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diff --git a/README.vos b/README.vos index 5a4cb78ef7..06fe06157f 100644 --- a/README.vos +++ b/README.vos @@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ following additional items. =item 1 -The VOS Standard C Compiler and Runtime, or the VOS Standard C -Cross-Compiler. This is a standard Stratus product. +The VOS Standard C Compiler (or the VOS Standard C +Cross-Compiler) and the VOS C Runtime. If you are using +the generally-available version of POSIX support, you may +instead use the the VOS GNU C/C++ Compiler. These are +standard Stratus products. =item 2 @@ -72,10 +75,11 @@ your web browser. Instructions for unbundling this file are at ftp://ftp.stratus.com/pub/vos/utility/utility.html. This is not a standard Stratus product. -The generally-available version of POSIX.1 support is -bundled with the VOS Standard C compiler and Runtime (or -Cross-Compiler) in VOS Release 14.3.0 or higher. This is a -standard Stratus product. +In VOS Release 14.3.0, the generally-available version of +POSIX.1 support is bundled with the VOS Standard C compiler +(or Standard C Cross-Compiler). In VOS Release 14.4.0 or +higher, it is also bundled with the VOS C Runtime. These +are standard Stratus products. =item 4 @@ -85,6 +89,15 @@ contain more than 32,767 source lines. Due to VOS release-compatibility rules, this port of perl may not execute on VOS Release 12 or earlier. +=item 5 + +If you are using the generally-available version of VOS +POSIX support, then you should also acquire the VOS GNU +C/C++ Compiler and GNU Tools product. When perl is built +with this version of POSIX support, it assumes that it can +find "bash", "sed" and other POSIX-compatible commands in +the directory /system/gnu_library/bin. + =back To build perl 5, change to the "vos" subdirectory and type the @@ -93,6 +106,16 @@ type (mc68020, i80860, pa7100, pa8000) that you wish to use. Note that the generally-available version of POSIX.1 support is not available for the mc68020 or i80860 processors. +Use the "-version alpha" control argument to build perl with +the alpha version of POSIX support, and use the "-version +ga" control argument to build it with the +generally-available version of POSIX. The default is "ga". + +Use the "-compiler cc" control argument to build perl with +the VOS Standard C compiler. Use the "-compiler gcc" +control argument to build it with the GNU GCC compiler. The +default is "cc". + You must have purchased the VOS Standard C Cross Compiler in order to compile perl for a processor type that is different from the processor type of the module. @@ -213,6 +236,6 @@ Paul Green (Paul_Green@stratus.com) =head1 LAST UPDATE -October 24, 2000 +June 11, 2001 =cut |