Re: What is this MAD stuff all about?

[perl5.git] / README.os390

diff --git a/README.os390 b/README.os390
index eaf8f4d..cea717d 100644 (file)
--- a/README.os390
+++ b/README.os390
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/bpxa1toy.html
 
 =head2 Unpacking Perl distribution on OS/390
 
+If using ftp remember to transfer the distribution in binary format.
+
 Gunzip/gzip for OS/390 is discussed at:
 
   http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/faq/bpxqp1.html
@@ -39,12 +41,20 @@ to extract an ASCII tar archive on OS/390, try this:
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 
-If you get errors of the form
+or
+
+   zcat latest.tar.Z | pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r
+
+If you get lots of errors of the form
 
   tar: FSUM7171 ...: cannot set uid/gid: EDC5139I Operation not permitted.
-  tar: FSUM7148 cannot create file "...": EDC5111I Permission denied.
 
-you didn't read the above and tried to use tar instead of pax.
+you didn't read the above and tried to use tar instead of pax, you'll
+first have to remove the (now corrupt) perl directory
+
+   rm -rf perl-...
+
+and then use pax.
 
 =head2 Setup and utilities for Perl on OS/390
 
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ and be sure to also set the environment variable _C89_CCMODE=1 (exporting
 _C89_CCMODE=1 is also a good idea for users of GNU make).
 
 You might also want to have GNU groff for OS/390 installed before
-running the `make install` step for Perl.
+running the "make install" step for Perl.
 
 There is a syntax error in the /usr/include/sys/socket.h header file
 that IBM supplies with USS V2R7, V2R8, and possibly V2R9.  The problem with
@@ -210,9 +220,9 @@ header /usr/include/sys/socket.h.
 
 =head2 Testing Anomalies with Perl on OS/390
 
-The `make test` step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
+The "make test" step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
 installation.  You might encounter STDERR messages even during a successful
-run of `make test`.  Here is a guide to some of the more commonly seen
+run of "make test".  Here is a guide to some of the more commonly seen
 anomalies:
 
 =over 4
@@ -414,14 +424,11 @@ L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>, L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>.
 
 =head2 Mailing list for Perl on OS/390
 
-The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/) maintains a perl-mvs
-mailing list of interest to all folks building and/or
-using perl on all EBCDIC platforms (not just OS/390).
-To subscribe, send a message of:
-
-    subscribe perl-mvs
+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.
 
-to majordomo@perl.org.   See also:
+See also:
 
     http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs