From Paul.Moore@uk.origin-it.com

The failure is actually 5.005_63 - but I can't run perlbug against that
for obvious reasons...

Building with most of the same configuration as below for 5.005_03,
basically Win32, NT4 SP5, MSVC 6 SP 3.

Make options​:

USE_ITHREADS

none of
USE_THREADS
USE_MULTI
USE_OBJECT
USE_IMP_SYS

The build failed in compiling sv.c, with the attached errors.

It looks like USE_ITHREADS requires one of the other options (USE_MULTI),
but doesn't enforce it.

The line in error is
  ret = (void*)(((char*)aTHXo) + (((char*)v) - (char*)proto_perl));

Presumably, under this combination, aTHXo isn't defined, so the result is
a syntax error.

A search of the sources indicates aTHXo is only used in a couple of
places, and in the rest it seems "correct" - is this just a typo which
should be some other aTHX macro?

Paul Moore.

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.

  cl -c -I.. -nologo -Gf -W3 -I..\lib\CORE -I.\include -I. -I..
-DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DPERLDLL -DPERL_CORE -O1
-MD -DNDEBUG -DUSE_ITHREADS -Fo..\sv.obj ..\sv.c
sv.c
..\sv.c(6304) : error C2059​: syntax error : ')'
..\sv.c(6311) : error C2143​: syntax error : missing '{' before '*'
..\sv.c(6313) : warning C4142​: benign redefinition of type
..\sv.c(6313) : error C2371​: 'Perl_ss_dup' : redefinition; different basic
types
  ..\proto.h(779) : see declaration of 'Perl_ss_dup'
..\sv.c(6314) : error C2039​: 'Tsavestack' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6315) : error C2039​: 'Tsavestack_ix' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6316) : error C2039​: 'Tsavestack_max' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6534) : warning C4133​: 'return' : incompatible types - from 'union
any *' to 'int *'
..\sv.c(6645) : error C2039​: 'Idebug' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6654) : error C2039​: 'Isv_undef' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6654) : error C2198​: 'Perl_ptr_table_store' : too few actual
parameters
..\sv.c(6667) : error C2039​: 'Isv_no' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6667) : error C2198​: 'Perl_ptr_table_store' : too few actual
parameters
..\sv.c(6680) : error C2039​: 'Isv_yes' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6680) : error C2198​: 'Perl_ptr_table_store' : too few actual
parameters
..\sv.c(6686) : error C2039​: 'Istrtab' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6686) : error C2198​: 'Perl_ptr_table_store' : too few actual
parameters
..\sv.c(6688) : error C2039​: 'Icompiling' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6691) : error C2039​: 'Icompiling' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6691) : error C2198​: 'Perl_ptr_table_store' : too few actual
parameters
..\sv.c(6694) : error C2039​: 'Tcurcop' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6694) : error C2198​: 'Perl_any_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6697) : error C2039​: 'Iorigargc' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6702) : error C2039​: 'Iorigargv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6702) : error C2039​: 'Iorigargv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6702) : error C2198​: 'Perl_savepv' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6704) : error C2039​: 'Ienvgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6704) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6705) : error C2039​: 'Iincgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6705) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6706) : error C2039​: 'Ihintgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6706) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6707) : error C2039​: 'Iorigfilename' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6707) : error C2039​: 'Iorigfilename' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6707) : error C2198​: 'Perl_savepv' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6708) : error C2039​: 'Idiehook' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6708) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6709) : error C2039​: 'Iwarnhook' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6709) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6712) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_c' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6713) : error C2039​: 'Ipatchlevel' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6713) : warning C4022​: 'memcpy' : pointer mismatch for actual
parameter 2
..\sv.c(6713) : error C2198​: 'memcpy' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6714) : error C2039​: 'Ilocalpatches' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6715) : error C2039​: 'Isplitstr' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6716) : error C2039​: 'Ipreprocess' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6717) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_n' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6718) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_p' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6719) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_l' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6720) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_a' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6721) : error C2039​: 'Iminus_F' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6722) : error C2039​: 'Idoswitches' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6723) : error C2039​: 'Idowarn' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6724) : error C2039​: 'Idoextract' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6725) : error C2039​: 'Isawampersand' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6726) : error C2039​: 'Iunsafe' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6727) : error C2039​: 'Iinplace' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6727) : error C2039​: 'Iinplace' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6727) : error C2198​: 'Perl_savepv' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6728) : error C2039​: 'Ie_script' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6728) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6729) : error C2039​: 'Iperldb' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6730) : error C2039​: 'Iperl_destruct_level' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6734) : error C2039​: 'Ibasetime' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6735) : error C2039​: 'Iformfeed' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6735) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6737) : error C2039​: 'Imaxsysfd' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6738) : error C2039​: 'Imultiline' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6739) : error C2039​: 'Istatusvalue' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6745) : error C2039​: 'Istdingv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6745) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6746) : error C2039​: 'Istderrgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6746) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6747) : error C2039​: 'Idefgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6747) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6748) : error C2039​: 'Iargvgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6748) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6749) : error C2039​: 'Iargvoutgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6749) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6750) : error C2039​: 'Iargvout_stack' : is not a member of
'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6750) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6753) : error C2039​: 'Ireplgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6753) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6756) : error C2039​: 'Ierrgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6756) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6759) : error C2039​: 'IDBgv' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6759) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6760) : error C2039​: 'IDBline' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6760) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6761) : error C2039​: 'IDBsub' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6761) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6762) : error C2039​: 'IDBsingle' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6762) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6763) : error C2039​: 'IDBtrace' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6763) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6764) : error C2039​: 'IDBsignal' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6764) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6765) : error C2039​: 'Ilineary' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6765) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6766) : error C2039​: 'Idbargs' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6766) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6769) : error C2039​: 'Tdefstash' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6769) : error C2198​: 'Perl_sv_dup' : too few actual parameters
..\sv.c(6770) : error C2039​: 'Tcurstash' : is not a member of 'interpreter'
  ..\perl.h(2522) : see declaration of 'interpreter'
..\sv.c(6770) : fatal error C1003​: error count exceeds 100; stopping
compilation
NMAKE : fatal error U1077​: 'cl' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

