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131 | .IX Title "PERLMPEIX 1" | |
132 | .TH PERLMPEIX 1 "2006-01-07" "perl v5.8.8" "Perl Programmers Reference Guide" | |
133 | .SH "NAME" | |
134 | README.mpeix \- Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE | |
135 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" | |
136 | .IX Header "SYNOPSIS" | |
137 | .Vb 4 | |
138 | \& http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html | |
139 | \& http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ | |
140 | \& Perl language for MPE | |
141 | \& Last updated January 12, 2006 @ 2100 UTC | |
142 | .Ve | |
143 | .SH "NOTE" | |
144 | .IX Header "NOTE" | |
145 | This is a podified version of the above-mentioned web page, | |
146 | podified by Jarkko Hietaniemi 2001\-Jan\-01. | |
147 | .SH "Binary distribution from HP" | |
148 | .IX Header "Binary distribution from HP" | |
149 | The simplest way to obtain Perl for the MPE/iX is to go either of | |
150 | these URLs and follow the instructions within. | |
151 | .PP | |
152 | http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/hp_freeware/perl/ | |
153 | http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html | |
154 | .PP | |
155 | Use which ever one is more recent. | |
156 | .SH "What's New in Perl for MPE/iX" | |
157 | .IX Header "What's New in Perl for MPE/iX" | |
158 | January 12, 2006 | |
159 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
160 | Updated for perl\-5.8.8 and perl\-5.9.3 by Ken Hirsch. | |
161 | .Sp | |
162 | Simplified the build process by using the \s-1MPEAUTOCONF\s0 | |
163 | functionality in Mark Klein's ld. | |
164 | .Sp | |
165 | If you build this from scratch, make sure you have a version | |
166 | of ld which supports it. In the shell, type | |
167 | .Sp | |
168 | .Vb 2 | |
169 | \& ld --help | |
170 | \& and look for AUTOCONF or MPEAUTOCONF near the bottom | |
171 | .Ve | |
172 | .Sp | |
173 | .Vb 2 | |
174 | \& or do this: | |
175 | \& ld --help 2>&1 | grep AUTOCONF | |
176 | .Ve | |
177 | .Sp | |
178 | If you see don't see \s-1AUTOCONF\s0 or \s-1MPEAUTOCONF\s0, make sure you get a new | |
179 | version. | |
180 | .Sp | |
181 | You also do not have to use mpeix/relink after building, so the | |
182 | recommend sequence is: | |
183 | .Sp | |
184 | .Vb 1 | |
185 | \& ./Configure -de | |
186 | .Ve | |
187 | .Sp | |
188 | .Vb 2 | |
189 | \& # or ./Configure -de -Dusedevel | |
190 | \& # if you're building a development version | |
191 | .Ve | |
192 | .Sp | |
193 | .Vb 3 | |
194 | \& make | |
195 | \& make test | |
196 | \& # if you run this in a job, do "make test_notty" | |
197 | .Ve | |
198 | .Sp | |
199 | .Vb 1 | |
200 | \& make install | |
201 | .Ve | |
202 | .Sp | |
203 | Be prepared for a wait. These take much longer on MPE/iX than on a Unix | |
204 | system, because of a slow forking, mostly. On a lightly-loaded \s-1HP3000\s0 | |
205 | Series 979 running MPE/iX 7.5: | |
206 | .Sp | |
207 | .Vb 3 | |
208 | \& Configure: 1 hour | |
209 | \& make: 1 hour 15 minutes | |
210 | \& make test 1 hour 45 minutes | |
211 | .Ve | |
212 | .Sp | |
213 | Various socket problems were fixed in mpeix.c. | |
214 | .Sp | |
215 | Mark Klein provided a fixed sigsetjmp (that works with dynamic | |
216 | libraries) in mpeix_setjmp.c | |
217 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
218 | June 1, 2000 | |
219 | .RS 4 | |
220 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
221 | Rebuilt to be compatible with mod_perl. If you plan on using | |
222 | mod_perl, you \s-1MUST\s0 download and install this version of Perl/iX! | |
223 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
224 | uselargefiles=\*(L"undef\*(R": not available in \s-1MPE\s0 for \s-1POSIX\s0 files yet. | |
225 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
226 | Now bundled with various add-on packages: | |
227 | .RS 4 | |
228 | .IP "\(bu" 8 | |
229 | libnet (as seen on \s-1CPAN\s0) | |
230 | .IP "\(bu" 8 | |
231 | libwww-perl (\s-1LWP\s0) which lets Perl programs behave like web browsers: | |
232 | .Sp | |
233 | .Vb 4 | |
234 | \& 1. #!/PERL/PUB/perl | |
235 | \& 2. use LWP::Simple; | |
