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diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index 12ca6aeb51..62d574e025 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -41,28 +41,29 @@ XL C and XL C/C++ V7, V8, V9, V10 The XL C for AIX is integrated in the XL C/C++ for AIX compiler. -If you choose XL C/C++ V9 you need APAR IZ35785 installed -otherwise the integrated SDBM_File do not compile correctly due -to an optimization bug. You can circumvent this problem by -adding -qipa to the optimization flags (-Doptimize='-O -qipa'). -The PTF for APAR IZ35785 which solves this problem is available +If you choose XL C/C++ V9 you need APAR IZ35785 installed +otherwise the integrated SDBM_File do not compile correctly due +to an optimization bug. You can circumvent this problem by +adding -qipa to the optimization flags (-Doptimize='-O -qipa'). +The PTF for APAR IZ35785 which solves this problem is available from IBM (April 2009 PTF for XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX, V9.0). -Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. -The former is recommended, as not only it can compile Perl with no -difficulty, but also can take advantage of features listed later +Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. +The former is recommended, as not only it can compile Perl with no +difficulty, but also can take advantage of features listed later that require the use of IBM compiler-specific command-line flags. -If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and -complete, and be sure to read the Perl INSTALL file for more gcc-specific -details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the +If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and +complete, and be sure to read the Perl INSTALL file for more gcc-specific +details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the development team. =head2 Incompatibility with AIX Toolbox lib gdbm -If the AIX Toolbox version of lib gdbm 1.8.x is installed on the -system then Perl will not work. This library contains a defect version -of the dbm_store() function. +If the AIX Toolbox version of lib gdbm 1.8.x is installed on the +system then Perl will not work. This library contains a defect version +of the dbm_store() function. The lib gdbm will be automatically removed +from the wanted libraries. =head2 Perl 5.10 was successfully compiled and tested on: |