[Info-vax] Python for OpenVMS VAX

[Chris Allen]

Thanks very much for the insight.  I think our best bet is to try and
get off the VAX.

On Oct 13, 6:14 pm, "Tim E. Sneddon" <tim.sned... at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> I would give up on Mercurial.  There is no Python on VAX.  As others
> have pointed out this is due to advances in the CRTL on Alpha and
> I64.  I'm also sure that it probably has quite a bit to do with
> IEEE floating point and maybe even 64-bit support.
>
> I realise that CVS isn't nearly as bleeding edge as hg, but it has
> been ported to Alpha at a time when VAX and Alpha were relatively
> similar, so it may compile with out issue.  There is an old Alpha
> release, with source here:
>
>      http://www.decuslib.com/freeware/freewarev40/cvs_vms/
>
> You may be able to get it compiling.  There is also a port of the
> absolute latest, 1.12.13, by Jouk Jansen here:
>
>      http://nchrem.tnw.tudelft.nl/openvms/software2.html#cvs
>
> While he only offers .EXEs for Alpha it may be possible to get it
> running on VAX. YMMV.
>
> I would also point you at:
>
>      http://www.kednos.com/kednos/Resources/Code_Management
>
> There are details of all the code management systems, I am aware
> of, that are available for OpenVMS.  Unfortunately, at the moment
> there isn't a great deal to see.  Storm damage has knocked Kednos
> or the virtual map for the time being.
>
> Tim.