1PERLNETWARE(1)         Perl Programmers Reference Guide         PERLNETWARE(1)
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NAME

6       perlnetware - Perl for NetWare
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DESCRIPTION

9       This file gives instructions for building Perl 5.7 and above, and also
10       Perl modules for NetWare. Before you start, you may want to read the
11       README file found in the top level directory into which the Perl source
12       code distribution was extracted. Make sure you read and understand the
13       terms under which the software is being distributed.
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BUILD

16       This section describes the steps to be performed to build a Perl NLM
17       and other associated NLMs.
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19   Tools & SDK
20       The build requires CodeWarrior compiler and linker.  In addition, the
21       "NetWare SDK", "NLM & NetWare Libraries for C" and "NetWare Server
22       Protocol Libraries for C", all available at
23       <http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Novell_Developer_Kit>,
24       are required. Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later is also
25       required.
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27   Setup
28       The build process is dependent on the location of the NetWare SDK.
29       Once the Tools & SDK are installed, the build environment has to be
30       setup.  The following batch files setup the environment.
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32       SetNWBld.bat
33           The Execution of this file takes 2 parameters as input. The first
34           being the NetWare SDK path, second being the path for CodeWarrior
35           Compiler & tools. Execution of this file sets these paths and also
36           sets the build type to Release by default.
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38       Buildtype.bat
39           This is used to set the build type to debug or release. Change the
40           build type only after executing SetNWBld.bat
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42           Example:
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44           1.  Typing "buildtype d on" at the command prompt causes the
45               buildtype to be set to Debug type with D2 flag set.
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47           2.  Typing "buildtype d off" or "buildtype d" at the command prompt
48               causes the buildtype to be set to Debug type with D1 flag set.
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50           3.  Typing "buildtype r" at the command prompt sets it to Release
51               Build type.
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53   Make
54       The make process runs only under WinNT shell.  The NetWare makefile is
55       located under the NetWare folder.  This makes use of miniperl.exe to
56       run some of the Perl scripts. To create miniperl.exe, first set the
57       required paths for Visual c++ compiler (specify vcvars32 location) at
58       the command prompt.  Then run nmake from win32 folder through WinNT
59       command prompt.  The build process can be stopped after miniperl.exe is
60       created. Then run nmake from NetWare folder through WinNT command
61       prompt.
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63       Currently the following two build types are tested on NetWare:
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65       •   USE_MULTI, USE_ITHREADS & USE_IMP_SYS defined
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67       •   USE_MULTI & USE_IMP_SYS defined and USE_ITHREADS not defined
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69   Interpreter
70       Once miniperl.exe creation is over, run nmake from the NetWare folder.
71       This will build the Perl interpreter for NetWare as perl.nlm.  This is
72       copied under the Release folder if you are doing a release build, else
73       will be copied under Debug folder for debug builds.
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75   Extensions
76       The make process also creates the Perl extensions as <Extension.nlm>
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INSTALL

79       To install NetWare Perl onto a NetWare server, first map the Sys volume
80       of a NetWare server to i:. This is because the makefile by default sets
81       the drive letter to i:.  Type nmake nwinstall from NetWare folder on a
82       WinNT command prompt.  This will copy the binaries and module files
83       onto the NetWare server under sys:\Perl folder. The Perl interpreter,
84       perl.nlm, is copied under sys:\perl\system folder.  Copy this to
85       sys:\system folder.
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87       Example: At the command prompt Type "nmake nwinstall".
88                 This will install NetWare Perl on the NetWare Server.
89                 Similarly, if you type "nmake install",
90                 this will cause the binaries to be installed on the local
91       machine.
92                 (Typically under the c:\perl folder)
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BUILD NEW EXTENSIONS

95       To build extensions other than standard extensions, NetWare Perl has to
96       be installed on Windows along with Windows Perl. The Perl for Windows
97       can be either downloaded from the CPAN site and built using the
98       sources, or the binaries can be directly downloaded from the
99       ActiveState site.  Installation can be done by invoking nmake install
100       from the NetWare folder on a WinNT command prompt after building
101       NetWare Perl by following steps given above.  This will copy all the
102       *.pm files and other required files.  Documentation files are not
103       copied.  Thus one must first install Windows Perl, Then install NetWare
104       Perl.
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106       Once this is done, do the following to build any extension:
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108       •   Change to the extension directory where its source files are
109           present.
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111       •   Run the following command at the command prompt:
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113               perl -II<path to NetWare lib dir> -II<path to lib> Makefile.pl
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117               perl -Ic:/perl/5.6.1/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread           \
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122               perl -Ic:/perl/5.8.0/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread           \
123                                           -Ic:\perl\5.8.0\lib MakeFile.pl
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125       •   nmake
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127       •   nmake install
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129           Install will copy the files into the Windows machine where NetWare
130           Perl is installed and these files may have to be copied to the
131           NetWare server manually. Alternatively, pass
132           INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib as an input to makefile.pl above. Here
133           i: is the mapped drive to the sys: volume of the server where Perl
134           on NetWare is installed. Now typing nmake install, will copy the
135           files onto the NetWare server.
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137           Example: You can execute the following on the command prompt.
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139             perl -Ic:/perl/5.6.1/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread             \
140                                           -Ic:\perl\5.6.1\lib MakeFile.pl
141             INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib
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145             perl -Ic:/perl/5.8.0/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread             \
146                                           -Ic:\perl\5.8.0\lib MakeFile.pl
147             INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib
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149       •   Note: Some modules downloaded from CPAN may require NetWare related
150           API in order to build on NetWare.  Other modules may however build
151           smoothly with or without minor changes depending on the type of
152           module.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

155       The makefile for Win32 is used as a reference to create the makefile
156       for NetWare.  Also, the make process for NetWare port uses miniperl.exe
157       to run scripts during the make and installation process.
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AUTHORS

160       Anantha Kesari H Y (hyanantha@novell.com) Aditya C (caditya@novell.com)
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DATE

163       •   Created - 18 Jan 2001
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165       •   Modified - 25 June 2001
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167       •   Modified - 13 July 2001
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169       •   Modified - 28 May 2002
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