Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Dan Sugalski wrote: > That's so, but I was thinking something a bit more manual than using > build_perl.com. Basically take the Magic Config File from some build (or > roll it yourself) and the appropriate symbols and build a new version of perl. OK That's the idea behond config.com and Policy

RE: [PATCH] File::Basename and t/pod/...

2000-05-11 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 05:11 PM 5/11/00 -0400, Charles Lane wrote: >Dan Sugalski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > > At 12:27 PM 5/11/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Looks like a good overall effort. However, isn't mentioning of either > > >$` or $' supposed to be an "evil slowdown to be avoided at all > > >cost

RE: [PATCH] File::Basename and t/pod/...

2000-05-11 Thread Charles Lane
Dan Sugalski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > At 12:27 PM 5/11/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Looks like a good overall effort. However, isn't mentioning of either > >$` or $' supposed to be an "evil slowdown to be avoided at all > >cost" (tm) sort of thing? Might it be rejected? > It's pro

Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 02:06 PM 5/11/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dan Sugalski wrote: > > > I'd go this all one step further and say you ought to be able to do this: > > > > $ @configure "-des" > >Presumably such a step would be undesirable in a configure.com generated >build_perl.com since all config issues h

Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Dan Sugalski wrote: > I'd go this all one step further and say you ought to be able to do this: > > $ @configure "-des" Presumably such a step would be undesirable in a configure.com generated build_perl.com since all config issues have already been taken care of in the initial run of configure

RE: Perl 5.6.0 "Build VMS-Debug version: Y"

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Ed James wrote: > I have been working on getting 5.6.0, using the information on Chuck Lane's > web page at http://www.crinoid.com/perl560.htmlx. I answered configure.com > questions with defaults except: > > Configuration: > > Build VMS-Debug version: Y > Always use default file types

Perl 5.6.0 "Build VMS-Debug version: Y"

2000-05-11 Thread Ed James, TCS Inc, 410-295-1919, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have been working on getting 5.6.0, using the information on Chuck Lane's web page at http://www.crinoid.com/perl560.htmlx. I answered configure.com questions with defaults except: Configuration: Build VMS-Debug version: Y Always use default file types: Y The build went ok and the te

RE: [PATCH] File::Basename and t/pod/...

2000-05-11 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 12:27 PM 5/11/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Looks like a good overall effort. However, isn't mentioning of either >$` or $' supposed to be an "evil slowdown to be avoided at all >cost" (tm) sort of thing? Might it be rejected? It's probably doomed because of that. Likely better to exte

RE: [PATCH] File::Basename and t/pod/...

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Charles Lane wrote: > I ran across this problem when I had to use a rooted directory [snip] > Patch follows... > > diff -uBb lib/File/Basename.pm-orig lib/File/Basename.pm > --- lib/File/Basename.pm-orig Wed May 10 09:47:58 2000 > +++ lib/File/Basename.pm Wed May 10 09:55:12 2000 > @@ -1

Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread Dan Sugalski
I'd go this all one step further and say you ought to be able to do this: $ @configure "-des" $ mmk $ mmk test $ if $status .eq. %X0001 $ then $ MMK install $ endif or something similar, presumably with a real test against $status. Should we consider a DWIM target (MMK DWIM! Yeah!) that b

Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Charles Lane wrote: > I'd like to see CONFIGURE.COM build a COM file that contains the > commands needed to build/test/install/tidy/clean Perl. > > You should be able to just "submit" the com file with appropriate > parameters. > > Something like: > > BUILD_PERL.COM: >

Re: Patch for DBD::ODBC 0.28 Makefile.PL

2000-05-11 Thread Craig A. Berry
At 4:34 PM +0100 5/11/00, Martin J. Evans wrote: >Attached is a patch to DBD::ODBC 0.28 which makes it work for esodbc (the >Easysoft ODBC-ODBC Bridge) on OpenVMS. I have tested this running Perl 5.6.0, >DBI 1.13 and DBD::DOBC 0.28 on OpenVMS and on a few UNIX platforms with older >Perls. Martin,

RE: Should I expect crypt to produce usable results?

2000-05-11 Thread PVHP
Martin Vorlaender wrote: > Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > What would be involved in providing a Unix-compatible crypt() > > > function? > > > > Snagging the source for crypt and making it available to perl. > > You could do it entirely in perl, I'm sur

Patch for DBD::ODBC 0.28 Makefile.PL

2000-05-11 Thread Martin J. Evans
Hi Jeff, Attached is a patch to DBD::ODBC 0.28 which makes it work for esodbc (the Easysoft ODBC-ODBC Bridge) on OpenVMS. I have tested this running Perl 5.6.0, DBI 1.13 and DBD::DOBC 0.28 on OpenVMS and on a few UNIX platforms with older Perls. All the changes are in the esodbc section except t

RE: Should I expect crypt to produce usable results?

2000-05-11 Thread Martin Vorlaender
Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What would be involved in providing a Unix-compatible crypt() > > function? > > Snagging the source for crypt and making it available to perl. > You could do it entirely in perl, I'm sure, or use an XS interface > to an exist

[PATCH] File::Basename and t/pod/...

2000-05-11 Thread Charles Lane
I ran across this problem when I had to use a rooted directory structure during MMS TEST. Oddly enough, having $ set default XROOT:[Perl_5_6_0] worked but $ set default XROOT:[00.Perl_5_6_0]didn't. The reason for the difference was in File::Basename

Re: Configure wants?

2000-05-11 Thread lane
Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I know Peter's planning on abusing configure and subconfigure horribly (Go, > Peter! :) so does anyone else have any other goodies they'd like? Now'd be > the time to ask... > I'd like to see CONFIGURE.COM build a COM file that contains the commands ne