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[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / hints / machten_2.sh

diff --git a/hints/machten_2.sh b/hints/machten_2.sh
index e9fe41d..af8fe6f 100644 (file)
--- a/hints/machten_2.sh
+++ b/hints/machten_2.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,57 @@
 # Comments, questions, and improvements welcome!
 #
 # MachTen does not support dynamic loading. If you wish to, you
-# can get <ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/libs/dld-src-3.2.4.tar.gz>
-# compile and install. This is the version of DLD that works with the
-# ext/DynaLoader/dl_dld.xs in the perl5 package. Have fun!
+# can fetch, compile, and install the dld package.
+# This ought to work with the ext/DynaLoader/dl_dld.xs in the 
+# perl5 package. Have fun!
+# Some possible locations for dld:
+# ftp-swiss.ai.mit.edu:pub/scm/dld-3.2.7.tar.gz
+# prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/jacal/dld-3.2.7.tar.gz
+# ftp.cs.indiana.edu:/pub/scheme-repository/imp/SCM-support/dld-3.2.7.tar.gz
+# tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/libs/dld-3.2.7.tar.gz
 #
 #  Original version was for MachTen 2.1.1.
-#  Last modified by Andy Dougherty   <doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>
-#  Fri Feb  9 13:04:45 EST 1996
+#  Last modified by Andy Dougherty   <doughera@lafayette.edu>
+#  Tue Aug 13 12:31:01 EDT 1996
+#
+#  Warning about tests which no longer fail
+#    fixed by Tom Phoenix <rootbeer@teleport.com>
+#  March 5, 1997
+#
+#  Locale, optimization, and malloc changes by Tom Phoenix Mar 15, 1997
+#
+#  groupstype change and note about t/lib/findbin.t by Tom, Mar 24, 1997
+
+# MachTen's ability to have valid filepaths beginning with "//" may
+# be causing lib/FindBin.pm to fail. I don't know how to fix it, but
+# the reader is encouraged to do so! :-)  -- Tom
+
+# There seem to be some hard-to-diagnose problems under MachTen's
+# malloc, so we'll use Perl's. If you have problems which Perl's
+# malloc's diagnostics can't help you with, you may wish to use
+# MachTen's malloc after all.
+case "$usemymalloc" in
+'') usemymalloc='y' ;;
+esac
 
-# I don't know why this is needed.  It might be similar to NeXT's
-# problem.  See hints/next_3.sh.
-usemymalloc='n'
+# I (Tom Phoenix) don't know how to test for locales on MachTen. (If
+# you do, please fix this hints file!) But since mine didn't come
+# with locales working out of the box, I'll assume that's the case
+# for most folks.
+case "$d_setlocale" in
+'') d_setlocale=undef
+esac
+
+# MachTen doesn't have secure setid scripts
+d_suidsafe='undef'
+
+# groupstype should be gid_t, as near as I can tell, but it only
+# seems to work right when it's int. 
+groupstype='int'
+
+case "$optimize" in
+'') optimize='-O2' ;;
+esac
 
 so='none'
 # These are useful only if you have DLD, but harmless otherwise.
@@ -33,14 +73,13 @@ i_db=$undef
 # This will generate a harmless message:
 # Hmm...You had some extra variables I don't know about...I'll try to keep 'em.
 #      Propagating recommended variable dont_use_nlink
+# Without this, tests io/fs #4 and op/stat #3 will fail.
 dont_use_nlink=define
 
 cat <<'EOM' >&4
 
-Tests
-       io/fs test 4  and
-       op/stat test 3
-may fail since MachTen versions 2.X have no hard links.
+During Configure, you may get two "WHOA THERE" messages, for $d_setlocale
+and $i_db being 'undef'. You may keep the undef value.
 
 At the end of Configure, you will see a harmless message
 
@@ -49,4 +88,7 @@ Hmm...You had some extra variables I don't know about...I'll try to keep 'em.
 
 Read the File::Find documentation for more information.
 
+It's possible that test t/lib/findbin.t will fail on some configurations
+of MachTen.
+
 EOM