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diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index def6cb904d..482dc8c200 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ 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 3.1.4.8 or 3.6.6.0 - vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.3 + 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 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 @@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ team. Before installing the patches to the IBM C-compiler you need to know the level of patching for the Operating System. IBM's command 'oslevel' will -show the base, but is not always complete: - -For AIX 4.3: +show the base, but is not always complete (in this example oslevel shows +4.3.NULL, whereas the system might run most of 4.3.THREE): # oslevel 4.3.0.0 @@ -57,29 +56,13 @@ For AIX 4.3: bos.rte 4.3.2.0 COMMITTED Base Operating System Runtime # -For AIX 5.1: - - # oslevel - 5.1.0.0 - # lslpp -l | grep 'bos.rte ' - bos.rte 5.1.0.25 COMMITTED Base Operating System Runtime - bos.rte 5.1.0.25 COMMITTED Base Operating System Runtime - -As a side note, perl cannot be built without bos.adt.syscalls and -bos.adt.libm installed. - -For AIX 4.3: - - # lslpp -l | egrep "syscalls|libm" - bos.adt.libm 4.3.3.50 COMMITTED Base Application Development - bos.adt.syscalls 4.3.3.51 COMMITTED System Calls Application - # - -For AIX 5.1: +The same might happen to AIX 5.1 or other OS levels. As a side note, perl +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 + # =head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX @@ -106,7 +89,9 @@ 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 5.0.2.1 or up is highly recommended. +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. 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 @@ -164,21 +149,22 @@ On AIX 4.2 using xlC, we continue: On AIX 4.3 using vac, we continue: - # lslpp -l | fgrep 'vac.C ' - vac.C 4.4.0.2 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler - vac.C 4.4.0.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler - # grep 'vac.C.4.4.0.*.bff' other.ll - -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13466624 May 26 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.1.bff - -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13473792 Aug 31 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.2.bff - -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13480960 May 19 20:32 vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff - # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/other/vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff + # lslpp -l | grep 'vac.C ' + vac.C 5.0.2.2 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + vac.C 5.0.2.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + # grep 'vac.C.5.0.2.*.bff' other.ll + -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 # -Then execute the following command, and fill in its choices +Likewise on all other OS levels. Then execute the following command, and +fill in its choices # smit install_update -> Install and Update from LATEST Available Software - * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff ] + * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.5.0.2.4.bff ] [ OK ] [ OK ] @@ -221,6 +207,6 @@ H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl> =head1 DATE -Version 0.0.5: 21 May 2002 +Version 0.0.5: 22 May 2002 =cut |