+
+!!!!!!! DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE !!!!!!!
+This file is built by metaconfig.
+
This file contains a description of all the shell variables whose value is
determined by the Configure script. Variables intended for use in C
programs (e.g. I_UNISTD) are already described in config_h.SH. [`configpm'
generates pod documentation for Config.pm from this file--please try to keep
the formatting regular.]
+Mcc (Loc.U):
+ This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the
+ full pathname (if any) of the Mcc program. After Configure runs,
+ the value is reset to a plain "Mcc" and is not useful.
+
+PERL_REVISION (Oldsyms.U):
+ In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 5.
+ This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
+
+PERL_SUBVERSION (Oldsyms.U):
+ In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 2.
+ Values greater than 50 represent potentially unstable
+ development subversions.
+ This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
+
+PERL_VERSION (Oldsyms.U):
+ In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 6.
+ This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
+
_a (Unix.U):
- This variable defines the extension used for ordinary libraries.
+ This variable defines the extension used for ordinary library files.
For unix, it is '.a'. The '.' is included. Other possible
values include '.lib'.
_exe (Unix.U):
This variable defines the extension used for executable files.
- For unix it is empty. Other possible values include '.exe'.
+ DJGPP, Cygwin and OS/2 use '.exe'. Stratus VOS uses '.pm'.
+ On operating systems which do not require a specific extension
+ for executable files, this variable is empty.
_o (Unix.U):
This variable defines the extension used for object files.
such as '5.6.1', api_revision is the '5'.
Prior to 5.5.640, the format was a floating point number,
like 5.00563.
- perl.c:incpush() and lib/lib.pm will automatically search in
+
+ perl.c:incpush() and lib/lib.pm will automatically search in
$sitelib/.. for older directories back to the limit specified
by these api_ variables. This is only useful if you have a
perl library directory tree structured like the default one.
directory was introduced in 5.005, so that is the lowest
possible value. The version list appropriate for the current
system is determined in inc_version_list.U.
- XXX To do: Since compatibility can depend on compile time
+
+ XXX To do: Since compatibility can depend on compile time
options (such as bincompat, longlong, etc.) it should
(perhaps) be set by Configure, but currently it isn't.
Currently, we read a hard-wired value from patchlevel.h.
or other facilities. For perl on OS/2, for example, this would
include os2/os2.obj.
+asctime_r_proto (d_asctime_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of asctime_r.
+ It is zero if d_asctime_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_asctime_r
+ is defined.
+
awk (Loc.U):
This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the
full pathname (if any) of the awk program. After Configure runs,
is most often a local directory such as /usr/local/bin. Programs using
this variable must be prepared to deal with ~name substitution.
-bincompat5005 (bincompat5005.U):
- This variable contains y if this version of Perl should be
- binary-compatible with Perl 5.005.
-
binexp (bin.U):
This is the same as the bin variable, but is filename expanded at
configuration time, for use in your makefiles.
the value is reset to a plain "byacc" and is not useful.
byteorder (byteorder.U):
- This variable holds the byte order. In the following, larger digits
- indicate more significance. The variable byteorder is either 4321
- on a big-endian machine, or 1234 on a little-endian, or 87654321
- on a Cray ... or 3412 with weird order !
+ This variable holds the byte order in a UV. In the following,
+ larger digits indicate more significance. The variable byteorder
+ is either 4321 on a big-endian machine, or 1234 on a little-endian,
+ or 87654321 on a Cray ... or 3412 with weird order !
c (n.U):
This variable contains the \c string if that is what causes the echo
not in this list, see ccsymbols and cppccsymbols.
The list is a space-separated list of symbol=value tokens.
+crypt_r_proto (d_crypt_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of crypt_r.
+ It is zero if d_crypt_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_crypt_r
+ is defined.
+
cryptlib (d_crypt.U):
This variable holds -lcrypt or the path to a libcrypt.a archive if
the crypt() function is not defined in the standard C library. It is
full pathname (if any) of the csh program. After Configure runs,
the value is reset to a plain "csh" and is not useful.
+ctermid_r_proto (d_ctermid_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of ctermid_r.
+ It is zero if d_ctermid_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_ctermid_r
+ is defined.
+
+ctime_r_proto (d_ctime_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of ctime_r.
+ It is zero if d_ctime_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_ctime_r
+ is defined.
+
+d_Gconvert (d_gconvert.U):
+ This variable holds what Gconvert is defined as to convert
+ floating point numbers into strings. By default, Configure
+ sets this macro to use the first of gconvert, gcvt, or sprintf
+ that pass sprintf-%g-like behaviour tests. If perl is using
+ long doubles, the macro uses the first of the following
+ functions that pass Configure's tests: qgcvt, sprintf (if
+ Configure knows how to make sprintf format long doubles--see
+ sPRIgldbl), gconvert, gcvt, and sprintf (casting to double).
