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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlbeos.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlbeos.pod deleted file mode 100644 index c72c2293a07..00000000000 --- a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlbeos.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,109 +0,0 @@ -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 - -perlbeos - Perl version 5.8+ on BeOS - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -This file contains instructions how to build Perl under BeOS and lists -known problems. - -=head1 BUILD AND INSTALL - -=head2 Requirements - -I have built and tested Perl 5.8.6 and 5.9.1 under BeOS R5 x86 net server. -I can't say anything with regard to PPC. Since Perl 5.8.0 had been released -for BeOS BONE, I suspect, there is a good chance, that it still compiles on -a BONE system. The only change I've made, that affects BONE systems is the -recognition of whether it is a BONE system or not in F<hints/beos.sh>. Now -network socket support should remain enabled on BONE systems. This might -as well break the build, though. - -As more recent versions of autoconf require flock() support, I wrote a flock() -emulation (flock_server) and released it on BeBits: - - http://www.bebits.com/app/4030 - -If you want to build a Perl with flock() support, you have to install this -package first. - -=head2 Configure - -With flock() support: - - CFLAGS=-I/path/to/flock/server/headers ./configure.gnu \ - --prefix=/boot/home/config - -Replace C</path/to/flock/server/headers> with the path to the directory -containing the C<flock.h> header. - -Without flock() support: - - ./configure.gnu --prefix=/boot/home/config - -=head2 Build - -With flock() support: - - make LDLOADLIBS="-lnet -lflock" - -Without flock() support: - - make LDLOADLIBS="-lnet" - -C<-lnet> is needed on net server systems only and if the compiler doesn't -add it automatically (Be's R5 gcc does, Oliver Tappe's gcc 2.95.3 does not). - -=head2 Install - -Install all perl files: - - make install - -Create a symlink for libperl: - - cd ~/config/lib; ln -s perl5/5.8.6/BePC-beos/CORE/libperl.so . - -Replace C<5.8.6> with your respective version of Perl. - -=head1 KNOWN PROBLEMS - -=over 4 - -=item * - -Network socket support is disabled for BeOS R5 net server. I didn't dare yet -to try enabling it and see what problems occur. - -=item * - -The LFS (large file support) tests (F<t/op/lfs> and F<xt/Fcntl/t/syslfs>) are -disabled as seeking beyond 2 GB is broken according to jhi@iki.fi who was the -last one checking the BeOS port and updating this file before me. Haven't -checked this myself. - -=item * - -The F<t/io/fflush> test fails at #6. As far as I can tell, this is caused by -a bug in the BeOS pipes implementation that occurs when starting other child -processes. In the particular test case a C<system("perl -e 0")> flushes the -stdout pipe of another child process. - -=item * - -The F<ext/POSIX/t/waitpid> test fails at #1. After all child processes are -gone BeOS' waitpid(-1,...) returns 0 instead of -1 (as it should). No idea -how to fix this. - -=back - -=head1 CONTACT - -For BeOS specifics problems feel free to mail to: -Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@cs.tu-berlin.de> - -Last update: 2004-12-16 |