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diff --git a/README.tru64 b/README.tru64 index c551a36594..4eb6a001f9 100644 --- a/README.tru64 +++ b/README.tru64 @@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ is compiled and/or runs. =head2 Compiling Perl 5 on Tru64 The recommended compiler to use in Tru64 is the native C compiler. -The native compiler produces much faster code (the speed difference is -noticeable: several dozen percentages) and also more correct code: if you -are considering using the GNU C compiler you should use the gcc 2.95.3 -release since older gcc releases are known to produce buggy code when -compiling Perl. +The native compiler produces much faster code (the speed difference +is noticeable: several dozen percentages) and also more correct code: +if you are considering using the GNU C compiler you should use the +gcc 2.95.3 since all older gcc releases are known to produce broken +code when compiling Perl. One manifestation of this brokenness is +the lib/sdbm test dumping core; another is the op/regexp dumping core +(depending on the GCC release). =head2 Using Large Files with Perl on Tru64 |