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1 | If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you |
2 | see. It is written in the POD format (see perlpod manpage) which is |
3 | specially designed to be readable as is. |
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4 | |
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5 | =head1 NAME |
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6 | |
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7 | README.mpeix - Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE |
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8 | |
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9 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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10 | |
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11 | http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html |
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12 | http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ |
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13 | Perl language for MPE |
14 | Last updated June 2, 2000 @ 0400 UTC |
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15 | |
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16 | =head1 NOTE |
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17 | |
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18 | This is a podified version of the above-mentioned web page, |
19 | podified by Jarkko Hietaniemi 2001-Jan-01. |
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20 | |
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21 | =head1 Binary distribution from HP |
22 | |
23 | The simplest way to obtain Perl for the MPE/iX is to go either of |
24 | these URLs and follow the instructions within. |
25 | |
26 | http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ |
27 | http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html |
28 | |
29 | Use which ever one is more recent. |
30 | |
31 | |
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32 | =head1 What's New in Perl for MPE/iX |
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33 | |
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34 | June 1, 2000 |
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35 | |
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36 | =over 4 |
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37 | |
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38 | =item * |
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39 | |
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40 | Rebuilt to be compatible with mod_perl. If you plan on using |
41 | mod_perl, you MUST download and install this version of Perl/iX! |
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42 | |
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43 | =item * |
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44 | |
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45 | bincompat5005="undef": sorry, but you will have to recompile any |
46 | binary 5.005 extensions that you may be using (if any; there is no |
47 | 5.005 code in what you download from bixby.org) |
48 | uselargefiles="undef": not available in MPE for POSIX files yet. |
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49 | |
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50 | =item * |
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51 | |
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52 | Now bundled with various add-on packages: |
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53 | |
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54 | =over 8 |
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55 | |
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56 | =item * |
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57 | |
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58 | libnet (as seen on CPAN) |
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59 | |
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60 | =item * |
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61 | |
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62 | libwww-perl (LWP) which lets Perl programs behave like web browsers: |
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63 | |
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64 | 1. #!/PERL/PUB/perl |
65 | 2. use LWP::Simple; |
66 | 3. $doc = get('http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html'); # reads the |
67 | web page into variable $doc |
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68 | |
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69 | (http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html) |
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70 | |
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71 | =item * |
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72 | |
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73 | mod_perl (just the perl portion; the actual DSO will be released |
74 | soon with Apache/iX 1.3.12 from bixby.org). This module allows you to |
75 | write high performance persistent Perl CGI scripts and all sorts of |
76 | cool things. (http://perl.apache.org/) |
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77 | |
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78 | and much much more hiding under /PERL/PUB/.cpan/ |
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79 | |
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80 | =item * |
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81 | |
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82 | The CPAN module now works for automatic downloading and |
83 | installing of add-on packages: |
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84 | |
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85 | 1. export FTP_PASSIVE=1 |
86 | 2. perl -MCPAN -e shell |
87 | 3. Ignore any terminal I/O related complaints! |
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88 | |
