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diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index ef8dfd126c..9044bae8b2 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -23,8 +23,16 @@ for which you have to pay: B<xlC> and B<vac>. If you decide to use either of these two (which is quite a lot easier than using gcc), be sure to upgrade to the latest available patch level. Currently: - xlC.C 3.1.4.10 or 3.6.6.0 or 5.0.2.6 - vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.4 + xlC.C 3.1.4.10 or 3.6.6.0 or 4.0.2.2 or 5.0.2.9 or 6.0.0.3 + vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.6 or 6.0.0.1 + +note that xlC has the OS version in the name as of version 4.0.2.0, so +you will find xlC.C for AIX-5.0 as package + + xlC.aix50.rte 5.0.2.0 or 6.0.0.3 + +subversions are not the same `latest' on all OS versions. For example, +the latest xlC-5 on aix41 is 5.0.2.9, while on aix43, it is 5.0.2.7. Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. The former is recommended, as not only can it compile Perl with no @@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ cannot be built without bos.adt.syscalls and bos.adt.libm installed # lslpp -l | egrep "syscalls|libm" bos.adt.libm 5.1.0.25 COMMITTED Base Application Development - bos.adt.syscalls 5.1.0.25 COMMITTED System Calls Application + bos.adt.syscalls 5.1.0.36 COMMITTED System Calls Application # =head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX @@ -89,9 +97,9 @@ All defaults for Configure can be used. If you've chosen to use vac 4, be sure to run 4.4.0.3. Older versions will turn up nasty later on. For vac 5 be sure to run at least 5.0.1.0, -but vac 5.0.2.3 or up is highly recommended. Note that since IBM has -removed vac 5.0.2.1 and 5.0.2.2 from the software depot, these versions -should be considered obsolete. +but vac 5.0.2.6 or up is highly recommended. Note that since IBM has +removed vac 5.0.2.1 through 5.0.2.5 from the software depot, these +versions should be considered obsolete. Here's a brief lead of how to upgrade the compiler to the latest level. Of course this is subject to changes. You can only upgrade @@ -156,7 +164,8 @@ On AIX 4.3 using vac, we continue: -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13592576 Apr 16 2001 vac.C.5.0.2.0.bff -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 14133248 Apr 9 2002 vac.C.5.0.2.3.bff -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 14173184 May 20 2002 vac.C.5.0.2.4.bff - # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/other/vac.C.5.0.2.4.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 14192640 Nov 22 2002 vac.C.5.0.2.6.bff + # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/other/vac.C.5.0.2.6.bff # Likewise on all other OS levels. Then execute the following command, and @@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ fill in its choices # smit install_update -> Install and Update from LATEST Available Software - * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.5.0.2.4.bff ] + * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.5.0.2.6.bff ] [ OK ] [ OK ] @@ -176,9 +185,9 @@ http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/downloadaz.jsp and click =head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl -Using gcc-3.0 (tested with 3.0.4) now works out of the box, as do -recent gcc-2.9 builds available directly from IBM as part of their Linux -compatibility packages, available here: +Using gcc-3.x (tested with 3.0.4, 3.1, and 3.2) now works out of the box, +as do recent gcc-2.9 builds available directly from IBM as part of their +Linux compatibility packages, available here: http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/ @@ -213,6 +222,6 @@ H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl> =head1 DATE -Version 0.0.5: 22 May 2002 +Version 0.0.6: 23 Dec 2002 =cut |