upgrade to the latest available patch level. Currently:
xlC.C 3.1.4.0
- vac.C 4.4.0.3 (5.0 is already available)
+ vac.C 4.4.0.3 or 5.0.2.0
Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
The former is recommended, as not only can it compile Perl with no
If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
complete, and be sure to read the Perl README file for more gcc-specific
-details.
+details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the development
+team.
=head2 OS level
All defaults for Configure can be used.
If you've chosen to use vac 4, be sure to run 4.4.0.3. Older versions
-will turn up nasty later on.
+will turn up nasty later on. For vac 5 be sure to run at least 5.0.1.0.
Here's a brief lead of how to upgrade the compiler to the latest
level. Of course this is subject to changes. You can only upgrade
=head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl
-... ?
+We're woking on this using gcc-3.0 ... (any input highly appreciated)
=head2 Using Large Files with Perl
-... ?
+Should yield no problems.
=head2 Threaded Perl
-... ?
+Threads seem to work OK, though at the moment not all tests pass when
+threads are used in combination with 64bit configurations.
=head2 64-bit Perl
-... ?
+If your AIX is installed with 64-bit support, you can expect 64bit
+configurations to work. In combination with threads some tests might still fail.
=head2 GDBM and Threads
=head1 DATE
-Version 0.0.1: 16-10-2000
+Version 0.0.2: 12 Jul 2001
=cut