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| author | H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl> | 2007-04-27 06:16:02 +0000 |
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| committer | H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl> | 2007-04-27 06:16:02 +0000 |
| commit | 449b893f0f01dace40f6b620372b0098345284a8 (patch) | |
| tree | e374985d53f07a8ce4b306758af401ee6990a499 /Porting/pumpkin.pod | |
| parent | d1b6c6fd8bd6974e250fcc229b9d0e960dd477cf (diff) | |
| download | perl-449b893f0f01dace40f6b620372b0098345284a8.tar.gz | |
More up-to-date info about the metaunits
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@31096
Diffstat (limited to 'Porting/pumpkin.pod')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Porting/pumpkin.pod b/Porting/pumpkin.pod index fb5c2d7a8e..3e13cdd2fb 100644 --- a/Porting/pumpkin.pod +++ b/Porting/pumpkin.pod @@ -364,17 +364,25 @@ change the appropriate metaconfig units instead, and regenerate Configure. will regenerate Configure and config_h.SH. Much more information on obtaining and running metaconfig is in the F<U/README> file -that comes with Perl's metaconfig units. Perl's metaconfig units -should be available on CPAN. A set of units that will work with -perl5.005 is in the file F<mc_units-5.005_00-01.tar.gz> under -http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/ANDYD/ . The mc_units tar file -should be unpacked in your main perl source directory. Note: those -units were for use with 5.005. There may have been changes since then. -Check for later versions or contact perl5-porters@perl.org to obtain a +that comes with Perl's metaconfig units. + +Since metaconfig is hard to change, running correction scripts after +this generation is sometimes needed. Configure gained complexity over +time, and the order in which config_h.SH is generated can cause havoc +when compiling perl. Therefor, you need to run Porting/config_h.pl +after that generation. All that and more is described in the README +files that come with the metaunits. + +Perl's metaconfig units should be available on CPAN. A set of units +that will work with perl5.9.x is in a file with a name similar to +F<mc_units-20070423.tgz> under http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/H/HM/HMBRAND/ . +The mc_units tar file should be unpacked in your main perl source directory. +Note: those units were for use with 5.9.x. There may have been changes since +then. Check for later versions or contact perl5-porters@perl.org to obtain a pointer to the current version. -Alternatively, do consider if the F<*ish.h> files might be a better -place for your changes. +Alternatively, do consider if the F<*ish.h> files or the hint files might be +a better place for your changes. =head2 MANIFEST @@ -1547,4 +1555,5 @@ All opinions expressed herein are those of the authorZ<>(s). =head1 LAST MODIFIED +27-04-2007 H.Merijn Brand $Id: pumpkin.pod,v 1.23 2000/01/13 19:45:13 doughera Released $ |