+ The gconvert_preference and gconvert_ld_preference variables
+ can be used to alter Configure's preferences, for doubles and
+ long doubles, respectively. If present, they contain a
+ space-separated list of one or more of the above function
+ names in the order they should be tried.
+
+ d_Gconvert may be set to override Configure with a platform-
+ specific function. If this function expects a double, a
+ different value may need to be set by the uselongdouble.cbu
+ call-back unit so that long doubles can be formatted without
+ loss of precision.
+
+d_PRIEUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIeldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+d_PRIFUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIfldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+d_PRIGUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIgldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+d_PRIXU64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIXU64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit hExADECimAl numbers.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIx64 so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+d_PRId64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRId64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit decimal numbers.
+
+d_PRIeldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+
+d_PRIfldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+
+d_PRIgldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
+
+d_PRIi64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIi64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit decimal numbers.
+
+d_PRIo64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIo64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit octal numbers.
+
+d_PRIu64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIu64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit unsigned decimal
+ numbers.
+
+d_PRIx64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIx64 symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit hexadecimal numbers.
+
+d_SCNfldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
+ indiciates that stdio has a symbol to scan long doubles.
+
d__fwalk (d__fwalk.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS__FWALK if _fwalk() is
available to apply a function to all the file handles.
of architecture-dependent library files for $package. If
$archlib is the same as $privlib, then this is set to undef.
+d_asctime_r (d_asctime_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ASCTIME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the asctime_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_atolf (atolf.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ATOLF symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the atolf() routine is available.
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_BCOPY symbol if
the bcopy() routine is available to copy strings.
-d_bincompat5005 (bincompat5005.U):
- This variable conditionally defines BINCOMPAT5005 so that embed.h
- can take special action if this version of Perl should be
- binary-compatible with Perl 5.005. This is impossible for builds
- that use features like threads and multiplicity it is always $undef
- for those versions.
-
d_bsd (Guess.U):
This symbol conditionally defines the symbol BSD when running on a
BSD system.
indicates to the C program that the crypt() routine is available
to encrypt passwords and the like.
+d_crypt_r (d_crypt_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_CRYPT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the crypt_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_csh (d_csh.U):
This variable conditionally defines the CSH symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the C-shell exists.
+d_ctermid_r (d_ctermid_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_CTERMID_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the ctermid_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_ctime_r (d_ctime_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_CTIME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the ctime_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_cuserid (d_cuserid.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_CUSERID symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the cuserid() routine is available
tells the C program that it should insert setuid emulation code
on hosts which have setuid #! scripts disabled.
+d_drand48_r (d_drand48_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_DRAND48_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the drand48_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_drand48proto (d_drand48proto.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_DRAND48_PROTO symbol,
which indicates to the C program that the system provides
indicates to the C program that the endgrent() routine is available
for sequential access of the group database.
+d_endgrent_r (d_endgrent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDGRENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endgrent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_endhent (d_endhent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDHOSTENT if endhostent() is
available to close whatever was being used for host queries.
+d_endhostent_r (d_endhostent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDHOSTENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endhostent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_endnent (d_endnent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDNETENT if endnetent() is
available to close whatever was being used for network queries.
+d_endnetent_r (d_endnetent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDNETENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endnetent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_endpent (d_endpent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDPROTOENT if endprotoent() is
available to close whatever was being used for protocol queries.
+d_endprotoent_r (d_endprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDPROTOENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endprotoent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_endpwent (d_endpwent.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDPWENT symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the endpwent() routine is available
for sequential access of the passwd database.
+d_endpwent_r (d_endpwent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDPWENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endpwent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_endsent (d_endsent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_ENDSERVENT if endservent() is
available to close whatever was being used for service queries.
+d_endservent_r (d_endservent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ENDSERVENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the endservent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_eofnblk (nblock_io.U):
This variable conditionally defines EOF_NONBLOCK if EOF can be seen
when reading from a non-blocking I/O source.
that the ftime() routine exists. The ftime() routine is basically
a sub-second accuracy clock.
-d_Gconvert (d_gconvert.U):
- This variable holds what Gconvert is defined as to convert
- floating point numbers into strings. It could be 'gconvert'
- or a more complex macro emulating gconvert with gcvt() or sprintf.
- Possible values are:
- d_Gconvert='gconvert((x),(n),(t),(b))'
- d_Gconvert='gcvt((x),(n),(b))'
- d_Gconvert='sprintf((b),"%.*g",(n),(x))'
- If you are not content with these choices, use gconvert_preference
- and gconvert_ld_preference, which if present are space-separated
- lists of functions to try with calling convention of gcvt,
- respectively for doubles and long doubles.
-
d_getcwd (d_getcwd.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETCWD symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the getcwd() routine is available
indicates to the C program that the getgrent() routine is available
for sequential access of the group database.
