[Info-vax] Userland programming languages on VMS.

[John Reagan]

On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 8:31:57 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 2/3/2022 8:22 PM, John Reagan wrote: 
> > On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:05:57 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote: 
> >> On 2/3/2022 5:53 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote: 
> >>> On 2/3/2022 4:51 PM, VAX... at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: 
> >>>> I Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 
> >>>>> It doesn't mean that any sane person would want to do that when there 
> >>>>> are better languages available. :-) 
> >>>> 
> >>>> SCAN? :P 
> >>> 
> >>> SCAN sources are on a Freeware CD . . . 
> 
> >> It says VAX and Alpha. 
> >> 
> >> A quick glance says Bliss source. 
> >> 
> >> Does it build on I64 and x86-64?
> > Alpha, really? VAX SCAN used the VCG. I was unaware of a SCAN frontend hooking to GEM.
> https://vmssoftware.com/community/freeware/ 
> 
> says: 
> 
> <quote> 
> VAXSCAN 
> 
> VAX SCAN is a native mode high level language designed for text 
> processing that operates under the VMS Operating System. VAX SCAN 
> programs can invoke and be invoked by routines written in other VMS 
> languages as well as many Run-Time Library routines. This is the 
> complete VAX SCAN system, sources and all. 
> 
> Architecture: VAX, Alpha 
> Authors: Glenn Everhart 
> </quote> 
> 
> You say that it is VAX only? 
> 
> Arne
That's my understanding.