vbronkhorst%sef.decnet@nwc.arpa (SEF::VBRONKHORST) (04/23/88)
In article <1220@zen.UUCP> vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin) writes: : Can anyone fill me in on the current status of perl as we still haven't got it : working. : : We are running an HP9000 model 840 with HPUX 1.2, perl is at patchlevel 29. :(remainder deleted) In article <1877@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> Larry Wall <lwall@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.GOV> writes: >The current status of perl is that version 2.0 beta 1 is available for >anyone with anonymous ftp to get and test. Is there anyone out there that >could test on HPUX for me? Get it from jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (128.149.8.43). >(remainder deleted) I am running an HP9000 series 350 with HP-UX 5.5. I would be happy to test perl whatever it is. Since I had trouble sending mail to vic@zen: to Victor: I am surprised that you say you are using HP-UX 1.2. Unless HP numbers the 300/500/800 series differently (I know 300 and 500 to be similar) 5.x should have been the current and earliest version available when the 800 series was announced. If in fact you are using an ancient version, it may be the cause of your difficulty. My understanding is that versions prior to 5.0 were system III + some BSD 4.2 features, and were not intended to be system V supportive. To Larry: jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.GOV is not listed in sri-nic. Consequently, there is no address on nwc.arpa for me to ftp to or mail to. In order to test perl, or mail to you or whatever, I need another way (other than ftp) of making the connection. Perhaps you could mail it to me... Erik van Bronkhorst vbronkhorst@nwc.arpa (DDN) {rutgers,uunet,...}!nwc.arpa!vbronknorst (619) 939-1421 ps. nwc.arpa is not our HP9000, it is two vaxes in a cluster running VMeSs and I am not responsible for their function (or lack thereof). ------
drl@uunet.UU.NET (David R. Linn) (04/24/88)
In a recent posting, vbronkhorst%sef.decnet@nwc.arpa wrote > Since I had trouble sending mail to vic@zen: to Victor: > I am surprised that you say you are using HP-UX 1.2. Unless HP numbers > the 300/500/800 series differently (I know 300 and 500 to be similar) > 5.x should have been the current and earliest version available when > the 800 series was announced. If in fact you are using an ancient > version, it may be the cause of your difficulty. My understanding is > that versions prior to 5.0 were system III + some BSD 4.2 features, and > were not intended to be system V supportive. Point of information: HP has two different, largely compatible OSs called HP-UX. The numbering for the 800 series (SPECTRUM RISC architecture) is up to 1.2 with 2.0 promised RSN. The numbering for 200/300/500 series (MC680X0 architecture) is up to 6.0 My numbers are based on the latest versions I have in hand. BTW, is there a comp.os.hpux/INFO-HPUX mailing list? +======== David Linn ===================================================+ |INET: drl@vuse.vanderbilt.edu [129.59.100.1] | |UUCP: ...!uunet!vuse!drl CSNET: drl@vanderbilt.csnet | |AT&T: (615)322-7924 BITNET: linndr@vuengvax | |USPS: P.O. Box 1824, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA, 37235 | +======== "I can sing louder than you" - T. S. `Dr. Seuss' Geisel ======+
jin@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Tai Jin) (04/25/88)
>BTW, is there a comp.os.hpux/INFO-HPUX mailing list?
I think comp.sys.hp is as close as you can get.
...taisteve@polyslo.UUCP (Steve DeJarnett) (04/26/88)
In article <13095@brl-adm.ARPA> vuse!backup!drl@uunet.UU.NET (David R. Linn) writes: >Point of information: HP has two different, largely compatible OSs >called HP-UX. The numbering for the 800 series (SPECTRUM RISC >architecture) is up to 1.2 with 2.0 promised RSN. The numbering for >200/300/500 series (MC680X0 architecture) is up to 6.0 > >My numbers are based on the latest versions I have in hand. This is actually incorrect with regards to the 500 series (unless HP has introduced 6.0 within the past 5 days for the 500's). The 500-series version of HP-UX is up to 5.2, and is slated to remain there forever (due to HP dropping the 500-series from their product line -- they have promised to fix HP-UX 5.2, but after that, no more). Also, the 500-series is NOT based on the MC680X0 architecture. It uses a proprietary HP chip (not the SPECTRUM series chip -- something different whose model number I can't remember at present). Just trying to clear things up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Steve DeJarnett | ...!ihnp4!csun!polyslo!steve | | Computer Systems Lab | ...!{csustan,csun,sdsu}!polyslo!steve | | Cal Poly State Univ. | ...!ucbvax!voder!polyslo!steve | | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <std_disclaimer.h>