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1 files changed, 34 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/hints/linux.sh b/hints/linux.sh index 00643ca2f9..66c28dc01c 100644 --- a/hints/linux.sh +++ b/hints/linux.sh @@ -8,31 +8,28 @@ # # Consolidated by Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu> # -# Last updated Thu Apr 6 12:22:03 EDT 1995 +# Last updated Tue May 30 14:25:02 EDT 1995 # # If you wish to use something other than 'gcc' for your compiler, # you should specify it on the Configure command line. To use -# gcc-elf, for exmample, type +# gcc-elf, for exmample, type # ./Configure -Dcc=gcc-elf # perl goes into the /usr tree. See the Filesystem Standard # available via anonymous FTP at tsx-11.mit.edu in # /pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd. -# This used to be -# bin='/usr/bin' -# but it doesn't seem sensible to put the binary in /usr and all the -# rest of the support stuff (lib, man pages) into /usr/local. -# However, allow a command line override, e.g. Configure -Dprefix=/foo/bar +# Allow a command line override, e.g. Configure -Dprefix=/foo/bar case "$prefix" in '') prefix='/usr' ;; esac # Perl expects BSD style signal handling. -# gcc defines _G_HAVE_BOOL to 1, but doesn't actually supply bool. +# gcc-2.6.3 defines _G_HAVE_BOOL to 1, but doesn't actually supply bool. ccflags="-D__USE_BSD_SIGNAL -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL $ccflags" # The following functions are gcc built-ins, but the Configure tests -# may fail because it doesn't supply a proper prototype. +# may fail because they don't supply proper prototypes. +# This should be fixed as of 5.001f. I'd appreciate reports. d_memcmp=define d_memcpy=define @@ -40,9 +37,13 @@ d_memcpy=define # function in <sys/stat.h>. d_lstat=define +# Explanation? d_dosuid='define' +# I think Configure gets this right now, but I'd appreciate reports. malloctype='void *' + +# Explanation? usemymalloc='n' case "$optimize" in @@ -73,10 +74,16 @@ if ${cc:-gcc} try.c >/dev/null 2>&1 && ./a.out; then You appear to have ELF support. I'll try to use it for dynamic loading. EOM - # Configure now handles these automatically. else - echo "You don't have an ELF gcc, using dld if available." - # We might possibly have a version of DLD around. + cat <<'EOM' + +You don't have an ELF gcc. I will use dld if possible. If you are +using a version of DLD earlier than 3.2.6, or don't have it at all, you +should probably upgrade. If you are forced to use 3.2.4, you should +uncomment a couple of lines in hints/linux.sh and rerun Configure to +disallow shared libraries. + +EOM lddlflags="-r $lddlflags" # These empty values are so that Configure doesn't put in the # Linux ELF values. @@ -91,16 +98,21 @@ else fi rm -rf try.c a.out -cat <<'EOM' +case "$BASH_VERSION" in +1.14.3*) + cat <<'EOM' + +If you get failure of op/exec test #5 during the test phase, you probably +have a buggy version of bash. Upgrading to a recent version (1.14.4 or +later) should fix the problem. -You should take a look at hints/linux.sh. There are a some lines you -may wish to change. EOM +;; +esac + +# In addition, on some systems there is a problem with perl and NDBM, which +# causes AnyDBM and NDBM_File to lock up. This is evidenced in the tests as +# AnyDBM just freezing. Currently we disable NDBM for all linux systems. +# If someone can suggest a more robust test, that would be appreciated. +d_dbm_open=undef -# And -- reported by one user: -# We need to get -lc away from the link lines. -# If we leave it there we get SEGV from miniperl during the build. -# This may have to do with bugs in the pre-release version of libc for ELF. -# Uncomment the next two lines to remove -lc from the link line. -# set `echo " $libswanted " | sed -e 's@ c @ @'` -# libswanted="$*" |