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diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index b8c192ba08..832d4c8586 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -183,6 +183,32 @@ If you like a more web-like approach, a good start point can be http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/downloadaz.jsp and click "C for AIX", and follow the instructions. +=head2 The usenm option + +If linking miniperl + + cc -o miniperl ... miniperlmain.o opmini.o perl.o ... -lm -lc ... + +causes error like this + + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .aintl + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .copysignl + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .syscall + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .eaccess + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .setresuid + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .setresgid + ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .setproctitle + ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information. + +you could retry with + + make realclean + rm config.sh + ./Configure -Dusenm ... + +which makes Configure to use the C<nm> tool when scanning for library +symbols, which usually is not done in AIX. + =head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl Using gcc-3.x (tested with 3.0.4, 3.1, and 3.2) now works out of the box, |