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89 | (http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html) |
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90 | |
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91 | =back |
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92 | |
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93 | =back |
94 | |
95 | May 20, 2000 |
96 | |
97 | =over 4 |
98 | |
99 | =item * |
100 | |
101 | Updated to version 5.6.0. Builds straight out of the box on MPE/iX. |
102 | |
103 | =item * |
104 | |
105 | Perl's getpwnam() function which had regressed to being |
106 | unimplemented on MPE is now implemented once again. |
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107 | |
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108 | =back |
109 | |
110 | September 17, 1999 |
111 | |
112 | =over 4 |
113 | |
114 | =item * |
115 | |
116 | Migrated from cccd.edu to bixby.org. |
117 | |
118 | =back |
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119 | |
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120 | =head1 Welcome to Perl/iX |
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121 | |
122 | This is the official home page for the HP e3000 MPE/iX |
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123 | ( http://www.hp.com/go/e3000 ) port of the Perl scripting |
124 | language ( http://www.perl.com/ ) which gives you all of the power of C, |
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125 | awk, sed, and sh in a single language. Check here for the latest news, |
126 | implemented functionality, known bugs, to-do list, etc. Status reports |
127 | about major milestones will also be posted to the HP3000-L mailing list |
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128 | ( http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU ) and |
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129 | its associated gatewayed newsgroup comp.sys.hp.mpe. |
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130 | |
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131 | I'm doing this port because I can't live without Perl on the Unix |
132 | machines that I administer, and I want to have the same power |
133 | available to me on MPE. |
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134 | |
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135 | Please send your comments, questions, and bug reports directly to me, |
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136 | Mark Bixby ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/ ), by e-mailing to |
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137 | mark@bixby.org. Or just post them to HP3000-L. |
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138 | |
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139 | The platform I'm using to do this port is an HP 3000 957RX running |
140 | MPE/iX 6.0 and using the GNU gcc C compiler |
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141 | ( http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html ). |
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142 | |
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143 | The combined porting wisdom from all of my ports can be found in my |
144 | MPE/iX Porting Guide (http://www.bixby.org/mark/porting.html). |
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145 | |
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146 | IMPORTANT NOTICE: Yes, I do work for the HP CSY R&D lab, but ALL of |
147 | the software you download from bixby.org is my personal freeware that |
148 | is NOT supported by HP. |
149 | |
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150 | =head1 System Requirements for Perl/iX |
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151 | |
152 | =over 4 |
153 | |
154 | =item * |
155 | |
156 | MPE/iX 5.5 or later. This version of Perl/iX does NOT run on |
157 | MPE/iX 5.0 or earlier, nor does it run on "classic" MPE/V machines. |
158 | |
159 | =item * |
160 | |
161 | If you wish to recompile Perl, you must install both GNUCORE and |
162 | GNUGCC from jazz (http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html). |
163 | |
164 | =item * |
165 | |
166 | Perl/iX will be happier on MPE/iX 5.5 if you install the MPEKX40B |
167 | extended POSIX filename characters patch, but this is optional. |
168 | |
169 | =item * |
170 | |
171 | Patch LBCJXT6A is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in order to |
172 | prevent Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved external reference |
173 | to _getenv_libc. |
174 | |
175 | =item * |
176 | |
177 | If you will be compiling Perl/iX yourself, you will also need |
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178 | Syslog/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html ) and the |
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179 | /BIND/PUB/include and /BIND/PUB/lib portions of BIND/iX |
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180 | ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html ). |
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181 | |
182 | =back |
183 | |
184 | =head1 How to Obtain Perl/iX |
185 | |
186 | =over 4 |
187 | |
188 | =item 1. |
189 | |
190 | Download Perl using either FTP.ARPA.SYS or some other client |
191 | |
192 | =item 2. |
193 | |
194 | Extract the installation script |
195 | |
196 | =item 3. |
197 | |
198 | Edit the installation script |
199 | |
200 | =item 4. |
201 | |
202 | Run the installation script |
203 | |
204 | =item 5. |
205 | |
206 | Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries |
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207 | |
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208 | =back |
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209 | |
210 | Download Perl using FTP.ARPA.SYS from your HP 3000 (the preferred |
211 | method)..... |
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212 | |
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213 | :HELLO MANAGER.SYS |
214 | :XEQ FTP.ARPA.SYS |
215 | open ftp.bixby.org |
