[Info-vax] How to build WASD on a VAX (VMS 7.3)

[Mark Daniel]

Which package are you attempting to build?

VAX 32bit accommodations were phased out with WASD v12.0

The most recent VAX releases may be found at

   https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/vax/

If compiler issues remain (for whatever reason) the package may be built 
using the -VAX.ZIP object module archives.  The current build 
instructions remain applicable to VAX.

   https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd_root/wasdoc/install/install001.html

On 21/12/2022 7:50 am, JKB wrote:
> 	Hello,
> 
> 	I'm trying to build WASD (1151) on a VAX. I have installed Compaq C
> 	compiler that runs fine :
> 
> $ CC/version
> Compaq C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS VAX V7.3
> 
> 	but when I try to build WASD, CC returns an error and I understand
> 	that it cannot use 64 bits integers.
> 
> $ set def disk$opt:[wasd.wasd_root.install]
> $ @install
> %DCL-S-SPAWNED, process BERTRAND_1 spawned
> %DCL-S-ATTACHED, terminal now attached to process BERTRAND_1
> ...
> Package executables must be built.
> 
>    0. skip this step
>    1. compiling from source, then linking
>    2. linking (separate package) object modules
> 
> Select build method [0]: 1
> ...
>                           **************************
>                           *  BUILDING EXECUTABLES  *
>                           **************************
> 
> %DCL-I-IGNQUAL, qualifiers appearing before this item were ignored
>   \VERSION\
> Compaq C V6.4-005 on OpenVMS VAX V7.3
> 
> --- EXPAT ---
> 
> Building "EXPAT" for "VAX"
> %DELETE-W-SEARCHFAIL, error searching for WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT.OBJ_VAX]*.OBJ;*
> -RMS-E-FNF, file not found
> $ CC  /INCLUDE=([])  /DEFINE=(HAVE_EXPAT_CONFIG_H) /OBJ=[.OBJ_VAX] XMLPARSE.C
>                  entropy * (unsigned long)2305843009213693951ULL);
>          .................................^
> %CC-W-INVALTOKEN, Invalid token discarded.
>                  At line number 881 in WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT]XMLPARSE.C;1.
> 
>                  entropy * (unsigned long)2305843009213693951ULL);
>          .......................................................^
> %CC-E-BADEXPR, Invalid expression.
>                  At line number 881 in WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT]XMLPARSE.C;1.
> 
>                  key->k[0] = SIP_U8TO64_LE((const unsigned char *)src);
>          ....................^
> %CC-E-NEEDSCALARTYP, In this statement, "uint64_t" is a struct type, which is
>   not scalar.
>                  At line number 152 in WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT]SIPHASH.H;1.
> .....
>          ........................^
> %VCG-F-TOOMANYERR, The total number of errors exceeds the
>                  limit of 30.
>                  At line number 173 in WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT]SIPHASH.H;1.
> 
>                          H->v0 = SIP_ROTL(H->v0, 32);
>          ........................^
> %VCG-I-NOBJECT, No object file produced.
>                  At line number 173 in WASD_ROOT:[SRC.EXPAT]SIPHASH.H;1.
> 
> 
>                              ********************
>                              *  BUILD FINISHED  *
>                              ********************
> 
>                            ************************
>                            *  SERVER QUICK-CHECK  *
>                            ************************
> 
> This executes the package demonstration procedure, allowing the basic package
> to be evaluated or checked.  You may run this at any time to again check the
> package for basic functionality using @WASD_ROOT:[INSTALL]DEMO.COM
> 
> Execute the demonstration procedure? [NO]:
> 
> 	This version of WASD seems to be the last release that supports VAX.
> 	But which compiler can build WASD ?
> 
> 	Best regards,
> 
> 	JB
> 

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