4 Copyright (c) 1996-1998, Andy Dougherty
7 These units are the ones I used to build Configure and config_h.SH
8 in the Perl5 distribution.
10 The Configure script and config_h.SH file in the Perl distribution are
11 generated by a program called metaconfig. To run metaconfig, you will
12 need the full dist 3.0 distribution, maintained by Raphael Manfredi.
13 As of this writing, the current version is dist3.0, patchlevel 70.
14 Dist version dist-3.0@70.tar.gz is available on CPAN (the Comprehensive
15 Perl Archive Network) as
16 <http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/authors/id/RAM/dist-3.0@70.tar.gz>.
20 1. Unpack the full perl5 sources. Execute the following command
22 chmod +w Configure config_h.SH Porting/Glossary Porting/config*
24 2. Unpack the archive containing this file in the perl5 source
25 directory. This will create a directory 'U' under the perl5
26 sources. That directory will contain the metaconfig units for perl5.
27 This will also create two files in the perl5 source tree:
28 MANIFEST.new and .package.
30 3. Apply any patches to perl in the perl_patches/ directory.
31 (This may well be empty.)
33 4. Obtain and install dist-3.0pl70.
35 4. Apply any patches to dist under the dist_patches subdirectory.
37 5. From your main perl5 source directory, run packinit to
38 regenerate the .package file. IMPORTANT: Change the name and
39 address of the maintainer to your own name and address. I don't
40 want bug reports intended for you coming to me.
42 6. From your main perl5 source directory, run
46 7. Edit U/mkglossary to point to your dist-3.0pl70 location.
47 (See comments at the top.)
49 8. Run the U/mksample script to update the contents of the Porting/
52 9. Let me know about any changes, corrections, or enhancements.
54 Things to watch out for:
56 1. The Configure in 5.005 is a hand-patched version of that supplied
57 with perl5.004_74 or so. Most of the patches had to do with
58 supporting MPE/iX and EBCDIC systems. I have re-integrated most
59 of the changes back into metaconfig, but I don't really undertand
60 why MPE/iX needed some of the patches, so I may have missed
61 something important. I did try to flag questionable changes in
64 2. Future support of better random number generators should probably
65 start with the randfunc.U unit included here. It's currently
66 broken, but well commented and probably a good place to start.
70 The units and other related files have been broken up into the following
74 This is an old patch to begin to detect and use ACL (access
75 control list) file protection schemes.
78 These are similar to the standard units, but I have modified them
79 to have a more uniform compile command line, usually using the new
80 Compile.U unit. I have submitted these for inclusion into the
81 regular dist distribution. (The ccflags.U unit is actually
82 perl-specific since it mentions -DDEBUGGING and -DPOSIX_SOURCE,
83 but that's the only place it is perl-specific.)
86 These are patches to dist that must be applied before it is built
87 and installed. I have submitted these for inclusion in the
88 regular dist distribution.
91 These are modified versions of the standard units. Also included in
92 this directory are new units that are clearly derived from existing
93 units. I have submitted these for inclusion in the regular dist
97 These are specific to perl. Some are heavily derived from
98 original dist units, and are marked as such. Others are original.
101 These are patches to the perl source. This directory
102 should ordinarily be empty, but there may have been drift between
103 the standard version of perl and the one associated with these
107 These are units modified to use the new Hasproto.U or Protochk.U
108 units to check for prototypes. I have submitted these for inclusion
109 into the regular dist distribution.
112 This is the very, very beginning of cross-compiler support.
113 It doesn't work yet, and many standard units will need
117 These are standard units modified to use the modified Typedef.U
118 unit to check for typedefs. (The modified Typdef.U includes a
119 function to avoid unnecessary prompts if the typdef being searched
120 for exists.) I have submitted these for inclusion into the
121 regular dist distribution.
124 These are specific to threading perl.
126 Copyright Information:
128 Unless otherwise indicated, the files contained in this
131 Copyright (c) 1996-1998, Andy Dougherty
133 The following licensing terms apply to all files contained in
136 You may distribute the files contained in this distribution
137 under the terms of either
139 a) the "Artistic License" which comes with Perl, or
141 b) the "Artistic License" which comes with dist, or
143 c) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
144 Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
145 later version (see the file "Copying" that comes with the
148 Which one to use is your choice.
150 The units in the "modified" directory have been derived from units
151 associated with the metaconfig program of Raphael Manfredi's "dist"
152 distribution. These units list Raphael Manfredi as the Copyright holder.
153 dist is distributed under a modified version of the Perl Artistic License.
154 Clause 7 of this modified license as contained in dist-3.0-pl60 provides:
156 7. You may reuse parts of this Package in your own programs, provided
157 that you explicitly state where you got them from, in the source code
158 (and, left to your courtesy, in the documentation), duplicating
159 all the associated copyright notices and disclaimers. Besides
160 your changes, if any, must be clearly marked as such. Parts reused
161 that way will no longer fall under this license if, and only if,
162 the name of your program(s) have no immediate connection with the
163 name of the Package itself or its associated programs. You may then
164 apply whatever restrictions you wish on the reused parts or choose
165 to place them in the Public Domain--this will apply only within the
166 context of your package.
168 In accordance with this clause, the versions of these units
169 contained here are made available under the same terms as the
172 If you have any questions about the use of these units or about
173 the differences between these units and the standard versions, please
176 Andy Dougherty doughera@lafayette.edu
179 Easton, PA 18042-1782