go?"
 . ./getfile
 man3dir="$ans"
 man3direxp="$ansexp"
-case "$man1dir" in
+case "$man3dir" in
 '')	man3dir=' '
 	installman3dir='';;
 esac
@@ -13806,6 +13789,37 @@ echo $sig_name | $awk \
 }'
 $rm -f signal signal.c signal.awk signal.lst signal_cmd 
 
+echo " "
+case "$sizetype" in
+*_t) zzz="$sizetype"	;;
+*)   zzz="filesize"	;;
+esac
+echo "Checking the size of $zzz..." >&4 
+cat > try.c <<EOCP
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main() {
+    printf("%d\n", (int)sizeof($sizetype));
+    exit(0);
+}
+EOCP
+set try
+if eval $compile_ok; then
+	yyy=`./try`
+	case "$yyy" in
+	'')	sizesize=4
+		echo "(I can't execute the test program--guessing $sizesize.)" >&4
+		;;
+	*)	sizesize=$yyy
+		echo "Your $zzz size is $sizesize bytes."
+		;;
+	esac
+else
+	sizesize=4
+	echo "(I can't compile the test program--guessing $sizesize.)" >&4
+fi
+
+
 : check for socklen_t
 echo " "
 echo "Checking to see if you have socklen_t..." >&4
@@ -13825,7 +13839,7 @@ else
 	val="$undef"
 	echo "You do not have socklen_t."
 	case "$sizetype" in
-	size_t) echo "(You do have size_t, that might work.)" ;;
+	size_t) echo "(You do have size_t, that might work. Some people are happy with just an int.)" ;;
 	esac
 fi
 $rm -f try try.*
@@ -15692,6 +15706,7 @@ sitelib_stem='$sitelib_stem'
 sitelibexp='$sitelibexp'
 siteprefix='$siteprefix'
 siteprefixexp='$siteprefixexp'
+sizesize='$sizesize'
 sizetype='$sizetype'
 sleep='$sleep'
 smail='$smail'
diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary
index e00110c6c8..2c948b8689 100644
--- a/Porting/Glossary
+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ ccflags (ccflags.U):
 
 ccsymbols (Cppsym.U):
 	The variable contains the symbols defined by the C compiler alone.
+	The symbols defined by cpp or by cc when it calls cpp are not in
+	this list, see cppsymbols and cppccsymbols.
 	The list is a space-separated list of symbol=value tokens.
 
 cf_by (cf_who.U):
@@ -267,9 +269,9 @@ cpp_stuff (cpp_stuff.U):
 	used by the C preprocessor.
 
 cppccsymbols (Cppsym.U):
-	The variable contains the symbols defined by both
-	the bare C compiler and during a compilation that
-	includes stdio.h.
+	The variable contains the symbols defined by the C compiler
+	when it calls cpp.  The symbols defined by the cc alone or cpp
+	alone are not in this list, see ccsymbols and cppsymbols.
 	The list is a space-separated list of symbol=value tokens.
 
 cppflags (ccflags.U):
@@ -301,8 +303,9 @@ cppstdin (cppstdin.U):
 	preprocessor symbols.
 
 cppsymbols (Cppsym.U):
-	The variable contains the symbols during a compilation
-	that includes stdio.h.
+	The variable contains the symbols defined by the C preprocessor
+	alone.  The symbols defined by cc or by cc when it calls cpp are
+	not in this list, see ccsymbols and cppccsymbols.
 	The list is a space-separated list of symbol=value tokens.
 
 crosscompile (crosscompile.U):
@@ -3094,6 +3097,9 @@ siteprefixexp (siteprefix.U):
 	This variable holds the full absolute path of the directory below
 	which the user will install add-on packages.  Derived from siteprefix.
 
