sps@mcnc.org (Stephen Schaefer) (10/31/90)
I've built perl 3.0 (patch level 37) for 4.3BSD VAX, Convex OS 7.0, and DECstation Ultrix 3.1. With the Ultrix 3.1 version, I'm having a problem with the system command. The regression test gives me the following results: ./perl op.exec 1..8 ok 1 not ok 1 ok 2 not ok 2 ok 3 not ok 3 not ok 4 not ok 5 not ok 6 ok 7 ok 8 I suspect this is not perl's fault, but the DECstation's. In case anyone else is amused, I'll tell you that once I force our distributed computing system (Freedomnet) to get involved, causing the subprocesses to occur on a 4.3BSD VAX (the perl process is still running on the DECstation), all the tests work. Incidentally, I get the same behavior before and after removing the (apparently) extra declaration of result in util.c (line 1374). ./perl op.exec 1..8 ok 1 ok 2 ok 3 ok 4 ok 5 ok 6 ok 7 ok 8 Does anyone have a work around? Thanks, -- Stephen P. Schaefer, Postmaster MCNC sps@mcnc.org P.O. Box 12889 ...!mcnc!sps RTP, NC 27709 Disclaimer: The above are the opinions of the author, and do not represent the positions or policies of MCNC. WARNING: In reponse to a suit by members of the print media, MCNC has signed a consent decree which places in the public record any correspondence to or from its employees which does not relate to scientific or technological research, and which has not been designated as confidential by an industrial participant. Bear this in mind when you correspond with me.