Use UV (not long) for BYTEORDER.

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

diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary
index a2b92fc..80f05ed 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/Glossary
+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This file contains a description of all the shell variables whose value is
 determined by the Configure script.  Variables intended for use in C
 programs (e.g. I_UNISTD) are already described in config_h.SH.  [`configpm'
 generates pod documentation for Config.pm from this file--please try to keep
-the formatting regular and verify that its output looks as you intend.]
+the formatting regular.]
 
 _a (Unix.U):
        This variable defines the extension used for ordinary library files.
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ _a (Unix.U):
 _exe (Unix.U):
        This variable defines the extension used for executable files.
        DJGPP, Cygwin and OS/2 use '.exe'.  Stratus VOS uses '.pm'.
-       No other operating systems require an extension for executable
-       files, so it is empty for all others.
+       On operating systems which do not require a specific extension
+       for executable files, this variable is empty.
 
 _o (Unix.U):
        This variable defines the extension used for object files.
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ byacc (Loc.U):
        the value is reset to a plain "byacc" and is not useful.
 
 byteorder (byteorder.U):
-       This variable holds the byte order. In the following, larger digits
-       indicate more significance.  The variable byteorder is either 4321
-       on a big-endian machine, or 1234 on a little-endian, or 87654321
-       on a Cray ... or 3412 with weird order !
+       This variable holds the byte order in a UV. In the following,
+       larger digits indicate more significance.  The variable byteorder
+       is either 4321 on a big-endian machine, or 1234 on a little-endian,
+       or 87654321 on a Cray ... or 3412 with weird order !
 
 c (n.U):
        This variable contains the \c string if that is what causes the echo
@@ -3189,10 +3189,6 @@ make (Loc.U):
        full pathname (if any) of the make program.  After Configure runs,
        the value is reset to a plain "make" and is not useful.
 
-       Both the directory and the command name can vary from system
-       to system; while most systems call the command 'make', other
-       values include 'gmake' and 'gnumake'.
-
 make_set_make (make.U):
        Some versions of 'make' set the variable MAKE.  Others do not.
        This variable contains the string to be included in Makefile.SH
@@ -3483,11 +3479,6 @@ perl5 (perl5.U):
        installed perl5.005 or later suitable for running the script
        to determine inc_version_list.
 
-perl5 (perl5.U):
-       This variable contains the full path (if any) to a previously
-       installed perl5.005 or later suitable for running the script
-       to determine inc_version_list.
-
 perl (Loc.U):
        This variable is defined but not used by Configure.
        The value is a plain '' and is not useful.
@@ -4450,6 +4441,10 @@ xs_apiversion (xs_apiversion.U):
        though in principle we could go snooping around in old
        Config.pm files.
 
+yacc (yacc.U):
+       This variable holds the name of the compiler compiler we
+       want to use in the Makefile. It can be yacc, byacc, or bison -y.
+
 yaccflags (yacc.U):
        This variable contains any additional yacc flags desired by the
        user.  It is up to the Makefile to use this.