perlnetware is Perl for NetWare.
This file gives instructions for building Perl 5.7 and above, and also Perl modules for NetWare. Before you start, you may want to read the README file found in the top level directory into which the Perl source code distribution was extracted. Make sure you read and understand the terms under which the software is being distributed.
BUILD
This section describes the steps to be performed to build a Perl NLM and other associated NLMs.
Tools & SDK
The build requires CodeWarrior compiler and linker. In addition, the "NetWare SDK", "NLM & NetWare Libraries for C" and "NetWare Server Protocol Libraries for C", all available at http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Novell_Developer_Kit, are required. Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later is also required.
Setup
The build process is dependent on the location of the NetWare SDK. Once the Tools & SDK are installed, the build environment has to be setup. The following batch files setup the environment.
SetNWBld.bat
The Execution of this file takes 2 parameters as input. The first being the NetWare SDK path, second being the path for CodeWarrior Compiler & tools. Execution of this file sets these paths and also sets the build type to Release by default.
Buildtype.bat
This is used to set the build type to debug or release. Change the build type only after executing SetNWBld.bat
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Example: 1. Typing "buildtype d on" at the command prompt causes the buildtype to be set to Debug type with D2 flag set. 2. Typing "buildtype d off" or "buildtype d" at the command prompt causes the buildtype to be set to Debug type with D1 flag set. 2. Typing "buildtype r" at the command prompt sets it to Release Build type.
Make
The make process runs only under WinNT shell. The NetWare makefile is located under the NetWare folder. This makes use of miniperl.exe to run some of the Perl scripts. To create miniperl.exe, first set the required paths for Visual c++ compilier (specify vcvars32 location) at the command prompt. Then run nmake from win32 folder through WinNT command prompt. The build process can be stopped after miniperl.exe is created. Then run nmake from NetWare folder through WinNT command prompt.
Currently the following two build types are tested on NetWare:
USE_MULTI, USE_ITHREADS & USE_IMP_SYS defined
USE_MULTI & USE_IMP_SYS defined and USE_ITHREADS not defined
Interpreter
Once miniperl.exe creation is over, run nmake from the NetWare folder. This will build the Perl interpreter for NetWare as perl.nlm. This is copied under the Release folder if you are doing a release build, else will be copied under Debug folder for debug builds.
Extensions
The make process also creates the Perl extensions as < Extension.nlm >
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