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-rw-r--r--README.tru6418
-rw-r--r--hints/dec_osf.sh14
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/README.tru64 b/README.tru64
index 877872c35e..ab21fe0ab0 100644
--- a/README.tru64
+++ b/README.tru64
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ patch is expected sometime after perl 5.8.0 is released. If your libc
has not yet been patched, you'll get a warning from Configure when
selecting long doubles.
+=head2 db-hash.t failing on Tru64
+
+The Berkeley DB 1.85 coming with the Tru64 is unfortunately buggy.
+In general in Tru64 V4.* it seemed to be more stable, but in V5.*
+something broke (even though the DB stayed at release 1.85) and
+the DB_File extension test db-hash.t may fail by dumping core after
+the subtest 21. There really is no good cure as of Tru64 V5.1A expect
+installing a newer Berkeley DB and supplying the right directories for
+-Dlocincpth=/some/include and -Dloclibpth=/some/lib when running Configure.
+
+You can also work around the problem by disabling the DB_File by
+specifying -Ui_db to Configure, and then using the BerkeleyFile module
+from CPAN instead of DB_File. The BerkeleyFile works with Berkeley DB
+versions 2.* or greater.
+
+The Berkeley DB 4.0.14 has been tested with Tru64 V5.1A and found
+to work. The latest Berkeley DB can be found from F<http://www.sleepycat.com>.
+
=head2 64-bit Perl on Tru64
In Tru64 Perl's integers are automatically 64-bit wide, there is
diff --git a/hints/dec_osf.sh b/hints/dec_osf.sh
index b3872fac12..8ef151e93f 100644
--- a/hints/dec_osf.sh
+++ b/hints/dec_osf.sh
@@ -357,14 +357,10 @@ case "`/usr/sbin/sizer -v`" in
*[1-4].0*) d_modfl=undef ;; # must wait till 5.0
esac
-# Keep those leading tabs.
- needusrshlib=''
+# Keep that leading tab.
old_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
for p in $loclibpth
do
- if test -n "`ls $p/libdb.so* 2>/dev/null`"; then
- needusrshlib=yes
- fi
if test -d $p; then
echo "Appending $p to LD_LIBRARY_PATH." >& 4
case "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" in
@@ -377,14 +373,6 @@ case "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" in
"$old_LD_LIBRARY_PATH") ;;
*) echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH is now $LD_LIBRARY_PATH." >& 4 ;;
esac
-# This is evil but I can't think of a nice workaround:
-# the /usr/shlib/libdb.so needs to be seen first,
-# or running Configure will fail.
-if test -n "$needusrshlib"; then
- echo "Prepending /usr/shlib to loclibpth." >& 4
- loclibpth="/usr/shlib $loclibpth"
- echo "loclibpth is now $loclibpth." >& 4
-fi
#
# Unset temporary variables no more needed.