+sizesize (sizesize.U):
+	This variable contains the size of a sizetype in bytes.
+
 sizetype (sizetype.U):
 	This variable defines sizetype to be something like size_t, 
 	unsigned long, or whatever type is used to declare length 
diff --git a/Porting/config.sh b/Porting/config.sh
index 18e3506f00..c88698768d 100644
--- a/Porting/config.sh
+++ b/Porting/config.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Package name      : perl5
 # Source directory  : .
-# Configuration time: Mon Mar  6 00:00:30 EET 2000
+# Configuration time: Thu Mar 16 03:30:28 EET 2000
 # Configured by     : jhi
 # Target system     : osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha 
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ccflags='-pthread -std -DLANGUAGE_C'
 ccsymbols='__alpha=1 __LANGUAGE_C__=1 __osf__=1 __unix__=1 _LONGLONG=1 _SYSTYPE_BSD=1 SYSTYPE_BSD=1 unix=1'
 cf_by='jhi'
 cf_email='yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com'
-cf_time='Mon Mar  6 00:00:30 EET 2000'
+cf_time='Thu Mar 16 03:30:28 EET 2000'
 charsize='1'
 chgrp=''
 chmod=''
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ sitelib_stem='/opt/perl/lib/site_perl'
 sitelibexp='/opt/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0'
 siteprefix='/opt/perl'
 siteprefixexp='/opt/perl'
+sizesize='8'
 sizetype='size_t'
 sleep=''
 smail=''
@@ -781,13 +782,13 @@ zcat=''
 zip='zip'
 # Configure command line arguments.
 config_arg0='Configure'
-config_args='-Dprefix=/opt/perl -Doptimize=-O -Dusethreads -Duse64bitint -Duselfs -Dcf_by=yourname -Dcf_email=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com -Dperladmin=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com -Dmydomain=.yourplace.com -Dmyhostname=yourhost -dE'
+config_args='-Dprefix=/opt/perl -Doptimize=-O -Dusethreads -Duse64bitint -Duselargefiles -Dcf_by=yourname -Dcf_email=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com -Dperladmin=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com -Dmydomain=.yourplace.com -Dmyhostname=yourhost -dE'
 config_argc=11
 config_arg1='-Dprefix=/opt/perl'
 config_arg2='-Doptimize=-O'
 config_arg3='-Dusethreads'
 config_arg4='-Duse64bitint'
-config_arg5='-Duselfs'
+config_arg5='-Duselargefiles'
 config_arg6='-Dcf_by=yourname'
 config_arg7='-Dcf_email=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com'
 config_arg8='-Dperladmin=yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com'
diff --git a/Porting/config_H b/Porting/config_H
index 7a63d00575..70bf2c09c1 100644
--- a/Porting/config_H
+++ b/Porting/config_H
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /*
  * Package name      : perl5
  * Source directory  : .
- * Configuration time: Mon Mar  6 00:00:30 EET 2000
+ * Configuration time: Thu Mar 16 03:30:28 EET 2000
  * Configured by     : jhi
  * Target system     : osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha 
  */
@@ -175,12 +175,6 @@
  */
 #define HAS_FGETPOS	/**/
 
-/* FLEXFILENAMES:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system supports filenames
- *	longer than 14 characters.
- */
-#define	FLEXFILENAMES		/**/
-
 /* HAS_FLOCK:
  *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the flock routine is
  *	available to do file locking.
@@ -1398,6 +1392,12 @@
  */
 #define HAS_GETCWD		/**/
 
+/* HAS_GETFSSTAT:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the getfsstat routine is
+ *	available to stat filesystems in bulk.
+ */
+#define HAS_GETFSSTAT		/**/
+
 /* HAS_GETGRENT:
  *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the getgrent routine is
  *	available for sequential access of the group database.
@@ -1624,13 +1624,6 @@
  */
 #define HAS_ISASCII		/**/
 
-/* HAS_LCHOWN:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the lchown routine is
- *	available to operate on a symbolic link (instead of following the
- *	link).
- */
-#define HAS_LCHOWN		/**/
-
 /* HAS_LDBL_DIG:
  *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that this system's <float.h>
  *	or <limits.h> defines the symbol LDBL_DIG, which is the number
@@ -1666,6 +1659,14 @@
 #define LONGLONGSIZE 8		/**/
 #endif
 
+/* HAS_LSEEK_PROTO:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system provides
+ *	a prototype for the lseek() function.  Otherwise, it is up
+ *	to the program to supply one.  A good guess is
+ *		extern off_t lseek(int, off_t, int);
+ */
+#define	HAS_LSEEK_PROTO	/**/
+
 /* HAS_MADVISE:
  *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the madvise system call is
  *	available to map a file into memory.
@@ -2260,6 +2261,12 @@
  */
 #define	I_ICONV		/**/
 
+/* I_IEEEFP:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that <ieeefp.h> exists and
+ *	should be included.
+ */
+/*#define	I_IEEEFP		/ **/
+
 /* I_INTTYPES:
  *     This symbol, if defined, indicates to the C program that it should
  *     include <inttypes.h>.
@@ -2805,6 +2812,11 @@
 #define SITELIB_EXP "/opt/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0"		/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM "/opt/perl/lib/site_perl"		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size 8		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be
@@ -2813,6 +2825,12 @@
  */
 #define Size_t size_t	 /* length paramater for string functions */
 
+/* Sock_size_t:
+ *	This symbol holds the type used for the size argument of
+ *	various socket calls (just the base type, not the pointer-to).
+ */
+#define Sock_size_t		int /**/
+
 /* SSize_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used by functions that return
  *	a count of bytes or an error condition.  It must be a signed type.
@@ -2952,10 +2970,22 @@
 #endif
 /*#define	OLD_PTHREADS_API		/ **/
 
+/* PERL_VENDORARCH:
+ *	If defined, this symbol contains the name of a private library.
+ *	The library is private in the sense that it needn't be in anyone's
+ *	execution path, but it should be accessible by the world.
+ *	It may have a ~ on the front. 
+ *	The standard distribution will put nothing in this directory.
+ *	Vendors who distribute perl may wish to place their own
+ *	architecture-dependent modules and extensions in this directory with
+ *		MakeMaker Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor 
+ *	or equivalent.  See INSTALL for details.
+ */
 /* PERL_VENDORARCH_EXP:
  *	This symbol contains the ~name expanded version of PERL_VENDORARCH, to be used
  *	in programs that are not prepared to deal with ~ expansion at run-time.
  */
+/*#define PERL_VENDORARCH ""		/ **/
 /*#define PERL_VENDORARCH_EXP ""		/ **/
 
