Propose correction for OpenVMS script configure.com

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Migrated from rt.perl.org#125284 (status was 'open')

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From [email protected]

At or about line 6889 of the OpenVMS configuration script configure.com contains the following statement​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig.obj,munchconfig.opt/opt

If the user has elected to include another architecture (Integrity for example), then the script will create the object file with an extension of .abj for the Alpha object and .ibj for the Integrity object. In that situation the above statement may fail because it can't find the object file.

Suggest changing the above statement to​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext',munchconfig.opt/opt

Using this modification on my OpenVMS/Alpha system eliminated the failure.

SenseiC bows out

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From [email protected]

On Fri May 29 15​:43​:04 2015, cgo.senseic@​gmail.com wrote​:

At or about line 6889 of the OpenVMS configuration script
configure.com contains the following statement​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig.obj,munchconfig.opt/opt

If the user has elected to include another architecture (Integrity for
example), then the script will create the object file with an
extension of .abj for the Alpha object and .ibj for the Integrity
object. In that situation the above statement may fail because it
can't find the object file.

Suggest changing the above statement to​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext',munchconfig.opt/opt

Using this modification on my OpenVMS/Alpha system eliminated the
failure.

SenseiC bows out

Missed seeing that line 6892 needs the same change​:

- $ 'ld' munchconfig.obj
+ $ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext'

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From @craigberry

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 9​:24 PM, SenseiC via RT
<perlbug-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

On Fri May 29 15​:43​:04 2015, cgo.senseic@​gmail.com wrote​:

At or about line 6889 of the OpenVMS configuration script
configure.com contains the following statement​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig.obj,munchconfig.opt/opt

If the user has elected to include another architecture (Integrity for
example), then the script will create the object file with an
extension of .abj for the Alpha object and .ibj for the Integrity
object. In that situation the above statement may fail because it
can't find the object file.

Suggest changing the above statement to​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext',munchconfig.opt/opt

Using this modification on my OpenVMS/Alpha system eliminated the
failure.

SenseiC bows out

Missed seeing that line 6892 needs the same change​:

- $ 'ld' munchconfig.obj
+ $ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext'

Thanks. That looks right to me and I'll try to get it in after 5.22
ships, which should be any minute now.

I will note that this whole "sharedperl" option that allows two
different architectures to share the same directory tree by giving all
the binary files architecture-specific extensions was a clever hack
designed to save disk space when disks were quite tiny by today's
standards. I've never used the feature but would be happy to hear a
compelling use case for keeping it.

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The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

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From @craigberry

On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 6​:15 PM, Craig A. Berry <craig.a.berry@​gmail.com> wrote​:

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 9​:24 PM, SenseiC via RT
<perlbug-followup@​perl.org> wrote​:

On Fri May 29 15​:43​:04 2015, cgo.senseic@​gmail.com wrote​:

At or about line 6889 of the OpenVMS configuration script
configure.com contains the following statement​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig.obj,munchconfig.opt/opt

If the user has elected to include another architecture (Integrity for
example), then the script will create the object file with an
extension of .abj for the Alpha object and .ibj for the Integrity
object. In that situation the above statement may fail because it
can't find the object file.

Suggest changing the above statement to​:

$ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext',munchconfig.opt/opt

Using this modification on my OpenVMS/Alpha system eliminated the
failure.

SenseiC bows out

Missed seeing that line 6892 needs the same change​:

- $ 'ld' munchconfig.obj
+ $ 'ld' munchconfig'obj_ext'

Thanks. That looks right to me and I'll try to get it in after 5.22
ships, which should be any minute now.

I've addressed this in the following commit. The ticket can be closed.

http​://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/dd3163fe576a290b373e718815be5649da21745a