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| author | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2013-12-12 20:45:59 +0200 |
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| committer | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2013-12-12 20:45:59 +0200 |
| commit | 9953f4cee02f2781ee5da2e42bcb837c1a849cb0 (patch) | |
| tree | b322336208f51473e694287d8efe0891c4b10c8a /README_d/README.VMS | |
| parent | 70778853494d7ec00a77d42617fdd030c74c9bec (diff) | |
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First round of VMS changes.
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diff --git a/README_d/README.VMS b/README_d/README.VMS index b47cb0f7..84bfe2f4 100644 --- a/README_d/README.VMS +++ b/README_d/README.VMS @@ -6,21 +6,36 @@ CC and LINK commands, and there's also a Makefile for use with the MMS utility. From the source directory, use either |$ @[.VMS]VMSBUILD.COM or - |$ MMS/DECRIPTION=[.VMS]DECSRIP.MMS GAWK + |$ MMS/DESCRIPTION=[.VMS]DESCRIP.MMS gawk +or + |$ MMK/DESCRIPTION=[.VMS]DESCRIP.MMS gawk + +Note that on IA64 and Alpha the case of the target may be important. DEC C -- use either vmsbuild.com or descrip.mms as is. + DEC C is also known as Compaq C and HP C. + VAX C -- use `@vmsbuild VAXC' or `MMS/MACRO=("VAXC")'. On a system with both VAX C and DEC C installed where DEC C is the default, use `MMS/MACRO=("VAXC","CC=CC/VAXC")' for the MMS variant; for the vmsbuild.com variant, any need for `/VAXC' will be detected automatically. + * IMPORTANT NOTE * VAX C should not be used on VAX/VMS 5.5-2 and + later. Use DEC C instead. + GNU C -- use `@vmsbuild GNUC' or `MMS/MACRO=("GNUC")'. On a system where the GCC command is not already defined, use either `@vmsbuild GNUC DO_GNUC_SETUP' or `MMS/MACRO=("GNUC","DO_GNUC_SETUP")'. - Tested under Alpha/VMS V7.1 using DEC C V6.4. GAWK should work -without modifications for VMS V4.6 and up. +Most recent builds are using: + OpenVMS VAX 7.3 using DEC C 6.4 + OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 using HP C V 7.3 + OpenVMS Alpha 8.4 using HP C V 7.3 + OpenVMS IA64 8.4 using HP C V 7.3 + +GAWK was originally ported for VMS V4.6 and up. It has not been tested +with a release that old for some time. Installing GAWK on VMS: @@ -79,9 +94,3 @@ separated list of directory specifications. When defining it, the value should be quoted so that it retains a single translation, not a multi-translation RMS searchlist. ------------------------------- -Thu Jun 18 05:22:10 IDT 2009 -============================ - -On OpenVMS V7.3 (Alpha) the "manyfiles" test is known to fail. The reason -is not (yet) known. |