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diff --git a/README_d/README.VMS b/README_d/README.VMS index 84bfe2f4..2bf8e86e 100644 --- a/README_d/README.VMS +++ b/README_d/README.VMS @@ -37,6 +37,38 @@ Most recent builds are using: GAWK was originally ported for VMS V4.6 and up. It has not been tested with a release that old for some time. +Compiling dynamic extensions on VMS: + +Dynamic extensions need to be compiled with the same compiler options for +floating point, pointer size, and symbol name handling as gawk. +Alpha and Itanium should use IEEE floating point. The pointer size is 32 bits, +and the symbol name handling is to be exact case with CRC shortening for +symbols longer than 32 bits. + +Alpha and Itanium: + +/name=(as_is,short) +/float=ieee/ieee_mode=denorm_results + +VAX: + +/name=(as_is,short) + +Compile time macros needed to be defined before the first VMS supplied +header file is included. + +#if (__CRTL_VER >= 70200000) && !defined (__VAX) +#define _LARGEFILE 1 +#endif + +#ifndef __VAX +#ifdef __CRTL_VER +#if __CRTL_VER >= 80200000 +#define _USE_STD_STAT 1 +#endif +#endif +#endif + Installing GAWK on VMS: @@ -48,6 +80,10 @@ That symbol should be placed in the user's login.com or in the system- wide sylogin.com procedure so that it will be defined every time the user logs on. +If your gawk was installed by a PCSI kit into the GNV$GNU: directory tree, +the program will be known as GNV$GNU:[bin]gnv$gawk.exe and the help file +will be GNV$GNU:[vms_help]gawk.hlp. + Optionally, the help entry can be loaded into a VMS help library. |$ LIBRARY/HELP SYS$HELP:HELPLIB [.VMS]GAWK.HLP (You may want to substitute a site-specific help library rather than |