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diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index fe7e630ee9..6a37060020 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ bin (bin.U): is most often a local directory such as /usr/local/bin. Programs using this variable must be prepared to deal with ~name substitution. -bincompat3 (bincompat3.U): - This variable contains y if Perl 5.004 should be binary-compatible - with Perl 5.003. - binexp (bin.U): This is the same as the bin variable, but is filename expanded at configuration time, for use in your makefiles. @@ -188,6 +184,11 @@ d_archlib (archlib.U): of architecture-dependent library files for $package. If $archlib is the same as $privlib, then this is set to undef. +d_attribut (d_attribut.U): + This variable conditionally defines HASATTRIBUTE, which + indicates the C compiler can check for function attributes, + such as printf formats. + d_bcmp (d_bcmp.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_BCMP symbol if the bcmp() routine is available to compare strings. @@ -196,12 +197,6 @@ d_bcopy (d_bcopy.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_BCOPY symbol if the bcopy() routine is available to copy strings. -d_bincompat3 (bincompat3.U): - This variable conditionally defines BINCOMPAT3 so that embed.h - can take special action if Perl 5.004 should be binary-compatible - with Perl 5.003. This is impossible for 5.004_50 and later, so - it is always $undef for those versions. - d_bsd (Guess.U): This symbol conditionally defines the symbol BSD when running on a BSD system. @@ -210,6 +205,11 @@ d_bsdgetpgrp (d_getpgrp.U): This variable conditionally defines USE_BSD_GETPGRP if getpgrp needs one arguments whereas USG one needs none. +d_bsdsetpgrp (d_setpgrp.U): + This variable conditionally defines USE_BSD_SETPGRP if + setpgrp needs two arguments whereas USG one needs none. + See also d_setpgid for a POSIX interface. + d_bzero (d_bzero.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_BZERO symbol if the bzero() routine is available to set memory to 0. @@ -299,6 +299,22 @@ d_dup2 (d_dup2.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_DUP2 if dup2() is available to duplicate file descriptors. +d_endhent (d_endhent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDHOSTENT if endhostent() is + available to close whatever was being used for host queries. + +d_endnent (d_endnent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDNETENT if endnetent() is + available to close whatever was being used for network queries. + +d_endpent (d_endpent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDPROTOENT if endprotoent() is + available to close whatever was being used for protocol queries. + +d_endsent (d_endsent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDSERVENT if endservent() is + available to close whatever was being used for service queries. + d_eofnblk (nblock_io.U): This variable conditionally defines EOF_NONBLOCK if EOF can be seen when reading from a non-blocking I/O source. @@ -378,6 +394,11 @@ d_gethbyaddr (d_gethbyad.U): indicates to the C program that the gethostbyaddr() routine is available to look up hosts by their IP addresses. +d_gethbyname (d_gethbynm.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOSTBYNAME symbol, which + indicates to the C program that the gethostbyname() routine is available + to look up host names in some data base or other. + d_gethent (d_gethent.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETHOSTENT if gethostent() is available to look up host names in some data base or another. @@ -387,6 +408,12 @@ d_gethname (d_gethname.U): indicates to the C program that the gethostname() routine may be used to derive the host name. +d_gethostprotos (d_gethostprotos.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOST_PROTOS symbol, + which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies + prototypes for the various gethost*() functions. + See also netdbtype.U for probing for various netdb types. + d_getlogin (d_getlogin.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETLOGIN symbol, which indicates to the C program that the getlogin() routine is available @@ -402,6 +429,16 @@ d_getnbyname (d_getnbynm.U): indicates to the C program that the getnetbyname() routine is available to look up networks by their names. +d_getnent (d_getnent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETNETENT if getnetent() is + available to look up network names in some data base or another. + +d_getnetprotos (d_getnetprotos.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNET_PROTOS symbol, + which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies + prototypes for the various getnet*() functions. + See also netdbtype.U for probing for various netdb types. + d_getpbyname (d_getprotby.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTOBYNAME symbol, which indicates to the C program that the @@ -414,6 +451,10 @@ d_getpbynumber (d_getprotby.U): getprotobynumber() routine is available to look up protocols by their number. +d_getpent (d_getpent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETPROTOENT if getprotoent() is + available to look up protocols in some data base or another. + d_getpgid (d_getpgid.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPGID symbol, which indicates to the C program that the getpgid(pid) function @@ -437,6 +478,12 @@ d_getprior (d_getprior.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETPRIORITY if getpriority() is available to get a process's priority. +d_getprotoprotos (d_getprotoprotos.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTO_PROTOS symbol, + which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies + prototypes for the various getproto*() functions. + See also netdbtype.U for probing for various netdb types. + d_getsbyname (d_getsrvby.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERVBYNAME symbol, which indicates to the C program that the @@ -449,6 +496,16 @@ d_getsbyport (d_getsrvby.U): getservbyport() routine is available to look up services by their port. +d_getsent (d_getsent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETSERVENT if getservent() is + available to look up network services in some data base or another. + +d_getservprotos (d_getservprotos.