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+This directory contains the source code for the Perl extension
+VMS::Stdio, which provides access from Perl to VMS-specific
+stdio functions. For more specific documentation of its
+function, please see the pod section of Stdio.pm.
+
+ *** Please Note ***
+
+This package is the direct descendant of VMS::stdio, but as of Perl
+5.002, the name has been changed to VMS::Stdio, in order to conform
+to the Perl naming convention that extensions whose name begins
+with a lowercase letter represent compile-time "pragmas", while
+extensions which provide added functionality have names whose parts
+begin with uppercase letters. In addition, the functions
+vmsfopen and fgetname have been renamed vmsopen and getname,
+respectively, in order to more closely resemble related Perl
+I/O operators, which do not retain the 'f' from corresponding
+C routine names.
+
+A transitional interface to the old routine names has been
+provided, so that calls to these routines will generate a
+warning, and be routed to the corresponding VMS::Stdio
+routine. This interface will be removed in a future release,
+so please update your code to use the new names.
+
+
+===> Installation
+
+This extension, like most Perl extensions, should be installed
+by copying the files in this directory to a location *outside*
+the Perl distribution tree, and then saying
+
+ $ perl Makefile.PL ! Build Descrip.MMS for this extension
+ $ MMK ! Build the extension
+ $ MMK test ! Run its regression tests
+ $ MMK install ! Install required files in public Perl tree
+
+
+===> Revision History
+
+1.0 29-Nov-1994 Charles Bailey bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
+ original version - vmsfopen
+1.1 09-Mar-1995 Charles Bailey bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
+ changed calling sequence to return FH/undef - like POSIX::open
+ added fgetname and tmpnam
+2.0 28-Feb-1996 Charles Bailey bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
+ major rewrite for Perl 5.002: name changed to VMS::Stdio,
+ new functions added, and prototypes incorporated