+d_getgrent_r (d_getgrent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETGRENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getgrent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getgrgid_r (d_getgrgid_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETGRGID_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getgrgid_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getgrnam_r (d_getgrnam_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETGRNAM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getgrnam_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getgrps (d_getgrps.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETGROUPS symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the getgroups() routine is available
indicates to the C program that the gethostname() routine may be
used to derive the host name.
+d_gethostbyaddr_r (d_gethostbyaddr_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOSTBYADDR_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the gethostbyaddr_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_gethostbyname_r (d_gethostbyname_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOSTBYNAME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the gethostbyname_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_gethostent_r (d_gethostent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOSTENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the gethostent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_gethostprotos (d_gethostprotos.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETHOST_PROTOS symbol,
which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies
indicates to the C program that the getlogin() routine is available
to get the login name.
+d_getlogin_r (d_getlogin_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETLOGIN_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getlogin_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getmnt (d_getmnt.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETMNT symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the getmnt() routine is available
This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETNETENT if getnetent() is
available to look up network names in some data base or another.
+d_getnetbyaddr_r (d_getnetbyaddr_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNETBYADDR_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getnetbyaddr_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getnetbyname_r (d_getnetbyname_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNETBYNAME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getnetbyname_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getnetent_r (d_getnetent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNETENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getnetent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getnetprotos (d_getnetprotos.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNET_PROTOS symbol,
which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies
This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETPRIORITY if getpriority()
is available to get a process's priority.
+d_getprotobyname_r (d_getprotobyname_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTOBYNAME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getprotobyname_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getprotobynumber_r (d_getprotobynumber_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTOBYNUMBER_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getprotobynumber_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getprotoent_r (d_getprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTOENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getprotoent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getprotoprotos (d_getprotoprotos.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPROTO_PROTOS symbol,
which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies
indicates to the C program that the getpwent() routine is available
for sequential access of the passwd database.
+d_getpwent_r (d_getpwent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPWENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getpwent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getpwnam_r (d_getpwnam_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPWNAM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getpwnam_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getpwuid_r (d_getpwuid_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETPWUID_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getpwuid_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getsbyname (d_getsrvby.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERVBYNAME
symbol, which indicates to the C program that the
This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETSERVENT if getservent() is
available to look up network services in some data base or another.
+d_getservbyname_r (d_getservbyname_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERVBYNAME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getservbyname_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getservbyport_r (d_getservbyport_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERVBYPORT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getservbyport_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_getservent_r (d_getservent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERVENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getservent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_getservprotos (d_getservprotos.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSERV_PROTOS symbol,
which indicates to the C program that <netdb.h> supplies
This variable conditionally defines HAS_GETSPNAM if getspnam() is
available to retrieve SysV shadow password entries by name.
+d_getspnam_r (d_getspnam_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETSPNAM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the getspnam_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_gettimeod (d_ftime.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETTIMEOFDAY symbol, which
indicates that the gettimeofday() system call exists (to obtain a
sub-second accuracy clock). You should probably include <sys/resource.h>.
+d_gmtime_r (d_gmtime_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GMTIME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the gmtime_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_gnulibc (d_gnulibc.U):
Defined if we're dealing with the GNU C Library.
This variable conditionally defines HAS_LINK if link() is
available to create hard links.
+d_localtime_r (d_localtime_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_LOCALTIME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the localtime_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_locconv (d_locconv.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_LOCALECONV if localeconv() is
available for numeric and monetary formatting conventions.
and 1.150000. The bug has been seen in certain versions of glibc,
release 2.2.2 is known to be okay.
+d_modflproto (d_modfl.U):
+ This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system provides
+ a prototype for the modfl() function. Otherwise, it is up
+ to the program to supply one. C99 says it should be
+ long double modfl(long double, long double *);
+
d_mprotect (d_mprotect.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_MPROTECT if mprotect() is
available to modify the access protection of a memory mapped file.
of the source want to take special action if MYMALLOC is used.
This may include different sorts of profiling or error detection.
+d_nanosleep (d_nanosleep.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines HAS_NANOSLEEP
+ if nanosleep() is available to sleep with 1E-9 sec accuracy.
+
d_nice (d_nice.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_NICE symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the nice() routine is available.
This variable indicates whether a variable of type nvtype
can preserve all the bits a variable of type uvtype.
-d_nv_preserves_uv_bits (perlxv.U):
- This variable indicates how many of bits type uvtype
- a variable nvtype can preserve.
-
d_off64_t (d_off64_t.U):
This symbol will be defined if the C compiler supports off64_t.
indicates to the C program that it should not assume that it is
running on the machine it was compiled on.
-d_PRId64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRId64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit decimal numbers.
