From: Craig A. Berry Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 14:02:50 +0000 (-0500) Subject: README.vms, Multinet fix update X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c2a352b2dced9e1aa23974130c3d332e5e8cf871;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git README.vms, Multinet fix update From: "Craig A. Berry" Message-Id: p4raw-id: //depot/perl@17253 --- diff --git a/README.vms b/README.vms index 1be778d..06deb13 100644 --- a/README.vms +++ b/README.vms @@ -606,23 +606,23 @@ gethostbyname() or gethostbyaddr() using DEC or Compaq C with a Multinet TCP/IP stack. The problem was noted in Multinet 4.3A using either Compaq C 6.5 or DEC C 6.0, and with Multinet 4.2A using DEC C 5.2, but could easily affect other versions of Multinet. -A representative of Process Software Inc. has acknowledged a -bug in the Multinet version of UCX$IPC_SHR for which there is -an ECO forthcoming. If you see one or more tests in lib/Net/hostent -fail we recommend that you apply the Multinet ECO when it becomes -available from: +Process Software Inc. has acknowledged a bug in the Multinet version +of UCX$IPC_SHR and has provided an ECO for it. The ECO is called +UCX_LIBRARY_EMULATION-010_A044 and is available from: http://www.multinet.process.com/eco.html -You may determine the version of Multinet that you are running using -the command: +As of this writing, the ECO is only available for Multinet versions +4.3A and later. You may determine the version of Multinet that you +are running using the command: multinet show /version from the DCL command prompt. -If you cannot wait for the ECO from Process you might try using -Perl programming constructs such as: +If the ECO is unavailable for your version of Multinet and you are +unable to upgrade, you might try using Perl programming constructs +such as: $address = substr($gethostbyname_addr,0,4);