[Info-vax] Userland programming languages on VMS.

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 2/3/2022 9:20 PM, John Reagan wrote:
> 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?
>>
> That's my understanding.

You should know.

It is probably just an error that is lists Alpha.

Arne