216 | anonymous |
217 | your@email.address |
218 | bytestream |
219 | cd /pub/mpe |
220 | get perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z /tmp/perl.tar.Z;disc=2147483647 |
221 | exit |
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222 | |
223 | .....Or download using some other generic web or ftp client (the alternate |
224 | method) |
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225 | |
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226 | Download the following files (make sure that you use "binary mode" or |
227 | whatever client feature that is 8-bit clean): |
228 | |
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229 | =over 4 |
230 | |
231 | =item * |
232 | |
233 | Perl from |
234 | |
235 | http://www.bixby.org/ftp/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z |
236 | |
237 | or |
238 | |
239 | ftp://ftp.bixby.org/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z |
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240 | |
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241 | =item * |
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242 | |
243 | Upload those files to your HP 3000 in an 8-bit clean bytestream manner to: |
244 | |
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245 | /tmp/perl.tar.Z |
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246 | |
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247 | =item * |
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248 | |
249 | Then extract the installation script (after both download methods) |
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250 | |
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251 | :CHDIR /tmp |
252 | :XEQ TAR.HPBIN.SYS 'xvfopz /tmp/perl.tar.Z INSTALL' |
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253 | |
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254 | =item * |
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255 | |
256 | Edit the installation script |
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257 | |
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258 | Examine the accounting structure creation commands and modify if |
259 | necessary (adding additional capabilities, choosing a non-system |
260 | volume set, etc). |
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261 | |
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262 | :XEQ VI.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL |
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263 | |
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264 | =item * |
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265 | |
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266 | Run the installation script. |
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267 | |
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268 | The accounting structure will be created and then all files will be |
269 | extracted from the archive. |
270 | |
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271 | :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL |
272 | |
273 | =item * |
274 | |
275 | Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries |
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276 | |
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277 | You only have to do this ONCE on your MPE/iX 5.5 machine in order to |
278 | convert /lib/lib*.a and /usr/lib/lib*.a libraries to their *.sl |
279 | equivalents. This step should not be necessary on MPE/iX 6.0 or later |
280 | machines because the 6.0 or later update process does it for you. |
281 | |
282 | :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K |
283 | |
284 | =back |
285 | |
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286 | =head1 Perl/iX Distribution Contents Highlights |
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287 | |
288 | =over 4 |
289 | |
290 | =item README |
291 | |
292 | The file you're reading now. |
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293 | |
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294 | =item INSTALL |
295 | |
296 | Perl/iX Installation script. |
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297 | |
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298 | =item LIBSHP3K |
299 | |
300 | Script to convert *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries. |
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301 | |
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302 | =item PERL |
303 | |
304 | Perl NMPRG executable. A version-numbered backup copy also |
305 | exists. You might wish to "ln -s /PERL/PUB/PERL /usr/local/bin/perl". |
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306 | |
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307 | =item .cpan/ |
308 | |
309 | Much add-on source code downloaded with the CPAN module. |
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310 | |
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311 | =item lib/ |
312 | |
313 | Perl libraries, both core and add-on. |
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314 | |
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315 | =item man/ |
316 | |
317 | Perl man page documentation. |
318 | |
319 | =item public_html/feedback.cgi |
320 | |
321 | Sample feedback CGI form written in Perl. |
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322 | |
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323 | =item src/perl-5.6.0-mpe |
324 | |
325 | Source code. |
326 | |
327 | =back |
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328 | |
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329 | =head1 How to Compile Perl/iX |
330 | |
331 | =over 4 |
332 | |
333 | =item 1. |
334 | |
335 | cd src/perl-5.6.0-mpe |
336 | |
337 | =item 2. |
338 | |
339 | Read the INSTALL file for the official instructions |
340 | |
341 | =item 3. |
342 | |
343 | ./Configure -d |
344 | |
345 | =item 4. |
346 | |
347 | make |
348 | |
349 | =item 5. |
350 | |
351 | ./mpeix/relink |
352 | |
353 | =item 6. |
354 | |
