From: Dominic Dunlop <domo@computer.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:55:29 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Re: Not OK: perl5.7.0 +DEVEL7706 +Duseperlio on AIX4.[23]
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Re: Not OK: perl5.7.0 +DEVEL7706 +Duseperlio on AIX4.[23]
Message-Id: <p04320403b63b2c750dce@[192.168.1.4]>

va_copy() and the need of it.
See <http://wwwold.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG14/www/docs/n907.ps>.

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@7793
---

diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 5ea281a..f4709a2 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # $Id: Head.U,v 3.0.1.9 1997/02/28 15:02:09 ram Exp $
 #
-# Generated on Thu Nov 16 16:33:41 EET 2000 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
+# Generated on Tue Nov 21 20:33:35 EET 2000 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
 # (with additional metaconfig patches by perlbug@perl.org)
 
 cat >/tmp/c1$$ <<EOF
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ d_eofnblk=''
 eagain=''
 o_nonblock=''
 rd_nodata=''
+need_va_copy=''
 netdb_hlen_type=''
 netdb_host_type=''
 netdb_name_type=''
@@ -13461,6 +13462,161 @@ rp="What is the type used for file modes for system calls (e.g. fchmod())?"
 set mode_t modetype int stdio.h sys/types.h
 eval $typedef_ask
 
+: see if stdarg is available
+echo " "
+if $test `./findhdr stdarg.h`; then
+	echo "<stdarg.h> found." >&4
+	valstd="$define"
+else
+	echo "<stdarg.h> NOT found." >&4
+	valstd="$undef"
+fi
+
+: see if varags is available
+echo " "
+if $test `./findhdr varargs.h`; then
+	echo "<varargs.h> found." >&4
+else
+	echo "<varargs.h> NOT found, but that's ok (I hope)." >&4
+fi
+
+: set up the varargs testing programs
+$cat > varargs.c <<EOP
+#ifdef I_STDARG
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef I_VARARGS
+#include <varargs.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef I_STDARG
+int f(char *p, ...)
+#else
+int f(va_alist)
+va_dcl
+#endif
+{
+	va_list ap;
+#ifndef I_STDARG
+	char *p;
+#endif
+#ifdef I_STDARG
+	va_start(ap,p);
+#else
+	va_start(ap);
+	p = va_arg(ap, char *);
+#endif
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+EOP
+$cat > varargs <<EOP
+$startsh
+if $cc -c $ccflags -D\$1 varargs.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "true"
+else
+	echo "false"
+fi
+$rm -f varargs$_o
+EOP
+chmod +x varargs
+
+: now check which varargs header should be included
+echo " "
+i_varhdr=''
+case "$valstd" in
+"$define")
+	if `./varargs I_STDARG`; then
+		val='stdarg.h'
+	elif `./varargs I_VARARGS`; then
+		val='varargs.h'
+	fi
+	;;
+*)
+	if `./varargs I_VARARGS`; then
+		val='varargs.h'
+	fi
+	;;
+esac
+case "$val" in
+'')
+echo "I could not find the definition for va_dcl... You have problems..." >&4
+	val="$undef"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
+	val="$undef"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
+	;;
+*) 
+	set i_varhdr
+	eval $setvar
+	case "$i_varhdr" in
+	stdarg.h)
+		val="$define"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
+		val="$undef"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
+		;;
+	varargs.h)
+		val="$undef"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
+		val="$define"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
+		;;
+	esac
+	echo "We'll include <$i_varhdr> to get va_dcl definition." >&4;;
+esac
+$rm -f varargs*
+
+: see if we need va_copy
+echo " "
+case "$i_stdarg" in
+"$define")
+	$cat >try.c <<EOCP
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int
+ivfprintf(FILE *f, const char *fmt, va_list *valp)
+{
+  return vfprintf(f, fmt, *valp);
+}
+ 
+int    
+myvfprintf(FILE *f, const  char *fmt, va_list val)
+{
+  return ivfprintf(f, fmt, &val);
+}
+      
+int
+myprintf(char *fmt, ...) 
+{
+  va_list val;
+  va_start(val, fmt);
+  return myvfprintf(stdout, fmt, val); 
+}         
+
+int
+main(int ac, char **av)
+{
+  myprintf("%s%cs all right, then\n", "that", '\'');                            
+  exit(0);      
+}
+EOCP
+	set try
+	if eval $compile_ok && ./try >/dev/null; then
+		case "`./try`" in
+		"that's all right, then")
+			okay=yes
+			;;
+		esac
+	fi
+	case "$okay" in
+	yes)	echo "It seems that you don't need va_copy()." >&4
+		need_va_copy="$undef"
+		;;
+	*)	echo "It seems that va_copy() or similar will be needed." >&4
+		need_va_copy="$define"
+		;;
+	esac
+	$rm -f try.* core core.* *.core *.core.*
+	;;
+*)	echo "You don't have <stdarg.h>, not checking for va_copy()." >&4
+	;;
+esac
+
 : define a fucntion to check prototypes
 $cat > protochk <<EOSH
 $startsh
@@ -14896,104 +15052,6 @@ val=$val3; set i_termios; eval $setvar
 set shadow.h i_shadow
 eval $inhdr
 
