-The file thrpatch-oct1 contains patches against perl5.001m which makes
-a first stab at a multithreading perl5. If your version of patch can't
-create file from scratch, then you'll need to create an empty thread.h
-manually first. Perl itself will need to be built with -DUSE_THREADS
-and very probably -DDEBUGGING since I haven't tested it without that
-yet. If you're using MIT pthreads or another threads package that
-needs pthread_init() to be called, then add -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT. If
-you're not using a threads library that follows the latest POSIX draft,
-then you'll probably need to add -DOLD_PTHREADS_API. I haven't tested
--DOLD_PTHREADS_API properly yet and I think you may still have to tweak
-a couple of the mutex calls to follow the old API.
-
-These patches are copyright Malcolm Beattie 1995 and are freely
-distributable under your choice of the GNU Public License or the
-Artistic License (see the main perl distribution).
-
-These are very preliminary patches and although it should be sufficient
-to show roughly what's been going on, they're almost certainly not
-going to produce a perl of any practical use yet.
+
+ Perl Kit, Version 5
+
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+ 1999, 2000, 2001, by Larry Wall and others
+
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+ Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
+ later version, or
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+ object code linked with perl does not automatically fall under the
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+ of subroutines and variables, and does not otherwise impair the
+ resulting interpreter from executing any standard Perl script. I
+ consider linking in C subroutines in this manner to be the moral
+ equivalent of defining subroutines in the Perl language itself. You
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+ or offer to provide the Perl source, as specified by the GNU General
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+ fact that a Perl interpreter and your code are in the same binary file
+ is, in this case, a form of mere aggregation.) This is my interpretation
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+ my intent, feel free to contact me. Of course, the Artistic License
+ spells all this out for your protection, so you may prefer to use that.
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+and shell. See the manual page for more hype. There are also many Perl
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+See pod/perlbook.pod for more information.
+
+Please read all the directions below before you proceed any further, and
+then follow them carefully.
+
+After you have unpacked your kit, you should have all the files listed
+in MANIFEST.
+
+Installation
+
+1) Detailed instructions are in the file "INSTALL", which you should
+read if you are either installing on a system resembling Unix
+or porting perl to another platform. For non-Unix platforms, see the
+corresponding README.
+
+2) Read the manual entries before running perl.
+
+3) IMPORTANT! Help save the world! Communicate any problems and suggested
+patches to perlbug@perl.org so we can keep the world in sync.
+If you have a problem, there's someone else out there who either has had
+or will have the same problem. It's usually helpful if you send the
+output of the "myconfig" script in the main perl directory.
+
+If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the perlbug script in the "utils"
+subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report.
+
+If possible, send in patches such that the patch program will apply them.
+Context diffs are the best, then normal diffs. Don't send ed scripts--
+I've probably changed my copy since the version you have.
+
+The latest versions of perl are always available on the various CPAN
+(Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites around the world.
+See <URL:http://www.cpan.org/src/>.
+
+
+Just a personal note: I want you to know that I create nice things like this
+because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your
+notion of Authorship needs some revision. But you can use perl anyway. :-)
+
+ The author.
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