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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/hints/machten.sh b/hints/machten.sh index 321a80a297..f6f75d6616 100644 --- a/hints/machten.sh +++ b/hints/machten.sh @@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ # Martijn Koster <m.koster@webcrawler.com> # Richard Yeh <rcyeh@cco.caltech.edu> # -# File::Find's use of link count disabled by Dominic Dunlop 950528 -# Perl's use of sigsetjmp etc. disabled by Dominic Dunlop 950521 +# Do not use perl's malloc; SysV IPC OK -- Neil Cutcliffe, Tenon 961030 +# File::Find's use of link count disabled by Dominic Dunlop 960528 +# Perl's use of sigsetjmp etc. disabled by Dominic Dunlop 960521 # # Comments, questions, and improvements welcome! # @@ -22,11 +23,20 @@ # know how to use it yet. # # Updated by Dominic Dunlop <domo@tcp.ip.lu> -# Tue May 28 11:20:08 WET DST 1996 +# Wed Nov 13 11:47:09 WET 1996 + + +# Power MachTen is a real memory system and its standard malloc +# has been optimized for this. Using this malloc instead of Perl's +# malloc may result in significant memory savings. +usemymalloc='false' # Configure doesn't know how to parse the nm output. usenm=undef +# Install in /usr/local by default +prefix='/usr/local' + # At least on PowerMac, doubles must be aligned on 8 byte boundaries. # I don't know if this is true for all MachTen systems, or how to # determine this automatically. @@ -60,16 +70,3 @@ Hmm...You had some extra variables I don't know about...I'll try to keep 'em. Read the File::Find documentation for more information. EOM - -# Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 11:29:40 +0200 -# From: Dominic Dunlop <domo@tcp.ip.lu> -# Subject: Re: Perl 5.003 from ftp.tenon.com requires MT 4.0.3 - -# MachTen 4.0.2 and earlier do not implement System V interprocess -# communication (message queues, semaphores and shered memory); 4.0.3 has a -# half-baked implementation which provides the corresponding library -# functions but does not implement the system calls or provide the header -# files (or documentation). The perl installation process correctly divines -# that System V IPC is not usable in either case. Do not attempt to persuade -# it otherwise, or the resulting perl will crash (rather than producing an -# error message) if you attempt to use the functions. |