[Info-vax] Linker question

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In article <2iPdo.88825$iV7.75322 at en-nntp-15.dc1.easynews.com>, "Syltrem" <syltremzulu at videotron.ca> writes:
>Hello !
>
>I usually compile and link programs on my development server and distribute 
>over to the other systems which are not in our cluster.
>One of these nodes is currently at VMS 7.3 while our dev server (and all 
>others) is at 8.3.
>
>I have a problem with just 1 program calling the SOR$ routines. When linked 
>on my dev server it gives a "shareable image mismatch" error with 
>SORTSHR.EXE  if I execute it on the 7.3 server. So I have to link this one 
>program on the target system.
>
>Question:
>Can I copy SORTSHR.EXE from the target system onto mine, someplace 
>convenient, and then instruct the linker to link against this version of 
>SORTSHR.EXE instead of the one "live" on my dev server ?
>I just don't know how to tell the linker to do this, but I bet it can be 
>done.
>
>I know I probably could copy my own 8.3 SORTSHR.EXE to the 7.3 server and be 
>done about it, but I can't take any risks changing things at this other 
>site. Even if there are no risks, I guess... I'd rather not touch anything 
>on their server.
>
>Thanks !
>Syltrem 

Create a directory.  Call it DISK:[ALPHA.V8.3]

Copy all of the files from the V8.3 system's SYS$LIBRARY to this directory.

Then, ...

$ DEFINE/USER SYS$LIBRARY DISK:[ALPHA.V8.3]
$ DEFINE/USER ALPHA$LIBRARY DISK:[ALPHA.V8.3]
$ LINK your-program

I built code for all version with a disk called VMS$LIBS: and it contains
all of the various version of all of the VMS releases.  I also keep files
from SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES in there too.  I quickly and easily build execut-
ables for any version with simple defintions of:

SYS$LIBRARY
IA64$LIBRARY
ALPHA$LIBRARY
SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES
IA64$LOADABLE_IMAGES
ALPHA$LOADABLE_IMAGES

...defined to the appropriate repository of files.


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