Perl under AmigaOS lacks some features of perl under UNIX because of
deficiencies in the UNIX-emulation, most notably:
-=over 6
+=over 4
+
+=item *
-=item fork()
+fork()
+
+=item *
-=item some features of the UNIX filesystem regarding link count and file dates
+some features of the UNIX filesystem regarding link count and file dates
-=item inplace operation (the -i switch) without backup file
+=item *
+
+inplace operation (the -i switch) without backup file
+
+=item *
-=item umask() works, but the correct permissions are only set when the file is
- finally close()d
+umask() works, but the correct permissions are only set when the file is
+finally close()d
=back
F<configure>, but it causes no harm.)
=head2 Making
-
+
=over 4
=item *
=item *
+fix makedepend
+
+ In the file 'makedepend' there are three spots like this `$cat ...`:
+ a for loop near line 75, an egrep near line 161, and a for loop near
+ line 175. In all those spots using an editor change the $cat to
+ /bin/cat.
+
+=item *
+
now type make depend
- when the make depend has ended load the gnumakefile into a editor and
- go to the end of the file
- move upwards in the file until you reach av.o: EXTERN.h
+ When the make depend has ended load the gnumakefile into
+ an editor and go to the end of the file.
+
+ Move upwards in the file until you reach av.o: EXTERN.h
and delete all lines down to # WARNING: Put....
=item *
now go to the x2p directory
- load the gnumakefile
- go to the end moveup until you reach hash.o: EXTERN.h
- and delete all lines dowonwards until you reach
+ Load the gnumakefile into an editor.
+
+ Go to the end moveup until you reach hash.o: EXTERN.h
+ and delete all lines dowonwards until you reach a line saying
+
# WARNING: Put nothing....
=item *