 /* PERL_VENDORLIB_EXP:
@@ -3030,30 +3060,17 @@
 #define PERL_XS_APIVERSION "5.6.0"
 #define PERL_PM_APIVERSION "5.005"
 
-/* HAS_GETFSSTAT:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the getfsstat routine is
- *	available to stat filesystems in bulk.
- */
-#define HAS_GETFSSTAT		/**/
-
-/* I_IEEEFP:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that <ieeefp.h> exists and
- *	should be included.
- */
-/*#define	I_IEEEFP		/ **/
-
-/* HAS_LSEEK_PROTO:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system provides
- *	a prototype for the lseek() function.  Otherwise, it is up
- *	to the program to supply one.  A good guess is
- *		extern off_t lseek(int, off_t, int);
+/* HAS_LCHOWN:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the lchown routine is
+ *	available to operate on a symbolic link (instead of following the
+ *	link).
  */
-#define	HAS_LSEEK_PROTO	/**/
+#define HAS_LCHOWN		/**/
 
-/* Sock_size_t:
- *	This symbol holds the type used for the size argument of
- *	various socket calls (just the base type, not the pointer-to).
+/* FLEXFILENAMES:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system supports filenames
+ *	longer than 14 characters.
  */
-#define Sock_size_t		int /**/
+#define	FLEXFILENAMES		/**/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/config_h.SH b/config_h.SH
index 108b6739cb..91adef302a 100644
--- a/config_h.SH
+++ b/config_h.SH
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >config.h -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un-
  */
 #$d_fgetpos HAS_FGETPOS	/**/
 
-/* FLEXFILENAMES:
- *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system supports filenames
- *	longer than 14 characters.
- */
-#$d_flexfnam	FLEXFILENAMES		/**/
-
 /* HAS_FLOCK:
  *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the flock routine is
  *	available to do file locking.
@@ -2832,6 +2826,11 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >config.h -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un-
 #define SITELIB_EXP "$sitelibexp"		/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM "$sitelib_stem"		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size $sizesize		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be
@@ -3082,5 +3081,11 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >config.h -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un-
  */
 #$d_lchown HAS_LCHOWN		/**/
 
+/* FLEXFILENAMES:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system supports filenames
+ *	longer than 14 characters.
+ */
+#$d_flexfnam	FLEXFILENAMES		/**/
+
 #endif
 !GROK!THIS!
diff --git a/configure.com b/configure.com
index 8c65d774b9..003a047bbe 100644
--- a/configure.com
+++ b/configure.com
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ $ ans = ""
 $ macros = ""
 $ extra_flags = ""
 $ user_c_flags = ""
-$ use_debugging_perl = "y"
 $ use_ieee_math = "n"
 $ be_case_sensitive = "n"
 $ use_vmsdebug_perl = "n"
@@ -1722,6 +1721,24 @@ $ ELSE
 $   use_vmsdebug_perl = "N"
 $ ENDIF
 $!
+$! Ask if they want to build with DEBUGGING
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "Perl can be built with extra runtime debugging enabled. This
+$ echo "enables the -D switch, at the cost of some performance. It
+$ echo "was mandatory on perl 5.005 and before on VMS, but is now
+$ echo "optional. If you don't generally use it you should probably
+$ echo "leave this off and gain a bit of extra speed.
+$ dflt = "y"
+$ rp = "Build a DEBUGGING version of Perl? [''dflt'] "
+$ GOSUB myread
+$ IF ans.eqs."" then ans = dflt
+$ IF F$EXTRACT(0, 1, F$EDIT(ans,"COLLAPSE,UPCASE")) .eqs. "Y"
+$ THEN
+$   use_debugging_perl = "Y"
+$ ELSE
+$   use_debugging_perl = "N"
+$ ENDIF
+$!
 $! Ask if they want to build with MULTIPLICITY
 $ echo ""
 $ echo "The perl interpreter engine can be built in a way that makes it
@@ -1924,7 +1941,10 @@ $ echo "default file types, however, you can configure Perl to try default"
 $ echo "file types of nothing, .pl, and .com, in that order (e.g. typing"
 $ echo """$ perl foo"" would cause Perl to look for foo., then foo.pl, and"
 $ echo "finally foo.com)."
-$ dflt = "y"
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "This is currently broken in some configurations. Only enable it if
+$ echo "you know what you're doing. "
+$ dflt = "N"
 $ rp = "Always use default file types? [''dflt'] "
 $ GOSUB myread
 $ if ans.eqs."" then ans="''dflt'"
diff --git a/epoc/config.sh b/epoc/config.sh
index a3051d479e..8b9f982139 100644
--- a/epoc/config.sh
+++ b/epoc/config.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# This file was produced by running the Configure script. It holds all the
-# definitions figured out by Configure. Should you modify one of these values,
-# do not forget to propagate your changes by running "Configure -der". You may
-# instead choose to run each of the .SH files by yourself, or "Configure -S".
+# This file is manually maintained.
+#
+# It is NOT produced by running the Configure script.
 #
 
