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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/README.aix b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/README.aix new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..bf83535e43e --- /dev/null +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/README.aix @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you see. +It is written in the POD format (see pod/perlpod.pod) which is specially +designed to be readable as is. + +=head1 NAME + +README.aix - Perl version 5 on IBM Unix (AIX) systems + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This document describes various features of IBM's Unix operating +system (AIX) that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) +is compiled and/or runs. + +=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on AIX + +When compiling Perl, you must use an ANSI C compiler. AIX does not ship +an ANSI compliant C-compiler with AIX by default, but binary builds of +gcc for AIX are widely available. + +At the moment of writing, AIX supports two different native C compilers, +for which you have to pay: B<xlc> and B<VAC>. If you decide to use eiter +of these two (which is quite a lot easier than using gcc), be sure to +upgrade to the latest available patch level. Currently: + + xlC.C 3.1.4.0 + vac.C 4.4.0.3 (5.0 is already available) + +Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. +The former is recommended, as not only can it compile Perl with no +difficulty, but also can take advantage of features listed later that +require the use of IBM compiler-specific command-line flags. + +If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and +complete, and be sure to read the Perl README file for more gcc-specific +details. + +=head2 OS level + +Before installing the patches to the IBM C-compiler you need to know the +level of patching for the Operating System. IBM's command 'oslevel' will +show the base, but is not always complete: + + # oslevel + 4.3.0.0 + # lslpp -l | grep 'bos.rte ' + bos.rte 4.3.2.1 COMMITTED Base Operating System Runtime + bos.rte 4.3.2.0 COMMITTED Base Operating System Runtime + # + +=head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX + +AIX supports dynamically loadable libraries (shared libraries). +Shared libraries end with the suffix .a, which is a bit misleading, +because *all* libraries are shared ;-). + +=head2 The IBM ANSI C Compiler + +All defaults for Configure can be used. + +If you've chosen to use vac 4, be sure to run 4.4.0.3. Older versions +will turn up nasty later on. + +Here's a brief lead of how to upgrade the compiler to the latest +level. Of course this is subject to changes. You can only upgrade +versions from ftp-available updates if the first three digit groups +are the same (in where you can skip intermediate unlike the patches +in the developer snapshots of perl), or to one version up where the +`base' is available. In other words, the AIX compiler patches are +cumulative. + + vac.C.4.4.0.1 => vac.C.4.4.0.3 is OK (vac.C.4.4.0.2 not needed) + xlC.C.3.1.3.3 => xlC.C.3.1.4.10 is NOT OK (xlC.C.3.1.4.0 is not available) + + # ftp ftp.software.ibm.com + Connected to service.boulder.ibm.com. + : welcome message ... + Name (ftp.software.ibm.com:merijn): anonymous + 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. + Password: + ... accepted login stuff + ftp> cd /aix/fixes/v4/ + ftp> dir other other.ll + output to local-file: other.ll? y + 200 PORT command successful. + 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. + 226 Transfer complete. + ftp> dir xlc xlc.ll + output to local-file: xlc.ll? y + 200 PORT command successful. + 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. + 226 Transfer complete. + ftp> bye + ... goodbye messages + # ls -l *.ll + -rw-rw-rw- 1 merijn system 1169432 Nov 2 17:29 other.ll + -rw-rw-rw- 1 merijn system 29170 Nov 2 17:29 xlc.ll + +On AIX 4.2 using xlC, we continue: + + # lslpp -l | fgrep 'xlC.C ' + xlC.C 3.1.4.9 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + xlC.C 3.1.4.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + # grep 'xlC.C.3.1.4.*.bff' xlc.ll + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6286336 Jul 22 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.1.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6173696 Aug 24 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.10.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6319104 Aug 14 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.2.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6316032 Oct 21 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.3.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6315008 Dec 20 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.4.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6178816 Mar 28 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.5.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6188032 May 22 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.6.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6191104 Sep 5 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.7.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6185984 Jan 13 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.8.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6169600 May 27 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.9.bff + # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/xlc/xlC.C.3.1.4.10.bff + # + +On AIX 4.3 using vac, we continue: + + # lslpp -l | fgrep 'vac.C ' + vac.C 4.4.0.2 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + vac.C 4.4.0.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + # grep 'vac.C.4.4.0.*.bff' other.ll + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13466624 May 26 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.1.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13473792 Aug 31 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.2.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13480960 May 19 20:32 vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff + # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/other/vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff + # + +Then execute the following command, and fill in its choices + + # smit install_update + -> Install and Update from LATEST Available Software + * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff ] + [ OK ] + [ OK ] + +Follow the messages ... and you're done. + +=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl + +... ? + +=head2 Using Large Files with Perl + +... ? + +=head2 Threaded Perl + +... ? + +=head2 64-bit Perl + +... ? + +=head2 GDBM and Threads + +... ? + +=head2 NFS filesystems and utime(2) + +... ? + +=head1 AUTHOR + +H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl> + +Structure copied from README.hpux + +=head1 DATE + +Version 0.0.1: 16-10-2000 + +=cut |