-: see if stdarg is available
-echo " "
-if $test `./findhdr stdarg.h`; then
-	echo "<stdarg.h> found." >&4
-	valstd="$define"
-else
-	echo "<stdarg.h> NOT found." >&4
-	valstd="$undef"
-fi
-
-: see if varags is available
-echo " "
-if $test `./findhdr varargs.h`; then
-	echo "<varargs.h> found." >&4
-else
-	echo "<varargs.h> NOT found, but that's ok (I hope)." >&4
-fi
-
-: set up the varargs testing programs
-$cat > varargs.c <<EOP
-#ifdef I_STDARG
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef I_VARARGS
-#include <varargs.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef I_STDARG
-int f(char *p, ...)
-#else
-int f(va_alist)
-va_dcl
-#endif
-{
-	va_list ap;
-#ifndef I_STDARG
-	char *p;
-#endif
-#ifdef I_STDARG
-	va_start(ap,p);
-#else
-	va_start(ap);
-	p = va_arg(ap, char *);
-#endif
-	va_end(ap);
-}
-EOP
-$cat > varargs <<EOP
-$startsh
-if $cc -c $ccflags -D\$1 varargs.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "true"
-else
-	echo "false"
-fi
-$rm -f varargs$_o
-EOP
-chmod +x varargs
-
-: now check which varargs header should be included
-echo " "
-i_varhdr=''
-case "$valstd" in
-"$define")
-	if `./varargs I_STDARG`; then
-		val='stdarg.h'
-	elif `./varargs I_VARARGS`; then
-		val='varargs.h'
-	fi
-	;;
-*)
-	if `./varargs I_VARARGS`; then
-		val='varargs.h'
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
-case "$val" in
-'')
-echo "I could not find the definition for va_dcl... You have problems..." >&4
-	val="$undef"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
-	val="$undef"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
-	;;
-*) 
-	set i_varhdr
-	eval $setvar
-	case "$i_varhdr" in
-	stdarg.h)
-		val="$define"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
-		val="$undef"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
-		;;
-	varargs.h)
-		val="$undef"; set i_stdarg; eval $setvar
-		val="$define"; set i_varargs; eval $setvar
-		;;
-	esac
-	echo "We'll include <$i_varhdr> to get va_dcl definition." >&4;;
-esac
-$rm -f varargs*
-
 : see if stddef is available
 set stddef.h i_stddef
 eval $inhdr
@@ -16047,6 +16105,7 @@ mydomain='$mydomain'
 myhostname='$myhostname'
 myuname='$myuname'
 n='$n'
+need_va_copy='$need_va_copy'
 netdb_hlen_type='$netdb_hlen_type'
 netdb_host_type='$netdb_host_type'
 netdb_name_type='$netdb_name_type'
diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary
index 2233779..c4ce3de 100644
--- a/Porting/Glossary
+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -2740,6 +2740,15 @@ n (n.U):
 	command to suppress newline.  Otherwise it is null.  Correct usage is
 	$echo $n "prompt for a question: $c".
 