236 | \& 3. $doc = get('http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html'); # reads the | |
237 | \& web page into variable $doc | |
238 | .Ve | |
239 | .Sp | |
240 | (http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html) | |
241 | .IP "\(bu" 8 | |
242 | mod_perl (just the perl portion; the actual \s-1DSO\s0 will be released | |
243 | soon with Apache/iX 1.3.12 from bixby.org). This module allows you to | |
244 | write high performance persistent Perl \s-1CGI\s0 scripts and all sorts of | |
245 | cool things. (http://perl.apache.org/) | |
246 | .Sp | |
247 | and much much more hiding under /PERL/PUB/.cpan/ | |
248 | .IP "\(bu" 8 | |
249 | The \s-1CPAN\s0 module now works for automatic downloading and | |
250 | installing of add-on packages: | |
251 | .Sp | |
252 | .Vb 3 | |
253 | \& 1. export FTP_PASSIVE=1 | |
254 | \& 2. perl -MCPAN -e shell | |
255 | \& 3. Ignore any terminal I/O related complaints! | |
256 | .Ve | |
257 | .Sp | |
258 | (http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html) | |
259 | .RE | |
260 | .RS 4 | |
261 | .RE | |
262 | .RE | |
263 | .RS 4 | |
264 | .Sp | |
265 | May 20, 2000 | |
266 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
267 | Updated to version 5.6.0. Builds straight out of the box on MPE/iX. | |
268 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
269 | Perl's \fIgetpwnam()\fR function which had regressed to being | |
270 | unimplemented on \s-1MPE\s0 is now implemented once again. | |
271 | .RE | |
272 | .RS 4 | |
273 | .Sp | |
274 | September 17, 1999 | |
275 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
276 | Migrated from cccd.edu to bixby.org. | |
277 | .RE | |
278 | .RS 4 | |
279 | .SH "Welcome to Perl/iX" | |
280 | .IX Header "Welcome to Perl/iX" | |
281 | This is the official home page for the \s-1HP\s0 e3000 MPE/iX | |
282 | ( http://www.hp.com/go/e3000 ) port of the Perl scripting | |
283 | language ( http://www.perl.com/ ) which gives you all of the power of C, | |
284 | awk, sed, and sh in a single language. Check here for the latest news, | |
285 | implemented functionality, known bugs, to-do list, etc. Status reports | |
286 | about major milestones will also be posted to the \s-1HP3000\-L\s0 mailing list | |
287 | ( http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000\-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU ) and | |
288 | its associated gatewayed newsgroup comp.sys.hp.mpe. | |
289 | .Sp | |
290 | I'm doing this port because I can't live without Perl on the Unix | |
291 | machines that I administer, and I want to have the same power | |
292 | available to me on \s-1MPE\s0. | |
293 | .Sp | |
294 | Please send your comments, questions, and bug reports directly to me, | |
295 | Mark Bixby ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/ ). Or just post them to \s-1HP3000\-L\s0. | |
296 | .Sp | |
297 | The platform I'm using to do this port is an \s-1HP\s0 3000 957RX running | |
298 | MPE/iX 6.0 and using the \s-1GNU\s0 gcc C compiler | |
299 | ( http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html ). | |
300 | .Sp | |
301 | The combined porting wisdom from all of my ports can be found in my | |
302 | MPE/iX Porting Guide (http://www.bixby.org/mark/porting.html). | |
303 | .Sp | |
304 | \&\s-1IMPORTANT\s0 \s-1NOTICE:\s0 Yes, I do work for the \s-1HP\s0 \s-1CSY\s0 R&D lab, but \s-1ALL\s0 of | |
305 | the software you download from bixby.org is my personal freeware that | |
306 | is \s-1NOT\s0 supported by \s-1HP\s0. | |
307 | .SH "System Requirements for Perl/iX" | |
308 | .IX Header "System Requirements for Perl/iX" | |
309 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
310 | MPE/iX 5.5 or later. This version of Perl/iX does \s-1NOT\s0 run on | |
311 | MPE/iX 5.0 or earlier, nor does it run on \*(L"classic\*(R" \s-1MPE/V\s0 machines. | |
312 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
313 | If you wish to recompile Perl, you must install both \s-1GNUCORE\s0 and | |
314 | \&\s-1GNUGCC\s0 from jazz (http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html). | |
315 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
