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diff --git a/README.qnx b/README.qnx index 67ffd7a9c6..c841bd6a8a 100644 --- a/README.qnx +++ b/README.qnx @@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ As of perl5.004_04, all tests pass under: Watcom 10.6 with Beta/970211.wcc.update.tar.F socket3r.lib Nov21 1996. -Update June 2001: Perl 5.6.1 most probably also works just fine in QNX. +Update June 2001: Perl 5.6.1 works fine in QNX4 with +a few 'known' failures in the test suite. + +[ Perl 5.6.0 is shipping with QNX RTP (aka QNX6, Neutrino), but +the build does not appear to be straightforward. If anyone has +more data in this regard, please let me know. + +These notes were originally written for QNX4 and do not +necessarily apply to Neutrino, but see hints/qnx.sh for +more information. ] =head2 Required Software for Compiling Perl on QNX @@ -63,7 +72,21 @@ from quics for earlier versions. =head2 Outstanding Issues with Perl on QNX -There is currently no support for dynamically linked libraries. +There is no support for dynamically linked libraries in QNX4. + +The following tests may report errors: + +ext/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give +the same results. cwd calls `fullpath -t`, so if you +cd `fullpath -t` before running the test, it will +pass. + +lib/File/Find/taint.t will complain if '.' is in your +PATH. The PATH test is triggered because cwd calls +`fullpath -t`. + +ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock.t Still investigating +ext/POSIX/sigaction.t Still investigating =head2 QNX auxiliary files |