Site configuration information for perl 5.00503:

Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 03) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=4.0, archname=MSWin32-x86
    uname=''
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
    usethreads=undef useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cl.exe', optimize='-O2 -MD -DNDEBUG', gccversion=
    cppflags='-DWIN32'
    ccflags ='-O2 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT
-DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT '
    stdchar='char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8
    d_longlong=undef, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=10
    alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='link', ldflags ='-nologo -nodefaultlib -release -machine:x86'
    libpth=C:\VisualStudio\VC98\lib
    libs=R:\Libraries\Lib\MD\libdes.lib oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib
gdi32.lib  winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib
oleaut32.lib netapi32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib
version.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib PerlCRT.lib
    libc=PerlCRT.lib, so=dll, useshrplib=yes, libperl=perl.lib
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -release
-machine:x86'

Locally applied patches:
    


@INC for perl 5.00503:
    C:\Applications\Perl\lib/MSWin32-x86
    C:\Applications\Perl\lib
    C:\Applications\Perl\site\lib/MSWin32-x86
    C:\Applications\Perl\site\lib
    .


Environment for perl 5.00503:
    HOME (unset)
    LANG (unset)
    LANGUAGE (unset)
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH (unset)
    LOGDIR (unset)
 
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\UTILS;C:\Applications\Perl\Bin;C:\Applica
tions\Perl\Bin\MSWin32-x86;C:\VisualStudio\Common\Tools\WinNT;C:\VisualStudi
o\Common\MSDev98\Bin;C:\VisualStudio\Common\Tools;C:\VisualStudio\VC98\bin;C
:\Program Files\Mts;C:\MSSQL7\BINN;C:\DMINT40\Win32\Bin;C:\Program
Files\CWNT;C:\NTRESKIT;C:\Oracle\Ora81\bin;C:\Program
Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.7\bin;C:\APPLIC~1\Tcl\bin;C:\Applications\Mingw32\bin
    PERL_BADLANG (unset)
    SHELL (unset)

From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]

Further information. Perl builds with USE_MULTI, but it fails tests.
Basically, Perl still thinks that fork() is unimplemented. Is this expected?

Paul.

-----Original Message-----
From​: Moore, Paul
Sent​: 09 December 1999 16​:04
To​: perl5-porters@​perl.org
Subject​: [ID 19991209.004] Not OK​: perl 5.00563 on MSWin32-x86 4.0

This is a build failure report for perl from paul.moore@​uk.origin-it.com,
generated with the help of perlbug 1.26 running under perl 5.00503.

