[Info-vax] Name shortening in C

[Joukj]

Craig A. Berry wrote:
> On 9/30/21 8:57 AM, Joukj wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> when I use the option /name=short when compiling C-code long names are 
>> mangled in a 32-character string. All is documented in the 
>> CXX$DEMANGLER_DB. files.
>> I would like to create a routine that I can feed with a string and 
>> which gives the shortened string as output, without needing to 
>> (inefficiently) read all the  CXX$DEMANGLER_DB. files.
>>
>> The question is : is the algorithm which is used documented/available?
> 
> I've got implementations in C and Perl here:
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/p/vms-ports/vmsshortsym/ci/default/tree/


The C-version worked fine for me. A version with only the main-program 
#ifdef'd out will be inserted in the Freetype package.
(They designed a method to create an .opt file for creating a shareable 
image from the C-header files. You need a proper shertening for "long" 
names in that case)

Thanks again Craig

              Jouk