X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/7a95317de3a0b3e190302bf7cc5140404911987c..89eee1ed72235a40548c0e433602e92957338617:/README.machten diff --git a/README.machten b/README.machten index 4310bbc..a15b907 100644 --- a/README.machten +++ b/README.machten @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ system before running the C command. For much more information on building perl -- for example, on how to change the default installation directory -- see F. -=head2 Failures during C +=head2 Failures during C on MachTen =over 4 @@ -57,25 +57,13 @@ and limited in its effect on practical Perl programs. =back -=head2 Using external modules - -If warnings are enabled with Perl's C<-w> command-line flag, you are -likely to see warnings when using external modules containing XS -(compiled) code: - - Subroutine DynaLoader::dl_error redefined at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.0/powerpc-machten/DynaLoader.pm line 93. - -This is a harmless consequence of the static linking used for MachTen -perl. You can suppress the warnings by using the more modern -C<-Mwarnings> instead of the traditional C<-w>. (See L.) - -=head2 Building external modules +=head2 Building external modules on MachTen To add an external module to perl, build in the normal way, which is documented in L, or which can be driven automatically by the CPAN module (see L), which is part of the -standard distribution. If wou want to install a -module contains XS code (C or C++ source which compiles to object code +standard distribution. If you want to install a module which +contains XS code (C or C++ source which compiles to object code for linking with perl), you will have to replace your perl binary with a new version containing the new statically-linked object module. The build process tells you how to do this. @@ -98,4 +86,4 @@ Dominic Dunlop =head1 DATE -Version 1.0 2000-03-22 +Version 1.0.1 2000-03-27