Suppress ‘useless’ warning in overload.pm

[perl5.git] / README.epoc

diff --git a/README.epoc b/README.epoc
index a098c2b..f577350 100644 (file)
--- a/README.epoc
+++ b/README.epoc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ specially designed to be readable as is.
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-README.epoc - Perl for EPOC
+perlepoc - Perl for EPOC
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ Perl 5 README file for the EPOC Release 5 operating system.
 
 =head1 INTRODUCTION
 
-EPOC is an OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more informations look at:
-http://www.symbian.com/
+EPOC is an OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more information look
+at: L<http://www.symbian.com/>
 
 This is a port of perl to the epocemx SDK by Eberhard Mattes, which
-itselfs uses the SDK by symbian. Essentially epocemx it is a POSIX
-look alike environment for the EPOC OS. For more informations look at: 
-http://www.windhager.de/~mattes/epocemx/
+itself uses the SDK by symbian. Essentially epocemx it is a POSIX
+look alike environment for the EPOC OS.  For more information look at: 
+L<http://epocemx.sourceforge.net/>
 
 perl and epocemx runs on Epoc Release 5 machines: Psion 5mx, 5mx Pro,
-Psion Revo, Psion Netbook and on the Ericson M128. It may run on Epoc
+Psion Revo, Psion Netbook and on the Ericsson M128. It may run on Epoc
 Release 3 Hardware (Series 5 classic), too. For more information about
-this hardware please refer to http://www.psion.com.
+this hardware please refer to L<http://www.psion.com/>
 
 Vendors which like to have support for their devices are free to send
 me a sample. 
@@ -31,13 +31,12 @@ me a sample.
 =head1 INSTALLING PERL ON EPOC
 
 You can download a ready-to-install version from
-http://www.science-computing.de/o.flebbe/perl. 
+L<http://www.oflebbe.de/perl/perl5.html>
 
-You will need at least ~6MB free space in order to install and run
-perl.
+You will need at least ~6MB free space in order to install and run perl.
 
 Please install the emxusr.sis package from
-http://www.windhager.de/~mattes/epocemx/ first.
+L<http://epocemx.sourceforge.net/> first.
 
 Install perl.sis on the EPOC machine. If you do not know how to do
 that, consult your PsiWin documentation.
@@ -52,11 +51,6 @@ you are free to copy them from a current perl release.
 Please use the epocemx shell to start perl. perl integrates with the
 conventions of epocemx. 
 
-=head2 Editors on Epoc
-
-A suitable text editor can be downloaded from symbian
-http://www.symbian.com/developer/downloads/files/editor.zip
-
 =head2 Features of Perl on Epoc
 
 The built-in function EPOC::getcwd returns the current directory.
@@ -68,6 +62,12 @@ EPOC:
 
 =over 4
 
+=item * 
+
+socket IO is only implemented poorly. You can only use sysread and
+syswrite on them. The commands read, write, print, <> do not work for
+sockets. This may change iff epocemx supports sockets.
+
 =item *
 
 kill, alarm and signals. Do not try to use them. This may be
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ binmode does not exist. (No CR LF to LF translation for text files)
 
 EPOC does not handle the notion of current drive and current
 directory very well (i.e. not at all, but it tries hard to emulate
-one) See PATH.
+one). See PATH.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ Very special thanks to Eberhard Mattes for epocemx.
 
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
-Olaf Flebbe <o.flebbe@science-computing.de>
-http://www.science-computing.de/o.flebbe/perl/
+Olaf Flebbe <olaf@oflebbe.de>
+L<http://www.oflebbe.de/perl/perl5.html>
 
 =head1 LAST UPDATE
 
-2002-03-26
+2003-01-18
 
 =cut