X-Git-Url: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl5.git/blobdiff_plain/e74475c7f7d5be6b248e4c69480e5336325d067b..3287f6c3a5c077096c5c7fc57423efca85e12336:/Porting/Glossary diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index 8f0cdce..e43fa89 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ baserev (baserev.U): bash (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. bin (bin.U): This variable holds the name of the directory in which the user wants @@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ bin (bin.U): is most often a local directory such as /usr/local/bin. Programs using this variable must be prepared to deal with ~name substitution. +bin_ELF (dlsrc.U): + This variable saves the result from configure if generated binaries + are in ELF format. Only set to defined when the test has actually + been performed, and the result was positive. + binexp (bin.U): This is the same as the bin variable, but is filename expanded at configuration time, for use in your makefiles. @@ -244,9 +249,17 @@ cf_time (cf_who.U): Holds the output of the "date" command when the configuration file was produced. This is used to tag both config.sh and config_h.SH. +charbits (charsize.U): + This variable contains the value of the CHARBITS symbol, which + indicates to the C program how many bits there are in a character. + +charsize (charsize.U): + This variable contains the value of the CHARSIZE symbol, which + indicates to the C program how many bytes there are in a character. + chgrp (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. chmod (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the @@ -255,7 +268,7 @@ chmod (Loc.U): chown (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. clocktype (d_times.U): This variable holds the type returned by times(). It can be long, @@ -269,7 +282,24 @@ comm (Loc.U): compress (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. + +config_arg0 (Options.U): + This variable contains the string used to invoke the Configure + command, as reported by the shell in the $0 variable. + +config_argc (Options.U): + This variable countains the number of command-line arguments + passed to Configure, as reported by the shell in the $# variable. + The individual arguments are stored as variables config_argc1, + config_argc2, etc. + +config_args (Options.U): + This variable contains a single string giving the command-line + arguments passed to Configure. Spaces within arguments, + quotes, and escaped characters are not correctly preserved. + To reconstruct the command line, you must assemble the individual + command line pieces, given in config_arg[0-9]*. contains (contains.U): This variable holds the command to do a grep with a proper return @@ -284,7 +314,7 @@ cp (Loc.U): cpio (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. cpp (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the @@ -406,6 +436,11 @@ d_atoll (atoll.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_ATOLL symbol, which indicates to the C program that the atoll() routine is available. +d_attribute_deprecated (d_attribut.U): + This variable conditionally defines HASATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED, which + indicates that GCC can handle the attribute for marking deprecated + APIs + d_attribute_format (d_attribut.U): This variable conditionally defines HASATTRIBUTE_FORMAT, which indicates the C compiler can check for printf-like formats. @@ -894,6 +929,11 @@ d_gdbmndbm_h_uses_prototypes (i_ndbm.U): undefined. Consult the different d_*ndbm_h_uses_prototypes variables to get the same information for alternative ndbm.h include files. +d_getaddrinfo (d_getaddrinfo.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETADDRINFO symbol, + which indicates to the C program that the getaddrinfo() function + is available. + d_getcwd (d_getcwd.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETCWD symbol, which indicates to the C program that the getcwd() routine is available @@ -996,6 +1036,11 @@ d_getmntent (d_getmntent.U): indicates to the C program that the getmntent() routine is available to iterate through mounted files to get their mount info. +d_getnameinfo (d_getnameinfo.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNAMEINFO symbol, + which indicates to the C program that the getnameinfo() function + is available. + d_getnbyaddr (d_getnbyad.U): This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETNETBYADDR symbol, which indicates to the C program that the getnetbyaddr() routine is available @@ -1213,6 +1258,16 @@ d_inetaton (d_inetaton.U): indicates to the C program that the inet_aton() function is available to parse IP address "dotted-quad" strings. +d_inetntop (d_inetntop.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_INETNTOP symbol, + which indicates to the C program that the inet_ntop() function + is available. + +d_inetpton (d_inetpton.U): + This variable conditionally defines the HAS_INETPTON symbol, + which indicates to the C program that the inet_pton() function + is available. + d_int64_t (d_int64_t.U): This symbol will be defined if the C compiler supports int64_t. @@ -2507,7 +2562,7 @@ egrep (Loc.U): emacs (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. endgrent_r_proto (d_endgrent_r.U): This variable encodes the prototype of endgrent_r. @@ -2584,7 +2639,7 @@ fflushNULL (fflushall.U): find (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. firstmakefile (Unix.U): This variable defines the first file searched by make. On unix, @@ -2594,7 +2649,7 @@ firstmakefile (Unix.U): flex (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. fpossize (fpossize.U): This variable contains the size of a fpostype in bytes. @@ -3300,7 +3355,7 @@ incpath (usrinc.U): inews (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. initialinstalllocation (bin.U): When userelocatableinc is true, this variable holds the location @@ -3514,7 +3569,7 @@ known_extensions (Extensions.U): ksh (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. ld (dlsrc.U): This variable indicates the program to be used to link @@ -3596,11 +3651,11 @@ libswanted_uselargefiles (uselfs.U): line (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. lint (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. lkflags (ccflags.U): This variable contains any additional C partial linker flags desired by @@ -3650,11 +3705,11 @@ longsize (intsize.U): lp (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. lpr (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. ls (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the @@ -3689,11 +3744,11 @@ madlysrc (mad.U): mail (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. mailx (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. make (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the @@ -3798,7 +3853,7 @@ multiarch (multiarch.U): mv (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. myarchname (archname.U): This variable holds the architecture name computed by Configure in @@ -3998,7 +4053,7 @@ path_sep (Unix.U): perl (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. perl5 (perl5.U): This variable contains the full path (if any) to a previously @@ -4097,11 +4152,11 @@ plibpth (libpth.U): pmake (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. pr (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. prefix (prefix.U): This variable holds the name of the directory below which the @@ -4203,7 +4258,7 @@ rm_try (Unix.U): rmail (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. run (Cross.U): This variable contains the command used by Configure @@ -4255,7 +4310,7 @@ selecttype (selecttype.U): sendmail (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. setgrent_r_proto (d_setgrent_r.U): This variable encodes the prototype of setgrent_r. @@ -4319,7 +4374,7 @@ sh (sh.U): shar (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. sharpbang (spitshell.U): This variable contains the string #! if this system supports that @@ -4533,7 +4588,7 @@ sizetype (sizetype.U): sleep (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. sLOCALTIME_max (time_size.U): This variable defines the maximum value of the time_t offset that @@ -4545,7 +4600,7 @@ sLOCALTIME_min (time_size.U): smail (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. so (so.U): This variable holds the extension used to identify shared libraries @@ -4724,7 +4779,7 @@ strings (i_string.U): submit (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. subversion (patchlevel.U): The subversion level of this package. @@ -4741,11 +4796,11 @@ sysman (sysman.U): tail (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. tar (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. targetarch (Cross.U): If cross-compiling, this variable contains the target architecture. @@ -4753,11 +4808,11 @@ targetarch (Cross.U): tbl (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. tee (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. test (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the @@ -4802,7 +4857,7 @@ trnl (trnl.U): troff (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. ttyname_r_proto (d_ttyname_r.U): This variable encodes the prototype of ttyname_r. @@ -4890,6 +4945,10 @@ usecrosscompile (Cross.U): This variable conditionally defines the USE_CROSS_COMPILE symbol, and indicates that Perl has been cross-compiled. +usedevel (Devel.U): + This variable indicates that Perl was configured with development + features enabled. This should not be done for production builds. + usedl (dlsrc.U): This variable indicates if the system supports dynamic loading of some sort. See also dlsrc and dlobj. @@ -5013,7 +5072,7 @@ usrinc (usrinc.U): uuname (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. uvoformat (perlxvf.U): This variable contains the format string used for printing @@ -5037,6 +5096,11 @@ uvXUformat (perlxvf.U): This variable contains the format string used for printing a Perl UV as an unsigned hexadecimal integer in uppercase ABCDEF. +vaproto (vaproto.U): + This variable conditionally defines CAN_VAPROTO on systems supporting + prototype declaration of functions with a variable number of + arguments. See also prototype. + vendorarch (vendorarch.U): This variable contains the value of the PERL_VENDORARCH symbol. It may have a ~ on the front. @@ -5185,7 +5249,7 @@ versiononly (versiononly.U): vi (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. voidflags (voidflags.U): This variable contains the eventual value of the VOIDFLAGS symbol, @@ -5207,7 +5271,7 @@ yaccflags (yacc.U): zcat (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. - The value is a plain '' and is not useful. + The value is the empty string and is not useful. zip (Loc.U): This variable is used internally by Configure to determine the