From 8e39ca144ad8b90102becb938a78d1b7993d0581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jarkko Hietaniemi Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:40:13 +0000 Subject: README.netware tweaks from Ananth Kesari. p4raw-id: //depot/perl@11347 --- README.netware | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.netware') diff --git a/README.netware b/README.netware index 1764896d9e..ac9a19e931 100644 --- a/README.netware +++ b/README.netware @@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ and other associated NLMs. =head2 Tools & SDK -The build requires Watcom 11.x compiler and linker. NetWare SDK, -available at L, is required. Apart -from NetWare SDK, "NLM & NetWare Libraries for C" and "NetWare Server -Protocol Libraries for C" are also required. This is also available -at the above mentioned site. Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or -later is also required. - -Currently the interpreter builds only with Watcom, we do have plans of +The build requires Watcom 11.x compiler and linker. In addition, +the "NetWare SDK", "NLM & NetWare Libraries for C" and +"NetWare Server Protocol Libraries for C", all available at +L, are also required. +Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later is also required. + +Currently the interpreter builds only with Watcom and we do have plans of making this work with CodeWarrior as well. =head2 Setup @@ -58,12 +57,13 @@ or I gives the usage help. =head2 Make -The makefile is located under the NetWare folder. Type nmake at the -WinNT command prompt. The make process runs only under WinNT shell. -The makefile makes use of miniperl.exe to run some of the Perl -scripts. Please run nmake from win32 folder which builds miniperl.exe -before running nmake from NetWare folder. The build process can be -stopped after miniperl.exe is created. +The make process runs only under WinNT shell. +The NetWare makefile is located under the NetWare folder. +The makefile for NetWare makes use of miniperl.exe to run some of +the Perl scripts. To create miniperl.exe, run nmake from +win32 folder through WinNT commond prompt. The build process +can be stopped after miniperl.exe is created. Then run nmake +from NetWare folder through WinNT command prompt. Currently the follwing two build types are tested on NetWare @@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ USE_MULTI & USE_IMP_SYS defined and USE_ITHREADS not defined =head2 Interpreter -Once miniperl.exe creation is over, run nmake from the NetWare -folder. This will build the Perl interpreter for NetWare as -I. This is copied under the I folder if you are -doing a release build else will be copied under I folder for -debug builds. +Once miniperl.exe creation is over, run nmake from the NetWare folder. +This will build the Perl interpreter for NetWare as I. +This is copied under the I folder if you are doing +a release build, else will be copied under I folder for debug builds. =head2 Extensions @@ -94,24 +93,22 @@ NLPs (NetWare Loadable Perl). =head1 Install -Installing NetWare Perl on Windows doesn't make any sense. To -install, type I. This will copy the binaries and -module files to a NetWare server. The makefile, by default sets the -drive letter to I which should be mapped to the I volume of a -NetWare server. The Perl interpreter, I, is copied under -I folder. Copy I to I -folder. Before running I, make sure the NetWare -server on which the files have to go is mapped to the drive letter -I. +To install NetWare Perl onto a NetWare server, first map the Sys volume +of a NetWare server to I. This is because the makefile by default +sets the drive letter to I. Type I from NetWare folder +on a WinNT command prompt. This will copy the binaries and module files +onto the NetWare server. The Perl interpreter, I, is copied under +I folder. Copy I to I folder. =head1 Build new extensions To build extensions other than standard extensions, NetWare Perl has to be installed on Windows as well. This can be done by invoking -I on the Windows NT command prompt. This will copy all -the *.pm files and other required files. Documentation files are not -copied. This has be done after installing Perl for Windows. Once this -is done, to build any extension, do the following +I from the NetWare folder on a WinNT command prompt. +This will copy all the *.pm files and other required files. +Documentation files are not copied. This has to be done after +installing Perl for Windows. Once this is done, do the following +to build any extension: =over 4 @@ -162,12 +159,13 @@ Also fork() is not currently implemented. =head1 Acknowledgements The makefile for Win32 is used as a reference to create the makefile -for NetWare build. Also, the make process for NetWare port uses miniperl.exe -to run scripts during the make and installation process. +for NetWare build. Also, the make process for NetWare port uses +miniperl.exe to run scripts during the make and installation process. -=head1 Author +=head1 Authors Guruprasad S (sguruprasad@novell.com) +Anantha Kesari H Y (hyanantha@novell.com) =head1 Date @@ -181,5 +179,9 @@ Created - 18th Jan 2001 Modified - 25th June 2001 +=item * + +Modified - 13 July 2001 + =back -- cgit v1.2.1