 # Package name      : perl5
 # Source directory  : .
-# Configuration time: Sun Oct  3 02:17:38 EET DST 1999
-# Configured by     : jhi
-# Target system     : osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha 
+# Configuration time: 
+# Configured by     : Olaf Flebbe
+# Target system     : EPOC
 
 Author=''
 Date='$Date'
@@ -34,8 +33,8 @@ apirevision=''
 apisubversion=''
 apiversion=''
 ar='arm-pe-ar'
-archlib='/perl/lib/5.5.670/epoc'
-archlibexp='/perl/lib/5.5.670/epoc'
+archlib='/perl/lib/5.6.0/epoc'
+archlibexp='/perl/lib/5.6.0/epoc'
 archname64=''
 archname='epoc'
 archobjs='epoc.o epocish.o epoc_stubs.o'
@@ -582,8 +581,8 @@ pmake=''
 pr=''
 prefix=''
 prefixexp=''
-privlib='/perl/lib/5.5.670'
-privlibexp='/perl/lib/5.5.670'
+privlib='/perl/lib/5.6.0'
+privlibexp='/perl/lib/5.6.0'
 prototype='define'
 ptrsize='4'
 randbits='31'
@@ -627,13 +626,14 @@ sig_name_init='"ZERO", 0'
 sig_num='0'
 sig_num_init='0, 0'
 signal_t='void'
-sitearch='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.5.670/epoc'
-sitearchexp='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.5.670/epoc'
-sitelib='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.5.670/'
+sitearch='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/epoc'
+sitearchexp='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/epoc'
+sitelib='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/'
 sitelib_stem='/perl/lib/site_perl'
-sitelibexp='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.5.670/'
+sitelibexp='/perl/lib/site_perl/5.6.0/'
 siteprefix=''
 siteprefixexp=''
+sizesize='4'
 sizetype='size_t'
 sleep=''
 smail=''
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ vendorlib_stem=''
 vendorlibexp=''
 vendorprefix=''
 vendorprefixexp=''
-version='5.5.670'
+version='5.6.0'
 vi=''
 voidflags='15'
 xlibpth=''
@@ -724,11 +724,11 @@ config_arg9=''
 config_arg10=''
 config_arg11=''
 PERL_REVISION=5
-PERL_VERSION=5
-PERL_SUBVERSION=670
+PERL_VERSION=6
+PERL_SUBVERSION=0
 PERL_API_REVISION=5
-PERL_API_VERSION=5
-PERL_API_SUBVERSION=670
+PERL_API_VERSION=6
+PERL_API_SUBVERSION=0
 CONFIGDOTSH=true
 # Variables propagated from previous config.sh file.
 pp_sys_cflags=''
diff --git a/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm b/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm
index 171538e583..92103a1eaf 100644
--- a/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm
+++ b/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.pm
@@ -118,11 +118,15 @@ $VERSION = "1.03";
 	O_NDELAY
 	O_NOCTTY
 	O_NOFOLLOW
+	O_NOINHERIT
 	O_NONBLOCK
+	O_RANDOM
+	O_RAW
 	O_RDONLY
 	O_RDWR
 	O_RSRC
 	O_RSYNC
+	O_SEQUENTIAL
 	O_SHLOCK
 	O_SYNC
 	O_TEMPORARY
diff --git a/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs b/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs
index 8d4a073658..b597e03c1a 100644
--- a/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs
+++ b/ext/Fcntl/Fcntl.xs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ constant(char *name, int arg)
     errno = 0;
     switch (*name) {
     case '_':
-	if (strEQ(name, "_S_IFMT")) /* Yes, _S_IFMT. */
+	if (strEQ(name, "_S_IFMT")) /* Yes, on name _S_IFMT return S_IFMT. */
 #ifdef S_IFMT
 	  return S_IFMT;
 #else
@@ -476,12 +476,30 @@ constant(char *name, int arg)
 #else
 	        goto not_there;
 #endif
+	    if (strEQ(name, "O_NOINHERIT"))
+#ifdef O_NOINHERIT
+	        return O_NOINHERIT;
+#else
+	        goto not_there;
+#endif
 	    if (strEQ(name, "O_NONBLOCK"))
 #ifdef O_NONBLOCK
 	        return O_NONBLOCK;
 #else
 	        goto not_there;
 #endif
+	    if (strEQ(name, "O_RANDOM"))
+#ifdef O_RANDOM
+	        return O_RANDOM;
+#else
+	        goto not_there;
+#endif
+	    if (strEQ(name, "O_RAW"))
+#ifdef O_RAW
+	        return O_RAW;
+#else
+	        goto not_there;
+#endif
 	    if (strEQ(name, "O_RDONLY"))
 #ifdef O_RDONLY
 	        return O_RDONLY;
@@ -500,6 +518,12 @@ constant(char *name, int arg)
 #else
 	        goto not_there;
 #endif
+	    if (strEQ(name, "O_SEQUENTIAL"))
+#ifdef O_SEQUENTIAL
+	        return O_SEQUENTIAL;
+#else
+	        goto not_there;
+#endif
 	    if (strEQ(name, "O_SHLOCK"))
 #ifdef O_SHLOCK
 	        return O_SHLOCK;
diff --git a/hints/dec_osf.sh b/hints/dec_osf.sh
index c149ae075a..cba8db2f3b 100644
--- a/hints/dec_osf.sh
+++ b/hints/dec_osf.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ case "`$cc -v 2>&1 | grep cc`" in
 *gcc*)	;; # pass
 *)	# compile something small: taint.c is fine for this.
     	# the main point is the '-v' flag of 'cc'.
-       	case "`cc -v -I. -c taint.c -o /tmp/taint$$.o 2>&1`" in
+       	case "`cc -v -I. -c taint.c -o taint$$.o 2>&1`" in
 	*/gemc_cc*)	# we have the new DEC GEM CC
 			_DEC_cc_style=new
 			;;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ case "`$cc -v 2>&1 | grep cc`" in
 			;;
 	esac
 	# cleanup
-	rm -f /tmp/taint$$.o
+	rm -f taint$$.o
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/hints/esix4.sh b/hints/esix4.sh
index 9967207d37..b1d697cccb 100644
--- a/hints/esix4.sh
+++ b/hints/esix4.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ d_suidsafe=define
 usevfork='false'
 if test "$osvers" = "3.0"; then
 	d_gconvert='undef'
-	grep 'define[ 	]*AF_OSI[ 	]' /usr/include/sys/socket.h | grep '/\*[^*]*$' >/tmp/esix$$
-	if test -s /tmp/esix$$; then
+	grep 'define[ 	]*AF_OSI[ 	]' /usr/include/sys/socket.h | grep '/\*[^*]*$' >esix$$
+	if test -s esix$$; then
 		cat <<EOM >&2
 
