From: Peter Prymmer Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:33:27 +0000 (-0800) Subject: minor update to README.os390 X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8dd596ccf38b17b68132a551e4cc0b86a81e52c0;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git minor update to README.os390 Message-ID: p4raw-id: //depot/perl@8556 --- diff --git a/README.os390 b/README.os390 index 3a87182..25041b9 100644 --- a/README.os390 +++ b/README.os390 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The IBM document that described such USS system setup issues was SC28-1890-07 "OS/390 UNIX System Services Planning", in particular Chapter 6 on customizing the OE shell. -GNU make for OS/390, which is required for the build of perl (as well as +GNU make for OS/390, which is recommended for the build of perl (as well as building CPAN modules and extensions), is available from: http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/index.htm @@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ from source to eliminate any such trouble. You might also find GNU make (as well as Perl and Apache) in the red-piece/book "Open Source Software for OS/390 UNIX", SG24-5944-00 from IBM. +If instead of the recommended GNU make you would like to use the system +supplied make program then be sure to install the default rules file +properly via the shell command: + + cp /samples/startup.mk /etc + +and be sure to also set the environment variable _C89_CCMODE=1 (exporting +_C89_CCMODE=1 is also a good idea for users of GNU make). + You might also want to have GNU groff for OS/390 installed before running the `make install` step for Perl.