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 ([email protected])
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191 | Aditya C ([email protected])
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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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