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diff --git a/README_d/README.beos b/README_d/README.beos deleted file mode 100644 index fa346ab3..00000000 --- a/README_d/README.beos +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ -Fri Jul 3 11:21:56 IDT 2009 -============================ -The BeOS port is unsupported. - - -README for GNU awk under BeOS -Last updated MCB, Tue Feb 6 10:15:46 GMT 2001 -============================================= - -BeOS port contact: Martin C Brown (mc@whoever.com) - -Building/Installing --------------------------- - -Since BeOS DR9, all the tools that you should need to build gawk are now -included with BeOS. The process is basically identical to the Unix process -of running configure and then make. Full instructions are given below: - -You can compile gawk under BeOS by extracting the standard sources, -and running the configure script. You MUST specify the location prefix -for the installation directory. Under BeOS DR9 and beyond the best -directory to use is /boot/home/config, so the configure command -would be: - -$ configure --prefix=/boot/home/config - -This will install the compiled application into /boot/home/config/bin, -which is already specified in the standard PATH. - -Once the configuration process has been completed, you can run make and -then make install: - -$ make -.... -$ make install - -Socket Notes ----------------------- - -Due to the socket implementation under BeOS not all of the features under -gawk's socket implementation may work properly. In particular: - - BeOS does not support a BSD SO_LINGER option, so sockets cannot remain - open after a close if data is still present on the incoming buffer. - - BeOS does not allow data to be read from a socket without removing the data - from the buffer (peek). If you need to use this feature in gawk, create a - separate input buffer and peek into your own copy, rather than the OS version. - - BeOS does not support RAW socket connections, only UDP or TCP. - -Note that these are BeOS Unix-layer compatibility problems, and only affect certain -aspects of network communication. Most socket based gawk scripts, and any scripts -that do not rely on sockets should work fine (excepting any other notes in this section). - -File Handle Notes ---------------------------- - -Expect the multiple file test (when running make check) to fail. The reason for this is -explained in the email shown below: - -------------------------------------------------------- -From mc@whoever.com Sun Jul 23 17:06:38 2000 -Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 07:23:49 +0100 -Subject: Re: gawk-3.0.5 results on BeOS -From: Martin C Brown <mc@whoever.com> -To: Aharon Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>, <haible@ilog.fr> - -Arnold/Bruno, - -> This is a known BeOS problem. I am cc'ing the BeOS port person. -> Sorry I don't have a fix. - -This problem is directly related to the FOPEN_MAX/OPEN_MAX parameter used in -the stdio library by the BeOS. It seems that the BeOS strictly enforces this -number to the point that opening the 128th file causes all previously opened -files (except stdin/out/err) to be closed - hence the bad number. - -I've tried this outside of gawk and the same thing happens, so it's not a -gawk problem. - -I've spent the past few days trying to find a suitable workaround, but it's -obviously difficult trying to patch a kernel from the outside :)) - -I'll be reporting this as a bug to Be shortly. - -MC - --- -Martin 'MC' Brown, mc@mcslp.com http://www.mcwords.com -Writer, Author, Consultant -'Life is pain, anyone who says differently is selling something' |