-
-d_PRIeldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
-
-d_PRIEUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIeldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-d_PRIfldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
-
-d_PRIFUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIfldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-d_PRIgldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
-
-d_PRIGUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print long doubles.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIgldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-d_PRIi64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIi64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit decimal numbers.
-
-d_PRIo64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIo64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit octal numbers.
-
-d_PRIu64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIu64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit unsigned decimal
- numbers.
-
-d_PRIx64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIx64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit hexadecimal numbers.
-
-d_PRIXU64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIXU64 symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to print 64-bit hExADECimAl numbers.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from d_PRIx64 so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
d_procselfexe (d_procselfexe.U):
Defined if $procselfexe is symlink to the absolute
pathname of the executing program.
This variable, if defined, tells that there's a 64-bit integer type,
quadtype.
+d_random_r (d_random_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_RANDOM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the random_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_readdir64_r (d_readdir64_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_READDIR64_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the readdir64_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_readdir (d_readdir.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_READDIR if readdir() is
available to read directory entries.
+d_readdir_r (d_readdir_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_READDIR_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the readdir_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_readlink (d_readlink.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_READLINK symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the readlink() routine is available
which indicates that the SCM_RIGHTS is available. #ifdef is
not enough because it may be an enum, glibc has been known to do this.
-d_SCNfldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the PERL_PRIfldbl symbol, which
- indiciates that stdio has a symbol to scan long doubles.
-
d_seekdir (d_readdir.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SEEKDIR if seekdir() is
available.
indicates to the C program that the setgrent() routine is available
for initializing sequential access to the group database.
+d_setgrent_r (d_setgrent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETGRENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setgrent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setgrps (d_setgrps.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETGROUPS symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the setgroups() routine is available
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETHOSTENT if sethostent() is
available.
+d_sethostent_r (d_sethostent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETHOSTENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the sethostent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setitimer (d_setitimer.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETITIMER symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the setitimer() routine is available.
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETLOCALE if setlocale() is
available to handle locale-specific ctype implementations.
+d_setlocale_r (d_setlocale_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETLOCALE_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setlocale_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setnent (d_setnent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETNETENT if setnetent() is
available.
+d_setnetent_r (d_setnetent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETNETENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setnetent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setpent (d_setpent.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETPROTOENT if setprotoent() is
available.
which indicates to the C program that the setproctitle() routine
is available.
+d_setprotoent_r (d_setprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETPROTOENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setprotoent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setpwent (d_setpwent.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETPWENT symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the setpwent() routine is available
for initializing sequential access to the passwd database.
+d_setpwent_r (d_setpwent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETPWENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setpwent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setregid (d_setregid.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETREGID if setregid() is
available to change the real and effective gid of the current
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETSERVENT if setservent() is
available.
+d_setservent_r (d_setservent_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETSERVENT_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the setservent_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_setsid (d_setsid.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_SETSID if setsid() is
available to set the process group ID.
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SQRTL symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the sqrtl() routine is available.
+d_srand48_r (d_srand48_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SRAND48_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the srand48_r()
+ routine is available.
+
+d_srandom_r (d_srandom_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SRANDOM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the srandom_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_sresgproto (d_sresgproto.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_SETRESGID_PROTO symbol,
which indicates to the C program that the system provides
This variable conditionally defines HAS_STRERROR if strerror() is
available to translate error numbers to strings.
+d_strerror_r (d_strerror_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_STRERROR_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the strerror_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_strftime (d_strftime.U):
This variable conditionally defines the HAS_STRFTIME symbol, which
indicates to the C program that the strftime() routine is available.
that the times() routine exists. The times() routine is normaly
provided on UNIX systems. You may have to include <sys/times.h>.
+d_tm_tm_gmtoff (i_time.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines HAS_TM_TM_GMTOFF, which indicates
+ indicates to the C program that the struct tm has the tm_gmtoff field.
+
+d_tm_tm_zone (i_time.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines HAS_TM_TM_ZONE, which indicates
+ indicates to the C program that the struct tm has the tm_zone field.
+
+d_tmpnam_r (d_tmpnam_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_TMPNAM_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the tmpnam_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_truncate (d_truncate.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_TRUNCATE if truncate() is
available to truncate files.
+d_ttyname_r (d_ttyname_r.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the HAS_TTYNAME_R symbol,
+ which indicates to the C program that the ttyname_r()
+ routine is available.
+
d_tzname (d_tzname.U):
This variable conditionally defines HAS_TZNAME if tzname[] is
available to access timezone names.
normalize the result.
In C programs, the macro 'Drand01' is mapped to drand01.
+drand48_r_proto (d_drand48_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of drand48_r.
+ It is zero if d_drand48_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_drand48_r
+ is defined.
+
dynamic_ext (Extensions.U):
This variable holds a list of XS extension files we want to
link dynamically into the package. It is used by Makefile.
