[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of hb
> via Info-vax
> Sent: 11-Jan-16 12:21 PM
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> Cc: hb <end.of at inter.net>
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3
> VAX
> 
> On 01/11/2016 04:52 PM, lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
> > Not a lot to like about UNIX but I still can't get used to not having
> > a version command or option on VMS/VAX. Had to see what sys$help
> > there was to find out what version I had.
> 
> The version is usually in the compiler listing, on each page. On recent
> VMS versions with "pipe" one can get to the version with something like
> 
> $ pipe fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj | (read sys$pipe x ;
> x=f$edit(x,"compress,trim") ; x=x-f$element(0," ",x)-f$element(1,"
> ",x)-"Page 1" ; write sys$output f$edit(x,"trim"))
> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
> $
> 
> Or, if you like GNV more than UNIX :-)
> 
> bash-4.3$ dcl 'fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj' | head -n1 | awk
> '{for (i=3; i<NF-1; i++) printf "%s ", $i; printf "\n"}'
> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
> bash-4.3$
> 
> Shouldn't be a big deal to write a generic script to do this for all the
> compilers, available on your system.

Not sure if available on VAX/VMS, but for recent systems, you simply 
enter the following native commands: 

$ fort /version
VSI Fortran V8.3-104956-50P85
$
$ cc /version
VSI C V7.4-001 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
$
$ CXX /version
HP C++ V7.4-004 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
$ 
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment "1.6.0-6"
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.6-b06, mixed mode)
$
$ cobol /version
VSI COBOL V3.1-0007 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
$
$ pascal /version
VSI Pascal I64 V6.2-125 on OpenVMS I64 V8.4-1H1
$

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com