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@@ -1085,8 +1085,13 @@ eventually).
=item
-Since L<flock(3)> is present in EMX, but is not functional, the same is
-true for perl. Here is the list of things which may be "broken" on
+Since L<flock(3)> is present in EMX, but is not functional, it is
+emulated by perl. To disable the emulations, set environment variable
+C<USE_PERL_FLOCK=0>.
+
+=item
+
+Here is the list of things which may be "broken" on
EMX (from EMX docs):
=over
@@ -1102,7 +1107,7 @@ L<sock_init(3)> is not required and not implemented.
=item *
-L<flock(3)> is not yet implemented (dummy function).
+L<flock(3)> is not yet implemented (dummy function). (Perl has a workaround.)
=item *
@@ -1158,6 +1163,12 @@ a dummy implementation.
C<os2_stat> special-cases F</dev/tty> and F</dev/con>.
+=item C<flock>
+
+Since L<flock(3)> is present in EMX, but is not functional, it is
+emulated by perl. To disable the emulations, set environment variable
+C<USE_PERL_FLOCK=0>.
+
=back
=head1 Perl flavors
@@ -1337,6 +1348,12 @@ memory handling code is buggy.
Specific for EMX port. Gives the directory part of the location for
F<sh.exe>.
+=head2 C<USE_PERL_FLOCK>
+
+Specific for EMX port. Since L<flock(3)> is present in EMX, but is not
+functional, it is emulated by perl. To disable the emulations, set
+environment variable C<USE_PERL_FLOCK=0>.
+
=head2 C<TMP> or C<TEMP>
Specific for EMX port. Used as storage place for temporary files, most