This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
+endgrent_r_proto (d_endgrent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endgrent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endgrent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endgrent_r
+ is defined.
+
+endhostent_r_proto (d_endhostent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endhostent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endhostent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endhostent_r
+ is defined.
+
+endnetent_r_proto (d_endnetent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endnetent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endnetent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endnetent_r
+ is defined.
+
+endprotoent_r_proto (d_endprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endprotoent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endprotoent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endprotoent_r
+ is defined.
+
+endpwent_r_proto (d_endpwent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endpwent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endpwent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endpwent_r
+ is defined.
+
+endservent_r_proto (d_endservent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of endservent_r.
+ It is zero if d_endservent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_endservent_r
+ is defined.
+
eunicefix (Init.U):
When running under Eunice this variable contains a command which will
convert a shell script to the proper form of text file for it to be
extras (Extras.U):
This variable holds a list of extra modules to install.
+fflushNULL (fflushall.U):
+ This symbol, if defined, tells that fflush(NULL) does flush
+ all pending stdio output.
+
fflushall (fflushall.U):
This symbol, if defined, tells that to flush
all pending stdio output one must loop through all
Note that if fflushNULL is defined, fflushall will not
even be probed for and will be left undefined.
-fflushNULL (fflushall.U):
- This symbol, if defined, tells that fflush(NULL) does flush
- all pending stdio output.
-
find (Loc.U):
This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
can share this executable will have the same full pathname to
'sed.'
+gccansipedantic (gccvers.U):
+ If GNU cc (gcc) is used, this variable will enable (if set) the
+ -ansi and -pedantic ccflags for building core files (through
+ cflags script). (See Porting/pumpkin.pod for full description).
+
gccosandvers (gccvers.U):
- If GNU cc (gcc) is used, this variable the operating system and
- version used to compile the gcc. It is set to '' if not gcc,
+ If GNU cc (gcc) is used, this variable holds the operating system
+ and version used to compile gcc. It is set to '' if not gcc,
or if nothing useful can be parsed as the os version.
gccversion (gccvers.U):
- If GNU cc (gcc) is used, this variable holds '1' or '2' to
+ If GNU cc (gcc) is used, this variable holds '1' or '2' to
indicate whether the compiler is version 1 or 2. This is used in
setting some of the default cflags. It is set to '' if not gcc.
+getgrent_r_proto (d_getgrent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getgrent_r.
+ It is zero if d_getgrent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getgrent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getgrgid_r_proto (d_getgrgid_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getgrgid_r.
+ It is zero if d_getgrgid_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getgrgid_r
+ is defined.
+
+getgrnam_r_proto (d_getgrnam_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getgrnam_r.
+ It is zero if d_getgrnam_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getgrnam_r
+ is defined.
+
+gethostbyaddr_r_proto (d_gethostbyaddr_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of gethostbyaddr_r.
+ It is zero if d_gethostbyaddr_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_gethostbyaddr_r
+ is defined.
+
+gethostbyname_r_proto (d_gethostbyname_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of gethostbyname_r.
+ It is zero if d_gethostbyname_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_gethostbyname_r
+ is defined.
+
+gethostent_r_proto (d_gethostent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of gethostent_r.
+ It is zero if d_gethostent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_gethostent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getlogin_r_proto (d_getlogin_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getlogin_r.
+ It is zero if d_getlogin_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getlogin_r
+ is defined.
+
+getnetbyaddr_r_proto (d_getnetbyaddr_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getnetbyaddr_r.
+ It is zero if d_getnetbyaddr_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getnetbyaddr_r
+ is defined.
+
+getnetbyname_r_proto (d_getnetbyname_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getnetbyname_r.
+ It is zero if d_getnetbyname_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getnetbyname_r
+ is defined.
+
+getnetent_r_proto (d_getnetent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getnetent_r.
+ It is zero if d_getnetent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getnetent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getprotobyname_r_proto (d_getprotobyname_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getprotobyname_r.
+ It is zero if d_getprotobyname_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getprotobyname_r
+ is defined.
+
+getprotobynumber_r_proto (d_getprotobynumber_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getprotobynumber_r.
+ It is zero if d_getprotobynumber_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getprotobynumber_r
+ is defined.
+
+getprotoent_r_proto (d_getprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getprotoent_r.
+ It is zero if d_getprotoent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getprotoent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getpwent_r_proto (d_getpwent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getpwent_r.
+ It is zero if d_getpwent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getpwent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getpwnam_r_proto (d_getpwnam_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getpwnam_r.
+ It is zero if d_getpwnam_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getpwnam_r
+ is defined.
+
+getpwuid_r_proto (d_getpwuid_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getpwuid_r.
+ It is zero if d_getpwuid_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getpwuid_r
+ is defined.
+
+getservbyname_r_proto (d_getservbyname_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getservbyname_r.
