# hints/netbsd.sh
-# netbsd keeps dynamic loading dl*() functions in /lib/crt0.o,
+#
+# talk to mrg@eterna.com.au if you want to change this file.
+#
+# netbsd keeps dynamic loading dl*() functions in /usr/lib/crt0.o,
# so Configure doesn't find them (unless you abandon the nm scan).
+# this should be *just* 0.9 below as netbsd 0.9a was the first to
+# introduce shared libraries. however, they don't work/build on
+# pmax, powerpc and alpha ports correctly, yet.
+
+case "$archname" in
+'')
+ archname=`uname -m`-${osname}
+ ;;
+esac
+
case "$osvers" in
-0.9*|0.8*)
+0.9|0.8*)
usedl="$undef"
;;
-*) d_dlopen=$define
- d_dlerror=$define
- cccdlflags="-DPIC -fpic $cccdlflags"
- lddlflags="-Bforcearchive -Bshareable $lddlflags"
+*)
+ case `uname -m` in
+ alpha|powerpc|pmax)
+ d_dlopen=$undef
+ ;;
+# this doesn't work (yet).
+# alpha)
+# d_dlopen=$define
+# d_dlerror=$define
+# cccdlflags="-DPIC -fPIC $cccdlflags"
+# lddlflags="-shared $lddlflags"
+# ;;
+ *)
+ d_dlopen=$define
+ d_dlerror=$define
+# we use -fPIC here because -fpic is *NOT* enough for some of the
+# extensions like Tk on some netbsd platforms (the sparc is one)
+ cccdlflags="-DPIC -fPIC $cccdlflags"
+ lddlflags="-Bforcearchive -Bshareable $lddlflags"
+ ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
+esac
+
+# netbsd had these but they don't really work as advertised, in the
+# versions listed below. if they are defined, then there isn't a
+# way to make perl call setuid() or setgid(). if they aren't, then
+# ($<, $>) = ($u, $u); will work (same for $(/$)). this is because
+# you can not change the real userid of a process under 4.4BSD.
+# netbsd fixed this in 1.2A.
+case "$osvers" in
+0.9*|1.0*|1.1*|1.2_*|1.2|1.2.*)
+ d_setregid="$undef"
+ d_setreuid="$undef"
+ d_setrgid="$undef"
+ d_setruid="$undef"
;;
esac