+need_va_copy (need_va_copy.U):
+	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+	other means must be used when copying is required.
+	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+
 netdb_hlen_type (netdbtype.U):
 	This variable holds the type used for the 2nd argument to
 	gethostbyaddr().  Usually, this is int or size_t or unsigned.
diff --git a/Porting/config.sh b/Porting/config.sh
index 9e0e300..2f760ae 100644
--- a/Porting/config.sh
+++ b/Porting/config.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Package name      : perl5
 # Source directory  : /m/fs/work/work/permanent/perl/pp4/perl
-# Configuration time: Thu Nov 16 16:43:36 EET 2000
+# Configuration time: Tue Nov 21 20:44:07 EET 2000
 # Configured by     : jhi
 # Target system     : osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha 
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ccsymbols='__alpha=1 __LANGUAGE_C__=1 __osf__=1 __unix__=1 _LONGLONG=1 _SYSTYPE_
 ccversion='V5.6-082'
 cf_by='jhi'
 cf_email='yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com'
-cf_time='Thu Nov 16 16:43:36 EET 2000'
+cf_time='Tue Nov 21 20:44:07 EET 2000'
 charsize='1'
 chgrp=''
 chmod=''
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ mydomain='.yourplace.com'
 myhostname='yourhost'
 myuname='osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha '
 n=''
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='const char *'
 netdb_name_type='const char *'
diff --git a/Porting/config_H b/Porting/config_H
index 59537cb..10130c2 100644
--- a/Porting/config_H
+++ b/Porting/config_H
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /*
  * Package name      : perl5
  * Source directory  : /m/fs/work/work/permanent/perl/pp4/perl
- * Configuration time: Thu Nov 16 16:43:36 EET 2000
+ * Configuration time: Tue Nov 21 20:44:07 EET 2000
  * Configured by     : jhi
  * Target system     : osf1 alpha.hut.fi v4.0 878 alpha 
  */
@@ -3220,4 +3220,15 @@
  */
 #define	HAS_SBRK_PROTO	/**/
 
+/* NEED_VA_COPY:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+ *	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+ *	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+ *	other means must be used when copying is required.
+ *	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+ *	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+ *	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+ */
+/*#define	NEED_VA_COPY		/ **/
+
 #endif
diff --git a/config_h.SH b/config_h.SH
index f912151..6483ebe 100644
--- a/config_h.SH
+++ b/config_h.SH
@@ -3240,5 +3240,16 @@ sed <<!GROK!THIS! >$CONFIG_H -e 's!^#undef\(.*/\)\*!/\*#define\1 \*!' -e 's!^#un
  */
 #$d_sbrkproto	HAS_SBRK_PROTO	/**/
 
