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-rw-r--r--hints/hpux.sh11
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hints/hpux.sh b/hints/hpux.sh
index 8eaf272d70..521e9345db 100644
--- a/hints/hpux.sh
+++ b/hints/hpux.sh
@@ -107,11 +107,14 @@ usemymalloc='y'
alignbytes=8
selecttype='int *'
-# There are some lingering issues about whether g/setpgrp should be a part
-# of the perl core. This setting should cause perl to conform to the Principle
-# of Least Astonishment. The best thing is to use the g/setpgrp in the POSIX
+# There are some lingering issues about handling g/setpgrp
+# in the perl core. The best thing is to use the g/setpgrp in the POSIX
# module.
-d_bsdpgrp='define'
+# We've given up trying to guess which setting will cause perl to
+# conform to the Principle of Least Astonishment. If you want to use
+# BSD-style g/setpgrp, you'll have to uncomment the next two lines.
+# i_unistd='undef'
+# d_bsdpgrp='define'
# If your compile complains about FLT_MIN, uncomment the next line
# POSIX_cflags='ccflags="$ccflags -DFLT_MIN=1.17549435E-38"'