Re: [zzdev] Trying to work under NT 4

[Ned Konz <nedkonz@xxxxxxxxx>]

I got it to work a week or so ago (I think). Just did the recommended
changes:

sub SEEK_SET { 2 }
sub NULL { 0 }

and changed the DB_File refs to use SDBM_File instead (had to use
5.004_02 with curses in it, though). Remove calls to sync the DB_File.

Why I say (I think) is that I can't tell if it's working right. It
seems to take two keystrokes to make a highlight change position, and
the arrow keys, etc. don't work (their codes don't seem to be the same
ones that ZZ is expecting).

Ned Konz

---"Michael K. Jones" <mkjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I've spent the day trying to get ZigZag to compile and run on NT 4
> (being new to Perl is somewhat of a hindrance).  I'm currently up a
> creek without a POSIX paddle.  The Win32 distribution doesn't seem to
> have a POSIX.PM (I'm using version 5.004_02).  Searching on CPAN and
> DejaNews, it appears that there isn't really a POSIX.PM for NT
(although
> there seems to be conflicting information....)
> 
> So I tried commenting out the "use POSIX;" line, and here's what I
get:
> 
>     Bareword "SEEK_SET" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at
zigzag
> line 627.
>     Bareword "NULL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at zigzag
> line 2155.
>     Bareword "NULL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at zigzag
> line 2195.
>     Execution of zigzag aborted due to compilation errors.
> 
> Any ideas?  I did find a partial implementation of POSIX.PM for NT.
> When I stuck it in my Perl/lib directory, I get this:
> 
>     Ambiguous use of m => resolved to "m" => at c:\perl\lib/POSIX.pm
> line 44.
>     Ambiguous use of x => resolved to "x" => at c:\perl\lib/POSIX.pm
> line 49.
>     Ambiguous use of y => resolved to "y" => at c:\perl\lib/POSIX.pm
> line 52.
>     Bareword "SEEK_SET" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at
zigzag
> line 627.
>     Bareword "NULL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at zigzag
> line 2155.
>     Bareword "NULL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at zigzag
> line 2195.
>     Execution of zigzag aborted due to compilation errors.
> 
> Is the lack of a POSIX module going to be a real bummer?  If ZigZag
only
> uses a few POSIX things, it might be possible to create a module which
> contains the appropriate simulations for NT...
> 
> -- mkj
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael K. Jones <mkjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Stone Hill Consulting
> +1.508.481.9041
> 
> 
> 
> 

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