add $Config('scriptdir'} on VMS

[perl5.git] / README.vms

diff --git a/README.vms b/README.vms
index 524eb2f..2aa9fb0 100644 (file)
--- a/README.vms
+++ b/README.vms
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ non-default location for where Perl will be installed:
 
     @ Configure "-d" "-Dprefix=dka100:[utils.perl5.]"
 
 
     @ Configure "-d" "-Dprefix=dka100:[utils.perl5.]"
 

+Note that the installation location would be by default where you unpacked 
+the source with a "ROOT." appended.  For example if you unpacked the perl 
+source into:
+
+   DKA200:[PERL-5_10_2...]
+
+Then the PERL_SETUP.COM that gets written out by Configure.com will
+try to DEFINE your installation PERL_ROOT to be:
+
+   DKA200:[PERL-5_10_2ROOT.]
+

 More help with configure.com is available from:
 
     @ Configure "-h"
 More help with configure.com is available from:
 
     @ Configure "-h"


@@ -451,6 +462,20 @@ it is probably beneficial to INSTALL at least portions of perl.
 While there is code in perl to remove privileges as it runs you are advised
 to NOT INSTALL PERL.EXE with PRIVs!
 
 While there is code in perl to remove privileges as it runs you are advised
 to NOT INSTALL PERL.EXE with PRIVs!
 

+=head2 Running h2ph to create perl header files (optional) on VMS
+
+If using DEC C or Compaq C ensure that you have extracted loose versions
+of your compiler's header or *.H files.  Be sure to check the contents of:
+
+    SYS$LIBRARY:DECC$RTLDEF.TLB
+    SYS$LIBRARY:SYS$LIB_C.TLB
+    SYS$LIBRARY:SYS$STARLET_C.TLB
+
+etcetera.
+
+If using GNU cc then also check your GNU_CC:[000000...] tree for the locations
+of the GNU cc headers.
+

 =head1 Reporting Bugs
 
 If you come across what you think might be a bug in Perl, please report
 =head1 Reporting Bugs
 
 If you come across what you think might be a bug in Perl, please report


@@ -467,8 +492,9 @@ script prints!
 
 The next big gotcha is directory depth.  Perl can create directories four,
 five, or even six levels deep during the build, so you don't have to be 
 
 The next big gotcha is directory depth.  Perl can create directories four,
 five, or even six levels deep during the build, so you don't have to be 

-too deep to start to hit the RMS 8 level limit (for versions of VMS prior 
-to V7.2 and even with V7.2 on the VAX).  It is best to do
+too deep to start to hit the RMS 8 level limit (for ODS 2 volumes which were
+common on versions of VMS prior to V7.2 and even with V7.2 on the VAX).  
+It is best to do:

 
     DEFINE/TRANS=(CONC,TERM) PERLSRC "disk:[dir.dir.dir.perldir.]"
     SET DEFAULT PERLSRC:[000000]
 
     DEFINE/TRANS=(CONC,TERM) PERLSRC "disk:[dir.dir.dir.perldir.]"
     SET DEFAULT PERLSRC:[000000]