[Please enter your report here]

The failure is actually 5.005_63 - but I can't run perlbug against that
for obvious reasons...

Building with most of the same configuration as below for 5.005_03,
basically Win32, NT4 SP5, MSVC 6 SP 3.

Make options​:

USE_ITHREADS

none of
USE_THREADS
USE_MULTI
USE_OBJECT
USE_IMP_SYS

The build failed in compiling sv.c, with the attached errors.

It looks like USE_ITHREADS requires one of the other options (USE_MULTI),
but doesn't enforce it.

The line in error is
  ret = (void*)(((char*)aTHXo) + (((char*)v) - (char*)proto_perl));

Presumably, under this combination, aTHXo isn't defined, so the result is
a syntax error.

A search of the sources indicates aTHXo is only used in a couple of
places, and in the rest it seems "correct" - is this just a typo which
should be some other aTHX macro?

Paul Moore.

[[ Rest of original deleted ]]

From @gsar

On Thu, 09 Dec 1999 16​:04​:01 GMT, "Moore, Paul" wrote​:

The failure is actually 5.005_63 - but I can't run perlbug against that
for obvious reasons...

Building with most of the same configuration as below for 5.005_03,
basically Win32, NT4 SP5, MSVC 6 SP 3.

Make options​:

USE_ITHREADS

none of
USE_THREADS
USE_MULTI
USE_OBJECT
USE_IMP_SYS

The build failed in compiling sv.c, with the attached errors.

It looks like USE_ITHREADS requires one of the other options (USE_MULTI),
but doesn't enforce it.

I guess that's why there's the following disclaimer​:

  # Beginnings of interpreter cloning/threads​: still rather rough, fails
  # tests. This should be enabled to get the fork() emulation. Do not
  # enable unless you know what you're doing!

It shouldn't fail any tests though, unless you enable TOP_CLONE,
which is designed to fail some tests. :-)

USE_ITHREADS is meant to be used with either USE_OBJECT or USE_MULTI.
It could be auto-enabled in future when you ask for USE_THREADS with
either USE_OBJECT or USE_MULTI.

A search of the sources indicates aTHXo is only used in a couple of
places, and in the rest it seems "correct" - is this just a typo which
should be some other aTHX macro?

Nope, it's not a typo.

Sarathy
gsar@​ActiveState.com

From @gsar

On Thu, 09 Dec 1999 16​:34​:03 GMT, "Moore, Paul" wrote​:

Further information. Perl builds with USE_MULTI, but it fails tests.

Which ones exactly? If it's posix.t#2, see README.win32.

Basically, Perl still thinks that fork() is unimplemented. Is this expected?

Not if you enable USE_MULTI/USE_OBJECT, USE_ITHREADS, and USE_IMP_SYS.
See pp.c/pp_fork().

Sarathy
gsar@​ActiveState.com

From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]

From​: Gurusamy Sarathy [mailto​:gsar@​ActiveState.com]

On Thu, 09 Dec 1999 16​:34​:03 GMT, "Moore, Paul" wrote​:

Further information. Perl builds with USE_MULTI, but it fails tests.

Which ones exactly? If it's posix.t#2, see README.win32.

Nope. It was the fork.t tests - failing with "fork is unimplemented"
messages. I don't have the exact results now, as I worked out what I'd done
wrong (see below)...

Basically, Perl still thinks that fork() is unimplemented.
Is this expected?

Not if you enable USE_MULTI/USE_OBJECT, USE_ITHREADS, and USE_IMP_SYS.
See pp.c/pp_fork().

Yes, I got to this combination in the end. Now passes all tests. Sorry for
the false alarm.

BTW, I noticed that t/io/pipe.t (and others) still skips testing as
$Config{d_fork} is undef. Would it be reasonable to define this at some
point, so that modules which test for fork like this will work in the
presence of "pseudo-fork"? OTOH, just changing config.vc doesn't work, as
this triggets a rebuild with HAVE_FORK defined, which is *not* right...

Anyway, at present t/io/pipe.t fails anyway, as it looks like the open("|-")
stuff is not implemented (yet).

On a related note, what is a good way of testing if fork() works? eval {
fork } seems inappropriate, as it will actually fork if the test works.
Using %Config, assuming it is changed, is quite a large overhead. Testing
$^O is error-prone and (conceptually) wrong. Maybe the common approach of
just forking and letting people withyout fork diagnose the errors is
actually a realistic approach :-)

Cheers,
Paul.