+ It is zero if d_getservbyname_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getservbyname_r
+ is defined.
+
+getservbyport_r_proto (d_getservbyport_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getservbyport_r.
+ It is zero if d_getservbyport_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getservbyport_r
+ is defined.
+
+getservent_r_proto (d_getservent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getservent_r.
+ It is zero if d_getservent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getservent_r
+ is defined.
+
+getspnam_r_proto (d_getspnam_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of getspnam_r.
+ It is zero if d_getspnam_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_getspnam_r
+ is defined.
+
gidformat (gidf.U):
This variable contains the format string used for printing a Gid_t.
full pathname (if any) of the gmake program. After Configure runs,
the value is reset to a plain "gmake" and is not useful.
+gmtime_r_proto (d_gmtime_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of gmtime_r.
+ It is zero if d_gmtime_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_gmtime_r
+ is defined.
+
+gnulibc_version (d_gnulibc.U):
+ This variable contains the version number of the GNU C library.
+ It is usually something like '2.2.5'. It is a plain '' if this
+ is not the GNU C library, or if the version is unknown.
+
grep (Loc.U):
This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the
full pathname (if any) of the grep program. After Configure runs,
indicates to the C program that <sys/bsdioctl.h> exists and should
be included.
+i_crypt (i_crypt.U):
+ This variable conditionally defines the I_CRYPT symbol, and indicates
+ whether a C program should include <crypt.h>.
+
i_db (i_db.U):
This variable conditionally defines the I_DB symbol, and indicates
whether a C program may include Berkeley's DB include file <db.h>.
directory dedicated to perl (e.g. /opt/perl), while the latter
is useful if $prefix is shared by many packages, e.g. if
$prefix=/usr/local.
- This may later be extended to include other information, so
+
+ Unfortunately, while this "style" variable is used to set
+ defaults for all three directory hierarchies (core, vendor, and
+ site), there is no guarantee that the same style is actually
+ appropriate for all those directories. For example, $prefix
+ might be /opt/perl, but $siteprefix might be /usr/local.
+ (Perhaps, in retrospect, the "lib" style should never have been
+ supported, but it did seem like a nice idea at the time.)
+
+ The situation is even less clear for tools such as MakeMaker
+ that can be used to install additional modules into
+ non-standard places. For example, if a user intends to install
+ a module into a private directory (perhaps by setting PREFIX on
+ the Makefile.PL command line), then there is no reason to
+ assume that the Configure-time $installstyle setting will be
+ relevant for that PREFIX.
+
+ This may later be extended to include other information, so
be careful with pattern-matching on the results.
- For compatibility with perl5.005 and earlier, the default
+
+ For compatibility with perl5.005 and earlier, the default
setting is based on whether or not $prefix contains the string
"perl".
libs (libs.U):
This variable holds the additional libraries we want to use.
- It is up to the Makefile to deal with it.
+ It is up to the Makefile to deal with it. The list can be empty.
libsdirs (libs.U):
This variable holds the directory names aka dirnames of the libraries
symbolic links (if they are supported). It can be used
in the Makefile. It is either 'ln -s' or 'ln'
+localtime_r_proto (d_localtime_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of localtime_r.
+ It is zero if d_localtime_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_localtime_r
+ is defined.
+
locincpth (ccflags.U):
This variable contains a list of additional directories to be
searched by the compiler. The appropriate '-I' directives will
This variable contains the string to be included in Makefile.SH
so that MAKE is set if needed, and not if not needed.
Possible values are:
+
make_set_make='#' # If your make program handles this for you,
+
make_set_make="MAKE=$make" # if it doesn't.
- I used a comment character so that we can distinguish a
+
+ This uses a comment character to distinguish a
'set' value (from a previous config.sh or Configure '-D' option)
from an uncomputed value.
have: one of 'n', 'l', or '3'. The Makefile must supply the '.'.
See man3dir.
-Mcc (Loc.U):
- This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the
- full pathname (if any) of the Mcc program. After Configure runs,
- the value is reset to a plain "Mcc" and is not useful.
-
mips_type (usrinc.U):
This variable holds the environment type for the mips system.
Possible values are "BSD 4.3" and "System V".
full pathname (if any) of the nroff program. After Configure runs,
the value is reset to a plain "nroff" and is not useful.
-nveformat (perlxvf.U):
- This variable contains the format string used for printing
- a Perl NV using %e-ish floating point format.
-
nvEUformat (perlxvf.U):
This variable contains the format string used for printing
a Perl NV using %E-ish floating point format.
-nvfformat (perlxvf.U):
- This variable confains the format string used for printing
- a Perl NV using %f-ish floating point format.
-
nvFUformat (perlxvf.U):
This variable confains the format string used for printing
a Perl NV using %F-ish floating point format.
