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.
7 README.mpeix - Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE
11 http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html
12 http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/
14 Last updated June 2, 2000 @ 0400 UTC
18 This is a podified version of the above-mentioned web page,
19 podified by Jarkko Hietaniemi 2001-Jan-01.
21 =head1 Binary distribution from HP
23 The simplest way to obtain Perl for the MPE/iX is to go either of
24 these URLs and follow the instructions within.
26 http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/
27 http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html
29 Use which ever one is more recent.
32 =head1 What's New in Perl for MPE/iX
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!
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.
52 Now bundled with various add-on packages:
58 libnet (as seen on CPAN)
62 libwww-perl (LWP) which lets Perl programs behave like web browsers:
66 3. $doc = get('http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html'); # reads the
67 web page into variable $doc
69 (http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html)
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/)
78 and much much more hiding under /PERL/PUB/.cpan/
82 The CPAN module now works for automatic downloading and
83 installing of add-on packages:
85 1. export FTP_PASSIVE=1
86 2. perl -MCPAN -e shell
87 3. Ignore any terminal I/O related complaints!
89 (http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html)
101 Updated to version 5.6.0. Builds straight out of the box on MPE/iX.
105 Perl's getpwnam() function which had regressed to being
106 unimplemented on MPE is now implemented once again.
116 Migrated from cccd.edu to bixby.org.
120 =head1 Welcome to Perl/iX
122 This is the official home page for the HP e3000 MPE/iX
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,
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
128 ( http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU ) and
129 its associated gatewayed newsgroup comp.sys.hp.mpe.
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.
135 Please send your comments, questions, and bug reports directly to me,
136 Mark Bixby ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/ ), by e-mailing to
137 mark@bixby.org. Or just post them to HP3000-L.
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
141 ( http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html ).
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).
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.
150 =head1 System Requirements for Perl/iX
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.
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).
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.
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
177 If you will be compiling Perl/iX yourself, you will also need
178 Syslog/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html ) and the
179 /BIND/PUB/include and /BIND/PUB/lib portions of BIND/iX
180 ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html ).
184 =head1 How to Obtain Perl/iX
190 Download Perl using either FTP.ARPA.SYS or some other client
194 Extract the installation script
198 Edit the installation script
202 Run the installation script
206 Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries
210 Download Perl using FTP.ARPA.SYS from your HP 3000 (the preferred
220 get perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z /tmp/perl.tar.Z;disc=2147483647
223 .....Or download using some other generic web or ftp client (the alternate
226 Download the following files (make sure that you use "binary mode" or
227 whatever client feature that is 8-bit clean):
235 http://www.bixby.org/ftp/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z
239 ftp://ftp.bixby.org/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z
243 Upload those files to your HP 3000 in an 8-bit clean bytestream manner to:
249 Then extract the installation script (after both download methods)
252 :XEQ TAR.HPBIN.SYS 'xvfopz /tmp/perl.tar.Z INSTALL'
256 Edit the installation script
258 Examine the accounting structure creation commands and modify if
259 necessary (adding additional capabilities, choosing a non-system
262 :XEQ VI.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL
266 Run the installation script.
268 The accounting structure will be created and then all files will be
269 extracted from the archive.
271 :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL
275 Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries
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.
282 :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K
286 =head1 Perl/iX Distribution Contents Highlights
292 The file you're reading now.
296 Perl/iX Installation script.
300 Script to convert *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries.
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".
309 Much add-on source code downloaded with the CPAN module.
313 Perl libraries, both core and add-on.
317 Perl man page documentation.
319 =item public_html/feedback.cgi
321 Sample feedback CGI form written in Perl.
323 =item src/perl-5.6.0-mpe
329 =head1 How to Compile Perl/iX
335 cd src/perl-5.6.0-mpe
339 Read the INSTALL file for the official instructions
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)
365 Optionally create symbolic links that point to the Perl
366 executable, i.e. ln -s /PERL/PUB/PERL /usr/local/bin/perl
370 The summary test results from "cd t; ./perl -I../lib harness":
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.
384 =head1 Getting Started with Perl/iX
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!
390 Be sure to take a look at the CPAN module list
391 ( http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ). A wide variety of free Perl software
392 is available. You can automatically download these packages by using
393 the CPAN module ( http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html ).
395 =head1 MPE/iX Implementation Considerations
397 There some minor functionality issues to be aware of when comparing
398 Perl for Unix (Perl/UX) to Perl/iX:
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.
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.
415 MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for setgrent(), endgrent(),
416 setpwent(), endpwent().
420 MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for hard links.
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.
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
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
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().
451 =head1 Known Perl/iX Bugs Under Investigation
455 =head1 Perl/iX To-Do List
461 Make setuid()/setgid() support work.
465 Make sure that fcntl() against a socket descriptor is redirected to sfcntl().
469 Add support for Berkeley DB once I've finished porting Berkeley DB.
473 Write an MPE XS extension library containing miscellaneous important
474 MPE functions like GETPRIVMODE(), GETUSERMODE(), and sfcntl().
478 =head1 Perl/iX Change History
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.
497 Updated to version 5.005_03.
501 The official source distribution once again compiles "straight out
506 The current incarnation of the 5.5 POSIX filename extended
507 characters patch is now MPEKX40B.
511 The LIBSHP3K *.a -> *.sl library conversion script is now included
512 as /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K.
522 Updated to version 5.005_02.
526 Fixed a DynaLoader bug that was unable to load symbols from relative
531 Fixed a .xs compilation bug where the mpeixish.sh include file wasn't
532 being installed into the proper directory.
536 All bugfixes will be submitted back to the official Perl developers.
540 The current incarnation of the POSIX filename extended characters
541 patch is now MPEKXJ3A.
551 The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch MPEKX44C has
552 been superseded by MPEKXB5A.
562 The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch MPEKX76A has
563 been superseded by MPEKX44C.
573 Updated to version 5.005_01.
583 Updated to version 5.005 (production release). The public
584 freeware sources are now 100% MPE-ready "straight out of the box".
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
602 My MPE binary release is now extracted using my standard INSTALL script.
612 Changed startperl to #!/PERL/PUB/perl so that Perl will recognize
613 scripts more easily and efficiently.
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.
638 Updated to version 5.004_04. No changes in MPE-specific functionality.
648 Added Demos section to the Perl/iX home page so you can see some
649 sample Perl applications running on my 3000.
659 Added System Requirements section to the Perl/iX home page just so the
660 prerequisites stand out more. Various other home page tweaks.
670 Initial public release.
686 Mark Bixby, mark@bixby.org