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Re: lynx-dev lynx281rel1 & VMS Binaries
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev lynx281rel1 & VMS Binaries |
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998 05:36:35 -0500 (EST) |
> > It would be nice to have binaries for VMS, both for the normal distribution
> > as well as for the VMS freeware cdrom. (The biggest problem aside from
> > permissions for VMS, though, is that afaik there are several network
> > libraries
> > which may be linked, and the end user may not have the runtime support).
> >
> The network library problem is only partially true, later versions of
> the commercial TCP/IP stacks on VMS include a UCX (DEC's TCP/IP Product)
> emulation mode so a UCX linked .exe will work. In some cases the emulation
> mode must be specifically enabled on the target system.
> I can prepare binaries for VMS 5.5, UCX 4.1 (which should work on later
> VAX VMS machines) and Alpha VMS 7.1, UCX 4.1 (it is only a minor link command
>
> switch to build a combined VMS 6.x & 7.x. version)
> If you are interested let me know what compile time options should be
> included, since most of the new features are compile time flags. Should this
> configuration be coordinated with other binary builders ?
I'm interested - my immediate goal is the freeware cdrom, but someone
(Subir?) collects binaries for download. I built a binary for VMS 7.2
on Alpha, which is in
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey/vms/lynx-axp.zip
(It'll be there until I submit it for the cdrom - but not longterm: disk quota).
It would be nice to have a VAX binary, too. I don't know much about the
binary compatibility of various UCX versions (so I don't mind some advice).
> * * * * * Tony Bolton
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