Build Issues with perl5.005.2 on AIX 4.3.2.0 #784
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From BFrench@usdl.comThe output from myconfig..... Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 2) configuration: |
From @jhiBob French writes:
Well, first of all: why 5.005_02? There's 5.005_03 availabled. Secondly: -lmssa for the math functions? Surely -lm would have been enough? -- |
From @jhiBob French writes:
What was it looking *for* that could only be found in the powerpc*?
Yes, please. -- |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]Bob French writes:
This is far from the first time that someone has (possibly) wasted their I had a slight difficulty in choosing the URL to include. Ideally it http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/latest_is_5.005_03 and including that would be self-defeating. And also, if you do try Mike Guy Inline Patch--- ./INSTALL.orig Mon Sep 27 03:46:42 1999
+++ ./INSTALL Wed Oct 27 13:22:37 1999
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
=head1 SYNOPSIS
+First, make sure you are installing an up-to-date version of Perl. If
+you didn't get your Perl source from CPAN, check the latest version at
+<URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/>.
+
The basic steps to build and install perl5 on a Unix system are:
rm -f config.sh Policy.sh
@@ -27,8 +31,6 @@
make
make test
make install
-
-Full configuration instructions can be found in the INSTALL file.
For information on non-Unix systems, see the section on
L<"Porting information"> below.
End of patch |
From @jhiM.J.T. Guy writes:
Such as the http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/latest.tar.gz and -- |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> wrote
Well, that's what the given URL gets you. But that exactly misses The situation being addressed is where someone has got hold of The simplest fix would be if the README on CPAN/src contained somewhere Mike Guy |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]M.J.T. Guy [mjtg@cus.cam.ac.uk] quoth: The people would might need that probably are the same crowd that don't If people care to look, I think the information is there...unless I missed e. |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]People, If anything I would suggest that the link on the GNU page just point you to Anyway I've got 5.005_03 and I'll build it this evening Thanks -----Original Message----- M.J.T. Guy [mjtg@cus.cam.ac.uk] quoth: The people would might need that probably are the same crowd that don't If people care to look, I think the information is there...unless I missed e. |
From @jhiBob French writes:
We be no GNU. Though Perl is sometimes mistakenly said to be "GNUware", it isn't.
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From @jhiBob French writes:
I'll ask the GNUfolk to fix the situation. -- |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]I know but you have a link from there and those of us that work with gcc and -----Original Message----- Bob French writes:
We be no GNU. Though Perl is sometimes mistakenly said to be "GNUware", it isn't.
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From @jhiJarkko Hietaniemi writes:
Ummm. From where, exactly, on the gnu page did you get the 5.005_02? ftp.gnu.org:/gnu/perl/ does have 5.005_03 (though named 5.005.03...) <...> Hrrrm. If the timestamps do not lie the 5.005_03 has been As I said, we (the Perl developers) have no relation to the GNU project. The only GNUish thing in Perl is that it is okay to distribute Perl -- |
From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]This makes me wonder if the GNU folks have stale releases, how many other Just a thought. e. |
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