[Info-vax] Looking into C-include files on VMS

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Joerg Schilling schrieb:
> 
>>
>> There are several problems:
>>
>> -    The filesystem only supports one dot "." in filenames which would
>>     require modifications in "configure"
> 
> configure is a PITA even on Unix.
> Dump it and revert to makefiles (or Imake).
> 
>> I am currntly trying to compile "smake" 
> 
> what's wrong with using stock "make"?
> Has served well for generations of developers.
> On VMS they call it "mms" or "mmk" (iirc).
> 

There is even a port of a Unix-like make.  I've been using it off and on 
for the last twenty years or so!  There are also ports of grep and gawk.
All very handy tools if you need what they do.