``Out-of-the-box'' the package executes using DEC TCP/IP Services on both AXP and VAX platforms. It will also execute with other TCP/IP packages supported by NETLIB (see WASD HTTPd Has Spread It's Wings!).
The software was originally written in a VAX C (v3.2) and
later DEC C (v5.n) environments, under VMS 6.n. No
consideration has been given to any other environments. The DEC C run-time
environment is prefered to the VAX C run-time environment because the former's
greater integrity and improved performance over the latter.
Executables
The executables provided with the package have been compiled using DEC C v5.0 and linked against the VMS v6.2 DECC$SHR.EXE RTL, with the following implications:
For AXP systems with VMS v6.n this should not present any problems.
For VAX systems there will be an incompatibility for VMS VAX versions prior to 6.2, as noted in the Open VMS Version 6.2 Release Notes:
4.5.2.2 DECC$SHR.EXE (VAX Only) V6.2 A new package of internationalization routines has been added to the DEC C RTL (see Section 4.5.1.3) and the trans- fer vector has been extended, necessitating an increase in the minor ident (GSMATCH) of the image. Because of this, pro- grams using the DEC C RTL (DECC$SHR.EXE) linked on OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 systems will not run on prior versions of OpenVMS VAX.
Solutions:
- NOTE -
Needless-to-say (but I will anyway), the server requires a privileged environment (either account or image) in which to execute.
Two server executables are provided with the package.
NETLIB must be installed separately. The package may be obtained from:
http://www.madgoat.com/netlib.html