Output the (apparent) version of gcc, as suggested by

Subject: [ID 20001226.001] dec_osf.sh mis-parses gcc version 2.95.2 as less than 2.95, causing installation-failure
Message-Id: <uv6puify1hu.fsf@suspiria.ai.mit.edu>

(The patch as such didn't any more apply as the misparsing had
 already been addressed in #6474.)  Also change the wording about
gcc 2.95.2, for Jeremy it didn't break sdbm, for me it did.

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@8253

diff --git a/hints/dec_osf.sh b/hints/dec_osf.sh
index 07b80ea..ce3a40c 100644 (file)
--- a/hints/dec_osf.sh
+++ b/hints/dec_osf.sh
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ case "`$cc -v 2>&1 | grep cc`" in
        if test "$1" -lt 2 -o \( "$1" -eq 2 -a \( "$2" -lt 95 -o \( "$2" -eq 95 -a "$3" -lt 2 \) \) \); then
            cat >&4 <<EOF
 
-*** Your cc seems to be gcc and its version seems to be less than 2.95.2.
-*** This is not a good idea since old versions of gcc are known to produce
-*** buggy code when compiling Perl (and no doubt for other programs, too).
+*** Your cc seems to be gcc and its version ($_gcc_version) seems to be
+*** less than 2.95.2.  This is not a good idea since old versions of gcc
+*** are known to produce buggy code when compiling Perl (and no doubt for
+*** other programs, too).
 ***
-*** Therefore, I strongly suggest upgrading your gcc.  (Why don't you
-*** use the vendor cc is also a good question.  It comes with the operating
+*** Therefore, I strongly suggest upgrading your gcc.  (Why don't you use
+*** the vendor cc is also a good question.  It comes with the operating
 *** system and produces good code.)
 
 Cannot continue, aborting.
@@ -88,10 +89,10 @@ EOF
 
 *** Note that as of gcc 2.95.2 (19991024) and Perl 5.6.0 (March 2000)
 *** if the said Perl is compiled with the said gcc the lib/sdbm test
-*** dumps core (meaning  that the SDBM_File is unusable).  As this core
-*** dump doesn't happen with the vendor cc, this is most probably
-*** a lingering bug in gcc.  Therefore unless you have a better gcc
-*** you are still better off using the vendor cc.
+*** may dump core (meaning that the SDBM_File extension is unusable).
+*** As this core dump never happens with the vendor cc, this is most
+*** probably a lingering bug in gcc.  Therefore unless you have a better
+*** gcc installation you are still better off using the vendor cc.
 
 Since you explicitly chose gcc, I assume that you know what are doing.