+/* NEED_VA_COPY:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+ *	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+ *	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+ *	other means must be used when copying is required.
+ *	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+ *	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+ *	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+ */
+#$need_va_copy	NEED_VA_COPY		/**/
+
 #endif
 !GROK!THIS!
diff --git a/configure.com b/configure.com
index 0946503..52464fe 100644
--- a/configure.com
+++ b/configure.com
@@ -5190,6 +5190,7 @@ $ WC "multiarch='undef'"
 $ WC "mydomain='" + mydomain + "'"
 $ WC "myhostname='" + myhostname + "'"
 $ WC "myuname='" + myuname + "'"
+$ WC "need_va_copy='undef'"
 $ WC "netdb_hlen_type='" + netdb_hlen_type + "'"
 $ WC "netdb_host_type='" + netdb_host_type + "'"
 $ WC "netdb_name_type='" + netdb_name_type + "'"
diff --git a/epoc/config.sh b/epoc/config.sh
index 9595c0c..2ea89c1 100644
--- a/epoc/config.sh
+++ b/epoc/config.sh
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ mydomain='.gmx.de'
 myhostname='dragon'
 myuname=''
 n='-n'
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='const char *'
 netdb_name_type='const char *'
diff --git a/handy.h b/handy.h
index b3912a4..32cab66 100644
--- a/handy.h
+++ b/handy.h
@@ -623,3 +623,14 @@ extern long lastxycount[MAXXCOUNT][MAXYCOUNT];
 #else
 #define StructCopy(s,d,t) Copy(s,d,1,t)
 #endif
+
+#ifdef NEED_VA_COPY
+# ifdef va_copy
+#  define Perl_va_copy(s, d) va_copy(d, s)
+# elif defined(__va_copy)
+#  define Perl_va_copy(s, d) __va_copy(d, s)
+# else
+#  define Perl_va_copy(s, d) Copy(s, d, 1, va_list)
+# endif
+#endif
+
diff --git a/perlio.c b/perlio.c
index 7f2d66f..0c2e256 100644
--- a/perlio.c
+++ b/perlio.c
@@ -2305,7 +2305,13 @@ PerlIO_vprintf(PerlIO *f, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
  SV *sv = newSVpvn("",0);
  char *s;
  STRLEN len;
+#ifdef NEED_VA_COPY
+ va_list apc;
+ Perl_va_copy(ap, apc);
+ sv_vcatpvf(sv, fmt, &apc);
+#else
  sv_vcatpvf(sv, fmt, &ap);
+#endif
  s = SvPV(sv,len);
  return PerlIO_write(f,s,len);
 }
diff --git a/pod/perltoc.pod b/pod/perltoc.pod
index 4133ccc..b34ecd6 100644
--- a/pod/perltoc.pod
+++ b/pod/perltoc.pod
@@ -3809,7 +3809,7 @@ C<!!!>, C<!!>, C<!>
 
 =item The & Unary Operator
 
-=item Inserting Comments and C Preprocessor Directives
+=item Inserting POD, Comments and C Preprocessor Directives
 
 =item Using XS With C++
 
@@ -4590,16 +4590,9 @@ work?, Patches speak louder than words
 =item Keeping in sync
 
 rsync'ing the source tree, Using rsync over the LAN, Using pushing over the
-NFS, rsync'ing the patches
-
-=item Why rsync the source tree
-
-It's easier, It's more recent, It's more reliable
-
-=item Why rsync the patches
-
-It's easier, It's a good reference, Finding a start point, Finding how to
-fix a bug, Finding the source of misbehaviour
+NFS, rsync'ing the patches, It's easier, It's more recent, It's more
+reliable, It's easier, It's a good reference, Finding a start point,
+Finding how to fix a bug, Finding the source of misbehaviour
 
 =item Submitting patches
 
@@ -7966,7 +7959,7 @@ on first try?, 8) In our intranet we have many modules for internal use.
 How	  can I integrate these modules with CPAN.pm but without uploading 
      the modules to CPAN?, 9) When I run CPAN's shell, I get error msg
 about line 1 to 4,	 setting meta input/output via the /etc/inputrc
-file
+file, 10) Some authors have strange characters in their names
 
 =item BUGS
 
@@ -8106,11 +8099,11 @@ C<cppstdin>, C<cppsymbols>, C<crosscompile>, C<cryptlib>, C<csh>
 
