[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]

hhmm.. i'm using the DEC C V5.6-003... Wonder if that would make a diff?

Also, for the record for the list, I've looked thru the 6.0 release 
notes on our distribution, and it's good for vms 5.5-2..  you do need to 
install the C rtl and *start it first in the systartup_v5.com*..  it 
needs to be started and installed to be available for all the other 
stuff that was built in c like ucx, vi, etc...

Jim Agnew

(least that's how it's done on my system using the v5.6-003 rtl, and it 
works..)

Arpadffy Zoltan wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> input handling had been rewritten in 6.2-14 patch and it had not been tested
> for older VMS than 6.2.
> I would suggest you to use 6.1 source code from:
> http://www.polarhome.com/vim/old.html
> This source code is well patched (syntax hilighting work well in GUI mode
> etc.) but it still uses the old keyboard input logic (that is much slower
> and has few bugs. 
> 
>>From other hand you may download required libraries from
> http://www.polarhome.com:703/dka200/000000/*.*;
> You need at least a DECUS hobbyist licence to use them, but if you already
> run VMS, I assume that you have some valid commercial or hobbyist licence.
> 
> Regards, Z
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Agnew - Department of Neurosurgery, VCU Medical Center
> [mailto:jpagnew at vcu.edu]
> Sent: den 22 oktober 2003 15:39
> To: Arpadffy Zoltan
> Cc: 'Vim-vms at polarhome.com'
> Subject: Re: [Vim-vms] Unable to build vim on vms 5.5-2 with slightly
> olde r C compiler.
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 

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