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

Simon Clubley clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Mon Nov 8 13:32:42 EST 2021


On 2021-11-08, Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> 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
>

Ok, at which point does someone come out claiming they did the earliest
port to x86-64 VMS while walking uphill to work in the snow (both ways) ? :-)

Simon.

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