David Groves ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Hello to one and all:
 
: blunders.
 
: I am attempting to port a product from HP-UX to the POSIX shell on a series
: 900 running MPE/iX 5.0.  The existing make files and a dependency on perl
: force me to come up with either Gnu make and Gnu perl for this platform
: or a working facsimile.  Do such animals exist on the CSL (no, I'm not
: an installation member, but, yes, I could justify it if the answer is there)
: or at any other location?  Has anyone out there tried to port these items
: with any success?  How about general port anomalies from HP-UX to the POSIX
: shell?
 
Both of these utilities are available on the HP3000 web server at
http://jazz.external.hp.com.  Both are from Gnu.  Yes, there are
sometimes some anomalies when porting, but I've already taken care
of that for you.
 
The version of perl is a little old now, hope you don't need perl 5.0.
Also, the Gnu make is only marginally better able to handle HPUX make
files than the MKS make utility that comes with the box.  In addition,
the Gnu error messages are __much__ less friendly.
 
The web server does not currently support anonymous ftp.  If you don't
have web access, maybe you can talk somebody into making these things
available to you another way.  The utilities on JAZZ have generally not
been submitted to the CSL yet.
 
Steve Elmer
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