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diff --git a/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/contrib/gawk/3.1.6/gawk-3.1.6-src/README_d/README.beos b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/contrib/gawk/3.1.6/gawk-3.1.6-src/README_d/README.beos new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0a8189 --- /dev/null +++ b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/contrib/gawk/3.1.6/gawk-3.1.6-src/README_d/README.beos @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +README for GNU awk under BeOS +Last updated MCB, Tue Feb 6 10:15:46 GMT 2001 + +BeOS port contact: Martin C Brown (mc@whoever.com) + +Building/Installing +-------------------------- + +Since BeOS DR9, all the tools that you should need to build gawk are now +included with BeOS. The process is basically identical to the Unix process +of running configure and then make. Full instructions are given below: + +You can compile gawk under BeOS by extracting the standard sources, +and running the configure script. You MUST specify the location prefix +for the installation directory. Under BeOS DR9 and beyond the best +directory to use is /boot/home/config, so the configure command +would be: + +$ configure --prefix=/boot/home/config + +This will install the compiled application into /boot/home/config/bin, +which is already specified in the standard PATH. + +Once the configuration process has been completed, you can run make and +then make install: + +$ make +.... +$ make install + +Socket Notes +---------------------- + +Due to the socket implementation under BeOS not all of the features under +gawk's socket implementation may work properly. In particular: + + BeOS does not support a BSD SO_LINGER option, so sockets cannot remain + open after a close if data is still present on the incoming buffer. + + BeOS does not allow data to be read from a socket without removing the data + from the buffer (peek). If you need to use this feature in gawk, create a + separate input buffer and peek into your own copy, rather than the OS version. + + BeOS does not support RAW socket connections, only UDP or TCP. + +Note that these are BeOS Unix-layer compatibility problems, and only affect certain +aspects of network communication. Most socket based gawk scripts, and any scripts +that do not rely on sockets should work fine (excepting any other notes in this section). + +File Handle Notes +--------------------------- + +Expect the multiple file test (when running make check) to fail. The reason for this is +explained in the email shown below: + +------------------------------------------------------- +From mc@whoever.com Sun Jul 23 17:06:38 2000 +Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 07:23:49 +0100 +Subject: Re: gawk-3.0.5 results on BeOS +From: Martin C Brown <mc@whoever.com> +To: Aharon Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>, <haible@ilog.fr> + +Arnold/Bruno, + +> This is a known BeOS problem. I am cc'ing the BeOS port person. +> Sorry I don't have a fix. + +This problem is directly related to the FOPEN_MAX/OPEN_MAX parameter used in +the stdio library by the BeOS. It seems that the BeOS strictly enforces this +number to the point that opening the 128th file causes all previously opened +files (except stdin/out/err) to be closed - hence the bad number. + +I've tried this outside of gawk and the same thing happens, so it's not a +gawk problem. + +I've spent the past few days trying to find a suitable workaround, but it's +obviously difficult trying to patch a kernel from the outside :)) + +I'll be reporting this as a bug to Be shortly. + +MC + +-- +Martin 'MC' Brown, mc@mcslp.com http://www.mcwords.com +Writer, Author, Consultant +'Life is pain, anyone who says differently is selling something' |