esac
linklibperl='$(LIBPERL)'
+linklibperl_nonshr=''
shrpldflags='$(LDDLFLAGS)'
ldlibpth=''
DPERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB='-DPERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB'
esac
shrpldflags="$shrpldflags $ldflags $perllibs $cryptlib"
linklibperl="-L $archlibexp/CORE -L `pwd | sed 's/\/UU$//'` -lperl"
+ linklibperl_nonshr='-lperl_nonshr'
;;
*)
shrpldflags="-H512 -T512 -bhalt:4 -bM:SRE -bE:perl.exp"
esac
shrpldflags="$shrpldflags $ldflags $perllibs $cryptlib"
linklibperl="-L $archlibexp/CORE -L `pwd | sed 's/\/UU$//'` -lperl"
+ linklibperl_nonshr='-lperl_nonshr'
;;
esac
;;
PLDLFLAGS = $pldlflags
LIBPERL = $libperl
LLIBPERL= $linklibperl
+LLIBPERL_NONSHR= $linklibperl_nonshr
SHRPENV = $shrpenv
# Static targets are ordinarily built without CCCDLFLAGS. However,
# checks as well as the special code to validate that the script in question
# has been invoked correctly.
+!NO!SUBS!
+
+case "${osname}" in
+aix*)
+$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
+suidperl$(EXE_EXT): $& sperl$(OBJ_EXT) perlmain$(OBJ_EXT) $(LIBPERL) $(static_ext) ext.libs $(PERLEXPORT)
+ $(SHRPENV) $(LDLIBPTH) $(CC) -o suidperl $(CLDFLAGS) $(CCDLFLAGS) perlmain$(OBJ_EXT) sperl$(OBJ_EXT) $(static_ext) $(LLIBPERL_NONSHR) $(LLIBPERL) `cat ext.libs` $(libs)
+
+!NO!SUBS!
+;;
+*)
+$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
suidperl$(EXE_EXT): $& sperl$(OBJ_EXT) perlmain$(OBJ_EXT) $(LIBPERL) $(static_ext) ext.libs $(PERLEXPORT)
$(SHRPENV) $(LDLIBPTH) $(CC) -o suidperl $(CLDFLAGS) $(CCDLFLAGS) perlmain$(OBJ_EXT) sperl$(OBJ_EXT) $(static_ext) $(LLIBPERL) `cat ext.libs` $(libs)
!NO!SUBS!
+;;
+esac
fi
The XL C for AIX is integrated in the XL C/C++ for AIX compiler.
-If you choose XL C/C++ V9 you need APAR IZ35785 installed
-otherwise the integrated SDBM_File do not compile correctly due
-to an optimization bug. You can circumvent this problem by
-adding -qipa to the optimization flags (-Doptimize='-O -qipa').
-The PTF for APAR IZ35785 which solves this problem will be available
+If you choose XL C/C++ V9 you need APAR IZ35785 installed
+otherwise the integrated SDBM_File do not compile correctly due
+to an optimization bug. You can circumvent this problem by
+adding -qipa to the optimization flags (-Doptimize='-O -qipa').
+The PTF for APAR IZ35785 which solves this problem will be available
in 1Q 2009. IBM does provide an emergency fix for this problem.
-Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
-The former is recommended, as not only it can compile Perl with no
-difficulty, but also can take advantage of features listed later
+Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc.
+The former is recommended, as not only it can compile Perl with no
+difficulty, but also can take advantage of features listed later
that require the use of IBM compiler-specific command-line flags.
-If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
-complete, and be sure to read the Perl INSTALL file for more gcc-specific
-details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the
+If you decide to use gcc, make sure your installation is recent and
+complete, and be sure to read the Perl INSTALL file for more gcc-specific
+details. Please report any hoops you had to jump through to the
development team.