 =item d
 
-C<d_access>, C<d_accessx>, C<d_alarm>, C<d_archlib>, C<d_atolf>,
-C<d_atoll>, C<d_attribut>, C<d_bcmp>, C<d_bcopy>, C<d_bincompat5005>,
-C<d_bsd>, C<d_bsdgetpgrp>, C<d_bsdsetpgrp>, C<d_bzero>, C<d_casti32>,
-C<d_castneg>, C<d_charvspr>, C<d_chown>, C<d_chroot>, C<d_chsize>,
-C<d_closedir>, C<d_const>, C<d_crypt>, C<d_csh>, C<d_cuserid>,
+C<d__fwalk>, C<d_access>, C<d_accessx>, C<d_alarm>, C<d_archlib>,
+C<d_atolf>, C<d_atoll>, C<d_attribut>, C<d_bcmp>, C<d_bcopy>,
+C<d_bincompat5005>, C<d_bsd>, C<d_bsdgetpgrp>, C<d_bsdsetpgrp>, C<d_bzero>,
+C<d_casti32>, C<d_castneg>, C<d_charvspr>, C<d_chown>, C<d_chroot>,
+C<d_chsize>, C<d_closedir>, C<d_const>, C<d_crypt>, C<d_csh>, C<d_cuserid>,
 C<d_dbl_dig>, C<d_difftime>, C<d_dirnamlen>, C<d_dlerror>, C<d_dlopen>,
 C<d_dlsymun>, C<d_dosuid>, C<d_drand48proto>, C<d_dup2>, C<d_eaccess>,
 C<d_endgrent>, C<d_endhent>, C<d_endnent>, C<d_endpent>, C<d_endpwent>,
@@ -8148,32 +8141,33 @@ C<d_PRIu64>, C<d_PRIx64>, C<d_PRIXU64>, C<d_pthread_yield>, C<d_pwage>,
 C<d_pwchange>, C<d_pwclass>, C<d_pwcomment>, C<d_pwexpire>, C<d_pwgecos>,
 C<d_pwpasswd>, C<d_pwquota>, C<d_qgcvt>, C<d_quad>, C<d_readdir>,
 C<d_readlink>, C<d_rename>, C<d_rewinddir>, C<d_rmdir>, C<d_safebcpy>,
-C<d_safemcpy>, C<d_sanemcmp>, C<d_sched_yield>, C<d_scm_rights>,
-C<d_SCNfldbl>, C<d_seekdir>, C<d_select>, C<d_sem>, C<d_semctl>,
-C<d_semctl_semid_ds>, C<d_semctl_semun>, C<d_semget>, C<d_semop>,
-C<d_setegid>, C<d_seteuid>, C<d_setgrent>, C<d_setgrps>, C<d_sethent>,
-C<d_setlinebuf>, C<d_setlocale>, C<d_setnent>, C<d_setpent>, C<d_setpgid>,
-C<d_setpgrp2>, C<d_setpgrp>, C<d_setprior>, C<d_setproctitle>,
-C<d_setpwent>, C<d_setregid>, C<d_setresgid>, C<d_setresuid>,
-C<d_setreuid>, C<d_setrgid>, C<d_setruid>, C<d_setsent>, C<d_setsid>,
-C<d_setvbuf>, C<d_sfio>, C<d_shm>, C<d_shmat>, C<d_shmatprototype>,
-C<d_shmctl>, C<d_shmdt>, C<d_shmget>, C<d_sigaction>, C<d_sigsetjmp>,
-C<d_socket>, C<d_socklen_t>, C<d_sockpair>, C<d_socks5_init>, C<d_sqrtl>,
-C<d_statblks>, C<d_statfs_f_flags>, C<d_statfs_s>, C<d_statvfs>,
-C<d_stdio_cnt_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_nochange_cnt>,
-C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_sets_cnt>, C<d_stdio_stream_array>, C<d_stdiobase>,
-C<d_stdstdio>, C<d_strchr>, C<d_strcoll>, C<d_strctcpy>, C<d_strerrm>,
-C<d_strerror>, C<d_strtod>, C<d_strtol>, C<d_strtold>, C<d_strtoll>,
-C<d_strtoul>, C<d_strtoull>, C<d_strtouq>, C<d_strxfrm>, C<d_suidsafe>,