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERV_PROTOS symbol, + which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies + prototypes for the various getserv*() functions. + See also netdbtype.U for probing for various netdb types. + d_gettimeod (d_ftime.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETTIMEOFDAY symbol, which indicates that the gettimeofday() system call exists (to obtain a @@ -491,6 +548,14 @@ d_lockf (d_lockf.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_LOCKF if lockf() is available to do file locking. +d_longdbl (d_longdbl.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_LONG_DOUBLE if + the long double type is supported. + +d_longlong (d_longlong.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_LONG_LONG if + the long long type is supported. + d_lstat (d_lstat.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_LSTAT if lstat() is available to do file stats on symbolic links. @@ -539,6 +604,11 @@ d_mkfifo (d_mkfifo.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_MKFIFO symbol, which indicates to the C program that the mkfifo() routine is available. +d_mkstemp (d_mkstemp.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_MKSTEMP symbol, which + indicates to the C program that the mkstemp() routine is available + to create and open a unique tempporary file. + d_mktime (d_mktime.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_MKTIME symbol, which indicates to the C program that the mktime() routine is available. @@ -746,6 +816,14 @@ d_setlocale (d_setlocale.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETLOCALE if setlocale() is available to handle locale-specific ctype implementations. +d_setnent (d_setnent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETNETENT if setnetent() is + available. + +d_setpent (d_setpent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETPROTOENT if setprotoent() is + available. + d_setpgid (d_setpgid.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETPGID symbol if the setpgid(pid, gpid) function is available to set process group ID. @@ -793,10 +871,19 @@ d_setruid (d_setruid.U): indicates to the C program that the setruid() routine is available to change the real uid of the current program. +d_setsent (d_setsent.U): + This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETSERVENT if setservent() is + available. + d_setsid (d_setsid.U): This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETSID if setsid() is available to set the process group ID. +d_setvbuf (d_setvbuf.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETVBUF symbol, which + indicates to the C program that the setvbuf() routine is available + to change buffering on an open stdio stream. + d_sfio (d_sfio.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_SFIO symbol, and indicates whether sfio is available (and should be used). @@ -1161,6 +1248,11 @@ i_db (i_db.U): This variable conditionally defines the I_DB symbol, and indicates whether a C program may include Berkeley's DB include file <db.h>. +i_dbm (i_dbm.U): + This variable conditionally defines the I_DBM symbol, which + indicates to the C program that <dbm.h> exists and should + be included. + i_dirent (i_dirent.U): This variable conditionally defines I_DIRENT, which indicates to the C program that it should include <dirent.h>. @@ -1184,6 +1276,11 @@ i_float (i_float.U): whether a C program may include <float.h> to get symbols like DBL_MAX or DBL_MIN, i.e. machine dependent floating point values. +i_gdbm (i_gdbm.U): + This variable conditionally defines the I_GDBM symbol, which + indicates to the C program that <gdbm.h> exists and should + be included. + i_grp (i_grp.U): This variable conditionally defines the I_GRP symbol, and indicates whether a C program should include <grp.h>. @@ -1209,6 +1306,11 @@ i_memory (i_memory.U): This variable conditionally defines the I_MEMORY symbol, and indicates whether a C program should include <memory.h>. +i_ndbm (i_ndbm.U): + This variable conditionally defines the I_NDBM symbol, which + indicates to the C program that <ndbm.h> exists and should + be included. + i_netdb (i_netdb.U): This variable conditionally defines the I_NETDB symbol, and indicates whether a C program should include <netdb.h>. @@ -1498,6 +1600,16 @@ loclibpth (libpth.U): prepended to libpth, and is intended to be easily set from the command line. +longdblsize (d_longdbl.U): + This variable contains the value of the LONG_DOUBLESIZE symbol, which + indicates to the C program how many bytes there are in a long double, + if this system supports long doubles. + +longlongsize (d_longlong.U): + This variable contains the value of the LONGLONGSIZE symbol, which + indicates to the C program how many bytes there are in a long long, + if this system supports long long. + longsize (intsize.U): This variable contains the value of the LONGSIZE symbol, which indicates to the C program how many bytes there are in a long. @@ -1594,6 +1706,12 @@ mydomain (myhostname.U): The domain must be appended to myhostname to form a complete host name. The dot comes with mydomain, and need not be supplied by the program. +myhostname (myhostname.U): + This variable contains the eventual value of the MYHOSTNAME symbol, + which is the name of the host the program is going to run on. + The domain is not kept with hostname, but must be gotten from mydomain. + The dot comes with mydomain, and need not be supplied by the program. + myuname (Oldconfig.U): The output of 'uname -a' if available, otherwise the hostname. On Xenix, pseudo variables assignments in the output are stripped, thank you. The @@ -1900,6 +2018,11 @@ split (models.U): machines that support separation of instruction and data space. It is up to the Makefile to use this. +src (src.U): + This variable holds the path to the package source. It is up to + the Makefile to use this variable and set VPATH accordingly to + find the sources remotely. + ssizetype (ssizetype.U): This variable defines ssizetype to be something like ssize_t, long or int. It is used by functions that return a count |