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-rw-r--r--perlio.h2
-rw-r--r--win32/makefile.mk20
-rw-r--r--win32/win32.c1
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/perlio.h b/perlio.h
index 3105b58797..172a8061e0 100644
--- a/perlio.h
+++ b/perlio.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
#if defined(PERL_IMPLICIT_SYS)
#ifndef USE_PERLIO
#ifndef NETWARE
-# define USE_PERLIO
+/* # define USE_PERLIO */
#endif
#endif
#endif
diff --git a/win32/makefile.mk b/win32/makefile.mk
index 0c88b67099..1eb7613fb4 100644
--- a/win32/makefile.mk
+++ b/win32/makefile.mk
@@ -49,26 +49,30 @@ INST_ARCH *= \$(ARCHNAME)
#
# uncomment to enable multiple interpreters. This is need for fork()
-# emulation.
+# emulation and for thread support.
#
USE_MULTI *= define
#
-# Beginnings of interpreter cloning/threads; still very incomplete.
-# This should be enabled to get the fork() emulation. This needs
-# USE_MULTI as well.
+# Interpreter cloning/threads; now reasonably complete.
+# This should be enabled to get the fork() emulation.
+# This needs USE_MULTI above.
#
USE_ITHREADS *= define
#
# uncomment to enable the implicit "host" layer for all system calls
-# made by perl. This needs USE_MULTI above. This is also needed to
-# get fork().
+# made by perl. This needs USE_MULTI above.
+# This is also needed to get fork().
#
USE_IMP_SYS *= define
#
-# Comment to disable I/O subsystem and use compiler's stdio for IO
+# Comment out next assign to disable perl's I/O subsystem and use compiler's
+# stdio for IO - depending on your compiler vendor and run time library you may
+# then get a number of fails from make test i.e. bugs - complain to them not us ;-).
+# You will also be unable to take full advantage of perl5.8's support for multiple
+# encodings and may see lower IO performance. You have been warned.
USE_PERLIO = define
#
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ CCTYPE *= MSVC60
# If not enabled, we automatically try to use maximum optimization
# with all compilers that are known to have a working optimizer.
#
-CFG *= Debug
+#CFG *= Debug
#
# uncomment to enable use of PerlCRT.DLL when using the Visual C compiler.
diff --git a/win32/win32.c b/win32/win32.c
index 4669d3ab07..f72acdde64 100644
--- a/win32/win32.c
+++ b/win32/win32.c
@@ -2643,6 +2643,7 @@ win32_popen(const char *command, const char *mode)
#ifdef USE_RTL_POPEN
return _popen(command, mode);
#else
+ dTHX;
int p[2];
int parent, child;
int stdfd, oldfd;