 WARNING: You are likely to have problems compiling the Socket extension
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ unless you fix the unterminated comment for AF_OSI in the file
 
 EOM
 	fi
-	rm -f /tmp/esix$$
+	rm -f esix$$
 fi
 
diff --git a/hints/freebsd.sh b/hints/freebsd.sh
index 2609261fa6..fd60ba3cb9 100644
--- a/hints/freebsd.sh
+++ b/hints/freebsd.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ esac
 case "$osvers" in
 0.*|1.0*) ;;
 
-3.*|4.0*)
+1*|2*)	cccdlflags='-DPIC -fpic'
+	lddlflags="-Bshareable $lddlflags"
+	;;
+
+*)
         objformat=`/usr/bin/objformat`
         if [ x$objformat = xelf ]; then
             libpth="/usr/lib /usr/local/lib"
@@ -108,24 +112,23 @@ case "$osvers" in
             lddlflags="-shared "
         else
             if [ -e /usr/lib/aout ]; then
-            libpth="/usr/lib/aout /usr/local/lib /usr/lib"
-            glibpth="/usr/lib/aout /usr/local/lib /usr/lib"
-        fi
-        lddlflags='-Bshareable'
+                libpth="/usr/lib/aout /usr/local/lib /usr/lib"
+                glibpth="/usr/lib/aout /usr/local/lib /usr/lib"
+            fi
+            lddlflags='-Bshareable'
         fi
         cccdlflags='-DPIC -fpic'
         ;;
-
-*)	cccdlflags='-DPIC -fpic'
-	lddlflags="-Bshareable $lddlflags"
-	;;
 esac
 
 case "$osvers" in
-4.0*)
-	if /usr/bin/file /usr/lib/libc.so.3 | /usr/bin/grep -vq "not stripped" ; then
+0*|1*|2*|3*) ;;
+
+*)
+	if /usr/bin/file -L /usr/lib/libc.so | /usr/bin/grep -vq "not stripped" ; then
 	    usenm=false
 	fi
+        ;;
 esac
 
 cat <<'EOM' >&4
@@ -173,20 +176,15 @@ case "$usethreads" in
 $define|true|[yY]*)
         lc_r=`/sbin/ldconfig -r|grep ':-lc_r'|awk '{print $NF}'|tail -1`
         case "$osvers" in  
-	2.2.8*|3.*|4.*)
-	      if [ ! -r "$lc_r" ]; then
-	      cat <<EOM >&4
-POSIX threads should be supported by FreeBSD $osvers --
-but your system is missing the shared libc_r.
-(/sbin/ldconfig -r doesn't find any).
+	0*|1*|2.0*|2.1*)   cat <<EOM >&4
+I did not know that FreeBSD $osvers supports POSIX threads.
 
-Consider using the latest STABLE release.
+Feel free to tell perlbug@perl.com otherwise.
 EOM
-		 exit 1
-	      fi
-	      ldflags="-pthread $ldflags"
+	      exit 1
 	      ;;
-        2.2*)
+
+        2.2.[0-7]*)
               cat <<EOM >&4
 POSIX threads are not supported well by FreeBSD $osvers.
 
