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version 1.1.1.1, 2010/01/26 15:22:44 version 1.6, 2010/05/05 08:40:51
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 this language is a half-compiled high level language which can perform  this language is a half-compiled high level language which can perform
 symbolic and scientific computations.  symbolic and scientific computations.
   
   
     * RPL/2 requires :
       - nawk or gawk;
       - libtool 1.5 or newer. To build RPL/2 on Mac OSX, you should have to
       add libtool m4 path in tools/file-*/configure.ac and
       tools/file-*/Makefile.am;
       - gcc-4.2 or newer;
       - g++-4.2 or newer;
       - gfortran-4.2 or newer.
   
       RPL/2 build process invoques automake and autoconf.
   
     * OpenSSL issue :
   
       OpenSSL does not use any configure script. If build process aborts on
   error related to OpenSSL, you shall try to build OpenSSL before running
   'make'. On some system, OpenSSL configure script is unable to set compiler
   flags.
   
   * RPL/2 is known to run on :    * RPL/2 is known to run on :
   
     - Linux (kernel 2.6.12 and above) on i386, amd64, ppc32, sparc32,      - Linux (kernel 2.6.26 and above) on i386, amd64, ppc32, sparc32,
         sparc64, alpha. Test distribution is Debian. Warning, you have to          sparc64, alpha. Test distribution is Debian. Warning, you have to
         use NPTL, not LinuxThreads due to a bug in sem_post() that is not          use NPTL, not LinuxThreads due to a bug in sem_post() that is not
         async safe.          async safe.
     - Solaris 9 and above on i386, amd64, sparc32 (only Solaris 9) and sparc64.      - Solaris 9 and above on i386, amd64, sparc32 (only Solaris 9) and sparc64.
         It can be built out of the box on Solaris in a 32bits userland. For a          It can be built out of the box on Solaris in a 32bits userland. For a
         64bits executable, you have to modify some generated makefiles. See          64bits executable, you have to modify some generated makefiles or
         64bits on Solaris.          specify some options. See 64bits on Solaris.
     - FreeBSD 7.0 on i386.      - FreeBSD 7.x on i386. I have installed a FreeBSD 7.0, upgraded to 7.2
     - NetBSD 4.0 and above on sparc32 with a restriction. NetBSD's sigpending          and RPL/2 ran without any trouble. RPL/2 does not run on FreeBSD 8.0
           because sig_into_t struct is not filled. Someone has reported that
           FreeBSD 7.2 did not filled this struct too...
       - NetBSD 4.0 and above with a restriction. NetBSD's sigpending
         is broken and it is impossible to use DETACH intrinsic. Bug report          is broken and it is impossible to use DETACH intrinsic. Bug report
         has been done and this bug should be fixed in next NetBSD release.          has been done and this bug should be fixed in next NetBSD release.
           Sigpending has been fixed in NetBSD 5.0 and RPL/2 runs fine.
   
   * RPL/2 should run on :    * RPL/2 should run on :
   
     - HP-UX (10.20 and above), but not tested for a long time.      - HP-UX (10.20 and above), but not tested for a long time.
     - Linux (2.6.12 and above) on ppc64 and other hardware (arm, hppa...) or      - Linux (2.6.26 and above) on ppc64 and other hardware (arm, hppa...) or
         with other distributions than Debian.          with other distributions than Debian.
     - FreeBSD 7.0 and above on other architecture than i386.      - FreeBSD 7.0 and above on other architecture than i386. Please not
           that I cannot reproduce sig_info_t bug and I do not have more
           information.
     - NetBSD 4.0 and above on other architecture than sparc32 with restriction      - NetBSD 4.0 and above on other architecture than sparc32 with restriction
         due to sigpending bug.          due to sigpending bug.
     - Mac OS X.      - Mac OS X.
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     - OpenBSD due to a major bug in sigaltstack syscall when a program is      - OpenBSD due to a major bug in sigaltstack syscall when a program is
         linked with -lthread. As this bug comes from OpenBSD libraries,          linked with -lthread. As this bug comes from OpenBSD libraries,
         OpenBSD port has to wait for a fixed sigaltstack.          OpenBSD port has to wait for a fixed sigaltstack. RPL/2 uses pselect()
     - OpenVMS (work in progress) on both VAX and Alpha due to some bugs in GNV.          that is unavailable too.
     - Hurd (vaporware...).      - OpenVMS (work in progress) on Alpha and Integrity due to some bugs in GNV.
           RPL/2 never works on OpenVMS VAX because GNV is too old on this
           architecture.
       - Hurd.
   
   * RPL/2 shall never be supported on :    * RPL/2 shall never be supported on :
   
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     several systems, some Posix libraries have strange 'features'...      several systems, some Posix libraries have strange 'features'...
   
     On all systems, you must install GNU make and you should install      On all systems, you must install GNU make and you should install
     gcc/g++/gfortran (minimal release : 4.0.0). It is possible to build      gcc/g++/gfortran (minimal release : 4.2.0). It is possible to build
     RPL/2 with some other compilers (for example cc and f95 from SunStudio,      RPL/2 with some other compilers (for example cc and f95 from SunStudio,
     or cc and f95 from Digital^WCompaq^WHP) but I do not test all potential      or cc and f95 from Digital^WCompaq^WHP) but I do not test all potential
     combinaisons.      combinaisons.
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