-=====================================================================
-Perl 5 README file for the EPOC operating system.
-=====================================================================
+If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you
+see. It is written in the POD format (see pod/perlpod.pod) which is
+specially designed to be readable as is.
-Olaf Flebbe <o.flebbe@gmx.de>
-http://members.linuxstart.com/~oflebbe/perl/perl5.html
-2000-09-18
+=head1 NAME
+
+README.epoc - Perl for EPOC
-=====================================================================
-Introduction
-=====================================================================
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Perl 5 README file for the EPOC operating system.
+
+=head1 INTRODUCTION
EPOC is a OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more informations look at:
http://www.symbian.com/
the Psion Netbook or the S7. For information about this hardware
please refer to http://www.psion.com.
-=====================================================================
-Installation/Usage
-=====================================================================
+=head1 INSTALLING PERL ON EPOC
You will need ~4MB free space in order to install and run perl.
switch back manually to ESHELL. When perl is running, you will see
a task with the name STDOUT in the task list.
-======================================================================
-IO Redirection
-======================================================================
+=head1 USING PERL ON EPOC
+
+=head2 IO Redirection
You can redirect the output with the UNIX bourne shell syntax (this is
built into perl rather then eshell) For instance the following command
perl test.pl >stdout_file <stdin_file 2>stderr_file
-Alternativly you can use 2>&1 in order to add the standard error
+Alternatively you can use 2>&1 in order to add the standard error
output to stdout.
-======================================================================
-PATH Names
-======================================================================
+=head2 PATH Names
ESHELL looks for executables in ?:/System/Programs. The SIS file
installs perl in this special folder directory. The default drive and
the driver letter. For instance ?:\a.txt searches for C:\a.txt,
D:\b.txt (and Z:\a.txt).
-======================================================================
-Editors
-======================================================================
+=head2 Editors
A suitable text-editor can be downloaded
from symbian http://developer.epocworld.com/downloads/progs/Editor.zip
-====================================================================
-Features
-====================================================================
+=head2 Features
The built-in function EPOC::getcwd returns the current directory.
-======================================================================
-Restrictions
-======================================================================
+=head2 Restrictions
Features are left out, because of restrictions of the POSIX support in
EPOC:
-+ backquoting, pipes etc.
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+backquoting, pipes etc.
+
+=item *
+
+system() does not inherit ressources like: file descriptors,
+environment etc.
+
+=item *
+
+signal, kill, alarm. Do not try to use them. This may be
+impossible to implement on EPOC.
+
+=item *
+
+select is missing.
+
+=item *
-+ system() does not inherit ressources like: file descriptors,
- environment etc.
+binmode does not exist. (No CR LF to LF translation for text files)
-+ signal, kill, alarm. Do not try to use them. This may be
- impossible to implement on EPOC.
+=item *
-+ select is missing.
+EPOC does not handle the notion of current drive and current
+directory very well (i.e. not at all, but it tries hard to emulate
+one) See PATH.
-+ binmode does not exist. (No CR LF to LF translation for text files)
+=item *
-+ EPOC does not handle the notion of current drive and current
- directory very well (i.e. not at all, but it tries hard to emulate
- one) See PATH.
+You need the shell eshell.exe in order to run perl.exe and supply
+it with arguments.
-+ You need the shell eshell.exe in order to run perl.exe and supply
- it with arguments.
+=item *
-+ Heap is limited to 4MB.
+Heap is limited to 4MB.
-===================================================================
-Compiling Perl 5 on the EPOC cross compiling envionment.
-===================================================================
+=back
+
+=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on the EPOC cross compiling environment
Sorry, this is far too short.
- You will need the C++ SDK from http://developer.epocworld.com/.
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+You will need the C++ SDK from http://developer.epocworld.com/.
+
+=item *
+
+You will need to set up the cross SDK from
+http://members.linuxstart.com/~oflebbe
+
+=item *
+
+You may have to adjust config.sh (cc, cppflags) for your epoc
+install location.
+
+=item *
+
+You may have to adjust config.sh for your cross SDK location
- You will need to set up the cross SDK from
- http://members.linuxstart.com/~oflebbe
+=item *
- You may have to adjust config.sh (cc, cppflags) for your epoc
- install location.
+Get the Perl sources from your nearest CPAN site.
- You may have to adjust config.sh for your cross SDK location
+=item *
- Get the Perl sources from your nearest CPAN site.
+Unpack the sources.
- Unpack the sources.
+=item *
- Build a native perl from this sources...
+Build a native perl from this sources...
cp epoc/* .
./Configure -S
wine G:/bin/makesis perl.pkg perl.sis
+=back
-====================================================================
-Support Status
-====================================================================
+=head1 SUPPORT STATUS
I'm offering this port "as is". You can ask me questions, but I can't
guarantee I'll be able to answer them.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Olaf Flebbe <o.flebbe@gmx.de>
+http://members.linuxstart.com/~oflebbe/perl/perl5.html
+
+=head1 LAST UPDATE
+
+2000-09-18
+
+=cut
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