[Vim-vms] Unable to build vim on vms 5.5-2 with slightly olde r C compiler.

[Jim Agnew - Department of Neurosurgery, VCU Medical Center]

Actually, I did put the newer DEC C onto the vax, vms 5.5-2 can have up 
to DEC C uh, the version number is in your log that I sent you, I don't 
have it right at the momemt.  The build proceeded beautifully until it 
hit that particular call in the os_vms.c file, and both your patch, and 
one done locally resulted in the vim giving that "caught fatal signal 
BUS", or something like that...

I do have the oldvax executables working at the moment, and it's 
wonderfull It also needed the newer ANSI DEC C libraries, and I provided 
  them to someone else (providing the DEC C runtime librariy for your 
project is allowed under the license).  I'm enjoying learning VI, but 
this version does not support the syntax hilighting..  howeever, I do 
have a learning curve so there is *NO* hurry about this. I realize you 
all have a life and all.

Thanks for all your help, Arpadffy...

Jim


Arpadffy Zoltan wrote:
> hi,
> 
> newsgroup should work...
> 
> Regarding Vim build on VMS 5.5: I can imagine that there are troubles,
> because it has just VAX C that is not fully compatible with ANSI C standard.
> Vim code follows ANSI C standard, therefore there are some hints and even
> one command procedure in the source tree in order to help users that want to
> build Vim with VAX C.
> 
> Make files do support that build, but code itself has to be prepared.
> 
> More to read at installvms.txt.
> Use os_fix_vms.com, Steve Wall's command procedure.
> 
> ...and as a last solution you can download executables for VMS 5.5-2 built
> by John W. Hamill from:
> ftp://www.polarhome.com/pub/vim/oldvax/
> 
> Regards, Z
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Agnew - Department of Neurosurgery, VCU Medical Center
> [mailto:jpagnew at vcu.edu]
> Sent: den 21 oktober 2003 21:53
> To: vim-vms at polarhome.com
> Subject: [Vim-vms] Unable to build vim on vms 5.5-2 with slightly older
> C compiler.
> 
> 
> a thread on this problem is on the vim list, and I'm trying to see if 
> this is a working newsgroup, since I think I've subscribed...
> 
> sorry for the trouble..
> 
> Jim Agnew

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