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diff --git a/README.os390 b/README.os390 index 3a87182df3..25041b9518 100644 --- a/README.os390 +++ b/README.os390 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The IBM document that described such USS system setup issues was SC28-1890-07 "OS/390 UNIX System Services Planning", in particular Chapter 6 on customizing the OE shell. -GNU make for OS/390, which is required for the build of perl (as well as +GNU make for OS/390, which is recommended for the build of perl (as well as building CPAN modules and extensions), is available from: http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/index.htm @@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ from source to eliminate any such trouble. You might also find GNU make (as well as Perl and Apache) in the red-piece/book "Open Source Software for OS/390 UNIX", SG24-5944-00 from IBM. +If instead of the recommended GNU make you would like to use the system +supplied make program then be sure to install the default rules file +properly via the shell command: + + cp /samples/startup.mk /etc + +and be sure to also set the environment variable _C89_CCMODE=1 (exporting +_C89_CCMODE=1 is also a good idea for users of GNU make). + You might also want to have GNU groff for OS/390 installed before running the `make install` step for Perl. |