@@ -199,13 +197,21 @@ or preferably to 3.something.
 EOM
 	      exit 1
 	      ;;
-	 *)   cat <<EOM >&4
-I did not know that FreeBSD $osvers supports POSIX threads.
 
-Feel free to tell perlbug@perl.com otherwise.
+	*)
+	      if [ ! -r "$lc_r" ]; then
+	      cat <<EOM >&4
+POSIX threads should be supported by FreeBSD $osvers --
+but your system is missing the shared libc_r.
+(/sbin/ldconfig -r doesn't find any).
+
+Consider using the latest STABLE release.
 EOM
-	      exit 1
+		 exit 1
+	      fi
+	      ldflags="-pthread $ldflags"
 	      ;;
+
 	esac
 
 	set `echo X "$libswanted "| sed -e 's/ c / c_r /'`
diff --git a/hints/newsos4.sh b/hints/newsos4.sh
index a33cb3154a..3e447a5569 100644
--- a/hints/newsos4.sh
+++ b/hints/newsos4.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ echo
 echo 'Compiling Tips:'
 echo 'When you have found that ld complains "multiple defined" error'
 echo 'on linking /lib/libdbm.a, do following instructions.'
-echo '    cd /tmp                                (working on /tmp)'
 echo '    cp /lib/libdbm.a dbm.o                 (copy current libdbm.a)'
 echo '    ar cr libdbm.a dbm.o                   (make archive)'
 echo '    mv /lib/libdbm.a /lib/libdbm.a.backup  (backup original library)'
-echo '    cp /tmp/libdbm.a /lib                  (copy newer one)'
+echo '    cp libdbm.a /lib                       (copy newer one)'
 echo '    ranlib /lib/libdbm.a                   (ranlib for later use)'
 echo
 
diff --git a/lib/CGI.pm b/lib/CGI.pm
index a81ac07909..3e032578b2 100644
--- a/lib/CGI.pm
+++ b/lib/CGI.pm
@@ -3280,7 +3280,7 @@ my ($vol) = $MAC ? MacPerl::Volumes() =~ /:(.*)/ : "";
 unless ($TMPDIRECTORY) {
     @TEMP=("${SL}usr${SL}tmp","${SL}var${SL}tmp",
 	   "C:${SL}temp","${SL}tmp","${SL}temp",
-	   "${vol}${SL}Temporary Items",
+	   "${vol}${SL}Temporary Items","${SL}sys\$scratch",
 	   "${SL}WWW_ROOT");
     unshift(@TEMP,$ENV{'TMPDIR'}) if exists $ENV{'TMPDIR'};
 
diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm b/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
index 1ba5bcd234..c8f41c74bc 100644
--- a/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
+++ b/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ sub _write_vms {
     require Config; # a reminder for once we do $^O
     require ExtUtils::XSSymSet;
 
-    my($isvax) = $Config::Config{'arch'} =~ /VAX/i;
+    my($isvax) = $Config::Config{'archname'} =~ /VAX/i;
     my($set) = new ExtUtils::XSSymSet;
     my($sym);
 
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 976f5a13ad..90c12219f2 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -1588,10 +1588,11 @@ PP(pp_send)
     djSP; dMARK; dORIGMARK; dTARGET;
     GV *gv;
     IO *io;
-    Off_t offset;
     SV *bufsv;
     char *buffer;
-    Off_t length;
+    Size_t length;
+    SSize_t retval;
+    IV offset;
     STRLEN blen;
     MAGIC *mg;
 
@@ -1614,17 +1615,17 @@ PP(pp_send)
 	goto say_undef;
     bufsv = *++MARK;
     buffer = SvPV(bufsv, blen);
-#if Off_t_SIZE > IVSIZE
+#if Size_t_size > IVSIZE
     length = SvNVx(*++MARK);
 #else
     length = SvIVx(*++MARK);
 #endif
-    if (length < 0)
+    if ((Size_t)length < 0)
 	DIE(aTHX_ "Negative length");
     SETERRNO(0,0);
     io = GvIO(gv);
     if (!io || !IoIFP(io)) {
-	length = -1;
+	retval = -1;
 	if (ckWARN(WARN_CLOSED)) {
 	    if (PL_op->op_type == OP_SYSWRITE)
 		report_closed_fh(gv, io, "syswrite", "filehandle");
@@ -1634,11 +1635,7 @@ PP(pp_send)
     }
     else if (PL_op->op_type == OP_SYSWRITE) {
 	if (MARK < SP) {
-#if Off_t_SIZE > IVSIZE
-	    offset = SvNVx(*++MARK);
-#else
 	    offset = SvIVx(*++MARK);
-#endif
 	    if (offset < 0) {
 		if (-offset > blen)
 		    DIE(aTHX_ "Offset outside string");
@@ -1651,14 +1648,14 @@ PP(pp_send)
 	    length = blen - offset;
 #ifdef PERL_SOCK_SYSWRITE_IS_SEND
 	if (IoTYPE(io) == 's') {
-	    length = PerlSock_send(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)),
+	    retval = PerlSock_send(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)),
 				   buffer+offset, length, 0);
 	}
 	else
 #endif
 	{
 	    /* See the note at doio.c:do_print about filesize limits. --jhi */
-	    length = PerlLIO_write(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)),
+	    retval = PerlLIO_write(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)),
 				   buffer+offset, length);
 	}
     }
@@ -1667,20 +1664,24 @@ PP(pp_send)
 	char *sockbuf;
 	STRLEN mlen;
 	sockbuf = SvPVx(*++MARK, mlen);
-	length = PerlSock_sendto(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)), buffer, blen, length,
-				(struct sockaddr *)sockbuf, mlen);
+	retval = PerlSock_sendto(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)), buffer, blen,
+				 length, (struct sockaddr *)sockbuf, mlen);
     }
     else
-	length = PerlSock_send(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)), buffer, blen, length);
+	retval = PerlSock_send(PerlIO_fileno(IoIFP(io)), buffer, blen, length);
 
