1 | If you read this file _as_is_, just ignore the funny characters you |
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2 | see. It is written in the POD format (see pod/perlpod.pod) which is |
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3 | specifically designed to be readable as is. |
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4 | |
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5 | =head1 NAME |
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6 | |
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7 | perlnetware - Perl for NetWare |
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8 | |
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9 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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10 | |
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11 | This file gives instructions for building Perl 5.7 and above, and also |
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12 | Perl modules for NetWare. Before you start, you may want to read the |
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13 | README file found in the top level directory into which the Perl source |
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14 | code distribution was extracted. Make sure you read and understand |
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15 | the terms under which the software is being distributed. |
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16 | |
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17 | =head1 BUILD |
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18 | |
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19 | This section describes the steps to be performed to build a Perl NLM |
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20 | and other associated NLMs. |
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21 | |
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22 | =head2 Tools & SDK |
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23 | |
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24 | The build requires CodeWarrior compiler and linker. In addition, |
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25 | the "NetWare SDK", "NLM & NetWare Libraries for C" and |
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26 | "NetWare Server Protocol Libraries for C", all available at |
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27 | L<http://developer.novell.com/ndk/>, are also required. |
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28 | Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later is also required. |
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29 | |
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30 | =head2 Setup |
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31 | |
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32 | The build process is dependent on the location of the NetWare SDK. |
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33 | Once the Tools & SDK are installed, the build environment has to |
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34 | be setup. The following batch files setup the environment. |
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35 | |
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36 | =over 4 |
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37 | |
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38 | =item SetNWBld.bat |
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39 | |
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40 | The Execution of this file takes 2 parameters as input. The first |
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41 | being the NetWare SDK path, second being the path for CodeWarrior |
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42 | Compiler & tools. Execution of this file sets these paths and also |
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43 | sets the build type to Release by default. |
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44 | |
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45 | =item Buildtype.bat |
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46 | |
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47 | This is used to set the build type to debug or release. Change the |
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48 | build type only after executing SetNWBld.bat |
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49 | |
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50 | =item * |
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51 | |
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52 | Example: |
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53 | 1. Typing "buildtype d on" at the command prompt causes the buildtype |
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54 | to be set to Debug type with D2 flag set. |
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55 | 2. Typing "buildtype d off" or "buildtype d" at the command prompt causes |
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56 | the buildtype to be set to Debug type with D1 flag set. |
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57 | 2. Typing "buildtype r" at the command prompt sets it to Release Build type. |
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58 | |
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59 | =back |
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60 | |
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61 | =head2 Make |
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62 | |
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63 | The make process runs only under WinNT shell. The NetWare makefile is |
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64 | located under the NetWare folder. This makes use of miniperl.exe to |
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65 | run some of the Perl scripts. To create miniperl.exe, first set the |
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66 | required paths for Visual c++ compilier (specify vcvars32 location) at |
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67 | the command prompt. Then run nmake from win32 folder through WinNT |
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68 | command prompt. The build process can be stopped after miniperl.exe |
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69 | is created. Then run nmake from NetWare folder through WinNT command |
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70 | prompt. |
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71 | |
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72 | Currently the following two build types are tested on NetWare: |
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73 | |
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74 | =over 4 |
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75 | |
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76 | =item * |
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77 | |
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78 | USE_MULTI, USE_ITHREADS & USE_IMP_SYS defined |
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79 | |
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80 | =item * |
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81 | |
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82 | USE_MULTI & USE_IMP_SYS defined and USE_ITHREADS not defined |
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83 | |
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84 | =back |
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85 | |
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86 | =head2 Interpreter |
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87 | |
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88 | Once miniperl.exe creation is over, run nmake from the NetWare folder. |
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89 | This will build the Perl interpreter for NetWare as I<perl.nlm>. |
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90 | This is copied under the I<Release> folder if you are doing |
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91 | a release build, else will be copied under I<Debug> folder for debug builds. |
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92 | |
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93 | =head2 Extensions |
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94 | |
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95 | The make process also creates the Perl extensions as I<<Extension>.nlm> |
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96 | |
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97 | =head1 INSTALL |
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98 | |
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99 | To install NetWare Perl onto a NetWare server, first map the Sys |
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100 | volume of a NetWare server to I<i:>. This is because the makefile by |
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101 | default sets the drive letter to I<i:>. Type I<nmake nwinstall> from |
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102 | NetWare folder on a WinNT command prompt. This will copy the binaries |
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103 | and module files onto the NetWare server under I<sys:\Perl> |
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104 | folder. The Perl interpreter, I<perl.nlm>, is copied under |