355 | make test (expect approximately 15 out of 11306 subtests to fail, |
356 | mostly due to MPE not supporting hard links, UDP socket problems, |
357 | and handling exit() return codes improperly) |
358 | |
359 | =item 7. |
360 | |
361 | make install |
362 | |
363 | =item 8. |
364 | |
365 | Optionally create symbolic links that point to the Perl |
366 | executable, i.e. ln -s /PERL/PUB/PERL /usr/local/bin/perl |
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367 | |
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368 | =back |
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369 | |
370 | The summary test results from "cd t; ./perl -I../lib harness": |
371 | |
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372 | Failed Test Status Wstat Total Fail Failed List of failed |
373 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
374 | io/fs.t 29 8 27.59% 2-5, 7-9, 11 |
375 | io/openpid.t 10 1 10.00% 7 |
376 | lib/io_sock.t 14 1 7.14% 13 |
377 | lib/io_udp.t 7 2 28.57% 3, 5 |
378 | lib/posix.t 27 1 3.70% 12 |
379 | op/lex_assign.t 187 1 0.53% 13 |
380 | op/stat.t 58 1 1.72% 3 |
381 | 15 tests and 94 subtests skipped. |
382 | Failed 7/236 test scripts, 97.03% okay. 15/11306 subtests failed, 99.87% okay. |
383 | |
384 | =head1 Getting Started with Perl/iX |
385 | |
386 | Create your Perl script files with "#!/PERL/PUB/perl" (or an |
387 | equivalent symbolic link) as the first line. Use the chmod command to |
388 | make sure that your script has execute permission. Run your script! |
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389 | |
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390 | Be sure to take a look at the CPAN module list |
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391 | ( http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ). A wide variety of free Perl software |
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392 | is available. You can automatically download these packages by using |
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393 | the CPAN module ( http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html ). |
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394 | |
395 | =head1 MPE/iX Implementation Considerations |
396 | |
397 | There some minor functionality issues to be aware of when comparing |
398 | Perl for Unix (Perl/UX) to Perl/iX: |
399 | |
400 | =over 4 |
401 | |
402 | =item * |
403 | |
404 | MPE gcc/ld doesn't properly support linking NMPRG executables against |
405 | NMXL dynamic libraries, so you must manually run mpeix/relink after |
406 | each re-build of Perl. |
407 | |
408 | =item * |
409 | |
410 | Perl/iX File::Copy will use MPE's /bin/cp command to copy files by |
411 | name in order to preserve file attributes like file code. |
412 | |
413 | =item * |
414 | |
415 | MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for setgrent(), endgrent(), |
416 | setpwent(), endpwent(). |
417 | |
418 | =item * |
419 | |
420 | MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for hard links. |
421 | |
422 | =item * |
423 | |
424 | MPE requires GETPRIVMODE() in order to bind() to ports less than 1024. |
425 | Perl/iX will call GETPRIVMODE() automatically on your behalf if you |
426 | attempt to bind() to these low-numbered ports. Note that the Perl/iX |
427 | executable and the PERL account do not normally have CAP=PM, so if you |
428 | will be bind()-ing to these privileged ports, you will manually need |
429 | to add PM capability as appropriate. |
430 | |
431 | =item * |
432 | |
433 | MPE requires that you bind() to an IP address of zero. Perl/iX |
434 | automatically replaces the IP address that you pass to bind() with |
435 | a zero. |
436 | |
437 | =item * |
438 | |
439 | If you use Perl/iX fcntl() against a socket it will fail, because MPE |
440 | requires that you use sfcntl() instead. Perl/iX does not presently |
441 | support sfcntl(). |
442 | |
443 | =item * |
444 | |
445 | MPE requires GETPRIVMODE() in order to setuid(). There are too many |
446 | calls to setuid() within Perl/iX, so I have not attempted an automatic |
447 | GETPRIVMODE() solution similar to bind(). |
448 | |
449 | =back |
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450 | |
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451 | =head1 Known Perl/iX Bugs Under Investigation |
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452 | |
453 | None. |
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454 | |
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455 | =head1 Perl/iX To-Do List |
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456 | |
457 | =over 4 |
458 | |
459 | =item * |
460 | |
461 | Make setuid()/setgid() support work. |
462 | |
463 | =item * |
464 | |
465 | Make sure that fcntl() against a socket descriptor is redirected to sfcntl(). |
466 | |
467 | =item * |
468 | |
469 | Add support for Berkeley DB once I've finished porting Berkeley DB. |
470 | |
471 | =item * |
472 | |
473 | Write an MPE XS extension library containing miscellaneous important |
474 | MPE functions like GETPRIVMODE(), GETUSERMODE(), and sfcntl(). |
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475 | |
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476 | =back |
477 | |
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478 | =head1 Perl/iX Change History |
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479 | |
480 | May 6, 1999 |
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481 | |
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482 | =over 4 |
483 | |
484 | =item * |
485 | |
486 | Patch LBCJXT6A is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in order to prevent |
487 | Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved external reference to _getenv_libc. |
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488 | |
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489 | =back |
490 | |
491 | April 7, 1999 |
492 | |
493 | =over 4 |
494 | |
495 | =item * |
496 | |
497 | Updated to version 5.005_03. |
498 | |
499 | =item * |
500 | |
