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Re: 5.10.1-RC1 is released
From:
H.Merijn Brand
Date:
August 10, 2009 02:38
Subject:
Re: 5.10.1-RC1 is released
Message ID:
20090810113823.695bb1b0@pc09.procura.nl
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:54:50 +0100, Dave Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com>
wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 09:28:59AM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> > On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 01:13:41 -0400, "Chas. Owens" <chas.owens@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 03:49, Vincent Pit<perl@profvince.com> wrote:
> > > > I've checked it on x86/linux with the Intel CC and saw no issues besides
> > > > the Test::Deep one.
> > > >
> > > > Vincent
> > >
> > > The only problem I had on OS X 10.5.7 so far was related to
> > > [PERL_UNICODE being set to SDL][1]. Should Configure check for
> > > environment variables that are known to cause problems for the build?
> >
> > I don't think so, unless, like $OBJECT_MODE on AIX, it *ONLY* affects
> > the compiler or linker. $PERL_UNICODE also affects RUNTIME, so
> > Configure should NOT check. Just my € 0.01
>
> (I note this problem was present in 5.10.0).
> Perhaps we need a note in INSTALL?
I'd prefer that to be done by someone with higher English skills, as it
is prone to wrong interpretation.
--8<---
Configure does not check for environment variables that have (major)
influence on how perl is built or tested. e.g. $OBJECT_MODE on AIX
determines the way the compiler and linker deal with their objects,
but this is a variable that only influences build-time behaviour, and
should not affect the perl scripts that are eventually executed by the
perl binary. Other variables, like $PERL_UNICODE, $PERL5LIB, and
$PERL5OPTS will influence the behaviour of the test suite.
-->8---
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