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105 | I<sys:\perl\system> folder. Copy this to I<sys:\system> folder. |
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106 | |
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107 | Example: At the command prompt Type "nmake nwinstall". |
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108 | This will install NetWare Perl on the NetWare Server. |
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109 | Similiarly if you type "nmake install", |
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110 | This will cause the binaries to be installed on the local machine. |
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111 | (Typically under the c:\perl folder) |
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112 | |
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113 | =head1 BUILD NEW EXTENSIONS |
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114 | |
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115 | To build extensions other than standard extensions, NetWare Perl has |
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116 | to be installed on Windows along with Windows Perl. The Perl for |
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117 | Windows can be either downloaded from the CPAN site and built using |
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118 | the sources, or the binaries can be directly downloaded from the |
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119 | ActiveState site. Installation can be done by invoking I<nmake |
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120 | install> from the NetWare folder on a WinNT command prompt after |
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121 | building NetWare Perl by following steps given above. This will copy |
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122 | all the *.pm files and other required files. Documentation files are |
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123 | not copied. Thus one must first install Windows Perl, Then install |
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124 | NetWare Perl. |
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125 | |
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126 | Once this is done, do the following to build any extension: |
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127 | |
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128 | =over 4 |
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129 | |
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130 | =item * |
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131 | |
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132 | Change to the extension directory where its source files are present. |
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133 | |
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134 | =item * |
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135 | |
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136 | Run the following command at the command prompt: |
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137 | |
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138 | perl -II<path to NetWare lib dir> -II<path to lib> Makefile.pl |
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139 | |
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140 | Example: |
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141 | |
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142 | perl -Ic:/perl/5.6.1/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread -Ic:\perl\5.6.1\lib MakeFile.pl |
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143 | |
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144 | or |
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145 | |
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146 | perl -Ic:/perl/5.8.0/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread -Ic:\perl\5.8.0\lib MakeFile.pl |
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147 | |
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148 | =item * |
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149 | |
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150 | nmake |
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151 | |
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152 | =item * |
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153 | |
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154 | nmake install |
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155 | |
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156 | Install will copy the files into the Windows machine where NetWare |
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157 | Perl is installed and these files may have to be copied to the NetWare |
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158 | server manually. Alternatively, pass I<INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib> as |
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159 | an input to makefile.pl above. Here I<i:> is the mapped drive to the |
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160 | sys: volume of the server where Perl on NetWare is installed. Now |
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161 | typing I<nmake install>, will copy the files onto the NetWare server. |
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162 | |
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163 | Example: You can execute the following on the command prompt. |
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164 | |
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165 | perl -Ic:/perl/5.6.1/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread -Ic:\perl\5.6.1\lib MakeFile.pl |
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166 | INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib |
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167 | |
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168 | or |
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169 | |
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170 | perl -Ic:/perl/5.8.0/lib/NetWare-x86-multi-thread -Ic:\perl\5.8.0\lib MakeFile.pl |
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171 | INSTALLSITELIB=i:\perl\lib |
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172 | |
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173 | =item * |
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174 | |
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175 | Note: Some modules downloaded from CPAN may require NetWare related |
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176 | API in order to build on NetWare. Other modules may however build |
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177 | smoothly with or without minor changes depending on the type of |
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178 | module. |
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179 | |
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180 | =back |
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181 | |
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182 | =head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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183 | |
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184 | The makefile for Win32 is used as a reference to create the makefile |
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185 | for NetWare. Also, the make process for NetWare port uses |
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186 | miniperl.exe to run scripts during the make and installation process. |
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187 | |
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188 | =head1 AUTHORS |
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189 | |
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190 | Anantha Kesari H Y (hyanantha@novell.com) |
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191 | Aditya C (caditya@novell.com) |
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192 | |
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193 | =head1 DATE |
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194 | |
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195 | =over 4 |
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196 | |
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197 | =item * |
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198 | |
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199 | Created - 18 Jan 2001 |
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200 | |
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201 | =item * |
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202 | |
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203 | Modified - 25 June 2001 |
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204 | |
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205 | =item * |
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206 | |
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207 | Modified - 13 July 2001 |
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208 | |
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209 | =item * |
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210 | |
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211 | Modified - 28 May 2002 |
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212 | |
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213 | =back |
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