 #else
     else
 	DIE(aTHX_ PL_no_sock_func, "send");
 #endif
-    if (length < 0)
+    if (retval < 0)
 	goto say_undef;
     SP = ORIGMARK;
-    PUSHi(length);
+#if Size_t_size > IVSIZE
+    PUSHn(retval);
+#else
+    PUSHi(retval);
+#endif
     RETURN;
 
   say_undef:
@@ -1826,11 +1827,24 @@ PP(pp_sysseek)
 PP(pp_truncate)
 {
     djSP;
-    Off_t len = (Off_t)POPn;
+    /* There seems to be no consensus on the length type of truncate()
+     * and ftruncate(), both off_t and size_t have supporters. In
+     * general one would think that when using large files, off_t is
+     * at least as wide as size_t, so using an off_t should be okay. */
+    /* XXX Configure probe for the length type of *truncate() needed XXX */
+    Off_t len;
     int result = 1;
     GV *tmpgv;
     STRLEN n_a;
 
+#if Size_t_size > IVSIZE
+    len = (Off_t)POPn;
+#else
+    len = (Off_t)POPi;
+#endif
+    /* Checking for length < 0 is problematic as the type might or
+     * might not be signed: if it is not, clever compilers will moan. */ 
+    /* XXX Configure probe for the signedness of the length type of *truncate() needed? XXX */
     SETERRNO(0,0);
 #if defined(HAS_TRUNCATE) || defined(HAS_CHSIZE) || defined(F_FREESP)
     if (PL_op->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL) {
diff --git a/vms/subconfigure.com b/vms/subconfigure.com
index af900a0ce1..8650b0f128 100644
--- a/vms/subconfigure.com
+++ b/vms/subconfigure.com
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ $!   or something like that) are straightforward. Adding a new item for the
 $!   ultimately created config.sh requires adding two lines to this file.
 $!
 $!   First, a line in the format:
-$!     $ foo = "bar"
+$!     $ perl_foo = "bar"
 $!   after the line tagged ##ADD NEW CONSTANTS HERE##. Replace foo with the
 $!   variable name as it appears in config.sh.
 $!
 $!   Second, add a line in the format:
-$!     $ WC "foo='" + foo + "'"
+$!     $ WC "foo='" + perl_foo + "'"
 $!   after the line tagged ##WRITE NEW CONSTANTS HERE##. Careful of the
 $!   quoting, as it can be tricky. 
 $! 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ $ myname = myhostname
 $ IF myname .EQS. "" THEN myname = F$TRNLNM("SYS$NODE")
 $!
 $! ##ADD NEW CONSTANTS HERE##
+$ perl_sizesize = "4"
 $ perl_shmattype = ""
 $ perl_mmaptype = ""
 $ perl_gidformat = "lu"
@@ -3205,6 +3206,49 @@ $
 $ perl_ptrsize=line
 $ WRITE_RESULT "ptrsize is ''perl_ptrsize'"
 $!
+$! Check for size_t size
+$!
+$ OS
+$ WS "#ifdef __DECC
+$ WS "#include <stdlib.h>
+$ WS "#endif
+$ WS "#include <stdio.h>
+$ WS "int main()
+$ WS "{"
+$ WS "int foo;
+$ WS "foo = sizeof(size_t);
+$ WS "printf(""%d\n"", foo);
+$ WS "exit(0);
+$ WS "}"
+$ CS
+$   DEFINE SYS$ERROR _NLA0:
+$   DEFINE SYS$OUTPUT _NLA0:
+$   ON ERROR THEN CONTINUE
+$   ON WARNING THEN CONTINUE
+$   'Checkcc' temp.c
+$   If Needs_Opt
+$   THEN
+$     link temp.obj,temp.opt/opt
+$   else
+$     link temp.obj
+$   endif
+$   OPEN/WRITE TEMPOUT [-.uu]tempout.lis
+$   DEASSIGN SYS$OUTPUT
+$   DEASSIGN SYS$ERROR
+$   DEFINE SYS$ERROR TEMPOUT
+$   DEFINE SYS$OUTPUT TEMPOUT
+$   mcr []temp
+$   CLOSE TEMPOUT
+$   DEASSIGN SYS$OUTPUT
+$   DEASSIGN SYS$ERROR
+$   OPEN/READ TEMPOUT [-.uu]tempout.lis
+$   READ TEMPOUT line
+$   CLOSE TEMPOUT
+$ DELETE/NOLOG [-.uu]tempout.lis;
+$ 
+$ perl_sizesize=line
+$ WRITE_RESULT "sizesize is ''perl_sizesize'"
+$!
 $! Check rand48 and its ilk
 $!
 $ OS
@@ -3961,8 +4005,10 @@ $ WC "voidflags='" + perl_voidflags + "'"
 $ WC "d_eunice='" + perl_d_eunice + "'"
 $ WC "libs='" + perl_libs + "'"
 $ WC "libc='" + perl_libc + "'"
-$ WC "xs_apiversion='" + localperlver + "'"
-$ WC "pm_apiversion='" + localperlver + "'"
+$ WC "xs_apiversion='" + version + "'"
+$ WC "pm_apiversion='" + version + "'"
+$ WC "PERL_VERSION='" + patchlevel + "'"
+$ WC "PERL_SUBVERSION='" + subversion + "'"