-nvgformat (perlxvf.U):
- This variable contains the format string used for printing
- a Perl NV using %g-ish floating point format.
-
nvGUformat (perlxvf.U):
This variable contains the format string used for printing
a Perl NV using %G-ish floating point format.
+nv_preserves_uv_bits (perlxv.U):
+ This variable indicates how many of bits type uvtype
+ a variable nvtype can preserve.
+
+nveformat (perlxvf.U):
+ This variable contains the format string used for printing
+ a Perl NV using %e-ish floating point format.
+
+nvfformat (perlxvf.U):
+ This variable confains the format string used for printing
+ a Perl NV using %f-ish floating point format.
+
+nvgformat (perlxvf.U):
+ This variable contains the format string used for printing
+ a Perl NV using %g-ish floating point format.
+
nvsize (perlxv.U):
This variable is the size of an NV in bytes.
the maintenance versus development dichotomy except
by also being increasing.
-PERL_REVISION (Oldsyms.U):
- In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 5.
- This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
-
-PERL_SUBVERSION (Oldsyms.U):
- In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 2.
- Values greater than 50 represent potentially unstable
- development subversions.
- This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
-
-PERL_VERSION (Oldsyms.U):
- In a Perl version number such as 5.6.2, this is the 6.
- This value is manually set in patchlevel.h
-
perladmin (perladmin.U):
Electronic mail address of the perl5 administrator.
perlpath (perlpath.U):
This variable contains the eventual value of the PERLPATH symbol,
which contains the name of the perl interpreter to be used in
- shell scripts and in the "eval 'exec'" idiom.
+ shell scripts and in the "eval 'exec'" idiom. This variable is
+ not necessarily the pathname of the file containing the perl
+ interpreter; you must append the executable extension (_exe) if
+ it is not already present. Note that Perl code that runs during
+ the Perl build process cannot reference this variable, as Perl
+ may not have been installed, or even if installed, may be a
+ different version of Perl.
pg (Loc.U):
This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the
the 'Drand01' macro is defined to generate uniformly distributed
random numbers over the range [0., 1.[ (see drand01 and nrand).
+random_r_proto (d_random_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of random_r.
+ It is zero if d_random_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_random_r
+ is defined.
+
randseedtype (randfunc.U):
Indicates the type of the argument of the seedfunc.
used, which is a shame because you cannot make the difference between
no data and an EOF.. Sigh!
+readdir64_r_proto (d_readdir64_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of readdir64_r.
+ It is zero if d_readdir64_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_readdir64_r
+ is defined.
+
+readdir_r_proto (d_readdir_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of readdir_r.
+ It is zero if d_readdir_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_readdir_r
+ is defined.
+
revision (patchlevel.U):
The value of revision comes from the patchlevel.h file.
In a version number such as 5.6.1, this is the "5".
nm extraction should be performed or not, according to the value
of usenm and the flags on the Configure command line.
+sPRIEUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'E') for output.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIeldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+sPRIFUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'F') for output.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIfldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+sPRIGUldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'G') for output.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIgldbl so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+sPRIXU64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit hExADECimAl numbers (format 'X') for output.
+ The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIx64 so that even
+ case-blind systems can see the difference.
+
+sPRId64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit decimal numbers (format 'd') for output.
+
+sPRIeldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'e') for output.
+
+sPRIfldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'f') for output.
+
+sPRIgldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'g') for output.
+
+sPRIi64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit decimal numbers (format 'i') for output.
+
+sPRIo64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit octal numbers (format 'o') for output.
+
+sPRIu64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit unsigned decimal numbers (format 'u') for output.
+
+sPRIx64 (quadfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format 64-bit hexadecimal numbers (format 'x') for output.
+
+sSCNfldbl (longdblfio.U):
+ This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
+ format long doubles (format 'f') for input.
+
sched_yield (d_pthread_y.U):
This variable defines the way to yield the execution
of the current thread.
This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
+setgrent_r_proto (d_setgrent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setgrent_r.
+ It is zero if d_setgrent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setgrent_r
+ is defined.
+
+sethostent_r_proto (d_sethostent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of sethostent_r.
+ It is zero if d_sethostent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_sethostent_r
+ is defined.
+
+setlocale_r_proto (d_setlocale_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setlocale_r.
+ It is zero if d_setlocale_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setlocale_r
+ is defined.
+
+setnetent_r_proto (d_setnetent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setnetent_r.
+ It is zero if d_setnetent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setnetent_r
+ is defined.
+
+setprotoent_r_proto (d_setprotoent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setprotoent_r.
+ It is zero if d_setprotoent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setprotoent_r
+ is defined.
+
+setpwent_r_proto (d_setpwent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setpwent_r.
+ It is zero if d_setpwent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setpwent_r
+ is defined.
+
+setservent_r_proto (d_setservent_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of setservent_r.
+ It is zero if d_setservent_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setservent_r
+ is defined.