316 | Perl/iX will be happier on MPE/iX 5.5 if you install the \s-1MPEKX40B\s0 | |
317 | extended \s-1POSIX\s0 filename characters patch, but this is optional. | |
318 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
319 | Patch \s-1LBCJXT6A\s0 is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in order to | |
320 | prevent Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved external reference | |
321 | to _getenv_libc. | |
322 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
323 | If you will be compiling Perl/iX yourself, you will also need | |
324 | Syslog/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html ) and the | |
325 | /BIND/PUB/include and /BIND/PUB/lib portions of BIND/iX | |
326 | ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html ). | |
327 | .RE | |
328 | .RS 4 | |
329 | .SH "How to Obtain Perl/iX" | |
330 | .IX Header "How to Obtain Perl/iX" | |
331 | .IP "1." 4 | |
332 | Download Perl using either \s-1FTP\s0.ARPA.SYS or some other client | |
333 | .IP "2." 4 | |
334 | Extract the installation script | |
335 | .IP "3." 4 | |
336 | Edit the installation script | |
337 | .IP "4." 4 | |
338 | Run the installation script | |
339 | .IP "5." 4 | |
340 | Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries | |
341 | .RE | |
342 | .RS 4 | |
343 | .Sp | |
344 | Download Perl using \s-1FTP\s0.ARPA.SYS from your \s-1HP\s0 3000 (the preferred | |
345 | method)..... | |
346 | .Sp | |
347 | .Vb 9 | |
348 | \& :HELLO MANAGER.SYS | |
349 | \& :XEQ FTP.ARPA.SYS | |
350 | \& open ftp.bixby.org | |
351 | \& anonymous | |
352 | \& your@email.address | |
353 | \& bytestream | |
354 | \& cd /pub/mpe | |
355 | \& get perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z /tmp/perl.tar.Z;disc=2147483647 | |
356 | \& exit | |
357 | .Ve | |
358 | .Sp | |
359 | \&.....Or download using some other generic web or ftp client (the alternate | |
360 | method) | |
361 | .Sp | |
362 | Download the following files (make sure that you use \*(L"binary mode\*(R" or | |
363 | whatever client feature that is 8\-bit clean): | |
364 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
365 | Perl from | |
366 | .Sp | |
367 | .Vb 1 | |
368 | \& http://www.bixby.org/ftp/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z | |
369 | .Ve | |
370 | .Sp | |
371 | or | |
372 | .Sp | |
373 | .Vb 1 | |
374 | \& ftp://ftp.bixby.org/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z | |
375 | .Ve | |
376 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
377 | Upload those files to your \s-1HP\s0 3000 in an 8\-bit clean bytestream manner to: | |
378 | .Sp | |
379 | .Vb 1 | |
380 | \& /tmp/perl.tar.Z | |
381 | .Ve | |
382 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
383 | Then extract the installation script (after both download methods) | |
384 | .Sp | |
385 | .Vb 2 | |
386 | \& :CHDIR /tmp | |
387 | \& :XEQ TAR.HPBIN.SYS 'xvfopz /tmp/perl.tar.Z INSTALL' | |
388 | .Ve | |
389 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
390 | Edit the installation script | |
391 | .Sp | |
392 | Examine the accounting structure creation commands and modify if | |
393 | necessary (adding additional capabilities, choosing a non-system | |
394 | volume set, etc). | |
395 | .Sp | |
396 | .Vb 1 | |
397 | \& :XEQ VI.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL | |
398 | .Ve | |
399 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
400 | Run the installation script. | |
401 | .Sp | |
402 | The accounting structure will be created and then all files will be | |
403 | extracted from the archive. | |
404 | .Sp | |
405 | .Vb 1 | |
406 | \& :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL | |
407 | .Ve | |
408 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
409 | Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries | |
410 | .Sp | |
411 | You only have to do this \s-1ONCE\s0 on your MPE/iX 5.5 machine in order to | |
412 | convert /lib/lib*.a and /usr/lib/lib*.a libraries to their *.sl | |
413 | equivalents. This step should not be necessary on MPE/iX 6.0 or later | |
414 | machines because the 6.0 or later update process does it for you. | |
415 | .Sp | |
416 | .Vb 1 | |
