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diff --git a/README.vos b/README.vos index 56a34197ad..9066297c7b 100644 --- a/README.vos +++ b/README.vos @@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ ftp://ftp.stratus.com/pub/vos/utility/utility.html. If you are running VOS Release 14.4.1 or later, you can obtain a pre-compiled, supported copy of perl by purchasing Release 2.0.1 -(or later) of the VOS GNU C++ and GNU Tools product from Stratus -Technologies. +(or later) of the VOS GNU C/C++ and GNU Tools product from +Stratus Technologies. =head1 BUILDING PERL FOR VOS -To build perl from its source code, you must have a Continuum -platform running VOS Release 14.5.0 or later, the STCP product, -and the GNU C++ and GNU Tools, Release 2.0.1 or later. +To build perl from its source code on the Stratus Continuum +platform, you must be have VOS Release 14.5.0 or later, the STCP +product, and the GNU C/C++ and GNU Tools, Release 2.0.1 or +later. On the V Series platform you must have VOS Release +15.0.0 or later, and any version of the GNU C/C++ and GNU Tools +product. To build full perl using the supplied Configure script and makefiles, change to the "vos" subdirectory and type the command @@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ will configure, build, and test perl. =item 1 If you have built perl using the Configure script, ensure that -you have modify permission to C<< >system>ported >> and type +you have modify and default write permission to C<< +>system>ported >> and all subdirectories. Then type gmake install @@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ directories can be used to hold such files: >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>7100 >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>8000 + >system>ported>lib>perl5>5.9.0>i786 =item 3 @@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ following directories: >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>7100 >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>8000 + >system>ported>lib>perl5>site_perl>5.9.0>i786 =item 4 @@ -109,13 +115,13 @@ other floating-point computations that underflow or overflow will probably result in SIGFPE. Don't push your luck. As of VOS Release 14.7.0, the VOS POSIX runtime sets up the -PA-RISC hardware floating-point status register so that the -overflow and underflow exceptions do not trap, but instead -automatically convert the result to infinity or zero, as +PA-RISC and IA-32 hardware floating-point status register so +that the overflow and underflow exceptions do not trap, but +instead automatically convert the result to infinity or zero, as appropriate. As of this writing, there are still floating-point operations that can trap, for example, subtracting two infinite -values. This is recorded as suggestion posix-1022, which is not -yet fixed. +values. This is recorded as suggestion posix-1022, which has +been fixed in VOS Release 15.2 and higher. =head1 TEST STATUS @@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ excellent books available on the Perl language; consult a book seller. If you want a supported version of perl for VOS, purchase the -VOS GNU C++ and GNU Tools Release 2.0.1 (or later) product from +VOS GNU C/C++ and GNU Tools Release 2.0.1 (or later) product from Stratus Technologies, along with a support contract (or from anyone else who will sell you support). @@ -152,6 +158,6 @@ Paul Green (Paul.Green@stratus.com) =head1 LAST UPDATE -January 15, 2004 +February 7, 2008 =cut |