[Info-vax] OpenVMS x86-64 and RDB and DB's in general on OpenVMS

[David Froble]

JF Mezei wrote:
> On 15-06-30 09:08, clairgrant71 at gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> Porting Oracle and Rdb to VMS are both huge, but very different, undertakings. 
> 
> 
> On the one hand, one is told that for most ports, it is just a matter of
> recompiling.  (I realise there is the cost/trouble of testing/validating
> etc).
> 
> What sort of system features would Oracle and RDB use which are
> architecture specific and require much work to port from one 64 bit
> architecture to another on the same opertating system ?

The first question I'd ask is what languages are used in Rdb?

I'm guessing athere is some Bliss, since the aborted port to weendoze 
needed a Bliss compiler ....

But, VMS also needs Bliss, so that should not be an issue.