This will not build a threaded Perl, but a thread-enabled Perl. See
also L<Threaded Perl> later on.
-As of writing (2009-07) only the IBM XL C for AIX or XL C/C++ for AIX
+As of writing (2009-08) only the IBM XL C for AIX or XL C/C++ for AIX
compiler is supported by IBM on AIX 5L/6.1.
The following compiler versions are supported by IBM:
=head2 Incompatibility with AIX Toolbox lib gdbm
-If the AIX Toolbox version of lib gdbm 1.8.x ist installed on the
+If the AIX Toolbox version of lib gdbm 1.8.x is installed on the
system then Perl will not work. This library contains a defect version
of the dbm_store() function.
w th = with thread
w/o th = without thread
- nyt = not yet tested
OK = tested
-Successfully tested means that all make test runs with an result of 100% OK.
-All tests were conducted with -Duseshrplib set.
+Successfully tested means that all "make test" runs finish with an
+result of 100% OK. All tests were conducted with -Duseshrplib set.
=head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX
data = -1 (default is 262144 * 512 byte)
With the default setting the size is limited to 128MB.
-The -1 removes this limit.
+The -1 removes this limit. If the "make test" fails please change
+your /etc/security/limits as stated above.
=head2 Recommended Options AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 and 6.1 (threaded/32-bit)
The -Dprefix option will install Perl in a directory parallel to the
IBM AIX system Perl installation.
-If you choose gcc to compile 64-bit Perl then you need to use the
-following options:
+If you choose gcc to compile 64-bit Perl then you need to add the
+following option:
-Dcc='gcc -maix64'
=head1 DATE
-Version 0.0.9: 08 Jul 2009
+Version 0.0.10: 07 Aug 2009
=cut