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1This distribution contains makefiles for VMS. It is a very preliminary release
2and many tests have still to be done.
3
4The compilation was tested with
5 -OpenVMS Alpha 7.2-1
6 -DECC 6.2
7 -Compaq C++ 6.2
8 -DECWindows 1.2-5
9 -GTK1.2.8 (for wxGTK)
10
11To get everything compiled you'll need to have installed prior to compiling
12wxWidgets:
13 -Bison
14 get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
15 You'll have to fix the following bug:
16 add the following 3 lines in BISON.SIMPLE
17 #elif __VMS
18 #include <stdlib.h>
19 #define alloca malloc
20 before
21 #endif /* __hpux */
22
23 -Flex
24 get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
25
26 -Sed
27 get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
28
29 -sys$library:libjpeg.olb (from ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/ )
30 add /name=(as_is,short) to CFLAGS in the descrip.mms file
31 don't forget to mms/descrip=Makefile/macro="ALPHA=1"
32
33 -sys$library:libpng.olb & sys$library:libz.olb (from
34 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/pngcode.html )
35 add /name=(as_is,short) to CFLAGS in the descrip.mms of both png and
36 zlib
37
38 -sys$library:libtiff.olb (from: ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/ )
39 - add /name=(as_is,short) to the C_COMPILE variable in MAKVMS.COM
40 - the following patch is needed in the tiff3.4 distribution:
41polka-jj) diff TIFFCOMP.H;3 TIFFCOMP.H;1
42************
43File $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;3
44 97 #ifndef HAVE_UNISTD_H
45 98 #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
46 99 #endif
47 100 #endif
48******
49File $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;1
50 97 #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
51 98 #endif
52************
53************
54File $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;3
55 108 #if !defined(SEEK_SET) && defined( HAVE_UNISTD_H )
56 109 #include <unistd.h>
57******
58File $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;1
59 106 #if !defined(SEEK_SET) && HAVE_UNISTD_H
60 107 #include <unistd.h>
61************
62
63 -X11:libxpm.olb ( from ftp://koala.inria.fr/pub/xpm/ )
64 add /name=(as_is,short) to cc_defs in the descrip.mms file
65
66 -GTK & VMS Porting library (only needed for wxGTK)
67 ( from http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/products/ips/gtk.html )
68
69 -Redefine the logical SYS$LIBRARY in such a way that it also points
70 to the includefile/library directories of the above packages:
71 i.e.
72$ define sys$library sys$sysroot:[syslib],-
73 $disk2:[joukj.public.xpm.xpm.lib],-
74 $disk2:[joukj.public.jpeg.jpeg],-
75 $disk2:[joukj.public.png.libpng],-
76 $disk2:[joukj.public.tiff.tiff.libtiff],-
77 $disk2:[joukj.public.png.zlib],-
78 $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib],-
79 $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib.gthread],-
80 $disk2:[joukj.compaq.porting_library.dist.include]
81
82 -redefine the logical X11 in such a way that also points to the
83 xpm-distribution.
84 i.e.
85$ define/nolog X11 $disk2:[joukj.public.xpm.xpm.lib],decw$include
86
87 -for wxGTK you'll have to redefine SYS$SHARE to compile and run the
88 applications.
89 i.e.
90$ ass $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib],-
91 $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib.gmodule],-
92 $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.gtk.gdk],-
93 $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.gtk.gtk],-
94 $disk2:[joukj.compaq.porting_library.dist.lib],-
95 sys$sysroot:[syslib] sys$share
96
97 -At the moment you'll have to hack the [.src.common]descrip.mms file
98 to include the right location of bison/flex and sed, but i intend to
99 make this better in future.
100
101 -The following is a work-around a include file bug which occurs on some
102 versions of VMS. If you get lib$get_current_invo_context undefined
103 while linking you'll have to add
104 "lib$get_current_invo_context"="LIB$GET_CURR_INVO_CONTEXT"
105 in [.src.unix]descrip.mms to CXX_DEFINE. and recompile wxWidgets.
106
107 -Some versions of the CC compiler give warnings like
108 %CC-W-CXXKEYWORD, "bool" is a keyword in C++ .... when compiling
109 if You encounter these, replace mms by mms/ignore=warning in the
110 following
111
112 -Now build everything using one of the following
113 mms
114 mms gtk
115 mms motif
116 in the main directory of the distribution. Without an argument both wxGTK
117 and wxMOTIF are built. The libraries are built in the [.lib] directory.
118 All the samples I tried are built automatically.
119
120 -I think in general wxGTK is better maintained, so that version is my
121 first choice.
122
123 -Note that only a few people have used wxWidgets on VMS so many problems are
124 to be expected.
125
126
127 -Many thanks for testing and reporting problems to:
128 -Walter Braeu
129
130
131 -Known problems :
132 wxMOTIF :
133 -The calendar sample puts the boxes of the month and year selection on
134 top of each other.
135 -The caret sample: sometimes a non blinking caret remains in the
136 window.
137 -checklist sample: There is no way to check/uncheck since this box is
138 missing
139 -conftest sample: The boxes in the window are too small to display
140 texts with the fonts specified.
141 -controls sample: radiobox does not appear on the screen
142 -Some samples crash due to colour allocation problems
143 i.e. -drawing,image
144
145 wxGTK :
146 -In the calendar sample options can only be switched on and not off
147 again.
148 -image sample: after clicking "about" the colourmap is permanently
149 changed resulting in strange images
150
151Finally :
152 I like the idea of Robert Roebling that CD's with classical music should be
153send to the authors.
154
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