+
sh (sh.U):
This variable contains the full pathname of the shell used
on this system to execute Bourne shell scripts. Usually, this will be
spitshell (spitshell.U):
This variable contains the command necessary to spit out a runnable
- shell on this system. It is either cat or a grep '-v' for # comments.
+ shell on this system. It is either cat or a grep -v for # comments.
-sPRId64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit decimal numbers (format 'd') for output.
-
-sPRIeldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'e') for output.
+srand48_r_proto (d_srand48_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of srand48_r.
+ It is zero if d_srand48_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_srand48_r
+ is defined.
-sPRIEUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'E') for output.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIeldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-sPRIfldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'f') for output.
-
-sPRIFUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'F') for output.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIfldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-sPRIgldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'g') for output.
-
-sPRIGUldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'G') for output.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIgldbl so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
-
-sPRIi64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit decimal numbers (format 'i') for output.
-
-sPRIo64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit octal numbers (format 'o') for output.
-
-sPRIu64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit unsigned decimal numbers (format 'u') for output.
-
-sPRIx64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit hexadecimal numbers (format 'x') for output.
-
-sPRIXU64 (quadfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format 64-bit hExADECimAl numbers (format 'X') for output.
- The 'U' in the name is to separate this from sPRIx64 so that even
- case-blind systems can see the difference.
+srandom_r_proto (d_srandom_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of srandom_r.
+ It is zero if d_srandom_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_srandom_r
+ is defined.
src (src.U):
This variable holds the path to the package source. It is up to
the Makefile to use this variable and set VPATH accordingly to
find the sources remotely.
-sSCNfldbl (longdblfio.U):
- This variable, if defined, contains the string used by stdio to
- format long doubles (format 'f') for input.
-
ssizetype (ssizetype.U):
This variable defines ssizetype to be something like ssize_t,
long or int. It is used by functions that return a count
This variable tells the name of the array holding the stdio streams.
Usual values include _iob, __iob, and __sF.
+strerror_r_proto (d_strerror_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of strerror_r.
+ It is zero if d_strerror_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_strerror_r
+ is defined.
+
strings (i_string.U):
This variable holds the full path of the string header that will be
used. Typically /usr/include/string.h or /usr/include/strings.h.
or time_t on BSD sites (in which case <sys/types.h> should be
included). Anyway, the type Time_t should be used.
+tmpnam_r_proto (d_tmpnam_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of tmpnam_r.
+ It is zero if d_tmpnam_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_tmpnam_r
+ is defined.
+
to (Cross.U):
This variable contains the command used by Configure
to copy to from the target host. Useful and available
This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
+ttyname_r_proto (d_ttyname_r.U):
+ This variable encodes the prototype of ttyname_r.
+ It is zero if d_ttyname_r is undef, and one of the
+ REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_ttyname_r
+ is defined.
+
u16size (perlxv.U):
This variable is the size of an U16 in bytes.
unsigned int, unsigned long long, uint64_t, or whatever type is
used for 64-bit integers.
-use5005threads (usethreads.U):
- This variable conditionally defines the USE_5005THREADS symbol,
- and indicates that Perl should be built to use the 5.005-based
- threading implementation.
-
use64bitall (use64bits.U):
This variable conditionally defines the USE_64_BIT_ALL symbol,
and indicates that 64-bit integer types should be used
d_sfio without running into a "WHOA THERE".
useshrplib (libperl.U):
- This variable is set to 'yes' if the user wishes
- to build a shared libperl, and 'no' otherwise.
+ This variable is set to 'true' if the user wishes
+ to build a shared libperl, and 'false' otherwise.
usesocks (usesocks.U):
This variable conditionally defines the USE_SOCKS symbol,
This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
+uvXUformat (perlxvf.U):
+ This variable contains the format string used for printing
+ a Perl UV as an unsigned hexadecimal integer in uppercase ABCDEF.
+
uvoformat (perlxvf.U):
This variable contains the format string used for printing
a Perl UV as an unsigned octal integer.
This variable contains the format string used for printing
a Perl UV as an unsigned hexadecimal integer in lowercase abcdef.
-uvXUformat (perlxvf.U):
- This variable contains the format string used for printing
- a Perl UV as an unsigned hexadecimal integer in uppercase ABCDEF.
-
vendorarch (vendorarch.U):
This variable contains the value of the PERL_VENDORARCH symbol.
It may have a ~ on the front.
See INSTALL for how this works.
The versioned site_perl directory was introduced in 5.005,
so that is the lowest possible value.
- Since this can depend on compile time options (such as
- bincompat) it is set by Configure. Other non-default sources
+ Since this can depend on compile time options
+ it is set by Configure. Other non-default sources
of potential incompatibility, such as multiplicity, threads,
debugging, 64bits, sfio, etc., are not checked for currently,
though in principle we could go snooping around in old