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diff --git a/NOTES.VMS b/NOTES.VMS deleted file mode 100644 index c82e231ad7..0000000000 --- a/NOTES.VMS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ - - NOTES FOR THE OPENVMS PLATFORM - ============================== - - Requirement details - ------------------- - - In addition to the requirements and instructions listed in INSTALL, - 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 - --------------------- - - 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. - - 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 - ------------------------------------ - - 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): - - $ rename openssl-1^.1^.0.DIR openssl-1_1_0.DIR - - - 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. - - - 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. - - 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* - - 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: - - $ set image /flag=nocall_debug [.test]evp_test.exe - - - 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. - - The easiest way to check if everything got through as it should is to - check for one of the following files: - - [.crypto]opensslconf^.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. - - Gzip and VMSTAR are available here: - - http://antinode.info/dec/index.html#Software - - Should you need it, you can find UnZip for VMS here: - - http://www.info-zip.org/UnZip.html |