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authorDr. Matthias St. Pierre <matthias.st.pierre@ncp-e.com>2021-02-01 18:53:29 +0100
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-NOTES FOR THE OPENVMS PLATFORM
+Notes for the OpenVMS platform
==============================
- Requirement details
- -------------------
+ - [Requirement details](#requirement-details)
+ - [About ANSI C compiler](#about-ansi-c-compiler)
+ - [About ODS-5 directory names and Perl](#about-ods-5-directory-names-and-perl)
+ - [About MMS and DCL](#about-mms-and-dcl)
+ - [About debugging](#about-debugging)
+ - [Checking the distribution](#checking-the-distribution)
- In addition to the requirements and instructions listed
- in [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md), this are required as well:
+
+Requirement details
+-------------------
+
+In addition to the requirements and instructions listed
+in [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md), this are required as well:
* At least ODS-5 disk organization for source and build.
Installation can be done on any existing disk organization.
- About ANSI C compiler
- ---------------------
+About ANSI C compiler
+---------------------
- An ANSI C compiled is needed among other things. This means that
- VAX C is not and will not be supported.
+An ANSI C compiled is needed among other things. This means that
+VAX C is not and will not be supported.
- We have only tested with DEC C (aka HP VMS C / VSI C) and require
- version 7.1 or later. Compiling with a different ANSI C compiler may
- require some work.
+We have only tested with DEC C (aka HP VMS C / VSI C) and require
+version 7.1 or later. Compiling with a different ANSI C compiler may
+require some work.
- Please avoid using C RTL feature logical names `DECC$*` when building
- and testing OpenSSL. Most of all, they can be disruptive when
- running the tests, as they affect the Perl interpreter.
+Please avoid using C RTL feature logical names `DECC$*` when building
+and testing OpenSSL. Most of all, they can be disruptive when
+running the tests, as they affect the Perl interpreter.
- About ODS-5 directory names and Perl
- ------------------------------------
+About ODS-5 directory names and Perl
+------------------------------------
- It seems that the perl function canonpath() in the `File::Spec` module
- doesn't treat file specifications where the last directory name
- contains periods very well. Unfortunately, some versions of VMS tar
- will keep the periods in the OpenSSL source directory instead of
- converting them to underscore, thereby leaving your source in
- something like `[.openssl-1^.1^.0]`. This will lead to issues when
- configuring and building OpenSSL.
+It seems that the perl function canonpath() in the `File::Spec` module
+doesn't treat file specifications where the last directory name
+contains periods very well. Unfortunately, some versions of VMS tar
+will keep the periods in the OpenSSL source directory instead of
+converting them to underscore, thereby leaving your source in
+something like `[.openssl-1^.1^.0]`. This will lead to issues when
+configuring and building OpenSSL.
- We have no replacement for Perl's canonpath(), so the best workaround
- for now is to rename the OpenSSL source directory, as follows (please
- adjust for the actual source directory name you have):
+We have no replacement for Perl's canonpath(), so the best workaround
+for now is to rename the OpenSSL source directory, as follows (please
+adjust for the actual source directory name you have):
$ rename openssl-1^.1^.0.DIR openssl-1_1_0.DIR
- About MMS and DCL
- -----------------
+About MMS and DCL
+-----------------
- MMS has certain limitations when it comes to line length, and DCL has
- certain limitations when it comes to total command length. We do
- what we can to mitigate, but there is the possibility that it's not
- enough. Should you run into issues, a very simple solution is to set
- yourself up a few logical names for the directory trees you're going
- to use.
+MMS has certain limitations when it comes to line length, and DCL has
+certain limitations when it comes to total command length. We do
+what we can to mitigate, but there is the possibility that it's not
+enough. Should you run into issues, a very simple solution is to set
+yourself up a few logical names for the directory trees you're going
+to use.
- About debugging
- ---------------
+About debugging
+---------------
- If you build for debugging, the default on VMS is that image
- activation starts the debugger automatically, giving you a debug
- prompt. Unfortunately, this disrupts all other uses, such as running
- test programs in the test framework.
+If you build for debugging, the default on VMS is that image
+activation starts the debugger automatically, giving you a debug
+prompt. Unfortunately, this disrupts all other uses, such as running
+test programs in the test framework.
- Generally speaking, if you build for debugging, only use the programs
- directly for debugging. Do not try to use them from a script, such
- as running the test suite.
+Generally speaking, if you build for debugging, only use the programs
+directly for debugging. Do not try to use them from a script, such
+as running the test suite.
- ### The following is not available on Alpha
+### The following is not available on Alpha
- As a compromise, we're turning off the flag that makes the debugger
- start automatically. If there is a program that you need to debug,
- you need to turn that flag back on first, for example:
+As a compromise, we're turning off the flag that makes the debugger
+start automatically. If there is a program that you need to debug,
+you need to turn that flag back on first, for example:
$ set image /flag=call_debug [.test]evp_test.exe
- Then just run it and you will find yourself in a debugging session.
- When done, we recommend that you turn that flag back off:
+Then just run it and you will find yourself in a debugging session.
+When done, we recommend that you turn that flag back off:
$ set image /flag=nocall_debug [.test]evp_test.exe
- Checking the distribution
- -------------------------
+Checking the distribution
+-------------------------
- There have been reports of places where the distribution didn't quite
- get through, for example if you've copied the tree from a NFS-mounted
- Unix mount point.
+There have been reports of places where the distribution didn't quite
+get through, for example if you've copied the tree from a NFS-mounted
+Unix mount point.
- The easiest way to check if everything got through as it should is to
- check that this file exists:
+The easiest way to check if everything got through as it should is to
+check that this file exists:
[.include.openssl]configuration^.h.in
- The best way to get a correct distribution is to download the gzipped
- tar file from ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/, use `GZIP -d` to uncompress
- it and `VMSTAR` to unpack the resulting tar file.
+The best way to get a correct distribution is to download the gzipped
+tar file from ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/, use `GZIP -d` to uncompress
+it and `VMSTAR` to unpack the resulting tar file.
- Gzip and VMSTAR are available here:
+Gzip and VMSTAR are available here:
<http://antinode.info/dec/index.html#Software>
- Should you need it, you can find UnZip for VMS here:
+Should you need it, you can find UnZip for VMS here:
<http://www.info-zip.org/UnZip.html>