417 | \& :XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K | |
418 | .Ve | |
419 | .RE | |
420 | .RS 4 | |
421 | .SH "Perl/iX Distribution Contents Highlights" | |
422 | .IX Header "Perl/iX Distribution Contents Highlights" | |
423 | .IP "\s-1README\s0" 4 | |
424 | .IX Item "README" | |
425 | The file you're reading now. | |
426 | .IP "\s-1INSTALL\s0" 4 | |
427 | .IX Item "INSTALL" | |
428 | Perl/iX Installation script. | |
429 | .IP "\s-1LIBSHP3K\s0" 4 | |
430 | .IX Item "LIBSHP3K" | |
431 | Script to convert *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared libraries. | |
432 | .IP "\s-1PERL\s0" 4 | |
433 | .IX Item "PERL" | |
434 | Perl \s-1NMPRG\s0 executable. A version-numbered backup copy also | |
435 | exists. You might wish to \*(L"ln \-s /PERL/PUB/PERL /usr/local/bin/perl\*(R". | |
436 | .IP ".cpan/" 4 | |
437 | .IX Item ".cpan/" | |
438 | Much add-on source code downloaded with the \s-1CPAN\s0 module. | |
439 | .IP "lib/" 4 | |
440 | .IX Item "lib/" | |
441 | Perl libraries, both core and add\-on. | |
442 | .IP "man/" 4 | |
443 | .IX Item "man/" | |
444 | Perl man page documentation. | |
445 | .IP "public_html/feedback.cgi" 4 | |
446 | .IX Item "public_html/feedback.cgi" | |
447 | Sample feedback \s-1CGI\s0 form written in Perl. | |
448 | .IP "src/perl\-5.6.0\-mpe" 4 | |
449 | .IX Item "src/perl-5.6.0-mpe" | |
450 | Source code. | |
451 | .RE | |
452 | .RS 4 | |
453 | .SH "How to Compile Perl/iX" | |
454 | .IX Header "How to Compile Perl/iX" | |
455 | .IP "1." 4 | |
456 | cd src/perl\-5.6.0\-mpe | |
457 | .IP "2." 4 | |
458 | Read the \s-1INSTALL\s0 file for the official instructions | |
459 | .IP "3." 4 | |
460 | \&./Configure \-d | |
461 | .IP "4." 4 | |
462 | make | |
463 | .IP "5." 4 | |
464 | \&./mpeix/relink | |
465 | .IP "6." 4 | |
466 | make test (expect approximately 15 out of 11306 subtests to fail, | |
467 | mostly due to \s-1MPE\s0 not supporting hard links, \s-1UDP\s0 socket problems, | |
468 | and handling \fIexit()\fR return codes improperly) | |
469 | .IP "7." 4 | |
470 | make install | |
471 | .IP "8." 4 | |
472 | Optionally create symbolic links that point to the Perl | |
473 | executable, i.e. ln \-s /PERL/PUB/PERL /usr/local/bin/perl | |
474 | .RE | |
475 | .RS 4 | |
476 | .Sp | |
477 | The summary test results from \*(L"cd t; ./perl \-I../lib harness\*(R": | |
478 | .Sp | |
479 | .Vb 11 | |
480 | \& Failed Test Status Wstat Total Fail Failed List of failed | |
481 | \& --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
482 | \& io/fs.t 29 8 27.59% 2-5, 7-9, 11 | |
483 | \& io/openpid.t 10 1 10.00% 7 | |
484 | \& lib/io_sock.t 14 1 7.14% 13 | |
485 | \& lib/io_udp.t 7 2 28.57% 3, 5 | |
486 | \& lib/posix.t 27 1 3.70% 12 | |
487 | \& op/lex_assign.t 187 1 0.53% 13 | |
488 | \& op/stat.t 58 1 1.72% 3 | |
489 | \& 15 tests and 94 subtests skipped. | |
490 | \& Failed 7/236 test scripts, 97.03% okay. 15/11306 subtests failed, 99.87% okay. | |
491 | .Ve | |
492 | .SH "Getting Started with Perl/iX" | |
493 | .IX Header "Getting Started with Perl/iX" | |
494 | Create your Perl script files with \*(L"#!/PERL/PUB/perl\*(R" (or an | |
495 | equivalent symbolic link) as the first line. Use the chmod command to | |
496 | make sure that your script has execute permission. Run your script! | |
497 | .Sp | |
498 | Be sure to take a look at the \s-1CPAN\s0 module list | |
499 | ( http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ). A wide variety of free Perl software | |
500 | is available. You can automatically download these packages by using | |
501 | the \s-1CPAN\s0 module ( http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/perl/CPAN.html ). | |
502 | .SH "MPE/iX Implementation Considerations" | |
503 | .IX Header "MPE/iX Implementation Considerations" | |
504 | There some minor functionality issues to be aware of when comparing | |
505 | Perl for Unix (Perl/UX) to Perl/iX: | |
506 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
507 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 gcc/ld doesn't properly support linking \s-1NMPRG\s0 executables against | |
508 | \&\s-1NMXL\s0 dynamic libraries, so you must manually run mpeix/relink after | |
