[Info-vax] Making the CRTL version dependency information useful

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/14/2018 6:39 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 01/14/2018 06:27 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 1/14/2018 12:49 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 1/14/2018 12:13 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>> On 01/14/2018 11:06 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>> On 1/14/2018 10:56 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>>>> I thought PL1 was a third party product from Kednos?
>>>>>
>>>>> For VMS VAX 3.7/4.0/4.6??
>>>>
>>>> For any of them.  I was not aware that DEC/COMPAQ/HP ever did a VMS
>>>> version of PL1.
>>>
>>> I have never really used PL/I myself, so I have not paid
>>> that much attention to PL/I.
>>>
>>> But as I recall it then back in the those days it was a DEC
>>> compiler - or at least branded as such.
>>>
>>> I assumed that PL/I just like so much else got sold off in the
>>> Bob Palmer era.
>>>
>>> And either picked up by Kednos at that time or picked
>>> up by somebody later selling it to Kednos.
>>>
>>> But maybe someone more familiar with PL/I can
>>> enlighten me.
>>
>> I did some search.
>>
>> 22-Dec-1998 Tom Linden posted to comp.os.vms:
>>
>> <quote>
>> Just an informative note that Kednos has taken over sales and support of
>> the PL/I compiler for VAX VMS, OpenVMS Alpha and Digital Unix.
>> </quote>
> 
> I guess now there is no more PL1 for VMS.

The Kednos web site says:

<quote>
Kednos has closed its doors!

After many years supplying PL/I compilers to OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX 
users around the world, from October 2016, Kednos will cease trading. 
The PL/I compilers, run-time libraries and integration tools will no 
longer be updated or supported by Kednos.  Licenses for commercial 
purposes can still be obtained on an "as is" basis, here.

This website will remain as a place to download software kits for those 
still holding valid licenses.  It is also still possible to request a 
hobbyist license and use the compilers in a non-commercial capacity.
</quote>

Definitely no PL/I on VMS x86-64.

But I don't even think that Kednos ported to Itanium. If I am correct
in that, then PL/I on VMS has been a dead end for quite some time.

I have no idea how many PL/I users that are left on VMS.

Arne