Mike Benedict <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I'm attempting to install PERL 5.6 on a VMS 7.1-2 Alpha system with DEC C
> 6.0.
>
> There are various sets of instructions out on the 'net, all similar, yet
> produce various failures of one sort or another.
And it would really help to know which one you're following when you
run into problems! I don't know if the patch sets from www.crinoid.com
are on your list, sounds like not...
> My latest attempt
> involved moving the install directory to the root of the disk as one set of
> instructions warned against too many levels of subdirectories. This seemed
> to compile ok, but hangs on the self test:
>
> [.pod]oneline_cmds......ok
Weird, never saw that one before.
> [.pod]pod2usage.........FAILED on test 1 (hangs at this point)
>
> Other tests failed, but did not hang:
>
> [.lib]glob-basic........FAILED on test 3
> [.lib]vmsish............FAILED on test 7
>
> Questions:
>
> Should l see any test failures?
No, it *is* possible to get a clean build/test.
> Is there a concise set of instructions for installing PERL 5.6 on VMS
> somewhere?
http://www.crinoid.com/
> Should the PERL_ROOT: logical point to a directory at the root level?
It can be one or two levels down. What I generally do is something like
$ define/trans=conceal xroot disk:[perl.perl560.]
$ set default xroot:[000000]
$ mmk
> Should the MMK INSTALL work ok, or should I have to move [.LIB] myself?
It should work okay. I don't use INSTALL that much, because I prefer to keep
the source code around for later reference.
> Any help appreciated, I've been at this for two days and could have written
> what I need in Fortran by now. :-)
Ah, but the *next* program will be a lot faster! :)
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