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diff --git a/README.irix b/README.irix index dddb5ffa96..9cafd26f21 100644 --- a/README.irix +++ b/README.irix @@ -52,7 +52,15 @@ errors (especially with -Duse64bitall). =head2 Building with threads -For Irix 6.2, you have to have the following patches installed: +Run Configure with -Duseithreads which will configure Perl with +the new Perl 5.8.0 "interpreter threads", see L<threads>. + +The old Perl 5.005 threads is obsolete, unmaintained, and its use is +discouraged. If you really want it, run Configure with the +-Dusethreads -Duse5005threads options as described in INSTALL. + +For either thread model and for Irix 6.2, you have to have the +following patches installed: 1404 Irix 6.2 Posix 1003.1b man pages 1645 Irix 6.2 & 6.3 POSIX header file updates @@ -64,6 +72,9 @@ IMPORTANT: Without patch 2401, a kernel bug in Irix 6.2 will cause your machine to panic and crash when running threaded perl. Irix 6.3 and later are okay. + Thanks to Hannu Napari <Hannu.Napari@hut.fi> for the IRIX + pthreads patches information. + =head1 AUTHOR Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> |