which makes Configure to use the C<nm> tool when scanning for library
symbols, which usually is not done in AIX.
+Related to this, you probably should not use the C<-r> option of
+Configure in AIX, because that affects of how the C<nm> tool is used.
+
=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl
Using gcc-3.x (tested with 3.0.4, 3.1, and 3.2) now works out of the box,
=head2 Threaded Perl
Threads seem to work OK, though at the moment not all tests pass when
-threads are used in combination with 64bit configurations.
+threads are used in combination with 64-bit configurations.
You may get a warning when doing a threaded build:
=head2 64-bit Perl
-If your AIX is installed with 64-bit support, you can expect 64bit
+If your AIX is installed with 64-bit support, you can expect 64-bit
configurations to work. In combination with threads some tests might
still fail.
=head1 AUTHOR
-H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@hccnet.nl>
+H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>
=head1 DATE