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| author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2000-11-11 21:03:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2000-11-11 21:03:13 +0000 |
| commit | b29a8fb934f89ae86dc789c5763065c077e692f8 (patch) | |
| tree | df8c833ad9654c6e6f6ee203d3b0404acc9dd57a /README.solaris | |
| parent | ef0f98172cb24500e16b870581f3678568a4f566 (diff) | |
| download | perl-b29a8fb934f89ae86dc789c5763065c077e692f8.tar.gz | |
More README.solaris updates from Andy Dougherty.
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diff --git a/README.solaris b/README.solaris index c2cfe85078..97e84a3622 100644 --- a/README.solaris +++ b/README.solaris @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ newer version of perl, install it under a different prefix from /usr/perl5. Common prefixes to use are /usr/local and /opt/perl. You may wish to put your version of perl in the PATH of all users by -changing the symlink /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all Perl scripts +changing the link /usr/bin/perl. This is OK, as all Perl scripts shipped with Solaris use /usr/perl5/bin/perl. =head2 Solaris Version Numbers. @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ This will display a line like this: /usr/include/sys/errno.h f none 0644 root bin 7471 37605 956241356 SUNWhea -You need the package SUNWhea. +The last item listed (SUNWhea in this example) is the package you need. =head3 Avoid /usr/ucb/cc. @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Solaris 7 and above will run in either 32 bit or 64 bit mode on SPARC CPUs, via a reboot. You can build 64 bit apps whilst running 32 bit mode and vice-versa. 32 bit apps will run under Solaris running in either 32 or 64 bit mode. 64 bit apps require Solaris to be running -64 bit mode +64 bit mode. Existing 32 bit apps are properly known as LP32, i.e. Longs and Pointers are 32 bit. 64-bit apps are more properly known as LP64. @@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ relies on Solaris to do the underlying mapping of interfaces. =head3 Building an LP64 Perl -To compile a 64-bit application with a recent Sun Compiler, you need to -use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g. +To compile a 64-bit application on an UltraSparc with a recent Sun Compiler, +you need to use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g. fubar$ getconf -a | grep v9 XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9 @@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ use the flag "-xarch=v9". getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g. _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9 _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9 -This flag is supported in Sun WorkShop Compilers 5.0 and onwards when -used on Solaris 7 onwards. +This flag is supported in Sun WorkShop Compilers 5.0 and onwards +(now marketed under the name Forte) when used on Solaris 7 or later on +UltraSparc systems. If you are using gcc, you would need to use -mcpu=v9 -m64 instead. This option is not yet supported as of gcc 2.95.2; from install/SPECIFIC @@ -518,4 +519,4 @@ Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to F<perlbug@perl.org>. =head1 LAST MODIFIED -$Id: README.solaris,v 1.3 2000/11/09 19:11:27 doughera Exp $ +$Id: README.solaris,v 1.4 2000/11/11 20:29:58 doughera Exp $ |