unix: replace Perl script references in "README.md" with Go programs
Update references to mksyscall*.pl and mksysnum*.pl Perl scripts in
"README.md" with mksyscall*.go and mksysnum*.go Go programs.
Updates golang/go#27779
Change-Id: Ide3f5d9894c91aa6103d6bbe5ec64a47c969daa7
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/162278
Reviewed-by: Tobias Klauser <tobias.klauser@gmail.com>
diff --git a/unix/README.md b/unix/README.md
index 2bf415f..eb2f78a 100644
--- a/unix/README.md
+++ b/unix/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
GOARCH are set correctly and run `mkall.sh`. This will generate the files for
your specific system. Running `mkall.sh -n` shows the commands that will be run.
-Requirements: bash, perl, go
+Requirements: bash, go
### New Build System (currently for `GOOS == "linux"`)
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
then generate all of the files for all of the GOOS/GOARCH pairs in the new build
system. Running `mkall.sh -n` shows the commands that will be run.
-Requirements: bash, perl, go, docker
+Requirements: bash, go, docker
## Component files
This section describes the various files used in the code generation process.
It also contains instructions on how to modify these files to add a new
architecture/OS or to add additional syscalls, types, or constants. Note that
-if you are using the new build system, the scripts cannot be called normally.
+if you are using the new build system, the scripts/programs cannot be called normally.
They must be called from within the docker container.
### asm files
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
### mksysnum
-Mksysnum is a script located at `${GOOS}/mksysnum.pl` (or `mksysnum_${GOOS}.pl`
-for the old system). This script takes in a list of header files containing the
+Mksysnum is a Go program located at `${GOOS}/mksysnum.go` (or `mksysnum_${GOOS}.go`
+for the old system). This program takes in a list of header files containing the
syscall number declarations and parses them to produce the corresponding list of
Go numeric constants. See `zsysnum_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}.go` for the generated
constants.
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@
new build system). However, depending on the OS, you make need to update the
parsing in mksysnum.
-### mksyscall.pl
+### mksyscall.go
The `syscall.go`, `syscall_${GOOS}.go`, `syscall_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}.go` are
hand-written Go files which implement system calls (for unix, the specific OS,
or the specific OS/Architecture pair respectively) that need special handling
and list `//sys` comments giving prototypes for ones that can be generated.
-The mksyscall.pl script takes the `//sys` and `//sysnb` comments and converts
+The mksyscall.go program takes the `//sys` and `//sysnb` comments and converts
them into syscalls. This requires the name of the prototype in the comment to
match a syscall number in the `zsysnum_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}.go` file. The function
prototype can be exported (capitalized) or not.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
### `zsyscall_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}.go`
A file containing all the generated syscalls for a specific GOOS and GOARCH.
-Generated by `mksyscall.pl` (see above).
+Generated by `mksyscall.go` (see above).
### `zsysnum_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}.go`
