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diff --git a/README.vms b/README.vms index a530103f09..fd64ce3b9a 100644 --- a/README.vms +++ b/README.vms @@ -172,15 +172,16 @@ you omit this step, you risk ending up with a copy of Perl which composed partially of old files and partially of new ones, which may lead to strange effects when you try to run Perl. -Note for sites using DECC: A bug in some early versions of the DECC RTL on the -AXP causes newlines to be lost when writing to a pipe. This causes -Gen_ShrFls.pl to fail, since it can't read the preprocessor output to identify -global variables and routines. A different bug in the DECC preprocessor itself -for some patched versions of DECC 4.0 on the VAX also makes it impossible for -Gen_ShrFls.pl to parse the preprocessor output. In either case, the problem is -generally manifested as missing global symbols when linking PerlShr.Exe or -Perl.Exe. You can work around this problem by defining the macro -DECC_PIPES_BROKEN when you invoke MMS or MMK. +A bug in some early versions of the DECC RTL on the AXP causes newlines +to be lost when writing to a pipe. A different bug in some patched versions +of DECC 4.0 for VAX can also scramble preprocessor output. Finally, gcc 2.7.2 +has yet another preprocessor bug, which causes line breaks to be inserted +into the output at inopportune times. Each of these bugs causes Gen_ShrFls.pl +to fail, since it can't parse the preprocessor output to identify global +variables and routines. This problem is generally manifested as missing +global symbols when linking PerlShr.Exe or Perl.Exe. You can work around +it by defining the macro PIPES_BROKEN when you invoke MMS or MMK. + This will build the following files: Miniperl.Exe - a stand-alone version of without any extensions. |