perlmpeix
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Name
perlmpeix - Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE
Synopsis
http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html
Perl language for MPE
Last updated January 12, 2006 @ 2100 UTC
Description
Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLMPEIX(1)
NAME
README.mpeix - Perl/iX for HP e3000 MPE
SYNOPSIS
http://www.bixby.org/mark/perlix.html
Perl language for MPE
Last updated January 12, 2006 @ 2100 UTC
NOTE
This is a podified version of what used to be on the above-
mentioned web page, podified by Jarkko Hietaniemi
2001-Jan-01.
What's New in Perl for MPE/iX
January 12, 2006
o Updated for perl-5.8.8 and perl-5.9.3 by Ken Hirsch.
Simplified the build process by using the MPEAUTOCONF
functionality in Mark Klein's ld.
If you build this from scratch, make sure you have a
version of ld which supports it. In the shell, type
ld --help
and look for AUTOCONF or MPEAUTOCONF near the bottom
or do this:
ld --help 2>&1 | grep AUTOCONF
If you see don't see AUTOCONF or MPEAUTOCONF, make sure
you get a new version.
You also do not have to use mpeix/relink after building,
so the recommend sequence is:
./Configure -de
# or ./Configure -de -Dusedevel
# if you're building a development version
make
make test
# if you run this in a job, do "make test_notty"
make install
Be prepared for a wait. These take much longer on MPE/iX
than on a Unix system, because of a slow forking,
mostly. On a lightly-loaded HP3000 Series 979 running
MPE/iX 7.5:
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Configure: 1 hour
make: 1 hour 15 minutes
make test 1 hour 45 minutes
Various socket problems were fixed in mpeix.c.
Mark Klein provided a fixed sigsetjmp (that works with
dynamic libraries) in mpeix_setjmp.c
June 1, 2000
o Rebuilt to be compatible with mod_perl. If you plan on
using mod_perl, you MUST download and install this
version of Perl/iX!
o uselargefiles="undef": not available in MPE for POSIX
files yet.
o Now bundled with various add-on packages:
o libnet (as seen on CPAN)
o libwww-perl (LWP) which lets Perl programs
behave like web browsers:
o mod_perl (just the perl portion; the actual DSO
will be released soon with Apache/iX 1.3.12 from
bixby.org). This module allows you to write
high performance persistent Perl CGI scripts and
all sorts of cool things.
(http://perl.apache.org/)
and much much more hiding under /PERL/PUB/.cpan/
o The CPAN module now works for automatic
downloading and installing of add-on packages:
1. export FTP_PASSIVE=1
2. perl -MCPAN -e shell
3. Ignore any terminal I/O related complaints!
(http://search.cpan.org/dist/CPAN/)
May 20, 2000
o Updated to version 5.6.0. Builds straight out of the
box on MPE/iX.
o Perl's getpwnam() function which had regressed to being
unimplemented on MPE is now implemented once again.
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September 17, 1999
o Migrated from cccd.edu to bixby.org.
Welcome to Perl/iX
This is the official home page for the HP e3000 MPE/iX (
http://www.hp.com/go/e3000 ) port of the Perl scripting
language ( http://www.perl.com/ ) which gives you all of the
power of C, awk, sed, and sh in a single language. Check
here for the latest news, implemented functionality, known
bugs, to-do list, etc. Status reports about major milestones
will also be posted to the HP3000-L mailing list (
http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=HP3000-L&H=RAVEN.UTC.EDU
) and its associated gatewayed newsgroup comp.sys.hp.mpe.
I'm doing this port because I can't live without Perl on the
Unix machines that I administer, and I want to have the same
power available to me on MPE.
Please send your comments, questions, and bug reports
directly to me, Mark Bixby ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/ ).
Or just post them to HP3000-L.
The platform I'm using to do this port is an HP 3000 957RX
running MPE/iX 6.0 and using the GNU gcc C compiler (
http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html ).
The combined porting wisdom from all of my ports can be
found in my MPE/iX Porting Guide
(http://www.bixby.org/mark/porting.html).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Yes, I do work for the HP CSY R&D lab, but
ALL of the software you download from bixby.org is my
personal freeware that is NOT supported by HP.
System Requirements for Perl/iX
o MPE/iX 5.5 or later. This version of Perl/iX does NOT
run on MPE/iX 5.0 or earlier, nor does it run on
"classic" MPE/V machines.
o If you wish to recompile Perl, you must install both
GNUCORE and GNUGCC from jazz
(http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html).
o Perl/iX will be happier on MPE/iX 5.5 if you install the
MPEKX40B extended POSIX filename characters patch, but
this is optional.
o Patch LBCJXT6A is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in
order to prevent Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved
external reference to _getenv_libc.
