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

[Dave Froble]

On 11/8/2021 1:03 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 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
>

Until there are native compilers, I would not go that far.  Perhaps ported and tested,
but "available"?  Beyond my comfort level.

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