501 | The official source distribution once again compiles "straight out |
502 | of the box" for MPE. |
503 | |
504 | =item * |
505 | |
506 | The current incarnation of the 5.5 POSIX filename extended |
507 | characters patch is now MPEKX40B. |
508 | |
509 | =item * |
510 | |
511 | The LIBSHP3K *.a -> *.sl library conversion script is now included |
512 | as /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K. |
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513 | |
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514 | =back |
515 | |
516 | November 20, 1998 |
517 | |
518 | =over 4 |
519 | |
520 | =item * |
521 | |
522 | Updated to version 5.005_02. |
523 | |
524 | =item * |
525 | |
526 | Fixed a DynaLoader bug that was unable to load symbols from relative |
527 | path name libraries. |
528 | |
529 | =item * |
530 | |
531 | Fixed a .xs compilation bug where the mpeixish.sh include file wasn't |
532 | being installed into the proper directory. |
533 | |
534 | =item * |
535 | |
536 | All bugfixes will be submitted back to the official Perl developers. |
537 | |
538 | =item * |
539 | |
540 | The current incarnation of the POSIX filename extended characters |
541 | patch is now MPEKXJ3A. |
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542 | |
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543 | =back |
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544 | |
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545 | August 14, 1998 |
546 | |
547 | =over 4 |
548 | |
549 | =item * |
550 | |
551 | The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch MPEKX44C has |
552 | been superseded by MPEKXB5A. |
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553 | |
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554 | =back |
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555 | |
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556 | August 7, 1998 |
557 | |
558 | =over 4 |
559 | |
560 | =item * |
561 | |
562 | The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch MPEKX76A has |
563 | been superseded by MPEKX44C. |
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564 | |
565 | =back |
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566 | |
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567 | July 28, 1998 |
568 | |
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569 | =over 4 |
570 | |
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571 | =item * |
572 | |
573 | Updated to version 5.005_01. |
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574 | |
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575 | =back |
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576 | |
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577 | July 23, 1998 |
578 | |
579 | =over 4 |
580 | |
581 | =item * |
582 | |
583 | Updated to version 5.005 (production release). The public |
584 | freeware sources are now 100% MPE-ready "straight out of the box". |
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585 | |
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586 | =back |
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587 | |
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588 | July 17, 1998 |
589 | |
590 | =over 4 |
591 | |
592 | =item * |
593 | |
594 | Updated to version 5.005b1 (public beta release). The public |
595 | freeware sources are now 99.9% MPE-ready. By installing and |
596 | testing this beta on your own HP3000, you will be helping to |
597 | insure that the final release of 5.005 will be 100% MPE-ready and |
598 | 100% bug free. |
599 | |
600 | =item * |
601 | |
602 | My MPE binary release is now extracted using my standard INSTALL script. |
b5ab5069 |
603 | |
ab648d5e |
604 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
605 | |
ab648d5e |
606 | July 15, 1998 |
607 | |
608 | =over 4 |
609 | |
610 | =item * |
611 | |
612 | Changed startperl to #!/PERL/PUB/perl so that Perl will recognize |
613 | scripts more easily and efficiently. |
b5ab5069 |
614 | |
ab648d5e |
615 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
616 | |
ab648d5e |
617 | July 8, 1998 |
618 | |
619 | =over 4 |
620 | |
621 | =item * |
622 | |
623 | Updated to version 5.004_70 (internal developer release) which is now |
624 | MPE-ready. The next public freeware release of Perl should compile |
625 | "straight out of the box" on MPE. Note that this version of Perl/iX |
626 | was strictly internal to me and never publicly released. Note that |
627 | [21]BIND/iX is now required (well, the include files and libbind.a) if |
628 | you wish to compile Perl/iX. |
b5ab5069 |
629 | |
ab648d5e |
630 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
631 | |
ab648d5e |
632 | November 6, 1997 |
633 | |
634 | =over 4 |
635 | |
636 | =item * |
637 | |
638 | Updated to version 5.004_04. No changes in MPE-specific functionality. |
b5ab5069 |
639 | |
ab648d5e |
640 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
641 | |
ab648d5e |
642 | October 16, 1997 |
643 | |
644 | =over 4 |
645 | |
646 | =item * |
647 | |
648 | Added Demos section to the Perl/iX home page so you can see some |
649 | sample Perl applications running on my 3000. |
b5ab5069 |
650 | |
ab648d5e |
651 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
652 | |
ab648d5e |
653 | October 3, 1997 |
654 | |
655 | =over 4 |
656 | |
657 | =item * |
658 | |
659 | Added System Requirements section to the Perl/iX home page just so the |
660 | prerequisites stand out more. Various other home page tweaks. |
b5ab5069 |
661 | |
ab648d5e |
662 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
663 | |
ab648d5e |
664 | October 2, 1997 |
665 | |
666 | =over 4 |
667 | |
668 | =item * |
669 | |
670 | Initial public release. |
b5ab5069 |
671 | |
ab648d5e |
672 | =back |
b5ab5069 |
673 | |
ab648d5e |
674 | September 1997 |
675 | |
676 | =over 4 |
677 | |
678 | =item * |
679 | |
680 | Porting begins. |
681 | |
682 | =back |
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683 | |
a83b6f46 |
684 | =head1 AUTHOR |
b5ab5069 |
685 | |
ab648d5e |
686 | Mark Bixby, mark@bixby.org |
687 | |