Synology support now more explicit

Johan Vromans tested the changes on DS413. The changes I added before
are more Synology specific (though perhaps not only appropriate for
Synology) but at least wider than just armv5tel

diff --git a/hints/linux.sh b/hints/linux.sh
index 1ac42c0..83567ec 100644 (file)
--- a/hints/linux.sh
+++ b/hints/linux.sh
@@ -361,35 +361,33 @@ if [ -r /usr/lib/libndbm.so  -a  -x /usr/bin/nm ] ; then
    fi
 fi
 
-# Linux on ARM. This is just one case, possibly needs more exceptions
-case "`uname -m`" in
-    arm*tel)
-       if [ -d /opt/arm-none-linux-gnueabi ]; then
-           # Tested on Synology DS213
-           # CPU model Marvell Kirkwood mv6282 ARMv5te
-           # Linux 2.6.32.12 #3211 Tue Apr 16 20:04:57 CST 2013 armv5tel GNU/Linux
-           # All development stuff is installed in /opt, which is probably a
-           # symbolic link to /volum1/@opt
-           # Without /opt/* nothing works. The devel tools installed with ipkg
-           # all end up in /opt
-           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:/opt/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}
-           if [ "$LANG" = "" -o "$LANG" = "C" ]; then
-               echo 'Your LANG is safe'
-           else
-               echo 'Please set $LANG to "C". All other $LANG settings will cause havoc' >&4
-               LANG=C
-           fi
-           echo 'Setting up to use /opt/*' >&4
-           locincpth="/opt/local/include /opt/include $locincpth"
-           libpth="/opt/local/lib /opt/lib $libpth"
-           libspth="/opt/local/lib /opt/lib $libspth"
-           loclibpth="/opt/local/lib /opt/lib $loclibpth"
-           # POSIX will not link without the pthread lib
-           libswanted="$libswanted pthread"
-           echo "$libswanted" >&4
-       fi
-       ;;
-esac
+# Linux on Synology.
+if [ -f /etc/synoinfo.conf -a -d /usr/syno ]; then
+    # Tested on Synology DS213 and DS413
+    #  OS version info in /etc.defaults/VERSION
+    #  http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/What_kind_of_CPU_does_my_NAS_have
+    # Synology DS213 running DSM 4.3-3810-0 (2013-11-06)
+    #  CPU model Marvell Kirkwood mv6282 ARMv5te
+    #  Linux 2.6.32.12 #3810 Wed Nov 6 05:13:41 CST 2013 armv5tel GNU/Linux
+    # Synology DS413 running DSM 4.3-3810-0 (2013-11-06)
+    #  CPU model Freescale QorIQ P1022 ppc (e500v2)
+    #  linux 2.6.32.12 #3810 ppc GNU/Linux
+    # All development stuff installed with ipkg is in /opt
+    if [ "$LANG" = "" -o "$LANG" = "C" ]; then
+       echo 'Your LANG is safe'
+    else
+       echo 'Please set $LANG to "C". All other $LANG settings will cause havoc' >&4
+       LANG=C
+    fi
+    echo 'Setting up to use /opt/*' >&4
+    locincpth="/opt/include $locincpth"
+    libpth="/opt/lib $libpth"
+    libspth="/opt/lib $libspth"
+    loclibpth="/opt/lib $loclibpth"
+    # POSIX will not link without the pthread lib
+    libswanted="$libswanted pthread"
+    echo "$libswanted" >&4
+fi
 
 # This script UU/usethreads.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
 # after it has prompted the user for whether to use threads.

diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index de34297..5dfc64f 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -265,28 +265,16 @@ XXX
 
 =head1 Platform Support
 
-=over 4
-
-=item arm5tel
-
-Platforms based on cheap ARM CPU's (like the Marvell Kirkwood mv6282) not
-meant for workstations or development boxes should build now. The basic
-problems are the non-standard location for tools.
-
-=back
-
 =head2 New Platforms
 
-XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous
-versions did not.  These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/>
-directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the
-source tree.
-
 =over 4
 
-=item XXX-some-platform
+=item Synology
 
-XXX
+Synology ships its NAS boxes with a lean Linux distribution (DSM) on relative
+cheap CPU's (like the Marvell Kirkwood mv6282 - ARMv5tel or Freescale QorIQ
+P1022 ppc - e500v2) not meant for workstations or development. These boxes
+should build now. The basic problems are the non-standard location for tools.
 
 =back