clear docs on exists wrt autovivification

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / Porting / Glossary

diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary
index 42d75a1..337e27e 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/Glossary
+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -1429,6 +1429,14 @@ d_mymalloc (mallocsrc.U):
        of the source want to take special action if MYMALLOC is used.
        This may include different sorts of profiling or error detection.
 
+d_ndbm (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the HAS_NDBM symbol, which
+       indicates that both the ndbm.h include file and an appropriate ndbm
+       library exist.  Consult the different i_*ndbm variables
+       to find out the actual include location.  Sometimes, a system has the
+       header file but not the library.  This variable will only be set if
+       the system has both.
+
 d_nice (d_nice.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the HAS_NICE symbol, which
        indicates to the C program that the nice() routine is available.
@@ -2205,6 +2213,10 @@ d_time (d_time.U):
        that the time() routine exists.  The time() routine is normaly
        provided on UNIX systems.
 
+d_timegm (d_timegm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the HAS_TIMEGM symbol, which
+       indicates to the C program that the timegm () routine is available.
+
 d_times (d_times.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the HAS_TIMES symbol, which indicates
        that the times() routine exists.  The times() routine is normaly
@@ -2886,6 +2898,18 @@ i_gdbm (i_gdbm.U):
        indicates to the C program that <gdbm.h> exists and should
        be included.
 
+i_gdbm_ndbm (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the I_GDBM_NDBM symbol, which
+       indicates to the C program that <gdbm-ndbm.h> exists and should
+       be included.  This is the location of the ndbm.h compatibility file
+       in Debian 4.0.
+
+i_gdbmndbm (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the I_GDBMNDBM symbol, which
+       indicates to the C program that <gdbm/ndbm.h> exists and should
+       be included.  This was the location of the ndbm.h compatibility file
+       in RedHat 7.1.
+
 i_grp (i_grp.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the I_GRP symbol, and indicates
        whether a C program should include <grp.h>.
@@ -2923,6 +2947,10 @@ i_malloc (i_malloc.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the I_MALLOC symbol, and indicates
        whether a C program should include <malloc.h>.
 
+i_mallocmalloc (i_mallocmalloc.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the I_MALLOCMALLOC symbol,
+       and indicates whether a C program should include <malloc/malloc.h>.
+
 i_math (i_math.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the I_MATH symbol, and indicates
        whether a C program may include <math.h>.
@@ -3070,6 +3098,10 @@ i_sysparam (i_sysparam.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the I_SYS_PARAM symbol, and indicates
        whether a C program should include <sys/param.h>.
 
+i_syspoll (i_syspoll.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the I_SYS_POLL symbol, which
+       indicates to the C program that it should include <sys/poll.h>.
+
 i_sysresrc (i_sysresrc.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the I_SYS_RESOURCE symbol,
        and indicates whether a C program should include <sys/resource.h>.
@@ -3623,7 +3655,7 @@ make_set_make (make.U):
 
        make_set_make="MAKE=$make"      # if it doesn't.
 
-       This uses a comment character to distinguish a
+       This uses a comment character so that we can distinguish a
        'set' value (from a previous config.sh or Configure '-D' option)
        from an uncomputed value.
 
@@ -3795,15 +3827,15 @@ nroff (Loc.U):
        full pathname (if any) of the nroff program.  After Configure runs,
        the value is reset to a plain "nroff" and is not useful.
 
-nv_preserves_uv_bits (perlxv.U):
-       This variable indicates how many of bits type uvtype
-       a variable nvtype can preserve.
-
 nv_overflows_integers_at (perlxv.U):
        This variable gives the largest integer value that NVs can hold
        as a constant floating point expression.
        If it could not be determined, it holds the value 0.
 
+nv_preserves_uv_bits (perlxv.U):
+       This variable indicates how many of bits type uvtype
+       a variable nvtype can preserve.
+
 nveformat (perlxvf.U):
        This variable contains the format string used for printing
        a Perl NV using %e-ish floating point format.
@@ -4212,6 +4244,14 @@ setservent_r_proto (d_setservent_r.U):
        REENTRANT_PROTO_T_ABC macros of reentr.h if d_setservent_r
        is defined.
 
+sGMTIME_max (time_size.U):
+       This variable defines the maximum value of the time_t offset that
+       the system function gmtime () accepts
+
+sGMTIME_min (time_size.U):
+       This variable defines the minimum value of the time_t offset that
+       the system function gmtime () accepts
+
 sh (sh.U):
        This variable contains the full pathname of the shell used
        on this system to execute Bourne shell scripts.  Usually, this will be