509 | each re-build of Perl. | |
510 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
511 | Perl/iX File::Copy will use \s-1MPE\s0's /bin/cp command to copy files by | |
512 | name in order to preserve file attributes like file code. | |
513 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
514 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for \fIsetgrent()\fR, \fIendgrent()\fR, | |
515 | \&\fIsetpwent()\fR, \fIendpwent()\fR. | |
516 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
517 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for hard links. | |
518 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
519 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 requires \s-1\fIGETPRIVMODE\s0()\fR in order to \fIbind()\fR to ports less than 1024. | |
520 | Perl/iX will call \s-1\fIGETPRIVMODE\s0()\fR automatically on your behalf if you | |
521 | attempt to \fIbind()\fR to these low-numbered ports. Note that the Perl/iX | |
522 | executable and the \s-1PERL\s0 account do not normally have CAP=PM, so if you | |
523 | will be \fIbind()\fR\-ing to these privileged ports, you will manually need | |
524 | to add \s-1PM\s0 capability as appropriate. | |
525 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
526 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 requires that you \fIbind()\fR to an \s-1IP\s0 address of zero. Perl/iX | |
527 | automatically replaces the \s-1IP\s0 address that you pass to \fIbind()\fR with | |
528 | a zero. | |
529 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
530 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 requires \s-1\fIGETPRIVMODE\s0()\fR in order to \fIsetuid()\fR. There are too many | |
531 | calls to \fIsetuid()\fR within Perl/iX, so I have not attempted an automatic | |
532 | \&\s-1\fIGETPRIVMODE\s0()\fR solution similar to \fIbind()\fR. | |
533 | .RE | |
534 | .RS 4 | |
535 | .SH "Known Perl/iX Bugs Under Investigation" | |
536 | .IX Header "Known Perl/iX Bugs Under Investigation" | |
537 | None. | |
538 | .SH "Perl/iX To-Do List" | |
539 | .IX Header "Perl/iX To-Do List" | |
540 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
541 | Make \fIsetuid()\fR/\fIsetgid()\fR support work. | |
542 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
543 | Make sure that \fIfcntl()\fR against a socket descriptor is redirected to \fIsfcntl()\fR. | |
544 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
545 | Add support for Berkeley \s-1DB\s0 once I've finished porting Berkeley \s-1DB\s0. | |
546 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
547 | Write an \s-1MPE\s0 \s-1XS\s0 extension library containing miscellaneous important | |
548 | \&\s-1MPE\s0 functions like \s-1\fIGETPRIVMODE\s0()\fR, \s-1\fIGETUSERMODE\s0()\fR, and \fIsfcntl()\fR. | |
549 | .RE | |
550 | .RS 4 | |
551 | .SH "Perl/iX Change History" | |
552 | .IX Header "Perl/iX Change History" | |
553 | May 6, 1999 | |
554 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
555 | Patch \s-1LBCJXT6A\s0 is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in order to prevent | |
556 | Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved external reference to _getenv_libc. | |
557 | .RE | |
558 | .RS 4 | |
559 | .Sp | |
560 | April 7, 1999 | |
561 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
562 | Updated to version 5.005_03. | |
563 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
564 | The official source distribution once again compiles \*(L"straight out | |
565 | of the box\*(R" for \s-1MPE\s0. | |
566 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
567 | The current incarnation of the 5.5 \s-1POSIX\s0 filename extended | |
568 | characters patch is now \s-1MPEKX40B\s0. | |
569 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
570 | The \s-1LIBSHP3K\s0 *.a \-> *.sl library conversion script is now included | |
571 | as /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K. | |
572 | .RE | |
573 | .RS 4 | |
574 | .Sp | |
575 | November 20, 1998 | |
576 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
577 | Updated to version 5.005_02. | |
578 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
