add PerlIO_init_table() to initialise PL_perio

[perl5.git] / README.vmesa

diff --git a/README.vmesa b/README.vmesa
index a67e6bf..98fa5ec 100644 (file)
--- a/README.vmesa
+++ b/README.vmesa
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@ other versions, but that's the one we've tested it on.
 
 If you've downloaded the binary distribution, it needs to be
 installed below /usr/local.  Source code distributions have an
 
 If you've downloaded the binary distribution, it needs to be
 installed below /usr/local.  Source code distributions have an

-automated `make install` step that means you do not need to extract
+automated "make install" step that means you do not need to extract

 the source code below /usr/local (though that is where it will be
 installed by default).  You may need to worry about the networking
 configuration files discussed in the last bullet below.
 
 the source code below /usr/local (though that is where it will be
 installed by default).  You may need to worry about the networking
 configuration files discussed in the last bullet below.
 

-=head2 Unpacking
+=head2 Unpacking Perl Distribution on VM/ESA

 
 To extract an ASCII tar archive on VM/ESA, try this:
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 
 
 To extract an ASCII tar archive on VM/ESA, try this:
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 

-=head2 Setup and utilities
+=head2 Setup Perl and utilities on VM/ESA

 
 GNU make for VM/ESA, which may be required for the build of perl,
 is available from:
 
 
 GNU make for VM/ESA, which may be required for the build of perl,
 is available from:
 

-  http://pucc.princeton.edu/~neale/vmoe.html
+  http://vm.marist.edu/~neale/vmoe.html

 
 

-=head2 Configure
+=head2 Configure Perl on VM/ESA

 
 Once you've unpacked the distribution, run Configure (see INSTALL for
 full discussion of the Configure options), and then run make, then
 
 Once you've unpacked the distribution, run Configure (see INSTALL for
 full discussion of the Configure options), and then run make, then


@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@ statements in the preprocessor output (.i) file.
 
 =back
 
 
 =back
 

-=head2 testing anomalies
+=head2 Testing Anomalies of Perl on VM/ESA

 
 

-The `make test` step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
-installation.  As the 5.6.1 kit was was being assembled
+The "make test" step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
+installation.  As the 5.6.1 kit was being assembled

 the following "failures" were known to appear on some machines
 the following "failures" were known to appear on some machines

-during `make test` (mostly due to ASCII vs. EBCDIC conflicts),
+during "make test" (mostly due to ASCII vs. EBCDIC conflicts),

 your results may differ:
 
 [the list of failures being compiled]
 
 your results may differ:
 
 [the list of failures being compiled]
 

-=head2 Usage Hints
+=head2 Usage Hints for Perl on VM/ESA

 
 When using perl on VM/ESA please keep in mind that the EBCDIC and ASCII
 character sets are different.  Perl builtin functions that may behave
 
 When using perl on VM/ESA please keep in mind that the EBCDIC and ASCII
 character sets are different.  Perl builtin functions that may behave


@@ -112,18 +112,13 @@ Neale Ferguson.
 
 L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>.
 
 
 L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>.
 

-=head2 Mailing list
+=head2 Mailing list for Perl on VM/ESA

 
 

-If you are interested in the VM and OS/390 ports of perl then see the
-perl-mvs mailing list: The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/)
-maintains a mailing list of interest to all folks building and/or
-using perl on EBCDIC platforms.  To subscribe, send a message of:
+If you are interested in the VM/ESA, z/OS (formerly known as OS/390)
+and POSIX-BC (BS2000) ports of Perl then see the perl-mvs mailing list.
+To subscribe, send an empty message to perl-mvs-subscribe@perl.org.

 
 

-    subscribe perl-mvs
-
-to majordomo@perl.org.
-
-   See also:
+See also:

 
     http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs
 
 
     http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs