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diff --git a/README.vmesa b/README.vmesa index a67e6bff48..6b69de452a 100644 --- a/README.vmesa +++ b/README.vmesa @@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ the source code below /usr/local (though that is where it will be installed by default). You may need to worry about the networking configuration files discussed in the last bullet below. -=head2 Unpacking +=head2 Unpacking Perl Distribution on VM/ESA To extract an ASCII tar archive on VM/ESA, try this: pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar -=head2 Setup and utilities +=head2 Setup Perl and utilities on VM/ESA GNU make for VM/ESA, which may be required for the build of perl, is available from: http://pucc.princeton.edu/~neale/vmoe.html -=head2 Configure +=head2 Configure Perl on VM/ESA Once you've unpacked the distribution, run Configure (see INSTALL for full discussion of the Configure options), and then run make, then @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ statements in the preprocessor output (.i) file. =back -=head2 testing anomalies +=head2 Testing Anomalies of Perl on VM/ESA The `make test` step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before installation. As the 5.6.1 kit was was being assembled @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ your results may differ: [the list of failures being compiled] -=head2 Usage Hints +=head2 Usage Hints for Perl on VM/ESA When using perl on VM/ESA please keep in mind that the EBCDIC and ASCII character sets are different. Perl builtin functions that may behave @@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ Neale Ferguson. L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>. -=head2 Mailing list +=head2 Mailing list for Perl on VM/ESA -If you are interested in the VM and OS/390 ports of perl then see the -perl-mvs mailing list: The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/) -maintains a mailing list of interest to all folks building and/or -using perl on EBCDIC platforms. To subscribe, send a message of: +If you are interested in the VM/ESA, z/OS (formerly known as OS/390) +and POSIX-BC (BS2000) ports of Perl then see the perl-mvs mailing list: +The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/) maintains a mailing list of +interest to all folks building and/or using perl on EBCDIC platforms. +To subscribe, send a message of: subscribe perl-mvs |