From: Rainer Tammer Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:22:42 +0000 (+0200) Subject: README.aix for Perl 5.10.1 X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e3c125ffa5002b0ab2c402446f4e5b2850b634aa;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git README.aix for Perl 5.10.1 --- diff --git a/README.aix b/README.aix index 7b6dbcf..68c8503 100644 --- a/README.aix +++ b/README.aix @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ like DBD::Oracle, it is better to use the _r version of the compiler. This will not build a threaded Perl, but a thread-enabled Perl. See also L later on. -As of writing (2008-11) only the IBM XL C for AIX or XL C/C++ for AIX +As of writing (2009-07) only the IBM XL C for AIX or XL C/C++ for AIX compiler is supported by IBM on AIX 5L/6.1. The following compiler versions are supported by IBM: @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ 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. +The PTF for APAR IZ35785 which solves this problem is available +from IBM (April 2009 PTF for XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX, V9.0). 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 @@ -58,23 +58,32 @@ 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: - +=head2 Incompatibility with AIX Toolbox lib gdbm + +If the AIX Toolbox version of lib gdbm 1.8.x ist installed on the +system then Perl will not work. This library contains a defect version +of the dbm_store() function. + +=head2 Perl 5.10 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 TL8 64 bit | VA C/C++ V6 | 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 + nyt = not yet tested + OK = tested Successfully tested means that all make test runs with an result of 100% OK. All tests were conducted with -Duseshrplib set. @@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ can set: /etc/security/limits default: (or your user) - data = -1 (default is 262144 * 512 byte) + data = -1 (default is 262144 * 512 byte) With the default setting the size is limited to 128MB. The -1 removes this limit. @@ -183,7 +192,7 @@ 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 \ @@ -460,6 +469,6 @@ Rainer Tammer =head1 DATE -Version 0.0.8: 01 Dec 2008 +Version 0.0.9: 08 Jul 2009 =cut