Re: Options for Compiling Perl 5.8.5 Running on an UltraSparcwith Solaris 2.9?

James D. White <jdw@ou.edu> writes:
>I am looking at upgrading my present Perl compiler from version 5.6.1 to
>version 5.8.5.
>The new version will be built with GCC 3.3 into a shared /usr/local running
 on
>a cluster
>of various UltraSparc models running Solaris 9.  I am looking for advice on
>options for
>building the new Perl to ensure that it is compatible with the modules I wi
ll
>be adding
>to the base Perl 5.8.5, including Perl Tk.

I think Tk still has a few problems in a 64-bit perl,
but I don't have a 64-bit machine myself so this is based
on HPUX reports - last I heard I think issues were resolved.


>
>For the new 5.8.5, I am considering enabling use64bitall and thread support
>(but which
>type of threads?).

The new kind. (i.e. -lpthread and one perl interpreter/thread).

(perl5005 threads are only included for the few
plaforms/apps where they sort of worked).

perl/Tk is still not threadsafe. But will run happily in a threaded
perl which only has the main thread.



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In article <20040920094557.3987.4@llama.elixent.com>, Nick Ing-Simmons wrote:
> James D. White <jdw@ou.edu> writes: 
>
> I think Tk still has a few problems in a 64-bit perl,
> but I don't have a 64-bit machine myself so this is based
> on HPUX reports - last I heard I think issues were resolved.

Nick - I am having trouble getting Tk to compile with 64-bit perl on HP-UX. 
I
posted a few ws ago and got very little response:

news:<slrncjskro.si6.spamtotrash@doom.unix-guy.com>

Any ideas? I'm happy to help work through this if you'd like..

[snip]

Kevin