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Diffstat (limited to 'Porting/Glossary')
| -rw-r--r-- | Porting/Glossary | 56 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index 89f694373d..296bd24b5f 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ d_fpathconf (d_pathconf.U): to determine file-system related limits and options associated with a given open file descriptor. -d_fpos64_t (io64.U): +d_fpos64_t (d_fpos64_t.U): This symbol will be defined if the C compiler supports fpos64_t. d_fs_data_s (d_fs_data_s.U): @@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ d_getcwd (d_getcwd.U): indicates to the C program that the getcwd() routine is available to get the current working directory. +d_getfsstat (d_getfsstat.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETFSSTAT symbol, which + indicates to the C program that the getfsstat() routine is available. + d_getgrent (d_getgrent.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETGRENT symbol, which indicates to the C program that the getgrent() routine is available @@ -838,6 +842,12 @@ d_longlong (d_longlong.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_LONG_LONG if the long long type is supported. +d_lseekproto (d_lseekproto.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_LSEEK_PROTO symbol, + which indicates to the C program that the system provides + a prototype for the lseek() function. Otherwise, it is + up to the program to supply one. + d_lstat (d_lstat.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_LSTAT if lstat() is available to do file stats on symbolic links. @@ -985,7 +995,7 @@ d_nv_preserves_uv (perlxv.U): This variable indicates whether a variable of type nvtype can preserve all the bits a variable of type uvtype. -d_off64_t (io64.U): +d_off64_t (d_off64_t.U): This symbol will be defined if the C compiler supports off64_t. d_old_pthread_create_joinable (d_pthrattrj.U): @@ -2722,16 +2732,20 @@ patchlevel (patchlevel.U): The patchlevel level of this package. The value of patchlevel comes from the patchlevel.h file. In a version number such as 5.6.1, this is the "6". - In patchlevel.h, this is referred to as the "PERL_VERSION". + In patchlevel.h, this is referred to as "PERL_VERSION". path_sep (Unix.U): This is an old synonym for p_ in Head.U, the character used to separate elements in the command shell search PATH. +perl5 (perl5.U): + This variable contains the full path (if any) to a previously + installed perl5.005 or later suitable for running the script + to determine inc_version_list. + perl (Loc.U): - This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the - full pathname (if any) of the perl program. After Configure runs, - the value is reset to a plain "perl" and is not useful. + This variable is defined but not used by Configure. + The value is a plain '' and is not useful. PERL_REVISION (Oldsyms.U): In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 5. @@ -2859,6 +2873,11 @@ rd_nodata (nblock_io.U): used, which is a shame because you cannot make the difference between no data and an EOF.. Sigh! +revision (patchlevel.U): + The value of revision comes from the patchlevel.h file. + In a version number such as 5.6.1, this is the "5". + In patchlevel.h, this is referred to as "PERL_REVISION". + rm (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the full pathname (if any) of the rm program. After Configure runs, @@ -3074,6 +3093,11 @@ sockethdr (d_socket.U): socketlib (d_socket.U): This variable has the names of any libraries needed for socket support. +socksizetype (socksizetype.U): + This variable holds the type used for the size argument + for various socket calls like accept. Usual values include + socklen_t, size_t, and int. + sort (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the full pathname (if any) of the sort program. After Configure runs, @@ -3218,6 +3242,7 @@ subversion (patchlevel.U): The subversion level of this package. The value of subversion comes from the patchlevel.h file. In a version number such as 5.6.1, this is the "1". + In patchlevel.h, this is referred to as "PERL_SUBVERSION". This is unique to perl. sysman (sysman.U): @@ -3336,12 +3361,25 @@ use5005threads (usethreads.U): use64bits (use64bits.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_64_BITS symbol, and indicates that 64-bit integer types should be used - when available. + when available. The minimal possible 64-bitness + is employed, just enough to get 64-bit integers into Perl. + This may mean using for example "long longs", while your memory + may still be limited to 2 gigabytes. usedl (dlsrc.U): This variable indicates if the system supports dynamic loading of some sort. See also dlsrc and dlobj. +usefull64bits (use64bits.U): + This variable conditionally defines the USE_FULL_64_BITS symbol, + and indicates that 64-bit integer types should be used + when available. The maximal possible + 64-bitness is employed: LP64 or ILP64, meaning that you will + be able to use more than 2 gigabytes of memory. This mode is + even more binary incompatible than USE_64_BITS. You may not + be able to run the resulting executable in a 32-bit CPU at all or + you may need at least to reboot your OS to 64-bit mode. + useithreads (usethreads.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_ITHREADS symbol, and indicates that Perl should be built to use the interpreter-based @@ -3350,7 +3388,7 @@ useithreads (usethreads.U): uselargefiles (uselfs.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_LARGE_FILES symbol, and indicates that large file interfaces should be used when - available. The use64bits symbol will also be turned on if necessary. + available. uselongdouble (uselongdbl.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_LONG_DOUBLE symbol, @@ -3486,7 +3524,7 @@ vendorprefixexp (vendorprefix.U): version (patchlevel.U): The full version number of this package, such as 5.6.1 (or 5_6_1). - This combines baserev, patchlevel, and subversion to get the + This combines revision, patchlevel, and subversion to get the full version number, including any possible subversions. This is suitable for use as a directory name, and hence is filesystem dependent. |