+=head2 Perl 5.8.9 was successfully compiled and tested on:
+
+ AIX Level | Compiler Level | w th | w/o th
+ --------------------------+-------------------------+------+-------
+ 5.1 TL9 32 bit | XL C/C++ V7 | OK | OK
+ 5.1 TL9 32 bit | gcc 3.2.2 | OK | OK
+ 5.1 TL9 64 bit | XL C/C++ V7 | OK | OK
+ 5.2 TL10 32 bit | XL C/C++ V8 | OK | OK
+ 5.2 TL10 64 bit | XL C/C++ V8 | OK | OK
+ 5.3 TL7 32 bit | XL C/C++ V9 + IZ35785 | OK | OK
+ 5.3 TL7 32 bit | gcc 4.2.4 | OK | OK
+ 5.3 TL7 64 bit | XL C/C++ V9 + IZ35785 | OK | OK
+ 6.1 TL1 32 bit | XL C/C++ V10 | OK | OK
+ 6.1 TL1 64 bit + IZ39077 | XL C/C++ V10 | OK | OK
+
+ w th = with thread
+ w/o th = without thread
+
+Successfully tested means that all make test runs with an result of 100% OK.
+All tests were conducted with -Duseshrplib set.
+
=head2 Building Dynamic Extensions on AIX
-Starting from Perl 5.7.2 (and consequently 5.8.x / 5.10.x) and AIX 4.3
-or newer Perl uses the AIX native dynamic loading interface in the so
-called runtime linking mode instead of the emulated interface that was
-used in Perl releases 5.6.1 and earlier or, for AIX releases 4.2 and
-earlier. This change does break backward compatibility with compiled
-modules from earlier Perl releases. The change was made to make Perl
-more compliant with other applications like Apache/mod_perl which are
-using the AIX native interface. This change also enables the use of
-C++ code with static constructors and destructors in Perl extensions,
+Starting from Perl 5.7.2 (and consequently 5.8.x / 5.10.x) and AIX 4.3
+or newer Perl uses the AIX native dynamic loading interface in the so
+called runtime linking mode instead of the emulated interface that was
+used in Perl releases 5.6.1 and earlier or, for AIX releases 4.2 and
+earlier. This change does break backward compatibility with compiled
+modules from earlier Perl releases. The change was made to make Perl
+more compliant with other applications like Apache/mod_perl which are
+using the AIX native interface. This change also enables the use of
+C++ code with static constructors and destructors in Perl extensions,
which was not possible using the emulated interface.
It is highly recommended to use the new interface.
-Dusethreads \
-Dprefix=/usr/opt/perl5_32
-The -Dprefix option will install Perl in a directory parallel to the
+The -Dprefix option will install Perl in a directory parallel to the
IBM AIX system Perl installation.
=head2 Recommended Options AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 and 6.1 (32-bit)
-With the following options you get a Perl version which passes
+With the following options you get a Perl version which passes
all make tests in 32-bit mode.
rm config.sh
=head2 Recommended Options AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 and 6.1(64-bit)
-With the following options you get a Perl version which passes all
-make tests in 64-bit mode.
+With the following options you get a Perl version which passes all
+make tests in 64-bit mode.
export OBJECT_MODE=64 / setenv OBJECT_MODE 64 (depending on your shell)
-
+
rm config.sh
./Configure \
-d \
-Duse64bitall \
-Dprefix=/usr/opt/perl5_64
-The -Dprefix option will install Perl in a directory parallel to the
+The -Dprefix option will install Perl in a directory parallel to the
IBM AIX system Perl installation.
-=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on older AIX
+If you choose gcc to compile 64-bit Perl then you need to use the
+following options:
+
+ -Dcc='gcc -maix64'
+
+
+=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on older AIX versions up to 4.3.3
+
+Due to the fact that AIX 4.3.3 reached end-of-service in December 31,
+2003 this information is provided as is. The Perl versions prior to
+Perl 5.8.9 could be compiled on AIX up to 4.3.3 with the following
+settings (your mileage may vary):
When compiling Perl, you must use an ANSI C compiler. AIX does not ship
an ANSI compliant C-compiler with AIX by default, but binary builds of
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