[Info-vax] VMS x86-64 compilers

[Mark Daniel]

On 17/11/2023 06:03, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <m6u5N.135963$96D1.86705 at fx04.ams4>,
> Mark Daniel  <mark.daniel at wasd.vsm.com.au> wrote:
>> On 17/11/2023 05:50, Dan Cross wrote:
>>> In article <qdt5N.129064$ydda.38102 at fx13.ams4>,
>>> Mark Daniel  <mark.daniel at wasd.vsm.com.au> wrote:
>>>> On 16/11/2023 22:52, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>> Looks like new versions of C, Pascal and Fortran has just been released.
>>>>>
>>>>> Arne
>>>>
>>>> $ X86VMS$ cc/version
>>>> VSI C x86-64 X7.4-843 (GEM 50XB9) on OpenVMS x86_64 V9.2-1
>>>> $ CC /DECC /STAND=RELAXED_ANSI /PREFIX=ALL /NAMES=AS_IS /OPTIMIZE
>>>> /NODEBUG /WARNING=(NOINFORM,DISABLE=(PREOPTW)) /FLOAT=IEEE /IEEE=DENORM
>>>> /DEFINE(WASD_VMS_V7,SESOLA,WATCH_CAT=1,WATCH_MOD=0,WASD_ACME=1,WASD_GETSPI=1)
>>>> /OBJ=[.obj_X86_64]Error    Error.c
>>>> LLVM ERROR: Cannot encode high byte register in REX-prefixed instruction
>>>>
>>>> https://forum.vmssoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8900
>>>
>>> What's in `Error.c`?  It's neither here nor on the VSI forum.
>>
>> I have not bothered to isolate a simple reproducer in anticipation of a
>> Reagan-esque, "oh that means...", or "I'll add that to the list".  :-)
>>
>> https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd_root/src/httpd/error.c
>>
>> The error is reported across multiple modules and so relates to a common
>> header file construct or repeated code construct used individually.
> 
> I see.  That program is, of course, somewhat long for a simple
> reproduction.  Out of curiousity, do you get a similar error
> with something very simple, like "Hello, World?"
> 
> 	- Dan C.

No.  And surely the product validation team would have the equivalent 
test case in its suite ;-)

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