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index a90ac37..f7f8053 100644
--- a/hints/qnx.sh
+++ b/hints/qnx.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 # QNX hints
 #
-# These hints were written for QNX4, but are in the process
-# of being extended to encompass Neutrino as well.
+# Most of the hints in this file are for QNX4, which needed
+# more help. The QNX6 hints are located toward the bottom.
 #
-# As of perl5.004_04, all tests pass under:
-#  QNX 4.23A
+# perl-5.7.3 passes all tests under QNX4.24G
 #  Watcom 10.6 with Beta/970211.wcc.update.tar.F
 #  socket3r.lib Nov21 1996.
-# perl-5.6.1 runs well on QNX4 with a few known test failures
-# perl-5.6.0 ships with QNX RTP (Neutrino) but the build is
-# not yet straightforward.
+# perl-5.7.3 fails 2 known tests under QNX6.1.0
 #
-# As with many unix ports, this one depends on a few "standard"
+# perl-5.10.0-tobe compiles with Watcom C 10.6
+#                and QNX 4.25 patch G w/TCPSDK installed
+#  Some tests still fail, mostly to do with dynamic/static
+#  or unsuported features in QNX.
+# 
+## As with many unix ports, this one depends on a few "standard"
 # unix utilities which are not necessarily standard for QNX4.
 #
 # /bin/sh  This is used heavily by Configure and then by
@@ -40,8 +42,20 @@
 # Outstanding Issues for QNX4:
 #   There is no support for dynamically linked libraries in
 #   QNX4.
+#
+#   If you wish to compile with the Socket extension, you need
+#   to have the TCP/IP toolkit, and you need to make sure that
+#   -lsocket locates the correct copy of socket3r.lib. Beware
+#   that the Watcom compiler ships with a stub version of
+#   socket3r.lib which has very little functionality. Also
+#   beware the order in which wlink searches directories for
+#   libraries. You may have /usr/lib/socket3r.lib pointing to
+#   the correct library, but wlink may pick up
+#   /usr/watcom/10.6/usr/lib/socket3r.lib instead. Make sure
+#   they both point to the correct library, that is,
+#   /usr/tcptk/current/usr/lib/socket3r.lib.
 # 
-#   ext/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give
+#   cpan/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give
 #   the same results. cwd calls `fullpath -t`, so if you
 #   cd `fullpath -t` before running the test, it will
 #   pass.
@@ -62,6 +76,18 @@
 #   lib/io_udp.t test hangs because of a bug in getsockname().
 #      Fixed in latest BETA socket3r.lib
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Outstanding Issues for QNX6:
+#  The following tests are still failing as of 5.7.3:
+#
+#   op/sprintf.........................FAILED at test 91
+#   lib/Benchmark......................FAILED at test 26
+#
+# This is due to a bug in the C library's printf routine.
+# printf("'%e'", 0. ) produces '0.000000e+0', but ANSI requires
+# '0.000000e+00'. QNX has acknowledged the bug and it should be
+# fixed in 6.2.0.
+#
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
 # These hints were submitted by:
 #   Norton T. Allen
 #   Harvard University Atmospheric Research Project
@@ -208,4 +234,35 @@ if [ "$osname" = "qnx" ]; then
 	  /usr/local/bin or some other suitable location.
 	EOF
   fi
+
+  # includes a matherr() to silence noise from watcom libc
+  archobjs="qnx.o"
+  test -f qnx.c || cp qnx/qnx.c .
+
+else
+  # $^O eq nto
+
+  ccflags='-U__STRICT_ANSI__'
+
+  # Options required to get dynamic linking to work
+  lddlflags='-shared'
+  ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
+
+  # Somewhere in the build, something tries to throw a gcc
+  # option to $cc if it knows it invokes gcc. Our cc doesn't
+  # recognize that option, so we're better off setting cc=gcc.
+  cc='gcc'
+
+  # gcc uses $QNX_TARGET/usr/include as the include directory.
+  usrinc="$QNX_TARGET/usr/include"
+
+  # If we use perl's malloc, it dies with an invalid sbrk.
+  # This is probably worth tracking down someday.
+  usemymalloc='false'
+  
+  libswanted=`echo " $libswanted "| sed 's/ malloc / /'`
+
+  # Some routines are only in our static libc.
+  # eg crypt() getlogin() getlogin_r()
+  usenm=false
 fi