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[perl5.git] / README.os390

diff --git a/README.os390 b/README.os390
index 0dd7e21..cea717d 100644 (file)
--- a/README.os390
+++ b/README.os390
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ to extract an ASCII tar archive on OS/390, try this:
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 

+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.
 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'll
 first have to remove the (now corrupt) perl directory
 
 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


@@ -87,7 +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
 _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
 
 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


@@ -217,9 +220,9 @@ header /usr/include/sys/socket.h.
 
 =head2 Testing Anomalies with Perl on OS/390
 
 
 =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
 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
 anomalies:
 
 =over 4


@@ -421,14 +424,11 @@ L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>, L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>.
 
 =head2 Mailing list for Perl on OS/390
 
 
 =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
 
 
     http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs