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index 9c4e39a..a1c2e92 100644
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+++ b/README.qnx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ designed to be readable as is.
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-README.qnx - Perl version 5 on QNX
+perlqnx - Perl version 5 on QNX
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ As of perl5.7.2 all tests pass under:
   Watcom 10.6 with Beta/970211.wcc.update.tar.F
   socket3r.lib Nov21 1996.
 
-Some tests may complain under known circumstances. See
-below and hints/qnx.sh for more information.
+As of perl5.8.1 there is at least one test still failing.
 
-Under QNX 6.1.0 there are still a few tests which fail.
+Some tests may complain under known circumstances.
+
+See below and hints/qnx.sh for more information.
+
+Under QNX 6.2.0 there are still a few tests which fail.
 See below and hints/qnx.sh for more information.
 
 =head2 Required Software for Compiling Perl on QNX4
@@ -69,9 +72,21 @@ from quics for earlier versions.
 
 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.
+
 The following tests may report errors under QNX4:
 
-ext/Cwd/Cwd.t will complain if `pwd` and cwd don't give
+dist/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.
@@ -80,11 +95,13 @@ lib/File/Find/taint.t will complain if '.' is in your
 PATH. The PATH test is triggered because cwd calls
 `fullpath -t`.
 
-ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock.t: Subtest 14 is skipped due to
+ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock.t: Subtests 14 and 22 are skipped due to
 the fact that the functionality to read back the non-blocking
-status of a socket is not implemented in QNX's TCP/IP. This
-has been reported to QNX and it may work with later versions
-of TCP/IP.
+status of a socket is not implemented in QNX's TCP/IP. This has
+been reported to QNX and it may work with later versions of
+TCP/IP.
+
+t/io/tell.t: Subtest 27 is failing. We are still investigating.
 
 =head2 QNX auxiliary files
 
@@ -98,9 +115,7 @@ A script that emulates the standard unix archive (aka library)
 utility.  Under Watcom 10.6, ar is linked to wlib and provides the
 expected interface. With Watcom 9.5, a cover function is
 required. This one is fairly crude but has proved adequate for
-compiling perl.  A more thorough version is available at:
-
-	http://www.fdma.com/pub/qnx/porting/ar
+compiling perl.
 
 =item qnx/cpp
 
@@ -109,16 +124,18 @@ generate a similar cover, but it doesn't handle all the command-line
 options that perl throws at it. This might be reasonably placed in
 /usr/local/bin.
 
+=back
+
 =head2 Outstanding issues with perl under QNX6
 
-The following tests are still failing for Perl 5.7.1 under QNX 6.1.0:
+The following tests are still failing for Perl 5.8.1 under QNX 6.2.0:
 
   op/sprintf.........................FAILED at test 91
-  lib/1_compile......................FAILED at test 33
-  ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_sock............FAILED at test 12
-  ext/IO/lib/IO/t/io_udp.............FAILED at test 4
+  lib/Benchmark......................FAILED at test 26
 
-=back
+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.
 
 =head1 AUTHOR