[In the most simple way possible. Fix this properly post 5.8.3
to use $Config{d_fork} or something more robust]
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@22133
# stock RH9 glibc/NPTL) or from our own errors, we run tests
# in separately forked and alarmed processes.
-*forko = ($^O =~ /^dos|os2|mswin32|netware$/i) # Not on DOSish platforms
+*forko = ($^O =~ /^dos|os2|mswin32|netware|vms$/i)
? sub (&$$) { my $code = shift; goto &$code; }
: sub (&$$) {
my ($code, $expected, $patience) = @_;