[Info-vax] First non-VSI x86 application port?

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Mon Nov 8 13:03:14 EST 2021


On 11/8/2021 12:20 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> On 11/8/21 10:19 AM, David Jones wrote:
>> On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 10:57:51 AM UTC-5, Ian Miller wrote:
>>> Perl was announced earlier :-)
>>> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.vms/c/yBNni5v_oLk
>>
>> SQLite was ported in September. Just like the Alpha --> IA64 transition,
>> the 'port' is mostly re-compiling on the new platform and involves no
>> where near the effort required for VAX --> Alpha. The X86 cross build
>> environment is biggest wrinkle I've had to deal with.
> 
> And WASD was ported back in May:
> 
> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.vms/c/2t1vcNS_eYo/m/ZoT-LvtSAAAJ

Maybe VSI should create a page listing "well known" software already
available for VMS x86-64.

That could create a positive impression of the state of the port.

Arne




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