-C<d_symlink>, C<d_syscall>, C<d_sysconf>, C<d_sysernlst>, C<d_syserrlst>,
-C<d_system>, C<d_tcgetpgrp>, C<d_tcsetpgrp>, C<d_telldir>,
-C<d_telldirproto>, C<d_time>, C<d_times>, C<d_truncate>, C<d_tzname>,
-C<d_umask>, C<d_uname>, C<d_union_semun>, C<d_ustat>, C<d_vendorarch>,
-C<d_vendorbin>, C<d_vendorlib>, C<d_vfork>, C<d_void_closedir>,
-C<d_voidsig>, C<d_voidtty>, C<d_volatile>, C<d_vprintf>, C<d_wait4>,
-C<d_waitpid>, C<d_wcstombs>, C<d_wctomb>, C<d_xenix>, C<date>,
-C<db_hashtype>, C<db_prefixtype>, C<defvoidused>, C<direntrytype>,
-C<dlext>, C<dlsrc>, C<doublesize>, C<drand01>, C<dynamic_ext>
+C<d_safemcpy>, C<d_sanemcmp>, C<d_sbrkproto>, C<d_sched_yield>,
+C<d_scm_rights>, C<d_SCNfldbl>, C<d_seekdir>, C<d_select>, C<d_sem>,
+C<d_semctl>, C<d_semctl_semid_ds>, C<d_semctl_semun>, C<d_semget>,
+C<d_semop>, C<d_setegid>, C<d_seteuid>, C<d_setgrent>, C<d_setgrps>,
+C<d_sethent>, C<d_setlinebuf>, C<d_setlocale>, C<d_setnent>, C<d_setpent>,
+C<d_setpgid>, C<d_setpgrp2>, C<d_setpgrp>, C<d_setprior>,
+C<d_setproctitle>, C<d_setpwent>, C<d_setregid>, C<d_setresgid>,
+C<d_setresuid>, C<d_setreuid>, C<d_setrgid>, C<d_setruid>, C<d_setsent>,
+C<d_setsid>, C<d_setvbuf>, C<d_sfio>, C<d_shm>, C<d_shmat>,
+C<d_shmatprototype>, C<d_shmctl>, C<d_shmdt>, C<d_shmget>, C<d_sigaction>,
+C<d_sigsetjmp>, C<d_socket>, C<d_socklen_t>, C<d_sockpair>,
+C<d_socks5_init>, C<d_sqrtl>, C<d_statblks>, C<d_statfs_f_flags>,
+C<d_statfs_s>, C<d_statvfs>, C<d_stdio_cnt_lval>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval>,
+C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_nochange_cnt>, C<d_stdio_ptr_lval_sets_cnt>,
+C<d_stdio_stream_array>, C<d_stdiobase>, C<d_stdstdio>, C<d_strchr>,
+C<d_strcoll>, C<d_strctcpy>, C<d_strerrm>, C<d_strerror>, C<d_strtod>,
+C<d_strtol>, C<d_strtold>, C<d_strtoll>, C<d_strtoul>, C<d_strtoull>,
+C<d_strtouq>, C<d_strxfrm>, C<d_suidsafe>, C<d_symlink>, C<d_syscall>,
+C<d_sysconf>, C<d_sysernlst>, C<d_syserrlst>, C<d_system>, C<d_tcgetpgrp>,
+C<d_tcsetpgrp>, C<d_telldir>, C<d_telldirproto>, C<d_time>, C<d_times>,
+C<d_truncate>, C<d_tzname>, C<d_umask>, C<d_uname>, C<d_union_semun>,
+C<d_ustat>, C<d_vendorarch>, C<d_vendorbin>, C<d_vendorlib>, C<d_vfork>,
+C<d_void_closedir>, C<d_voidsig>, C<d_voidtty>, C<d_volatile>,
+C<d_vprintf>, C<d_wait4>, C<d_waitpid>, C<d_wcstombs>, C<d_wctomb>,
+C<d_xenix>, C<date>, C<db_hashtype>, C<db_prefixtype>, C<defvoidused>,
+C<direntrytype>, C<dlext>, C<dlsrc>, C<doublesize>, C<drand01>,
+C<dynamic_ext>
 