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o If you will be compiling Perl/iX yourself, you will also
need Syslog/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/syslogix.html
) and the /BIND/PUB/include and /BIND/PUB/lib portions
of BIND/iX ( http://www.bixby.org/mark/bindix.html ).
How to Obtain Perl/iX
1. Download Perl using either FTP.ARPA.SYS or some other
client
2. Extract the installation script
3. Edit the installation script
4. Run the installation script
5. Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared
libraries
Download Perl using FTP.ARPA.SYS from your HP 3000 (the
preferred method).....
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS
:XEQ FTP.ARPA.SYS
open ftp.bixby.org
anonymous
your@email.address
bytestream
cd /pub/mpe
get perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z /tmp/perl.tar.Z;disc=2147483647
exit
.....Or download using some other generic web or ftp client
(the alternate method)
Download the following files (make sure that you use "binary
mode" or whatever client feature that is 8-bit clean):
o Perl from
http://www.bixby.org/ftp/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z
or
ftp://ftp.bixby.org/pub/mpe/perl-5.6.0-mpe.tar.Z
o Upload those files to your HP 3000 in an 8-bit clean
bytestream manner to:
/tmp/perl.tar.Z
o Then extract the installation script (after both
download methods)
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:CHDIR /tmp
:XEQ TAR.HPBIN.SYS 'xvfopz /tmp/perl.tar.Z INSTALL'
o Edit the installation script
Examine the accounting structure creation commands and
modify if necessary (adding additional capabilities,
choosing a non-system volume set, etc).
:XEQ VI.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL
o Run the installation script.
The accounting structure will be created and then all
files will be extracted from the archive.
:XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /tmp/INSTALL
o Convert your *.a system archive libraries to *.sl shared
libraries
You only have to do this ONCE on your MPE/iX 5.5 machine
in order to convert /lib/lib*.a and /usr/lib/lib*.a
libraries to their *.sl equivalents. This step should
not be necessary on MPE/iX 6.0 or later machines because
the 6.0 or later update process does it for you.
:XEQ SH.HPBIN.SYS /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K
Perl/iX Distribution Contents Highlights
README
The file you're reading now.
INSTALL
Perl/iX Installation script.
LIBSHP3K
Script to convert *.a system archive libraries to *.sl
shared libraries.
PERL
Perl NMPRG executable. A version-numbered backup copy
also exists. You might wish to "ln -s /PERL/PUB/PERL
/usr/local/bin/perl".
.cpan/
Much add-on source code downloaded with the CPAN module.
lib/
Perl libraries, both core and add-on.
man/
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Perl man page documentation.
public_html/feedback.cgi
Sample feedback CGI form written in Perl.
src/perl-5.6.0-mpe
Source code.
How to Compile Perl/iX
1. cd src/perl-5.6.0-mpe
2. Read the INSTALL file for the official instructions
3. ./Configure -d
4. make
5. ./mpeix/relink
6. make test (expect approximately 15 out of 11306 subtests
to fail, mostly due to MPE not supporting hard links,
UDP socket problems, and handling exit() return codes
improperly)
7. make install
8. Optionally create symbolic links that point to the Perl
executable, i.e. ln -s /PERL/PUB/PERL
/usr/local/bin/perl
The summary test results from "cd t; ./perl -I../lib
harness":
Failed Test Status Wstat Total Fail Failed List of failed
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
io/fs.t 29 8 27.59% 2-5, 7-9, 11
io/openpid.t 10 1 10.00% 7
lib/io_sock.t 14 1 7.14% 13
lib/io_udp.t 7 2 28.57% 3, 5
lib/posix.t 27 1 3.70% 12
op/lex_assign.t 187 1 0.53% 13
op/stat.t 58 1 1.72% 3
15 tests and 94 subtests skipped.
Failed 7/236 test scripts, 97.03% okay. 15/11306 subtests failed, 99.87% okay.
Getting Started with Perl/iX
Create your Perl script files with "#!/PERL/PUB/perl" (or an
equivalent symbolic link) as the first line. Use the chmod
command to make sure that your script has execute
permission. Run your script!
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Be sure to take a look at the CPAN module list (
http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ). A wide variety of free Perl
software is available. You can automatically download these
packages by using the CPAN module (
http://search.cpan.org/dist/CPAN/ ).
