Backport #27407

Add a Configure question for mad (Misc Attribute Decoration - Larry's
perl5 to perl[56] convertor), which if set defines PERL_MAD in config.h

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@27410

diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index b66e790..6505174 100755 (executable)
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # $Id: Head.U,v 3.0.1.9 1997/02/28 15:02:09 ram Exp $
 #
-# Generated on Fri Mar  3 17:34:44 CET 2006 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
+# Generated on Wed Mar  8 09:08:03 CET 2006 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
 # (with additional metaconfig patches by perlbug@perl.org)
 
 cat >c1$$ <<EOF
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ sPRIgldbl=''
 sSCNfldbl=''
 lseeksize=''
 lseektype=''
+mad=''
 make_set_make=''
 d_mymalloc=''
 freetype=''
@@ -1159,7 +1160,6 @@ usenm=''
 useperlio=''
 userelocatableinc=''
 usesocks=''
-mad=''
 d_oldpthreads=''
 use5005threads=''
 useithreads=''
@@ -3550,27 +3550,6 @@ esac
 set usesocks
 eval $setvar
 
-case "$mad" in
-$define|true|[yY]*)    dflt='y';;
-*) dflt='n';;
-esac
-cat <<EOM
-
-Would you like to build with Misc Attribute Decoration? This is development
-work leading to a Perl 5 to Perl 6 convertor, which imposes a space and speed
-overhead on the interpreter.
-
-If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
-EOM
-rp='Build Perl with MAD?'
-. ./myread
-case "$ans" in
-y|Y)   val="$define" ;;     
-*)      val="$undef" ;;
-esac
-set mad
-eval $setvar
-
 case "$usesocks" in
 $define|true|[yY]*) useperlio="$define";;
 esac
@@ -18983,6 +18962,28 @@ EOM
 *)  groupstype="$gidtype";;
 esac
 
+
+case "$mad" in
+$define|true|[yY]*)    dflt='y' ;;
+*)                     dflt='n' ;;
+esac
+cat <<EOM
+
+Would you like to build with Misc Attribute Decoration? This is development
+work leading to a Perl 5 to Perl 6 convertor, which imposes a space and speed
+overhead on the interpreter.
+
+If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
+EOM
+rp='Build Perl with MAD?'
+. ./myread
+case "$ans" in
+y|Y)   val="$define" ;;
+*)     val="$undef"  ;;
+esac
+set mad
+eval $setvar
+
 echo " "
 echo "Checking if your $make program sets \$(MAKE)..." >&4
 case "$make_set_make" in

diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary
index b3500b6..abf9756 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/Glossary
+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ lseektype (lseektype.U):
        or whatever type is used to declare lseek offset's type in the
        kernel (which also appears to be lseek's return type).
 
-mad (mad.u):
+mad (mad.U):
        This variable indicates that the Misc Attribute Definition code is to
        be compiled.
 

diff --git a/config_h.SH b/config_h.SH
index 19cab45..1c217c1 100644 (file)
--- a/config_h.SH
+++ b/config_h.SH
@@ -3041,13 +3041,6 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >$CONFIG_H -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un
  */
 #define PERL_INC_VERSION_LIST $inc_version_list_init           /**/
 
-
-/* PERL_MAD:
- *     This symbol, if defined, indicates that the Misc Attribution
- *     Declaration code should be conditionally compiled.
- */
-#$mad  PERL_MAD                /**/
-
 /* INSTALL_USR_BIN_PERL:
  *     This symbol, if defined, indicates that Perl is to be installed
  *     also as /usr/bin/perl.
@@ -4087,6 +4080,12 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >$CONFIG_H -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un
  */
 #$i_langinfo   I_LANGINFO              /**/
 
+/* PERL_MAD:
+ *     This symbol, if defined, indicates that the Misc Attribution
+ *     Declaration code should be conditionally compiled.
+ */
+#$mad  PERL_MAD                /**/
+
 /* USE_FAST_STDIO:
  *     This symbol, if defined, indicates that Perl should
  *     be built to use 'fast stdio'.