The compilation was tested with
-OpenVMS Alpha 7.2-1
-DECC 6.2
- -Compac C++ 6.2
+ -Compaq C++ 6.2
-DECWindows 1.2-5
-GTK1.2.8 (for wxGTK)
To get everything compiled you'll need to have installed prior to compiling
-wxWindows:
+wxWidgets:
-Bison
get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
- You' have to fix the following bug:
+ You'll have to fix the following bug:
add the following 3 lines in BISON.SIMPLE
#elif __VMS
#include <stdlib.h>
versions of VMS. If you get lib$get_current_invo_context undefined
while linking you'll have to add
"lib$get_current_invo_context"="LIB$GET_CURR_INVO_CONTEXT"
- in [.src.unix]descrip.mms to CXX_DEFINE. and recompile wxWindows.
+ in [.src.unix]descrip.mms to CXX_DEFINE. and recompile wxWidgets.
-Some versions of the CC compiler give warnings like
%CC-W-CXXKEYWORD, "bool" is a keyword in C++ .... when compiling
-I think in general wxGTK is better maintained, so that version is my
first choice.
- -Note that only a few people have used wxWindows on VMS so many problems are
+ -Note that only a few people have used wxWidgets on VMS so many problems are
to be expected.