579 | Fixed a DynaLoader bug that was unable to load symbols from relative | |
580 | path name libraries. | |
581 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
582 | Fixed a .xs compilation bug where the mpeixish.sh include file wasn't | |
583 | being installed into the proper directory. | |
584 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
585 | All bugfixes will be submitted back to the official Perl developers. | |
586 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
587 | The current incarnation of the \s-1POSIX\s0 filename extended characters | |
588 | patch is now \s-1MPEKXJ3A\s0. | |
589 | .RE | |
590 | .RS 4 | |
591 | .Sp | |
592 | August 14, 1998 | |
593 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
594 | The previous \s-1POSIX\s0 filename extended characters patch \s-1MPEKX44C\s0 has | |
595 | been superseded by \s-1MPEKXB5A\s0. | |
596 | .RE | |
597 | .RS 4 | |
598 | .Sp | |
599 | August 7, 1998 | |
600 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
601 | The previous \s-1POSIX\s0 filename extended characters patch \s-1MPEKX76A\s0 has | |
602 | been superseded by \s-1MPEKX44C\s0. | |
603 | .RE | |
604 | .RS 4 | |
605 | .Sp | |
606 | July 28, 1998 | |
607 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
608 | Updated to version 5.005_01. | |
609 | .RE | |
610 | .RS 4 | |
611 | .Sp | |
612 | July 23, 1998 | |
613 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
614 | Updated to version 5.005 (production release). The public | |
615 | freeware sources are now 100% MPE-ready \*(L"straight out of the box\*(R". | |
616 | .RE | |
617 | .RS 4 | |
618 | .Sp | |
619 | July 17, 1998 | |
620 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
621 | Updated to version 5.005b1 (public beta release). The public | |
622 | freeware sources are now 99.9% MPE\-ready. By installing and | |
623 | testing this beta on your own \s-1HP3000\s0, you will be helping to | |
624 | insure that the final release of 5.005 will be 100% MPE-ready and | |
625 | 100% bug free. | |
626 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
627 | My \s-1MPE\s0 binary release is now extracted using my standard \s-1INSTALL\s0 script. | |
628 | .RE | |
629 | .RS 4 | |
630 | .Sp | |
631 | July 15, 1998 | |
632 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
633 | Changed startperl to #!/PERL/PUB/perl so that Perl will recognize | |
634 | scripts more easily and efficiently. | |
635 | .RE | |
636 | .RS 4 | |
637 | .Sp | |
638 | July 8, 1998 | |
639 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
640 | Updated to version 5.004_70 (internal developer release) which is now | |
641 | MPE\-ready. The next public freeware release of Perl should compile | |
642 | \&\*(L"straight out of the box\*(R" on \s-1MPE\s0. Note that this version of Perl/iX | |
643 | was strictly internal to me and never publicly released. Note that | |
644 | [21]BIND/iX is now required (well, the include files and libbind.a) if | |
645 | you wish to compile Perl/iX. | |
646 | .RE | |
647 | .RS 4 | |
648 | .Sp | |
649 | November 6, 1997 | |
650 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
651 | Updated to version 5.004_04. No changes in MPE-specific functionality. | |
652 | .RE | |
653 | .RS 4 | |
654 | .Sp | |
655 | October 16, 1997 | |
656 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
657 | Added Demos section to the Perl/iX home page so you can see some | |
658 | sample Perl applications running on my 3000. | |
659 | .RE | |
660 | .RS 4 | |
661 | .Sp | |
662 | October 3, 1997 | |
663 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
664 | Added System Requirements section to the Perl/iX home page just so the | |
665 | prerequisites stand out more. Various other home page tweaks. | |
666 | .RE | |
667 | .RS 4 | |
668 | .Sp | |
669 | October 2, 1997 | |
670 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
671 | Initial public release. | |
672 | .RE | |
673 | .RS 4 | |
674 | .Sp | |
675 | September 1997 | |
676 | .IP "\(bu" 4 | |
677 | Porting begins. | |
678 | .RE | |
679 | .RS 4 | |
680 | .SH "AUTHOR" | |
681 | .IX Header "AUTHOR" | |
682 | Mark Bixby, http://www.bixby.org/mark/ |