the latest xlC-5 on aix41 is 5.0.2.9, while on aix43, it is 5.0.2.7.
Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
the latest xlC-5 on aix41 is 5.0.2.9, while on aix43, it is 5.0.2.7.
Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
Upgrading to at least 5.0.2.0 is recommended.
If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
Upgrading to at least 5.0.2.0 is recommended.
If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
versions from ftp-available updates if the first three digit groups
are the same (in where you can skip intermediate unlike the patches
in the developer snapshots of perl), or to one version up where the
versions from ftp-available updates if the first three digit groups
are the same (in where you can skip intermediate unlike the patches
in the developer snapshots of perl), or to one version up where the
which makes Configure to use the C<nm> tool when scanning for library
symbols, which usually is not done in AIX.
which makes Configure to use the C<nm> tool when scanning for library
symbols, which usually is not done in AIX.
=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl
Using gcc-3.x (tested with 3.0.4, 3.1, and 3.2) now works out of the box,
=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl
Using gcc-3.x (tested with 3.0.4, 3.1, and 3.2) now works out of the box,