X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/a83b6f466440987720492416f8091f2530a9ab41..4136a0f799bd94dcf9c5197e35db53e3c3c012b5:/README.mpeix diff --git a/README.mpeix b/README.mpeix index 6f9ee14..757055a 100644 --- a/README.mpeix +++ b/README.mpeix @@ -9,15 +9,80 @@ README.mpeix - Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE =head1 SYNOPSIS http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html + http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ Perl language for MPE - Last updated June 2, 2000 @ 0400 UTC + Last updated January 12, 2006 @ 2100 UTC + =head1 NOTE This is a podified version of the above-mentioned web page, podified by Jarkko Hietaniemi 2001-Jan-01. -=head1 What's New in Perl ffor MPE/iX +=head1 Binary distribution from HP + +The simplest way to obtain Perl for the MPE/iX is to go either of +these URLs and follow the instructions within. + +http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ +http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html + +Use which ever one is more recent. + + +=head1 What's New in Perl for MPE/iX + +January 12, 2006 + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Updated for perl-5.8.8 and perl-5.9.3 by Ken Hirsch. + +Simplified the build process by using the MPEAUTOCONF +functionality in Mark Klein's ld. + +If you build this from scratch, make sure you have a version +of ld which supports it. In the shell, type + + ld --help + and look for AUTOCONF or MPEAUTOCONF near the bottom + + or do this: + ld --help 2>&1 | grep AUTOCONF + +If you see don't see AUTOCONF or MPEAUTOCONF, make sure you get a new +version. + +You also do not have to use mpeix/relink after building, so the +recommend sequence is: + + ./Configure -de + + # or ./Configure -de -Dusedevel + # if you're building a development version + + make + make test + # if you run this in a job, do "make test_notty" + + make install + +Be prepared for a wait. These take much longer on MPE/iX than on a Unix +system, because of a slow forking, mostly. On a lightly-loaded HP3000 +Series 979 running MPE/iX 7.5: + + Configure: 1 hour + make: 1 hour 15 minutes + make test 1 hour 45 minutes + +Various socket problems were fixed in mpeix.c. + +Mark Klein provided a fixed sigsetjmp (that works with dynamic +libraries) in mpeix_setjmp.c + +=back June 1, 2000 @@ -30,9 +95,6 @@ mod_perl, you MUST download and install this version of Perl/iX! =item * -bincompat5005="undef": sorry, but you will have to recompile any -binary 5.005 extensions that you may be using (if any; there is no -5.005 code in what you download from bixby.org) uselargefiles="undef": not available in MPE for POSIX files yet. =item * @@ -43,7 +105,7 @@ Now bundled with various add-on packages: =item * -libnet (http://www.gbarr.demon.co.uk/libnet/FAQ.html) +libnet (as seen on CPAN) =item * @@ -108,12 +170,12 @@ Migrated from cccd.edu to bixby.org. =head1 Welcome to Perl/iX This is the official home page for the HP e3000 MPE/iX -(http://www.businessservers.hp.com/) port of the Perl scripting -language (http://www.perl.com/) which gives you all of the power of C, +( http://www.hp.com/go/e3000 ) port of the Perl scripting +language ( http://www.perl.com/ ) which gives you all of the power of C, awk, sed, and sh in a single language. Check here for the latest news, implemented functionality, known bugs, to-do list, etc. Status reports about major milestones will also be posted to the HP3000-L mailing list -(http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU) and +( http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU ) and its associated gatewayed newsgroup comp.sys.hp.mpe. I'm doing this port because I can't live without Perl on the Unix @@ -121,12 +183,11 @@ machines that I administer, and I want to have the same power available to me on MPE. Please send your comments, questions, and bug reports directly to me, -Mark Bixby (http://www.bixby.org/mark/), by e-mailing to -mark@bixby.org. Or just post them to HP3000-L. +Mark Bixby ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/ ). Or just post them to HP3000-L. The platform I'm using to do this port is an HP 3000 957RX running MPE/iX 6.0 and using the GNU gcc C compiler -(http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html). +( http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html ). The combined porting wisdom from all of my ports can be found in my MPE/iX Porting Guide (http://www.bixby.org/mark/porting.html). @@ -163,9 +224,9 @@ to _getenv_libc. =item * If you will be compiling Perl/iX yourself, you will also need -Syslog/iX (http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html) and the +Syslog/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html ) and the /BIND/PUB/include and /BIND/PUB/lib portions of BIND/iX -(http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html). +( http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html ). =back @@ -376,9 +437,9 @@ equivalent symbolic link) as the first line. Use the chmod command to make sure that your script has execute permission. Run your script! Be sure to take a look at the CPAN module list -(http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html). A wide variety of free Perl software +( http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ). A wide variety of free Perl software is available. You can automatically download these packages by using -the CPAN module (http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html). +the CPAN module ( http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html ). =head1 MPE/iX Implementation Considerations @@ -424,12 +485,6 @@ a zero. =item * -If you use Perl/iX fcntl() against a socket it will fail, because MPE -requires that you use sfcntl() instead. Perl/iX does not presently -support sfcntl(). - -=item * - MPE requires GETPRIVMODE() in order to setuid(). There are too many calls to setuid() within Perl/iX, so I have not attempted an automatic GETPRIVMODE() solution similar to bind(). @@ -671,5 +726,5 @@ Porting begins. =head1 AUTHOR -Mark Bixby, mark@bixby.org +Mark Bixby, http://www.bixby.org/mark/