 $ WC "pager='" + perl_pager + "'"
 $ WC "uidtype='" + perl_uidtype + "'"
 $ WC "uidformat='" + perl_uidformat + "'"
@@ -4195,6 +4241,7 @@ $ WC "uvuformat='" + perl_uvuformat + "'"
 $ WC "uvoformat='" + perl_uvoformat + "'"
 $ WC "uvxformat='" + perl_uvxformat + "'"
 $ WC "d_vms_case_sensitive_symbols='" + d_vms_be_case_sensitive + "'"
+$ WC "sizesize='" + perl_sizesize + "'"
 $!
 $! ##WRITE NEW CONSTANTS HERE##
 $!
diff --git a/vos/config.def b/vos/config.def
index 34f57709e4..10d44a272d 100644
--- a/vos/config.def
+++ b/vos/config.def
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ $sitearchexp=''
 $sitelib='/system/ported/perl/lib/site/5.005'
 $sitelibexp='/system/ported/perl/lib/site/5.005'
 $sitelib_stem='/system/ported/perl/lib/site'
+$sizesize='4'
 $sizetype='size_t'
 $socksizetype='int'
 $sPRIfldbl='"Lf"'
diff --git a/vos/config.h b/vos/config.h
index 78e5c693fe..55bb25f66a 100644
--- a/vos/config.h
+++ b/vos/config.h
@@ -2801,6 +2801,11 @@
 #define SITELIB_EXP "/system/ported/perl/lib/site/5.005"		/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM "/system/ported/perl/lib/site"		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size 4		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be
diff --git a/win32/config.bc b/win32/config.bc
index 32fb9d82b7..1b984bb08d 100644
--- a/win32/config.bc
+++ b/win32/config.bc
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ sitelib_stem=''
 sitelibexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~\lib'
 siteprefix='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
 siteprefixexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
+sizesize='4'
 sizetype='size_t'
 sleep=''
 smail=''
diff --git a/win32/config.gc b/win32/config.gc
index 950a3d7df8..762e792464 100644
--- a/win32/config.gc
+++ b/win32/config.gc
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ sitelib_stem=''
 sitelibexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~\lib'
 siteprefix='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
 siteprefixexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
+sizesize='4'
 sizetype='size_t'
 sleep=''
 smail=''
diff --git a/win32/config.vc b/win32/config.vc
index 007834e838..f3dff460ca 100644
--- a/win32/config.vc
+++ b/win32/config.vc
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ sitelib_stem=''
 sitelibexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~\lib'
 siteprefix='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
 siteprefixexp='~INST_TOP~\site~INST_VER~'
+sizesize='4'
 sizetype='size_t'
 sleep=''
 smail=''
diff --git a/win32/config_H.bc b/win32/config_H.bc
index 9e89accd58..41e3a3cf23 100644
--- a/win32/config_H.bc
+++ b/win32/config_H.bc
@@ -2814,6 +2814,11 @@
 #define SITELIB_EXP (win32_get_sitelib("5.6.0"))	/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM ""		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size $sizesize		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be
diff --git a/win32/config_H.gc b/win32/config_H.gc
index 062e7ec78c..baf02fe5a8 100644
--- a/win32/config_H.gc
+++ b/win32/config_H.gc
@@ -2814,6 +2814,11 @@
 #define SITELIB_EXP (win32_get_sitelib("5.6.0"))	/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM ""		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size $sizesize		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be
diff --git a/win32/config_H.vc b/win32/config_H.vc
index 2f278d9609..028914d38a 100644
--- a/win32/config_H.vc
+++ b/win32/config_H.vc
@@ -2814,6 +2814,11 @@
 #define SITELIB_EXP (win32_get_sitelib("5.6.0"))	/**/
 #define SITELIB_STEM ""		/**/
 
+/* Size_t_size:
+ *	This symbol holds the size of a Size_t in bytes.
+ */
+#define Size_t_size $sizesize		/* */
+
 /* Size_t:
  *	This symbol holds the type used to declare length parameters
  *	for string functions.  It is usually size_t, but may be