=head2 Unpacking Perl distribution on OS/390
+If using ftp remember to transfer the distribution in binary format.
+
Gunzip/gzip for OS/390 is discussed at:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/faq/bpxqp1.html
pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
-If you get errors of the form
+or
+
+ zcat latest.tar.Z | pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r
+
+If you get lots of errors of the form
tar: FSUM7171 ...: cannot set uid/gid: EDC5139I Operation not permitted.
- tar: FSUM7148 cannot create file "...": EDC5111I Permission denied.
-you didn't read the above and tried to use tar instead of pax.
+you didn't read the above and tried to use tar instead of pax, you'll
+first have to remove the (now corrupt) perl directory
+
+ rm -rf perl-...
+
+and then use pax.
=head2 Setup and utilities for Perl on OS/390
_C89_CCMODE=1 is also a good idea for users of GNU make).
You might also want to have GNU groff for OS/390 installed before
-running the `make install` step for Perl.
+running the "make install" step for Perl.
There is a syntax error in the /usr/include/sys/socket.h header file
that IBM supplies with USS V2R7, V2R8, and possibly V2R9. The problem with
=head2 Testing Anomalies with Perl on OS/390
-The `make test` step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
+The "make test" step runs a Perl Verification Procedure, usually before
installation. You might encounter STDERR messages even during a successful
-run of `make test`. Here is a guide to some of the more commonly seen
+run of "make test". Here is a guide to some of the more commonly seen
anomalies:
=over 4
=head2 Mailing list for Perl on OS/390
-The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/) maintains a perl-mvs
-mailing list of interest to all folks building and/or
-using perl on all EBCDIC platforms (not just OS/390).
-To subscribe, send a message of:
-
- subscribe perl-mvs
+If you are interested in the VM/ESA, z/OS (formerly known as OS/390)
+and POSIX-BC (BS2000) ports of Perl then see the perl-mvs mailing list.
+To subscribe, send an empty message to perl-mvs-subscribe@perl.org.
-to majordomo@perl.org. See also:
+See also:
http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs