X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.epoc;h=f66df5fb17a7fcb83d55bf3ab7e46a3c5650b461;hb=8fada4f68b93131e799325ac5c6f8a949351407d;hp=b2aaf1859bd2bc628277aca7bca0f2674325c5d3;hpb=832c1cda13c7f6b8941ea36a112209c5783b167f;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README.epoc b/README.epoc index b2aaf18..f66df5f 100644 --- a/README.epoc +++ b/README.epoc @@ -1,80 +1,204 @@ -================================================= +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. + +=head1 NAME + +README.epoc - Perl for EPOC + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + Perl 5 README file for the EPOC operating system. -================================================== -Olaf Flebbe -http://www.fortunecity.de/wolkenkratzer/trumpet/84/perl5.html -June 27, 1999 +=head1 INTRODUCTION + +EPOC is a OS for palmtops and mobile phones. For more informations look at: +http://www.symbian.com/ + +This is a port of perl to EPOC. It runs on the Psion Series 5, 5mx, +5mx Pro, Psion Revo and on the Ericson M128. I have no report about +the Psion Netbook or the S7. For information about this hardware +please refer to http://www.psion.com. + +=head1 INSTALLING PERL ON EPOC + +You will need ~4MB free space in order to install and run perl. + +Install perl.sis on the EPOC machine (most likely a PSION Series 5, +5mx). If you do not know how to do that, you are on your own. + +Perl itself and its standard library are using 2.5 MB disk space. I +left out unicode support modules and modules which will not work with +this version. (For details look into epoc/createpkg.pl). If you like +to use them, you are free to copy them from a current perl release. + +Get ESHELL from symbian: +http://developer.epocworld.com/downloads/progs/Eshell.zip + +Now you can enter: perl -de 0 in order to run the perl debugger. If +you are leaving perl, you get into the system screen. You have to +switch back manually to ESHELL. When perl is running, you will see +a task with the name STDOUT in the task list. + +=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 +line will run the script test.pl with the output redirected to +stdout_file, the errors to stderr_file and input from stdin_file. + +perl test.pl >stdout_file stderr_file + +Alternatively you can use 2>&1 in order to add the standard error +output to stdout. + +=head2 PATH Names + +ESHELL looks for executables in ?:/System/Programs. The SIS file +installs perl in this special folder directory. The default drive and +path are the same as folder the executable resides. The EPOC +filesystem is case-preserving, not case-sensitive. + +EPOC uses the ?: syntax for establishing a search order: First in C: (RAM), +then on D: (CF Card) and last in Z: (ROM). + +The perl @INC search path is now implemented with '?:'. Your perl +executable can now live on a different drive than the perl library or +even your scripts. + +ESHELL paths have to be written with backslashes '\', file arguments +to perl with slashes '/'. Remember that I/O redirection is done +internally in perl, so please use slashes for redirects. + +perl.exe C:/test.pl >C:/output.txt -Introduction ------------- +You can automatically search for file on all EPOC drives with a ? as +the driver letter. For instance ?:\a.txt searches for C:\a.txt, +D:\b.txt (and Z:\a.txt). -This is a port of Perl version 5, revision 005-57 to EPOC. +=head2 Editors -There are many features left out, because of restrictions of the posix -support in the SDK. +A suitable text-editor can be downloaded +from symbian http://developer.epocworld.com/downloads/progs/Editor.zip -The following known problems do exist: +=head2 Features -1) very little testing. +The built-in function EPOC::getcwd returns the current directory. -2) no support for system, backquoting, pipes etc. One cannot exec a - different process. +=head2 Restrictions -3) no signals, kill. Do not try to use them. +Features are left out, because of restrictions of the POSIX support in +EPOC: -4) select is missing. +=over 4 -5) binmode does not work. (No CR LF to LF translation for text files) +=item * -6) no Config.pm +backquoting, pipes etc. -7) no I/O redirection. +=item * -8) it may not run from a drive other than C: (I have no CF Card to test) +system() does not inherit ressources like: file descriptors, +environment etc. -9) sockets may hardly of any use. +=item * -10) You need a shell in order to run perl.exe. +signal, kill, alarm. Do not try to use them. This may be +impossible to implement on EPOC. +=item * -Compiling Perl 5 on the EPOC cross compiling envionment. --------------------------------------------------------- +select is missing. -0. You will need the C++ SDK from - http://developer.epocworld.com/. Install it on a separate drive. +=item * -1. Unpack the sources in the epoc development drive: The sources - should be in a directory perl5.005/perl5.005_57 +binmode does not exist. (No CR LF to LF translation for text files) -2. Move all files in the directory perl5.005_57/epoc to perl5.005_57. +=item * -3. Check the perl.mmp file: It should have the correct locations for - project und subproject (see step 1) +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. -4. Change to the EPOC development drive and run - makmake perl marm - nmake -f perl.marm - makesis perl.pkg perl5.005.sis +=item * -5. Beam the perl5.005.sis to the Psion5, install and enjoy! +You need the shell eshell.exe in order to run perl.exe and supply +it with arguments. -ToDo List ---------- +=item * -- Allocate an UID from symbian. +Heap is limited to 4MB. -- Implement system() and I/O redirection, in order to run the - tests. +=back -- Implement getprotcolbyname() and relatives. +=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on the EPOC cross compiling environment -- Implement perl as a OPX module. (What do you think?) +Sorry, this is far too short. + +=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 + +=item * + +Get the Perl sources from your nearest CPAN site. + +=item * + +Unpack the sources. + +=item * + +Build a native perl from this sources... + + cp epoc/* . + ./Configure -S + make perl.a + cp miniperl.native miniperl + make perl + make ext/Errno/pm_to_blib + perl link.pl perlmain.o lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a \ + lib/auto/Data/Dumper/Dumper.a \ + lib/auto/File/Glob/Glob.a lib/auto/IO/IO.a \ + lib/auto/Socket/Socket.a \ + lib/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.a lib/auto/Sys/Hostname/Hostname.a \ + perl.a `cat ext.libs` + perl createpkg.pl + + wine G:/bin/makesis perl.pkg perl.sis + +=back + +=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 +http://members.linuxstart.com/~oflebbe/perl/perl5.html -Support Status --------------- +=head1 LAST UPDATE -I'm offering this port "as is". You can ask me questions, but I can't -guarantee I'll be able to answer them; I don't know much about Perl -itself; +2000-09-18 +=cut