AIX magic: ccdlflags needs to be different for

Perl itself and for extra-core extensions
(as used by ExtUtilss::embed::ldopts).
Based on the problems described in
To: perl5-porters@perl.org
Subject: [ID 19990722.002] Perl 5.00503 and AIX 4.1.5; perl.exp; build errors. Also Imagemagick...
Reply-To: m.w.ellwood@rl.ac.uk
Message-Id: <Pine.A41.3.96.990722141209.72660V-100000@unixfe.rl.ac.uk>

p4raw-id: //depot/cfgperl@3720

diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 4f5365c..da92f7b 100755 (executable)
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # $Id: Head.U,v 3.0.1.9 1997/02/28 15:02:09 ram Exp $
 #
-# Generated on Tue Jul  6 18:36:05 EET DST 1999 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
+# Generated on Thu Jul 22 22:55:08 EET DST 1999 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
 # (with additional metaconfig patches by perlbug@perl.com)
 
 cat >/tmp/c1$$ <<EOF
@@ -5526,6 +5526,9 @@ EOM
                ;;
        esac
 fi
+case "$osname" in
+aix*) ccdlflags="$ccdlflags -bE:$installarchlib/CORE/perl.exp" ;;
+esac
 # Respect a hint or command-line value.
 case "$shrpenv" in
 '') shrpenv="$tmp_shrpenv" ;;

diff --git a/Makefile.SH b/Makefile.SH
index af2703d..267a533 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.SH
+++ b/Makefile.SH
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ case "$osname" in
 aix)
        $spitshell >>Makefile <<!GROK!THIS!
 LIBS                   = $libs
+# In AIX we need to change this for building Perl itself from
+# its earlier definition (which is for building external
+# extensions *after* Perl has been built and installed)
+CCDLFLAGS              = `echo $ccdlflags|sed -e 's@-bE:.*/perl\.exp@-bE:perl.exp@'`
 
 !GROK!THIS!
        case "$useshrplib" in

diff --git a/config_h.SH b/config_h.SH
index 2f56597..a73ed8c 100644 (file)
--- a/config_h.SH
+++ b/config_h.SH
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >config.h -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un-
 
 /* HAS_FTELLO:
  *     This symbol, if defined, indicates that the ftello routine is
- *     available to ftell from beyond 32 bits (useful for ILP32 hosts).
+ *     available to ftell beyond 32 bits (useful for ILP32 hosts).
  */
 #$d_ftello HAS_FTELLO          /**/
 

diff --git a/hints/aix.sh b/hints/aix.sh
index b6978dc..0f255a7 100644 (file)
--- a/hints/aix.sh
+++ b/hints/aix.sh
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ d_setreuid='undef'
 #
 # Tell perl which symbols to export for dynamic linking.
 case "$cc" in
-*gcc*) ccdlflags='-Xlinker -bE:perl.exp' ;;
-*) ccdlflags='-bE:perl.exp' ;;
+*gcc*) ccdlflags='-Xlinker' ;;
 esac
+# the required -bE:$installarchlib/CORE/perl.exp is added by
+# libperl.U (Configure) later.
 
 # The first 3 options would not be needed if dynamic libs. could be linked
 # with the compiler instead of ld.