From: H.Merijn Brand Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:03:15 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Re: README.aix X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a318903f974eb7986b0c4d33f6d08004a0b9b551;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Re: README.aix Message-Id: <20001103151040.95C6.H.M.BRAND@hccnet.nl> p4raw-id: //depot/perl@7534 --- diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index 0b14612..bf83535 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ README.aix - Perl version 5 on IBM Unix (AIX) systems =head1 DESCRIPTION -This document describes various features of IBM's Unix operating system -(AIX) that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is -compiled and/or runs. +This document describes various features of IBM's Unix operating +system (AIX) that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) +is compiled and/or runs. =head2 Compiling Perl 5 on AIX @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ upgrade to the latest available patch level. Currently: xlC.C 3.1.4.0 vac.C 4.4.0.3 (5.0 is already available) -Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. The -former is recommended, as not only can it compile Perl with no +Perl can be compiled with either IBM's ANSI C compiler or with gcc. +The former is recommended, as not only can it 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. @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ details. Before installing the patches to the IBM C-compiler you need to know the level of patching for the Operating System. IBM's command 'oslevel' will -show the base, but is not allways complete: +show the base, but is not always complete: # oslevel 4.3.0.0 @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ show the base, but is not allways complete: AIX supports dynamically loadable libraries (shared libraries). Shared libraries end with the suffix .a, which is a bit misleading, -cause *all* libraries are shared ;-). +because *all* libraries are shared ;-). =head2 The IBM ANSI C Compiler @@ -61,12 +61,86 @@ All defaults for Configure can be used. If you've chosen to use vac 4, be sure to run 4.4.0.3. Older versions will turn up nasty later on. +Here's a brief lead of how to upgrade the compiler to the latest +level. Of course this is subject to changes. You can only upgrade +versions from ftp-available updates if the first three digit groups +are the same (in where you can skip intermediate unlike the patches +in the developer snapshots of perl), or to one version up where the +`base' is available. In other words, the AIX compiler patches are +cumulative. + + vac.C.4.4.0.1 => vac.C.4.4.0.3 is OK (vac.C.4.4.0.2 not needed) + xlC.C.3.1.3.3 => xlC.C.3.1.4.10 is NOT OK (xlC.C.3.1.4.0 is not available) + + # ftp ftp.software.ibm.com + Connected to service.boulder.ibm.com. + : welcome message ... + Name (ftp.software.ibm.com:merijn): anonymous + 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. + Password: + ... accepted login stuff + ftp> cd /aix/fixes/v4/ + ftp> dir other other.ll + output to local-file: other.ll? y + 200 PORT command successful. + 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. + 226 Transfer complete. + ftp> dir xlc xlc.ll + output to local-file: xlc.ll? y + 200 PORT command successful. + 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. + 226 Transfer complete. + ftp> bye + ... goodbye messages + # ls -l *.ll + -rw-rw-rw- 1 merijn system 1169432 Nov 2 17:29 other.ll + -rw-rw-rw- 1 merijn system 29170 Nov 2 17:29 xlc.ll + +On AIX 4.2 using xlC, we continue: + + # lslpp -l | fgrep 'xlC.C ' + xlC.C 3.1.4.9 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + xlC.C 3.1.4.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + # grep 'xlC.C.3.1.4.*.bff' xlc.ll + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6286336 Jul 22 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.1.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6173696 Aug 24 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.10.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6319104 Aug 14 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.2.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6316032 Oct 21 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.3.bff + -rw-r--r-- 1 45776101 1 6315008 Dec 20 1996 xlC.C.3.1.4.4.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6178816 Mar 28 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.5.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6188032 May 22 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.6.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6191104 Sep 5 1997 xlC.C.3.1.4.7.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6185984 Jan 13 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.8.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 6169600 May 27 1998 xlC.C.3.1.4.9.bff + # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/xlc/xlC.C.3.1.4.10.bff + # + +On AIX 4.3 using vac, we continue: + + # lslpp -l | fgrep 'vac.C ' + vac.C 4.4.0.2 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + vac.C 4.4.0.0 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler + # grep 'vac.C.4.4.0.*.bff' other.ll + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13466624 May 26 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.1.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13473792 Aug 31 1999 vac.C.4.4.0.2.bff + -rw-rw-r-- 1 45776101 1 13480960 May 19 20:32 vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff + # wget ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/other/vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff + # + +Then execute the following command, and fill in its choices + + # smit install_update + -> Install and Update from LATEST Available Software + * INPUT device / directory for software [ vac.C.4.4.0.3.bff ] + [ OK ] + [ OK ] + +Follow the messages ... and you're done. + =head2 Using GNU's gcc for building perl ... ? -Wait, I'll have to scan perlbug ... - =head2 Using Large Files with Perl ... ?