MPE/iX Implementation Considerations
There some minor functionality issues to be aware of when
comparing Perl for Unix (Perl/UX) to Perl/iX:
o MPE gcc/ld doesn't properly support linking NMPRG
executables against NMXL dynamic libraries, so you must
manually run mpeix/relink after each re-build of Perl.
o Perl/iX File::Copy will use MPE's /bin/cp command to
copy files by name in order to preserve file attributes
like file code.
o MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for setgrent(),
endgrent(), setpwent(), endpwent().
o MPE (and thus Perl/iX) lacks support for hard links.
o MPE requires GETPRIVMODE() in order to bind() to ports
less than 1024. Perl/iX will call GETPRIVMODE()
automatically on your behalf if you attempt to bind() to
these low-numbered ports. Note that the Perl/iX
executable and the PERL account do not normally have
CAP=PM, so if you will be bind()-ing to these privileged
ports, you will manually need to add PM capability as
appropriate.
o MPE requires that you bind() to an IP address of zero.
Perl/iX automatically replaces the IP address that you
pass to bind() with a zero.
o MPE requires GETPRIVMODE() in order to setuid(). There
are too many calls to setuid() within Perl/iX, so I have
not attempted an automatic GETPRIVMODE() solution
similar to bind().
Known Perl/iX Bugs Under Investigation
None.
Perl/iX To-Do List
o Make setuid()/setgid() support work.
o Make sure that fcntl() against a socket descriptor is
redirected to sfcntl().
o Add support for Berkeley DB once I've finished porting
Berkeley DB.
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o Write an MPE XS extension library containing
miscellaneous important MPE functions like
GETPRIVMODE(), GETUSERMODE(), and sfcntl().
Perl/iX Change History
May 6, 1999
o Patch LBCJXT6A is required on MPE/iX 5.5 machines in
order to prevent Perl/iX from dying with an unresolved
external reference to _getenv_libc.
April 7, 1999
o Updated to version 5.005_03.
o The official source distribution once again compiles
"straight out of the box" for MPE.
o The current incarnation of the 5.5 POSIX filename
extended characters patch is now MPEKX40B.
o The LIBSHP3K *.a -> *.sl library conversion script is
now included as /PERL/PUB/LIBSHP3K.
November 20, 1998
o Updated to version 5.005_02.
o Fixed a DynaLoader bug that was unable to load symbols
from relative path name libraries.
o Fixed a .xs compilation bug where the mpeixish.sh
include file wasn't being installed into the proper
directory.
o All bugfixes will be submitted back to the official Perl
developers.
o The current incarnation of the POSIX filename extended
characters patch is now MPEKXJ3A.
August 14, 1998
o The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch
MPEKX44C has been superseded by MPEKXB5A.
August 7, 1998
o The previous POSIX filename extended characters patch
MPEKX76A has been superseded by MPEKX44C.
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July 28, 1998
o Updated to version 5.005_01.
July 23, 1998
o Updated to version 5.005 (production release). The
public freeware sources are now 100% MPE-ready "straight
out of the box".
July 17, 1998
o Updated to version 5.005b1 (public beta release). The
public freeware sources are now 99.9% MPE-ready. By
installing and testing this beta on your own HP3000, you
will be helping to insure that the final release of
5.005 will be 100% MPE-ready and 100% bug free.
o My MPE binary release is now extracted using my standard
INSTALL script.
July 15, 1998
o Changed startperl to #!/PERL/PUB/perl so that Perl will
recognize scripts more easily and efficiently.
July 8, 1998
o Updated to version 5.004_70 (internal developer release)
which is now MPE-ready. The next public freeware
release of Perl should compile "straight out of the box"
on MPE. Note that this version of Perl/iX was strictly
internal to me and never publicly released. Note that
[21]BIND/iX is now required (well, the include files and
libbind.a) if you wish to compile Perl/iX.
November 6, 1997
o Updated to version 5.004_04. No changes in MPE-specific
functionality.
October 16, 1997
o Added Demos section to the Perl/iX home page so you can
see some sample Perl applications running on my 3000.
October 3, 1997
o Added System Requirements section to the Perl/iX home
page just so the prerequisites stand out more. Various
other home page tweaks.
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October 2, 1997
o Initial public release.
September 1997
o Porting begins.
AUTHOR
Mark Bixby, http://www.bixby.org/mark/
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | runtime/perl-512 |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from
http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.12.5.tar.bz2
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://www.perl.org/.
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