[Info-vax] Beyond Open Source

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

(sni)

> I remember SRM_CHECK, vaguely.
 
> Non-DEC: I'm also aware of a gcc/gas situation where the
> compiler is expected to workaround a misfeature in the hardware
> which if not properly handled leads to unexpected results. 

I recently found this, which is VMS related.

http://simh.trailing-edge.com/docs/massbusmystery.pdf
 
> This will not be the one Roland's been referencing (well, it's
> almost infinitely improbable that it will) because it's a rather
> obscure target and it's highly unlikely anyone here has ever
> heard of it, let alone programmed for it. Unless you're a close
> follower of gcc cauldron and/or Adacore.

(snip)

-- glen