Perl, Languages, Perl Language for OpenVMS

This is Perl for OpenVMS, Gathered from various sources.

Also see the "Easy Build" PERLBUILD584.ZIP.

Also see http://www.grootersnet.nl/perl

Derived from http://www.sidhe.org/vmsperl/requirements.html

Requirements for building Perl on OpenVMS:

For OpenVMS VAX:

    * OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 or later
    * DEC C.  DEC C version 5.3 or better is preferred
    * A Make tool.  HP DECset MMS, MMK from MadGoat software,
      or GNU Make can be used.
    * Either: VMSTAR and GnuZip to uncompress the standard Perl
      distribution, or UnZip to uncompress the development versions
      on genetics.upenn.edu.
    * For socket support, a network stack.  TCP/IP Services (UCX)
      and Multinet are both known to work.
    * If you're compiling with VAX C, Gnu C, or a version of DEC C
      less than 5.2, you will also need the latest version of the
      SOCKETSHR library.
    * If you're using SOCKETSHR and not using UCX, you'll also need
      MadGoat's NETLIB 

For OpenVMS Alpha:

    * OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 or Better
    * DEC C.  DEC C version 5.3 or better is preferred
    * A Make tool.  HP DECset MMS, MMK from MadGoat software,
      or GNU Make can be used.
    * Either: VMSTAR and GnuZip to uncompress the standard Perl 
      distribution, or UnZip to uncompress the development versions
      on genetics.upenn.edu.
    * For socket support, a network stack.  UCX and Multinet are
      both known to work.
    * If you're compiling with a version of DEC C less than 5.2, 
      or don't want to use the DEC C RTL socket interface, you
      will also need the latest version (0.9D-4) of the SOCKETSHR
      library.
    * If you're using SOCKETSHR and not using UCX, you'll also need
      MadGoat's NETLIB 

For OpenVMS in general

    * At least 30,000 blocks of disk space for the final install
    * At least 70,000 blocks of disk space for the build
    * A PRCLM process quota of 3 for the build, 5 for the test
    * A PRCLM process quota of at least 1 to run Perl scripts.