(gawk.info)Atari Compiling


Compiling `gawk' on the Atari ST
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   A proper compilation of `gawk' sources when `sizeof(int)' differs
from `sizeof(void *)' requires an ISO C compiler. An initial port was
done with `gcc'.  You may actually prefer executables where `int's are
four bytes wide but the other variant works as well.

   You may need quite a bit of memory when trying to recompile the
`gawk' sources, as some source files (`regex.c' in particular) are quite
big.  If you run out of memory compiling such a file, try reducing the
optimization level for this particular file, which may help.

   With a reasonable shell (`bash' will do), you have a pretty good
chance that the `configure' utility will succeed, and in particular if
you run GNU/Linux, MiNT or a similar operating system.  Otherwise
sample versions of `config.h' and `Makefile.st' are given in the
`atari' subdirectory and can be edited and copied to the corresponding
files in the main source directory.  Even if `configure' produces
something, it might be advisable to compare its results with the sample
versions and possibly make adjustments.

   Some `gawk' source code fragments depend on a preprocessor define
`atarist'.  This basically assumes the TOS environment with `gcc'.
Modify these sections as appropriate if they are not right for your
environment.  Also see the remarks about `AWKPATH' and `envsep' in
Note: Running `gawk' on the Atari ST.

   As shipped, the sample `config.h' claims that the `system' function
is missing from the libraries, which is not true, and an alternative
implementation of this function is provided in
`unsupported/atari/system.c'.  Depending upon your particular
combination of shell and operating system, you might want to change the
file to indicate that `system' is available.

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