 =item e
 
@@ -9680,6 +9674,40 @@ C<GLOB_NOSPACE>, C<GLOB_ABEND>
 
 =back
 
+=head2 File::Spec::Epoc - methods for Epoc file specs
+
+=over 4
+
+=item SYNOPSIS
+
+=item DESCRIPTION
+
+devnull
+
+=back
+
+tmpdir
+
+path
+
+canonpath
+
+splitpath
+
+splitdir
+
+catpath
+
+abs2rel
+
+rel2abs
+
+=over 4
+
+=item SEE ALSO
+
+=back
+
 =head2 File::Spec::Functions - portably perform operations on file names
 
 =over 4
diff --git a/uconfig.h b/uconfig.h
index a00eed1..8d25c1c 100644
--- a/uconfig.h
+++ b/uconfig.h
@@ -3216,4 +3216,15 @@
  */
 /*#define	HAS_SBRK_PROTO	/ **/
 
+/* NEED_VA_COPY:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+ *	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+ *	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+ *	other means must be used when copying is required.
+ *	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+ *	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+ *	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+ */
+/*#define	NEED_VA_COPY		/ **/
+
 #endif
diff --git a/uconfig.sh b/uconfig.sh
index ca27412..0c8dffc 100755
--- a/uconfig.sh
+++ b/uconfig.sh
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ modetype=int
 multiarch='undef'
 myarchname='unknown'
 myuname='unknown'
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='const char *'
 netdb_name_type='const char *'
diff --git a/vos/config.alpha.def b/vos/config.alpha.def
index 5a88cb8..92ac457 100644
--- a/vos/config.alpha.def
+++ b/vos/config.alpha.def
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ $mmaptype='void *'
 $modetype='mode_t'
 $multiarch='undef'
 $myuname='VOS'
+$need_va_copy='undef'
 $netdb_hlen_type='int'
 $netdb_host_type='char *'
 $netdb_name_type='char *'
diff --git a/vos/config.alpha.h b/vos/config.alpha.h
index f4d8392..6344668 100644
--- a/vos/config.alpha.h
+++ b/vos/config.alpha.h
@@ -3216,4 +3216,15 @@
 /*#define HAS_SETPGRP		/**/
 /*#define USE_BSD_SETPGRP	/**/
 
+/* NEED_VA_COPY:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+ *	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+ *	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+ *	other means must be used when copying is required.
+ *	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+ *	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+ *	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+ */
+/*#define	NEED_VA_COPY		/ **/
+
 #endif
diff --git a/vos/config.ga.def b/vos/config.ga.def
index c041b5c..f694977 100644
--- a/vos/config.ga.def
+++ b/vos/config.ga.def
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ $mmaptype='void *'
 $modetype='mode_t'
 $multiarch='undef'
 $myuname='VOS'
+$need_va_copy='undef'
 $netdb_hlen_type='int'
 $netdb_host_type='char *'
 $netdb_name_type='char *'
diff --git a/vos/config.ga.h b/vos/config.ga.h
index 2fdc4a8..834764a 100644
--- a/vos/config.ga.h
+++ b/vos/config.ga.h
@@ -3216,4 +3216,15 @@
 /*#define HAS_SETPGRP		/**/
 /*#define USE_BSD_SETPGRP	/**/
 
+/* NEED_VA_COPY:
+ *	This symbol, if defined, indicates that the system stores
+ *	the variable argument list datatype, va_list, in a format
+ *	that cannot be copied by simple assignment, so that some
+ *	other means must be used when copying is required.
+ *	As such systems vary in their provision (or non-provision)
+ *	of copying mechanisms, handy.h defines a platform-
+ *	independent macro, Perl_va_copy(src, dst), to do the job.
+ */
+/*#define	NEED_VA_COPY		/ **/
+
 #endif
diff --git a/win32/config.bc b/win32/config.bc
index 04d5f45..e171ab8 100644
--- a/win32/config.bc
+++ b/win32/config.bc
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ mydomain=''
 myhostname=''
 myuname=''
 n='-n'
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='char *'
 netdb_name_type='char *'
diff --git a/win32/config.gc b/win32/config.gc
index 4bf0d95..aa2d188 100644
--- a/win32/config.gc
+++ b/win32/config.gc
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ mydomain=''
 myhostname=''
 myuname=''
 n='-n'
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='char *'
 netdb_name_type='char *'
diff --git a/win32/config.vc b/win32/config.vc
index 489cdd0..a320bf1 100644
--- a/win32/config.vc
+++ b/win32/config.vc
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ mydomain=''
 myhostname=''
 myuname=''
 n='-n'
+need_va_copy='undef'
 netdb_hlen_type='int'
 netdb_host_type='char *'
 netdb_name_type='char *'