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

[Mark Daniel]

On 23/12/2022 12:49 am, JKB wrote:
> Le 21-12-2022, Mark Daniel <mark.daniel at wasd.vsm.com.au> a écrit :
>> On 21/12/2022 9:53 pm, JKB wrote:
>>> Le 20-12-2022, Mark Daniel <mark.daniel at wasd.vsm.com.au> a écrit :
>>>> Which package are you attempting to build?
>>>
>>> 	11.51 (wasd1151.zip)
>>>
>>>> VAX 32bit accommodations were phased out with WASD v12.0
>>>
>>> 	I know.
>>
>> Excellent.
>>
>>> Thus, I'm trying to build last WASD release that supports
>>> 	VAX arch.
>>
>> That wasn't clear (to the reader).
>>
>>>>> $ 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);
>>>
>>> 	Compilation fails in generate_hash_secret_salt(XML_Parser parser)
>>> 	as Compaq CC doesn't understand 2305843009213693951ULL constant.
>>>
>>> 	If I replace this constant by a 32 bits integer (this code is never
>>> 	reached as sizeof(nsigned integer) == 4), compilation fails
>>> 	with :
>>>
>>>                   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.
>>>
>>> 	JB
>>
>> OK.  Been at least a couple years.  The Expat in that general archive is
>> 64 bit.  For VAX you need to apply the 32 bit Expat in
>>
>>     https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/vax/EXPAT201-VAX.ZIP
>>
>> Just follow the bouncing ball in
>>
>>     https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/vax/EXPAT201-VAX.TXT
>>
>> Should build OK.  Have fun.
>>
>> PS.  I've added a note to the directory readme (hopefully) clarifying
>> this wrinkle.  VAX support was getting increasingly problematic towards
>> its final throes.
> 
> 	Thanks a lot. I will try.
> 
> 	Regards,
> 
> 	JB

I will also repackage the v11.5.1 archives to include the 32 bit Expat 
making a WASD1151_32.ZIP and WASD1151_32-VAX.ZIP (or some such schema) 
to eliminate the required Expat replacement step for future VAX 
builders, at some stage.