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From: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: Casts in h2ph PLUS Sequent Problems
Message-ID: <11424@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Date: 13 Feb 91 18:14:50 GMT
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Reply-To: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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In article <122475@uunet.UU.NET> rbj@uunet.UU.NET (Root Boy Jim) writes:
: It may be, but then maybe not. I have serious problems with
: TIOCSETP on a Sequent S81 Symmetry running Dynix 3.0.17.9.
: I sometimes get "improper operation for device" (or similar),
: or I get a floating point exception on TC's tcbreak script
: in the h2pl directory. Both of these work on Pyramid and Sun.
: I get the same results whether or not I use Sequent's original
: or suped up compiler (ATSCC), with or without -O or -g.
: 
: Larry, would you like a temporary account to fix this?

What, you want me to patch your OS?  :-)

: Also, Sequent has a parallel make facility. If you have a line like
: 
: 	target: & dependents
: 
: then dependents will be made in parallel. Quite handy when you
: have twenty processors at your disposal. Sequent's make seems
: to have macro '&' defined to '&' so using '$&' should cover
: any system. I think Encore has a similar feature. In any case,
: the kernel is named /dynix, so you can Configure it automaticly.

Maybe someday.  Writing metaconfig units for every gonzo feature that
somebody comes up with under the influence of cough syrup isn't at the top
of the queue right now.

Larry