1This directory contains the source code for the Perl extension
2VMS::Stdio, which provides access from Perl to VMS-specific
3stdio functions.  For more specific documentation of its
4function, please see the pod section of Stdio.pm.
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6===> Installation
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8This extension, like most Perl extensions, should be installed
9by copying the files in this directory to a location *outside*
10the Perl distribution tree, and then saying
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12    $ perl Makefile.PL  ! Build Descrip.MMS for this extension
13    $ MMK               ! Build the extension
14    $ MMK test          ! Run its regression tests
15    $ MMK install       ! Install required files in public Perl tree
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18===> Revision History
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201.0  29-Nov-1994  Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
21     original version - vmsfopen
221.1  09-Mar-1995  Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
23     changed calling sequence to return FH/undef - like POSIX::open
24     added fgetname and tmpnam
252.0  28-Feb-1996  Charles Bailey  bailey@genetics.upenn.edu
26     major rewrite for Perl 5.002: name changed to VMS::Stdio,
27     new functions added, and prototypes incorporated
282.1  24-Mar-1998  Charles Bailey  bailey@newman.upenn.edu
29     Added writeof()
30     Removed old VMs::stdio compatibility interface
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